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Ledger’s impatience beat him. Using every ounce of his strength, Ledger flipped, taking Kash to the mattress. With Kash trapped beneath him, Ledger rode him hard while nipping at Kash’s chest. He had to taste the sexy, hard, tattooed masterpiece trapped under him. Ledger couldn’t think. Pure lust drove his every move.Kash cried out.
Ledger barely heard him. His ears popped and rang as the most powerful orgasm he had ever experienced took away his ability to function. He kept riding Kash until there wasn’t a single twitch of pleasure left. Before he could collapse and recover, Kash grabbed his jaw and torched his mouth in the hungriest of kisses. There was no coming down when Kash was involved.
The kiss softened, turning loving. Their fingers linked. It was as if they fought to hang on to any connection.
“I don’t want to stop.” Kash's whispered confession between kisses nearly broke him. He sounded like he was empty and lost without Ledger’s touch. Kash wasn’t alone. The way Ledger felt scared the shit out of him. He felt a hell of a lot like he would do anything to keep this. Even at the cost of his son.
Chapter Eight
Itwasn’thardtokeep Ledger safe. The first few weeks of never leaving the house, Kash hadn’t really noticed. They got their full workout every day using Ledger’s home gym. Kash couldn’t keep his hands off Ledger, so he had no interest in being anywhere else. It wasn’t until Kash really looked at things that he realized Ledger never did much of anything other than read, make videos and block disgusting peopleonline. He had always known Ledger to be an outgoing, active guy. They used to do a lot of fun shit together. Kash wasn’t complaining. If all he ever did again was enjoy Ledger’s company and body, he would die a happy man. Kash wasn’t worried about himself. He couldn’t imagine this existence making Ledger happy in the long run.
Kash paused in the middle of working on a sketch. He glanced Ledger’s way. Ledger looked engrossed in his book. Kash considered leaving the subject alone, but he couldn’t.
“I’m surprised you don’t want to go shopping or to the library or something.”
Ledger glanced over in surprise. “Oh. I haven’t really gone out much since the threats started about eight months ago. Things ramped up pretty hard shortlybefore you got here. I started finding gifts on my car everywhere I went and notes taped to the front door. It’s one thing for people to say shit online. It’s a whole other when you feel like people are watching you every second of the day.”
That irritated Kash more than just a little. “Why didn’t you say anything when I got here? I can keep you safe anywhere you want to go, but it’s helpful for you to tell meeverythingyou’ve been going through.” He didn’t mean to sound so accusatory, but fuck. People were physically stalking him to the point of leaving shit on his car. That was need-to-know information.
Ledger shrugged. “Like I said, I don’t really go anywhere anymore, so I didn’tthink about it.”
Kash stood and set his sketch on the coffee table before taking Ledger’s book and setting it next to the sketch. He lured Ledger to his feet. “We’re not doing this hiding shit. You’re not giving up your life over a few insane people. We’re going to the boardwalk and hitting the food trucks.”
Ledger chuckled as he let himself get dragged along. “Food poisoning be damned, eh?”
Kash couldn’t stop smiling. He didn’t give Ledger a chance to say no. Kash had his shoes on, waiting on Ledger to put his on too in under a minute.
Ledger wore a luminous smile and kept shaking his head as if Kash drove him crazy.
Kash had to look away to keep from jumping him. Ledger was under his skin in every way. He never got enough. The moment they were ready, he headed into the garage and straight to Ledger’s SUV. They climbed inside and buckled their seatbelts. Kash looked Ledger’s way to make sure he was good. He found Ledger turned sideways with his head resting against the headrest, staring.
A smile exploded across Kash’s face. “What?”
“Nothing. I’m just admiring the view.”
Ledger really kept him smiling like an idiot. “I’m trying to getoutof the house. Not in bed.”
Ledger laughed andsat properly.
Kash shook his head and hit the button to open the garage. He slowly backed out and made sure the door closed firmly behind him before clicking the button on the key fob to set the alarm. Once they were on their way, Kash automatically reached for Ledger’s hand. When Ledger linked fingers with him, it hit Kash. He had truly grown accustomed to being one half of a pair. Without thinking, he always touched Ledger or shifted closer. The moment Ledger had agreed to keep him, Kash had jumped straight into the role of a lifetime. Holding hands was such a small thing. Kash couldn’t live without this again.
Thanks to traffic, it took nearly half an hour to reach their destination. Another ten minutes to find a place to park and five minutes to walk the distance afterthey finally found something. The scent of competing food smells wafted around them. There was a long line for tacos while a few people watched candy bars being deep fried. Another cart spun cotton candy. Kash forgot for a moment to check the crowd for anyone looking a little too hard in Ledger’s direction.
“I haven’t been here in years.”
Kash focused on Ledger at the statement. “Me either. I used to hitchhike here when I was a kid. I’d walk by, smelling every stand, wishing I could afford anything at all. Truthfully, every time I left, I couldn’t decide whether I felt better or worse. I got to enjoy all the colors, sounds, and smells, but I also was reminded of how differentand poor I was.”
“It kills me how many stories you have like that.”
Kash’s gaze skimmed the crowd. “It’s all good. I can get whatever I want now.”
Ledger’s fingertips skimmed Kash’s arm, pulling his attention Ledger’s way. “Tell me what you always wished for the hardest while you were here. All I ever did was lose way too many quarters in those machines that push out more quarters and prizes over the edge if you do it just right, except they're rigged of course. So let’s focus on you.”
Kash chuckled while keeping his eyes moving. Being out in the open like this was a challenge, but Kash was up for anything if Ledger was happy. “I know the machines you mean. When I walked past them, I would always feel around and seeif anyone had left any quarters in the tray. Once I found two, and when I played them, I won a cigarette lighter.”
A loud, surprised-sounding laugh burst from Ledger. “You would’ve been better off keeping the coins.”
Kash realized he was smiling. “Nah. I made a lot of campfires with that lighter. That mattered a lot when Mom would bring home strange men, and I stayed away to keep safe.”
