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“Ouch,” Ty objected with false sincerity

Zane sighed and tilted his neck to each side as he felt the texture of Ty’s rubbing fingers change The salve was sinking in and the skin was catching on skin “We should get back to work,” he said quietly

“We have the rest of the day off,” Ty replied firmly as he continued to doctor

Looking over his shoulder, Zane raised an eyebrow “What are you and I going to do with a day off?” he asked Was the other agent saying they were going to spend tiether? Off the clock?

“I don’t know about you, but a few hours’ real sleep would do ht here in the room Quite frankly, I’d prefer to stay away froure out more about who and how”

Zane nodded slowly “All right I agree with all that” Suddenly, he felt aard, standing there with Ty still touching his back, especially because Zane didn’t want to

He could be partners with Ty He could, someday, maybe, be friends with Ty

But anything beyond that was sierous Zane raised a hand and swiped it over his face, noticing the prickles “I should shave,” he murmured

“Why?” Ty asked, genuinely curious as he finished s the salve over the bloody spots

“Why? Why shave?” Zane asked “Uh” He blinked, trying to think

“I don’t suppose I have a reason,” he answered with a slight shrug “Habit

Have to be clean-cut, you know Don’t want to attract negative attention”

“Yeah, ative attention, pffft,” Ty responded sarcastically as he stepped away, then pushed Zane slightly to the side so he could step through the bathroom door and to the sink to wash his hands “You have to sleep in the bloody bed”

“It’s just the spread that’s bloody,” Zane saidhis chin as he walked out of the bathroom and toward the bed “Food later?” he asked hopefully as he yanked the spread and sheets down

“No, we’re fasting ’til we catch the guy,” Ty answered with a curl of his lip as he came out of the bathroom with a hand towel in his hands

With an annoyed grunt, Zane snagged one of his pillows and whacked Ty upside the head with it

“Bastard!” Ty barked as he swatted at the pilloith the damp towel

Zane laughed and bapped hiot a stick up his ass?”

“Shove it,” Ty huffed as he pulled back the sheets on his own bed

Collapsing onto his bed, Zane was careful to stay on his side and keep an eye on Ty just in case he launched a counterattack “You’re just a big softy,” he taunted

“The last person said that to ,” Ty warned seriously

Zane buried his face in the pillow to try to hter “Oh, God You would, too” His eyes ide and dancing when he looked back up

“Of course I would He had to question a guy,” Ty told hih in his voice “Three hours he was in there, trying to hide this raging hard-on I’ve never seen a suspect more terrified in my life” He snickered with the memory

Zane pulled the pillow over his face, stifling the continuing laughter as he tried to get hihed and looked back at Ty, shaking his head “All right, I’ moment, but ruined it when his lips twitched