“We’re keeping him,” he announced, voice dripping with approval. “He’ll play with me.”
Andre mumbled something I didn’t catch under his breath, Seth poked his tongue out at him in response.
“It’s your round,” Wes said, poking Seth in the side, touching the bare skin of his stomach like it was nothing.
Because to him, itwasnothing. It didn’t mean anything that he hadn’t minded touching me. He was justlikethat.
It didn’t mean anything.
And it wasn’t as though Iwantedit to. That was ridiculous.
“Why do I feel like you’re trying to get rid of me so you can apologize for my behavior behind my back?”
“Because that’s exactly what he’s doing,” Andre said. “I’ll have another Jack and coke, light on the coke.”
“What does our new best friend drink?” Seth asked.
“Uh. Would I sound pretentious if I asked for whatever local beer you think is good?”
Wes chuckled next to me. “Get him a bottle of Friendly Otter,” he said. “Me too. With lime.”
Friendly Otter. That… was a name. Definitely made up of words.
“I’m gone, make your apologies,” Seth said as he got up and bounded toward the bar.
“Friendly Otter?” I asked.
Shy shrugged. “Ultra-local microbrewery. We could literally crawl from here,” he said. “And Iamsorry about Seth. I should’ve warned you.”
“It really is fine,” I said. “I’m… not used to it, but I couldgetused to it.”
“Look at you,” Andre drawled. I couldn’t place his accent, but I liked it. I likedhim, and I hadn’t missed that he was hot, too. As tall as I was but better built, with the most incredibly kind eyes and a smile that looked impossibly bright against his dark skin and neatly-trimmed stubble. “Local beer, local twinks, you’ll be a real local in no time.”
“I don’t think you should call him that,” I said automatically, and then hated myself for it. They were friends. He didn’t mean anything by it.
Andre’s eyes lit up like it was exactly the right thing to say. “And he’s a knight in shining armor even if Seth makes him nervous. I agree, we can keep him.”
“That’s settled, then,” Wes said, grinning broadly at me. “You’re stuck with us.”
7
Wes
“So, have you fucked him yet?”Seth asked as he strode into the bathroom, coming to stand next to me with absolutely no respect for my personal space.
“Can I pee in peace?” I asked, knowing the answer wasnobefore I even opened my mouth.
“Not until you tell me about Hayden’s dick.”
“I haven’t seen it,” I said, blushing to the tips of my ears. Normally, I could take Seth’s particular brand of teasing, but…
I did kind oflikeHayden.
And he was off-limits.
And I hadn’t managed a full week without sex yet, so I didn’t really want to think about it.
“Really? Because everyone else did. Those jeans have a lot in common with cheap hotels.”
