The Summer We Found Us | BoyxBoy Romance (18+)

Chapter 18 | Elijah

I woke up this morning feeling off. Last night ended so weirdly. It's as though there are so many secrets just flying between all of us and I'm always the last one to know.

Always on the outside looking in.

Why wasn't Gwen with us on this vacation?

What happened between Tobias and his Dad?

Why does Tobias send my brain 50000 miles per hour every single day and I'm just supposed to act like it's normal? Why, why why?

I groaned into my pillow. This is excruciating. I'm supposed to be less stressed on vacation, not more.

I checked my phone for the time. 9:08am. I got up, took a hot shower, brushed my teeth, and got ready for the day.

The house was suspiciously quiet as I made my way past their bedrooms and down the stairs. Was I the first person up?

I made my way through the living room and out the back doors to step onto the back deck. The air was still crisp from the morning. Taking in a deep breath, I closed my eyes and listened to the birds chirping. This was definitely my happy place.

I opened my eyes and walked over to the dock to sit and dip my feet in the water.

Laughter and chatter echoed across the water and I looked to see where it was coming from.

Looks like Tobias and Dad were heading in on paddle boards. Whatever they were talking about, it looked like a great conversation.

My jealousy started flaring up. I could feel it. Who I was more jealous of? I'm not quite sure.

I was always Dad's golden boy but somewhere along the way, Tobias has slipped in with his charm and good looks. He's always been the good one.

I rolled my eyes and looked down at my feet.

I was his friend first. I brought him into the house and here Dad is buddy buddy with him.

They got closer to the shore and I decided to head in to start making breakfast.

Hope they're okay with French toast and bacon.

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"Hey, son!" Dad sang, coming into the house. "Man, the water is so beautiful in the morning. You should come out there afterward." He said coming over to give me a quick kiss on the cheek and pat on the back. "I'm going to go shower first before breakfast. That smells great." He smiled before running up the stairs.

"Morning." I huffed after him. Flipping the bacon over, I let it sizzle for a couple of minutes before dropping it on the plate next to me.

I turned to look over my shoulder. Tobias was standing there, no shirt on, gulping a tall glass of water.

"Do you ever have a shirt on?" I snipped.

He laughed, which almost made him choke up his water. "Only every day." He said wiping his mouth off.

"Yeah, well I feel like you're always either wet or topless or both," I said, turning off the stove.

"Does that make you mad? Or Horny? Or both?" He teased, dropping the glass off in the sink.

I swallowed deeply. Was it that obvious that it was all of the above?

Fuck. I'm going to get stress hives.

He looked as though he was analyzing my facial expression. "I'm joking." He finally said, cutting through the awkward silence.

"I know." I rolled my eyes.