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“Of course you will,” Oliver said honestly He hated the truth that he had to adet past this He would never get over Matt He sa more than ever, that he needed to “You always run the second soh It’s what you do best”

Matt stared at hi his teeth so hard Oliver could see his jaw lock Then, without a word, he turned and went for the stairs

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Oliver ran his finger along the edge of his glass It was Friday night Miles and Chance sat beside hihts flashed, ht, but it felt muted to him Like his pulse didn’t beat with the life around him the way it usually did He didn’t like it That the co time with the two men beside him just wasn’t there He was always at ease with his friends but tonight? Tonight he just felt like shit

It had been a few days since Matt left Oliver assu they hadn’t spoken to each other, he didn’t know Every tieles in the past, he’d always let Oliver knohen he was safe in New York Maybe that was silly but it was one of those things that had never changed through the years

Oliver glanced at Chance, who bobbed his head to the music Next, he turned his head toward Miles, as busy watching a go-go dancer a few feet away from them

Oliver hadn’t said anything to Miles and Chance about his fight with Matt or the fact that Matt left There wasn’t a doubt in his mind that they wondered where Matt was and they would ive them until five…four…three…two…

“What’s wrong, baby boy?” Chance nudged him softly in his side, and Oliver chuckled He’d known it and despite how he felt, he found some comfort in that In his friends and their relationship

“What’s so funny?” Chance asked

“Nothing I just know you guys well”

Miles sighed beside hiuess, Matt left? Likely at the last minute?”

Oliver dropped his head against the back of the bench seat He didn’t have a choice They’d have this out There wasn’t a chance they’d let this slide and the truth was, he would be just as determined as theet it over with now “Yes, he did” He looked Chance’s way “We were fucking, by the way”

“What?” Chance lurched forward “Why didn’t I know that shit? I’”