Nestled close to elephant seals

The views of the ocean are unreal

Such a stronghold I’m to be,

That’s why everybody needs to see me.

Jason was the one who had found out it was Hearst Fort. The well-known fort in San Simeon, California that William Randolph Hearst constructed within the early 1900’s. It had since develop into a Nationwide Park and one which was visited by numerous visitors. We had been going to be two of them.

We had gotten an early begin, having left the brewery quickly after we had completed our meals. Or I had left early, leaving Jason there to complete his beer as soon as I used to be achieved consuming. I knew it was impolite however I hadn’t cared. I had given him some excuse about being drained and left. It wasn’t the case; I had wanted a while by myself. The dialog we had at dinner was too complicated. He was too complicated.

The entire day he had been giving me appears and speaking to me like he wished to start out one thing with me. He had gazed at me like I used to be the sexiest factor he had ever seen and he couldn’t wait to kiss me and take off all my garments. I had thought we might have a couple of drinks after which possibly see what else would occur.

As an alternative, he had informed me how a lot he valued our friendship and made it sound like he was searching for a working relationship not a bodily one. Contemplating he may have kissed me twice whereas we had been on China Seashore and he hadn’t, I used to be beginning to assume he wasn’t concerned with me. It wasn’t the route I believed we had been going and I didn’t know what to do.

He stated he admired me as a result of I’d say what was on my thoughts, however in that occasion, I used to be dumbfounded. I didn’t assume I may inform him I wished one thing extra or that I considered what it could be prefer to sleep with him. Not when he was saying he was solely searching for a friendship. I used to be good at saying was on my thoughts once I knew it could be a positive consequence. I wasn’t ready to inform him precisely how I felt just for him to inform me he didn’t really feel the identical approach. It could not solely devastate me however it could wreck any type of working relationship of friendship that we’d have.

At Kevin’s funeral I may by no means see a approach that I may work with Jason. We had been too totally different and I believed it could solely result in catastrophe. Now that I had an opportunity to get to know him, I may see us not solely working collectively however working nicely in making the present a hit. We may discover a strategy to maintain Kevin’s legacy alive and make him pleased with us. I had thought the sexual chemistry would add to it, however I suppose I used to be the one one.

Possibly that was what Jason wished, what he was most involved with. There is perhaps some sexual rigidity between us but it surely wanted to remain simply that and nothing extra. He was a continuing skilled and would consider the present, the staff, and what his father would need above all else. Even when he was drawn to me, and I used to be beginning to doubt he was, he would put that apart for what was greatest for everybody else.

It was so like him to assume that approach, to place the wants of the corporate, of the staff, even my mom over what he would need. It solely made me like him extra and assume that he was a greater man than I ever thought. Simply because I used to be concerned with him and he wasn’t concerned with me, that was my drawback not his. I must discover a strategy to be associates with him, to work with him, and never let my emotions for him get in the best way.

If there was any awkwardness between Jason and me as we obtained within the automobile and headed down the coast, I didn’t let it have an effect on the day or our time collectively. I used to be seeing what Kevin wished with this little journey and would use it to get to know Jason as greatest as I may.

We chatted simply as he drove us down the coast, speaking about our teenage years and the loopy issues that we did. I used to be definitely extra rambunctious than he was, but it surely was good to listen to that he had been to the occasional social gathering and even obtained just a little drunk.

“Arrested? You?” I requested.

“It was all a misunderstanding and it was cleared up virtually as quickly because it occurred,” Jason replied.

“Did Kevin bail you out?”

“No. I don’t know if he ever knew. Mother got here and took care of it. Bailed me out, talked to the dean, had me do group service, and saved it off my document. The very last thing she wished was to have my identify within the information as a result of my dad was well-known.”

“Or was she attempting to maintain your dad from figuring out about it so he may repair it as a substitute?”

“In all probability a little bit of each. It didn’t matter ultimately as nobody ever knew about it, or in the event that they did, they forgot about it.”

“Oh, I don’t assume I’ll ever neglect about it,” I stated with fun.

“Nice. Now I’m regretting having informed you.”

“I’m glad you probably did. It allowed me to see one more facet of you. One I by no means thought existed.”

“The prison facet of me?”

“Precisely,” I stated and we each laughed.

He appeared over at me and smiled and my coronary heart jumped. I informed myself he was simply him being pleasant. He might need flirted with me, he might need made me assume that there was one thing there, however now I knew there wasn’t. He had made that completely clear.

I appeared away from him and we drove in companionable silence till we obtained to San Simeon and to the customer heart of Hearst Fort. We weren’t positive if there was a selected tour we wanted to take or if we might discover what we had been searching for after we walked across the grounds. If the earlier clues had been any indication, it appeared that the individual we wanted to speak to knew we had been going to be there and located us, not the opposite approach round.

“You wish to do the tour of the kitchen, don’t you?” Jason requested me as we appeared which of them we may take.

“It consists of the wine cellar and a have a look at the visitor homes. I feel that will be essentially the most enjoyable. Nonetheless, you wish to do the one which reveals the library.”

“We may do each?” Jason advised.

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