Page 50 of Wedding Wrecker

Kai spreads his arms. “I like Logan. Great guy. Hot too, but he is the model specimen of Commitmentuus Phobius. If you give him too much leash, he’ll drift farther away instead of chasing you down. He’s been burnt too much.”

“The marriage, I know,” I lower my voice even though there’s barely anyone in the cafe.

Kai shakes his head, and his gaze follows two guys walking toward the cafe. “No. I’ll tell you, but gossip for gossip?”

I nod without thinking, hungry for any crumb that could push me in the right direction. “Deal.”

Kai grins and walks out from behind the counter when the young men enter. It doesn’t escape my attention that he seats them as far away from the counter as possible.

“Quinta, can you take the coffees to them? Pretty pleaseeee?” he asks, and she nods despite rolling her eyes.

“Their usual?”

Kai gives her a thumbs up, but then turns to me with a conspiratorial glance. “Look very discreetly, okay? The taller one, with the longer hair, is Cass, Logan’s last ex.”

I feel a rush as I peek from behind the sandwich case and take in the two handsome men in sporty clothes. The one with longer hair has olive skin, hair as black as the espresso Quinta is pouring, and a charming smile.

I can barely stand the sense of jealousy burning in my gut, even though this guy is no longer interested in Logan.

“You two kinda look alike. Loggi-boy has a type,” Kai says with a wide grin.

Do we? I’m not sure. I’m tan, and my hair is dark, but his features are softer than mine. Is that a deal breaker for Logan?

Kai leans against the counter and continues his gossip-fest. “So Cassian had an open relationship with Logan, but then instead of moving in with him, asked his best friend to become his new roommate,” Kai lowers his voice even more and indicates the sporty guy holding a frisbee. “That guy over there. And then those two got together. Logan thinks Cassian was cheating on him, but really, it’s that kind of Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie situation. Did they get together before Logan and Cass broke up? No one knows,” he says as if all this is common knowledge. “And can you even cheat in an open relationship? I guess you can if all of a sudden you wanna be exclusive with your side piece.”

Kai grabs himself a cookie from the staff stash, while I’m stewing in all this new intel. It only reminds me how on day one here Logan tried to suggest an open relationship and how violently everything inside me rejected his idea.

I’m not built for polyamory of any kind, and I think that neither is Logan. Or am I projecting?

Cassian has such a pleasant smile and when he strokes his boyfriend’s hand, I feel happy for them, but at the same time I can’t separate their happiness from the hurt that’s left Logan unable to trust anyone.

“Logan didn’t fight for him?”

Kai shrugs. “If you want my opinion, they weren’t meant to be.”

“Why?” I ask, hoping for a lesson in handling the man who makes my heart yearn for a fairy-tale ending.

Kai sniggers and glances at me with a twinkle in his eyes. “They’re very different people, but I think that the whole open relationship thing started, because they’re both tops. If you ask me, they were doomed from the start.”

Taken aback, I stare at his smug smile. “How do you know those things about people?”

Does he know… what I like in bed?

Kai laughs. “People talk if you sleep around, and those two definitely did. If they don’t say it themselves, then you might see a pattern in their partners. I’ve worked here since I was sixteen. I see things.”

I swallow, feeling like I lack the elementary education when it comes to being gay. In porn, lots of guys will switch between fucking and being fucked, but I suppose I already know I have a preference, and from what I can hear, it’s not a unique experience.

I swallow, wondering if I can trust Kai, but at the end of the day, he shouldn’t be able to guess anything based on questions. “So… how can you tell if you, for example, meet someone here?” I ask, discreetly gesturing at the few guests we currently have.

Kai sighs and pouts. “Sorry, it’s not that easy. Some guys are big and want to bottom, some twinks wanna do that whole domination thing. There’s no rule, and not everyone likes butt stuff anyway. It’s more of a… vibe. And then you might still be wrong about the person you’re interested in and have to talk it out.”

Did I give off a vibe? Logan seemed to know exactly what to do with me.

But maybe he just took a gamble. He’s confident like that. “What about you?”

Kai tut-tuts at me. “Oh no, babe, gossip for gossip. It’s my turn, and I know I earned it. Be real. Do you have a crush on Logan or not? I can keep a secret.”

I feel cornered, but he’s right. For all the information he gave me, I ought to offer him what he wants. I swallow, feeling lightheaded as his eyes brighten.