“Thank you!” EJ straightened his uniform shirt like he was the injured party.
“I’m not sure that’s the ringing endorsement you think it is,” Bastian commented dryly. “River is crazy.”
“But he has two boyfriends!” EJ turned toward them. “You only have one.”
Bastian lifted a brow. “And you have none.”
EJ’s mouth dropped open.
Hudson snorted but managed to slap his hand over his mouth as River cackled.
“That was mean!” EJ cried, crossing his arms over his chest while pushing his bottom lip out.
Bastian winked at EJ before looking over his shoulder. Yeah, Hudson had noticed Easton moving closer as well, but EJ had totally missed him.
“Hello, mayor,” Bastian greeted as his grin grew.
EJ made some weird sound that maybe was a whine or the sound of a dying animal.
“Hey, guys,” Easton said. “Thanks for coming to the meeting. I hope we get some community involvement here. I know I’m new, but this is important.”
“Of course we came,” River said. “We’re not going to let our town burn to the ground. Oh! I’m River by the way. I work for the construction company in town. I believe you’ve worked with my boss, Shawn.”
Easton nodded politely. “Uh, sure, Shawn, yeah.”
“And you know EJ, right?” River literally shoved EJ closer to Easton.
“Oh!” Easton took a step back. “EJ, hello.”
“Hey.” Instantly the fun, sassy friend was gone. EJ was avoiding looking directly at Easton.
River made a sad sound before pulling EJ back to his side.
Hudson didn’t miss the way Easton’s eyes narrowed before he cleared his features and was smiling again.
“We better get inside. The meeting should be starting,” Easton told them.
“Let’s do this.” Bastian urged Hudson forward but as he passed EJ, Bastian squeezed his shoulder.
Yep, Hudson was getting his treat. He just needed to get Bastian alone. Forget the three-date rule. Hudson wanted his man.
* * * * *
Bastian
Bastian replied to Hudson’s latest message before setting his phone back down on his desk. The new desk that Aaron had managed to have overnighted and delivered to the office. He didn’t know how Aaron did it, but the office was completely stocked.
Since he was wasting time until Hudson got off shift, Bastian had decided to go in and check out how the office was shaping up. His other option was to shift and wait in his tree. Which he would probably end up doing anyway. Bastian just wanted to be close to his mate and that meant being in town.
The boy was excited about their date, if the text messages were anything to go off.
There was still one critical issue that Bastian was struggling with. He wanted Hudson more than anything in his life and by the constant scent of arousal, Hudson felt the same way.
But was it fair to his mate for them to be intimate before Bastian revealed the truth about himself?
His mind and heart said that he needed to be honest. Bastian’s cock and body just wanted to claim what was his.
“Hello!” Aaron called from somewhere in the office.
