by Amy Lane
Charlie’s tension dissipated. “Then you’re welcome to work for me anytime. You talk to your boyfriend and call me up. You don’t even need to work full-time. I’m just saying—your work ethic, your ability, we could pay you union wages and health and dental, plus workman’s comp.” He grinned then, showing even teeth. “You get unemployment in porn?”
Bobby chuckled. “You do. Never know when you’re gonna break your wiener, right?”
Charlie guffawed and turned to leave. “You’d better call me, kid. I want to hire you already.”
“I’ll talk to Reg,” Bobby agreed. In his heart he knew he wanted to. Charlie’s outfit was where he was supposed to have ended up last year. “Part-time might be best at the beginning.”
“I can totally do that.”
Charlie left, and Bobby finished the walking part of the porch, retiring to shower right when Reg got home.
He got out, and Reg was making a giant pitcher of lemonade, which about made his day.
So did Reg, in his jeans and tight T-shirt, standing in front of the counter.
Bobby drew near, plastering his front to Reg’s back, and started to kiss his neck.
“Mm… that’s nice.”
Bobby thrust up against him through their clothes. “That’s nicer.”
“Yeah. Wait ’til I get this in the fridge,” Reg told him, laughter in his voice. “We’re gonna need it to hydrate later.”
Bobby laughed, low and filthy. “Yeah, we will.”
Reg looked out the window. “The crew next door is closing up too. Gonna be too hot for them, you think?”
“Yeah. They offered me a job, by the way—good to see they don’t work through the stupid hot part of the day.”
Reg cocked his head. “You gonna take that?”
Bobby kissed his lips over his shoulder briefly. “Help us buy siding for the house,” he said practically. Then: “And when I’m ready to quit porn, it’s a good outfit.”
Reg smiled a little. “Not quite yet,” he said.
“Still like watching me fuck?” Bobby asked, liking his voyeurism.
“Yeah.” Reg turned in his arms. “But I’m getting more jealous every scene,” he said seriously. “Soon.”
“You give the command,” Bobby murmured, taking his mouth for a quick, teasing kiss. “I’m yours.”
“God, you really are.” Reg closed his eyes and took Bobby’s mouth harder, with all the tongue. He pulled away, breathless. “Best damned thing to happen to me ever.”
Bobby grinned and kissed him some more. It was mutual. It was forever. It was as close to heaven as the world would allow, and he would grab on to it with both hands.
More from Amy Lane
Johnnies: Book One
Chase Summers: Golden boy. Beautiful girlfriend, good friends, and a promising future.
Nobody knows the real Chase.
Chase Summers has a razor blade to his wrist and the smell of his lover’s goodbye clinging to his skin. He has a door in his heart so frightening he’d rather die than open it, and the lies he’s used to block it shut are thinning with every forbidden touch. Chase has spent his entire life unraveling, and his decision to set his sexuality free in secret has only torn his mind apart faster.
Chase has one chance for true love and salvation. He may have met Tommy Halloran in the world of gay-for-pay—where the number of lovers doesn’t matter as long as the come-shot’s good—but if he wants the healing that Tommy’s love has to offer, he’ll need the courage to leave the shadows for the sunlight. That may be too much to ask from a man who’s spent his entire life hiding his true self. Chase knows all too well that the only things thriving in a heart’s darkness are the bitter personal demons that love to watch us bleed.
A Johnnies Story
Donnie’s crush on his sister’s roommate, Alejandro, has gone beyond childhood dreams—and it’s driving Donnie insane! So when Donnie gets a chance to house-sit for his sister and Yandro, Donnie doesn’t feel alone. He’s got all his vivid fantasies to keep him company! Can a little dumb luck—and a little help from a magical homemade gift—help Donnie’s fantasies come true?
Johnnies: Book Two
Ten years ago David Worral had plans to go to college and the potential for a beautiful future in front of him. One tragic accident later, he fled to California and reinvented himself as Dex, top porn model of Johnnies.
Dex’s life is a tangled mess now, but the guys he works with only see the man who makes them believe even porn stars can lead normal lives. When Kane, one of Dex’s coworkers, gets kicked out of his house, the least Dex can do is give him a place to stay. Kane may be a hyperactive muscle-bound psycho, but he’s also a really nice guy. What could be the harm?
Except nothing is simple—not sex, not love, and not the goofy kid with the big dick and bigger heart who moves his life into Dex’s guest room. When they start negotiating fractured pasts and broken friends, Dex wonders if Kane’s honest nature can untangle the sadness that stalled his once-promising future. With Kane by his side, Dex just might be able to reclaim the boy he once was—and if he can do that, he can give Kane the home and the family he deserves.
