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The raw emotion that was so plain on Deke s face made a shiver of desire shoot up
Blake s spine. I m just a nobody.
No, you re Blake. The skinny, little blond who used to hide out in the projection room
and sketch when he was supposed to be in gym class.
Blake gasped. You remember that?
Yeah, I do. It was so cute.
I did it because I sucked at sports and didn t want to get picked on by the jocks. Do
you know how humiliating it is to always be picked last to be on a team?
Using his free hand Deke gestured to his own thin frame. Uh& yeah.
A burst of laughter bubbled over Blake s lips and before he knew it, he and Deke were
both cracking up. Once they were finished, Deke grabbed for Blake s hand again. Now, here
is what we re going to do. After we re done eating here, we re going to go cancel your room
for the rest of the week and you re going to stay with me instead.
Blake shook his head. I couldn t impose like that.
Damn, it was tempting, but a guy had to have some sort of pride. At the moment, that
was the only thing that Blake really owned.
Deke fanned his thumb over Blake s hand. You would be doing me a favour. It gets
pretty lonely being on the road like this.
Instead of making him feel better, that comment only left a bitter taste in Blake s mouth.
Jerking his hand back, he spat, I m not Julia Roberts and you re not Richard Gere. I may be
desperate, but I would never sink that low.
Deke s eyes grew wide and he fanned his hands out. No! Shit, I m messing this all up.
I just wanted a friend to hang out with, honest.
Blake still wasn t convinced. He narrowed his gaze Really? You re just doing this out
of the goodness of your heart?
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Just look at it as one artist helping another one out.
So, I don t have to do anything that would make me qualify as rent boy status?
Deke gave a soft chuckle. Look, I m not going to lie and say that I don t think you re
the hottest thing I ve ever seen. In fact, all I can think about is taking the saucer of butter from
this table, pouring it over your naked body and slowly licking it off, inch-by-inch. But, if
we re going to do anything, it s only going to be because we both want it and not because
you feel indebted to me. When I make love to you, I want it to be free of any strings and I
want to possess every part of you.
By the end of Deke s speech, Blake was so hard and breathless that he was sure he was
about to pass out. He swallowed a couple of times before saying, I think that sounds like a
good plan. I should warn you though, I talk in my sleep.
That s okay. It won t bother me.
Are you sure? I have some freaky, strange dreams, so I say some pretty insane shit.
Deke chuckled. Somehow, that doesn t come as a surprise to me.
Their food arrived and Blake was saved from having to reply. He attacked his steak like
a man starved, because that's exactly what he was. The half of a sandwich he d eaten earlier
hadn t made a dent in his hunger. It wasn t until he was halfway through the meal that he
remembered his manners.
Okay, I ll stay with you, but you have to promise that you ll let me pay you back
someday, Blake conceded.
Once he got home, he d pick up his old job at the coffee house and work double shifts if
he had to.
How about you promise to do a painting for me some day, Deke offered.
A painting from a nobody like me won t even get you five bucks at a garage sale.
That doesn t matter because I would never imagine selling it. To me, it would be
priceless.
Okay, if Deke was trying to sweet talk his way into Blake s pants, he was doing a good
job of it. Because, self-esteem or not, Blake was two seconds from throwing himself at the
other guy and yelling, Take me now!
Clearing his throat, Blake said, I still talk to your dad all the time when I go to the
grocery store.
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I can t believe he still insists on working there. I know he s the owner, but he makes
enough money to hire a manager.
Blake gave a half-shrug. Your dad has always been a people person. He loves to
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