Rebuild My Heart by Ariel Tachna

Author:Ariel Tachna [Tachna, Ariel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-142-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

OWEN stretched languidly when he woke up the next morning, letting the lingering well-being flood his senses. Derek hadn’t stayed after they’d made love, but Owen had gotten a chance to ogle him as he’d unselfconsciously stripped to take off his sticky boxers before pulling his jeans back on over his bare ass. Next time they’d get naked together and stay that way for longer, but even with Derek getting up and leaving, it hadn’t felt dirty.

Dragging himself out of bed, Owen caught sight of his appearance in the dresser mirror. As he’d expected, the beard burn hadn’t faded completely. Oh yeah, he’d gotten lucky last night. With a self-satisfied grin, he grabbed a white V-necked sweater that would make the redness stand out even more starkly.

He showered quickly, as much to get his hair wet as anything else since he’d showered after Derek left last night. He took a little extra time with his hair and reached for Le Male rather than his usual work cologne. They might not have a date planned for tonight, but he’d see Derek, and he wanted to look—and smell—his best. As often as Derek had commented about how good he smelled, Owen might never go back to any other cologne.

He floated down the stairs on a wave of anticipation, set the coffee to brewing, and started getting everything ready for the store to open. The pot had barely filled when he heard Derek’s familiar knock on the porch door.

“You could just come in,” Owen said as he opened the door and pulled Derek inside. “You know you’re welcome.”

Derek raked Owen from head to toe with a hot look. “Damn, you look good enough to eat.”

Owen preened beneath the approving stare. “Good. As long as you’re the one doing the eating.”

Derek growled, a low rumble in his throat as he leaned down to kiss Owen, hard and possessively. “I’d better be the only one.”

Owen poked Derek in the ribs. “Hey, have a little faith in me. I may be a hick from the country, but I don’t cheat.”

“It’s not you I’m worried about,” Derek replied. “It’s everyone else seeing how good you look. And you’re wearing the ‘fuck me’ cologne again.”

“Maybe I’m hoping you’ll take a long lunch break,” Owen said with a wink.

“You’re going to drive me crazy,” Derek groaned. Owen just laughed and poured them both a cup of coffee.

When he handed Derek his, Derek ignored it in favor of grabbing Owen’s chin and tilting his head to one side. “Damn, I didn’t mean to get so rough last night.”

“You weren’t rough,” Owen insisted. “And I have shirts that would cover it up if I’d wanted to hide it, but I don’t. I’m not ashamed of us.”

Derek traced the slightly abraded skin with callused but tender fingers. “I’m not either. I hope you know that.”

“You took me out to dinner. You snuggled with me on a blanket in Gratz Park. Your being ashamed of me never crossed my mind,” Owen replied. “But this is something new for me.

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