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Chapter 10

Now Nathan gave Paul the incredulous expression. “‘Cause he would have been blowin’ you, right?”

Paul made a derisive noise and rolled his eyes. He picked up his racket and tossed another to Nathan. “I’m gonna murder you, asshole. Let’s go.”

“I’m gonna almost feel bad for destroying those delusions of grandeur.” Nathan grinned. “Almost.”

Nathan and Paul continued giving one another shit all the way out of the locker room and onto the main floor. Music thumped from overhead speakers, and the exposed metal support beams made the whole place echo. A man lifting weights dropped the barbell on the mat, and it boomed on impact. Nathan casually observed bunching muscles and sweat-covered, shining skin, scanning for a particular person but trying not to get his hopes up.