Chapter 24

“I just wanted someone to hold me, love me,

let me feel safe. But Kurt couldn’t, wouldn’t.”

“Oh, Parker,” to himself, Mason added, My

beautiful, hurting Parker.

“Sorry.”

“Hey, stop that. I’m here now. I’m your

boyfriend. Any time you want a cuddle, you come to me.” Mason’s

voice rose in volume. “Any time you want someone to love you, you

find me. Because, Parker, you fucking beautiful person, if anything

bad was to happen to you I’d…Well I’d kick their asses good and

proper, and then kick yours for you letting them hurt you.”

Parker laughed. “You say the cutest

things.”

“Bleck!” Mason said, but at least he’d put a

smile on his boyfriend’s face.

Mason watched over Parker as his eye-lids

slowly closed and his breathing evened out, all the while wondering

how the hell such a powerful, outwardly confident muscle stud could

be so vulnerable. Mason offered up a prayer that he would be strong

enough to meet Parker’s needs. He knew he had no choice. For better