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“I need toto be in and to move my appointments”

Carrick nodded, watching as Jardin walked away Was he doing the right thing? Letting hiain, had it been much of a life without Jardin in it? The other man had hurt hiht if he hadn’t let Sally gouge a huge hole in his self-esteem? If he’d just opened up to Jardin, maybe they could have avoided the mess that came later

Sally’s death Jardin’s words So much pain

Maybe it wouldn’t end well again But, this time, there was honesty between them at least Jardin’s revelation had been a shock, and he still wasn’t entirely sure he knehat he was getting hi to tell him how to feel when he’d first come out He still didn’t talk to the Jardin how to feel

That wasn’t the only thing niggling away at hiot that they should focus on the two of them But then there was Thea

Thea, who he couldn’t stop thinking about

Thea, who had looked confused and worried And scared

Thea, who’d run out of the restaurant as though the hounds of hell were on her heels

None of that sat right with him But was Jardin interested in her? And would it be fair to bring her in to a relationship that was just starting off? Even though they’d known each other for years, and though they’d shared a woether

No, they needed a solid foundation first, then they could think about Thea

Except he couldn’t get her out of s Find out why she’d never answered his es

“Everything okay?”

He glanced up as Jardin walked in and ainst the kitchen counter

Carrick took him in Fuck, he was hot The man oozed power and authority Yet, Carrick knew he had a softer side too He just didn’t let many people see it

“Changed your aze