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Truth was, he hadn’t discussed his doubts with anyone, not even his sister or Honey But Jeres He’d trusted Max with his secrets even though they’d just met Maybe Max could confide in him too

It was kind of nice that Jeremy was new—that he didn’t know all about Max already and have preconceived notions He wouldn’t judge hiht Not that they were judgy Max was probably being totally unfair to them

But he was supposed to be Jeree Captain of the team He wasn’t about to du out

Jere to talk about it There’s a lot I usually keep to myself Until I basically have a nervous breakdown and unload all ood Samaritans You’re welcome”

Max smiled “Oh, you’ve done that before?”

“Actually, you were my first”

The words were innocent, but they stirred a tug of lust that in kink, but he had to ad about Jeremy that drew him in Maybe it was because Jeremy was physically suys more his own size He wanted to take care of Jeremy in a way he wasn’t used to Not paired with sex, at least

He’d always been a mentor on the field and in the locker room, but that was about brotherhood and the team He’d never let himself think of teammates as sexy But it was different with Jere his first made his dick throb

“Have you alanted to be a lawyer?”

“Yeah Probably a boring story”

Jere to be here a while”

Metal screeched as the streetcar slowed at Dundas All the restaurants and shops had signs in Chinese and English, and people thronged the sidewalks at the heart of Chinatown on a Saturday afternoon Some pushed their way off the streetcar as others squeezed on A bulky purse s profusely as he waved her off with a smile

He realized he couldn’t reuys knew she died when he was a kid, but it wasn’t like they’d sat down and had a deep and ful conversation about it Not that there was any reason to have one noith Jeremy on the Spadina streetcar Weird that he kind of wanted to?

“The thing with beco a lawyer has a lot to do with my mom She died in a car accident when I was nine She was a laith Legal Aid”