Like Real People Do (Breakaway #1)

by E.L. Massey

“My therapist says your first response to something isn’t really your response. It’s society’s response—or the way you’ve been trained to respond from your environment? But your second response, after you’ve had a minute to think about, you know, how you really feel, that’s the one that matters.”

“Dude,” Jeff says. “Eli can do the entire “Single Ladies” dance in five-inch heels. I’ve seen it. That’s not laughable or embarrassing or an affront to his masculinity. That’s a feat of athleticism. And potentially the work of dark magic.”

“Statistically speaking, Matts,” Jeff says (and thank god for Jeff, honestly), “it’s likely every locker room you’ve ever been in has had at least one guy in it who’s interested in dick. It’s unlikely they were ever interested in yours, though, considering the person it’s attached to.”

“No,” Asher says. “I mean. How are you bi? You have a girlfriend.” Rushy blinks. “The whole ‘bi’ thing literally means I like both.

He didn’t think it was possible to feel so vulnerable and indestructible simultaneously.