man.”
“Ah, how sweet. You’re talking about me.”
Logan spun around in his seat at the sound of the voice. He saw Rhett standing in the entryway to the coffee shop. He was the last person Logan expected to or wanted to see. After the way their previous date ended, he was certain Rhett took for granted that they were over. But as it would appear, Logan guessed wrong.
“Rhett, what are you doing here?” He could barely contain the anger he felt toward the other man. No doubt smoked curled out from his ears. What an asshole.
“Baby, I came to see how you were doing.” Logan flinched away when Rhett bent down to kiss his cheek. “Why you being like this?
Haven’t you missed me?”
“I’m going to go check inventory in the stock room.” Leo stood up. “If you need me, Logan, I’m only a call away.” Leo held his gaze.
“Just shout, and I’ll come running.”
“Why would he need you to do that?” Rhett’s voice sounded annoyed. “I’m his boyfriend, you idiot. He doesn’t need to be protected from me.”
“Whatever, Rhett,” Leo said sweetly as he headed out of the room. Logan giggled when he heard Leo whisper douchebag under his breath as he walked away.
“That little fairy is going to get his ass handed to him one of these days,” Rhett said, and hatred for Leo clung to every word he spoke.
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45
Ceasing his laughing, he glared at Rhett. “Excuse me?” Logan pushed at Rhett’s hard chest. “That fairy is my best friend, and last time I checked, you’re as queer as a two dollar bill, so you have no room to talk.”
“I was just kidding. Jeez, Logan, take it easy.” Rhett tried to grab his hand. “Baby, I don’t want to fight. Why don’t you grab your stuff.
We can spend the day together just the two of us. Alone. What do you say?” Rhett grinned suggestively at Logan.
Logan laughed bitterly as he stared, stunned, at Rhett. The man had lost his ever-loving mind. “News flash, we broke up.” Logan scrunched up his brow in thought. “I’m pretty sure I even said that when I took off walking in the woods when you and your friends wanted to use me like a set of finger cuffs.” Logan stood up and pushed his chair under the table. “So I’ll say it again loud and clear so you won’t get confused. We. Are. Over.”
Rhett stood up so fast his chair went flying backwards. Logan wasn’t a small man, but Rhett was larger, and the man’s anger was focused directly on him. Rhett’s face flushed such a bright red even the man’s white-blond hair appeared to become orange like flames of a fire. Logan’s mouth went dry, and he cursed himself for letting his big mouth put him in this situation.
“We’re over when I say we’re over.” Rhett grabbed him by the biceps and began to shake him with every word he spoke. “Do you understand me? I say when we’re done, not you.”
Logan tried to swallow around the fear clogging his throat. He had never seen Rhett this angry before, and he had to admit to himself he was terrified at what the man might do.
“Logan, dear?” He turned his head to see Mrs. Parks standing in the doorway. “I called the sheriff and he’s on his way. He’s dying to try that special brew you made for me yesterday.” She gave the sweetest smile Logan had ever seen.
Rhett let go of him instantly. “This isn’t over.”
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With that, Rhett left the coffee shop. Logan slumped down into his chair as Leo came rushing out from the back.
“Are you okay?” Leo looked him over frantically.
“Yes.” He took a deep breath. “What did I ever see in that jerk?”
“Sweetie, don’t blame yourself.” Mrs. Parks rested a hand on his shoulder. “We all make mistakes. But if you go back to that shithead, I’m going to smack you so hard upside the head Leo over there is going to feel it.” He couldn’t hold back his laughter and neither could Leo.
Finn pulled into the parking lot and shut off the engine. It was
“Ah, how sweet. You’re talking about me.”
Logan spun around in his seat at the sound of the voice. He saw Rhett standing in the entryway to the coffee shop. He was the last person Logan expected to or wanted to see. After the way their previous date ended, he was certain Rhett took for granted that they were over. But as it would appear, Logan guessed wrong.
“Rhett, what are you doing here?” He could barely contain the anger he felt toward the other man. No doubt smoked curled out from his ears. What an asshole.
“Baby, I came to see how you were doing.” Logan flinched away when Rhett bent down to kiss his cheek. “Why you being like this?
Haven’t you missed me?”
“I’m going to go check inventory in the stock room.” Leo stood up. “If you need me, Logan, I’m only a call away.” Leo held his gaze.
“Just shout, and I’ll come running.”
“Why would he need you to do that?” Rhett’s voice sounded annoyed. “I’m his boyfriend, you idiot. He doesn’t need to be protected from me.”
“Whatever, Rhett,” Leo said sweetly as he headed out of the room. Logan giggled when he heard Leo whisper douchebag under his breath as he walked away.
“That little fairy is going to get his ass handed to him one of these days,” Rhett said, and hatred for Leo clung to every word he spoke.
Logan’s Rattler
45
Ceasing his laughing, he glared at Rhett. “Excuse me?” Logan pushed at Rhett’s hard chest. “That fairy is my best friend, and last time I checked, you’re as queer as a two dollar bill, so you have no room to talk.”
“I was just kidding. Jeez, Logan, take it easy.” Rhett tried to grab his hand. “Baby, I don’t want to fight. Why don’t you grab your stuff.
We can spend the day together just the two of us. Alone. What do you say?” Rhett grinned suggestively at Logan.
Logan laughed bitterly as he stared, stunned, at Rhett. The man had lost his ever-loving mind. “News flash, we broke up.” Logan scrunched up his brow in thought. “I’m pretty sure I even said that when I took off walking in the woods when you and your friends wanted to use me like a set of finger cuffs.” Logan stood up and pushed his chair under the table. “So I’ll say it again loud and clear so you won’t get confused. We. Are. Over.”
Rhett stood up so fast his chair went flying backwards. Logan wasn’t a small man, but Rhett was larger, and the man’s anger was focused directly on him. Rhett’s face flushed such a bright red even the man’s white-blond hair appeared to become orange like flames of a fire. Logan’s mouth went dry, and he cursed himself for letting his big mouth put him in this situation.
“We’re over when I say we’re over.” Rhett grabbed him by the biceps and began to shake him with every word he spoke. “Do you understand me? I say when we’re done, not you.”
Logan tried to swallow around the fear clogging his throat. He had never seen Rhett this angry before, and he had to admit to himself he was terrified at what the man might do.
“Logan, dear?” He turned his head to see Mrs. Parks standing in the doorway. “I called the sheriff and he’s on his way. He’s dying to try that special brew you made for me yesterday.” She gave the sweetest smile Logan had ever seen.
Rhett let go of him instantly. “This isn’t over.”
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With that, Rhett left the coffee shop. Logan slumped down into his chair as Leo came rushing out from the back.
“Are you okay?” Leo looked him over frantically.
“Yes.” He took a deep breath. “What did I ever see in that jerk?”
“Sweetie, don’t blame yourself.” Mrs. Parks rested a hand on his shoulder. “We all make mistakes. But if you go back to that shithead, I’m going to smack you so hard upside the head Leo over there is going to feel it.” He couldn’t hold back his laughter and neither could Leo.
Finn pulled into the parking lot and shut off the engine. It was
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