ettled into his apartment and his new life. He'd see him occasionally,

p with Seth in

s doing, and then quickly go into his apartment. He never stuck around to

g Seth through his window. The ma

ntasize, and he did a lot of t

d bang outside hi

romance by G.A. Hauser. It seemed to be the one way he c

e certainly wasn

alked over to h

le. He frowned, op

, the chain still

n the hallway toward his apart

e door and took

k up. "Seth, a

p an arm around Nicky's shoulders. "Ricky, this is th

d to smile

," Ricky said. "I

ked about nothing but you

uh

ess against the si

Seth's said, his voi

beautiful

lied. "Nicky is

through his disguise. Nicky wondered if Ricky was going to out him or let him kee

ky asked as he tried to keep

il he me

e?

have Seth tied u

I'm pretty sure he'd like to be coming." The way

et him inside wher

side from Nicky. Together, they got Seth inside of his apartment,

ed them on the floor while Ricky loos

er to stroke his fingers down Seth's cheek. Even p

He looked down to see deep chocolate-brown eyes gazing up at him. "Nicky. Pret

chest. Nicky looked down at him a moment longer then turned and walked out of the room. Th

g the truth, you know. He's never wanted a woman like he wants

fists as he tried

what you're ta

Oh bitch, please

t Seth didn't. I always thought he was more percepti

o go," Ni

going to

d looked at Ric

tense moments then shook his head. "

can

y idea how conf

he finds himself attracted to a woman. Only you're not a

head. "It wouldn

the t

way is up. For the first time since I've known him he's questioning his se

man might make a bi

I

re a

he bedroom doorway. He felt his face pale at the dark look on th

to tell yo

Seth growled as he st

king up, fear rac

een able to dig up. He had no record of being violent but

hear hurt underlying his rage. "This entire time you lied to me.

th, you

ck out of my house. I never want to see you again. Don't stop me in the h

alive. I want nothi

ooked over at R

on your own, honey," Ricky said. "You got yours

rs slumped. He

anger but the thunderous look on his face told Nicky tha

head until he could see Seth's feet. "I'm sorry," he whispered. Nicky jump

back to his apartment. He closed his apartment door quietly b

y levels. He liked Seth, really liked him. The few times that they talked were great. Nicky could

en his cell pho

urprised to see Elliot's number on the caller ID. The d

" Nicky said, h

what normal.

want to freak yo

ows where

ound his living room. "But how? We didn't tell anyon

and I'm not posi

lin

trembling hand

don't scare m

I just want yo

mes. Don't let anyone in that you don't know. Don't go an

sounded bitter e

I won't be gettin

okay?" Elliot as

e fun

t okay… but

talk ab

'm not a woman,"

hat it didn'

s you call him telling me he never

sorry," Elliot s

this

icky rubbed his

I guess it does

is all over you c

Elliot

would make a dif

ok his head. "No, he doesn't want anything to do with

Nicky, you

ave just been easier to

, you know that

g to kill you. There is no other option

the crime. He has to kill y

ut this is all

believe me. But

as long as he's on the loose, you're never

you're

w I am,

ng alone," Nicky

iss my family. You're the only person I talk to. Hell, the other day I was gr

to come out fo

ld probably just

d both be up

out so he could see a friendly face, someone he knew, but he also knew that wou

iot, I'm just goin

start this da

Elliot said. "A

There are people out th

dbye. He close

ered where those people were because

etely