Royce by Mizera Kat

Author:Mizera, Kat [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

“Where the hell were you?” Zaan demanded as Royce dropped into the seat next to him on the plane. “You almost missed the flight!”

“Forgot my phone and had to turn around and get it,” Royce lied smoothly. “I couldn’t be gone ten days without my phone.”

Zaan grimaced. “Yeah, that would suck.”

“Forgot mine a few months back,” Head Coach Brad Barnett interjected, sitting in the row in front of them, “and my wife had to overnight it to me. Amazing how fucking dependent we are on the damn things. I know this makes me sound old as fuck, but back when I played, nobody had phones—we called home on pay phones or ran up hotel bills charging it on our credit cards.”

Zaan cocked his head playfully. “Was this back in Thomas Edison’s time?”

“See if I don’t bench your ass tomorrow night,” Coach deadpanned, pulling a newspaper out of his briefcase.

Zaan and Royce laughed.

“So what’s going on with you?” Zaan asked him. “Haven’t seen you in ages. You still seeing—”

Royce elbowed him hard in the ribs, shaking his head slightly.

Zaan frowned. “Er, you dating anyone?”

Royce shrugged. “Here and there. You?”

A stark, poignant look of sadness crossed his friend’s face but it was quickly replaced by a slight shake of his head. “Nah.”

“Heard from Lexi?”

“She’s in Europe and we decided it would be best if we didn’t hang on to something we have no control over right now.”

“Probably smart.”

“Yeah.”

“You’re bummed, huh?”

“A little. She’s pretty amazing.”

“Doesn’t mean it’s over. You’re just taking a little time to explore the world and grow up, and I don’t mean that in a condescending way. You’re what, twenty?”

“I’ll be twenty-one in May.”

“How old is she?”

“She’ll be twenty later this year.”

“You guys have time. Trust me on this. You don’t want to rush into something that’s going to end badly.”

“Yeah, well, tell that to my blue balls.”

“Lots of fish in the sea.”

“Yeah, I’m not that guy.” Zaan shrugged. “It’s not a moral or religious thing, I just don’t like screwing girls I don’t know. I did it once and it was weird. I’m probably a big fucking nerd, but I don’t care.”

“You’re not a nerd because you have standards,” Royce said quietly. “I admire you. I’ve probably done too much of the casual thing and you’re right—after a while it’s weird. I’m glad I’m not doing that anymore.” He gave his friend a meaningful look.

Zaan smiled. “On that note, I’m going to take a nap.”

“Me, too.”

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