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“Kinda got into an argument with my dad,” I admit. Eric looks at me, waiting for me to continue. It takes me a moment before I decide to just say it. “He caught me and Cy making out.”
Eric bites his lip, but he doesn’t say anything. The half-muffled laugh is his only reaction. He doesn’t seem as surprised by the news as I expected.
“You knew?” I ask.
“Cy might have mentioned there was something going on, but Theo come on. It’s not like the two of you were that subtle at the club.”
My cheeks heat up as thoughts of what we were up to in the alley pop in my head.
Eric smirks. “What exactly is going on with you and Cy? It’s okay for you to mess around with them, but you freaked out on me for it? How was I supposed to know you were jealous?”
A laugh escapes my lips. “I wasn’t. Not at first. And I don’t know what we’re doing. I just know I wasn’t gonna stick around and have my dad yell at me.”
Chapter Fourteen
Cypress
I’m fighting the urge to bolt from the room as I sit at the dinner table. Ben keeps looking at me, but he hasn’t said anything. We’re both ignoring the elephant in the room. Part of me is pissed that Theo skipped out, leaving me to deal with this awkward dinner on my own. I don’t even know if Ben told my mom what he walked in on.
Theo texted me a bit ago that he’s at Eric’s, and he told Eric what happened. I know Theo and I need to have a talk, but I’m going off the rails right now. I don’t have a plan for any of this. This thing with Theo was impulsive, and I went into it knowing it wasn’t going to turn into anything. Now the tables have turned and I’m looking for a Plan B.
Theo mentioned looking into getting his own apartment. Something he was probably already planning ondoing, but I don’t want to be here anymore either. Especially not if we’re going to keep on fooling around or possibly … dating?God, why does the idea of that sound so weird?
Before Ben walked in and interrupted us, I was thinking of what Theo and I could get up to in one of our bedrooms. From the way his hand was going up my skirt, I think he felt the same. And how the hell are we supposed to do anything now? Theo is spending the night at Eric’s, and I’m stuck here.
I push my food around on my plate, not feeling too hungry, all things considered. “Thanks for the food, but uh, I’m not feeling great.” I stand up from the table, and Ben looks at me again like he’s waiting for me to say something. “I think I’m just gonna get some rest.”
“Alright hun,” Mom answers. “Get some rest, and hopefully you’ll feel better in the morning.”
Once I’m back in my room, I pull out my phone and open the text thread with Theo.
Dinner was so awkward, but I don’t think your dad told my mom.
The three little dots pop up almost immediately, letting me know he’s typing something back.
Theo:Sorry you had to go through that alone.
His message doesn’t say much, but I get it. The subject is still touchy.
I’m just upset your dad walked in when he did. Would have been way more fun to have a little more time to ourselves.
I’m hoping Theo will pick up on the flirty undertone of my message, but this still feels like I’m pushing it. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and Theo to tell me this was all some elaborate joke. That he was just using me as some convenient way to get off.
Theo:Yeah? What were you planning on doing with that extra time?
You.
I send the message before I can overthink it. If nothing else, it’ll give Theo something to think about. We haven’t had penetrative sex yet, but with how hot everything we’ve done so far has been, I know it’s gonna be good. It wasn’t even really something I considered before. I wasn’t exactly planning any of this out. Besides, having sex in one of ourrooms while our parents could have walked in on us would have been an even more mortifying way to get caught. I don’t want to worry about that when I finally get to have sex with Theo.
A new message pops up on my phone.
Theo:Fuck. Thanks for putting that image in my head. Now I’ve got a hard-on.
I laugh as I reread the text. Theo’s being surprisingly chill about all of this.
Hang out with me tomorrow? I need to go to the gym in the morning to work out, but maybe after that?
Theo:Can I come to the gym with you?
