Six years ago, Jarrett Kessel helped his best friend’s little brother deal with his family’s rejection when he came out. He saw potential in the tempestuous teenager. Talent. Then, they both moved on with their lives.<br><br>Now, the FBI needs Jarrett’s help. Sketch artist Eli Locke is their only lead in finding a killer, but he’s nowhere to be found. Though the Feds are convinced Jarrett is the best way to lure him out, he’s not so sure. Until they show him the web comic Eli has created, with a superhero who bears a striking resemblance to Jarrett.<br><br>When Eli gets an email out of the blue from the man who changed his life, he doesn’t even consider saying no to a meeting. Jarrett is even more amazing than he remembers, and the fact that he’s all right being the role model for the one thing that means the most to Eli is just icing on the cake. But the truth about the murder comes out, and even though he had nothing to do with it, Eli wants to run. It’s up to Jarrett to keep him from ruining his life for good, before the killer finds them both and does it first ...

Outlined in Ink

“Don’t.” Jarrett guided his hand back to the belt, molding the fingers over it to force him to open it slowly. “I’m just as excited as you are. I’m being completely selfish when I say I’d like it to last long enough to be able to enjoy it.”


The leather slipped free, the slap raising the hair on the back of Eli’s neck. Without taking his eyes off Jarrett, Eli pulled it from the loops, one by one. He wanted to be so cool about this. In his fantasies, he lavished the kind of attention on Jarrett that made porn stars jealous, and he left Jarrett begging for more. He knew there would always be a part of him that craved Jarrett’s approval, but he’d wanted to be seen as an equal, a man worthy of being with someone as amazing as Jarrett.


And here he’d gone, already messing it up with his impetuosity.


Jarrett released his wrist, lifting his hand to trace over Eli’s mouth. “Relax,” he murmured. “You’ve always taken everything so seriously. This is supposed to be fun.”


Chapter 40