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"Fine, then we’ll talk about your love life You need to get laid"

Gavin stopped playing He hated how Braden assumed that Gavin hadn’t That he’d stayed home the day Braden came over and noticed the bite mark "How do you know I haven’t?"

"Because I know you"

Ouch Gavin stood "Listen, I better head out" He loved his friend, but he wanted this conversation over "And ossip"

Shaking his head, Braden stood, too "You mean a nosy bastard, but I’ve always been that You’re my friend I care about you"

And he s hadn’t worked out between theh Gavin hated it now as much as he had then Somehow he’d always made Braden feel like he needed to take care of Gavin

"I know But I’ure out what I need for my life"

Braden nodded and clapped him on the shoulder "Then do it"

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

"Excusethey alking in opposite directions, it ht So Mason went the other way, just as Gavin did the same

"You stay," Mason teased Gavin as he worked his way around hiht and they’d been like this the whole time--aard, which in itself ard as hell Mason hadn’t been that way around another er

The bar stayed steady the whole night He and Gavin stayed fairly quiet, alh Mason didn’t really knohy