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Inappropriate Conduct chapter 45: Jamie
Chapter Forty-Five — JamieThe airport shuttle dropped Jamie off at his parents’ house just after dusk.The porch light was already on warm yellow spilling across the cracked concrete steps, the same way it had every time he came home since he was eighteen. He stood there for a second with his duffel slung over one shoulder, breathing in the smell of cut grass and distant barbecue smoke, trying to feel like the version of himself who still belonged here.He didn’t.Not tonight.The front door opened before he could knock.His mother appeared in the doorway, apron dusted with flour, hair escaping its bun, eyes narrowing the second she saw his face.“Jamie Reyes, you look like someone stole your dog and then ran over it.”He managed a half-smile. “Hey, Ma.”She pulled him into a hug that smelled like cinnamon and home. Held him longer than usual. When she let go, she studied him like he was one of her recipes that wasn’t rising right.“Inside. Now. Your sister’s already here and she’s b
Inappropriate Conduct chapter 44 Julian
Chapter Forty-Four — JulianJulian didn’t sleep.Not really.He lay on his back in the king bed of the lodge suite, staring at the cedar ceiling beams, listening to the wind claw at the windows. The sheets were too crisp. The room too quiet. Every time he closed his eyes he saw Jamie against the railing—lips parted, breath fogging between them, fingers twisted in Julian’s sweater like he was afraid Julian would vanish again.He had almost fucked him right there on the deck.Almost.The only thing that stopped him was the sound of laughter drifting from inside the lodge. Someone else’s laughter. Not Jamie’s. But close enough to remind him how easily this could blow up. How one careless moment could cost them both everything.So he’d pulled back. Kissed Jamie once more—slow, punishing, promising—then stepped away. Whispered “Inside. Now.” like it was an order instead of a plea.Jamie had obeyed.They’d walked back in separately. No eye contact. No words. Just the brush of shoulders in t
Inappropriate Conduct chapter 43: Jamie
Chapter Forty-Three — JamieThe retreat was supposed to be “team-building.”What it felt like was torture designed by someone who knew exactly where to press.A rented lodge two hours outside the city. Floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on pines and fog. A massive open-plan living room with long communal tables, a roaring fireplace, and enough whiskey to make bad decisions feel inevitable.Jamie had arrived late on purpose. Slipped in during the welcome drinks when everyone was already loose and laughing. He’d grabbed a glass of something amber, found a corner near the windows, and tried to disappear into the glass.It almost worked.Until Julian walked in.Charcoal sweater instead of suit jacket. Sleeves pushed to the elbows. That scar on his wrist catching the firelight like it was daring someone to ask about it.Jamie’s grip tightened on the glass.Julian didn’t look his way.Not once.He moved through the room like he owned it—shaking hands, nodding at the right moments, voice l
Inappropriate Conduct chapter 42: Julian
Chapter Forty-Two — JulianJulian stared at the email on his screen until the words lost meaning.Subject: Slide 14 transitions – updated Attachment: one file. No extra commentary. Just the work.He hadn’t replied yet.He couldn’t.His thumb hovered over the play button on the attached preview. He clicked anyway.The animation unfolded—smooth, elegant, restrained. Every transition deliberate. Every easing curve perfect. It was better than good. It was Jamie at his most brilliant: clean lines, subtle motion, nothing wasted. The kind of work that made clients lean forward. The kind of work that made Julian proud.And furious.Because Jamie had done it without him.No follow-up question. No “thoughts?” No excuse to knock on the door again. Just the file. Delivered. Done.Julian closed the preview. Leaned back until the leather creaked.He should have been relieved.Distance. Professionalism. Exactly what he’d demanded. Exactly what he’d enforced with cold replies and closed blinds and
Inappropriate Conduct chapter 41: Jamie
Chapter Forty-One — JamieThe office felt colder this week.Not the AC. Not the draft from the vents.Just... colder.Jamie noticed it the moment he walked in Monday morning. Julian's door was closed. No casual glance through the glass wall as Jamie passed. No lingering in the break room with that too-close lean Julian used to pretend wasn't deliberate.Nothing.Just silence.Jamie told himself it was the merger stress. Everyone was buried—late nights, endless calls, revised decks flashing across screens like warning lights. Julian had been the first to say it in the all-hands: "Heads down. No distractions." His voice had been flat. Professional. Like he was reading from a script he'd written for someone else.Jamie had nodded along with the rest of the team. Smiled when appropriate. Pretended the words didn't land like ice in his stomach.But they did.Because Julian hadn't looked at him once during the entire presentation.Not once.Jamie sat at his desk now, staring at the same mot
Inappropriate Conduct Julian
Chapter 40: Pulling Away POV: Julian --- The laughter carried down the hallway. Julian slowed as he passed the open door of the creative bullpen, his stride faltering. Jamie was in the center of it, leaning against a desk with his curls a little wild, his hands moving as he told a story. The whole team was gathered, eyes on him, laughing. Not politely. Not forced. Real. Amanda clapped him on the shoulder like they’d been friends for years. Even Greg from accounts cracked a grin. Julian’s chest tightened. He should’ve been proud. He was proud. Jamie had fought for that moment and earned it. But pride wasn’t the only thing twisting his stomach. It was something darker. Something sharp. Because for the first time, Julian saw what Jamie looked like without him. And he shone. --- Julian turned away before anyone saw him watching. His shoes clicked against the marble, fast, clipped. He didn’t stop until he was back in his office, the door shut, blinds drawn.
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