Chapter 4Luke paced his room, wired, anxious. It had been hard sitting through his Ecology class and it was torture now, wanting to call Austin but not sure how he’d be received. Damn. Riley had sounded so frightened about that damned coat. He paused at a window and stared at the lawn two stories down. There was still about an hour of sunlight left. Maybe he should look Riley’s address up on the soccer roster and head over there…
He sighed and crossed the room, throwing himself down on the bed. God, how many times in the last couple of years had he stared at those same damn cracks in the ceiling? Too many f*****g lonely times, that’s what. He thought of Riley’s scared eyes and wanted him there, tucked safely in his arms. He wanted to feel Riley’s heartbeat against his own. He’d kiss his c
