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make sure Josh doesn’t need some help.”
Chase’s eyes were lit with a fury that made him appear dangerous, but it was the fear buried in their depths that drew Xavier closer. That’s one aspect of Chase Murphy opened for me—the man reacts with anger when he’s scared, and right now he’s very afraid, but of what?
Obviously not of Xavier.
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“I wouldn’t hurt Josh,” Chase grumbled, glaring so hard at Xavier he thought it had to make Chase’s head ache. “I just do not need to be in this wheelchair.”
Xavier nodded even though Chase had looked away. “Maybe not, but Josh has to
follow the rules, right?”
All of the fight seemed to drain out of Chase as he slumped in the chair. “No, no of course not. I’m being an asshole.” He looked at Josh and shook his head. “I’m sorry. I’ll apologise to Terry at my next appointment.”
Josh squatted so that he was now looking up at Chase. “Look, Chase, PT can be really tough, and Terry’s heard a lot worse than what you threw at him today. But you can’t get so upset just because you have to struggle with some of the exercises. You’ll get there, I promise, it just takes some work—and some patience.”
Chase turned a dark shade of red as he darted a glance at Xavier. As quick as it was, Xavier still saw that fear there, as well as shame, and he decided that he would pursue Chase unless he was straight—and Xavier didn’t think he was. His gaydar was pinging, especially since Chase’s gaze bounced right back to Xavier’s groin. Now Xavier kind of regretted untucking his shirt.
Josh just had to blurt that shit out in front of the big sexy stud beside him. Chase wanted to disappear, to get up and walk out and never look back. The only problem was, he wasn’t sure his legs would hold him. Terry had stopped the physical therapy session because Chase had almost passed out. The pain in his shoulder had exploded and streaked down his spine to the backs of his knees and had set off a volley of sparks flaring in front of Chase’s eyes. It’d been embarrassing—no, mortifying. Embarrassing was coming out of the bathroom with a square of toilet paper hanging off the sole of your shoe. Mortifying was having a trail of dirty toilet paper hanging out the back of your pants. He hadn’t been this weak or helpless in a very long time, and it infuriated and scared him. Josh had been an easy target for Chase’s temper, or at least Josh had appeared to be an easy target at first. In short order, Josh had given Chase back his shitty attitude in heaps.
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He didn’t doubt Josh would roll him to the staircase and tip the damned chair over.
And Chase would deserve it, even though he’d apologised. He wondered if it had made him appear weaker than he was, if a man like the huge one beside him would see an apology as a weakness. A big guy like that, he’d leap on Chase and take advantage, wouldn’t he? Chase always avoided men like him. He really needed the man to leave. He really didn’t want the man to leave. He was a goddamned indecisive wreck.
“Xavier Talbot,” the man said, offering his hand.
Chase took it gingerly, careful of his shoulder. Xavier did nothing more than squeeze his hand lightly, but it set Chase’s cock to full mast as he stared into Xavier’s cherry brown eyes. Flecks of amber could be seen around the iris, reminding Chase of budding flames.
Fuck! Chase closed his eyes as his arousal increased, flooding his veins with a tingling sensation. Fuckfuckfuck! The man was a threat, whether he knew it or not. Maybe not physically, but certainly to a needy spot inside Chase that he always did his best to ignore.
Desperate to keep on ignoring it, Chase averted his gaze and found Josh smirking at him.
Before Chase could reel off something snarky, Josh’s attention shifted and he waved at someone
Chase’s eyes were lit with a fury that made him appear dangerous, but it was the fear buried in their depths that drew Xavier closer. That’s one aspect of Chase Murphy opened for me—the man reacts with anger when he’s scared, and right now he’s very afraid, but of what?
Obviously not of Xavier.
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A BIT OF ME
Bailey Bradford
43
“I wouldn’t hurt Josh,” Chase grumbled, glaring so hard at Xavier he thought it had to make Chase’s head ache. “I just do not need to be in this wheelchair.”
Xavier nodded even though Chase had looked away. “Maybe not, but Josh has to
follow the rules, right?”
All of the fight seemed to drain out of Chase as he slumped in the chair. “No, no of course not. I’m being an asshole.” He looked at Josh and shook his head. “I’m sorry. I’ll apologise to Terry at my next appointment.”
Josh squatted so that he was now looking up at Chase. “Look, Chase, PT can be really tough, and Terry’s heard a lot worse than what you threw at him today. But you can’t get so upset just because you have to struggle with some of the exercises. You’ll get there, I promise, it just takes some work—and some patience.”
Chase turned a dark shade of red as he darted a glance at Xavier. As quick as it was, Xavier still saw that fear there, as well as shame, and he decided that he would pursue Chase unless he was straight—and Xavier didn’t think he was. His gaydar was pinging, especially since Chase’s gaze bounced right back to Xavier’s groin. Now Xavier kind of regretted untucking his shirt.
Josh just had to blurt that shit out in front of the big sexy stud beside him. Chase wanted to disappear, to get up and walk out and never look back. The only problem was, he wasn’t sure his legs would hold him. Terry had stopped the physical therapy session because Chase had almost passed out. The pain in his shoulder had exploded and streaked down his spine to the backs of his knees and had set off a volley of sparks flaring in front of Chase’s eyes. It’d been embarrassing—no, mortifying. Embarrassing was coming out of the bathroom with a square of toilet paper hanging off the sole of your shoe. Mortifying was having a trail of dirty toilet paper hanging out the back of your pants. He hadn’t been this weak or helpless in a very long time, and it infuriated and scared him. Josh had been an easy target for Chase’s temper, or at least Josh had appeared to be an easy target at first. In short order, Josh had given Chase back his shitty attitude in heaps.
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A BIT OF ME
Bailey Bradford
44
He didn’t doubt Josh would roll him to the staircase and tip the damned chair over.
And Chase would deserve it, even though he’d apologised. He wondered if it had made him appear weaker than he was, if a man like the huge one beside him would see an apology as a weakness. A big guy like that, he’d leap on Chase and take advantage, wouldn’t he? Chase always avoided men like him. He really needed the man to leave. He really didn’t want the man to leave. He was a goddamned indecisive wreck.
“Xavier Talbot,” the man said, offering his hand.
Chase took it gingerly, careful of his shoulder. Xavier did nothing more than squeeze his hand lightly, but it set Chase’s cock to full mast as he stared into Xavier’s cherry brown eyes. Flecks of amber could be seen around the iris, reminding Chase of budding flames.
Fuck! Chase closed his eyes as his arousal increased, flooding his veins with a tingling sensation. Fuckfuckfuck! The man was a threat, whether he knew it or not. Maybe not physically, but certainly to a needy spot inside Chase that he always did his best to ignore.
Desperate to keep on ignoring it, Chase averted his gaze and found Josh smirking at him.
Before Chase could reel off something snarky, Josh’s attention shifted and he waved at someone
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