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small bandages still on his face and neck.
    “Stop it,” Ezra said pulling Wyn’s hand away from his face. “You look fine.”
    “Maybe I should’ve taken them completely off. I think they might draw more attention.” The wound on his face was narrow but about three inches long.
    Ezra tilted Wyn’s head up to look down into his eyes. “You plan on doing a lot of flirting?”
    “No, but I’ve been to gay bars before. There are a lot of hot young guys that like to troll for big daddies like you.”
    Ezra’s head lowered and kissed him. “What would I do with a young stud? I can barely keep up with you in bed.”
    Richard cleared his throat. “Uh, hello? Guy who’s not getting any sitting right here.” Wyn turned to Richard and smiled. “That has to be your choice. You’re a damn good-looking guy.”
    “Unlucky in love, what can I say?”
    The ride to Tulsa passed quickly, as they settled in to an easy conversation. Pulling up in front of a free-standing black painted building with red trim, Ezra looked at Richard. “At least we found a place to park.”
    “Yeah, like I said, we’re early. Club Maverick doesn’t really get jumping until around ten-thirty or so.”
    They locked up the truck and headed towards the entrance. Ezra opened the big red steel door and was greeted by a man of his own size, sitting on a stool. Wyn would bet it wasn’t often he came across someone as big as he was.
    “Hey, Tiny,” Richard said from behind Ezra.
    The big guy smiled. “Richie! ’Bout time you showed your face in here. Mark and Scott thought you might’ve dropped off the edge of the planet.”
    “Close. I’ve been up in Pamona helping granddad.” Richard motioned to his right.
    “These are my friends, Wyn and Ezra. I promised to show them a good time. So be nice.”
    Tiny looked shocked. “I’m always nice.”
    “Mmmhmm. Until someone pisses you off.” Richard grinned at Tiny.
    Shrugging, Tiny held up his hands. “What can I say, I’m human.” ROUGH RIDE
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    Tiny pointed towards the bar. “Scott’s sitting over there. Why don’t you go say hi.”
    “We will,” Richard said and clapped Tiny on the shoulder. “Good to see you again.” Richard ushered them towards the bar. On the way over, Ezra pointed out the mirrored cowboy boots hanging over the dance floor.
    “Cool,” Wyn said.
    “Yeah,” Richard agreed, “they’ve also got a mirrored saddle they swap it with.” Ezra chuckled and shook his head. “Why don’t we have a place like this in Cattle Valley? Don’t get me wrong, Brewster’s is a nice place, but I can’t believe we don’t have a real place to dance.”
    Wyn looked up at Ezra. “New business venture?” Ezra shrugged and rubbed his chin. “I don’t know. Maybe.” They arrived at the bar and ordered their drinks before moving over to an older gentleman.
    “Hey,” the man Wyn assumed to be Scott said. He stood and wrapped his arms around Richard. “It’s good to see you.”
    Scott looked around Richard. “Did you bring us some new customers?”
    “Yep,” Richard said, stepping to the side.
    “I’d like you to meet my new friends, Ezra and Wyn. Guys, this is Scott.” Wyn reached out and shook Scott’s hand. “Great place you have here.” Wyn thought Scott looked a little younger than he was, with a full head of sandy brown hair.
    Scott looked around the room at the twenty-five or so people. “We like it. We’ve come to think of our customers as family.”
    Wyn smiled at the pride evident in Scott’s voice and posture. He liked the man already and they’d just met. He gestured towards Ezra. “I have a feeling this big guy might try to pick your brain later about the bar business.” Scott nodded and looked at Ezra. “Grab yourself a drink and pull up a stool. I’m always happy to talk about one of my favourite passions.” Ezra looked back at Wyn. “You mind?”
    “Not at all. I’m going to order a wine and challenge Richard to a game of