Bound to Break: Men of Honor, Book 6 by SE Jakes Read Free Book Online Page A

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    “Then what, Jace?”
    “Ah, fuck, Sawyer. I don’t know what the hell’s going to happen. But I do know that Rex loves you.”
    “I believe that too.”
    “Then hang on to it.”
    “I’m trying but fuck, it’s still all new. And now…”
    And now the guy Rex loves is back.
    “You told me he said they weren’t perfect,” Jace pointed out, because it was obvious what—and who—Sawyer was referring to.
    “Who is?”
    Jace grunted a reply through his push-ups. “Dude, it’s been four years.”
    “You would’ve loved Clint still after four years, right?”
    That stopped Jace cold. He looked like he wanted to give Sawyer a different answer than, “Right,” but Jace wouldn’t lie to him. It’s why they were as close as they were. That, and the fact that they’d survived a near-death experience together.
    Shit like that tended to bond guys.
    “Four years is a long time, Sawyer, and shit, Clint and I, we were just in the beginning of things when he left. I don’t know what would’ve happened if he’d walked in after that long. Hell, I wanted to kill him for staying away from me and it hadn’t been nearly that long.”
    “Yeah, yours was all love at first sight. Rex had a four-year relationship before being away from Josh for four years. And fuck it all, I don’t want to be a whiny bitch about it. I get it—all of it. It’s just that Rex is the worst, trying to pretend things are normal for us, and they’re so far from it.”
    “Normal’s boring,” Jace said with a shrug, and Sawyer just stared at him. “What? Dude, I’m not Oprah.”
    From the other room, they heard Clint howl with laughter.
    “I’m glad you’re getting enjoyment from my pain, you asshole,” Sawyer yelled, then turned to Jace. “You watch Oprah?”
    “She doesn’t have the daily talk show anymore.”
    “And the fact that you know that proves my point.”
    Sawyer continued through his workout, he and Jace focusing on the tasks at hand, which included mentally running through the following day’s maneuvers. This planning was where he excelled. He could provide a sniper’s plan at a moment’s notice, but he could also strategize long-range plans too. And, as Jace pointed out to him yesterday, others were starting to notice.
    Yeah, Sawyer had always committed himself to his job, but since hooking up with Rex, he’d thrown himself into it even further. No one was going to ever accuse him of getting preferential treatment because of whom he slept with.
    Not that anyone beyond Jace knew who he was sleeping with. But hell, when Sawyer committed to something, it was with his entire heart and soul. And there weren’t too many things—or people in his life—he could say that about.
    And one of them was currently helping him deal with his shit. Or he had been, until he sat on a bench and stared into space for ten minutes.
    Finally, Sawyer put his free weights down and asked, “Who’s on your couch today, Oprah?”
    “Not funny. And she didn’t always use a couch.” Jace propped his chin on his hand. “I’m just thinking about Josh. I mean, fuck, if that was one of us…I just can’t get it out of my head.”
    “I know. It’s like, what would it take to turn someone. We’re so trained but you can’t really train for shit like that. Like what happened to us,” Sawyer said.
    “Couldn’t have predicted what we’d do. Couldn’t have predicted I wouldn’t have killed you and used your body as a floatation device,” Jace told him.
    “Dude, you’re so lucky your secret’s already out or I’d be sharing it for you right now.”
    “Right back at you, brother.”
    Since both of their secrets revolved around the men they were currently with, it was all good. Six months ago, Sawyer didn’t have Rex. Now, he did. If Josh coming back was going to change that, well, then Rex had never really been his to begin with.
    Which is pretty much what you’ve been worrying about.
    “You almost killed yourself