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He sure as hell hoped so, because despite the fact that he actually enjoyed what he was doing here in Durango, there was one thing he missed, one person he was still sure about Gavin The man was his, and Mason wanted him back

Still, he couldn’t walk away from his responsibility here

"I want to buy the house I’ll understand if you don’t want to sell I can look around for sorinned

"Hey!" Braden crossed his arms "Who said you can sell iving Gavin shit? You and I both knoe’ve talked about selling it We both know it makes you happy that Gavin will be the one to live in it, because then, for the rest of his life, you can clai him to Blackcreek"

Wes knew his husband well "Should I leave you two alone?" Gavin teased

"No We can wait until you leave As long as it’s within five ht" Braden looked at Wes "Don’t get used to it, you’re not right often enough for that"

Gavin took a step backward "You’re getting yourself in trouble, Braden He looks like he wants to kill you"

Braden winked "It’s o "I’ll leave you two to it We’ll talk more, but I really appreciate it, man"

"I’ll be back" Braden kissed Wes and then followed Gavin to the door "Have you and Mason talked?" It had been six weeks since he left, and they hadn’t spoken a word to each other

"No, but I could call hiht now" For once

"Good for you It’s good to see you happy You deserve it You played the part well before, but you were never really happy, were you? Not even ere together"

"No" He knew his ansouldn’t hurt his friend’s feelings He hadn’t been happy Not totally In certain aspects of his life, yes, but he deserved the whole package, didn’t he? Everyone did