Adam Grey is a second-year university student, part-time employee at his local garage, severely sleep-deprived and sick of his neighbour's shit.
After three months of constantly listening to his neighbour blare dubstep at 2am, Adam enlists the help...
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~ Adam ~
A spear of sunlight was beginning to cut through the storm clouds as Adam lead the way outside. Piper's green Volkswagen beetle waited in the driveway, which she'd insisted Adam borrow after learning he'd planned to get an Uber for his and Cole's date.
"Adam, do you know how expensive Uber's are? Especially where you're going?" Piper had demanded when he'd first raised the idea. "Not to mention how the wait time is up to two hours on the weekend in this town. No, you're borrowing my car, and that's the last I want to hear of it."
Adam had wanted to argue but there was no changing Piper's mind once it was made up. So, here he was, climbing into his best friend's car to take someone on a date for the first time.
"So, do I get to know where we're going?" Cole asked as he climbed into the passenger seat.
Adam twisted the key in the ignition and started the engine. "I suppose I could come up with a riddle to clue you in?"
Cole smirked. "Touché."
Adam backed out of the driveway and got them on the road. Technically, he didn't have a license seeing as it had finally expired three months ago. He'd be more concerned if police presence wasn't already known to mostly occupy the south side of town where illegal street racing was rumoured to take place in the outer farmlands.
The radio played quietly in the background as they drove. Cole had one leg kicked up against the dashboard, arm lounging along the open window as wind tousled his dark hair.
Adam glanced over at him discreetly a couple times. Truthfully, he didn't know the protocol here. Cole wouldn't be any of his typical firsts – kissing, flirting, having sex – but this was the first time Adam had let himself take enamour seriously. He truly liked Cole enough to want to venture past casual flirtation, and that was something unfamiliar in itself.
Adam paused at a stop sign and found himself turning the radio up slightly. People Watching by Conan Gray flooded the car.
Cole glanced down at the radio. "You like this kind of music?"
Adam shrugged. "It's easy to listen to."
Cole turned to watch out the window again. Adam knew he was trying to guess where they were going so he employed a distraction. "How are your classes going?"
Cole turned back to him, the corner of his mouth curled upward in a look that said he knew exactly what Adam was doing. He went along with it. "Kingpin's dragging me to every single class these days. He seems to think exams are important."
"Aren't they?"
Cole shrugged. "Maybe for people who don't have a Fortune 500 company founded by nepotism."
"A brazen claim for someone who doesn't want to be associated with his family's work."
