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“I don’t wanna talk about it. You guy’s got a ride out of here?”
“Yeah, I’m driving,” Titus told me pushing his fingers through his shaggy, coffee-colored hair. “I’m parked out front. Let’s go.”
The three of us headed to Titus’s truck and drove back to campus in silence.
“Where am I headed?” Titus asked as we turned onto Campus Lane. “Am I dropping everyone off or are we headed to Quin’s place for our usual Sunday dinner?”
I was about to ask him to take me to our dorm when Quin cut me off.
“My place. Cage is driving down and he’s going to want to hear about all of this. It may as well be over food.”
“You didn’t tell Cage, did you?” I asked Quin feeling a pain in my chest about it.
“He was the first person I called after Titus told me.”
I looked at Titus pissed.
“Look man, Campus security told me you had destroyed one of their cars and was in jail. Who else was I supposed to call? He was the only one who would know how to get you a lawyer.”
“You called a lawyer?” I asked Quin.
“I didn’t have to. Cage called the school and was able to smooth things out. He still has a lot of good will from winning them those national championships. So, all I had to do was put up your bail and get you out.”
“So, I’m not gonna lose my scholarship?”
“I didn’t say that. But, I’m sure Cage will tell you everything you need to know about it. Seriously, Nero, what were you thinking?”
I didn’t reply.
“So we’re headed to Quin’s place?”
I looked out the window resigned. “Yeah.”
“Cool. Lou told me he didn’t have a date tonight, he’s gonna be there too,” Titus said with a smile.
Both Quin and I looked at him.
“What? He and I are friends. I know neither of you has much experience with having friends, but trust me, hanging out is a thing people do.”
I turned to Quin. We were both thinking the same thing. Titus never talked about it, but living with him, I was definitely getting the sense that we had more in common than either of us was admitting.
Titus and Quin’s gay roommate were pretty close. I knew that being friends with a gay guy didn’t mean anything. And Titus was a very friendly dude. But, I couldn’t help but think how cute the two of them were together.
I would never say that to Titus because I wasn’t ready for the guy I lived with to see that side of me. It was one thing to let little things slip in front of my brother’s boyfriend who had a lot of practice keeping secrets. It was another to tell the person who saw you every day and watched your comings and goings. That was too much pressure considering I had barely figured things out. And after what happened with Kendall, I realized I knew even less than I thought I did.
Parking in front of Quin’s fancy dorm room, we headed up and were greeted by Lou.
“You brought the criminal,” he said staring at me. “What did it end up being? Armed robbery? A B&E?”
“How do you know what a B&E is?” Titus asked.
“I watch Law and Order. I know things.”
Quin interjected. “I don’t think Nero wants to talk about it. So…”
“It was a classic smash and grab wasn’t it? Look, don’t think because you have this whole bad boy thing going on you’re going to get me to fall in love with you. I like nice guys.”
I opened my mouth to reply.
