Page 12 of A Wrench in the Plan
Did that mean that he didn’t want things to get… serious? Did that mean thatIdidn’t?
With him and Cat being so close, and Evan and me constantly horny for one another, the idea of her having a room to crash in sounded appealing. And, yeah, okay, I liked Cat hanging around too. Things were always easy with the three of us. Movie nights weren’t a big deal, and the three of us got along so well, it pretty much felt natural.
Look, I wasn’t saying that I wanted to marry Evan and have his babies or anything, but I was starting to see the light or somethin’. Like maybe growing up and taking that next step wouldn’t be so scary. A house of my own. A place to take care of. A person by my side.
That meant waking up to him being there every morning. Coming home to him at the end of the day.
There would never be that question of ‘is he coming over tonight?’ because he would be there. It would be his home too.
Yeah, it didn’t sound that bad.
I did like morning blowjobs, after all. And with us living together, that upped the percentage of that happening by a good amount.
Okay, I was really leaning toward this idea that Travis had. Having a place with Evan with Trav and Row still close, well, it was the best thing a man like me could ask for.
By the time I finished my shift, I was sure that I was going to take him up on buying that house together.
I just had to decide if I was going to go in impulsively or talk to Evan first.
Talking to Evan was the scary part. I didn’t know where he stood. I suppose, if anything, I could at least take the first step on my own and say yes to the house. Then I’d be ready for… whatever… whoever else came along later. That future that LT was so sure I needed to plan for. Or somethin’. I wasn’t really sure at this point. All I knew was that I’d talked myself into buying a house.
Well, half of a house.
That was a big enough step in the direction of…future… for now.
“Hey,” Ev said as I stepped into the lobby after finishing my last car for the day. My brows went up in surprise.
“When did you get here?” I asked, sounding confused. Sure, I knew he should have been here this afternoon, but I’d been so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn’t really paid any attention to what had been going on in the garage.
“Right before you came out of the break room. You walked right by me and didn’t say anything, so I figured you… had a lot to do today. I didn’t want to bother you.”
Was he upset? I hadn’t meant to intentionally ignore him. He had to know that, right?
“Sorry, I got a lot on my mind.” I moved around the desk and wrapped my arms around him, crinkling the work order in the process. There wasn’t a soul in the lobby, not that I would have given a shit if there had been. But Evan took his job seriously. It was kinda hot, actually. “Hi,” I said with a smile. “How was your day?”
“Good,” he answered, leaning in to steal a quick kiss from my waiting lips.
“You wanna grab dinner?”
“Not tonight,” he told me with a small frown. “I’m on patrol until midnight after this.”
A frown of my own formed on my face.
“Is it too much? I can talk to—”
“No. Don’t you dare, Wrench.” He sighed. Sometimes it was funny when he pulled out my road name when there was no one around. It reminded me of Cat and how I knew things were serious when she did it. “I haven’t had a patrol shift since I’ve been back. I want this. I’ll be fine. And remember, we drew that line when I turned Prospect. I’m doing this on my own and you’re not to interfere.”
“Yeah. You’re right. Sorry.”
“It’s okay. But listen, I gotta get this paperwork done then get gone. I’ll see you tomorrow?” He broke away, grabbing the paper in my hand in the process.
“See you tomorrow.”
I didn’t like the weird energy going on, so I leaned in and stole one last kiss. He smiled at me. I backed away, eyes glued to that smile until my back hit the shop door.
“Have a good night,” I tossed out before I left.
Oh, yeah, I was sure that I wanted that house and that I wanted Evan to move in with me. If we lived together, he’d be getting off that shift and coming home. I wouldn’t have to feel weird about asking him to come over after, even if it was just to make sure he was safe and got some sleep. And he wouldn’t have to tell me no because he thought he was encroaching on my space all the time. Which he wasn’t. I liked having Evan close. Things were easy between us. We were cool like that.
