every night during the week. Mason was hoping they could actually get together pretty soon, talk in person.
M
ASON clicked his phone off as he pulled into his
Maybe do more than just talk. Mason grinned.
With every conversation, he was getting more and more attracted. Sure, Drew was a little uptight and let his business run his life, but his voice was sexy, and he was so sweet and eager to get to know Mason. Every time they talked, things went more smoothly, they found more that they had in common, even if they were very different. Mason had never laughed so much in his life. There was no such thing as perfect, but just out of the gates, whatever it was between them seemed pretty damn close.
Mason was just warming up a burrito in the microwave when his phone rang. He did a happy little dance when he saw the caller ID It was Drew. He must have known I was thinking about him . Mason picked up the phone with an easy smile.
“Hey, you.” They’d gotten more casual the past few calls. The awkwardness of the first day was long gone.
“Hi. What’s up?”
Me, in about a minute here. Mason really, really liked Drew’s voice. “Not much. Just walked in the door.”
“Excited for the weekend?”
“I’m not doing anything… am I?” He couldn’t help hinting. Not very subtly at that.
Drew spit out a nervous laugh. “Actually, you read my mind. I was calling to see if you wanted to do something with me.” The poor thing sounded nervous, like Mason hadn’t been phone flirting with him for nearly a week and might actually say no to his offer.
“Of course I do. Any ideas?”
There was a long pause. “I guess there’s always dinner. Or maybe a movie?”
“I think we can do better than that.” Mason thought about what he’d seen around. “How ’bout bowling? I saw an alley just off the highway.” Bowling sounded like fun. They could be silly and actually talk without the pressure of a white tablecloth between them.
“Sure, we can bowl. I have to warn you that I suck, though. Like really badly.”
Cute. I like a guy who will admit he sucks at something and not have to be all macho. “I’ll teach you.”
“Okay. What day?”
“How ’bout tomorrow night? I don’t want either us to have to worry about having to get up on Monday morning.” Mason realized how that sounded and blushed like hell. “I didn’t… oh, Jesus. I just meant neither of us have to try to get home super early so we don’t lose sleep. I mean, I know we’re not at sleepover stage yet.” He blushed even harder. “Never mind.”
Drew laughed softly. “It’s cool. I got it. Why don’t I come pick you up at sixish on Saturday?” “Perfect.”
Mason gave Drew his address. They talked for a few more minutes and then hung up so Mason could get in the shower. He grinned and hummed
his way into the shower. He couldn’t wait for their date. Shower, Chinese food, and early to bed. Then he could spend the day getting stuff done and be ready for his date. A real date. It felt like it’d been forever.
Mason’s good mood lasted until the next day when he was coming home from the grocery store with stuff for the next week and a huge smile on his face. Only four more hours until he got to see Drew. They hadn’t actually seen each other since the night of the block party when Mason had passed Drew his number, and while things had been flirty and cute, they hadn’t been particularly suggestive. He hoped to change that in a few hours. Mason was in the middle of planning how he’d get Drew to kiss him when he noticed a figure waiting on the front stairs of his building. He was tall, with sandy hair that flopped just so, expensive jeans, and a smile that said he knew he was welcome. He wasn’t.
“Todd? What the fuck?”
His ex-boyfriend stood and walked over to where Mason was open mouthed and flabbergasted.
“Hi, babe. Is that any kind of greeting for your boyfriend?”
Mason was beyond pissed. “Come inside. We’re not
M
ASON clicked his phone off as he pulled into his
Maybe do more than just talk. Mason grinned.
With every conversation, he was getting more and more attracted. Sure, Drew was a little uptight and let his business run his life, but his voice was sexy, and he was so sweet and eager to get to know Mason. Every time they talked, things went more smoothly, they found more that they had in common, even if they were very different. Mason had never laughed so much in his life. There was no such thing as perfect, but just out of the gates, whatever it was between them seemed pretty damn close.
Mason was just warming up a burrito in the microwave when his phone rang. He did a happy little dance when he saw the caller ID It was Drew. He must have known I was thinking about him . Mason picked up the phone with an easy smile.
“Hey, you.” They’d gotten more casual the past few calls. The awkwardness of the first day was long gone.
“Hi. What’s up?”
Me, in about a minute here. Mason really, really liked Drew’s voice. “Not much. Just walked in the door.”
“Excited for the weekend?”
“I’m not doing anything… am I?” He couldn’t help hinting. Not very subtly at that.
Drew spit out a nervous laugh. “Actually, you read my mind. I was calling to see if you wanted to do something with me.” The poor thing sounded nervous, like Mason hadn’t been phone flirting with him for nearly a week and might actually say no to his offer.
“Of course I do. Any ideas?”
There was a long pause. “I guess there’s always dinner. Or maybe a movie?”
“I think we can do better than that.” Mason thought about what he’d seen around. “How ’bout bowling? I saw an alley just off the highway.” Bowling sounded like fun. They could be silly and actually talk without the pressure of a white tablecloth between them.
“Sure, we can bowl. I have to warn you that I suck, though. Like really badly.”
Cute. I like a guy who will admit he sucks at something and not have to be all macho. “I’ll teach you.”
“Okay. What day?”
“How ’bout tomorrow night? I don’t want either us to have to worry about having to get up on Monday morning.” Mason realized how that sounded and blushed like hell. “I didn’t… oh, Jesus. I just meant neither of us have to try to get home super early so we don’t lose sleep. I mean, I know we’re not at sleepover stage yet.” He blushed even harder. “Never mind.”
Drew laughed softly. “It’s cool. I got it. Why don’t I come pick you up at sixish on Saturday?” “Perfect.”
Mason gave Drew his address. They talked for a few more minutes and then hung up so Mason could get in the shower. He grinned and hummed
his way into the shower. He couldn’t wait for their date. Shower, Chinese food, and early to bed. Then he could spend the day getting stuff done and be ready for his date. A real date. It felt like it’d been forever.
Mason’s good mood lasted until the next day when he was coming home from the grocery store with stuff for the next week and a huge smile on his face. Only four more hours until he got to see Drew. They hadn’t actually seen each other since the night of the block party when Mason had passed Drew his number, and while things had been flirty and cute, they hadn’t been particularly suggestive. He hoped to change that in a few hours. Mason was in the middle of planning how he’d get Drew to kiss him when he noticed a figure waiting on the front stairs of his building. He was tall, with sandy hair that flopped just so, expensive jeans, and a smile that said he knew he was welcome. He wasn’t.
“Todd? What the fuck?”
His ex-boyfriend stood and walked over to where Mason was open mouthed and flabbergasted.
“Hi, babe. Is that any kind of greeting for your boyfriend?”
Mason was beyond pissed. “Come inside. We’re not
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