Slow Summer Heat by Renae Kaye

Author:Renae Kaye [Kaye, Renae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 9781644050583
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-12-21T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

VAUGHN’S SISTER looked a lot like him and only stayed half an hour—she was checking up on their mother’s Christmas present, which had been purchased by several of them pooling their money and was kept in Vaughn’s other spare room—but it was long enough for our ardor to cool and for it to become awkward to pick up where we left off. So instead I offered to make dinner while Vaughn showered the day’s chlorine off his body.

I went to pack up the Scrabble game that was still spread over the table and peeked at Vaughn’s tiles. He had his word lined up on his holder, and I choked. He just happened to walk into the room and saw me gawking at his letters.

I didn’t bother denying I was laughing at his word. “Penis?” I asked. “You had the word penis to play, and you didn’t?”

He shrugged. “Playing with one penis is no fun. I was waiting for an E or an S so I could make a play with penises.”

I conceded he was correct with that.

I’d made a meal with cold roast chicken and salad. Vaughn fetched a couple of beers, and we sat down together to eat. I thanked him again for allowing me to share his air-con.

“It’s been a really nice day, actually,” I admitted. “I haven’t spent the day one-on-one with someone for… well, since Ben left. And it’s been nice. I hope it’s been okay for you too.”

“It’s been the best day I’ve had for a long while,” he said, then looked at his plate. “And this chicken and rice stuff is delicious. What the hell did you put in it? I love it.”

“It’s couscous, not rice. And the ingredient is lemon with onion and pepper.”

Vaughn scooped up another spoonful and moaned his appreciation. “Can I keep you? Sexy as hell, funny, and you can cook. It must be my match made in heaven.”

“You and I must have a totally different idea of what sexy is,” I retorted.

“Yeah? Then what’s your idea of sexy?”

I was quick to reply. “What you see when you look in a mirror.”

There was an instant change in atmosphere. I couldn’t say what it was, because we didn’t move closer to each other or stop eating our meal. It was specifically a sudden awareness and mutual acknowledgment that we found the other person attractive.

We finished our meal in silence, although it wasn’t awkward. Then Vaughn said, “So—Christmas Eve tomorrow. Since neither of us have to go to work, what are your plans? Have you finished your shopping? Need to buy food?”

“All my shopping has been done. Nothing more to buy in the way of food either. I have to ring the air-con place, but that’s about it. What about you?”

“Some presents to wrap, and I have to duck down to the liquor store for some drinks. Otherwise I’m at your disposal for the day. Do you want to do something together?”

“Sure. As long as there’s air-con and we’re going nowhere near a shopping center.

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