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

Mark closed his eyes. Reggie said to Jason, “Make sure he rests.”


Cisco called to the nurse. “Get someone to bring a bed in here for Mr. Randall. Otherwise, he won’t stay put. He’ll be sneaking in here.”


“Shush now,” Jason whispered. “You have disability insurance which will more than cover your bills. Stay with Reggie. You’re worse than before because you haven’t slept in three days. I should have paid closer attention to your physical state.”


“I need to know you’re all right before I can be all right,” Reggie pleaded.


Mark scowled. “That’s the second time I’ve been blackmailed today.”


“If that’s what you want to call it. I’d call it caring, but that’s just me.” Jason shrugged. Mark had enough grace to look shamefaced.


Mark let the staff put him in a hospital gown and into the bed. Greg Harris came in with the test results and handed them to Cisco.


“They produce results like greased lightning when you ask,” Greg joked.


Chapter 27