Cover Up: Irons and Works: Key Largo by E.M. Lindsey

Author:E.M. Lindsey [Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-23T18:30:00+00:00

They didn’t say much to each other for the rest of the evening. Felix stayed outside until the sun was down, and then he lay on the thin, uncomfortable couch with one arm flung over his eyes. Dei had half a mind to leave him there since he looked peaceful, but he couldn’t condemn him to a raging backache the next day.

He took his time with his evening routine, however, bracing himself with his hand against the wall as the too-light water pressure flowed down his back. He scrubbed the airport smell off his skin, then slipped back into his prosthetic in spite of the pain shooting along his hip. What he wanted was to strip down to nothing and slide under cool sheets, but things were already weird enough with Felix.

Dei was done fooling himself. He knew when they got back home, he was going to ask Felix on a date. Hell, if it wouldn’t make him a freak, he’d ask Felix to goddamn marry him, but he was actively trying not to scare the man off.

He’d fallen.

He was head over heels and beyond hope, and all he could do was pray to whatever god was willing to listen to him that Felix would feel the same way when they got home.

The thought buoyed him a little as he put on a pair of light sleep pants and a T-shirt, then made his way back into the living room. Felix had gotten up, and Dei felt a small rush of panic until he saw movement out the kitchen window. He felt a little unsteady after the long day, but he managed to get out back without falling on his face, and he found Felix sitting on the top step of the patio.

“You want the shower?”

“I used the other one,” Felix said. Dei took notice of his wet hair and the way it clung to his head. His fingers itched to reach out and touch it.

“Sorry I took a hundred years.”

Felix leaned his head back and rolled his eyes. “Dude. Stop apologizing for everything. It was a long day, and we’re both beat.”

Dei couldn’t argue with that. He took a step closer, then extended his hand. “Come on, sugar. We both need to knock the fuck out.”

Felix only hesitated for a second, but he eventually took Dei’s hand and heaved himself up. They let go after a few lingering seconds, and Dei wondered if his body was going to let him keep to himself all night. The need to touch this man was almost overwhelming, and he knew he was going to crack sooner rather than later.

He felt a little trembly as they got to the room, and he deliberately didn’t look over as Felix started to rummage around his suitcase. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed and took his leg off, then—after some hesitation—peeled his shirt away and lay down with the overstarched sheets rough against his back.

He missed home suddenly. He missed the thick humidity of the evening air and his perfectly broken-in bed.

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