Angel 1089 by CC Bridges

Author:CC Bridges [Bridges, CC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-042-7
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

JEFF HAD decided Gabe’s first lesson about life in Old Trent should be how to bargain at the market. If they were both to take Jeff teaching him seriously, Gabe needed to learn this skill. Downsiders had to know how to tell when merchandise was crap and when there was something valuable hidden under crusted dirt and grease.

“You never want to show how much metal you have,” Kayla was telling Gabe as they trailed behind Jeff through the market streets. Trixie trotted beside Jeff, her head moving side to side as if making sure the path ahead was clear.

Jeff smiled. He couldn’t have done better than to set Kayla teaching Gabe. She got the chance to show off her own knowledge, and Gabe got to get closer to Jeff’s daughter.

“Now how do you get metal?” Gabe asked. “I saw Jeff trade more scrap.”

“You always have to leave collateral with the management, otherwise the chits are useless.” Kayla held up the sheet of perforated metal.

“When I was young, you just traded goods straight-up,” Jeff added. He shook off the memory—scrounging around, looking for something valuable, anything he could trade for food. They’d never imagined then that they’d be grateful for demons to make life easier.

Gabe let out a little laugh. “These are much easier to carry.”

Jeff liked listening to Gabe laugh. It was a joyful noise, so different from the throaty groans from the other night. His face heated as Jeff thought of how it had been to have Gabe in his arms. The angel had come apart at Jeff’s touch, as if he could hardly accept Jeff’s hands upon his bare skin. Gabe became a sensual creature, tossing his head back and writhing with pleasure.

What were they to each other now? They couldn’t be anything more than sometime lovers. Jeff knew the demons could always come calling. That fear took root in his belly, and Jeff couldn’t forget that losing Gabe to the demons was a very real possibility.

But they hadn’t come yet. Things had been quiet. Maybe Luca had given up whatever stupid scheme he’d been playing. Maybe they’d forgotten about the angel in their midst.

Gabe smiled at Jeff, and he couldn’t help but smile back. You can have this, Gabe had told him after they’d been intimate. He could, but Jeff knew he damn well didn’t deserve it.

“So what am I going to buy today?” Gabe seemed overwhelmed by all the choices in the market.

Kayla tugged on Gabe’s sleeve. “You never say you’re going to buy something. You always have to be ready to walk away.”

Jeff pulled his jacket closer, feeling a sudden chill. The weather was starting to turn colder. He might hate the winter, with the poor weather that kept them pretty much confined to the junkyard—snowdrifts and blistering winds that burned uncovered skin. But he looked forward to the upcoming gathering at Ronnie’s, the celebration of the end of fall. This time he’d be able to bring Gabe.

He frowned at the sparse crowds as they navigated the market.

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