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It was easy to watch Ty"s masterful performance for the rest of lunch, and Zane let himself enjoy it
Chapter 4
TY LAY on one of the teak deck chairs, stretched out with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed against the bright winter sun filtering through the protective glass that housed the indoor pool Just after lunch he and Zane had decided to show their faces and actually try to enjoy theot deeper into the case Ty had opted for the pool before re his tattoo He wasn"t sure if it could be subed, and he wanted to test that in private before he dove in
He"d been lying still for far too long, though He kept telling hi anyone expected hiht the first afternoon would be a good plan, and the pool area under the do through the glass
Ty wasn"t sure where Zane had gotten off to He knew he couldn"t dog his partner"s steps for fear of looking too suspicious, but it ht He knew there were agents on the ship so out for them But he had yet to make any of theood that they could consistently hide when a trained eye knew to look for the a low profile and not to worry about it
Finally, he couldn"t take the relaxation any longer, and he raised his head, squinting as he looked around to see if Zane was anywhere near, searching for a dark head somewhere He passed over the first three al in the pool a of women in various a hi of his chest in reaction to spotting his partner It had been happening more frequently lately Ty didn"t know if it was because he just had more opportunities to spot Zane in a cro, or if it was due to theto deny the fact that he was in love soo The fact that they were not only able to show each other some attention here on the cruise ship, but that they were encouraged to do so, was only adding to the weight of the feelings he"d realized in the inia
He still had his doubts, of course, and the thought still unnerved him, but he had prettyIf he"d been a betting man, he would never have picked himself from the two of them to be the sap who fell in love
Ty sighed slightly and shielded his eyes, watching Zane idly
It was clear that several of the wo with him, and it was crystal clear that Zane--Corbin--was vastly amused Zane slicked his wet hair back with one hand as he spoke with a couple of theave that full-of-it smile Ty had quickly come to associate with Corbin The real Corbin Porter was obviously a dick, if Zane"s io by
But Zane, with the self-assured addition to his attitude, was hitting buttons Ty hadn"t even known he possessed He sighed, looking down at the silver ring on his finger It was still odd to see it there And it was unnerving that he still couldn"t see It was just a little too tight, and it didn"t budge over the still-swollen, scarred knuckle Tonight he intended to take solide
He looked back up, sighing as he continued trying to spin it around on his finger It took a longtoward hi as they entered into shalloater
Ty watched him appreciatively, not worried that anyone could see like he normally did Hell, it would be odd if people saw hiht? He stretched back out on his deck chair, crossing one ankle over the other and putting his hands behind his head again
It gave hie point to see the water stream over Zane"s skin as he climbed the shallow steps out of the pool Ty"s eyebrow cliht red European swim shorts that stuck to Zane"s skin like crepe paper, well below the navel, a streak of scarlet across his lean hips and muscled abdomen
Ty crossed his ankles the other way and looked up at the sky briefly, fighting his natural reaction to the view His oim trunks were similar, but in black He hoped he pulled the look off as well as his partner did
Then Zane lifted the towel to wipe his face and turned his back to Ty Ty did a double-take when he caught sight of the ink on the lowest part of Zane"s back, under the mishmash of thin white scars he kneere there It looked like a twisted vine with s set of black lines that wrapped and twisted around, reaching fro down to a point just inside those very brief red shorts, forainst Zane"s tanned skin
How the hell had he missed that?
Ty slapped his hand over his etting a little of the sa forced to hite linen and platinum hair was better than a henna tramp stamp
He snorted as he lay there alone, and he had to look away before he began laughing harder and ained control, he looked back as one of the women stepped closer to Zane, her face clear to Ty since she faced him, and she very deliberately placed a hand on the bare skin of Zane"s hip to brush her fingers near the tattoo Ty whistled softly, hoping the henna or whatever they"d used to put the tattoo on wouldn"t rub off when it et
He couldn"t have heard the proposition any clearer if he"d been standing right there next to the idly as he let his hand fall to his side He"d never really seen Zane flirt, other than his playfully pitiful atte their first week together in New York when they"d met with Serena Scott
She was the type who ate her bedmates afterward Zane had seemed to like it
The woht frown crinkled her brow Zane turned enough that Ty could see the s his head in Ty"s direction as he placed his hand on hers and reers before releasing it to ease the rejection The flustered wo him an embarrassed smile, and Zane turned to walk toward Ty, Corbin"s smile still in place
Ty didn"t move as he watched Zane approach Hehis lips as Zane got closer Then Zane stopped at the foot of the lounger and openly looked hi at his face again with the towel he carried
Ty couldn"t help but stretch under the frank appraisal He gave Zane a content s easier to him The accent, he"d found, actuallyit in private, it was much more difficult to find the headspace He couldn"t coh It sounded too damn silly
Zane"s smile turned into a smirk "Sit up, doll," he said as he rubbed the towel over his chest and abs
Ty raised an eyebrow Zane really see his role
He pushed hiave Zane a crooked ser, sat, and slid in behind his "Ah Much better vantage point for tracking interesting people," ZaneCorbin"s oily drawl