Chapter 122 The Tiny Butterfly

• And when Aiden came into the cafeteria sometime after the rush, Cade didn’t let himself stare, and he certainly didn’t let himself imagine how much of the man’s golden skin would be on display if he were wearing swim trunks. Instead, Cade readied himself to take a sandwich order, and then he saw the guy who was walking beside Aiden and had to turn away for a moment to regain his composure.
• The boyfriend. Cade grabbed some sliced ham from the fridge beneath the counter, even though he already had enough in the upper bins, and tried to take a few breaths of cool refrigerator air. Of course there was a boyfriend. Cade had seen him plenty of times. He’d even mentioned him to Aiden, and Aiden hadn’t denied anything. So all of Aiden’s talk, his invitations and friendliness… that had all just been about being friends. Or else Aiden was planning to cheat on his boyfriend, and Cade really couldn’t reconcile that with what he knew of Aiden. What he thought he knew.
• It was all too confusing, and Cade took a moment to be grateful he hadn’t let himself get dragged into whatever the hell it was. Then he stood up with a professional smile, ready to serve. “Hi. Sandwiches?”