Life's not easy when your mum's nuts, your uncle is becoming your aunt, and one of your crushes could -- and probably would -- break your face if he found out how you felt about him. That's Tab's life, though, malevolent gods and all. His text-flirting with Demi, the brother of his best friend, is going nowhere: Demi already has a boyfriend and anyway, who dates their best friend's twin? But then, the pining after Nick is going nowhere either, because Nick probably likes gay-bashing on Friday nights for fun. He's gorgeous, but he's dangerous, and Tab knows better than that. So what's a bit of harmless flirting, when one is taken and the other is straight? It's just a bit of fun. That is until Demi is suddenly single, and Nick is not looking as straight and scary as he was before.

The Suicidal Peanut

He smudged the gloves with his fingertips, and smiled. Bumph-bup, bumph-bupindeed.


Talked to the guy at the gym today :) Proper talked! And he didn’t kill me or anything :)


Tab sent Demi the text as he dropped down off the bus outside the college, and was immediately hugged by Maxi, her bouncing boobs squashing against his chest. A guy locking his bike to the racks gave Tab a distinctly jealous look.


“You have to make a move,” she said, letting go and pointing a long finger into his face. “Seriously, like, right now, give me your phone.”


“Nope,” Tab said, tucking it into his coat hastily. She made another grab; he ducked away. “And make a move on what?”


“Yeah, but it’s just flirting and he’s got a boyfriend and…”


Chapter 29