Undercover Star by Jackie Keswick

Author:Jackie Keswick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: rock star, detective, art theft, coming out, m/m romance, action adventure romance
Publisher: Jackie Keswick
Published: 2017-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

JOSH HADN'T EXPECTED to ever hear from Matisse again. Not after the way he'd taken advantage of him. Or lied to him. It hadn't stopped Matisse from invading his mind at all hours of the day or night, whether Josh buried himself in work or tried to sleep.

A myriad of little things reminded him of Matisse: a splotch of deep blue, the exact shade of Matisse's eyes, a flash of long blond hair, tied back, a limo gliding to a stop at a traffic light, music, even someone moving with a similar grace, or the sight of artistically ripped jeans in a shop window.

It was maddening and infuriating and... utterly unexpected. It left him feeling as if he balanced along a narrow ledge, rushing to finish something he'd left undone while in danger of tripping at any moment.

Knowing he didn't deserve a second chance at whatever he'd thrown away didn't mean that he didn't want one. When he was totally honest with himself—at 2.33 a.m., when his brain was fuzzy with exhaustion, when his eyes burned and his heart ached—he could admit that he wanted to see Matisse again. He wanted to cook for him and talk over dinner, and, yes, he wanted to lay Matisse down on that ridiculously huge bed of his and kiss him until they both ran out of air.

Call me if I can help in any way.

The text arrived when Josh had talked himself out of any and all expectations. Rather than hit the delete key, as he rightly should, he stared at the few words for far too long before he returned a brief Thank you. His mother had, after all, taught him manners.

Any other lies you want to tell yourself? Jerk. His mind sounded suspiciously like Matisse at that point, but Josh didn't care. Neither did he deny that he found it easier to concentrate than he had before Matisse's text had arrived. That the crushing weight on his chest had lifted a little, as if those few words had thrown him a lifeline.

Not that Josh was planning to reach for that lifeline. He already owed Matisse for his help. And while Matisse had offered more of the same, Josh wasn't going to drag him deeper into his mess. He would catch up with Matisse when he'd solved his case.

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