Treasure Trail by Morgan Brice

Author:Morgan Brice [Brice, Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Darkwind Press
Published: 2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

Once again, red tape and paperwork meant Ben didn’t get back to clean up for his date with Erik until the last minute. He had just enough time for a shower after he stopped to pick up a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of good wine.

On impulse, Ben had grabbed his messenger bag and gotten his Glock out of the safe. He had a concealed-carry license, but he rarely felt the need unless he was doing an investigation. The break-in had spooked him, and Cooper’s warning still echoed in his ears. If anyone was watching him, they’d know about Erik. And given Erik’s business, it wouldn’t take much to suspect where the clock had gone.

The skeleton had raised the stakes in the game. Ben had no intention of becoming a victim—or letting anyone get near Erik. He tucked the gun into the bag, hoping he didn’t need it, and wondering how he’d explain its presence to Erik.

Ben also second-guessed himself over the flowers. Caleb had been ex-military, not long out of the closet—or the footlocker, as he’d joked. Maybe it was armed forces macho bullshit or the way Caleb had been raised, but while he owned up to being gay, he was quick to take offense at anything that appeared to sleight his masculinity.

Flowers would have touched off an epic fight.

But Erik wasn’t Caleb. Funny, but after he’d learned more about what Erik’s past life had entailed, Ben put his money on Erik as the bigger badass over his hulky former lover. Somehow, they had managed to start with the sex and the broken parts and skip over the stuff normal people usually covered in the early days of a relationship. Favorite music. Funny childhood stories. Pets. Books. Video games. Movies.

Relationship.

Ben hoped that was what he and Erik were forging. The more he got to know Erik, the harder Ben knew it would be to ever let him go. He, at least, was well past “fling.” And he looked forward to learning all those little details that partners knew about each other.

Like whether Erik would be offended by getting flowers.

He likes art. There are lots of paintings of flowers. Go for it.

By the time he got to Erik’s house, he was still carrying the bouquet, and he either needed to present the flowers with the wine or ditch them in the bushes. He hung on to them and hoped for the best.

Erik met him at the door with a kiss. He smiled when Ben offered the flowers and wine. “Thank you.” Erik bent to sniff the large pink and white Stargazer lily in the center of the bouquet. “My favorite. How did you know?”

Ben gave a sheepish smile. “Lucky guess.”

“Good instincts,” Erik said, leading him up into the apartment. Ben put his bag on a chair in the kitchen.

Ben had tried to imagine what Erik’s home looked like. He had figured it would be full of antiques, maybe a little formal. Instead, the furnishings were modern and comfortable. A large leather sofa faced the TV, and Ben admired the media system housed beneath it.

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