Candy Kiss by Cameron Riley

Author:Cameron Riley [Riley, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-20T23:00:00+00:00

It made sense that he followed them to the hospital, and he insisted, even though Elliot said he’d take Jethro’s car back and follow Draven to the hotel. Draven didn’t have much bag to carry to his uncle’s house, but he couldn’t be tempted by the older man’s suggestion that it would be a great time for them to get to know each other.

They waited in the waiting room. Draven caught the occasional curious eye that lingered on him a little too long after getting his attention. It was like people, ordinary people, could sense the type of man he was, and either they were drawn to him or repelled by him. He wondered which group Elliot belonged to.

“You want a coffee?” Draven turned to Elliot and asked.

“Yeah, thanks.”

“Uncle?”

“Really?”

“Oh, shit, my bad,” Draven said. He got up and walked to the coffee machine, only to see a note that said it was out of service. Draven returned to the guys and told them that the machine was broken.

“Is there someplace else I can grab a coffee?” he asked the receptionist.

“Sure, there’s a coffee shop down the hall and on the right,” she said.

“Thanks.”

“What’s the matter?” Jethro asked.

“Look, I'm gonna go and find another machine,” he said to Jethro and Elliot.

“Why don’t you both go?” Jethro said. “Elliot knows this place, don’t you?” he asked Elliot.

“Yeah, I’ve been here once or twice.”

They walked down the corridor in silence. Draven didn’t know what to say. He was sure that Elliot was intimidated by him and he didn’t want to make things more complicated than they already were. Aside from earlier, when he caught Elliot checking him out, Draven couldn’t see any signs that the other man was into him. Could it be that Elliot wasn’t checking him out, but was curious about the tattoos? Was Elliot even gay? And that night at the bar, Elliot might have been drunk, and maybe there wasn’t much else to it.

They reached the coffee shop and Draven left Elliot at the front and ordered their coffee. He got back to the table and noticed the pensive look on the other man’s face.

“What’s up? You’re looking distant.”

“I was just thinking about Jethro. I know everything should go okay with the operation, but I’m concerned that if he has a problem, he won’t reach out to me. He’s a proud man and likes to be independent. I know he looks after me like a son and that’s the only reason he’s taken me under his wing.”

“Don’t worry, it’ll go smoothly, I'm sure of it,” Draven said. He smiled, it was nice to see that his uncle had someone like Elliot watching his back.

“Hey, what’s that smile for?” Elliot asked.

“Okay, I was just thinking that my uncle is in great hands.”

“Well, he’s got you now too.” Elliot said.

“True,” Draven agreed. The barista brought their coffees. “Listen, about the other night...don’t you think it’s ironic that we're working together? Of all the guys I wanted to get off with in the bar, you caught my eye.

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