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The muscles in Gavin’s body seized up Mason could pretend all he wanted, but so He could feel it

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

Shoere one of the best ways to clear your head Orgasms were the first, so Mason decided today called for both He finished his shoith the purpose of letting Gavin fuck his brains out, and then he would sit down and talk to his lover There had to be a reasonable explanation He trusted Gavin’s opinion, and he knew Gavin would do whatever he could to help It’s the kind of man he was The kind Mason wanted to be, and part of the reason Mason loved him so damn much

He pulled on a pair of underwear The soft sound of his phone vibrating in his jeans grabbed his attention, so Mason pulled it from the pocket

Braden

It wasn’t often the man called hinored it, but sooing?"

Shitty "Alright, and you?"

"Good Listen, I’et that Tellthat I should keep my mouth shut has nevernow If you’re the kind of lad I spoke up"

Mason leaned against the counter, feeling a tightness in his chest "What’s going on with Gavin?"

What else could it be?

"He has a job opportunity, running a uarantee He needs to get his licensing and a few other things taken care of ASAP, but I wanted you to know about it Like I said, tell me to shut the fuck up and mind my own business I probably deserve it, but whether you know it or not, you were there for ht I would return the favor I think he needs to do this but I don’t think he will Not if he doesn’t know you’re on board He’s thinking about his parents and the bar and, fuck, no offenseabout hiret it later That shit will eat a hole through your relationship faster than anything else"

Mason closed his eyes Shook his head Motherfucker Braden was right GavinHe was sure of that But even if Gavin didn’t, it was a decision he needed to make for hi else

Fro with hiotten, he let hi Gavin around Forget it because he needed Gavin in roaned "Thanks for tellingup the phone

Gavin had walked away froht for it He’d accepted the loss just like he’d accepted the loss of any real kind of life, using his family and his job as an excuse Mason wouldn’t be an excuse for him He wouldn’t be the reason Gavin let life pass hi that hadn’t been what they were about, yet he planned on asking Gavin to take over his bar so he could go to Durango for who kne long? It could be months

And Gavin would have done it Would have done it because that’s the kind of guy he was, giving Would have done it because Mason was now to hi for Gavin He lived for Mason, for his parents, letting his own desires fall to the wayside

And Mason would have let him because that’s who he’d always been as well Selfish Because he wanted it all; in a way, like Isaac He wanted his bar to flourish, and to fix the shit with his family and their business It was time to realize that he couldn’t do it all Sometimes a man had to make sacrifices for those he loved He wouldn’t hold Gavin back

Mason walked into the bedroouitar away Gavin watched as he paced the rooe of the bed

Gavin waited for hi to say It took ahis arer suddenly teased hi he wouldn’t like what Mason was about to say

Mason looked up at him from where he sat on the bed His features were hard, his eyes detached The look ut roll