Unquiet by Melanie Hansen

Author:Melanie Hansen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 9781634767422
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2016-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“IT REALLY is the end of an era, huh?”

Loren turned at the sound of Kai’s voice, and he gave a sad smile as Kai walked over and leaned against the wall next to him. He’d spent the day with Loren, assisting him with sorting through some last-minute stuff and helping supervise the movers who were packing the boxes and loading the van.

Loren looked around, sighing, “Yeah. When I bought the place and moved in, I never imagined I’d be leaving it someday, at least not like this. Five years, Kai, and a lot of blood, sweat, and cash went into this damn house.”

“A lot of good memories in this place,” Kai said wistfully, and Loren knew he was thinking of those nights watching football, drinking beer, talking. Sex was a part of their relationship, but overall it was a small part, and Loren missed their talks and quiet time together more than anything else.

As if reading his mind, Kai said, “No matter where our lives take us after this, Loren, I will always be here for you. You know I’m just a phone call away, right?”

“Ditto, Kai,” Loren whispered, and he brought his hand up and stroked the back of his fingers down Kai’s cheek. “You’ll always mean the world to me, you know that? Make Jeremy take good care of you, or I’ll kick his ass.”

Kai snorted and then grew serious. “We’re in a great place now, Loren, Jeremy and I. We’ll take good care of each other.”

“That’s all I need to hear,” Loren said, and he cupped the back of Kai’s neck and pressed their foreheads together. “Jesus, I’ll miss you. Keep in touch?”

“Always,” Kai vowed. “You’ll never get rid of me. Just try.”

Just then a deep voice drawled from the doorway, “Seems like every time I turn around, you have your hands all over my boyfriend, Smith. I’m starting to get a complex.”

Loren gave Jeremy a mock sneer, then kissed Kai on the cheek with a loud, deliberate smack before letting him go. Kai rolled his eyes at the two of them and then went into the kitchen to gather up his keys and wallet from where Loren had seen them tossed on the island.

“Everything packed up and on its way?” Jeremy asked, looking around the empty room. He was dressed in his usual running gear of black tights and a pullover Gore-Tex jacket, and Loren knew he was coming off at the very least a three-hour run. Jeremy was a dedicated long-distance runner, his body whipcord lean, his face sharp and angular. At first glance he could give off the appearance of being a severe, unapproachable cold fish, but all Kai had to do was enter the room and Jeremy seemed to light up from within, cool gray eyes turning to molten silver. Then the man was breathtaking.

“Yeah, just have some dude who’s coming to buy my bedroom set in about an hour. I want to buy new stuff down in Arizona, start over fresh.”

“You know I’m a big believer in fresh starts,” Jeremy said, and Loren nodded.

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