15:27Tell me there’s no risk you’ll be called to work. The thought of spending the evening with you is the one thing keeping me from strangling my colleague.
15:28No pressure.
15:30WITH ONE LPatty could offer me a raise I’d still come to find out why you want me to join you in front of a women’s clothing store
15:30 WITH ONE LMad-Charles seems hot I’m looking forward to meeting him
‘What’s her name?’ Gareth asks with a grin that doesn’t make him look smarter.
‘Sorry?’
‘Your face completely morphed.’
‘I’m just reading Clifford’s appreciative feedback.’
‘What feedback? I didn’t get anemail!’
Already in a sweat, Gareth clenches his mouse. Charles sneers and refocuses on arousing Loris’ curiosity without showing his hand.
***
Charles is six frontages away when he spots Loris’ red padded jacket. Bliss brings a silly beaming smile to his face, but the misty night gives him a minute to bite it down to a pleased expression that won’t betray the size of his heart.
When he joins Loris, he bumps their hips together by way of a greeting and takes a peek at his phone screen. ‘Rugby podcast?’
‘Don’t judge me.’
‘For being passionate? Never. As long as it doesn’t clash with what I’m into.’
‘About that,’ Loris points at a plaid dress in the window display behind him, ‘I’m open-minded, but we should discuss your kinks.’
Charles chuckles and whisks him away. ‘We’re not going inside the shop. This is the location I sent you. The street junction.’
‘Because…?’
‘We’re equidistant between two places I want to take you to. We can only go to one tonight and I’m letting you choose.’
‘What places?’
‘I’m not telling you that. The choice you need to make is North or South.’
Loris glances both ways. ‘How far?’
‘A ten-minute walk.’
‘South, then.’
‘Are you sure?’
Charles arches a dramatic eyebrow even though he approves. It’s the better option at thistime.
It’s also the one that will allow him to unwrap Loris from some layers the soonest.
‘Quite sure, yeah.’
‘Let’s go. But why such a categorical decision?’
‘I’m hoping one of the options is theSofiaroom. And based on the average rents of the neighbourhood, I’d say you live somewhere... in that direction.’
