Just for Nice by H.M. Shepherd

Author:H.M. Shepherd [Shepherd, H. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-129-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

MAGGIE, AS per usual, had to sniff out every square inch of the yard before selecting a place to do her business, but Nick found himself grateful for the delay. He lingered a few minutes longer than he needed to, sipping the remains of the apple wine from the bottle until he found himself both out of wine and out of patience.

When he walked back into the house, it was dark and quiet, and Nick wondered if Sam had chosen his first option. He still decided to unleash Maggie and called her to her bed in the living room. He selected a massive rawhide for her, which she began to gnaw on happily, so distracted that she didn’t seem to care one whit that Nick was walking away from her toward his room.

The door was shut. Nick’s hand hovered over the doorknob for several anxious moments as he found himself unexpectedly terrified of what he might find on the other side. He gathered his courage, opened the door… and found an empty room.

Pushing aside the profound disappointment welling in his chest, Nick walked in and turned on the lamp on his desk. The box Olivia had sent him was still there, and he found he couldn’t bear to have it near him anymore. He picked it up by one flap, swearing as the cardboard sliced into one of his fingers, and tossed it into his closet without paying any attention to where it landed. It flipped over, and its contents spilled out, but he slammed the door shut before any of it could escape.

“Are you all right?” Sam asked from the doorway, startling Nick nearly out of his skin.

It took a moment before his heart stopped beating in his throat, but as soon as he was able, Nick motioned for Sam to come in, and shut the door quickly before Maggie could follow him. Sam did, and Nick saw Sam was naked save for a towel around his waist, smelling vaguely of Nick’s sandalwood bodywash even from across the room. “You showered?”

“I hope that’s all right,” Sam said, already starting to blush as he fidgeted with the towel. “I didn’t get a chance to after work, and I was still a little bit of a mess.”

“It’s fine.” Nick had been looking forward to removing every stitch of clothing with his teeth if necessary, but that fantasy paled in comparison to the reality of Sam’s bare skin. His eyes became fixated on a water droplet on Sam’s chest, following it around the curve of one pink nipple before it trailed down between beautifully defined abs. It inched closer and closer to the towel, and Nick thought that maybe, if he were quick enough, he could catch—

“Before we do anything,” Sam said with one hand held up, and Nick realized he’d been unconsciously moving closer. “I just want to be sure that you aren’t drunk or anything.”

“What?”

“Well, you did just drink almost a whole bottle of wine on your own.”

Nick scoffed and waved his hand as if to shoo the ridiculous idea away.

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