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

He couldn’t remember the last time a lover had responded to simple pet names as much as Mark did, but he could certainly work with that like he could work with Mark’s body.


He knee-walked over and straddled Mark’s thighs, then gave his cock a few jerks. He grabbed the lube and poured some on his hand, then slicked Mark and grasped his erection in a firm grip and moved his hand up and down at a steady pace meant to get him hard as rock and desperate, but not close to coming yet.


After a while of listening to the slick sounds of his hand and Mark’s gasps and moans, Francis stopped and let go of Mark.


“Okay, so here’s the thing, Mark. You want to be my person, right?”


Mark nodded, his gaze sharpening as he concentrated.


“Then should we skip these?” Francis asked, holding up the condom.


Mark swallowed hard before nodding. “Yes.”


“I mean, we can use them if we want to for easy cleanup, but—”


Chapter 72