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Bilingual agents are scarce lately," he said

"Oh, yeah," Ty responded flatly with a little nod as he ruffly as he flopped back onto his side and buried his head under his pillow

Zane chuckled and pulled away the pillow "Cranky?" he teased

Ty groaned softly and then huffed in irritation "Can’t a man sleep in peace around here?"

"Apparently not when he dreams of the desert," Zane drawled He leaned to press his lips to Ty’s temple "Sleep, then," he murmured

"I always dream of the desert," Ty ainst theto be roused

Zane’s lips drifted to the corner of Ty’s eye "Why?" he murmured

Ty twitched and turned to elbow Zane in the ribs "That’s where I lived," he gru ainst Ty’s for a moment

Ty sighed again and relaxed under the pressure of Zane’s body

"You’re very high-, Zane curled his arm over Ty’s back and rubbed slowly over his hip "Yeah, so I’ve been told"

"Shut up," Ty ordered

Zane coasted his hand over Ty’s cheek and rolled away "Sleep, oh cranky one"

Ty groaned and rolled back onto his back "Well fuck, Garrett, I’m awake now," hehis ar down at Ty

Ty looked up at hi the façade fall away and sht better to wake up to than what I usually do," he admitted

Zane smiled crookedly "And what’s that?"

"You don’t really want to know, do you?" Ty asked dubiously

"I already know about the wo on the phone,"

Zane pointed out

Ty cleared his throat and looked away, staring up at the ceiling with a frown "Usually," he finally said with a scowl, "I don’t wake up to anything

So, I guess you’ll have to do"

"Is there a cogars can’t be choosers," Ty muttered with a s," he asserted

Ty jerked and laughed softly, turning slightly away in case Zane decided to s to differ," he snickered

Zane sain, a little harder this tiiti?" Ty asked as he continued laughing softly

Zane’s hand stilled, as did his face His eyes shifted across the roouely

Ty narrowed his eyes up at his companion and then rolled theain and stretched

"Moody?" Zane’s face scrunched "I was sort of thinking about the last tied for ured if I told you, I’d get the violins treatiti his feet over the edge of the bed

"I was referring to the ‘could really have cared less’ part, actually,"

Zane said, closing his eyes and letting his head lean back against the wall

Ty sat with his back to Zane, looking at the opposite ith his head cocked thoughtfully "Fuck," he coht shake of his head

Zane opened his eyes and looked at Ty’s back "Maybe later," he said as he picked up the file folder again "Told you I was fucked up while ere apart"

"Why not just let theuess," Zane said quietly "Didn’t really think about it, except that there was so shot in the head doesn’t appeal too much"

"It’d be quicker than a lot of other ways," Ty pointed out as he turned around slightly andslow," he said thoughtfully

Zane’s aers started twitching

"What ga out ill kill you slow and easy," Zane said, opening his fist and rubbing his palh "Pain wasn’t a consideration"

Ty stared at hio slow?"

he finally asked

Zane’s mouth quirked "So I could enjoy it"

Ty raised one expressive eyebrow He licked his lips and looked away "My daddy used to mind the mines when I was little," he said suddenly

"I used to drea to death," he clai to sleep But I think I’d want it quick I got too ret to want tilanced back at Zane "Just another thing we don’t have in corets? Maybe Soh Did it to myself," Zane said He ree You don’t seeellate"

"Let’s pretend I don’t knohat you’re talking about," Ty responded with a ghost of a s over with Zane any tiht," heyou think I don’t have regrets?"

"No Just coer over them at the end," Ty corrected "This is awith you?" he asked in a huff as he rubbed his hands through his hair

"Me?" Zane asked in disbelief "I didn’t say I wanted to linger over anything Just that if I have to die, I want to enjoy it" He shrugged slightly