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He reached out and laced his fingers into Zane"s, apparently deciding that it was the best thing to do with his otherwise idle hands

“You should have looked ere in the store,” Zane said,the ay They"d found condorocery, but instead of risking exposure by purchasing them, Ty had palain, Zane had discovered the box safety tucked away inside his suit jacket One day Zane was going to find out how Ty did that and how he always ht, though, he was just grateful for his partner"s loose et some?”

Ty sighed unhappily and turned his head froo back to the computers and see if there"s news from ho”

“No,” Zane decided, reaching out to take Ty"s elbow and pull hi We have to stay predictable And before you suggest it, we"re not sitting in that cabin for days while ait for some predetermined tiot to be stuff here to keep us amused”

He started pulling Ty along, though his “husband” was reluctant

“I hate you a little bit right now,” Ty clai with him

“And that"s different than usual how? Stop pouting, doll,” Zane drawled as he squeezed Ty"s hand He glanced at his partner “Surely we can find so to make you smile”

Ty stepped closer, squeezing Zane"s hand back as he lowered his voice, losing the fake accent “If you keep patronizingto kick your ass e"re alone And you won"t have sex for teeks, just remember that”

Annoyed, Zane stopped in place, turned Ty toward him, and put one hand on Ty"s face, thu, and you know it There"s no reason for you to be this cranky,”

Zane said, injecting a tinge of warning into his voice, and it wasn"t Corbin"s influence

Ty narrowed his eyes, his head tilting slightly in the way it usually did in the ring before Zane ended up on the ers on the promenade and the fact that they could always be observed He said nothing, just exhaling heavily in response Playing his role, whether he liked it or not Zane frowned It wasn"t like Ty to be this difficult, even if he wasn"t thrilled with his part in the case

Conscious of the people walking around them, he released Ty"s chin, and when Zane spoke, he kept his voice very low, deliberately dropping Corbin"s drawl “Is there so I need to know about?”

“Look at ood ti yourself so much, you prick”

It was difficult to decide between a huff and a laugh, but regardless, Zane rolled his eyes “Suck it up,” he answered “You"ve had a hell of a lot worse” He slid his arain “What you need is a drink,” he announced

“Darily “But I can"t drink because who’s an alcoholic?” he asked sarcastically He was obviously frustrated, both by the role he had to play and by the lack of outlet for that frustration He was tense despite all the “relaxing” he"d been doing, and Zane knew he"d be spoiling for a fight that was not of the good by the ti for hiet into first