Page 44 of Totally Played
“Are you sure you’re not straight?”
I shrug. “I seriously have no idea what I am.”
“Okay, new question. Who’s hotter, Scarlet Witch, or Ash?”
I bite my lower lip as the image of Ash enters my mind.
“Okay, no one who looks like that when thinking about a guy is straight. Wow, so you like Ash?”
“I do. I mean, fuck, do you hate me?”
He makes a face like I’ve just shoved a pair of dirty socks under his nose.
“No way. Did you think I would?”
Butterflies swarm in my gut. “Not really. Maybe. I mean, we’ve never been into the same person before, and I wasn’t even sure I was into him, it just… He just…”
“It’s the corsets, right? So hot.”
I laugh. “It’s not the corsets.” He raises a brow.
“Okay, it’s not only the corsets. It’s… I don’t know. Different. Easy, but scary at the same time.”
“Sounds like love, brother.”
“I have no idea what it is, but I was sort of hoping to find out. If you and he didn’t hit it off. I mean, if you did, that’s cool. It sucks, but I get it. You were supposed to date him first.”
He shakes his head and wraps one arm over my shoulder. “He likes arcade games and plum sauce; I’ll be fine, little brother.”
“I’m older than you.”
“Are not.”
“Am, too.”
“Whatever. Can we go shower now? I’m starting to feel lightheaded with your pong surrounding us.”
“It’s you that stinks,” I say, shoving open the door. Coach Miles is walking past at the exact moment and shakes his head with a disapproving scowl.
“What? You ain’t never seen twins come out of the closet?” Tony laughs, and my cheeks burn, but Coach just waves it off and keeps on moving back toward the field.
“Seriously though, bro. You could have just told me you were into him,” Tony says, and I shrug.
“I meant what I said. I wasn’t sure I was into him. I’ve never even considered that I might not be straight.”
“I always said our parents know how to make ’em queer.”
“Please don’t say that at dinner.”
“Ha, no way, brother. You get to tell them when and if you ever want to. I’m not going to force you into that conversation, but just so you know,” he says, draping one arm over my shoulders and pulling me to his side. “They didn’t even blink when I told them about me.”
“Thanks, but I think I should figure out what I even am before I tell them anything at all. What are we…”
“Going to do about my date tonight?” he asks, and my stomach churns at the thought of him out with Ash again.
“Yeah, that.”
“Considering he talked about you most of our last date, I’m pretty sure he won’t mind if I cancel.”
