know what’s going on.”
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“You don’t have to worry about that. Just know that I’m going to
keep you safe, okay?”
Noah could only nod, hoping that Jax would keep his word.
****
3 months later
“Hey, Joe! Someone’s here to see you.”
Noah looked up from the stack of produce boxes he was
unloading from a delivery truck. He still wasn’t used to answering to
‘Joe’, but it was starting to get easier.
“On my way, boss.” He figured his contact with the U.S.
Marshal’s was here to check up on him again. The guy stopped by
periodically to make sure Noah was toeing the line. He hopped from
the back of the truck onto the loading dock and went to the back
office. He had to stop and stare when he saw Jax standing there
waiting on him.
“Hi, Joe.”
Noah couldn’t speak. He just kept looking at Jax. Hell, he didn’t
even know if Jax was really his name. Jax walked forward the few
steps that separated them and held out his hand. Noah took it
automatically. Jax gave it a squeeze then rubbed his thumb across
Noah’s.
“Hey,” Noah finally managed to force out.
“Did you miss me?” Jax asked with a smirk.
“Not really.” Only every minute for the first few terrifying weeks.
But he wouldn’t tell Jax that.
“That’s a shame. I couldn’t wait to see you again. Your contact
finally caved and let me come visit. I’ll be going with you to testify.”
Oh, yeah. The trial. Noah managed to keep it out of his thoughts
most of the time. He’d worked out a deal with the prosecutor so no
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charges would be brought against him as long as he did his part and
told the jury his story.
“That’s cool.” It really wasn’t. Noah didn’t know if he could
handle Jax in such close proximity after what had happened the night
of the raid.
“And then I was thinking we could maybe go somewhere, get to
know each other a little more.”
Noah realized Jax was still holding his hand and he moved it
away. He wiped it down his black uniform pants and stuffed it into his
pocket. “Why?”
Jax stepped in even closer and ran his now free hand over Noah’s
cheek. “Because I can’t get you out of my mind. I’ve never felt this
way before and I want to know what it means,” Jax paused and took a
breath. “Tell me if you don’t feel the same and I’ll leave you alone.”
Noah took a deep breath and blew it out. In a way, he did feel the
same. He just wasn’t sure he wanted to confess that. Wasn’t sure he
was ready to say that out loud to anyone, much less someone he didn’t
even really know. He took another breath and looked up into Jax’s
eyes. “What’s your name?”
“Jackson Michael Edwards.”
“So I can still call you Jax?”
“Yeah, you can.”
Noah couldn’t help it. He smiled. It felt weird since he hadn’t used
the expression in so long. “Okay, Jax. If you’ll take me somewhere
warm and sunny after all this is over, I’ll go.”
Jax laughed and leaned their foreheads together. “Tired of Indiana
winter already?”
“So fucking tired you don’t even know. And if I have to unload
another damn box of apples, I’ll scream.”
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Jax pulled him closer and pressed a quick kiss to Noah’s lips.
“Then let’s get going. You have a family emergency and I’m here to
take you home.”
Noah didn’t miss the emphasis Jax put on the word. Home. That
sounded good.
THE END
Author bio: Poppy Dennison is a new author to the m/m genre
and her first novel is in development. You can find more information
on Poppy and her writing at http://paranormalpoppy.blogspot.com/
Don’t Read in the Closet – volume four 77
Megan Derr – PERMANENT EXHIBIT: THE GUARDIANS (Fantasy/Angels)
Genre: fantasy
Tags: angels, muse, magic
Dear Author,
Words: 3,365
I understand that there are
still some authors
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“You don’t have to worry about that. Just know that I’m going to
keep you safe, okay?”
Noah could only nod, hoping that Jax would keep his word.
****
3 months later
“Hey, Joe! Someone’s here to see you.”
Noah looked up from the stack of produce boxes he was
unloading from a delivery truck. He still wasn’t used to answering to
‘Joe’, but it was starting to get easier.
“On my way, boss.” He figured his contact with the U.S.
Marshal’s was here to check up on him again. The guy stopped by
periodically to make sure Noah was toeing the line. He hopped from
the back of the truck onto the loading dock and went to the back
office. He had to stop and stare when he saw Jax standing there
waiting on him.
“Hi, Joe.”
Noah couldn’t speak. He just kept looking at Jax. Hell, he didn’t
even know if Jax was really his name. Jax walked forward the few
steps that separated them and held out his hand. Noah took it
automatically. Jax gave it a squeeze then rubbed his thumb across
Noah’s.
“Hey,” Noah finally managed to force out.
“Did you miss me?” Jax asked with a smirk.
“Not really.” Only every minute for the first few terrifying weeks.
But he wouldn’t tell Jax that.
“That’s a shame. I couldn’t wait to see you again. Your contact
finally caved and let me come visit. I’ll be going with you to testify.”
Oh, yeah. The trial. Noah managed to keep it out of his thoughts
most of the time. He’d worked out a deal with the prosecutor so no
Don’t Read in the Closet – volume four 75
charges would be brought against him as long as he did his part and
told the jury his story.
“That’s cool.” It really wasn’t. Noah didn’t know if he could
handle Jax in such close proximity after what had happened the night
of the raid.
“And then I was thinking we could maybe go somewhere, get to
know each other a little more.”
Noah realized Jax was still holding his hand and he moved it
away. He wiped it down his black uniform pants and stuffed it into his
pocket. “Why?”
Jax stepped in even closer and ran his now free hand over Noah’s
cheek. “Because I can’t get you out of my mind. I’ve never felt this
way before and I want to know what it means,” Jax paused and took a
breath. “Tell me if you don’t feel the same and I’ll leave you alone.”
Noah took a deep breath and blew it out. In a way, he did feel the
same. He just wasn’t sure he wanted to confess that. Wasn’t sure he
was ready to say that out loud to anyone, much less someone he didn’t
even really know. He took another breath and looked up into Jax’s
eyes. “What’s your name?”
“Jackson Michael Edwards.”
“So I can still call you Jax?”
“Yeah, you can.”
Noah couldn’t help it. He smiled. It felt weird since he hadn’t used
the expression in so long. “Okay, Jax. If you’ll take me somewhere
warm and sunny after all this is over, I’ll go.”
Jax laughed and leaned their foreheads together. “Tired of Indiana
winter already?”
“So fucking tired you don’t even know. And if I have to unload
another damn box of apples, I’ll scream.”
Don’t Read in the Closet – volume four 76
Jax pulled him closer and pressed a quick kiss to Noah’s lips.
“Then let’s get going. You have a family emergency and I’m here to
take you home.”
Noah didn’t miss the emphasis Jax put on the word. Home. That
sounded good.
THE END
Author bio: Poppy Dennison is a new author to the m/m genre
and her first novel is in development. You can find more information
on Poppy and her writing at http://paranormalpoppy.blogspot.com/
Don’t Read in the Closet – volume four 77
Megan Derr – PERMANENT EXHIBIT: THE GUARDIANS (Fantasy/Angels)
Genre: fantasy
Tags: angels, muse, magic
Dear Author,
Words: 3,365
I understand that there are
still some authors
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