Pretty Boy (The Boys of Apartment 13, #1)

by Brianna Flores

had a dream about you last night.” “Oh, yeah?” He moves closer to me, all sexily, and I roll my eyes. “Not that kind of dream. It kind of sucked.” At the questioning look on his face, I explain. “I was a duck, like a duckling, and I was following you around everywhere, and you got mad at me. You called me a stupid duck and tried to kick me, and I tried to tell you that it was me, but you couldn’t understand me.”

“Because… you were a duck.” “Well, yeah, but it was still upsetting. I thought about waking you up.” “To… yell at me?” I laugh. “No, I don’t know. Just to make sure you wouldn’t try to kick me if I ever turned into a duck.”

“Liam wants me to assure him that I’d be down to stay his boyfriend if he ever turned into a duck.” “Well! What would you do with me?”

“I’d… I’d build you a pond,” he pats my shoulder condescendingly, and I roll my eyes. “And I’d buy you cantucci every day to keep your little duck self happy.” “Aw,” my mom grins. “That’s sweet.”

“I want you as you are, all the broken pieces as they come. I want to help you put them all back together.