In Time I Dream About You by Gene Gant

Author:Gene Gant [Gant, Gene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult
ISBN: 978-1-63533-422-7
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

WE STAYED in the tub for over an hour. Cato turned on the whirlpool system, which cycled the water through heated jets, keeping the comforting warmth at a steady state. He cuddled me, massaged my neck and shoulders with his strong hands, and fed me sweet pieces of dried tropical fruits. We didn’t talk at all during that time. With my head back and my eyes closed, I pushed all thoughts of prison from my mind and lost myself in the soothing rush of the water and the delightful feel of Cato’s body against mine.

Eventually, my thoughts turned to something Cato had said earlier. I looked over my shoulder at him. “Hey,” I said quietly, trying not to break the spell and shattering it all the same, “tell me about this recruiting mission you’re on.”

His head was back, resting against the edge of the tub, and his eyes were closed. “Mmm. What?”

“When we were on that roof in 1952, you said you were on some kinda recruiting mission. Who’re you trying to recruit?”

He opened one eye and looked at me. “You’re killing the mood, dude.”

“I’m just trying to understand you,” I replied. I liked the guy and wanted to trust him, but he seemed so mysterious.

He opened his other eye, a teasing smile crossing his mouth. “Ah. You find me intriguing, huh?”

I smiled back. “Yeah, I do.”

He started caressing my chest with his hands. “Well, you intrigue me too. We’re a lot more alike than you realize. That’s one of the reasons I’m so crazy for you. You remind me of myself in some ways. When I was fifteen, I got off on the wrong track just like you did.”

“You were in a gang?”

He shook his head. “I got into computer hacking. And I was damn good at it. I hacked some of the best-protected private systems in the world, ordering electronics and stuff under fake accounts. Stealing, in other words. It was ironic because I actually wanted to be a cop before….” He swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down like a bouncing ball. “I stayed away from government systems because I thought it would be too dangerous to hack those. As it turned out, hacking private systems was even more dangerous. One of those companies had a shady underside that didn’t like what I’d done. They sent a goon out to blow up my parents’ house with me in it. Lucky for me my family was under government protection. FBI agents staked out the house and caught the goon with the bomb on him. He accepted a plea bargain that took down a whole corporate board. The law let me off with a slap on the wrist because of my dad, but my parents really lowered the boom on me, and that ended my hacking career.”

I smirked at him.

“What?”

“You tell me stuff and make yourself more mysterious at the same time. What stopped you from becoming a cop?”

“Oh God. My boss says I talk too much. Seems he’s right.

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