Twenty-five year old Oliver Honeycutt
has no idea how handsome he is. He’s creative, brilliant at his job, and
underused in the designer fashion store where he works. Behind the scenes, Oliver
takes special care with orders for customer, rock star, Zane Highwood. When
Zane is to be the main attraction in the store’s Christmas party, fashion show,
Oliver hopes Zane will notice him.
In fact, Noah is super attracted to
Oliver and Oliver thinks Noah is gorgeous.
Dedicated to my lovely friends and co-workers, thank you,
Josh and Ryan for sharing your real life love story with me way back in 2010, and to Tom and Jonathan, your devotion to each other, and hilarious anecdotes of your life together are a continual source of inspiration.
Noah ran for the early express the following
morning. He leapt into the third carriage where the handsome man usually sat
eating what Noah guessed was his breakfast. He raked the car with a hopeful
gaze. Yes, there he was. The hot guy held his paper cup of coffee and, to
Noah’s delight, stared at him with eyes full of attraction.
Noah swayed to the vacant space beside the man as
the train pulled out of the station. He dropped to the seat and ran a hand
through his damp hair. He propped his umbrella against the seatback in front of
him. Noah tried to calm his heartbeat that raced along. He closed his eyes for
a few seconds as his elbow briefly touched against the guy’s arm. It sent a
spike of feeling through him, and Noah turned to the handsome man. “Still
raining, huh?” How lame.
“Yes. It’s a nuisance getting wet every morning.”
Noah relaxed a little because the guy had answered.
“I’ve seen you on this train before. You must work in the city.”
“Yes.”
Noah took a deep breath. He had no idea what to say
next. He straightened and gazed ahead. “I should let you drink your coffee.” He isn’t eating today. The observation
gave Noah another thing to say. “No Danish today, huh?” He cast a sideways
glance at the man, hoping for more interaction.
The guy looked at him just as Noah did this. His
blue eyes held interest and amusement.
“No.”
Noah knew disappointment would be in his eyes at this one-word reply again.
He smiled gently. “Sorry, I don’t monitor you. I’m just being friendly.”
“It’s fine … yeah, good.” The guy smiled.
Noah took a few seconds to appreciate the smile. It
made the guy even more handsome. Charmed, Noah smiled in return. “My name’s
Noah.”
The man’s smile broadened. His eyes filled with
affectionate mirth. “Noah … okay,
you’d be comfortable with all this rain then.”
Noah laughed. He liked the comment. “Do I get to
know your name?” He flashed the guy a look filled with hope and attraction.
The train slowed as it approached the city station.
Noah gazed at the handsome man. Come on, tell me your name, at least. You
are so gorgeous…
His fellow traveler stirred, ready to depart the
express. “Oliver. My name’s Oliver.” He gave Noah a gentle smile. In his eyes,
Noah read loneliness.
An urge to take Oliver’s hand and draw him close
gripped Noah. He squashed it and nodded. “It’s great to meet you, Oliver.”
The train stopped.
People rose from their seats.
Oliver stood.
Noah looked up at him, knowing he had to move so
that Oliver could leave. He stood. He gazed into the blue eyes and then at Oliver’s
lips. He’d been right. Oliver tilted his head only a little, but enough for
warmth to rise in Noah’s lower stomach as he wished he could kiss Oliver. He
stepped away, knowing it wasn’t appropriate. “Have a good day,” he murmured.
Oliver nodded. “You, too.” Then he’d gone.
Noah gathered his wits. He had to take a different
route into the city the next morning, but after the weekend, he’d be back on
this express looking for Oliver. He is
hot.
Copyright E. D. Parr, Evernight Publishing, December 8, 2020 release
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