Just Exes by Charity Ferrell

Author:Charity Ferrell [Ferrell, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Two

Gage

“And good morning to my best friend who finally got laid,” Kyle calls out, slapping me on the back when I walk into the station. “Was it an exorcism with the ex?”

All eyes of my coworkers go to me, and I don’t answer him as I take long strides to my office, him trailing behind me. I’ve already been a subject of gossip since I got home, and now, Kyle has sparked the curiosity in their heads even more. They’ll be keeping their ears open for any information they can gather and spill out to their friends and family.

I expected him to give me shit eventually, but damn, am I that transparent when it comes to Lauren? Maybe it’s easier for people to read us than it is for us to read ourselves.

I read Lauren this morning, and I saw the confusion and panic in her. It was a familiar feeling.

“How about you quit worrying about my relationship?” I respond when we reach my office, and he plops down in the chair in front of my desk.

Kyle has his own office, which he hardly frequents because he hates being alone. Blame it on growing up in a large family where there was always noise in the background.

His eyes crinkle at the corners. “Ah … so it’s a relationship now?”

I rub at my tired eyes. “Why are you asking me these questions?”

“You look the happiest you’ve been since you moved back, which is a giant motherfucking dis to my ass, considering you haven’t ever been that happy to see my smiling face.”

“Shit, my bad. I wasn’t aware you wanted a make-out session to celebrate our reunion.”

He flips me off. “You could’ve at least brought a guy some flowers.”

“Noted. Next time we have a spat, roses and champagne will come your way. Are we finished with this whole bro-bonding talk?”

“Hell no. I’m only getting started.”

“Doesn’t surprise me,” I mutter.

“So what? You two back on?”

“We didn’t talk about anything. It’s fresh, and bringing up the future isn’t a good idea yet.”

I don’t want what we had last night and this morning to be a one-time thing. If I could have it my way, I’d have her before we shut our eyes at night and the second we woke.

The problem is, between those times, it’s more complicated.

“You two are a hot-ass mess,” Kyle goes on.

“It only happened last night. Dragging up old memories and expectations is a dumb idea.”

“I’m sure you didn’t think it was a dumb idea when your head was between her legs this morning.”

I grin. “I’d never think that’s a dumb idea.”

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