Chapter 4
“He’s, ah, a gentleman then?” he asked.
Penny looked at Max funny. “Yes, but mainly, you know, because he’s gay.”
Max sipped his cup of tea to hide his smirk. So it wasn’t wishful thinking. “Really?” he said, attempting nonchalance. “Noah never mentioned that.”
He’d never mentioned how gorgeous Owen was either, something Max had taken him roundly to task for when they went home that first day. Noah claimed he hadn’t noticed.
“No offence. I know you’re good friends. But Noah can be a tad oblivious to such things.”
Max wasn’t so sure. Noah had spotted Max was gay around the same time Max was figuring it out, too. But then they were sharing a bedroom at the time.
“If you’ve got any hopes about Owen, forget it,” Penny said.
Max’s face fell. “I suppose he’s spoken for.”