Rick Mitchum is a man looking for a good time. No strings attached sex is the only thing he needs ... or so he tries to tell himself. After having his heart broken three years earlier, he never wants to go through that again. But recently a local fireman named Josh Landers has been hanging out with a group of friends on Friday nights, and something about him just rubs Rick the wrong way.<br><br>Josh is tired of watching Rick take home everyone but him. He’s ready to share his heart and bed with the man. If Rick will just open up, Josh knows he could give him everything he needs.<br><br>Then one night, Josh has had enough and lets it all out.

In His Arms

“What exactly did he say to you?” Mark handed him a beer.


Rick shifted uncomfortably on the stool. “Well, he didn’t really say it to me, per se.”


Mark narrowed his eyes and took a sip of his beer. “So what, per se, did he say?”


“When I woke up, I heard him on the phone. He was saying it was his mistake and he didn’t want to hurt ‘him.’” He made air quotes. “It was more than obvious he didn’t want me there, so when he hopped in the shower, I took off.”


“And what? I went home.” He shrugged. What more was there to tell?


Mark grunted. “Right. So he never called to see why you left?”


Rick’s cheeks heated. Shit. Mark was too persistent. “Yes, but I had my phone off all day. He also texted, but I haven’t read any of them.” His hackles rose. “Why do I want to read something that says I was a mistake?”


Chapter 12