Page 27 of His Last Chase
“You have nothing to be sorry for. Besides, it was the opposite of trouble. Richard thinks of you as a son and wanted to give me theDad dating his offspringspeech.” Chase sighed. “What? That was a joke.”
“I know and I love Richard and Cecilia. I just…”
“You just what?”
“Nothing, it’s stupid. So, when is your next class?”
Hmm, skirting that question. We’ll circle back to it around in private later.
“In about twenty-five minutes. What are your plans for the day?”
“Not sure if you saw the schedule updates, but we hit the road soon.”
Best to play the positive card, though I secretly dreaded his leaving. “Are you excited?” This would no doubt be the first of many tests our relationship would endure.
“Yes and no. I love traveling but this time we’re on separate buses, plus I’ll be away from you. Will you be able to come to a show or two? I’ll make sure you’re on the lists.” His excitement had me ready touse all my banked vacation time just to hit the road with him.
Such a sweet boy. “I’d like that. I opted to teach a summer course but it’s over mid-July. Would there be room on the bus if I tagged along after that?”
Chase’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “I’ll make room. The bunks aren’t big, but I can talk to Easton and maybe in some of the cities we can get a hotel room instead. Really, though? Are you serious?”
Even if I hadn’t been before, I sure as hell was now. I pressed my lips to his, loving that he was close enough to touch. “Really. I’d love nothing more than to watch you in your element. But I must bid youadieufor now, my sweet.”
“Okay,” Chase whispered. “I guess I’ll see you around?”
“How about dinner tonight at my house? Will seven work for you?” No way was I letting my sad boy leave without making his brilliant smile return.
“Yes,” he excitedly replied. “Text me the address and I’ll be there.”
“What time is the next class?” Sikes asked.
“You’ve got about ten minutes to get across a mostly empty campus. But, Chase, how do you want me to handle the questions?”
With a cocky smile and a wink as he prepared to dodge adoring fans, Chase replied, “Well, the way I see it we have two options. One, you tell them itwas two friends meeting or two, you tell them we’re boyfriends.”
Little shit, throwing my own words back at me, but damn it if I didn’t secretly love it.
Now off to lesson number one of how to date a rockstar featuring Professor Casey Robinson.
And of course I walked into another packed session.
Social media be damned because I was certain all hell was about to break loose and flush away my anonymity.
The first thing I did when I walked in the door at home was fix a stiff drink. It’d be the only one for the night since my boy was coming over but after the day I had, it was more than warranted.
Never expected Chase’s life to impact my professional one as it had today. Every class was standing room only, and they paid zero attention to the syllabus. If I got asked one more time how I knew Chase Prescott and was told how hot he was I was gonna blow a gasket!
Dinner was set to be delivered just before Chase arrived. Lazy on my part? Possibly. But I was exhausted. I’d bought a few toys for him that I wanted to set out so he could entertain himself with while I prepared our plates. Plus, I wanted to see how hereacted while doing so. Would his little emerge? I really hoped so.
Being a Daddy was as much of a stress reliever for me as it was for the boys I’d had the privilege of playing with and I was hopeful the same would someday come to fruition for Chase.
The timing was a bit off, as the food arrived just as Chase pulled up.
“Busted!” He laughed as the delivery driver drove off.
“Yes, though I promise I can cook.” I glanced around him. “No Sikes?”
“Nah. I promised him if I left your house he’d be the first to know. Thankfully I’m not known for causing trouble, so he trusts me. But would it be possible for me to park in your garage?”