BTW I Love You Nico Jaye

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."Yup," Aidan said as he popped the cap back onto his pen.He tossed it back into his pen mug and turned around to grin shamelessly at his roommate.Kai just rolled his eyes."You know that's taking it to a whole new level of dorkiness, right?""Yeah, but I can't help it.I'm South Campus, and we embrace the dorkdom." Aidan couldn't help pointing out one more thing that Kai was sure to appreciate.His face flamed a little at how forward this would sound, but he decided to play his trump card."Besides, think of it as a countdown until I finally get some.From something that's not…er…self-initiated, y'know."Kai eyes went wide, and his lips curved up in that trademarked evil grin.He finally nodded."Ahhhhh.Yeah, that would definitely be reason to celebrate." His phone chirped, and he pulled it out of his pocket to check the message."Hey, Jane says she's downstairs.You're still coming on the Targét run, right?" He pronounced the word with an exaggerated French accent."Yup," Aidan said, walking out while doing his phone-wallet-keys check.When he felt the small lump of his wallet in his back pocket, he couldn't help the little thrill of happiness that shot through him at the memory it produced.He headed downstairs and said hi to Jane as he got into the car.After strapping on his seatbelt, he settled into the backseat and thought back to that day.When the box had arrived at their apartment three weeks ago just before his birthday, Aidan's eyes had gone wide at the postmark.Jake had sent the package all the way from Australia.Aidan had cut open the top of the box and pulled out the sheet of paper inside.It was ordinary white printer paper, but on it, someone had drawn an array of pink roses and written a message in a carefree scrawl.Happy birthday, Red!Sending you some flowers that will make it across the Pacific in one piece.Also sending a little something nice for my favorite nice boy…who's also my favorite naughty boy, too.:) Can't wait for January.-JakeAidan blushed when he read that.Jake had teased him the first time things had turned a little…physical in their Skype dates.Feigning surprise that evening, Jake had gasped and said, "And I thought nice boys weren't supposed to ask about those things."Of course, he'd ruined his façade of faux shock when his gaze had turned heated and he'd stripped off his shirt, revealing a defined chest and those delicate silver bars piercing his light brown nipples.Aidan's mouth had gone dry at the sight.To say Aidan had been surprised by the hardware would be an understatement.To say he'd been turned on…yeah, major understatement there, too.Before he could become distracted by the memory, Aidan had turned his attention back to the package.Underneath a few layers of bubble wrap, he found a box, and inside that box, he found a smooth leather billfold in an unusual burgundy color.It was classic and stylish and would be the perfect replacement for his ratty old wallet, which he'd admittedly had since his sophomore year of high school.In fact, as he'd once told Jake in one of their numerous random chats, it was still intact thanks to some small miracle and an unhealthy amount of duct tape.As he reclined in the backseat of Jane's little white Civic with Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" blaring from the stereo, Aidan smiled to himself as he thought about that thoughtful gift.And as he thought about Jake, whom this song reminded him of."Oh god, he's got that goofy look again," Kai groaned from the front seat.Jane flicked her gaze up at the rearview mirror, her eyes mostly shielded by sunglasses, before leaning forward to check for traffic at the intersection."Yeah, been seeing that a lot these days.And this guy's worth putting your dating life on hold during these prime college years?"Aidan furrowed his brows."It's not on hold.I am dating him.We're just in different places geographically right now," he explained for the umpteenth time."Besides, he's coming back to LA in a month.And if he's this amazing from half a world away…" Aidan smiled secretively as he let his words trail off.Kai twisted around in the car seat to look over his shoulder.His brow was creased with concern."Babe, we just care about you.Really, with all this time you put into it and the way he makes you feel right now… I just hope he's everything you expect and more." His gaze sought understanding as it met Aidan's.Aidan's lips quirked up in a small smile."I think it'll be okay," he murmured, even though the comment stuck in his mind.Jane, who was now searching for the freeway exit, clearly didn't hear Aidan's response, and her comments seemed to piggyback off Kai's words."Yeah, no kidding.You guys remember that old guy I met on OKCupid last month? His pic must've been at least ten years and forty pounds ago," she said with a wrinkle of her nose.With a last quick smile at Aidan, Kai faced forward and launched into a tale of a friend's Grindr meetup gone comically wrong.As Aidan looked out the window at the passing city streets, he chewed on his lip while letting his thoughts wander.Kai, Bryan, and some of his other friends had been making cautious comments to him for a while now about being careful about his expectations.However, as he insisted, it's not as though he didn't know what to expect with Jake.They chatted often, they had their weekly dates, and he'd seen and heard Jake through Skype for months.Aidan blushed and felt heat race through him at the memories.Actually, he'd seen and heard quite a bit of Jake, to be honest.He knew everything he needed to know about Jake.He was smart, funny, thoughtful, and sexy as hell with his slow grin, wickedly glittering eyes, and washboard abs.The guys were crazy.He knew what to expect.Right?***He had no idea what to expect.Aidan reached into his dresser drawer to pull out a shirt, then considered the one he was already holding in his left hand.He finally decided to go with his original choice: his "lucky" shirt, a.k.a.the one that he wore to important things that needed to go well.It had served him well all through finals season since starting college, when it had been loose as a freshman trying to look a little more grown up.Now that four years had passed, he filled it out more, the cotton skimming over his leanly muscled frame.Even though the edges of the cuffs were starting to show a little wear, the sky blue rugby shirt with the navy band across the chest was comfortable and familiar.And right now he needed comfortable and familiar because Jake was supposed to pick him up in fifteen minutes.They were meeting in person for the first time, let alone going on their first "IRL" date.He would finally see Jake's gorgeous face without the filter of computers, Internet connections, and time zone calculations.And he was way more nervous than he cared to admit.In fact, he had hardly slept last night because of nerves…eagerness…anticipation.Whatever word you wanted to label it as.Aidan pulled the shirt over his head, leaving it untucked over his dark wash jeans.He looped a brown leather belt around his waist and bent to tie on his matching brown Timberland boots.They'd been a splurge two years ago, but, as an Environmental Science student, he'd already had plenty of opportunities to use them out in the field.Taking a look in the mirror, he reached for the hair gel to try to tame his still-damp curls.What if Jake didn't like what he saw?It's not like Aidan had lied about his five feet eleven inches, and he certainly hadn't been able to hide his looks and – Aidan blushed – body when they were Skyping.But…it was still an unknown element [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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