Page 38 of Floored By Love

I rolled my eyes and turned away from him, pulling my pants off.

“That’s more like it. The good stuff.”

“Oh my god, Colton. It’s nap time. Sorry I was staring. You’re...hard to miss.”

“Oh, I be-”

“Keep that innuendo to yourself, Colton James Walker.”

“Fine,” he said, giving up his spot on the wall. He turned his light on and I heard his bedsheets rustle. I slipped my briefs off and got under the covers. I was about to turn the light off when he asked, “How do you know my middle name?”

“I heard your mom yell at you once.”

“Hmm.” A few seconds of silence passed. “I don’t know yours.”

“Oliver.”

“Camden Oliver Kane,” he said, slowly.

Here it comes.

“Wait! Your initials are C.O.K. as in cock?”

“Yeah, you’re not the first to notice, dickhead.”

“Oh sweet baby Jesus, this is too good. I can’t believe your parents did that to you.”

“Sleep tight, Colton. Don’t let my initials get you too horned up.”

“Well, cock does it for me, so you know it will be hard.”

I couldn’t help but smile as I checked my alarm and shut the light off.

“See you in a coupla hours,” Colton said before I drifted off.

The nap was rejuvenating. We had lunch in the village and somehow the rest of the afternoon passed quickly. Colton, Alex, Orion and I met up at the shuttle stop around six-thirty to take it over together.

Erika: Flight was delayed. We just landed. Hope to make it through customs quickly. Good luck and I hope to catch at least the last half.

Colton leaned over.

“Nosy much? Erika’s late, that’s all.”

“Reel it in, sugar. Has Luke texted you at all?”

“No. Why would he do that?”

“So, y’all have no plan for how you’re gonna act?”

I hadn't thought about it much. “I don’t know. I guess we’ll just see what happens.” I shrugged.

“You’re gonna need a little more than that to convince the world that you’re best friends, don’t you reckon?”

Well, shit. I hadn’t reckoned, thank you very much, Colton. I hated being fake. Being in the closet was one thing, but pretending everything was fine was another, especially when it wasn’t. Not that the video was completely accurate, but Luke and I weren’t on friendly terms. So...this was going to be awkward.

“Alright, boys. Get changed and we’ll see you out there. Stay loose. Work out the nerves. We’ll have a huddle before the event selection.”

I emptied some of my bag into the locker and kept my phone, earbuds, and water bottle. My comp suit was hanging in my locker already.