Chapter 27

Friday night,Jaiden and I decided to check out a movie,then have a late dinner.We watched Logan,which we loved,and ended up at a Greek place afterward.

My overnight bag was in the trunk of his car,and halfway through the meal,my nerves started to get the better of me.

“What’s wrong,hon?”Jaiden asked as I spilled some ouzo on the tablecloth for the second time.“You should be jumping for joy.You got the job,sweetie.”

“I know,and I am happy about that.Ecstatic,even.”I sighed.“Sorry,it’s just…I shouldn’t be nervous,but I’ve never done this”—I gestured between the two of us—”before,not this way and,while I definitely want it,I’m scared,too.”

“There’s no timetable for sex or getting serious,Alister.We can go as slow as you want.”

And didn’t that just make me feel like more of a coward.I shook my head and drank down the ouzo,coughing a little when I slammed the glass back on the table.“I don’t know why you put up with me,but I’m so glad you do.”