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

Trev rolled his eyes and headed for the door. “Just get out here.”


Once they were alone, Jarrett dropped a kiss to the back of Eli’s neck. “If I find out he woke us up because he’s jealous you slept with me tonight and not him—”


Eli laughed and pushed at the heavy arm pinning him down. “Come on. The sooner we see what he wants, the sooner we can go back to sleep.”


They only bothered with pants, though Eli was a little tempted to wander out into the living room naked. If he’d been certain Trev would be alone, he would have, but considering there was every possibility Trev had invited somebody up from some after-hours fun, he decided on a little decorum.


The TV was on, the picture frozen. When they appeared, Trev lifted the remote he had in his hand. “Watch this.”


Eli scrubbed at his crusty eyes as a female newscaster’s voice filled the room. He had to squint to focus on the screen.


Chapter 44