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Thx

He responds with a thumbs up emoji.

I groan at the lame response and put my phone back in its holder. He’s the fucking worst.

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asher

My mind is made up. I’ve screwed my courage to the sticking place, and I’m going to end things with Olivia.

But I think maybe she saw it coming, because she conveniently decided to leave town for the rest of the week and spend some more time with her family in San Diego.

So, I’m on my own. I’m unwilling to break up with her on the phone, and I’m just sort of—stuck.

Like Jade is stuck in traffic.

Jade who fucked a cute twink in the video I watched ten minutes of last night before I got scared I’d crush my phone in my hand. I subscribed to his OnlyFans under a fake username and put the charge on my personal Amex, because while Liv and I don’t have joint checking, we both have access to each other’s bank accounts.

Which is actually really dumb, and I should fix that today, because when I break up with her, I wouldn’t put it past her to clean me out.

Before I forget, I log into my checking account and change the password. Safe.

So anyway, back to the video he posted last night. I noticed he didn’t have the septum piercing in, and I also know for a fact that he’s incapable of removing it himself, so it had to have been something he filmed before we met. Meaning, there’s no way to keep track of what he’s doing via his OnlyFans. Upon further investigation, his Instagram is the same way. Current, seemingly real-time content mixed in with older videos and photos.

It makes him hard to stalk. And since I don’t particularly like thinking of myself as a stalker, I decided to text him and get a beat on his location. Just checking in. Not stalking.

So, now I know where he is, and that he’s busy today doing something other than fucking twinks, and I can go on about my life.

I limit my Instagram lurking to my breaks between clients.

If it’s not already painfully obvious, I’m itching to see him. Make that aching. It stands to reason I’m not the only game in his town, but he’s the only guy on my mind. I’ve even gotten to the point where I don’t mind if he calls me out on my fixation. He wouldn’t be wrong, and frankly, I find the direct way he deals with me refreshing. With Liv, having a conversation is like trying to dance on a floor covered with snakes. I never know what she really means or which angle she’s going to come at me from.

But Jade is brutal. Sarcastic, sure, and even, on occasion, playful, but he’s honest.

Oh, fuck it.

Asher

Plans tonight?

I send the text as I’m locking up the shop. I’m hungry, but that can wait. I can always go to the gym and grab some food afterward if he’s busy.

Jade

Why?

I sigh.

Asher

Why do you think?

Jade

I’m paying bills tonight.

If that’s not a brushoff, I don’t know what is. It’s for the best. It’s for the best…

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