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the next second. Ah, damn, it felt so good to hold him. It d only
been about four hours since the last time, but the worry made it
feel like a year.
Hey, Rowan murmured, arms tight around his shoulders.
Hey, yourself. Finn rose and, still with one arm around
Rowan, turned on Jake and pulled out his cell phone. Sit down.
I m calling the cops.
Rowan gasped and shook his head, reaching out to close his
hand over Finn s on the cell. No, Finnegan, don t.
Finn s brows shot up. He kidnapped you, assaulted you.
Rowan, you can t just
Yes, I can. Finnegan, please let me handle this. Rowan
smiled up at him. I love that you came riding to the rescue, old
man, but I m a big boy.
Finn s jaw clenched, but he nodded. Alright. He intended to
have words with the little prick privately, though, unwilling to trust
Rowan s instincts the guy was done being a fucking fool.
Jake, I want you to promise me something. I m not going to
call the cops, but I need to know you re going to let this go.
Rowan laced his fingers with Finn s and took a step toward Jake.
You said if he loved me, he d come. He s here, Jake, and while I
didn t need the proof, you seem to.
Finn said nothing as Jake looked between them, his brows
knitted.
I can make you happy, too, Jake murmured, imploring
Rowan with a look. I Okay, I know I fucked up today, maybe
for a while now, but&
Rowan shook his head. No buts, Jake. This isn t going to
happen again, I want you to promise me. I want us to be friends,
but if you can t accept this&
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Jake swallowed hard, not saying anything for a long moment.
I never had a chance, did I?
Finn wanted to smack the kid with a reality stick, but a squeeze
of Rowan s hand kept him silent. This was Rowan s fight. Finn
was just the one-man army backing him up.
No. I m sorry, Jake, but the sooner you realize that, the better.
Finnegan didn t steal me from you, and without him, things
between us wouldn t be any different than they are now. Rowan
gave him a gentle smile. Friends, that s all, but it s very important
to me. You re important to me. I d like it if that were enough for
both of us.
Jake looked like he d been kicked in the gut and, for a second,
Finn pitied him. He knew it d rip his heart out to ever hear those
words from Rowan. He could just imagine how Jake was feeling.
Then he remembered the young man had knocked Rowan
unconscious and Finn stopped pitying him and was back to
wanting to kick his ass.
Finally, Jake reluctantly nodded. I still don t like it, but& if
you re happy, Rowan, that s what matters most. And if he ll take
care of you like you deserve.
Finn didn t like Rowan seeking Jake s approval, but the feeling
was mitigated by the fact he knew Jake s approval wasn t required,
simply desired. Rowan was his and nothing, least of all Jake s hurt
feelings, was going to change that.
He squeezed Rowan s hand. Let s go home, Rowan. He
wanted his beautiful man back under his roof, in his arms, where
he could check over every inch of him and make sure he really was
okay. And then maybe squeeze him a lot because, fuck, it d ended
well, but the afternoon had been scary like only a couple other
moments in his entire life had been.
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Rowan glanced up at him. My stuff& and the car, it s all still
at the apartment.
Finn narrowed his eyes at Jake. I ll have someone go get your
things. I m sure Jake won t mind making sure they get
everything. His expression dared Jake to so much as breathe an
argument.
Jake had the brains to nod. Sure.
Finn nodded. Good. C mon, we ll pick up the car on the way.
He might have rather had Rowan spend the whole drive home
clinging to him on the back of his Harley, but halfway was good,
too.
Just as they reached the door, Jake reached a hand out and
touched Rowan s arm. I really am sorry, Rowan. I just& wanted
what s best for you.
Rowan smiled and Finn was once again amazed at his man s
capacity for compassion and caring. I know. That s Finnegan,
trust me. It is.
The way he said it, with such conviction and not an ounce of
doubt made Finn s heart ache. Once outside, he dragged Rowan
into his arms and bent to kiss him. Rowan seemed to melt into his
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