Pieces by Shawn Lane

Author:Shawn Lane [Lane, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2016-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Patrick swung his legs out of Josh’s bed as slowly and quietly as he could. He didn’t want to wake Josh. He stood and glanced down at the still sleeping man with his tousled sable hair. His finger itched to stroke through the soft strands, but the dark smudges under Josh’s closed eyes convinced Patrick to let his lover sleep.

His lover.

Maybe it was premature to think of Josh that way. A few times having sex didn’t make him that, did it? He still wasn’t quite sure what Josh wanted out of him.

The digital clock on the dresser read ten after eight. He wondered how long Josh would sleep. They hadn’t gotten to Josh’s place until close to three in the morning and then they’d spent more time having sex before going to sleep.

Patrick did not sleep late. Actually after eight seemed late to him, really. Even during nights like this when he had only gotten about four hours of rest.

He grabbed the duffle bag he’d brought with him the night before to the bar and slipped out of the bedroom. Josh had another bathroom off the hallway of his apartment so he went in there, showered, and dressed.

When he re-emerged from the bathroom he checked on Josh. Still asleep.

Patrick made himself coffee and decided to go sit out on Josh’s balcony to wait for him to wake up. It seemed like a nice sunny day. But as he went to the sliding glass doors, he noticed several framed photographs on the entertainment center in Josh’s living room.

Prior to coming home with Josh, he’d not been in his new apartment. He approached the pictures and picked up the first one. It was a photo of Josh and Eddie as boys standing by the rocks on a beach with their parents. Patrick smiled. They were both cute kids.

The next one was a holiday gathering, Thanksgiving he thought, where Josh’s family stood with his aunt and uncle and their children, including Andrew. Again they were young, probably pre-teens. Even then the resemblance between Josh, Eddie, and their cousin, Andrew, had been significant.

The next several were pictures of Josh’s parents and grandparents and then following those was a picture of himself, Josh, and Eddie from their high school days.

Patrick laughed. Lord, he’d been a dork. Josh had been gorgeous even then. He’d been so hung up on Josh.

Until their one-night stand the summer after high school, Patrick hadn’t thought Josh found him attractive in any way. Then, of course, after sex, the reality had been Josh didn’t mind fucking Patrick so long as there was nothing else to it.

So, really, what was he doing now? He’d asked Josh what this was about just the day before and been told it was just sex.

The last photo was a more recent one. Taken just a few months before Andrew hanged himself. They’d all gone to Las Vegas together and the picture was of Josh, Eddie, Eddie’s wife Kitty, Patrick, and Andrew out in front of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino.

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