Chapter 5Ethan was too stunned to decline the dance when Jamie asked, so he found himself on the dance floor. He took the lead, and Jamie followed with ease. Not his first rodeo, Ethan realized and smiled. “Are you having a good time?”
“It’s a bit awkward. I didn’t know I was here as a buffer, but I’m adjusting my expectations accordingly.”
Ethan laughed. Maybe he’d underestimated Jamie. “I’m sorry.”
“Not your fault. I wanted to strangle Gael earlier, but I’m mostly over it now.”
“Yeah? Why?” Ethan spun him simply because he could. He’d always loved to dance, and Jamie was good at it.
“I used to think he was a cold bastard, but it’s a front. He doesn’t know how to be, so he’s rude.”
“He’s rude?” Gael could be standoffish, but he never used to be rude.
“Maybe rude is the wrong word,
