Against the Grain

“How about if you join me? You know, conserve water, ozone, environment, and all that hippie shit.”
Cael chuckled and turned in Ash’s arms. “Well, when you put it that way, how can I resist?”

“We can hear you, dumbass.” Ash closed the door behind Sloane and walked into the living room. “Therian hearing.”
Dex turned back to Cael with a frown. “You sure you don’t want to maybe date a cactus? Less prickly.”

“Is there a you and Cael?” She popped a couple of black olives into her mouth and arched an eyebrow at him.
“I don’t know.”
“Kind of hard not to know if you’re with someone. How long have you been into dudes?”
Ash took another swig of his beer before replying. Maybe he needed to break out the hard stuff for this conversation. He could have sworn he had a bottle of vodka left from Dex’s birthday party. “I’m not. Never have been.”
“Right. Last time I checked, Cael identified as a dude.”