Chapter 37

“I…I have other pictures, too.”

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There were many ways Ethan had been woken up in his life; air horn, cold water, pots and pans crashing, etcetera. Being woken up by a boyfriend in zombie makeup, however, was a new one. Ethan had been allowed a little extra sleep that day, as Halloween made for a shorter work schedule in time for parties and events starting at six. Ethan had never been particularly excited by the holiday, but no one loved Halloween more than the LA crowd—Hollywood specifically. And so, Ethan’s normally six am to nine pm work day had been shortened from nine to five, allowing for a few good hours of extra sleep. Hence why, at 7:25 that morning, Finn jumped into bed in full zombie makeup.

“Ruarrugghh!”

“Ah!” Ethan flailed, mindlessly swinging at the air as Finn collapsed on top of him, grinning madly. Once he was awake enough to register the situation, he stared at Finn’s green face. “Finn? Wha…? Makeup already?”