Conflict of Interest by Zahra Owens

Author:Zahra Owens [Owens, Zahra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2015-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

TOMMY

WALKING WAS hard. So was breathing. He was grateful both his legs were in decent condition, because between his ribs, arm, and jaw he was utterly miserable. And as much as he liked Finn being close by, he hated being so dependent on him. During his last day in hospital, he’d simply decided to turn that dependency into something positive. He was going to use it to get closer to Finn.

Now that Finn had told him about the abuse, Tommy understood where that idea had come from. It had been niggling in the back of his head for days that he had to find a way to become totally innocuous to Finn, and now he knew why. Tommy had investigated enough child abuse cases to know that Finn’s abuser, a friend of the family, had used the power he had over Finn to do unspeakable things to him and had then preyed on his shame and fear of his parents to make sure little Finn never spoke of it to anyone.

Tommy was looking at Finn as Finn was helping him undress. Tommy liked Finn’s hands. They were soft yet strong, with neat, well maintained fingernails that didn’t look quite so perfect they seemed manicured. Finn seemed less nervous than he usually was when they were in such close proximity, but his mouth was tense with concentration, and his gaze was firmly planted on the buttons of Tommy’s jeans as he was undoing them, careful not to brush over any intimate parts.

Tommy couldn’t help but smile. He let Finn work without trying to help him, simply because he wanted to keep feeling Finn’s hands on him. He had to will himself not to get aroused too much, though. The last thing Finn needed now was a man who sprung wood at the slightest occasion. The pain and discomfort helped. And sadly, so did Finn’s abuse confession. At the same time it calmed him to know why Finn was the man he was. And that he’d been doing the right thing all along.

“Are you ready to lie down?”

Tommy nodded. “I’ll need my meds. Sorry, I think they’re still in my bag.”

Finn gently kissed his forehead. “Will you be okay on your own for a moment?”

“There’s nothing wrong with my legs.”

Finn looked down. “You’re right. Be right back.”

Tommy slowly turned around and pulled the duvet off the bed so he could sit down. As soon as he did, his ribs protested, and when he tried to support them with his left hand, the annoying cast hit just the right spot. Or the wrong one in Tommy’s case, because tears shot into his eyes.

“Fuck!” Tommy tried not to shout too loudly.

“Here, this will help.” Finn handed him his pills and then a glass of water.

Tommy swallowed them dry and then drank from the glass.

Finn took the glass back before crouching in front of him. “How long until the pain pills kick in?”

“’Bout half an hour?” Tommy’s eyes wandered to Finn’s hands, which were caressing his naked knees.

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