“I promise it’s not a setup. I just couldn’t wait for you two to meet.”
He sighed. “I just got myself out of the rut I was in. I haven’t been back to Liquid Pearl, I haven’t thought about a date, and I just got Sean and Rory back in my life.”
“Sean?” she asked. “Who’s Sean?”
Damn. Bernard hadn’t mentioned his one-day and one-night stand with Sean. He’d thought it better not to admit Mark had set him up after he’d told Sarah not to do it anymore.
“A guy I went on a date with about a year ago,” he admitted.
“You went on a date a year ago?”
“Yes, I did.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t know how you’d feel after I told you not to set me up.”
“Did you sleep with him?”
“Well…yes.”
He didn’t sleep with someone on a first date. Sean was different. Bernard wanted him. It was a combination of Sean being hot, and Bernard not having sex since Tracy.
She smacked him lightly. “You dog, and here I thought you hadn’t had sex in like seven years.”
“What can I say,” he said. “A man has needs.”
“How was it?”
“Oh, it was incredible,” Bernard said.
Sean was an amazing lover. Bernard melted in his hands. The way Sean pounded his ass sent shivers up his spine. It’d be hard to tell Sean no if he asked again.
“Spicy,” she laughed. “So, what happened to him?”
“It didn’t go anywhere. He wasn’t looking for a relationship. So, it came crashing down like it always does.”
“I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Thank you.”
“So, you’re friends again?”
“I think so. I called, and he seemed happy to hear from me.”
“That’s great.” Sarah smiled. “So, who set you up?”
“Mark.”
“Mark from your office?”
“Yes, Sean’s his brother-in-law.”
“Wow, I wouldn’t have thought that of Mark.”
“He’s very progressive.”
Mark was one of the few people who knew he was gay. Bernard didn’t trust most of the people in the office. Conversations he’d overheard warned him against saying anything.
