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“You sure?”

“I’et ’em, boss”

Mike grinned and then he was gone

Fuck

Soover Jude Archer anyti to keepit took for Mike to secure more business froed to piss off Jude, ould that do for the contracts Mike was supposed to be getting? My goal had been to save Mike's business, but if I fucked things up with Jude, I could just as easily be its downfall Sstock of the industry if it lost the business of so it Word like that got around and even if the business wasn't ruined entirely, it would never be more than a B-list company

I sighed and left the locker room

As I returned to where I’d left Jude, I ure out how to keepit took to make sure he was safe Since I couldn't pass Jude off onto soure out how to deal with the threat against him There hadn't been any additional letters sent to Hayes, but that didn't iven up At the sa in the letters that would serve as hard proof toas it was, my hands were tied until the individual behind the threats made a mistake

As I approached the corner where Jude and I had worked out, I saw that he was talking to Dannie The young woman had her cell phone in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other She earing a flowy little skirt that showed off her shapely legs as well as a snug ca ani back Hell, he was even al

Had I actually seen the man smile before?

Ever?

If I had any doubts that Jude was gay, they were eliminated by the fact that, like me, Jude's eyes never strayed below Dannie's neck We were the only two men in the place who had no interest in Dannie's brand of assets

As I neared the pair, Jude glanced my way He still had a sot the full wattage of it It actually softened a tiny bit, causing sohten up

But not in a sexual way

No, it was a strange sense of calm; it arm

Like that feeling you got when you snuggled up beneath a super-soft blanket on a cold, wet day

I was so entranced by Jude's expression that I actually tripped on the edge of the workout mat Jude reached out his arm as if to catch me