door?
Dane suddenly turned around and began rinsing out the dishes in the sink. “Because I don’t want him here - I want you here. I know it’s selfish of me to ask since you have a life to get back to, but I’m not ready to let you go yet. But if you stay, stay because you want to and not because you feel obligated-”
Jax didn’t give Dane a chance to finish because he’d already been moving when Dane admitted he wasn’t ready to let him go. He cut off Dane’s final words when he spun him around and kissed him hard. Dane’s wet hands pressed against his shirt and then wrapped around his neck as Dane kissed him back. Jax reminded himself that Emma was in the room so bending Dane over the kitchen table wasn’t an option. He pressed Dane back against the sink and let their tongues duel playfully. Only the sound of the doorbell kept him from sliding his hands down to the other man’s ass like he wanted.
“Alarm guys,” he said against Dane’s mouth when he tried to retreat but Dane refused to let him go.
Dane sighed and dropped his head to Jax’s chest, then released him.
“Tonight,” Jax whispered before giving Dane another hard kiss and then going to answer the door.
***
Jax smiled as Dane sat awkwardly on the horse as Finn led him around the arena, his arm no longer in the sling.
“Say hi to Daddy,” Jax said to Emma as Dane rode past them. Dane waved at his daughter and then sent him a heated look. Jax was increasingly glad he’d decided to change into jeans before coming out to the ranch since they were somewhat more effective at hiding his seemingly ever-present erection.
“A vet who’s never been on a horse before,” Callan said as he appeared next to them and leaned his arms over the fence. “Wish I could say he was a natural,” Callan chuckled.
Jax wanted to say that the only thing he cared about Dane riding was him but kept the thought and the images that went with it to himself. “Barn looks good,” he said instead as he glanced at the nearly finished barn behind them.
“Yeah, people keep showing up every day to put the finishing touches on it.” Jax wasn’t surprised by the disbelief he heard in Callan’s tone. He knew the ranch foreman wasn’t going to be able to easily brush aside all the cruelty that had been heaped upon him and Finn.
“He doing okay?” Jax asked as his eyes fell on the younger man who was in the process of explaining something to Dane about his position on the horse.
“Pretty good. Still a few nightmares. More about her than the actual shooting,” Callan said as he motioned to Emma. “You mind?” he asked as he held his hands out.
“Sure,” Jax said as he handed the baby over. He wasn’t surprised when Emma easily accepted Callan. “Where’s Rhys?” he asked as he glanced around the property.
“He went to go check on the herd when he heard you guys were coming over.” Callan turned Emma so she could watch her father. “He’s feeling pretty guilty about the things he said to you.”
“He told you about that, huh?”
Callan smiled. “No room for secrets in our family. There were too many of those for too long,” he remarked as his eyes went to Finn. Just like with Rhys, Finn looked up as if sensing his lover’s gaze and the young man smiled.
“He’s got nothing to feel guilty about. He was just saying it like he saw it.”
“He said you were planning on leaving today.”
Jax’s eyes went to Dane and he felt a well of emotion when Dane drew his attention away from Finn long enough to send Jax a warm smile. “How did things go in Chicago?”
Callan sighed but Jax was grateful when he didn’t argue the change of subject. “Good. Charges were dismissed and the city is offering a really generous settlement. The press is having a field day. Even the national news has picked it up. He granted one of them an interview in the hopes things would settle down but he’s worried they’re going to track him down out
Dane suddenly turned around and began rinsing out the dishes in the sink. “Because I don’t want him here - I want you here. I know it’s selfish of me to ask since you have a life to get back to, but I’m not ready to let you go yet. But if you stay, stay because you want to and not because you feel obligated-”
Jax didn’t give Dane a chance to finish because he’d already been moving when Dane admitted he wasn’t ready to let him go. He cut off Dane’s final words when he spun him around and kissed him hard. Dane’s wet hands pressed against his shirt and then wrapped around his neck as Dane kissed him back. Jax reminded himself that Emma was in the room so bending Dane over the kitchen table wasn’t an option. He pressed Dane back against the sink and let their tongues duel playfully. Only the sound of the doorbell kept him from sliding his hands down to the other man’s ass like he wanted.
“Alarm guys,” he said against Dane’s mouth when he tried to retreat but Dane refused to let him go.
Dane sighed and dropped his head to Jax’s chest, then released him.
“Tonight,” Jax whispered before giving Dane another hard kiss and then going to answer the door.
***
Jax smiled as Dane sat awkwardly on the horse as Finn led him around the arena, his arm no longer in the sling.
“Say hi to Daddy,” Jax said to Emma as Dane rode past them. Dane waved at his daughter and then sent him a heated look. Jax was increasingly glad he’d decided to change into jeans before coming out to the ranch since they were somewhat more effective at hiding his seemingly ever-present erection.
“A vet who’s never been on a horse before,” Callan said as he appeared next to them and leaned his arms over the fence. “Wish I could say he was a natural,” Callan chuckled.
Jax wanted to say that the only thing he cared about Dane riding was him but kept the thought and the images that went with it to himself. “Barn looks good,” he said instead as he glanced at the nearly finished barn behind them.
“Yeah, people keep showing up every day to put the finishing touches on it.” Jax wasn’t surprised by the disbelief he heard in Callan’s tone. He knew the ranch foreman wasn’t going to be able to easily brush aside all the cruelty that had been heaped upon him and Finn.
“He doing okay?” Jax asked as his eyes fell on the younger man who was in the process of explaining something to Dane about his position on the horse.
“Pretty good. Still a few nightmares. More about her than the actual shooting,” Callan said as he motioned to Emma. “You mind?” he asked as he held his hands out.
“Sure,” Jax said as he handed the baby over. He wasn’t surprised when Emma easily accepted Callan. “Where’s Rhys?” he asked as he glanced around the property.
“He went to go check on the herd when he heard you guys were coming over.” Callan turned Emma so she could watch her father. “He’s feeling pretty guilty about the things he said to you.”
“He told you about that, huh?”
Callan smiled. “No room for secrets in our family. There were too many of those for too long,” he remarked as his eyes went to Finn. Just like with Rhys, Finn looked up as if sensing his lover’s gaze and the young man smiled.
“He’s got nothing to feel guilty about. He was just saying it like he saw it.”
“He said you were planning on leaving today.”
Jax’s eyes went to Dane and he felt a well of emotion when Dane drew his attention away from Finn long enough to send Jax a warm smile. “How did things go in Chicago?”
Callan sighed but Jax was grateful when he didn’t argue the change of subject. “Good. Charges were dismissed and the city is offering a really generous settlement. The press is having a field day. Even the national news has picked it up. He granted one of them an interview in the hopes things would settle down but he’s worried they’re going to track him down out
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