Together Apart by Natalie K Martin Read Free Book Online Page A

explained and they all took their shots.
    ‘Christ knows where Iain is, so we’re going to head off,’ Nick said and wiped the back of his mouth with his hand. ‘I thought we’d head into Camden first, hit a few bars and see what’s going on before going into town.’
    Adam shrugged. ‘Sounds good to me.’
    ‘Right, lads. Let’s finish up these drinks, grab your cock armour and move out,’ Nick said before draining his can of lager.
    Adam turned to Carl. ‘Cock armour? Move out? What’s with all the bossiness and military lingo?’
    ‘That’s just Nick.’ Carl shrugged as they made their way out of the kitchen. ‘And he knows Jen loves it. Tosser.’
    Adam laughed as they left the flat and set off towards the Tube station. Tonight was going to be a good one.

    ‘This is so going on Facebook.’ Jenny showed him the picture of Carl’s post-tequila-shot face.
    ‘You’re terrible.’ Adam laughed and shook his head. Jenny was lethal with a camera.
    ‘Ah, he’ll get over it.’ She grinned and put her phone away. ‘What about her? She’s been eyeing you up since we got here.’ She pointed to a blonde girl in a booth by the bar.
    He glanced over at her before shaking his head. ‘Nah, she lo oks shy.’
    He’d had a year of shyness, and it was more than enough. He wasn’t used to shy girls, and he wasn’t even sure he liked it. He’d tried it with Sarah and mistaken her shyness to mean she was down to earth and straightforward. How wrong had he been? He definitely wasn’t about to make that mistake twice. Tonight, he wanted the complete opposite of shy.
    ‘You can’t just disregard girls for looking shy. Have you never heard the saying “A quiet lady on the street is a freak in the bedroom ”? “Still waters run deep” and all that.’
    ‘You’re insane, do you know that?’
    ‘I’m just trying to get you back to the Adam we all know and love, that’s all. You’ve been acting like such a girl lately, with all your moping about, that your dick’s probably shrivelled up altogether.’
    ‘I’m sure saying something like that goes against wing-woman code. What about you, anyway? When are we going to lose you to a successful lawyer type? That’s what you city girls go for, isn’t it?’
    There was no denying Jenny was a good catch. She had a great sense of humour, she was gorgeous and she was quickly working her way up the forensic accountancy ladder. He’d fancied her a bit when they’d first met, but she’d never shown anything more than platonic interest in him, which was just as well. Sparing their friendship the complications of having slept together was what made their connection so tight. It was the same with Matt and Carl too. If any of them had slept with Jenny, the dynamic simply wouldn’t be t he same.
    ‘I’m not a typical city girl; you should know that by n ow. Beside s, smarmy lawyer types aren’t my style. You should know that too. You’re a crap friend sometimes.’
    ‘Only sometimes?’ Adam grinned. ‘What’s the deal with you and Nick? You’ve been stuck to each other like glue all night.’
    ‘I dunno.’ Jenny shrugged. ‘Nothing, I guess. I mean, he’s Carl’s brother. It’s just asking for trouble.’
    ‘Fair enough.’ He caught the barman’s eye and ordered two more shots of sambuca.
    A smile slowly spread across Jenny’s face as the DJ mixed in the next song. ‘Wow, this song reminds me of—’
    ‘Kavos?’ Adam thought back to their first mates-only holiday and grinned. ‘I know.’
    ‘God, can you believe that was eleven years ago already?’
    He remembered it like it was last week. Well, some of it, anyway. Their flight had landed at two in the morning, and they’d dumped their suitcases in the hotel before heading straight out. The freedom of being eighteen and on holiday without parents for t he fir st time was electric. They’d got completely hammered, and Matt ended up having to carry an obliterated Jenny back to the hotel. It