“What? Why would I do that? That’s, like, impossible.”
“So you don’t think you have a future wife out there you could love more than him?”
Oh.Oh. Why did the thought of loving anyone more than Riley make him sick?
“But we don’t have sex,” ignoring their time in the Poconos. “How can it be love if we’re not attracted to each other?”
Or are we?
“Do you remember why you said you came to me? Why you’re asking me these questions instead of any of your friends out there?” Tobias asked.
Josh nodded. “Yeah, I said you would tell me the truth.”
“Well, the truth is, you’re both idiots. You’re already a couple, without the sex. Which I hear is the best part for a lot of couples. So, maybe try adding it. If you try it, and it’s good, why would you bother looking anywhere else when you have everything you need in that man?”
What. The. Fuck?
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard you say so many words at once unless you were giving workout instructions.”
“I talk when it’s necessary,” Tobias said as he settled a supportive hand on Josh’s shoulder.
“Does that mean you’re ready to talk about Chase?”
Tobias blinked at him. “Not even a little bit. Thinkabout what I said, and get out of my office.”
There was the Tobias he knew. Everything was right with the world again.
His personal world was another story. That was a mindfuck.
Gym Rat Pack Group Chat
TOBIAS:Last night was supposed to be a family-friendly party. Do I even want to know why I found a bra in the bathroom of the gym this morning?
COLE:I don’t know. Do you?
RILEY:I think it SOUNDS like something you don’t want the answer to.
JOSH:It’s not mine. I don’t wear bras. I wore one once and it was really uncomfortable. I dunno how girls wear them all day.
CARSON:Why were you wearing a bra in the first place?
JOSH:Gotta make the ladies happy, and I’ll try anything once. How else do you learn things?
HUNTER:What made it uncomfortable? Itchy lace? Underwire poking ya? They make that kind of underwear for men’s bodies too.
COLE:Please, tell us more. Pictures would be helpful.
HUNTER:You wish, Durbin.
COLE:I know. That’s why I said please.
TOBIAS:Shut up, Cole. Don’t let me find underwear in my gym again.
COLE:It wasn’t even me!
JOSH:Can we still wear underwear to the gym?
RILEY:It’s a valid question.
