Aaron almost sighed with relief. He could finish his shower in peace. “I’m sorry it had to be a massive wildfire to get you out here.”
“Me, too.” Xander clapped him on the shoulder as he walked behind him toward the lockers. “So let’s make the most of it while I am, okay?”
“Yeah. We’ll do that,” Aaron agreed weakly. He was excited, but he dreaded the thought, too. Xander had never really been his friend—he had just been the unbelievably hot, funny, cool guy that Aaron had always wanted to be. More than that, had always wanted to have. “How long are you going to stick around?”
Xander stopped in the doorway, half-turned as he smiled back at Aaron. His hair stuck up in short, wet spikes, and his eyes looked even brighter, almost like they were twinkling. Aaron’s gut clenched tighter, and h
