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Authors: Lynn Hagen
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personal matter and that he would be back tomorrow. William turned the note over and then glanced at the one sentence again as if more words would suddenly appear.
Well, at least Sage hadn’t asked him to leave, although he had wished the note said more. “Like what, words of undying love? Get over it,” William mumbled as he shoved the note in his front pocket.
He ate breakfast and then started on another bedroom. He would work to keep his mind preoccupied. Lord knew there were plenty of bedrooms for that.
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As the day went on, William started dreading the night. It had only been a week, but William had gotten used to Sage sleeping in the same room, making him feel safe. He still didn’t like the noises from town at night, and he still wasn’t going to investigate them either. If they were the same noises he remembered vividly from his past, William wasn’t going anywhere near that place.
But oddly enough, they stopped when Sage showed up. He was relieved about that. William grabbed a few trash bags from the bedroom where his supplies were and made his way to the next room down the hallway.
William couldn’t help but miss Sage as he cleared cobwebs and swept the floor. He knew it was sappy to wish for a life with the man.
Sage didn’t seem like the type of person to be tied down. He was a rebel who needed to be free, and taking up with William wasn’t the man’s idea of being free.
Terror barked as she trotted into the bedroom, wagging her tail.
William glanced down at her, giving her a slight smile. “I don’t know where he went, girl,” he said and then headed downstairs to feed the Chihuahua.
William had even liked the nickname Sage had given him. In his eyes, only someone who liked another bothered to give them a nickname. Maybe he had been wrong. No matter, William could still feel Sage touching him, caressing him, and fucking him until his eyes crossed. His skin still tingled where Sage had touched him.
He’d have that memory at least. He cleared his throat around the lump that had formed, and shook his head, clearing that as well. What a damn sappy wuss he was.
He got what he’d asked for, and now he wanted to cry? No wonder Sage took off. He would take off from himself, too, if he could. “Man up, jackass.”
Terror chose that moment to come into the room and bark, solidifying William’s chastisement toward himself. No matter what Sage’s Mystery
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fantasy he had in his head of a happy life with the man, Sage wasn’t going to profess his undying love or build a life with William.
He needed to get over it.
William swept the room, tossing larger pieces of trash into the bag, and trying his best to lose himself in his task. It wasn’t working, but he was determined not to pine after the rebel. They had a good working relationship right now, and William wasn’t going to ruin that over a broken heart.
He dragged the trash bag down the hallway when it was full and picked it up, tossing it down the chute. He worked through the day, taking a break to eat lunch and then dinner. He wasn’t very hungry, but he needed to keep up his strength to finish his work.
As the night drew closer, William started getting nervous. Would he hear the howls from town now that Sage wouldn’t be there?
He hoped not. There was nothing worse than being a chickenshit and locking himself in the bedroom so the boogeyman wouldn’t get him. It sucked being afraid, but William knew that was who he was.
Why deny it?
He had every reason to be afraid after the horrific event from his childhood. Any sane person would be a wreck.
“Where the fuck is Sage?”
William spun around, gaping at the very large man standing in the doorway, growling like he was about to pound William into dust.
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Chapter Six
Jeremiah glared at the short man standing there gaping at him.
Too much was going on for Sage not to be there. He had followed the directions perfectly, so he knew he was in the
Well, at least Sage hadn’t asked him to leave, although he had wished the note said more. “Like what, words of undying love? Get over it,” William mumbled as he shoved the note in his front pocket.
He ate breakfast and then started on another bedroom. He would work to keep his mind preoccupied. Lord knew there were plenty of bedrooms for that.
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As the day went on, William started dreading the night. It had only been a week, but William had gotten used to Sage sleeping in the same room, making him feel safe. He still didn’t like the noises from town at night, and he still wasn’t going to investigate them either. If they were the same noises he remembered vividly from his past, William wasn’t going anywhere near that place.
But oddly enough, they stopped when Sage showed up. He was relieved about that. William grabbed a few trash bags from the bedroom where his supplies were and made his way to the next room down the hallway.
William couldn’t help but miss Sage as he cleared cobwebs and swept the floor. He knew it was sappy to wish for a life with the man.
Sage didn’t seem like the type of person to be tied down. He was a rebel who needed to be free, and taking up with William wasn’t the man’s idea of being free.
Terror barked as she trotted into the bedroom, wagging her tail.
William glanced down at her, giving her a slight smile. “I don’t know where he went, girl,” he said and then headed downstairs to feed the Chihuahua.
William had even liked the nickname Sage had given him. In his eyes, only someone who liked another bothered to give them a nickname. Maybe he had been wrong. No matter, William could still feel Sage touching him, caressing him, and fucking him until his eyes crossed. His skin still tingled where Sage had touched him.
He’d have that memory at least. He cleared his throat around the lump that had formed, and shook his head, clearing that as well. What a damn sappy wuss he was.
He got what he’d asked for, and now he wanted to cry? No wonder Sage took off. He would take off from himself, too, if he could. “Man up, jackass.”
Terror chose that moment to come into the room and bark, solidifying William’s chastisement toward himself. No matter what Sage’s Mystery
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fantasy he had in his head of a happy life with the man, Sage wasn’t going to profess his undying love or build a life with William.
He needed to get over it.
William swept the room, tossing larger pieces of trash into the bag, and trying his best to lose himself in his task. It wasn’t working, but he was determined not to pine after the rebel. They had a good working relationship right now, and William wasn’t going to ruin that over a broken heart.
He dragged the trash bag down the hallway when it was full and picked it up, tossing it down the chute. He worked through the day, taking a break to eat lunch and then dinner. He wasn’t very hungry, but he needed to keep up his strength to finish his work.
As the night drew closer, William started getting nervous. Would he hear the howls from town now that Sage wouldn’t be there?
He hoped not. There was nothing worse than being a chickenshit and locking himself in the bedroom so the boogeyman wouldn’t get him. It sucked being afraid, but William knew that was who he was.
Why deny it?
He had every reason to be afraid after the horrific event from his childhood. Any sane person would be a wreck.
“Where the fuck is Sage?”
William spun around, gaping at the very large man standing in the doorway, growling like he was about to pound William into dust.
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Chapter Six
Jeremiah glared at the short man standing there gaping at him.
Too much was going on for Sage not to be there. He had followed the directions perfectly, so he knew he was in the
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