How We Operate by A.R. Moler

Author:A.R. Moler [Moler, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
Publisher: MLR Press
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

August

“This one has a nice big kitchen,” said Chris, reading the description of the house as Drew parked in front of the two-story brick structure. They had already looked at seven houses that fit the rent with option to buy criteria they wanted, but the two of them had different ideas about what they thought was essential. Chris liked higher ceilings and relatively open floor plans. He wanted space to put his treadmill in, and room to prowl around when work stress was getting to him. Drew wanted more specific things.

“Does it have either a mudroom or a laundry room with its own entrance?” Drew asked.

“Yes, it actually says mudroom. I’m not so sure about the own entrance part. I guess we’ll find out.”

The realtor holding the open house greeted them and showed them through the house. The rooms were all empty, as the previous tenant had moved out a few weeks before. Drew took advantage of that fact to poke around, opening cupboards and closets. Eventually the realtor left them alone in the kitchen.

“Well, what do you think?” Chris asked.

“It’s got everything I’m looking for. I like this kitchen. That spot over there will be ideal for my pot rack.” Drew pointed. “The mudroom has an exterior door, and it’s big enough for a washer and dryer. I like the bedrooms being on the second floor, and the master bath has that big shower stall. I’m leaning toward asking ‘where do we sign?’”

“I like it too, but I have to ask what the deal with the mudroom is. It’s not like we get a ton of rain around here, and you don’t muck horse stalls for a living.”

“You’ve never seen me directly after a three or four-day undercover narc’ job. You’d think I’d not only mucked a stall, but laid down and rolled in it too.”

“Uh, okay, I’ll take your word for it.”

They moved in the following week.

§ § § §

When Chris got home, he saw Drew’s car already in the driveway. Hot damn, Drew must’ve have gotten off his undercover thing a little early. Chris went inside. They’d only lived there for a few weeks, but already Chris was truly enjoying having someone to come home to.

He could hear the shower running upstairs. Mmm, that sounded like a golden opportunity to grope his partner’s wet, naked body. He climbed the stairs and walked softly into the bedroom. It only took a couple of minutes to shed his clothes.

Chris padded into the bathroom, stepped over the lip into the oversized shower enclosure and reached for Drew, who was facing the shower head. As soon as his fingertips hit wet skin, a fist slammed into his face and he went flailing backward, ending in a heap on the tiled floor.

A dozen heartbeats of pain and confusion passed before Drew was hauling Chris into his arms. “Oh God. Oh fuck, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hit you. You startled me. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry,” Drew babbled.

Gingerly touching

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