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CHAPTER TWENTY

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CALEB

I don’t know if I say yes? I’m too busy trying to count the eyelashes ringing round his clear blue eye. Long, golden delicate strands of twirled sunlight brushing his cheeks every time he blinks. Also is that a piercing in his tongue?

He hops off the counter, grabs my right hand and gently drags me off the counter.

Sliding off the counter, Vanya catches my eye. She makes the gesture tongue in cheek, fist pumping slow and smug, then mouths it: “Gag on it.”

I roll my eyes, but she just grins and lifts her ginger ale like a toast. “Have fun, baby.”

The lights feel like they’re pulsing to the beat of the song playing, everything is so warm. I can feel my teeth buzz.

Rome leads me out the kitchen, into the hallway up the stairs. My eyes follow his back, the way he moves, easy and loose, a confidence that only comes from a place of privilege, of never really wanting for anything. It reminds me a bit of Tony.

His thumb brushes mine, once, twice and my stomach flips.

The second floo
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    CALEB’S POVI wake up to the sound of shuffling and the unmistakable thud of a drawer slamming. It’s so loud and deliberate.I roll over, squinting against the light pouring through the blinds. My voice is still sleep-rough. “Do you mind?”Luke does that even look at me. “Mind what?”“I’m trying to sleep.”“Trying to sleep?” He scoffs. “What did you do all night?” I sit up so fast the blanket falls off me. “What?”Luke finally looks at me, looking displeased. “I don’t care what you do at night, man. But maybe keep it down when someone is less that six feet away.”I scoff “You’re so fucking judgmental.”“I’m judgemental? you were moaning loudly into your pillow all night like you were on a phone sex line. I could hardly sleep.”“Fuck you, Luke.” I say as I turn scarlet, fighting the urge to hide back under the covers.He shakes his head and goes back to getting dressed.“So you’re gay now?” He throws over his shoulder.“Gay now? I’m not ‘gay now’ Luke. I’ve been gay since I was born j

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    CALEB’S POVI know. I know.He broke me once and I’m practically handing him the pieces like, ‘here, try again.’ Because I’m an idiot. I remember deleting every photo, every message. Guess who just re-downloaded them from iCloud, six nights ago? Me. Yes.He broke me, I know. Not loudly. Not all at once, slowly, like a faucet drip. Like he was hoping I wouldn’t notice until I was soaked. And I didn’t notice. Not until I received the message of his engagement with Ellie. The hearty videos she posted on Facebook, showing off her ring. I know I should’ve block him. I should block him, but here I am, hiding beneath my sheets in my dorm room at 12:06AM, reading his messages smiling and waiting for his call, while my roommate sleeps across the room. I know he’ll call me at exactly 12:30AM, because by then he’s just gotten of the call with Ellie. I know he’ll eventually leave me, he’s engaged. He’ll break my heart.But I don’t know how to stop, I don’t know if I can. I still want him to

  • SWEET DEBAUCHERY: AN M/M COLLEGE, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE   CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

    TONY“What’re you guys doing for thanksgiving?” I’m wedged between Vanya and Caleb in a hammock on The Green, but I might as well be alone. Nobody answers. Vanya’s busy watching tornadoes destroy people’s homes on TikTok like it's relaxing. Caleb's tapping away at his phone, face lit up from the screen. Probably texting Rome. He’s always texting someone these days.I check my own phone. No messages. Lukas hasn’t texted since this morning. I know he’s busy with practice, meetings, the gym, whatever it takes to become team captain. But I still check. Every few minutes, like an idiot with zero self respect. I’m beginning to hate hockey. I used to have all of Luke’s attention but now, I feel like background noise and I don’t know what to do with myself. Then there’s Vanya acting like a child who just got a new toy. Caleb in this case being the new toy. Going everywhere with him like he’s a service dog. It’s always been Vanya, Luke and me. I still don’t know how I’m supposed to feel abo

  • SWEET DEBAUCHERY: AN M/M COLLEGE, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE   CHAPTER TWENTY

    CALEBI don’t know if I say yes? I’m too busy trying to count the eyelashes ringing round his clear blue eye. Long, golden delicate strands of twirled sunlight brushing his cheeks every time he blinks. Also is that a piercing in his tongue?He hops off the counter, grabs my right hand and gently drags me off the counter.Sliding off the counter, Vanya catches my eye. She makes the gesture tongue in cheek, fist pumping slow and smug, then mouths it: “Gag on it.”I roll my eyes, but she just grins and lifts her ginger ale like a toast. “Have fun, baby.”The lights feel like they’re pulsing to the beat of the song playing, everything is so warm. I can feel my teeth buzz.Rome leads me out the kitchen, into the hallway up the stairs. My eyes follow his back, the way he moves, easy and loose, a confidence that only comes from a place of privilege, of never really wanting for anything. It reminds me a bit of Tony. His thumb brushes mine, once, twice and my stomach flips. The second floo

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    CALEB’S POVWell, shit. If Luke didn’t hate me before, he definitely does now. With the look on his face, it’s like he’s plotting my death. He’s flushed—part fury, part arousal. If the bulge in his shorts is anything to go by. Honestly, it’s not even my fault. If anyone should be mortified, it’s him—or at least as mortified as his boyfriend, who’s currently blushing like a guilty choirboy. One second earlier or later, and Vanya and I would’ve walked in on a live performance of ‘Why Door Locks Were Invented.’ Guess we missed the climax by that much.And just like that, it’s lights, camera, sex scenes. Again. My brain’s been playing the same genre on loop lately. Maybe Vanya has a point. I should find someone to hook up with. The cute redhead from her Snapchat, the one she swears is queer, might be something. Lukas and Tony are already standing, no longer tangled on the couch where Tony had been straddling him moments before. I can see the trail of love bites all over Tony’s collarb

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