Page 76 of His Temptation
That may never happen.Emery might not ever want to be open, even once I was out. Because of Ryan.
With Faith and Ryan still engaged in conversation, I sent another text.
Me:You meeting Jay for drinks tonight?
The insanely hot blond still pricked at my nerves a bit, but I trusted Emery. He had made it clear we were exclusive now. So, hotshot blondie could flirt all he wanted, but the dark-haired knockout was mine and mine alone.
Liam:No. I’m staying home.
Me:Have I mentioned that I wish you were here?
Liam:lol stop texting me and hang out with your friends. Don’t make me use my dad voice.
“Ah, fuck.” I bit my bottom lip.
“What?” Ryan asked.
Realizing I said that out loud, I quickly put my phone away. “Nothing.”
“Who were you texting?” he pressed further. “You had the biggest, goofiest grin on your face.”
“Just scrolling my Facebook.”
Ryan narrowed his eyes but let it drop. Thank god.
Once it was dark enough, Trevor stood on the tractor beside the barn and shouted so everyone could hear, “Hey, fuckers! Who’s ready for some goddamn firecrackers?”
People clapped and hollered. Half of them were drunk or close to it. Ryan cozied up to some blonde girl, and I knew he’d be preoccupied for a while.
“Want to sit with me to watch them?” Faith asked.
“Sure.”
We found a spot on the grass and watched as Trevor and Ken set everything up in the field in front of us.
“Can I ask you something?” Faith said, playing with her charm bracelet.
“Yeah. What’s up?”
“Are you really seeing someone, or was that just an excuse because you don’t like me in that way?” Faith looked up. “I’ll understand if you lied. I just have to ask because you never bring anyone to these parties, and you don’t post anything on your Facebook about dating anyone.”
Ah, shit.
“I didn’t lie to you,” I answered, feeling guilty even though I shouldn’t. I’d tried my best not to lead her on by making it clear up front that I wasn’t available. “Iamseeing someone. It’s just kinda complicated.”
“Is he closeted too?”
“No, he’s out, it’s just—” My mouth snapped shut, and it felt like a million electric eels were slivering through my chest cavity. What the fuck did I just do?
I just outed myself.
“It’s okay,” Faith said. “Your secret is safe with me.”
“How did you know?” I asked, once I could find my voice again.
She shrugged and stared up at the darkening sky. “Just a hunch. My two theories were you either lied about seeing someone or you were gay. To be honest, I’m glad it’s the latter.”
“Why?”
