For more than a year, Reggie Mitchell has been sitting at the end of the bar in the Sunset Club waiting for Mark Randall to see him as something other than a customer. He's been in love with Mark for close to two years, but Mark only sees him as a rich college kid trying to go slumming with a bartender. Then Mark gets in trouble helping Reggie's friend Bobby.<br><br>Now a violent ex-lover is threatening Mark. Reggie offers Mark the safe haven of his basement apartment. Can Reggie convince Mark that his safe haven is his arms instead?

Waiting for Mark

“No, you’re not. Those alarms go off for a reason. Stay put or you’ll pull out your stitches. Dr. Ziegler spent five hours patching you up. Don’t undo his good work.” The nurse left the room in a huff.


Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jason come in with the soup. He could fuss at Jason. “Mark can’t leave. Need Mark here. Jack has to get Cruz without Mark.” Reggie’s head fell back on the pillow. He closed his eyes in exhaustion, then repeated, “Mark can’t leave. He goes, I’ll go.”


Sheets of tears fell down Mark’s cheeks. “I can’t let them injure you again.”


“Safe here. Stay here. I’m hurt if you’re hurt.”


Mark put his head down on Reggie’s hand. “You have to be okay.”


“Just need to eat…a little rest…be fine.”


“I’m going to adjust the bed so I can feed you some broth.” Mark took the plastic container from Jason.


Chapter 25