“I’m not trying anything. Gay sex They’re my boys, my teammates, my brothers. God, Ruth’s gonna be pissed! He was sure he’d loved Ruth, but being with her, he’d felt crushed by his own anxiety. “Though judging by Colton’s face, you won that round.”The remaining guys chuckled as Adrian expertly opened his locker, peeling off his practice jersey to reveal the results of countless gym hours.”Seriously though,” he said, tone becoming slightly more serious as he rummaged through his expensive gym bag, “they just throwing desperate tantrums or actually bothering you?””Nothing I can’t handle,” Blake said, finally moving to his locker to start unpacking gear.”No doubt.” Adrian pulled out a water bottle and cracked it open. “Unless you’ve got another date with your textbooks?”Blake didn’t take the bait, just continued methodically organizing his gear.”No way.” Adrian wiggled his eyebrows. shouldn’t be alone. “That true?”Blake’s jaw tightened almost imperceptibly. “Holy shit, that was intense.” He looked at Blake with new respect. If he makes us do one more suicide drill, I’m transferring to fucking lacrosse. The dynamic was clear—poor Colton, completely set up as the fall guy.Blake didn’t respond immediately.
