Deputy Mark Forrest and Nurse Francis Archer can’t deny the chemistry that arises between them. A chance meeting awakens the idea of something greater than either had ever imagined.<br><br>Mark craves being able to let go, and Francis loves to take him out of his head. But Mark’s past bears a truckload of personal demons that have kept him in the closet and made him lash out at the LGBTQ community in the town he’s come to regard as home.<br><br>Despite finding love and a new purpose in Acker, Francis’s new job might end up being temporary, and he doesn't want to lose the life he's settled into. Can the two of them build a future together despite a bitter past, and diverging paths?

Thirteen

Francis could see the hard ridge of his cock through his jeans, and reached to caress it with the back of his fingers.


“You’ve been good,” Francis said. “Did exactly what I asked you to do for me, didn’t you?”


Mark nodded. “Y-yes.” His hands were at his sides, fists clenching and releasing as he tried to hold still.


“You’ve been good.” Francis repeated as he pressed against Mark’s bulge more firmly. “I think you deserve a reward.”


He pulled his hand away. Mark’s eyes were a bit glazed, as if he was sinking already.


“Sweetheart, take off your clothes for me.”


Francis watched as Mark jerked into action, fumbling only a little as he unbuttoned his flannel shirt and pulled open the button fly of his jeans. He was undressed in no time, but he still put his clothes on the end of the bed, because Francis was sitting on what had become their usual clothes-dumping spot.


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