Literally.
“A.R.E Y.O.U.A.C.O.U.P.L.E?”
Gene stared at him like he’d lost his goddamn mind for doing that. It amused the hell out of him, but he was crazy like that and wasn’t giving him the benefit of any doubt.
“Uh, my partner can spell,” Gene said.
Dannie kept his voice low.
“If you’re not, you better get that bruise looked at before it spreads. It looks contagious,” he teased.
Gene finally gave up. It appeared the man wasn’t going to give up anytime soon.
“Yes, Detective, we’re a couple,” he stated. “I’m a flaming homosexual, and he’s my sexy love muffin. You found us out. Give yourself a gold star.”
Dannie laughed.
“I mean, I wouldn’t have known had I not come into this room. The one bed that was messed up, and the hickey gave it away.”
He was honest.
“We have a room across the hall, too.”
He lifted a brow.
“Interesting.”
Gene rolled his eyes. Honestly, their relationship was a lot of things, hot, fun, wild, out of control, and kinky. Interesting, it was not.
Put two horny people together, and it was always the same outcome.
When Ethan came out of the room, Dannie was watching the bigger man, and he knew that he’d nailed that. The way he watched the other man told him all he had to know. There was that look of protectiveness, but also admiration like he was checking him out in his new things.
Dannie went there.
“So, love muffin, do the things fit?” he asked.
Ethan stared at him, and he was confused.
“Uh, what did you call me?” he asked, pretty sure he’d not heard that right.
From where he stood, Gene laughed.
“The jig is up, EJ. The sleuth saw the bed, my neck, and put three and ten together to come up with gay.”
Blackhawk shrugged.
It looked as if they were both going to have to trust the man with their relationship, since that cat was out of the bag. His fingers were crossed that the man wouldn’t screw them over in the end.
If he did, Ethan was coming back to Damascus…
And not for a familial visit.
He’d be taking care of business.
“Oh,” he said, not really giving a shit. Instead, he moved toward Gene and gave him a kiss. “Thanks for getting me clothes,” he stated.
Dannie raised his hand.
