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

Reggie dropped his arms around Mark’s back and Mark held Reggie loosely around the shoulders. They decided that they would pick out rings on Monday and plan for a September wedding because Bobby and Keith were being married in August. Reggie could hardly believe that it was only a year since they last gathered for Jason’s birthday.


“Are you really only twenty-four?” Mark asked Reggie. “You’re so much more mature than I am and I’m twenty-six. Although I guess coming from your situation, you had to be.”


“Your situation was worse than mine. Don’t sell yourself short. Paying all those bills took grit and determination that I don’t have.”


“Yes you do, honey. Look how hard you work your PT.”


“Yeah, but that’s for my own benefit.”


“Tell you what, if either of us puts ourselves down, we get an arm punch when my arm has recovered. We should talk about these things with Greg.”


“Hi Greg, Dr. d’ Loria.” Reggie shook their hands. “Good to see you.”


Chapter 45