since the first time they had met.
Maybe, if it had stayed lust, he could have made a move. But Isaiah was so confident and sexy and it hadn’t taken long for Grady’s feelings to deepen.
Unfortunately, Isaiah still saw him as the boss, just like all the rest. Grady cursed himself as his eyes stung a bit. He shoved to his feet and grabbed Dixon’s halter. Maybe a ride would help clear his head.
Dixon was used to their late-night antics and accepted the interruption to his lazy time with equine equanimity. Five minutes later, Grady trotted out of the yard. The trees quickly swallowed them up, encasing Grady in a silent, isolated world that was all his own.
Maybe, for a little while, at least, he could leave everything behind. It had never worked before, but Grady had never been this determined before, either. He was sick of hurting, sick www.total-e-bound.com
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of feeling like an outsider. It was long past time that he became as hard and unfeeling as everyone thought him.
He spurred Dixon into the night, relishing the feel of the wind rushing through his hair.
These night rides, surrounded by the peace of the land he loved, were the only times he felt free. Felt like there was somewhere in this lonely world where he belonged.
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Chapter Twelve
The music pounded and the lights flashed and damn but if Isaiah wasn’t getting a headache. He scowled down at the half-empty beer glass in his hand and wondered when he’d started getting old. A little cutie sashayed past with a big smile for Isaiah, naked from the waist up. Isaiah barely glanced at the creamy skin on display.
Fuck it.
He downed his beer, slammed his glass onto the wet and stained counter beside him and shoved off his stool. Isaiah had come here for a little stress relief and that was exactly what he was going to get. So what if no one here really appealed to his suddenly extremely particular tastes? He didn’t have to feel a life-long connection to a guy in order to get his dick sucked.
Isaiah waded into the throng of sweaty, writhing bodies, his eyes scanning for someone who would at least interest his body, if not the rest of him.
The hour-long drive to his favourite dive had seemed like more of a hassle this time than usual. Not technically a gay bar, the place was certainly gay-friendly. Girls in skimpy skirts mingled freely with guys in overly tight pants. If most of the girls seemed more interested in making out with each other than any of the guys on display, well, that was their business. After all, Dave’s was one of the few places around where same-sex couples could hook up without getting the shit beat out of them.
The large bar and nightclub had been Isaiah’s stomping ground for longer than he cared to remember. When the pressure of celibacy started to get to him, he took a night off and drove out looking for a little companionship. Normally, it took several months before he felt compelled.
He’d been here less than two weeks ago.
Isaiah blamed it on Grady. His attraction for the other man was getting out of control.
So he’d had the brilliant idea of coming out and finding some company for the night. Work out some of the sexual tension. Judging by the evening so far, it wasn’t going to be overly successful.
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Isaiah crossed the room with difficulty, suffering several gropes, more than a few pinches and one slap. His ass was gonna be technicolour in the morning. Place was a goddamned meat market, and why the hell did that suddenly leave such a sour taste in his mouth?
Isaiah propped himself against the far wall and tried not to scowl too ferociously. It was a bit counterproductive, to battle across the room only to play social outcast again. He just couldn’t seem to summon the effort to go prowling. Instead, his mind kept drifting back to the ranch.
Why the fuck was Grady suddenly
Maybe, if it had stayed lust, he could have made a move. But Isaiah was so confident and sexy and it hadn’t taken long for Grady’s feelings to deepen.
Unfortunately, Isaiah still saw him as the boss, just like all the rest. Grady cursed himself as his eyes stung a bit. He shoved to his feet and grabbed Dixon’s halter. Maybe a ride would help clear his head.
Dixon was used to their late-night antics and accepted the interruption to his lazy time with equine equanimity. Five minutes later, Grady trotted out of the yard. The trees quickly swallowed them up, encasing Grady in a silent, isolated world that was all his own.
Maybe, for a little while, at least, he could leave everything behind. It had never worked before, but Grady had never been this determined before, either. He was sick of hurting, sick www.total-e-bound.com
THE LONELY HEART K.M. Mahoney 71
of feeling like an outsider. It was long past time that he became as hard and unfeeling as everyone thought him.
He spurred Dixon into the night, relishing the feel of the wind rushing through his hair.
These night rides, surrounded by the peace of the land he loved, were the only times he felt free. Felt like there was somewhere in this lonely world where he belonged.
www.total-e-bound.com
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Chapter Twelve
The music pounded and the lights flashed and damn but if Isaiah wasn’t getting a headache. He scowled down at the half-empty beer glass in his hand and wondered when he’d started getting old. A little cutie sashayed past with a big smile for Isaiah, naked from the waist up. Isaiah barely glanced at the creamy skin on display.
Fuck it.
He downed his beer, slammed his glass onto the wet and stained counter beside him and shoved off his stool. Isaiah had come here for a little stress relief and that was exactly what he was going to get. So what if no one here really appealed to his suddenly extremely particular tastes? He didn’t have to feel a life-long connection to a guy in order to get his dick sucked.
Isaiah waded into the throng of sweaty, writhing bodies, his eyes scanning for someone who would at least interest his body, if not the rest of him.
The hour-long drive to his favourite dive had seemed like more of a hassle this time than usual. Not technically a gay bar, the place was certainly gay-friendly. Girls in skimpy skirts mingled freely with guys in overly tight pants. If most of the girls seemed more interested in making out with each other than any of the guys on display, well, that was their business. After all, Dave’s was one of the few places around where same-sex couples could hook up without getting the shit beat out of them.
The large bar and nightclub had been Isaiah’s stomping ground for longer than he cared to remember. When the pressure of celibacy started to get to him, he took a night off and drove out looking for a little companionship. Normally, it took several months before he felt compelled.
He’d been here less than two weeks ago.
Isaiah blamed it on Grady. His attraction for the other man was getting out of control.
So he’d had the brilliant idea of coming out and finding some company for the night. Work out some of the sexual tension. Judging by the evening so far, it wasn’t going to be overly successful.
www.total-e-bound.com
THE LONELY HEART K.M. Mahoney 73
Isaiah crossed the room with difficulty, suffering several gropes, more than a few pinches and one slap. His ass was gonna be technicolour in the morning. Place was a goddamned meat market, and why the hell did that suddenly leave such a sour taste in his mouth?
Isaiah propped himself against the far wall and tried not to scowl too ferociously. It was a bit counterproductive, to battle across the room only to play social outcast again. He just couldn’t seem to summon the effort to go prowling. Instead, his mind kept drifting back to the ranch.
Why the fuck was Grady suddenly
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