Deep cover DEA agent Landon Cross can’t seem to escape his past. First, his cover is blown by a guy he’d busted in another operation. Then, his rescuer is medic Trey Jernigan, his best childhood friend, first love, and a person Landon betrayed as a teenager.<br><br>Now Landon’s life is a mess and so is he, physically and emotionally. Incredibly, Trey forgives Landon and allows his former friend back into his life in all kinds of ways Landon would never have thought possible.<br><br>But a crucial decision Landon made while undercover comes back to haunt him. Trey also has to deal with very tangible pieces of his own past. Will Trey and Landon be able to solve their problems and build a life together?

Does the Feeling Go Both Ways?

??My answer would have been no, and still is. I spent most of my life being ownedby a cruel bastard. At the time, it was better than starving on the street, but only just. I don??t want to be tied that way to any man ever again, not even Landon. If he marries anyone, it should be you.??


Trey??s breath caught. He hadn??t really thought about that. Maryland??s laws had only changed recently. Same sex marriage was legal now. Did he want that? He wasn??t sure.


??Just think about it,?? said Nina. ??In the meantime, maybe you can convince him to go take a hot bath and ease the cramps in his thigh. I got as far as getting him to sit down and prop it up, but he balked at anything else.??


Chapter 40