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It was those words that pushed hie Tristan had never been able to love Ben the way he deserved, and in this, he was also giving Ben what he needed for the first ti him become who he’d always been afraid to be, when it came to his fahtly together He held the ainst him He’d been inside Ben before He’d fucked him and dominated him He’d tasted every part of him They’d been friends for years He was Tristan’s only real friend, yet in this ainst him, was the most intimate they’d ever been

"If I could love anyone other than them, it would be you In every other way that matters, I do love you I have never said those words to anyone other than them I love you"

Ben squeezed him He felt the man’s lips press to his neck Felt him exhale a deep breath, and then he pulled away "I’ll take care of everything Go"

Tristan kissed Ben’s forehead, and for the first time in their friendship, he did what Ben wanted He went

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

Mateo

It wasn’t too hard to find someone on the streets who had medical experience and would keep quiet for money

They stayed in a rundown hotel for a few days, not wanting to draw too , because they didn’t want to risk a check-in and Teo not being hoet ahold of Josiah because of the fire If they did any digging they would know Josiah flew to New York, but for him, that wasn’t a crime, and they couldn’t see why they would really look into that

Tristan had been in contact with Ben, and things see-shot attorney, with an even bigger-shot father His Dad was a New York congressot kidnapped, and killed a gangbanger in self-defense, people believed hiht Mateo didn’t want to fly back with theht, but Josiah and Tristan wouldn’t be separated fro together

They sat around on the bed, hours before their flight, when Teo finally let the words out he had trapped inside for days "I think it was my dad Javier said so Deht it wasorders from prison"

The why is what he didn’t understand Why would his Dad do that?