Blind Spot by Maggie Kavanagh

Author:Maggie Kavanagh [Kavanagh, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-63476-746-0
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

NATHAN DROVE them an hour north, closer to the Massachusetts border. Luckily there was no trace of the silver sedan, and nothing out of the ordinary happened on the trip. They registered under false names and settled into a much nicer hotel room. Sam booted up his computer and inserted the flash drive so Nathan could check it out while he showered.

“Everything’s on here?” Nathan asked, scanning the file contents.

“Yeah. Except for the tax stuff.”

“Got it.” Nathan carried the computer to the desk. He was so wrapped up in reading and clicking, he didn’t even notice when Sam stripped and headed for the bathroom.

He found a gorgeous blue-and-white marbled wet room with three showerheads, a bench, and a sliding glass door dividing the shower portion from the rest. Fluffy white towels were laid out in a fresh pile on top of a waist-high wooden shelf. Sam ignored his reflection in the mirror, stepped under the tap, and groaned as warm spray began to flow from every direction. He stood there for a long time, letting the water stream over his aching muscles. He was too tired for anything else.

Of course he understood Nathan’s desire to see the evidence as soon as they arrived. It was the FBI agent in him, and they were working on borrowed time. But Sam couldn’t help feeling something had shifted between them. Aside from the hug when they first saw each other, Nathan hadn’t been physically affectionate all morning. He was probably angry about Sam putting himself in danger. But it was more than that. Almost like he couldn’t look at Sam for too long. Was it guilt—or disgust? Sam wasn’t sure, and neither alternative was appealing.

He could hardly remember their conversation from the night before, save for the fact he’d cried like a goddamn baby. It was the definition of pathetic. Small wonder Nathan wouldn’t touch him.

He wasn’t going to do it again, but even as the thought entered his mind, he craved a drink to take the edge off his hangover.

No.

He grabbed the bodywash and lathered himself up. It smelled like his father’s old aftershave, and his throat went hot and itchy as a long-forgotten memory flooded over him. He was thirteen, in the bathroom with his father’s razor, sprouting the first few growths of beard on his chin. His father walked in and chuckled, but Sam saw the pride on his face too. He showed Sam the correct way to shave, letting Sam lather his face, even though he didn’t need more than a few cursory swipes. When they were finished, his father splashed a cool, burning liquid onto Sam’s cheeks and neck. Sam grimaced but didn’t complain, and his father rewarded him with a smile and a firm pat on the back. You’re a man now, son.

Once he’d showered and shaved, he returned to the bedroom with one of the fluffy towels wrapped around his waist. Nathan was still at the computer, but he looked up.

“Feel better?”

“A little.” Sam came closer. “So, what do you think?”

“I think we need to do some serious strategizing.

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