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Say It With Ink
Say It With Ink
Say It With Ink
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Say It With Ink

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The Seattle Chronicles

Levi can remember the exact moment the projection of his life changed entirely, from homeless dropout to college graduate. It was the day he found Jamie Donovan standing on his front porch—the boy Levi had secretly drooled over from afar would become the best friend he secretly drooled over up close.

When Levi gets a full ride scholarship but Jamie doesn’t, Jamie becomes an exotic dancer to help pay his tuition. Watching Jamie perform is pure torture for Levi, and hiding how he really feels starts to take its toll. And when the hot new guy from his Econ class hits on him, Levi has to decide just how long he’s going to stay devoted to his straight best friend.

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Release dateDec 2, 2015
ISBN9781623809454
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    Say It With Ink - C.C. Dado

    Say It With Ink

    By C.C. Dado

    The Seattle Chronicles

    Levi can remember the exact moment the projection of his life changed entirely, from homeless dropout to college graduate. It was the day he found Jamie Donovan standing on his front porch—the boy Levi had secretly drooled over from afar would become the best friend he secretly drooled over up close.

    When Levi gets a full ride scholarship but Jamie doesn’t, Jamie becomes an exotic dancer to help pay his tuition. Watching Jamie perform is pure torture for Levi, and hiding how he really feels starts to take its toll. And when the hot new guy from his Econ class hits on him, Levi has to decide just how long he’s going to stay devoted to his straight best friend.

    To Zach, for saving Sy.

    Chapter 1: We made it (Levi)

    I CAN’T believe this is it. Jamie looked over at their friends stumbling drunkenly around the bonfire. Our last high school party. We’re college freshman now. Cheers, man. Jamie bumped his shoulder into Levi’s on the grassy knoll and tapped their beers in celebration.

    Cheers. Levi shook his head, grinning at Jamie as he set the beer he’d been nursing all night in the grass next to him. We’ve only been graduates for a few hours—we have a full summer of this shit left. Levi gestured to the group of girls dancing together near the fire, not so casually staring at him and Jamie.

    Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that. Jamie winked at one of the girls, making her blush and turn back to the group. There was something about him and Jamie that drew girls in like old people to a Country Buffet.

    No one knew how wasted that attention was on Levi—his heart was gone the minute he laid eyes on Jamie in the ninth grade. He played it off for years, pretending he dated girls from other schools.

    Him and Jamie were so different, people didn’t expect them to even be friends. Heck, Levi never thought they would be friends: Jamie the clean-cut, soccer-playing golden boy, and Levi, the dark-haired boy covered in tattoos with an I don’t give a fuck attitude, from the poor side of town. It was an odd pairing, for sure, but they had been inseparable for years.

    Levi sighed, reaching for his beer. You know we won’t be living on campus for a while.

    Not the point. We will be in college, Western Washington University, dude, which means college girls and unlimited keggers. Pretty soon we are going to be living every college party movie we’ve ever seen.

    I don’t watch college party movies, Levi said, peeling the label off his beer bottle.

    You know, you don’t have to wait for me. I can figure out a way to get to school and back, Jamie said, suddenly deep in thought, resting his arms on his bent knees and staring into the fire. Jamie had been planning for college life since they met. Levi wouldn’t even be going to college if it wasn’t for Jamie. The fact that Levi was the one who got the free-ride scholarship—based off the grades Jamie pushed him to get and the amount of money his mom didn’t make—made him feel like shit. Who would have thought being broke as fuck in a trailer park would be a benefit? Jamie’s parents had always planned to retire to Arizona once Jamie graduated. When Jamie wasn’t able to get the scholarships he had hoped for, his parents had instantly offered to stay in Seattle and pick up the tab for his schooling, but he refused to take their money, or hold them back from living their dream of retirement, and moved into his older brother David’s apartment, saying he would commute until he could afford to pay for a place closer to school. So Levi decided to not use his housing money for first semester and commute in with Jamie, because that’s the shit you do when you’re secretly in love with your best friend.

    I already told you, I got shit I need to finish up around here anyways. They both knew that was a lie, but Levi said it regardless. Besides, what would I do up there by myself? You’re the college boy. I’m just coming along because I got nothing better to do.

    Whatever, Jamie said, reaching over to wrap his hand around the back of Levi’s neck. Thanks, man.

    Levi had always struggled with the fact that Jamie was such a naturally touchy person. He hated it and loved it at the same time. Jamie reminded Levi of one of those circus monkeys because he was always happy and always up in your personal space.

    And by the way, Jamie continued, "you loved Animal House." Jamie took his hand off Levi’s neck and shoved him over onto the grass.

    Hey, not so hard, Levi said, rubbing his arm where he had recently gotten a new tat.

    Seriously, dude, another tattoo? If you start getting face tattoos and wearing dirty wifebeaters, I’m finding better friends.

    Levi was kind of surprised that was all Jamie had to say after the reaction he’d had when Levi had gotten his neck tattooed. Nothing wrong with tattoos, dude. Harley’s tats are spot-on, and you know it, Levi reminded him. Levi’s neighbor Harley was the best tattoo artist in town. He had been trading Levi tattoo work for fixing up his truck since Levi was sixteen.

    So what’s this one? Jamie asked.

    Levi pulled up his sleeve, revealing his bicep wrapped in clear cellophane, showing a black-inked waterfall with the subtlest of blue and white highlights mixed in. On the edges of the fall

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