The Weight of It All

by N.R. Walker

me, I was socially awkward, said things that were cringeworthy at best. Like now…

“Because believe me, when this pasta comes out, I’m gonna suck those carbs down like a blowjob.” Sean choked on his drink, and Anika raised her glass to mine. “That’s my boy.”

There’s a lot to be said about being the overweight unattractive guy. Kind of invisible, or more to the point, no one sees me as a threat, so I kinda sneak through, ya know?

I grimaced. “I know. Compliments make me uncomfortable.”

“What if it’s some weird fetish, like he has a thing for shoving live fish up his arse?”

Wtf lmao

kissing me like he owned me.

“I was tested for everything imaginable when I found my ex cheating on me,” he said. “I was given the all-clear. I haven’t been with anyone since then.”

Yesss more romance novels should include this scene

“I’m thirty five, fuck you very much.”