Married For Now (Just Married Book 2) by Megan Linden

Author:Megan Linden [Linden, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Tommy realized pretty quickly that he was the youngest person at that party, and, from the sounds of it so far, definitely the least accomplished.

About half of the guests were lawyers, including Frank, who apparently specialized in labor law and co-founded a non-profit. There was also a city council member here, two neuroscientists, one tenured history professor, and a few people Tommy hadn't learned about yet, but at this point it was clear that all of them were at the top of their game.

And then there was Tommy, barely out of his residency and forced to pretend to be a man someone like Brandon might be interested in.

To be fair, everyone was polite and welcoming, and nobody even blinked when Brandon introduced him around. A few of them teased Brandon a bit about keeping Tommy a secret, but it was all in good fun.

Mostly, though, after working through his initial nerves, Tommy spent the evening watching Brandon. It was hard to take his eyes off of him when he laughed with Frank, or discussed a movie with him and another guy, or listened and nodded as Carla, the history professor, shared a story about her recent trip to Peru.

Brandon, as it turned out, could be a people person, but he apparently needed, well, the right people and the right circumstances. Tommy wondered if it was simply the fact that they were outside of work or if it mattered that it was a small, familiar gathering, but nonetheless, it was captivating to watch.

Up until now, Tommy thought Brandon could only relax in his own space—and certainly there was some truth to it, because Tommy noted the difference between here and back home—but there was an ease to him now that never happened in the hospital. Or at least Tommy had never seen it.

Frank pulled him out of his musings by calling him out on the staring, but, to the man's credit, he'd done it quietly enough so other people wouldn't hear.

"So," he said after sitting next to Tommy and taking a sip from his glass, "you've been looking at that husband of yours the whole night. Are we that boring or is it still the honeymoon phase and he's just so dreamy you can't help yourself?"

Tommy snorted, but turned to Frank gamely.

"Nice of you to form your question in a way that doesn't give me any leeway," he told him with a half-smile. "I'm either rude or lovesick, with no middle ground."

"What can I say, lawyers know how to ask questions."

"And doctors know how to sidestep them, so how about this—I'm enjoying myself, both in this company as a whole, and also by watching Brandon in a new context."

"So you haven't hung out with other people at all?" Frank asked. "It wasn't just us."

Tommy took a sip of his own drink, wondering if it was a trick question or not. Still, he and Brandon rehearsed their story from different angles, so he had an explanation ready to go.

"With both our

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