Chapter 48

On his way back from the parking lot, Jake rattled the now-empty hand truck as he came up the checkout aisle behind Ned’s counter. At the register he stopped and leaned against Ned, his chest fitting easily alongside Ned’s back. One sneaky hand curved between Ned’s buttocks, goosing him. In a low, sexy voice, he murmured, “Page me when you go on break.”

Ned can still feel the heat from Jake’s mouth on his ear. It burns like the kisses he remembers, the touches that have seared themselves into his skin. That first night in the break room, Jake stretched out across the folding chairs to lay his head in Ned’s lap. A playful poke at Ned’s crotch, a sexy leer at the hardness he found there, a quick kiss when their time was up. Next thing Ned knew, Jake was driving him home after work, one hand on the steering wheel, the other easing along Ned’s thigh. Before the week was out, they were inseparable.