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“You’rewelcome.”

Woodley and Stryker helped Harris backto his feet.

“Are you going to get backup on the pony?” Harris asked Freddie.

“You bet I am. One littlefall isn’t going to stop me,” Freddie said.

Stryker liked the kid. In fact, heliked all three boys, Ben, Sammie, and Freddie. This Fire Lakefamily was varied and unique, but each member had their place. Hefound it hard to believe just a few months ago he’d been ready topack up and leave Fire Lake. Now, there was no other place he’drather be.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

John

It had been seven days since Johncaught a ride to the shop with Jason. It was a marked improvementfrom always having Stryker attached at the hip. Of course, Strykerwould stop in at the shop and hang out for a bit during the day,but that was acceptable, even wanted. The twenty-four/sevenalways-on-alert was what drove John up the wall.

It had been a long but productive dayin the shop, and John had finally finished the oak table. Hisshoulders ached from moving the table around and having it packagedfor delivery. Once back in the apartment, he made for the bathroom.He needed a hot shower to find relief for his tight muscles. Hiswalking had improved greatly to the point where he no longer neededhis cane, which made him happy. Things were movingforward.

The store was successful. They’d hadover a dozen orders since opening and sold several pieces in theshowroom. Word had gotten out far and wide about their little shop,and it always amazed him and Jason when a new customer walked infrom cities hundreds of miles away to see their work.

John heard the bathroom door open totheir ensuite and smiled, knowing Stryker would likely join himunder the hot stream of water. Sure enough, the shower door openedmoments later, and a gloriously naked Stryker stepped into thesteam-filled space.

It never ceased to amaze John thatthis tall, muscled Navy SEAL was his to love and touch as much ashe wanted, and boy, did he want to.

“Your shoulders feelingany better?” Stryker asked.

“They’re starting toloosen up under the heat.”

Stryker turned John around to face thewall and began massaging his shoulders under the hot spray ofwater. It felt glorious, and John couldn’t help but groan withsatisfaction.

“Starting to feel better?”Stryker asked.

“Oh yeah, this is helping.I’ll give you an hour before you stop,” John joked.

Stryker chuckled and dutifullycontinued massaging John’s shoulders and back. John couldn’t helphis body’s response to his lover’s touch, and soon, he was achingto have Stryker’s hands all over his body. John reached behind him,taking hold of Stryker’s hard cock and leisurely stroking it as theman continued to massage his shoulders. It was only fair that theyboth got some pleasure out of this, he thought.

Stryker moaned, spurring him on untilhe couldn’t take it anymore. He turned around to face Strykerwithout saying a word. They both dove in for a kiss, exploring eachother’s mouths thoroughly with their tongues while their handsroamed each other’s bodies at leisure. There’d never been anythingthis hedonistic in John’s life, and he doubted there ever would bewithout Stryker in his arms.

“You know I love you,right?” Stryker asked.

“Yes, you don’t have tosay it for me to know. I can feel it in everything you do. I loveyou as well.”

Neither had come out and said thewords before that moment. There never seemed to be a need. Theyknew how they felt about each other, and no flowery words wouldchange that.

“How did I get so lucky?”Stryker mused.

“I could ask the samething, but I suggest we just take the gift at face value and keepit safe.”

“Agreed. I’ve goteverything I want right…here.” Stryker’s fingers brushed againstJohn’s cock as he took John’s lips in another passionate kiss. Thesteam from the hot shower encircled them and made them feel likethey were in their own world. A world of acceptance and safety,love and caring, all things John had been missing for so verylong.

Stryker’s hands roamed up and downJohn’s body, leaving a trail of fire in their wake. As his needgrew, so did his moans, and soon, both men were lost in theirpassion. Stryker grabbed the waterproof lube they kept on theshower shelf and reached around to prepare John. The momentStryker’s fingers touched his hole, John moaned louder and spreadhis legs, giving Stryker full access.

First one, then two fingers slidinside him, sending waves of passion and need through John’s body.When Stryker found his prostate, he brushed it with every stroke,sending John into a world of ecstasy where only raw need waspresent. Soon Stryker was turning John around and lining up hishard cock with John’s hole. Inch by glorious inch, he slid himselfinside, nerve endings lit on fire as the man he loved buriedhimself deep inside him.

The moment Stryker pulled back andthrust into John, he braced himself onto the tiled walls to stophis world from spinning as desire swamped him over and over againuntil all that remained was the two of them at this moment as bothraced toward release.

Stryker reached around and took John’scock in his hand, pumping it in time with his thrusts, and John’slegs weakened. Stryker easily held him up with his strong armaround John’s waist. He lifted the smaller man a few inches off theground before changing angles so that now he was pegging John’sprostate with every thrust.

John clawed wildly at the tiles asfire raced down his spine, through his balls, and he came, cryingout Stryker’s name. Moments later, Stryker drove deep and stilled,filling John with his come.

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