Balls Up by Lexxie Couper

Author:Lexxie Couper [Couper, Lexxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male, gay, romance, erotic romance, international, sport
ISBN: 9781941641507
Publisher: 5x5 Publishing
Published: 2014-12-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Curtis wouldn’t let himself speak to Rhys.

Not as they disembarked the plane, not as they strode through the gangway.

He couldn’t.

If he did, if he interacted with the guy on any level¸ he’d succumb to the desire gnawing in his gut and kiss the bastard right there for everyone to see.

He had things to sort out in his head, in his life, before he did that.

Like for starters, was he, in fact, gay?

Surely the intensity of his ache for McDowell suggested he was.

The thought scratched at him constantly as he made his way through customs. It gouged into his focus as he made small-talk with the customs official—a beaming man who tried not to show how excited he was that Curtis was standing before him—and distracted him as he posed for selfies with more than one cricket fan while waiting for his luggage to arrive.

Rhys stood a few feet away, dealing with his own fans.

Fans, Curtis couldn’t help but notice, who were far more open in their lust for the guy than Curtis’s. Giggling, squeeing young women who rubbed themselves against Rhys as they took photo after photo with him on their smartphones.

Standing on the other side of the luggage conveyor belt, her eyes twinkling with smug delight, Angel watched both of them.

Twice, she raised her phone in the universally recognised just-taking-a-quick-snap position—once at Rhys, once at Curtis.

Whether he, Curtis, was gay or not, Angel Waters was going to report it as such. She’d spent the duration of the flight watching them both like hawks. If nothing else, he’d have to contact his manager and his PR agent, and prepare them for what was to come.

And what is to come, Clarkson?

The sight of his single suit bag moving toward him on the conveyor belt saved him contemplating an answer.

Here, in the Sydney International Airport, was not the place for such…decisions.

Forcing himself to not look at Rhys, he scooped up his suit bag, flung it over his shoulder and strode through the exit that, after navigating a ridiculous stretch of duty-free shops, led him into the public arrivals terminal.

“Clarkson!”

At the familiar voice behind him, he froze.

Turned.

Rhys walked up to him, stopping a foot away. Still inside the security area.

Curtis stood. Stared at him. His throat grew tight. His chest tighter.

Damn it, why did his body react so…so powerfully when he looked at the bastard?

Passengers hurrying to greet their loved ones and/or limo drivers bustled past them. More than one gave them both curious frowns.

“So,” Rhys finally said, his voice strained, “am I going to hear from you at any stage?”

Curtis swallowed.

Rhys chuckled, the sound as strained as his voice. “No pressure.”

“I…”

A warm, soft body slammed into Curtis. Followed instantly by two slim arms wrapping around his waist as warm, soft lips pressed to his cheek.

In the second it took Curtis to completely be thrown off balance, to steady himself and the woman now kissing him with laughing fervor, he saw shocked disbelief fill Rhys’s face, followed by bleak acceptance.

And then Rhys

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