Chapter 25

The more they got to know each other, the more Derek wantedto know. With each passing hour, the attraction grew. The moment they met, Derek thought Blake was beautiful, but now he understood Blake better and knew how the man thought and acted, Derek didn’t want to leave him. Even telling himself it was just for a few hours—not even a whole day—before he would see Blake again, didn’t help. They had each other’s numbers and could text and talk whenever they wanted. Even their tablets were connected with a direct-messaging app that would work no matter where they were. Ostensibly it was so they could share files and information while on a job, but they could just talk, too. They might be physically apart for the next twenty hours, but they could speak with each other whenever they wanted.

It wasn’t enough for Derek.