Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless

Author:Ryan Loveless
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

AT THE after-party, Carter and Ethan danced until Ethan’s bad leg made him need to sit down. Ethan couldn’t drink because of the medication he had to take, so Carter stuck to soda too. He returned from the bar to see Beyoncé walking away from Ethan and Ethan looking like a kid on his birthday morning.

“She said I did a good job!” Ethan said. Then he dove into Carter for a hug, which sent Carter’s heart rate skyrocketing.

As they waited for a cab on the curb outside, Carter slipped his hand into Ethan’s.

Ethan said, “I’m not wandering off,” because, of course, that was what he associated with someone holding his hand on the street.

“I thought maybe I could hold your hand because I’m your boyfriend now,” Carter said, but he started to pull away in case Ethan didn’t like it.

“Oh.” And there was Ethan’s smile again, surprised and delighted. “Oh, yes, that’s fine. I like that.”

Carter grinned up at him. “Good.”

When the cab arrived, Carter opened the door for Ethan. He gave the cabbie directions to Ethan’s hotel and asked that the second stop be John’s apartment. Ethan cuddled against him. He tugged on Carter’s shirt. Carter squeezed his hand.

“Not in front of the driver,” Carter said. He tried to keep his voice soft, but the driver still glanced at them in his mirror.

“No hanky-panky,” the driver said.

“Kiss?” Ethan asked.

The driver made a motion that seemed to say kissing was okay. “Clothes stay on!”

Carter put his hands on Ethan’s shoulders. “You all right with that?”

“Yeah.” They kissed until the taxi stopped at Ethan’s hotel. Even trying to follow the driver’s rules, Carter’s shirt had ended up around his midsection and Ethan’s was pushed up his back. The driver banged on the window.

“Here. Out.”

Carter grabbed another kiss. “Do you want me to walk you to the door?”

“No. I can do it.” Ethan looked defensive. It didn’t sit well on his kiss-swollen lips. Carter had clutched Ethan’s hair for most of the ride, and it looked like it had been through a wind tunnel. He reached up to smooth it down.

“I didn’t mean you couldn’t. I meant if you want another minute with me, I could walk you in.”

“Oh.” Mischievous desire took over Ethan’s expression.

“I’m not waiting. My shift’s almost over.” The driver settled the debate.

“See you tomorrow.” Carter leaned out of the taxi to give Ethan a final kiss for the night. He fell back into the seat after Ethan stepped away. Ethan waved and walked into his hotel.

“We just started dating tonight,” Carter said. He felt he owed the driver an explanation.

“Yes, yes.” The driver waved in a circle. “You are lucky. Not every driver is as open-minded as me. Your ride could have been different.”

“Thank you,” Carter said.

“Other drivers, they might refuse to take you and your boyfriend. I’m not like that.”

“We appreciate it.”

The driver continued to tell Carter what he might have faced with “those other drivers” and Carter continued to thank him until they arrived at his building.

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