Stick and Poke (Irons and Works Book 5) by E.M. Lindsey

Author:E.M. Lindsey [Lindsey, E.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

Mat hadn’t really left Fairfield since setting foot there six years before. The first few years, his head had still been such a mess that travel wasn’t advised, and after that, he simply had nowhere else to be. His family was there, his work was there, and apart from the occasional road trips with the guys, he’d never felt the compulsion to explore outside of his little bubble.

Now, with his passport and plane ticket in hand, he felt a bubbling anxiety in his gut. Luckily, leaving the country with Wyatt was less complicated. When they got there, they’d have to part, but it wouldn’t be for long. He hoped. The line for security was the worst part, but he had his paperwork from his doctor to inform the TSA agents that there was a reason the metal detectors went off when they scanned his head.

They still searched him, but not as invasive as it could have been, and soon enough the pair were sitting by the gate with a couple of coffees.

“I didn’t realize you had a doctor’s note,” Wyatt said as he stretched his feet out.

Mat laughed. “Actually, Tony told me to get something from my GP. The side of my head was crushed in the accident. I have wires and some mesh, which helped put it back together. You didn’t feel it?”

Wyatt laughed. “I don’t think I was looking for it.”

Mat set his coffee down, then took Wyatt’s free hand and pushed it into his hair. His injury had been behind the ear, almost around the back of his head. He had thick scars from the surgeries, and he could feel the bits of wire and mesh if he dug in hard enough. He felt Wyatt’s fingers prod at the area, and then Wyatt sucked in his breath.

Mat couldn’t help his laugh. “Yep, right there.”

“Will it ever come out?” Wyatt asked.

“I don’t know,” Mat confessed. “I think that’s up to the doctor, but honestly it doesn’t bother me. I mean, I can feel it when it gets really cold which is weird as fuck, but I wear hats in the winter so it’s not as bad. Honestly, I think it’s kind of cool.”

Wyatt snorted a laugh, shaking his head as he put his hand back in his lap. “I suppose a man with metal through his nipple would find it cool.”

Mat felt a surge of insecurity—which were becoming less frequent the longer he and Wyatt were together, but still hit from time to time. “Is it gross?”

Wyatt’s face fell and he reached for Mat’s hand. “No,” he said, then pressed Mat’s knuckles against his lips. “Of course not. I was joking.”

Mat relaxed a fraction. “Sorry. I get weird about stuff sometimes.”

“Don’t apologize. Sometimes I forget to be kind.”

Huffing, Mat shook his head then laid it against Wyatt’s shoulder. “I’m just an idiot. I didn’t think I was ever going to fall in love again. Then you came along, and I guess I’m still figuring out what the hell to do with myself.

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