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“Why?”
Chewing my cheek, I shake my head and throw out a hand. “Because…because Skyler deserves better. H— It’s complicated,” I choke out. “There’s a bit of an age difference, not to mention we live fourteen hours away from each other. And…and I can’t leave here, and I can’t very well—”
“Age difference?” Mel says with a smirk.
Groaning, I shake my head. “Of course you latched on to that.”
Wasn’t it just minutes ago, I was regaling myself with all the reasons why Ican’ttalk about how young Skyler was when we got together?
Because she thinks she’s a female.
Wow. Okay. So…that’s fucked.
“How old?”
I grunt. “Drop it.”
“What? No, tell me. Wait, is she older?” She mock-gasps. “Nolan, did you find yourself a sugar mamma and not tell me? Rude.”
Curling my lip up at her, I shake my head. “What? No. No, Sky’s…not that. You got it backwards though. H—”
“Ooooh, she’s younger,” she says teasingly, cutting me off just before I could slip.
Slamming my mouth together, all I can do is nod.
Narrowing her eyes, Mel says, “How much younger?”
I say nothing.
Her eyes widen. “That much? Oh God, please tell me she’slegal.”
I scowl, but don’t say anything.
“Nolan!”
“Yes. Yes. I’m not a fucking predator,” I growl.
Her eyes round at my outburst, and something seems to click in her head. “But you feel like one.”
I stare at her.
Male or female and anything in between, it’s fucking the same. Yet, still it hits me—it’s the guy thing. Why the fuck is it more accepted for an older man to be dating a younger female than if it were reversed, or even same sex?
Makes me sick thinking it, but I can’t help but wonder now. Would it have bothered me as much if Skyler was a girl?
Nope, just as messed up. But society…
Yeah, society would be a lot cooler about it.
Swallowing thickly, I avert my gaze. “I should probably head out.”
“Nolan…”
Standing, I bring my mug to the sink and dump out what’s left. A hand grips my shoulder, halting me before I can get far. Turning me around, Mel looks up at me with a look I can’t place.
“Is this why you didn’t want to tell me? I mean, it kind of…stings. Trading me in for a newer model and— Oh my God, get that look off your face. I’m kidding.”
“Not funny.”
