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Jace.
    “Don’t apologize,” she said. “I just think you’ll be happier
once your family knows. Don’t underestimate them. They love you and will accept
you no matter what.”
    “Thanks.” Parker felt ashamed he hadn’t told them yet, but
this was all so new to him.
    “Seriously, I wish I had a family like yours.”
    Since Ava came from a broken home, Parker always did his
best to include her in his family. Her father was an alcoholic, and her mother
usually chose whatever man was in her bed at the moment over her daughter. It
was pure hell for her growing up, and she’d spent most of her time at Parker’s
house. His parents treated her as one of their own and felt equally as
responsible as Parker did when they found out Mike was beating her.
    “You have my family.”
    “You know what I mean,” she said. “Consider telling them.”
    “I will,” Parker said. “Let me spend the weekend with Jace
and talk to him about it and then I’ll tell my parents.”
    “Jace will be so excited you’re agreeing to go to the city
with him. We talked about it the other day.”
    “Of course you did.” He sighed. “What don’t you talk about?”
    “Don’t be jealous.” She laughed. “It’s ugly. I still love
you.”
    “Hmm.” He smiled. “Have a good day.”
    * * * *
    Jace was just about ready to jump into the shower when
Parker entered the house. They were becoming comfortable enough with one another
that knocking seemed unnecessary. They decided it was easier to exchange keys.
    “Jace?” Parker called as he entered the foyer.
    Jace quickly slung a towel around his waist and peered over
the landing of the staircase that overlooked the foyer. He was pleasantly
surprised Parker showed up unannounced.
    “Hey,” he said.
    Parker looked up at him and stood frozen. Jace was amused
when he realized Parker was checking him out. Parker’s eyes followed the faint
line of hair down his chest and over his abs, stopping just where his skin
ended and the towel began.
    “Parker?”
    “Sorry.” He cleared his throat. “I didn’t mean to intrude.”
    “You didn’t. I just didn’t expect you so early. I went for a
run and I wanted to shower.” Jace smiled, secretly wishing Parker would join him.
He was getting hard, and it was going to be pretty obvious in about three
seconds. “I’ll just be a few minutes. Make yourself at home. There’s coffee in
the kitchen.”
    “Okay, take your time.”
    Jace headed for the bathroom, quickly turned on the water, and
then braced himself against the counter, staring into the mirror. The things
Parker did to him. Six weeks was a long time to wait, but Jace didn’t mind. It
was just lately, as the physical bond between them was becoming stronger, it
was getting harder to control the urge not to take his lover. He wanted to show
him how much he wanted him. His body craved that physical connection.
    Jace was trying hard to rein it in, but the more time he
spent with Parker, the more difficult it became to control his impulses. Parker
was a very desirable man, and his innocence drove Jace wild with anticipation.
He’d pleasured himself more times since meeting Parker than he had his entire
life. It was getting out of control, but he couldn’t help himself, especially
when he thought about his soft, kissable lips.
    He pulled the towel off, looked down at his cock, and sighed
when he realized he wasn’t going to have time to take care of this himself. He
didn’t want to keep Parker waiting. Hopefully, the water would relax him, but he
seriously doubted it.
    He stepped in and let the spray take over his body as he was
engulfed by the steam. He was giddy over the thought that Parker was downstairs
waiting for him. He looked so cute, standing there in the foyer in his
perfectly pressed khakis and light blue button-down shirt. The more Jace
thought about him, the harder he became. He couldn’t stop thinking about
Parker’s long, smooth, thick cock, or the way he tasted when he