Page 77 of Twisting You

“I have to go,” I muttered and smiled weakly at him. “Sorry.”

“Nah, you don’t.” Cole stood up and slid out from the booth. “You need to talk.”

“Trust me, you don’t want to hear it.” I sighed. It wasn’t like I could actually talk to him anyway. It wasn’t like I could tell him the truth.

“Try me.” Cole stepped forward, his carefree grin on his face. “I could surprise you.”

“It’s a long story.” I raised an eyebrow. “And I can’t tell you most of the details.”

“Then I will just have to go on what you’re willing to tell me.” He winked and reached out, threading our fingers together.

I nodded my head, not being able to come up with an excuse to say no. Sure, I couldn’t tell him everything, but maybe I could just tell him the highlights? Or maybe I could just spend the rest of the night with a great guy and be a teenager for once. Walking behind Cole, I glanced at Xavier as he stood in line with his back to me.

I wondered why he was here anyway.

“So, my house?” Cole asked as he opened the door and I walked out before him, our hands still linked. “And when I say house, I mean apartment.”

“Sure.” I smiled.

What was the worst that could happen? Maybe I wouldn’t be able to tell him everything. But I had a feeling that just having someone else to talk to and laugh with might be nice for a change.

Right now Dan needed space. Xavier, well who knows what he needed? And I, well, I needed to just live without the drama, just for one night, and that was what I was going to do.

You could imagine my surprise when I realized it was a human guy who had made me see my life was too serious. Just for tonight I was leaving my guy problems behind because I knew they would still me there in the morning. Like it or not.

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