Project Hero by Briar Prescott

Author:Briar Prescott
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

12

Law

Andy is distracted. It’s been his constant state the whole week. I’ve got no clue what has occupied his mind so thoroughly that, for our last three gym sessions, he hasn’t bitched and moaned at all. He just runs like a robot, brow furrowed, like he’s trying to simultaneously cure cancer, stop world hunger, and eliminate all forms of violence from planet Earth.

After Thursday’s tutoring session, a couple of guys actually approached me to ask if Andy was alright. It hadn’t been a bad lesson, per se, just way more subdued than usual.

It’s a Saturday, and I’ve picked him up for our hike. Andy stares out the window without saying a word, which is new. Usually he keeps up a random commentary on things he sees, things he thinks, and things he wants to ask. Today, however, he says nothing, just stares, frowns, turns away. Occasionally he opens his mouth as if to say something, but then seems to change his mind and turns away again.

It’s weird as fuck. Andy isn’t really the type to contemplate silently. He thinks out loud. He comments. He jokes. I don’t think he even realizes how much he speaks and how funny his self-deprecating humor is.

An hour of driving and we reach the Thundering Falls trail. I’ve been before. It’s not really a backbreaking hike, more like a stroll through the forest, but it’s beautiful, and when I asked Andy if he’d ever been here, he just raised his brow at me as if to say, “Hike? Me? Seriously? No. Duh.”

The thing about Andy is he doesn’t like to try new things, which is why he protests going to the gym (which he secretly likes now) and teaching (which he excels at). He just needs a little push to get going, so I’ve decided to nudge him a bit from time to time because, let’s face it, the guy needs to loosen up a bit to show everybody what a great person he really is. The world should give me a pat on the back for exposing everyone to the awesomeness that is Andy Carter.

Andy mutters something as he gets out of the car.

“Pardon?”

“I’m praying to the patron saint of hikers to make my inevitable death as painless as possible,” he says as he bends down to lace his boot, giving me a magnificent view of his ass. It takes a certain kind of talent to look hot in hiking gear, but Andy definitely pulls it off.

I distract myself with getting my backpack out of the trunk. “It’s a trail suitable for kids.”

He stops. “You’re serious?”

“As a heart attack, and coincidentally, people who have suffered one find this hike a breeze.”

Andy’s lips twitch as he tries to glare at me. He throws a twig at my head but misses.

“I’m not sure if I should be offended or amused that you think I have the endurance of a heart-attack patient.”

“I also said kids,” I protest. “Kids are notorious for having lots of energy. Shit, a three-year-old can be crazy active.

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