Chase the Stars (Lang Downs) by Tachna Ariel

Author:Tachna, Ariel [Tachna, Ariel]
Language: eng
Format: MOBI, epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2012-09-08T22:00:00+00:00

Twelve

JESSE was tempted to make a comment about Chris’s experience, but he didn’t want to provoke a fight, especially when his own track record for relationships was probably as spotty as Chris’s. He’d had one hook-up several years ago that turned into a season of messing around, but neither he nor the other guy—Jesse couldn’t even remember his name—had ever pretended it was anything more than a convenience when they didn’t feel like going out on the prowl. Jesse didn’t know if Chris had ever had a boyfriend, a real one with emotions involved, but since Jesse couldn’t claim one in his own past, he decided not to ask. “I certainly benefited the other night,” he said instead.

“Good,” Chris said, his voice so smug Jesse decided right then what was going to happen when they stopped for lunch. Chris was getting his mind blown along with his dick. Chris might have a talented mouth, but he was still a kid compared to Jesse, and Jesse would bet he’d been the one doing the sucking, not the one being sucked. He knew how gay bars worked. A kid like Chris, fresh-faced and more slender than stocky, would have been the one on his knees blowing the other guy or else the one with his pants around his knees getting fucked. Unless he picked up someone even younger and skinner than him. Jesse had known a few exceptions to that dynamic, but they were few and far between, and usually in enough of a relationship to set aside some of the posturing. Chris didn’t have that vibe.

“Let’s get this hut stocked,” Jesse said, his voice rough. “We should be able to do one more before lunch.”

Chris hopped out of the ute, carrying his list inside. They checked the hut, finding this one much more depleted of supplies than the last one.

“I’m glad we’re doing this,” Chris said as they carried in tins of food. “I wouldn’t want to be the one stuck out here with nothing more in the cupboards than what we just found.”

“Me either,” Jesse agreed, thinking of the nights he’d spent sleeping rough on other stations. He could see why the Lang Downs jackaroos were as loyal as they were. Accepting a gay boss had to be easier with perks like these to ease the sting. For someone like Jesse who had left jobs in the past because of discrimination, the combination seemed like a dream come true.

They switched out the blankets and closed everything back up. “Where’s the next hut?”

Chris looked at the map Macklin had given him. “That way.”

The roads worsened as they made their way to higher elevations, proof of the powerful storms that had hit the area over the winter. It took them nearly two hours to reach the next hut. “Lunch time,” Chris declared as soon as they stopped.

“Let’s check the hut first,” Jesse suggested. “Then we can relax and eat.”

“And fuck.”

“And something,” Jesse agreed. “I still don’t carry condoms while I’m working.”

“We’ll have to do something about that,” Chris insisted.

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