"Yeah?"
"Yeah. But maybe work on the gaydar."
He laughs. "If dudes hit on me, they're not straight? That's about all I got."
"That's... actually not a bad start."
"Cool. Cool, cool, cool." He stands, hovers awkwardly. "Can I... is hugging okay?"
Instead of answering, I stand and step into his space. He immediately wraps me in his arms, and Jesus, he gives amazing hugs. All that muscle but gentle with it, like he's aware of his strength.
"See you tomorrow," he mumbles into my hair.
"Tomorrow," I agree.
He pulls back, grins at everyone, and practically bounces out of the coffee shop.
We sit in silence for exactly three seconds before all three of them turn on me.
"That man is so into you!" Leo practically yells.
"Even with how weird you were today!" Max adds.
"Seriously, the chemistry is insane," JP agrees. "Also, Mensa? Did not see that coming."
"He wants to date you," Leo continues. "He literally asked if he was doing the 'gay dating thing' right!"
"Maybe he?—"
"If you say experimenting, I'm throwing my rainbow coffee at you," Leo threatens.
Max reaches over and takes my hand. "Babe. He likes you. You like him. Please stop making it complicated."
"But what if?—"
"No what-ifs," JP cuts me off. "Just enjoy the fact that a sweet, hot, secretly genius football player wants to date you."
They're right. I know they're right. But the part of my brain that's protected me from getting hurt is screaming that this is too good to be true.
"I need to go home and have a crisis," I announce.
"Valid," Max nods. "But a productive crisis where you realize you deserve good things."
"Including that man's dick," Leo adds helpfully.
"Leo!”
"What? I'm just saying what we're all thinking!"
We head back to the house, their chatter washing over me. But all I can think about is tomorrow. Movie night. At a frat. With Gavin.
What the fuck have I gotten myself into?
Chapter 15
Fruit By the Foot
Sebastian
