From Coast to Coast (Offsides #4)

by J.J. Mulder

“I’m not a monk, I’m…discerning.” “This word means being alone forever?”

“So.” Remy’s voice is quiet in the calm dark of the car. “On a scale of one to ten, how much are you freaking out right now?” Despite the slightly manic pace of my heartbeat, he gets a chuckle from me. “A solid six, well on my way to seven territory.” “It’s like you’re having my gay panic for me,” he notes, making me laugh again.

“You better not fall in love with me,” he warns, hopping off of the counter and brushing up against me. “One marriage was enough for me, I won’t do it again.” “Oh, I make no promises about that,” I laugh, leaning down and giving him a quick peck. He makes a disgruntled noise when I pull away and take a step out of the kitchen. “I already told you I don’t do casual. I’ll be catching feelings before you know it.”

“Gray?” “Yeah?” “Just so you know—that’s the kind of sex people in romance novels have.”

“I was married for three years, Gray, and never in that time did I feel anything close to what I feel when I’m with you.”

“You’ve converted me. Once you go Gray, you never go back, as they say.” “As they say, yes.”

Stop thinking so hard and trying to solve problems before there are any. A relationship doesn’t always have to feel like work. Sometimes it can just be beautiful.”