He just… saw me.”Brendan doesn’t say anything for a while. Gay sex Come on, let’s go before Brendan wakes up.” I shimmy carefully out of the sleeping bag first, trying not to jostle the whole tent. A tight swallow. “I thought we were all here to hang out, enjoy the mountains together. I find Hayden’s blue Nike shorts first and slide them back on, the mesh lining brushing against my still-sensitive skin. Everything feels a little raw: us, the lake, the sky. He stops a few feet away, arms crossed.No one speaks for a minute until Hayden clears his throat. I swallow as much as I can, but the sudden intensity of it all makes me pull back slightly, spitting out the last bit onto the crumpled throw blanket. “How did this… start? About you, about what it meant for Ava. When he finally speaks, his voice is flat. I’m guessing this is why you want to break up with your girlfriend?”The accusation hangs in the air. “Can I ask you something?”Brendan doesn’t look up right away.
