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prostitute if things had been okay at home . It was all he could do not to draw the kid back into his arms and make him feel wanted again.
    " Well, that ' s the offer. If you ' ll take me up on it, we ' ll get your training started tonight, " Phoenix replied. The boy seemed to ponder it for a few seconds , and then he nodded, sending Phoenix a heart melting smile.
    " Yes, Phoenix, I ' d like that very much. I don ' t know how to thank you. "
    " You just do well at your job and that ' s the only thanks I will need , and honestly, I think you will enjoy your work very much. Now get up and get showered and put on that robe in the bathroom while I go and get you some clothes. " A thought occurred to him. " Do you have any clothes or other things that you need to pick up from anywhere? "
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    " I don ' t have much , and what I do have is a few raggedy clothes. " Trick hung his head in shame as the memories of being robbed over and over of anything of value washed over him. " It ' s not worth going back for. " He stared at the bed, unable to look into Phoenix ' s eyes.
    " That ' s okay, boy, we ' ll take care of that, " the Dom answered. Trick shivered and goose bumps covered his arms. Phoenix suddenly bounded off the bed and held out a hand to Trick. " Do you need me to help you in the shower? " Trick remembered his injury. Phoenix rolled the TED hose down his leg and removed the ACE bandage. Trick had completely forgotten about the sprained ankle because of the magnificent sex and the exciting job offer that he ' d received from Phoenix. He tested the ankle by moving his foot a little. It hurt , but not so bad that he didn ' t think he could walk on it. He slid off the bed and gingerly put his foot on the floor, taking Phoenix ' s hand.
    " Let me t ry it. It feels a lot better than last night. " Phoenix nodded as Trick pulled himself to a standing position. The weight made it hurt more, but it was nothing like the blinding pain that he had felt last night. Trick took a step forward, allowing his full weight to be on the ankle and then took another step. Phoenix hovered at his side, probably in case his knees buckled. He was so very considerate. Trick had never met a man like him before.
    " I can do it, Phoenix, " Trick said , and he showed him, by making it all the way to the bathroom, albeit at a slower than average pace. Phoenix waited at the bathroom door until Trick was inside and then Trick heard the bathroom door close. He was fully showered and dressed in the robe, sitting on the bed , when Phoenix returned with two large Nordstrom bags and a fragrant bag from McDonald ' s in his hands. He set them on the bed and told him to get dressed and eat.
    " When you ' re dressed and you ' ve eaten, go out and tell Ernie to buzz me, " the large man said. Trick nodded and watched the gorgeous man walk out the door, closing it behind him. Tri ck opened one of the bags and was shocked to find another box with the same etnies that he ' d ruined the night before. He lifted them out of the box and tears sprang into his eyes. Phoenix had known that Trick was distressed at the damage to the shoes. What a remarkable man. For the first time since he was a child, Trick actually felt cherished, even in this small way. He set the box on the bed and dug through the bag. He pulled out a new pair of the same jeans that had been ruined along with several other pairs and shirts to go along with them. There was a pair of soft sleeping pants and several other pairs of underwear and socks in the other bag. Trick was floored. It was like a completely new wardrobe and it must have cost upward of a thousand dollars.
    Trick ran his fingers through his curls before shedding the robe and putting the new clothes on. He hung the others in a small closet within the bedroom and then sat down to eat his Egg McMuffin, hash browns , and drink orange juice from the carton in the bag. Once that was done, he checked his appearance in the mirror, walked out of the ro