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RJ
I’ve missed three days of work this week for no reason other than I like staying home in bed with Thane, having him take care of me.
I can’t help it. I’m worried that once I admit I’m feeling good enough to go back to the shop, he’ll leave. After all, there’s no real reason for him to stay since the asshole who was after Lyla is dead. She’s no longer in danger, Thane’s all healed up, and so am I, other than a headache that comes and goes.
Still, I’m going to keep dragging my feet for a little while longer.
Jordan can handle things at the shop. Mostly. And Hugo has been helping out a few hours every afternoon.
“We’re way behind, RJ,” the kid says when he comes to the house late one night. “When are you coming back?”
Thane took off to give us time to talk in my bedroom. Jordan won’t sit down; he just paces around the room while tossing a pocket knife up in the air and catching it over and over again.
“I’ll be back soon. Everything will be fine until then.”
“Soon? Could you give me a date?” he asks. “Not that I’m trying to rush you or anything. It’s your business. I just don’t want to run it into the ground while you’re recovering.”
“Monday.”
“Monday? Okay. That’s not so bad. So, three days, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and we’re closed Sunday. I think I can handle that.”
“Good, because they may be my last with Thane.”
Jordan finally stops throwing the folded knife and slips it back into his jean pocket. “Why do you say that?”
“Isn’t it obvious? He’s better. The bad guy is dead.”
“Oh. So, you’re letting your business suffer for love.”
“Love? No! It’s just sex. Sort of sex.”
“What do you mean sort of sex?” he asks when he takes a seat on the foot of the bed.
“We haven’t…he won’t let me fuck him.”
“Ah, right. Both of you think you’re tops.”
“What does that mean?”
“One of you will have to cave, right? I mean, hand jobs and blowjobs are great, but every guy needs to down-and-dirty fuck once in a while.”
“Right. And that’s not going to happen with us, so we may as well call it quits now, right?”
“I wouldn’t be so sure.”
“Well, I’m sure. I’m not willing to…you know.”
“Then maybe Thane will take one for the team.”
“What team?” I ask in confusion.
“If he really cares about you, he’ll do anything to make it work, RJ. Even something he first said he wouldn’t do.”
“You think so?”
Jordan shrugs. “Maybe. And if he’ll do that, it means he’ll do anything for you, to be with you.”
“So, if he offers me actual sex, it could mean that he doesn’t want this to end when he leaves?”
