As Sure as the Sun by Elle Keaton

Author:Elle Keaton [Keaton, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dirty Dog Press LLC

Sixteen

Seth

“Where have you been since the fire?” Sacha’s focus on Parker was intense, laser sharp. Seth wouldn’t last under that hard stare—or maybe he would; it was pretty hot.

Parker winced, his blond eyebrows coming together in a V. “I didn’t know there was a security camera at the marina. I was trying to save my life, not play ‘Unnamed Male Character first to die” in Bond movie.’ With all the fire trucks and other responders arriving on the scene it was chaos, and I managed to slip out. I freaked out because… you know…”

Sacha nodded.

“Yeah, so,” He paused to take a gulp of his beer. “When I saw on the news that a body had been discovered, I didn’t know what to do. I’m an accountant, not a cop. After I finished freaking out I went and took out as much cash as I could. Then I holed up at a motel for a while.”

Sacha snorted. “Only you would become an accountant, inadvertently find your first job with a firm fixing the books for a company claiming to be a nonprofit, and end up being a whistle-blower at the ripe age of twenty-five.”

“Really?” Seth looked back and forth between the two of them.

Parker answered, “Yeah, really, mad skills. Kind of why I’m not an accountant anymore and have a thing for cops, I guess. What else did Zeke have to say?” Whatever Parker claimed had motivated him to leave his boyfriend, he wasn’t as done with this Zeke guy as he claimed.

“You’ll have to talk to Mae,” Sacha taunted.

Parker grimaced.

“Anyway, I mostly laid low, waiting to see if the cops would catch the real criminals who did this and not some lowlife trespasser who’d been illegally staying on his ex-boyfriend’s boat.” He took another long gulp of his beer.

Night had fallen; the backyard was in complete darkness except for the light leaking onto the yard from the open kitchen door, but Seth didn’t need to see Parker’s expression to know he was lost and a little scared. “So, what are we going to do?” he asked. Privately Seth thought that Parker should be more scared but maybe it was the ‘Sacha effect’.

Sacha narrowed his eyes. Seth felt a delightful shiver run down his spine. “Don’t you fucking dare. I take care of my own.”

“Dude, the lone cowboy thing is not going to fly. Seriously, call Adam.”

“Oh, wow. This is going to be awesome,” Parker breathed. “l want popcorn with my front-row seat.” Seth chuckled. Parker was funny, and it was awesome to see Sacha flustered and protective. “I can tell we’re going to get along.”

Sacha groaned, covering his face with his hands. Seth made eye contact with Parker, and they both snickered.

“Fine. I’ll call Adam, but for my own sanity I am waiting until tomorrow. I can’t handle any more of this crazy right now. For the rest of tonight we are pretending everything is normal.” He raised an eyebrow in Parker’s direction. “As normal as it can be, at any rate.

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