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out."
    "But we just..."
    "Yes, we did. Did you like it?"
    Marshal's mouth turned down in a frown and his eyes closed. He groaned and swayed before reaching out, placing a steadying hand on Zander's hip. "Mmm, so soft." Marshal slid his hand into Zander's pants and rubbed his fingers over Zander's side then around to his back and over his asscheek. Zander went with it, allowing Marshal to touch him everywhere. The man's eyes were still closed as he rubbed his palm over Zander's body, pushing his clothes out of the way. "You know what I really like?"
    "What?" Zander whispered.
    "This." Marshal had his hand on Zander's dick and balls, cupping them lightly. He squeezed a small amount before moving his hand up Zander's chest. "And this." Marshal flicked his nipple and Zander cried out. "That's it, that's the sound I like."
    "I want to see your eyes as you talk."
    The rebellion was plain to see. Marshal closed his eyes tighter before biting his lower lip. His eyelashes fluttered, his gaze stayed lowered at first. Then his eyes rose and their gaze connected again. Zander saw something other than anger.
    "Marshal, I care so much for you."
    "It hurts."
    "My caring?"
    "Yeah."
    Zander placed his hand on Marshal's chest, feeling the beat of his heart. "I will always care about you. Even if you decide that we can't be together, I'll always care."
    Marshal shuddered and sucked in his lower lip, his teeth sinking into the flesh. "Before Craig and Grant got together, I was in love with Grant?"
    The news hit Zander hard, leaving him stunned. He'd never heard that Marshal and Grant were together, and yet they'd lived in harmony once Craig and Grant got together. He vaguely remembered the time. Marshal had been different after Grant and Craig started their relationship.
    "I didn't know you two were together."
    "We never were. Grant and I were good friends, best friends, then Craig took him."
    "Did Grant know you were in love with him?"
    "I'm straight, remember. He never would have suspected."
    The reminder that Marshal was straight was another hit. He had no chance with this man. He should have remembered that before he stripped naked for him. "Marshal, I don't know what to say."
    "Neither do I. I just can't see another guy drop me because of someone else. I can't let myself feel."
    Zander cupped Marshal's cheek, "There is no one other than you."
    "That scares me."
    "Why?"
    Marshal stepped away, turning to the vanity in the bathroom, his face visible in the mirror. "I can't open myself up again and lose it. I don't have the strength to do that again."
    "Don't force me out of your life."
    "I won't. But I can't do a relationship. I can't do this again."
    The words ripped through Zander, destroying his heart. He nodded like he understood, but he'd never understood anything less. "I'll always be here for you."
    Marshal nodded, his expression not giving anything away. Zander grabbed his shoes and socks before heading out of Marshal's room, searching for a place he could let the pain come out. Marshal had destroyed him, but he couldn't pin this on Marsh. Zander knew before kissing him, long before falling in love with him, that Marshal was straight and that wouldn’t change.
     

 
     
    Chapter Three
     
     
    Grant shook with rage as he stared around the office. Craig had planned the double-cross long before he walked out on them. The evidence was right in front of his face, and yet Grant couldn't believe it. It was as if everything they had was a lie.
    He'd been waiting to hear from Duff as he combed through the stacks of papers and files. He wasn't silly enough to believe that Craig would have a computer without levels and levels of passwords, so he ignored that, focusing on the printouts. Of course, that there were printouts, giving dates and listing plans, was shortsighted. Craig was a professional and knew how to hide his shit. He must not have been the person in charge of this office. Of course, how the fuck could he have been since he was