This week's Midweek teaser is from
E.D.Parr's Thief of Hearts
Hunky, daring, Alex Ryan is cleaning the building windows. Struck by the mythical beauty in the Blake’s looks, fun-loving Alex sets out to get Blake’s attention. Maybe a striptease outside Blake’s eighth floor window will do the trick?
Blake grinned
at the young man he escorted from the courtroom. He had the case thrown out in
less than fifteen minutes. They parted on the courthouse steps.
Blake
checked his phone. There was half an hour before he needed to go back to the
office. The sun shone. The sky held patches of blue the color of Alex’s eyes.
Blake walked off to a coffee shop he knew at the end of the block. As he passed
the window, he glanced in. Surprise spiked through him. Alex sat at a table
with a man—a man who gazed at Alex with adoring eyes. Blake froze on the
sidewalk and people grunted their displeasure as they avoided crashing into
him. He stared in at his lover. Alex wore another suit, dark, expensive, and he
appeared older, more refined—elegant. A frown creased between Blake’s eyes as
pain entered his heart.
He turned
away. I’ve only known him a week and yet
this hurts so badly. I shouldn’t have let myself hope. I, I’ve fallen in love
with him. When did that happen? Blake’s chest hurt. His stomach ached. He
stared down at the pavers. He took a step along the street to trudge to his
office. Should I go to his place tonight?
A hand
grasped his shoulder. A familiar voice murmured in his ear.
“Babe,
you’re through with court already. How did it go?”
Blake spun
around.
Alex smiled
at him.
He shook his
head, unable to get the idea that Alex had been seeing another man out of his
head.
The
expression on his loved one’s face went from pleasure to anxiety. “You didn’t
get him off?”
“Yes, yes I
did. What are you doing here?” Blake heard the suspicion in his own voice and
cringed.
Alex gave
him a puzzled look. “I met someone for coffee, about work. I’m done with
cleaning windows and … and other hazardous pursuits.”
Relief swept
over Blake in a huge wave and he sighed loudly. “You’re wearing a suit again.
You look great.” He gazed at Alex knowing his eyes broadcast love.
Alex’s eyes
reflected his gaze. He edged closer to Blake. “I’m dying to kiss you. Do you
have time to get coffee?”
Blake’s
brush with heartbreak made him edgy. “I have to get back to the office.”
Alex gave
him a tender look. “You’re heading in the wrong direction, babe.”
A drench of
love flipped Blake’s stomach as he heard the emotion in Alex’s voice. He
nodded. “Yeah. I, er, I saw you in the café and…”
Alex raised
his eyebrows for a second. “You thought I was with another guy.”
“Well, he
looked pretty into you.”
Alex laughed
aloud. “I’ll walk to your office with you. You know here in this city gay
couples can hold hands and even put their arms around each other.”
A smile
hovered on Blake’s lips and he finally let it happen. “I’d like your arm around
me.”
Copyright E.D.Parr , 2017, Evernight Publishing
Global Amazon link http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=B071K9BDC4
What E.D.Parr says about the story
I loved writing this story. Alex the fun, sexy hero thinks nothing of wandering around on tall buildings both in his day job and in his clandestine antics at night.
Lovely Blake has the wrong idea about himself. The scar on his face is a heavy load for him to carry but hunky Alex sees the beauty before him and falls in love with Blake.
There are some red-hot love scenes but behind them is a love story to make you smile.
Alex isn’t who he first appears to be. Love changes him as much as it lifts Blake from his self-doubt.
I hope that you enjoy their story.
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I'm intrigued!
ReplyDeleteGreat tease :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad they got that misunderstanding worked out! Great tease, Elodie!
ReplyDeleteAww... so sweet. great tease
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