Chapter 5

Ethan

Ethan walked home in the chilly night air in a state of shock. He’d just had a guy try to kiss him! And not just anyone, but someone who he had to have a close and deeply interrelated relationship with on his baseball team. Maybe Riley had been confused because he had been drunk, and Ethan wasn’t sure who he had meant to kiss. Perhaps Riley wasn’t even aware that Ethan wasn’t a girl in that state…Ethan had never been drunk, so he wouldn’t know what Riley had felt like. Maybe it didn’t matter to Riley who he kissed, whether they were a girl or a guy. Maybe Ethan didn’t matter to him either, a soothing and depressing thought all at once.

Ethan blushed as he remembered how close their lips had been and how he’d initially done nothing to stop Riley from leaning in. He had to admit that he’d been mesmerized as Riley licked his bottom lip before leaning closer, and he’d even felt Riley’s breath on