Page 37 of Doubling Down

Eric pushed off the door, heading back toward the coffee shop. He knew the entire property well from his research and the time watching the cameras. He’d seen Ezra, Dom, and several other employees use this hall but hadn’t realized how cold and quiet it was. Not a good environment. He needed to bring that up to Jesse. Preferably before his boy returned to work.

Dane held the door open for Eric as he approached. “Hey.”

“Hey,” Eric returned.

“Is Dom okay?”

Amusement lit his eyes. “I would be asking about Remi more than that kid.”

“What happened?”

“I think our boss is in love,” Dane quipped.

“What the fuck?” Eric demanded.

“You have to see this for yourself,” Dane told him.

Eric slipped past Dane, through the kitchen, and back to the front of the shop. As he pushed the swinging door open, he heard Dom growl.

“I don’t need a hospital!”

“I think you do!” Remi yelled.

“Well, it’s a good thing that you’re not my boss,” Dom told him with a scowl.

“You want to bet on that, pretty boy?” Remi threatened.

Eric had never heard Remi use that tone before. What the hell was happening right now?

Dom turned and spotted him. “Did you catch him?”

“No.” Eric shook his head. “He got away.”

“Then, someone better start explaining things to me real quick.”

Eric looked at his boss. Remi continued to stare at Dom. “Talk to the boss.” He pointed toward Remi.

Dom turned his dark eyes back to Remi.

“Thanks. asshole,” Remi muttered.

Eric did not want to get on Dom’s bad side. The guy was scrappy. “Not even a little sorry.” Could he call and check on his boy now?

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Ezra

Ezra closed the door to the room that Eric had given Annabelle and leaned against it. He was tired. It was a good kind of tired though. Ezra did not regret the orgasm or the lack of sleep. Not after what he’d shared with Eric.

True to his word, Eric had carried him to his room and cleaned him up. Ezra would have preferred to have been taken to Eric’s bed instead of his own but after Eric had left him, Ezra had heard the shower turn on in the room beside him.

He’d fallen back to sleep imagining how sexy Eric would be all wet and slippery. If he’d had more energy, Ezra might have joined him. Ezra had fallen asleep though and by the time he’d woken, Eric had already been gone.

Ezra had promised to give Eric one more day before returning to work but they hadn’t talked about what that would mean for them. Would Ezra and Annabelle be moving back into his tiny apartment? Was last night a one-time thing or did this mean they were a couple now? There was just so much to figure out.

Brandon’s door opened and he stuck his head out.

Ezra offered him a small smile. Not only had Eric taken him and Annabelle in but he’d also introduced him to Brandon. Ezra truly believed that he and Brandon would remain great friends no matter what happened with Ezra and Eric’s relationship. Brandon was someone that Ezra wanted to get to know better and add to his group of friends. Dom would go crazy for Brandon’s sad eyes and obvious trauma.

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