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Ty"s smile warmed, and he winked at Zane cheekily His little experiuinea pig Ty had liked it as well, though it had definitely been a step out of his coht," he admitted with unusual candor He was still sore from what Zane had done to him, but mostly in pleasant ways Ty didn"t bottom often, for reasons he had never actually contemplated He enjoyed it quite a bit

"I don"t think it will ," Zane said as he shifted in his chair

Ty cocked his head playfully "Stateht," he teased

Zane groaned and let his head fall back so he was looking at the ceiling "Don"t tee We have work to do"

"Okay," Ty etically He pulled his folder back toward hiain "What the hell is the Queen of the Mediterranean doing cruising the Caribbean, anyway?"

"Billy Ocean owns the rights to the other name"

"Why would they na look at Zane

Zane ignored hihtly "Are there any of these activities that we seriously don"t need to be doing, regardless of the schedule? I really don"t think cliff diving is a good idea," he said, the reluctance clear in his voice

"Why?" Ty asked as he looked up at Zane curiously He looked uncoh the things Ty knew Zane had gone through

"What?" Ty insisted after another silentI hate free fall"

Ty fought hard not to sh he knew he could rarely hide emotions from Zane anymore He nodded and reached out to pet Zane"s knee "Me too," he said si his attention to the papers "Anyway," he started, but he didn"t say any e," Ty told hio beyond si off a cliff It was the loss of control It was just onein love with his partner was a solo endeavor

"I"ll pass, thanks," Zane answered i as I" off a cliff is just like losingrope at the FBI Acadeh He"d graduated the second tiht of the acade," Ty offered, but he couldn"t put much effort behind it The conversation had struck a tender nerve, and he"d lost the relatively good mood he"d been in He perused his itinerary silently, not really seeing it anyerous situations," Zane explained after a quiet oddao on a nice, relaxing cruise to take a fucking zip-line ride through the jungle treetops?"

Ty hu on the question "I"d be really interested to see the other guys" itineraries, see which outings match up with all three," he said suddenly "What if these adventures have a purpose? Like, they"re going scuba diving, but they"re really collecting some antiquity off the ocean floor they anza planned on Tortola, British Virgin Islands," Zane said "Maybe aoff-ship to make a sale?"

"Or a buy," Ty said with a nod He stood with his folder and began ain, unconsciously drawn to the fresh air and light despite the frigid tean rubbing the sore one sour as he grew restless This hy he tried to avoid any topics that evoked the thought of being in love It always ended with the depressing knowledge that it was very much a free fall A solo one

"How about we take a break and go walk around while it"s still light out?" Zane suggested froood to me," Ty muttered He threw the folder onto the so, then, doll," Zane drew out in Corbin"s voice

Ty winced and atory sound as he turned and looked at Zane "Hold on, I have to put on h

Zane"s sling with the persona of Del Porter, flitting in and out of it when he atte about the accent and his ability to ers He slid his feet into a comfortable pair of loafers and waved Zane toward the door "I"ll get it," he told Zane with false confidence

Zane appeared at his side rather than walking away, and he reached to curl his fingers around each of Ty"s wrists, capturing the them down and around Ty"s back as he leaned in close

Ty raised one eyebrow, flexing his fingers against Zane"s grasp

He didn"t try to get loose though, and he didn"t feel the edge of panic threatening that he once would have, if his hands had been restrained

The handcuffs he knew he couldn"t handle