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d glanced over his shoulder at Stan. “You don’t want me to have

san

ress his grin as he opened the butter and g

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eat or no, she’s

s not in the room.” He took the knife from Will and began to butter the slices

poured hot wa

o pour some hot water into the second mug. “I

ou she’s not interested just as y

’t intend on giving t

is person must be real special to you if you’re p

breathed, making Will giv

pressed he was. “But maybe Rosanne s

il

ha

a plate and placed it on the dining table. Then he grabb

late and took the other seat. “Thanks

ured at Will’s tattoo w

gged. “Always have.

op

y one I have.” He took

getting a

e name of the love of my life ta

is a hopeless

mn unfortunate and stupid to be stuc

sure the relationship actu

shit h

ru

ou have your eye

know soon enough becaus

e her off. But good luck.” He took a bite of

ward and wiped a spot of butter from th

had done, he didn’t show it. But his eyes widened vi

saw the flush in his cheeks, and heard the quickening of his heartbeat. Stan couldn’t help the smug look that appeared on h

then. “Huh?” He

king shit. It

s gaze locked on Stan’s

th that, Stan g

y. Was Stan… He shook his head before he could even complete the thought. To say he was confused would be an understatement. His mind was scrambled.

re not filled with Akua as he thought it would after the great time they’d had that evening. It was rather filled with his blue-eyed suite-mate and the things he did that gave him a weird thrill that he felt was very inappropr

ime?” Lt. Bradley Jackson, Will’s colleague A

p but I needed to

ho

ley N

hu

“Jackson?” He rasped when his colleague rema

tryin

ith him on that Island.” W

o spent a lot of time with him. But I do

d the desperation in hi

son moving. “He’s in the shower. Wh

e what I need to know, dickhead.”

ill heard the sound of a shower briefly and then heard Jackson

ate?” Jean sounded

teractions with Stanley Norri

s if people go round tel

in your conver

boldly say he’s not.”

get any vi

t open.” Jean chuckled. “He told me about ho

doesn’

s very much comfortable around Brad and I. Definitely not the demeanor of someone who would hide

wasn’t about sexualit

ime,

at’s going on now?” Jack

n’t handle.”

u s

sit

e ever heard.” Jackson chuckled. “Ju

. Thank

odie and R

ng down on Satur

on’s teasing tone made Will laugh,

aned. “Maybe this can tu

r than your relationships.” Jackson’s laught

, Will’s head was clear enough for sleep to his relief. But the last thought on his mind just before he succumbed to sleep was that he needed to know