what he might be missing. Thoughts like that ought to have pissed
him off, but he couldn’t dredge up the energy for it for some reason. Maybe because there were three happy couples in various shades of cuddling in the room.
He lowered his lids and looked over at Nick and Josh in the big recliner. Well, okay, that might be more than cuddling. It was hard to tell with the way Josh was sprawled in Nick’s lap, but Chase thought there might be something more interesting going on there. One of Josh’s arms was pinned between his body and Nick’s chest. There was a slight but steady
movement, as if Josh was stroking something, and Chase had a damned good idea what it was, especially when Nick’s eyes closed and a soft sound escaped from his lips.
“Maybe y’all should go on to bed.”
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Chase jumped nearly as much as Nick and Josh did at Chance’s rumbled words. He
barely managed to keep from dropping the damned bracelet, quickly setting it beside him before he ended up chasing beads all over the place.
“Sounds like a great idea,” Nick said a little breathlessly as he shifted Josh off his lap.
He gestured to his shirt, the last few buttons undone so the dark patch of hair on his stomach was exposed. “All Josh was doing was rubbing my belly and about made me embarrass
myself.”
Chase zeroed in on the man’s groin. Everything was buttoned up and zipped in that
area. He’d have sworn from the blissful look that had been on Nick’s face that there’d been more going on, that Josh had at least been fondling his dick—
Nick stood and promptly lifted Josh, putting the smaller man over his shoulder and
clamping one hand to Josh’s pert ass. “See y’all in the morning.”
Chase muttered something he hoped made sense. He was a little distracted by the
obvious bulge in Nick’s jeans and by the way Josh was rubbing his face against Nick’s lower back. He wasn’t surprised when the other men started clearing out for the night.
He darted a glance at the TV to see the credits rolling across the screen. Chase couldn’t have told anyone what that he’d just watched if his life depended on it at that point. Things blew up and sexy shirtless men appeared, that was about all he recalled of the movie.
The ringing of his cell saved him from having to think about the emotions that were churning in him. Chase shifted to one hip and pulled the phone from his front pocket. A glance at the screen had him frowning. What the hell was Agent Liam Stone calling him for?
Only one way to find out, dipshit.
Chase stood and answered the call, moving off to the kitchen as he did so. “What do
you want?” he asked right off the bat, careful to try to keep his tone neutral even if his words were a bit defensive.
“I wondered if it was too late to come over and talk to you for a few minutes,” Liam said.
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have taken his hesitation for a refusal, because he began talking again, almost running his words together.
“Look, I just wanted to tell you, I’m sorry I couldn’t let you know James had been
found.”
“You did promise to keep me informed of the investigation into his disappearance,”
Chase pointed out without the slightest bit of guilt. His anger at being left out was tempered a little by the knowledge that James was alive, but he still wanted to know where his friend was. He heard Liam suck in a sharp breath before he spoke again.
“I asked Shearing to see if he could find out where James was receiving treatment—”
“He damn well knows where James is at,” Chase snapped. So much for not being very
angry.
“He does, and I’d really rather have this conversation face to
him off, but he couldn’t dredge up the energy for it for some reason. Maybe because there were three happy couples in various shades of cuddling in the room.
He lowered his lids and looked over at Nick and Josh in the big recliner. Well, okay, that might be more than cuddling. It was hard to tell with the way Josh was sprawled in Nick’s lap, but Chase thought there might be something more interesting going on there. One of Josh’s arms was pinned between his body and Nick’s chest. There was a slight but steady
movement, as if Josh was stroking something, and Chase had a damned good idea what it was, especially when Nick’s eyes closed and a soft sound escaped from his lips.
“Maybe y’all should go on to bed.”
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Chase jumped nearly as much as Nick and Josh did at Chance’s rumbled words. He
barely managed to keep from dropping the damned bracelet, quickly setting it beside him before he ended up chasing beads all over the place.
“Sounds like a great idea,” Nick said a little breathlessly as he shifted Josh off his lap.
He gestured to his shirt, the last few buttons undone so the dark patch of hair on his stomach was exposed. “All Josh was doing was rubbing my belly and about made me embarrass
myself.”
Chase zeroed in on the man’s groin. Everything was buttoned up and zipped in that
area. He’d have sworn from the blissful look that had been on Nick’s face that there’d been more going on, that Josh had at least been fondling his dick—
Nick stood and promptly lifted Josh, putting the smaller man over his shoulder and
clamping one hand to Josh’s pert ass. “See y’all in the morning.”
Chase muttered something he hoped made sense. He was a little distracted by the
obvious bulge in Nick’s jeans and by the way Josh was rubbing his face against Nick’s lower back. He wasn’t surprised when the other men started clearing out for the night.
He darted a glance at the TV to see the credits rolling across the screen. Chase couldn’t have told anyone what that he’d just watched if his life depended on it at that point. Things blew up and sexy shirtless men appeared, that was about all he recalled of the movie.
The ringing of his cell saved him from having to think about the emotions that were churning in him. Chase shifted to one hip and pulled the phone from his front pocket. A glance at the screen had him frowning. What the hell was Agent Liam Stone calling him for?
Only one way to find out, dipshit.
Chase stood and answered the call, moving off to the kitchen as he did so. “What do
you want?” he asked right off the bat, careful to try to keep his tone neutral even if his words were a bit defensive.
“I wondered if it was too late to come over and talk to you for a few minutes,” Liam said.
Chase glanced at the clock. It wasn’t too late, but he had a feeling the bunkhouse was going to be rather noisy pretty soon, even if the other men tried to keep it down. Liam must www.total-e-bound.com
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have taken his hesitation for a refusal, because he began talking again, almost running his words together.
“Look, I just wanted to tell you, I’m sorry I couldn’t let you know James had been
found.”
“You did promise to keep me informed of the investigation into his disappearance,”
Chase pointed out without the slightest bit of guilt. His anger at being left out was tempered a little by the knowledge that James was alive, but he still wanted to know where his friend was. He heard Liam suck in a sharp breath before he spoke again.
“I asked Shearing to see if he could find out where James was receiving treatment—”
“He damn well knows where James is at,” Chase snapped. So much for not being very
angry.
“He does, and I’d really rather have this conversation face to
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