I liked the way he made it sound like a hardship. I liked the idea that Kieranwantedto join me.
“That hard?” I asked.
“Wanna see?” he offered, toying with the edge of the blankets where they were covering his lap.
Yes, I thought.
But I had places to be, and I couldn’t afford the distraction. Whatever this meeting was about, I needed to make a good impression if I was going to push my luck in getting what I wanted.
Nothing was guaranteed yet.
“Raincheck?”
Kieran’s grin softened to something warm and soft. “Raincheck. Knock ‘em dead, Felix.”
“I need them alive,” I called back as I headed for the bathroom.
Kieran was incredible, but if I wanted this to mean anything, I had publishers to face.
18
Kieran
Aiden: how long have you been screwing Felix?
I blinked at the message,panic welling up as I tried to figure out how the fuck Aiden could possiblyknow.
What?
Felix did, after all, have frozen toaster waffles.
And almost nothing else in his fridge, freezer, or anywhere else in the kitchen. I wanted to be surprised, but I wasn’t—I’d always secretly known this was how Felix would live.
I put a couple in the toaster and tapped on the countertop while I waited for Aiden’s response.
It came in the form of a link to someone else’s Instagram post—a picture of me and Felix, together, at the launch last night. I had my hand around his waist and my lips pressed to his temple, and even tome, the look on my face looked…
Realistic.
Because it was, right? It might’ve taken me until last night to decide what I really wanted, but I…
… had feelings. For Felix.
I wasn’t sure I should admit that to Aiden.
We look pretty fully-clothed there
Felix’s fancy toaster beeped to let me know the waffles were done, and I searched his kitchen for a plate before deciding that a cereal bowl was fine.
He probably owned plates. Felix was on the flighty side, but he wasn’tthatbad. I’d just never been in his apartment before. I’d never even thought of Felixhavingan apartment.
Let alone a nice apartment in New York that was as big as mine back home in Slow Falls.
Maybebigger.
And the view was nice, too. If you liked that kind of thing.
Personally, I missed the mountains already.
