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apologies. It seemed unlikely now. “Okay, how about his name? Or have you forgotten it again?”

    “Why does it matter? Not like I’ll ever see him again.” Cal adjusted the belt on his robe and rubbed a hand across his mouth. “Hey, is there coffee?”

    “Is there coffee?” Tom repeated, incredulity making his normally deep voice rise higher. “Yeah, there is, you fucking asshole, and I’d pour it down the sink before I’d give you a cup.”

    Cal seemed to really wake up for the first time. He gaped at Tom, clearly shocked. “Wait, what? What…huh?”

    “I’m sorry. Does flying drunk give you jet lag even when you don’t cross a time zone?” Tom asked, striding up to Cal, close enough that he could smell him, sweat and musk and stale alcohol. It wasn’t exactly appealing, but for all that, something was making his body react in a way that he didn’t like. Cal had just crawled out of bed, and Tom couldn’t help wondering what he’d done there, or look away from the generous amounts of skin Cal’s skimpy robe was exposing. Annoyance made him even more sarcastic. “Or did you hit your head too many times against the headboard last night and get amnesia?”

    “I don’t have amnesia,” Cal said slowly. “Why are you so pissed off? What, you’re mad that I didn’t know that guy?”

    Tom snorted. “As if I care! I saw your seduction technique at that party, remember? I knew you’d screw anything that moved. I just didn’t think you liked an audience for it. I’d say next time you bring someone back here, wait to get behind a closed door to start taking off your clothes, but there won’t be a next time. I want you to get the hell out of here as soon as you can find somewhere else. And find somewhere fast.”

    “Huh? Are you serious? What, are you jealous or something? Because you never said anything before about me not bringing anyone back here, and if you had, I never would have agreed to this whole thing in the first place!” Cal was waking up and apparently getting more annoyed as he did so. “Are you telling me that your female roommates never had a boyfriend spend the night?”

    “ Barney was hardly a boyfriend,” Tom sneered.

    “Look, I don’t think that’s the point. Let’s talk about this,” Cal said reasonably.

    “Let’s talk about me being treated like a joke in my own house,” Tom said, his voice cold. “Let’s talk about you and your friend rutting a few yards away from me and your boyfriend inviting me to join you. Not that he meant it; I know that. I still can’t say I appreciated it. And no, being drunk doesn’t buy you a pass. You both acted like inconsiderate assholes. I don’t care about him. Knowing the way you work, you’ll never see him again. You, though—I have to see you all the time, and right now, looking at you makes me want to throw up.”

    “I’m sorry.” Cal looked it. God, he was beautiful, standing there in nothing more than a robe, and Tom hated himself for thinking it. “Tom, seriously. You’re right, and I’m sorry. I didn’t realize how it would seem from your point of view—which means I suck, because it was totally thoughtless of me not to consider your feelings. I really, really didn’t mean for you to feel like a joke, and if you’ll give me another chance, I promise it won’t happen again.”

    Tom opened his mouth to say something dismissive. Cal held up a hand to stop him.

    “No, please. Whatever you’re thinking, you’re right. I don’t disagree with you. And it’s not that I don’t want to have to move. I mean, I don’t, obviously. I like you, Tom, and I hate that this happened. I’d take it back if I could, I swear. I’m sorry.” Cal’s hazel eyes were soulful, and if Tom had ever heard a more genuine, thorough apology, he couldn’t remember when.
     
    He bit his lip, some of his outrage draining away, leaving a sick disappointment behind directed at both of them. Cal had behaved badly; that was