Beneath His Rules
I was eighteen, legally an adult, and the way he was looking at me right now made that very, very clear.
"Jake." His voice was deeper than I remembered. Without breaking eye contact, he ran the towel over his face, then down his chest. "Good to see you. Devon said you'd be joining us."
"Yeah." My voice came out strained. I cleared my throat. "Thanks for having me, Mr. Chen."
He looked amused for a moment, "You're eighteen now. Marcus is fine."
Marcus.
He said it, slowly, like he was daring me to use his first name, to cross that invisible line between kid and adult.
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