Still Waters by Tory Temple

Author:Tory Temple [Temple, Tory]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Tristan was already there by the time Cody pushed his way through the semi-crowded bar. He nodded in acknowledgement to a couple of guys he knew as he sat down and lifted a hand for the cocktail server.

"There are a lot of people here," Tristan observed. "They all come for the music?"

"Some," Cody said, glancing around to see if anyone was watching them. Not like it mattered; the beach town he lived in was small and everyone knew everyone else's business anyway. "Some are here to drink, and some are here to see who they can pick up." He gestured with his chin toward a guy at the bar who was unsuccessfully trying to wrangle the female bartender's number. "See? Like him. He probably doesn't give a shit who's playing tonight."

"But the ones who are here for the music," Tristan asked,

"why do they come to listen? Why don't they stay at home and listen to the radio or to the compact discs you all have?"

"Live music is different," Cody tried to explain. Huh. He'd never really thought about it himself. In fact, seemed there was a lot of shit he'd never really thought about before Tristan came along and asked the questions. "It's ...

involving. It makes you feel like you're part of what's happening on the stage." The drummer sat down behind his 33

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kit and Cody nodded toward him. "Watch and listen, you'll see."

The band wasn't bad, for a cover band. The lead girl had a nice voice and her backup vocalists knew what to do. Cody snuck a look over to see what Tristan was making of it, and found him with his head cocked and an intent expression on his face. Cody couldn't tell whether that was good or bad, since that was usually the norm for him when he was trying to figure something out.

Three beers and ninety minutes later, the band was done and the crowd had thickened. He was about to raise his hand for another drink when a girl he'd seen on the beach several times sidled over. "Hey, Code," she said, and smiled at Cody.

"Jill. How've you been?" He congratulated himself on remembering her name.

"Been good. Who's your friend?"

Cody looked over to see if Tristan was inclined to introduce himself, but he just looked at Jill with interest. "His name's Tristan. He's, uh. Visiting."

"You gonna bring him down to the beach tomorrow?" She was giving him the once-over, and Cody nearly laughed.

"He doesn't like the water," he said seriously, and he could feel Tristan's eyes on him.

"Yeah? Too bad," Jill mused, and wandered off.

"She liked me," Tristan said, and his tone was matter-of-fact enough to make Cody snort.

"Yeah, she did. She's not bad looking, you want me to set something up?" He grinned.

A corner of Tristan's mouth lifted. "No, thanks."

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Cody did laugh then. "Good to know. You want to stay and listen to the next band?"

"I've seen enough. I wouldn't mind walking for a while, though.

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