“When’s the call for?”
“All this week,” he said.“Might as well go in today.”
I sighed.“I’d rather spend the day with you.”
“Maybe tonight we can finish what we started?”he said, winking at me.Was he trying to seduce me?
“I’d like that.”Understatement.
He reached over, pulled down the half zip of my polar fleece, and peered inside.
“What are you doing?”
“Getting a sneak preview.”
Seemed like hewastrying to seduce me.I swatted his hand away.
“Prude,” he said.
I laughed.“Is that show casting for a university student?”
“I think so.”
“You should wear your university gear.”
“My what?”
“The stuff you wore to university.Do you still have it?”
“I never went to university,” he said.
“Where did you study acting, then?”
“I learned on the job.”
“You didn’t go to university?”I kept bumping up against aspects of him I knew nothing about, even after living with him for months.“How come?You’re smart enough.”
“My parents threw me out.I wouldn’t even have graduated high school if Tommy’s uncle hadn’t made us go every day.Couldn’t afford it anyway.”
I felt like an asshole.I’d assumed he was like me or Bex or Ben.We’d gone to university because our parents expected us to, Ben and I on scholarships and Bex on his parents’ dime.And we all grew up in stable homes.I guess I took that for granted.
“I’m sorry, Eddie.”
“Didn’t stop me getting work.”He sounded defensive, like he meantDon’t pity me.
“I can give you my U of T gear to wear.I’ve got a hoodie and a lanyard with the university logo on it.You can put your keys on it—look like a real student.And you can borrow my U of T backpack.”
I took him to the bedroom and completely undressed him.I could have asked him to do it, but now I had the privilege, no way was I not taking advantage.
I found my university stuff in the bottom drawer of my bureau, including a pair of boxer shorts with the logo on them.
“Craig, no one’s gonna ask me to take my pants off at this open call.No one’s gonna know I’m wearing university underwear.”
“It doesn’t matter.You’ll know.AndI’llknow.”I grinned like a twit.“You look hot in my boxers.”
“I look even hotter out of them.”
He was definitely trying to seduce me.
