Chapter 7Rowan tried not to cringe at the disbelief in Alec’s voice. When he’d made the decision to come clean, he’d known this topic was inevitable, but actually broaching it was harder than he’d thought. “I told you I didn’t get out much.”
“But you’re not a leper.” The cushion shifted as Alec struggled to sit up. Rowan closed his eyes so he wouldn’t witness the pitying looks now aimed his way. “Have you even been on a date?”
“Once. Kind of. She was a bartender at McNerney’s in town, and Dad took me in when I turned twenty-one. She flirted with me all night, then asked me to come back the next day when it was her day off. So I sneaked off the estate to meet her, but I was so worried about Dad finding out, I couldn’t relax and ended up bailing on her after less than an hour.”
“And you’r
