33| Witching Hour

“Ouch!" I complained dramatically as I dipped my foot into the hot tub. I pulled it back out immediately, repeating the process until the water was tolerable. "I swear this is even hotter than last time."

Ryan just watched me in amusement. I never understood how people could just walk right into the tub without any adjustment stage. He and Alec both could, and I just didn't get it.

"Any day now, Jay," Ryan teased.

"I'll get there," I responded. "Speaking of days... how was yours? Everything okay with your job?"

Ryan leaned his head back, closing his eyes before responding. "Yeah. There was just a glitch with some of the finances. It's all resolved now though."

I lowered myself in so that I was now squatting on the seat with the water up to my bellybutton. "Well, that's good then. Does this mean you're off the hook for a while so that we can hang out?"

"I think so! Fingers crossed," Ryan said with a smile. "How was your day? I see you convinced Alec to take you out?"

I smiled, finally