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there.”
    “Yeah,” Eric replied before walking away.
    * * * *
    Solo stirred the chili before turning the burner down. Fuck. He hated the defeated expression he’d seen on Blue’s face. There had been moments in Solo’s life when he’d worried he didn’t expect enough out of himself or his life, most recently, after he’d spent time with Blue that first evening. However, after witnessing Blue’s disillusionment, he was grateful he’d never wanted anything more out of his life than a warm place to sleep and enough food to eat.
    Solo rinsed off the spoon and set it on the counter before wandering out of the kitchen to the bathroom door. He stood outside for a moment, listening to the shower run. For the first time in his life, he wished he knew how to comfort someone. Other than watching his brothers’ backs, he’d never truly thought of taking care of anyone but himself. He knocked on the door before opening it. “Mind if I come in?”
    From behind the glass shower door, Blue shook his head.
    “I know you said you wanted some time to think, but I wanted to check on you,” Solo said loud enough to be heard over the exhaust fan. He closed the toilet lid and took a seat. “I’m not good at this sorta thing, so I need you to tell me what I can do to help.”
    “Nothing much you can do.” Blue rinsed the shampoo from his short black hair. “I was smacked in the face with several realities today, and I need to deal with ‘em.”
    Several? Solo watched Blue’s perfect body through the slightly fogged glass. “I know the meeting with your boss freaked you out, but what else happened today?”
    Blue turned around and rinsed the soap from the front half of his body. He didn’t answer Solo right away; instead, he continued to stand under the spray. Finally, Blue turned off the shower and opened the door. Deliciously nude, Blue stared down into Solo’s eyes. “I think I’m falling in love, and I don’t know how to deal with that. It’s not the love I’m afraid of—hell, it’s all I’ve ever wanted.”
    Solo stood and handed Blue a thick pale green towel. He didn’t need Blue to explain further. The two of them couldn’t work, and they both knew it, but that didn’t mean he didn’t want to hold the moment for as long as he could. “Switch tells me that my dad loved me, but I don’t remember it.”
    “What was your dad’s name?” Blue asked.
    Solo stepped back to give Blue enough room to climb out of the shower. “His real name was Samuel, same as mine, but he went by Widow Maker.”
    Blue reached out and brushed his finger over the black widow spider on Solo’s neck. “That’s why you have that?”
    Solo nodded in acknowledgment. “I still don’t understand why he had to leave. Hell, for all I know, he’s dead and the club covered it up.”
    “Want me to look into it? If he was running from the cops, surely there’s something in the system about him.” Blue wrapped the towel around his waist.
    It didn’t miss Solo’s notice that neither of them had addressed Blue’s statement of falling in love. Solo assumed there wasn’t much to be said because saying the words wouldn’t change the fact that it was too dangerous to build a life on them. He considered Blue’s offer. He’d told himself for years he was better off not knowing the truth. “I don’t want you to do anything that’ll get you in trouble.”
    “I won’t.” Blue reached around Solo and turned off the exhaust fan.
    Solo took the hint and backed out of the bathroom, keeping his gaze on Blue. “Then, sure, see what you can find.”

 
    Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Solo waited for Blue to finish the dinner dishes before reaching for his hand. “Come on.” He’d thought of nothing else but making love since Blue had confessed the way he felt. Just knowing his cop liked him enough to say he was falling was a huge deal, and even if it was premature, he wanted to pretend he was truly loved. It was a first for him, so it was