It Takes An Artist by Edward Kendrick

Author:Edward Kendrick [Kendrick, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: gay mystery sensual romance
Publisher: Fireborn Publishing
Published: 2016-04-26T23:00:00+00:00

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"He was what?" Trev said, shaking his head. He listened as Quint filled him in on the details about John. "No way. You sure it's the same John Pierce?" He glanced at Zack, who was making no pretense about not listening to Trev's half of the conversation. "Okay, if you trust this Monahan, then I guess it has to be," Trev said to Quint. When Quint asked how the move was going, Trev told him, "I have to get the last of my stuff boxed up and all of John's. I can't actually leave until the guys from the teen shelter come to pick up everything I'm not taking." Nodding, he replied to Quint's warning by saying, "Yes, I'll make sure it's them before I let them in," and they hung up.

"So?" Zack said.

"It seems my old friend John was more than he seemed to be. Why he never told me… Okay, scratch that. I'm sure he couldn't. Anyway, he had two kinds of jobs. The normal ones he did, with ad agencies in Cleveland then here, and a second one, working for a man who recovers stolen art. John was trying to do the same thing we are—putting all the facts together to prove that Alberts and the guy who owns the ad agency run an art theft ring."

"They must have found out what he was doing, and that's why he was killed."

"Yeah. I still don't get why the killers tried to frame me for his murder."

"They probably didn't expect to find you there and played it by ear. Since John was the target, your being there just gave them a way to throw the cops off their trail by making it seem like you'd killed him. Frankly, I'm glad they did it the way they did, as stupid as it was. Otherwise I'd never have met you."

Trev repressed a grin, replying, "If their plan had worked, you'd be visiting me in jail."

"I wonder if they allow conjugal visits when it's two men," Zack replied straight-faced.

"Well I, for one, do not want to find…" Then Zack's words sank in. "What?"

Zack shrugged. "I can't help it. That's where my mind went. Does that bother you?"

Trev looked at him for a long moment. "No," he said slowly. "No, I don't think it does. We seem to be inching in that direction. Not fast, but… Yeah, we are."

Zack stepped closer to him, stopped and shook his head. "When all this is over…"

"You keep saying that."

"I never said it. Well, not in so many words."

"You just did."

"Trev…" Zack closed the distance between them. It seemed to Trev as if he was going to say something more. Instead, Zack kissed Trev's forehead, stepped back then told him, "That's the only kiss you're getting…for now. A sort of promise that when all this is—"

Putting one finger over Zack's lips, Trev muttered, "Do not say that again."

Zack laughed. "Okay, I won't. I will say, however, that we'd better finish packing up. The guys from the shelter should be here any time now.

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