Chapter 11Harley was silent all the way from home after Nathan picked him up for their date the next day and as they walked along the pier, still didn’t speak, eyes hidden behind sunglasses and fixed straight ahead.
After his tussle with Ryan, he remained fragile, both mentally and physically. Not only did he ache all over, but his heart stung with disappointment and loss.
He would never see Ryan again. He wasn’t sure he knew how to deal with that knowledge. Thrown into this mix was the confusing fact that Ryan had left the five thousand dollar check on the table in the hall. So Harley hadn’t paid him for s*x at all; Ryan had given it for free.
Harley didn’t know what to make of that, and a part of him harbored some pathetic hope it meant Ryan would be coming back, after he’d worked out
