Stable Hill by Jodi Payne

Author:Jodi Payne [Payne, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-113-9
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

HOLY MOTHER of God, he’d seen bright green and yellow stars, no lie.

He lay there after with Russ in his arms, sliding fingers over his lover. It was fascinating how rough with outdoor work his lover’s hands were, young face a little weathered, skin with a permanent farmer’s tan, but how pristine and smooth the rest of Russ’s skin was.

Russ shifted and sighed sleepily. Jeffrey let him, enjoying this strange new habit he had of staying in his lovers’ beds until morning and waking up beside them with morning breath and bedhead and the whole nine yards. Commitment. He was still a little baffled by it, but it was working for him. Jeff wanted Russ and Oscar and enjoyed their attention, their care. It was amazing to him that he returned it so effortlessly, like it was something he was used to when he definitely was not. They just made it easy.

He must have fallen asleep shortly after that because he woke up to kisses and the smell of coffee. Smiling against Russ’s lips, he reluctantly opened his eyes. “Morning.”

“Good morning.” Russ was dressed and already smelled like horses.

“What time is it?”

“Eight. Brought you coffee.”

He sat up slowly, took the coffee, and sipped it. “Mmm. Good. You been working already?”

“Out at the barn at six for turnout, stalls to clean up. It’s what I do.”

He nodded. “I hope I didn’t keep you up too late.”

Russ laughed. “Well, last night’s going to own me for a few more hours I think, but I’m recovering. I just need more coffee.”

“I better get up.” But he pulled Russ in for another quick kiss first. His phone chirped and he reached for it, glancing at the screen. “Oscar.”

“Yeah? House stuff?” Russ peered at his phone.

I’m really sorry about last night.

“What happened?”

“Huh?” Shit. He put his phone facedown on the table again.

“What is he sorry for?”

“Oh, well….”

Dammit. Come on, coffee, kick in.

His phone chirped again, and he reached for it, but Russ snagged it first.

“You know it’s not that I didn’t want you?” Russ said, reading the text. “What? I thought you said you were just dropping off papers?”

“I… uh. Well—”

“You made a move, but he turned you down, so you came for me?”

He blinked. “What? No. It wasn’t like that.” Or was it? Maybe not… entirely?

Russ pinned him with a look. “You wanted Oscar, but he sent you home. Right?”

“Well, I guess. Yeah. I kissed him, and I kind of… I wanted—”

Russ stood up, tossing his phone on the bed. “Right. I get it. So all that ‘Russ I need you’ shit was more like ‘Oscar gave me a boner and you’re the next best thing,’ huh?”

“Russ. No. No, I didn’t mean it that way…. I didn’t intend it to be like that.”

“I need to get back to the barn.”

“Russ, come on. Give me a chance to explain.” Although what was he going to say?

“Go to work, Jeff,” Russ said with a sigh and left the room.

“Fuck.”

His phone chimed again and he looked at it with a sigh.

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