EMS 11 - Life Over Limb by Stephani Hecht

Author:Stephani Hecht [Hecht, Stephani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Gay, Contemporary, GLBT
ISBN: 9781554879908
Publisher: eXtasybooks
Published: 2011-10-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Tanner never fully appreciated the average soccer mom until he found himself behind the wheel of a van full of screaming kids. Though he’d been certain that there had only been six when they left, they must have magically multiplied somehow along the trip because there was no way in hell only a half dozen kids could make that much damn noise.

Ricky shot him an apologetic look from the passenger seat. “They can be a bit much at times.”

At times? From what Tanner had seen, this was pretty much standard operation procedure for their family. Thankfully, the elementary school came into view, making Tanner want to weep with relief.

Ricky pointed to an empty slot. “Park over there and I’ll walk them inside”

“Don’t they know their own way?”

“Sure, but Alex has a tendency to wander if I don’t make sure he gets to his classroom. Last time he flew solo, he ended up wrapping himself up in construction paper from the art department.”

Alex shot off a gaped-toothed smile, showing off how proud he was of that fact. Tanner shook his head in awe, but did pull into the spot and put the car into park.

“Give me a second and I’ll be right back.” Ricky undid his seatbelt and opened the door.

“Are you sure you’re up to walking them in there?” Tanner asked.

Ricky gifted him with a smile so sexy, it made Tanner’s heart stutter. “After that huge breakfast you made, I’ll be fine.”

After herding all the younger kids out, Ricky slammed the door and made for the school, leaving Tanner alone with Carla and Jess.

Carla moved forward and sat in the passenger seat, while Jess took the seat right behind Tanner. An uneasy feeling went through Tanner as he realized that he was about to be ganged up on.

“So, you’re just helping Ricky out of the goodness of your heart?” Carla asked.

“Are you this friendly with all your co-workers?” Jess added.

“No, just Ricky and we knew each other long before I started working at St. Anthony’s.”

Jess leaned around the seat so he could give Tanner an assessing glance. “Yeah, that’s right. You were the hot-as-hell medic who made him have a constant hard-on.”

Tanner jerked around in his seat. “He told you that?”

“No, I overheard him talking to Ben about you.” Jess flicked another glance over Tanner. “I actually don’t see what all the excitement is about.”

That was the second time in the span of an hour that one of Ricky’s family members had insulted Tanner’s looks. He didn’t know whether to get offended or to develop a complex.

“Hey, that’s not cool,” Tanner defended, knowing how lame he probably sounded.

“Sorry, you’re just not my type. I like my guys to have a little more muscle on them.”

“You’re fifteen, stop talking like that. Does Ricky know that you’re…” Tanner waved a hand, too flustered to continue.

Jess cocked a brow. “Gay? Yeah, he knows. It’s also why I owe him everything.”

“For what,” Tanner asked, wondering what he was missing.

Carla cleared her throat. “When Ricky came out five years ago, things didn’t go very well.

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