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His partner had just reached new levels of manipulative evil, damn him

When he pulled back, Ty allowed just enough roo "tilto switch them out?”

he asked softly, the accent and assuone just as suddenly as they had come

Zane"s gaze flickered to their entwined fingers, and he stared at the rings for a long moment Then he closed his eyes Of all the details this case entailed, this was the one thing Zane truly resented Yes, it was for a job, and a lot of time—years—had passed since Becky died, and it didn"t hurt like it used to, but it still… ached and felt very unfair

He drew in a painful breath and let it out slowly before reopening his eyes “Remind me?”

Ty looked down at the ring expressionlessly Then he met Zane"s eyes and nodded without a word They both knew there was nothing he could say to make it better, and it was i Ty always avoided the subject of Zane"s wedding ring just as devotedly as Zane did He gave Zane"s hand one last squeeze and then let go and rolled away, groaning softly as he got to the edge of the bed and sat up

Zane watched his were a bigger deal to him than he wanted to admit, and Ty knew that In fact, Zane was surprised to see that Ty was still wearing his after putting it on this et used to wearing it?” he asked carefully Ty would knohat he was referring to

Ty turned his head so he was looking at Zane out of the corner of his eye, still sitting on the edge of the bed “Guess you could say that,”

he answered in a low, gruff voice that made Zane shiver He looked down at his hand “I put it on, and I guess et it off”

“Not even with the e oil?” Zane asked with a frown Ty just shook his head Zane grinned slowly “Try the lube”

Ty snorted “If it starts hurting or I get desperate May as well leave it on "til then” He was nearly er

Zane wondered, not for the first tih Ty"s mind as he looked at it

“Mind if I use your shower?” Ty asked sedately

“You don"t have to ask,” Zanehis back

Ty stood, groaning again as he stretched He glanced back at Zane and gave hiht smile “Got a little carried away, huh?” he said as he walked toward the door “You"re so easy,” he added in a pleased voice as he disappeared into the hallway

Zane snorted as he rolled onto his back and s

Ty Grady was such an egotistical bastard, yet somehow he turned Zane on like no one else ever had Heidly, until he heard the water start in the shower With a soft grunt, he pushed hiotistical bastard was naked and wet No as he letting that pass without taking advantage of it

Chapter 3

TY LED the way out of the elevator, walking into the tech lab with a shift of his eyes toward his partner Zane didn"t look , manicure, but he was still himself under the pricey tailored clothes Ty couldn"t help but feel slightly self-conscious about the changes he had undergone, but he was too good at his job to show that outwardly He hoped Luckily, there wasn"ton a Saturday They planned to board the ship by eleven