Johnnies: Book Three
Evan Costa learned from a very early age that there was no such thing as unconditional love and that it was better to settle for what you could get instead of expecting the world to give you what you need. As Ethan, porn model for Johnnies, he gets exactly what he wants—comradeship and physical contact on trade—and he is perfectly satisfied with that. He’s sure of it.
Jonah Stevens has spent most of his adult life helping to care for his sister and trying to keep his beleaguered family from fraying at the edges. He’s had very little time to work on his confidence or his body for that matter. When Jonah meets Ethan, he doesn’t see the hurt child or the shamelessly slutty porn star. He sees a funny, sexy, confident man who—against the odds—seems to like Jonah in spite of his very ordinary, but difficult, life.
Sensing a kindred spirit and a common interest, Ethan thinks a platonic friendship with Jonah won’t violate his fair trade rules of sex and touch, but Jonah has different ideas. Ethan’s pretty sure his choice of jobs has stripped away all hope of a real relationship, but Jonah wants the whole package—the sexy man, the vulnerable boy, the charming companion who works so hard to make other people happy. Jonah wants to prove that underneath the damage Ethan has lived with all his life, he’s still gold with promise and the ability to love.
Johnnies: Book Four
John Carey is just out of rehab and dying inside when he gets word that Tory, the guy who loved him and broke him, has removed himself from the world in the most bitter way possible—and left John to clean up his mess.
Forced back to his hometown in Florida, John’s craving a hit with every memory when he meets Tory’s neighbor. Spacey and judgmental, Galen Henderson has been rotting in his crappy apartment since a motorcycle accident robbed him of his mobility, his looks, and his boyfriend all in one mistake. Galen’s been hiding at the bottom of an oxy bottle, but when John shows up, he feels obligated to help wade through the wreckage of Tory’s life.
The last thing John needs is another relationship with an addict, and the last thing Galen wants is a conscience. Both of them are shocked when they find that their battered souls can learn from and heal one another. It doesn’t hurt that they’re both getting a crash course on how growing up and getting past your worst mistakes sure beats the alternative—and that true love is something to fight to keep if your lover is fighting to love you back.
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AMY LANE is a mother of two grown kids, two half-grown kids, two small dogs, and half-a-clowder of cats. A compulsive knitter who writes because she can’t silence the voices in her head, she adores fur-babies, knitting socks, and hawt menz, and she dislikes moths, cat boxes, and knuckleheaded macspazzmatrons. She is rarely found cooking, cleaning, or doing domestic chores, but she has been known to knit up an emergency hat/blanket/pair of socks for any occasion whatsoever or sometimes for no reason at all. Her award-winning writing has three flavors: twisty-purple alternative universe, angsty-orange contemporary, and sunshine-yellow happy. By necessity, she has learned to type like the wind. She’s been married for twenty-five-plus years to her beloved Mate and still believes in Twu Wuv, with a capital Twu and a capital Wuv, and she doesn’t see any reason at all for that to change.
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By Amy Lane
Behind the Curtain
Beneath the Stain
Bewitched by Bella’s Brother
Bolt-hole
Bonfires
Christmas with Danny Fit
Clear Water
Do-over
Familiar Angel
Food for Thought
Gambling Men
Going Up
Grand Adventures (Dreamspinner Anthology)
Hammer & Air
If I Must
Immortal
It’s Not Shakespeare
Left on St. Truth-be-Well
The Locker Room
Mourning Heaven
Phonebook
Puppy, Car, and Snow
Racing for the Sun
Raising the Stakes
Regret Me Not
Shiny!
Shirt
Sidecar
A Solid Core of Alpha
Tales of the Curious Cookbook (Multiple Author Anthology)
Three Fates (Multiple Author Anthology)
Truth in the Dark
Turkey in the Snow
Under the Rushes
Wishing on a Blue Star (Dreamspinner Anthology)
CANDY MAN
Candy Man • Bitter Taffy
Lollipop • Tart and Sweet
DREAMSPUN DESIRES
THE MANNIES
#25 – The Virgin Manny
#37 – Manny Get Your Guy
#57 – Stand by Your Manny
FISH OUT OF WATER
Fish Out of Water • Red Fish, Dead Fish
KEEPING PROMISE ROCK
Keeping Promise Rock • Making Promises
Living Promises • Forever Promised
JOHNNIES
Chase in Shadow • Dex in Blue
Ethan in Gold • Black John
Bobby Green
Super Sock Man
GRANBY KNITTING
The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters
How to Raise an Honest Rabbit • Knitter in His Natural Habitat
Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny’s Lair
TALKER
Talker • Talker’s Redemption • Talker’s Graduation
WINTER BALL
Winter Ball • Summer Lessons
ANTHOLOGIES
An Amy Lane Christmas
The Granby Knitting Menagerie
The Talker Collection
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Triane’s Son Rising • Triane’s Son Learning
Triane’s Son Fighting • Triane’s Son Reigning
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Digital published February 2018
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