Eye of the Beholder by Carol Lynne

Author:Carol Lynne [Lynne, Carol]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

* * * *

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Carol Lynne

47

Because they weren’t allowed to build a fire on the preserve’s land, Rance decided it would be best to sleep in the stock trailer, at least it would afford them protection from the animals.

As Bo disrobed to his underwear and crawled inside his sleeping bag, he couldn’t get the afternoon’s morose conversation out of his mind. Why had he spilled his guts to a man who didn’t seem to care? The answer came to Bo almost immediately, because Rance does care.

Bo had seen it in Rance’s eyes when he’d finished his story.

Rance being tight-lipped the rest of the day threw him a bit, but he knew it wasn’t anger driving the silence. He wondered if Rance was looking for an opening. It was harder for men to admit they’d made a mistake, Bo knew that as well as anyone.

“Can I ask you something?”

“Maybe.” Rance replied, cautiously.

“There are two stories about you floating around Cattle Valley and I’d sure as hell like to know which one is correct. Were you on the pro rodeo circuit before you moved here, or did you come from Boston?”

He’d purposely asked that question because he already knew the answer. Everyone in town thought Rance was a rodeo retiree, but only a few knew Rance’s true history. Bo needed to test Rance for whatever reason to see if he’d open up and tell him the truth.

“Never rode in a real rodeo in my life. I spent summers with my grandparents in Oklahoma. There wasn’t much else for a kid to do there besides learn to ride. After summer break, I’d return to my parent’s upscale brownstone in Boston.”

Bo felt like pumping his arms into the air at the small victory. He rolled to his side and readjusted the inflatable pillow under his head. “Never been to Oklahoma. Weird since I grew up in Missouri. Guess there was just never a reason to go there.”

Rance turned to face Bo and grinned. “You didn’t miss much.”

“So why’d you go?”

“Probably the same reason you got married. My parents were very busy people with important and time consuming careers. I went to Oklahoma to get treated like I mattered.”

Bo reached out and cupped the side of Rance’s face. Leaning further in, he whispered against Rance’s lips. “I think the two of us have more in common than we want to admit.”

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Carol Lynne

48

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.