Stage Fright by Mackie Pender

Author:Mackie, Pender [Mackie, Pender]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Erotic Romance, Gay, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781623000578
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2013-01-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When Jesse came back from a yoga class late Saturday morning, his roommate, Chris, was sprawled on their ratty couch in a tank top and a pair of holey sweats, a cup of coffee balanced precariously on his stomach. He looked up. “Your mom called. She says your cell phone must be broken ’cause you didn’t pick up.”

Jesse rolled his eyes. “I left it here charging.” He went to the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee. He walked back into the living room and swatted at Chris’s feet.

Chris didn’t budge, and since it was his couch, Jesse settled for perching on the armrest as he sipped at his coffee. Chris poked him in the thigh with his big toe. “So was your yoga class good?” He snickered. “Did you have a yogasm?”

Jesse ignored his comment. For a straight guy, Chris was amazingly relaxed about Jesse’s orientation. And maybe a little more interested in what he called “the gay lifestyle” than someone who claimed to be strictly heterosexual usually was.

Jesse pushed Chris’s hairy toes away. “When did she call?”

Chris checked his watch. “Maybe half an hour ago. She wants to know if you’re eating right.” He smirked. “I told her Val made sure you ate regularly.”

“Thanks,” Jesse said drily. He was pretty sure Chris hadn’t said any such thing. His roommate was full of one-liners and double entendres, but he’d been polite and respectful each time he’d answered the phone when Jesse was home and heard him.

Chris gave him a wide-eyed, innocent look. “Hey, I do what I can. You know it’s not easy playing twenty questions with your mom. After she grilled me about your love life, she started asking me how you were doing at work. I had to pretend someone was at the door so I could hang up before I spilled the beans. She said she had something to tell you, so make sure you call her back.”

Jesse stood and finished his coffee. “Thanks. I’ll call her after my shower.”

Lying wasn’t easy. Jesse found it hard to deceive his parents. Every time he talked to his mom, he expected to trip up, and she’d find out what he really did to earn his money. He liked to take a few minutes to mentally prepare before he called home. Of course when his mom called him, he didn’t have that luxury.

She phoned every couple of weeks since he’d moved to Vegas, and Jesse had been truthful about everything but his job. With his work experience he’d planned on getting a restaurant job, and his parents had assumed that he had. Jesse hadn’t contradicted them.

Telling them he had a boyfriend hadn’t been difficult. Maybe because he could do it over the phone, but there was no way he could tell them he danced naked every night.

Once he was showered and dressed, he called home. Chris disappeared into his room, probably to give him some privacy. Jesse knew his dad would be at the diner. He’d been

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