Scott looked at his bags of clothing, his expression grudging, to say the least. The boy had to see things clearly, though. “Can you afford to be proud right now?” His face fell, and I instantly regretted my words. Yeah, I’d thought that would make him stop and think. “Laundromat.” A horrified expression crept over his face. I’m sure the people at the launderette won’t mind seeing you standing there in your underwear washing your one suit.” I started walking again, laughing inwardly as he caught up to me in a hurry. “I’m sorry, I can’t accept these.” God, he could be stubborn.
Scott stopped dead in the middle of the pavement, his mouth open. “You do know Leo won’t do anything with those receipts, don’t you?” I knew my boss better than he did.
As we left the store, loaded up with bags, Scott asked for the receipts, to keep them safe to give to Leo. I handed over Leo’s letter of authorization confirming his phone call, and we were done. I put it in the basket along with his other choices, and we headed for the till. He gazed at me for a moment, and I thought he was going to refuse. The color was a perfect match for his eyes. In desperation, I picked up a blue shirt I thought would really suit him. Two pairs of jeans, no problem there, but the shirts were bland, boring even. I kept looking at the clothes he’d picked out. And when I held up some really skimpy underwear, I thought he was going to faint from embarrassment. It was almost as if the boy didn’t know how to have fun. His reaction confused the hell out of me. I kept holding up these really loud shirts and telling him he’d look good in them. I figured he’d had a heavy morning emotionally, and I thought taking him around Debenhams department store would provide him with a little light relief. I was trying to make shopping a fun experience, but Scott wasn’t making it easy. Purchase Links: Dreamspinner Press * Amazon * B&N And neither man sees what’s right under his nose. Scott dreams of belonging to someone, heart and soul. Taking pity on the naïve boy, Ben offers him a place to crash and invites him to Collars & Cuffs, hoping his bosses will know how to help. Hearing Scott’s story sets off alarm bells, along with his protective instincts. But when his plane touches down and Jeff isn’t there, panic sets in.Ĭollars & Cuffs favorite barman and Dom-in-training, Ben Winters, drops his sister off at the airport and finds a lost, anxious Scott. In a chat room, Scott meets “JeffUK.” Jeff loves and understands him, and when he offers to bring Scott to the UK, Scott seizes his chance to escape his humdrum life and see the world. Genre: Contemporary, M/M, Romance, Erotic, BDSMĮighteen-year-old Scott Keating knows a whole world exists beyond his parents’ strict control, but until he gains access to the World Wide Web, he really has no idea what’s out there.
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