Page 89 of Trigger

Jordanhesitated with his reply. “I… I knifed a guy.”

Shellyblinked in surprise. “You’re kidding?”

Icould understand her confusion because he didn’t seem the type.

“Yeah,”Jordan replied. “But also no.”

“Whichis it?”

“Both.I’m a pathological liar. And single. And asexual. Anyone else asexual here?”

Brucechuckled, burping. “I don’t think so. I’m happily divorced with three kids.Adam here is gay and doesn’t know it…”

WhenAdam flipped him off, everyone laughed.

“Shellyis unhappy in love… Wink, wink, Shelly,” Bruce said, chuckling. “John Smith issingle and will remain single for the rest of his life. Thorsen is bisexual,and Carter is practically a married man.”

Whenthose jungle greens found me, I froze on the spot.

Did Iever tell him I was bi? I couldn’t remember. Was it even important?

Carteranswered those questions when he stood up so abruptly that he knocked his chairover.

Shit.

“Areyou homophobic, Trigger?” Adam mocked him. “Not cool.”

“He’snot,” Shelly said as Carter headed to the exit. “You know he’s not.”

“Actually,I don’t know that. In fact…”

Icouldn’t hear the rest because I ran out of the bar only to collide with awall. Well, I thought it was a wall. As it turned out, it was only a fist.

“Whatthe fuck?” I muttered, blinking to clear my vision, but all I could see werelittle birdies flying around my head.

Carterwas about to punch me again when I raised my hands in surrender. “Don’t! I’mdizzy.”

“Youhave five seconds to explain.”

“What?”I grumbled, licking my lip and tasting blood.

Hiseyes narrowed in a way that told me it was not time to fuck around.

“Youmean that I’m bisexual? What does it matter?”

Hepulled out his gun.

“Okay,calm down,” I murmured, spitting out blood. “Get that thing away from me.”

I was gettingannoyed with him pointing his gun at me.

“I’mgoing to be clear, Tye. Have you…?” Carter paused, blushing. “Have you beencoming on to me?”

It wasthe perfect time to tell him how I felt, but facing a barrel of a gun couldmake you a little tongue-tied.

“No!”I scoffed, looking more offended than necessary. “Of course not. Are youcrazy?”

“Becauseif you pretended to be my friend while I trusted you, Tye… If you lied to mewhile I defended you in front of Vic… If you pretended to be the person you’renot, Tye, I swear to God…”

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