From Across The Hall – 24

“Dude. You ever heard of playing hard to get?”

Ruben winces at the sound of Mark’s voice but is still staring after Sam’s departing back with a face-splitting smile on his face, his thumb stroking over the napkin clasped in his hand.

“Seriously,” Steven says, shoving his hand against his arm. “You could’ve acted like you’ve not been drooling over the guy for months.”

“I have not been—”

“Oh, come on,” Mark replies testily with a rare scowl on his face. “You are forever straightening t...