Willis Moore is a detective with the Richmond City police department. A case he was involved with went down badly and he was given a month's sabbatical to pull himself together after the death of his informant, a young man named Teabag, with whom Will had let himself become sexually involved.<br><br>Back on the force now, Will finds himself drawn to another street punk, a hustler named Corey, who seeks police assistance to protect his "boys" from a violent attacker. He and Corey work well together, and Will dares to hope their relationship might be heading toward something more. But he still can't seem to shake the feeling he will eventually fail to protect the hustler ... the same way he failed to save Tea.

Tricked Out

His mouth was rough on Corey’s, his tongue licking into the hustler with a demanding air, insistent. Corey’s hands grabbed Will’s shirt, both holding him close and trying to push him away simultaneously. The hustler wanted him, wanted this, Will knew, but he didn’t want it here, in the sanctity of his own bedroom. 


The nude body beneath his looked so defenseless, Will needed to feel it in his arms, needed to kiss it, touch it, love it. Corey’s naked body excited the protector in him, and Will wanted to shield all that bare flesh from any harm that might befall it. He wanted to cover it with his own body, keep it warm and safe, the way he hadn’t been able to with Tea.


Like a ghost, Will’s last lover rose behind his closed eyes. For the briefest second, it was Tea’s young body Will held against his own; it was Tea’s mouth on his, Tea’s kisses again. Unconsciously, Will pulled Corey closer, clinging to him, as if that alone would stop the pain and chase away the past. 


Chapter 15