No Small Parts by Ally Blue

Author:Ally Blue [Blue, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2016-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

As badly as Rafael wanted to prove he liked sucking cock better than straws—and boy, did he ever—the truth was, the whole business with Gina had killed the mood, and even Nat’s slow, sizzling kisses couldn’t bring it back to where he wanted it. So the two of them eventually finished their funnel cakes—cold now, but still hands down the best Rafael had ever eaten—and sauntered off into the sunshine to check out the rest of the fair.

Nat plucked his shades off the top of his head and slid them over his eyes. “So. What d’you want to do now?”

“I don’t know.” Rafael slipped his hand into Nat’s. The urge to look over his shoulder poked at him, but he resisted. He knew what he’d see. Half the crowd turning away with a scowl, the other half trying hard not to drool on their shoes. People were so predictable. “What about the wood-carving exhibit? That ought to be pretty interesting.”

Nat’s eyebrows rose over the tops of his knockoff Wayfarers. “Hollywood boy goes native. Whatever will the folks back home say?”

Laughing, Rafael elbowed Nat in the ribs. “Shut up. I’ll have you know my great-aunt Carmelita married a member of the Makah tribe. They lived in Neah Bay until they died. She used to bring us carvings when she came to visit. I always wanted to see more wood art from this area.”

“Well, if that’s what you want, we’ve got some great stuff here.” A rare unguarded smile spread over Nat’s face. “Maybe you can tell me which ones are Makah. There’ll probably be a few.”

“I’ll give it a shot.”

They made their way through the growing throng of humanity, Nat leading Rafael by the hand. Rafael fell into a melancholy quiet as they went. Talking about his great-aunt had made him miss her like he hadn’t in years. Made him miss his family in general. Which always made him sort of resent having to be here. He lived in Hollywood, for fuck’s sake. Born and raised. Knew every golden boulevard and grimy alley like his own backyard. But he’d been invisible as a director until he’d hauled his butt out here to the ass-end of nowhere.

Okay, yeah, he knew how it worked. He didn’t have the money or connections to make it in Hollywood without a name or any accomplishments under his belt. A nobody fledgling like him had to leave the nest to soar. But just because he understood it, didn’t mean he had to like it. He sighed.

Nat cast him a sidelong glance, but didn’t say anything. Good, because Rafael had no clue how to answer the what’s wrong question in a way that wouldn’t make him sound like an ungrateful jerk.

Maybe I am an ungrateful jerk.

Yeah, maybe. If he was, he didn’t feel like facing it right now. Instead, he drew closer to Nat, close enough to rub his cheek on Nat’s shoulder. The well-worn cotton of Nat’s blue Fun Acres T-shirt was soft and cool against Rafael’s skin.

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