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Authors: Brenda Cothern

“Oh Fuck,” Evan whispered as memories of the one classmate he hoped to never see again flooded his mind.

Cee had asked him out several times and after politely declining by saying he was flattered but straight, the guy finally quit asking. Of course, Cee not passing the mid-term physical requirements helped get the guy out of Evan’s life that much sooner.

“But,” Evan began and looked at the three men who sat around the kitchen table. “I didn’t recognize him at all.”

“When’s the last time you saw him?” Tig inquired and Evan’s swore he heard the professional cop tone in the man’s voice.

“Easily almost two years ago.”

“People can change or do a lot to change their appearance in a few years.”

Tig’s words made Evan feel slightly better, but he was still beating himself up over not recognizing Cee when they fought in the parking lot of Guns & Hoses.

“I need a sharpie.”

“What?” Evan asked and was glad when he glanced at his co-workers that he wasn’t the only one confused by Brett’s request and the sudden shift in topic.

“A sharpie.” Brett grinned at Evan and purposely didn’t look at the white, pristine cast that covered his lover’s left wrist and forearm.

“All I have is green.” Flame held out the sharpie that he had found in one of the kitchen drawers.

“Green works just fine.”

Brett smiled and gently pulled Evan’s casted arm toward him. He took his time writing on the cast and when he was finally finished he tossed the marker onto the table.

Evan had stared stupidly at his arm while Brett wrote on his cast. Not only wrote a message, but a really big fucking message. He was sure his eyes were just as big by the time Brett was finished.

“Jesus,” Evan breathed out and stared at his cast.

Property

of Malone

Hands off!

“Could you make it any bigger?” Flame laughed since each line took up a third of the white plaster.

“Not were anyone but me will see it.” Brett leaned forward and retrieved the sharpie again. He knew he had a mischievous gleam in his eyes.

“And on that note,” Flame stood up. “Time to take you two home.”

Evan stood and leaned down to give Brett a soft kiss before he followed Flame out of the kitchen to fetch their things. Brett went to stand, but Tig’s arm on his stopped him. He raised a questioning brow at the cop.

“Glad you’re on this side of the door with the rest of us.”

Brett smiled. “I am, too.”

Two hours later found Evan and Brett lying in Brett’s queen-size bed. It didn’t matter that it was the middle of the afternoon or that they were both riding the mellow high of the painkillers they had taken for their injuries.

“I want you to move in,” Brett said softly against the top of Evan’s dark head where his boyfriend lay on his chest.

He knew it wasn’t the painkillers talking. No, what he felt for the man in his arms went way deeper than any pharmaceutical compound could ever make him feel.

“Yeah?” Evan knew he wasn’t hiding the happiness or excitement from his voice.

“Yeah.” Brett rubbed his hand over Evan’s back.

“Okay,” Evan agreed as if the decision wasn’t as big of a deal as they both knew it was.

Silence settled around them and Brett was just drifting off to sleep when his lover spoke again.

“I love you.”

Evan whispered the words so softly that Brett wasn’t sure if he was supposed to hear them or not. Regardless, just like when his lover said them the first time while he lay crumpled on Tig and Flame’s hallway floor, Brett felt their impact and knew he felt the same. Now, it was time to make sure Evan knew it as well.

“I love you, too, rookie.”

About the Author

Brenda is unlike most authors since she only began writing a few years ago. She is an Amazon and ARe best-selling author and her love for reading fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary erotic romance has allowed her to apply her Bachelor’s degrees in management and marketing to her new career.

Brenda resides in Tampa, FL with her husband, seven cats, a dog, a turtle named Tammy, and a rabbit named Alice. She is active in the Tampa Bay GLBT, kink, & leather communities, is an associate member in the Tampa Leather Club, and the owner of Florida Leather & Fetish Pride weekend.

When not putting the voices in her head on paper, Brenda is attending book and fantasy/Sci-fi conventions or leather/kink events as Ms. Florida Leather & Fetish Pride 2016.

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