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Ryden’s POVThe smell of sausage woke me up for the second time, and this time I figured I needed to actually stay awake. A few hours ago, Ajax had showed up at my front door for his first shift, annoyingly chipper, and I’d crawled out of bed just long enough to let him in, show him where everything was, and then I crawled back in bed to pretend the world didn’t exist.In that time, Ajax had apparently worked magic. He’d moved all his stuff in, installed new locks, set up an alarm system, and made breakfast.He’d even adjusted some of the furniture in the living room and kitchen, making room for furniture that was fancier than anything I had. After stumbling blearily to the kitchen (I was not a morning person), I stood there for a while, watching Ajax finish cooking some grits and eggs and slide them easily onto plates or bowls or whatever. The sausage and eggs looked good, but I was less certain of the grits.“I’m too old for student living,” Ajax said without looking back, like he’

Ajax’s POV“Blah blah blah, whale, blah blah blah,” one of Ryden’s snooty study-buddies said. Okay, that wasn’t it exactly, but it was what it sounded like. We were discussing Moby Dick, a book that, despite Ryden’s promise, had not gotten any better in the two weeks I’d been reading it. Instead, it had further solidified my preference to be protecting someone who had active death threats. At least that didn’t make me want to shoot myself.“I don’t think that’s how it was intended at all,” Ryden argued, a frown on that handsome face of his. He had his septum piercing in and his full university-student demeanor, but he was the only attractive one in the group of four. None of them seemed to have an idea of what hard work was, all of them either had fancy cars or chauffeurs, and each of them seemed to thinkspending hours pontificating over a dead guy’s book was a worth whilewaste of time. It had been easy to paint Ryden in with this group, but the more I got to know him, the more I st

Ajax's POV “May I speak to you alone?” I could have sworn Guy’s eyes flashed to me, but when I glanced at him more closely, he was focused on Ryden. That unease that had been following me deepened. Was I jealous, or was something actually off about Guy? The fact I couldn’t tell wasn’t making me feel great about the whole thing.“Sure.” Ryden glanced at me, and I gave him a barely perceptible nod. I wasn’t thrilled about him going off with Guy, but I presumed Ryden was smart enough to not go that far away, and he didn’t, making sure to stay in my line of sight.Still, they weren’t close enough to eavesdrop, which grated on me.“Finally,” DeeDee murmured to Stu. “He needs to get laid.”I stiffened, pretending to ignore the conversation even as I listened desperately.“Maybe he’ll finally give up that V-card of his,” Bert muttered.That did catch my attention, and I ignored the sick feeling gathering in my stomach. Ryden was an adult, and if it wasn’t this guy, it would be a different o

Ryden's POV My phone beeped, a text from Ajax, and I winced when I looked at the time. It was far later than I’d thought it was. Even though I wasn’t fully comfortable, Guy had been easy enough to talk to.“I should go,” I said ruefully, the epitome of politeness. “It’s getting late.”“Okay,” Guy said with a faint smile. I looked at him, not sure if he was going to walk me to the door or what, when he started leaning in.Oh, shit, oh, shit, oh, shit. I pulled back, trying not to look as alarmed as I felt. “Sorry,” I said again, an ingrained habit. “I just want to be friends for now and take things slow.”I hated how cheesy it sounded, but it was the truth. Even if we were going to be just friends, we needed to go slower than we were right now.Guy was studying me with critical eyes, although he didn’t look too annoyed. “Which one?”“What?” I stared at him, caught off guard again.“Those are two separate things,” he said. “Do you want to be friends, or do you want to be romantic and t

I started the car, adjusting the radio in consideration of the fact there was now a second person in the car and it wasn’t just me listening to whatever the fuck I wanted in an attempt to not think about what had gone on inside. Play it cool, I told myself. Cool.“Hey, I had a question about the reading we have on Hemingway.”Ryden hummed acknowledgment but didn’t look my direction. I was torn. Had Guy hurt him, and I needed to go rip him in half? Or had Ryden done something with Guy, and he was still a bit sex-drunk? His hair looked normal and I couldn’t see any hickeys, but it was dark.I dragged myself away from that train of thought before I let the jealousy fester more.“Is it the whole chapter or just certain pages?” I had no idea what I was asking, really. I had already done the reading, but I hadn’t been able to come up with anything else.“The whole chapter,” Ryden answered. He still wouldn’t look at me.We were most of the way home before I tried speaking again, because at t