Flying Free by Leighton Greene

Author:Leighton Greene [Greene, Leighton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leighton Greene

Chapter Twelve

It’s getting late by now, but Ben’s eyes are wide open, and he’s hanging on every word. He’s only shifted positions from his back to his side so he can stare more closely at Xander. “Damn,” he says at last, and chuckles.

“Yeah. You thought I was bad when we got together? You actually got the new and improved model,” Xander tells him.

Ben shuffles over to snuggle into him. “Aw. You weren’t that bad. You just had a few sharp edges.”

“And are they filed down to your satisfaction?” Xander asks. He tries to sound light. Jokey.

But Benjamin knows him too well. He pulls Xander in for a kiss. “I like you sharp,” he murmurs against Xander’s lips. “What happened next? She trained you?”

Xander kisses him back again. “Yes. But that’s another story, and it’s Benjamin’s bedtime.”

Going to sleep with, and waking up next to Benjamin Ballard, are two of Xander’s favorite times of the day. He doesn’t always sleep well now that he’s flying back and forth from coast to coast, swapping time zones, so if he wakes up in the night, it’s a comfort to hear Ben snuffling away next to him.

This time, though, when Xander opens his eyes and lies there with them open for a while, he’s distracted by his phone, which lights up and buzzes with an incoming message. Trying not to wake Ben, he reaches over for it and checks it.

He always likes to keep it on in case Ben needs him when he’s away. But this message is from a blocked number, although the words are clear enough:

I’m going to tell the whole world about you.

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