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

“It’s not that you haven’t been sensitive or attentive, I’m trying to tell you that you’re not alone in having things on your mind and that’s okay. We help each other. We’re two halves of a whole now. Someone cuts you, I bleed. I love you.”


“Shush, we’re in a diner.” Mark peered around at the other tables.


“Don’t worry, you won’t get bashed here. We can even hold hands.” Mark blushed. “Now eat up so we can go shopping.”


The Sunset was slammed on Saturday night. Although Reggie sat at the end of the bar, he didn’t talk to Mark in more than in passing all evening. It’s okay that he can’t spend time with me. I’m fine so long as I can see him and know that Billy is nowhere near him.


Chapter 43