“I didn’t catch anything.Youpicked the spot. I just performed the tests,” I argue.
He’s unwilling to let it go.
“Okay, teamwork then,” he says.
“If you say so.”
While we’re putting the tools away, my phone vibrates in my chest pocket, and I pull it out. Face ID unlocks the screen, and I see a text from Logan.
Logan
You want to grab lunch at that BBQ place in base village?
The kindof gloves we need for these conditions aren’t compatible with cell phone screens, so I send a quick voice memo.
“Yeah, sounds great. Stone and I are just about to head down from the western ridge. Be back in twenty.”
“Who was that?” Stone asks, taking his seat and pulling his helmet on.
“Logan.”
“What did he want?”
I can’t see Stone’s face anymore because his tinted face shield is down, but I can hear the grit in his tone.
“To go to lunch,Mom.Is that okay with you?”
“I’d rather you didn’t, if my opinion actually matters to you,” Stone replies.
“Okay, well, it doesn’t…but why don’t you want me to go to lunch with him?”
He’s quiet for a second as we begin our descent, and I think he isn’t going to answer me, until he says, “Logan is an equal opportunity flirt, if you know what I mean. I just don’t want him to make you uncomfortable.”
Considering I like flirting with men, I won’t find it uncomfortable at all. I keep that thought to myself, though. I came out to my parents three years ago because I got tired of hiding it. I was lucky. They made it seem like it was no big deal in the best way. Ididask them not to tell Stone, though. They weren’t thrilled that I wanted to keep it a secret from him, but understood when I told themIshould be the one to tell him.Not that I ever plan to.
I bite back a laugh at the thought. That would be the icing on this cake. Maybe Stone would finally pass me off to someoneelse if he knew. That could work in my favor, but I table the idea for now.
“Logan’s bi?Huh. I never would’ve guessed,” I muse. “But no, that doesn’t weird me out. Besides, my best friend has no boundaries and tries to touch my dick all the time.”
Suddenly, the snowmobile lurches forward, gaining speed we don’t really need since we’re already going downhill.
“Uh, Stone? You mind slowing down a bit? Adrenaline rushes areyourthing, not mine.”
He lets up on the throttle instantly, and I slam into his back.
“Oomph,” I grunt, the wind getting knocked out of me. “What iswrongwith you?” I ask.
“Nothing,” he says quickly.
We don’t speak another word the rest of the way down the mountain.
Chapter 9
Stone
If Hanlon is determined to go to lunch with Logan, then I’m tagging along. I can just picture the two of them having a huge laugh at my expense over the whole gay dating app thing, and although Logan hasn’t blatantly told anyone yet, he insinuates it enough to make me worried. Having Hanlon all to himself for an hour is a recipe for disaster. One I’m not willing to let happen.
An honest look at my recent porn site searches would confirm that I’m not as straight as I thought, but even still, they didn’t do much for me.
