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Plus, there was something easy about being in my place. I don’t know if it felt a bit temporary, like our current situation, and that made it easier to be there or what. It was like I could pretend that what was happening with Zach and me was as in as much flux as my current living situation.
Not that I wanted it to be that way. I wanted to be with Zach, and I was going to try and find a way to make it work for us. But the sneaking around did add a little bit to the excitement in our relationship. Something that was easier to do in my place than his. Not that I needed much to add to my desire and want to be with Zach. Being with him was better than I ever thought it could be, and I only wanted to spend more time with him.
He had been so understanding about my concerns and had listened to me. I could tell he was annoyed a bit by it. I was almost glad to see the annoyance because it let me see that I was letting my fears prevent me from having what I wanted, and that was Zach. If he hadn't talked to me so openly and honestly, we wouldn’t be where we were. For that and him, I was grateful. I knew I had a future with Zach, one I never thought I could have with him, but I wanted it, and he seemed to as well.
My mind was still on Zach when Liam walked in carrying two coffee mugs. “Oh, she did come to work today. When I didn’t see you at the gym last night, I wondered if you were sick.”
“No, not sick. Just otherwise occupied,” I replied.
I could feel myself immediately blushing, and Liam let out a shocked sound as he handed me my coffee. “You did it with your stepbrother!”
“Shhh! Would you keep it down?” I took a sip of my coffee.
“If you didn’t want me to freak out, then why did you tell me?” He sat at the edge of a desk.
“I wanted to tell you, but I didn’t think you would say it so loud the principal could hear you.”
“Spill it,” Liam demanded.
“We don’t have enough time. The kids are going to be here any minute.”
“Give me the highlights, well, not all the highlights. Did he stay over?”
“All weekend.” I blushed again.
“Wow. I think that’s a first,” Liam said with a huge smile on his face.
“There are a lot of firsts with him.”
“You mean like your first orgasm!”
“No. Of course not. But multiple, like multiple, multiple. I can’t believe I even said that to you.”
“There’s nothing wrong with getting thoroughly pleased by a very sexy man. Believe me, I understand that and then some,” he said with a laugh.
“Yet, you don’t keep any of them around long enough to see if it will last.”
“Neither do you. Until now?”
“Zach is different. I’m different with Zach. It’s good. We’re good. I’m happy.”
“And that’s everything and all that matters. But what does this mean about your mother and his father?”
“Yeah, about that. We aren’t telling them.”
“Understandable, your mother would shit.”
“Or anyone.”
“You’re keeping it quiet? That isn’t like you. Oh, that sounds fun and sexy and sneaky, and how.”
“It kind of is,” I said with a laugh. “With everything that’s going on with our parents and with me being up for tenure, it just doesn’t seem like a good time to go public with us.”
“I get it. That’s smart. So, when can I meet him?”
“You can’t. I know you want to, and I want you to. It’s just we can’t be seen in public or with friends or anything right now. I can't do anything that would make people think we’re together. Just for a little while. And that includes you meeting him.”
I could tell that Liam was hurt by my statement, and I hated telling him no. It wasn’t like I ever had a guy I wanted Liam to meet before, and I really did with Zach. Liam could see how important Zach was to me, and as my best friend, he wanted to give his approval.
