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his orgasm to a close, aftershocks all he had left of that sharp and all-consuming ejaculation.
    He let go of Lee's wrist, allowing him to set the pace as the last of his cum shot out. Cock sensitive, he gritted his teeth with the last few strokes and held his breath. Lee stilled his hand, and Ryan eased his finger out. They lay panting, Lee's hair tickling Ryan's chin, his breath hot on the dip below Ryan's Adam's apple.
    We were born for this—the way our bodies fit together and react confirms it .
    Ryan was where he needed to be, where he'd always wanted to be.
    Sunday dawned bright but cold, the sun once again deceiving Ryan into thinking it would be warm outside. They'd eaten a cooked breakfast, packed up their bags, and now headed down the tree-lined path toward the village.
    "We'll stop at Josh and Sue's to pick up my car,” Lee said, hands in pockets, large backpack bumping his spine. “They let me store it in their garage."
    They didn't say much else, Ryan figuring Lee's mind was full of what was to come and the demons he had to face before he could put them to rest. Would he ever do that fully, or would some remain, taunting him at those times when he couldn't sleep, or in the idle moments when thoughts tended to run rampant? He didn't envy him the coming days, weeks, and months, but vowed to be there every step of the way. All it needed was for Lee to ask him to move to Biddingford.
    Will he? God, I hope so, but if a long-distance relationship is all we can have, I'll take it.
    Lee led him up the garden path of the house where Ryan had been given directions. Ryan marvelled at the way things worked out—how people came into your life for fleeting moments only to reappear later as more solid participants. Going by the greeting he received from Josh and Sue, he felt sure they'd become firm friends. He remembered his feelings toward Josh when he'd thought of him as Lee's lover, and once again shame burned inside him.
    I shouldn't have been so quick to judge .
    Lee explained where they were going and why.
    "You want me to tell the boss you're taking time off? Doubt he'll mind. Work's slow at the moment, isn't it?” Josh said.
    "Yeah. I'll ring him myself tomorrow.” Lee scrubbed his chin. “But I need to get away today, and if he ends up giving me the sack, I've got a bit stashed away for emergencies to tide us over. I expect I'll be bringing Ryan back with me to live, eh Ryan?” He glanced at Ryan and winked.
    Ryan nodded, his heart full and his mind going over what he needed to do before he could move in with Lee. Shit, it's really happening!
    In the car, with the road stretching ahead of them and the sun high in the sky, Ryan sighed with happiness. That road led to the end of some of Lee's suffering and the beginning of their new life, and he embraced the feeling of finally being where he should be.
    "You all right?” Ryan asked, glancing at Lee.
    Lee turned to him and smiled. “Yeah. I'm blinding."
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Dedication
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    Thanks, Sidney!
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Chapter One
    Dad fucked off years ago. I can't say I blame him really. Living with Mum is hard. She's a nutcase, I swear, ruling my life, telling me how she wants me to live it. But her way isn't my way. Her way is me finding a girlfriend and getting married, having babies, the whole nine yards. My way is being with Ryan, the guy who's been my best buddy since...shit, since we were little kids. I reckon Ryan feels the same way, what with him glancing my way when he thinks I'm not looking, the touches to my arm or thigh, designed to be taken either way. You know, man-to-man, matey kind of touches or...something more. We've never discussed it, so I don't know for sure, but I'd best my last quid—
    "Lee? Get down here!"
    Mum's voice, it grates on my damn nerves. She'll want me to clean up for her or go to the shop, be the good son I'm never likely to be. Not the one she wants, anyway. She'd have to gain my respect for