Carol Lynne - Pocket Pair

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Pocket Pair

ISBN # 978-1-907010-76-7

Copyright Carol Lynne 2009

Cover Art by April Martinez Copyright August 2009

Edited by Claire Siemaszkiewicz

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Warning: This book contains sexually explicit content which is only suitable for mature readers. This story has been rated Total-e-sizzling.

Poker Night

POCKET PAIR

Carol Lynne

Dedication

For all the authors and readers who attended, the first annual, Carol Lynne Authors and Readers Weekend, thank you!

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Chapter One

Trey Huggins gazed out over the water and sighed. Hed been with Bobby and Jules for a month, but he needed to go home. His friends told him he should stay at least until his attacker was arrested, but Trey was beginning to think that would never happen.

How could he have been so stupid as to agree to meet someone in his home he didnt know? Trey knew the answer immediately. He was lonely. Lonely, pathetic people like himself did all kinds of foolish things in the name of companionship.

JB101 seemed so nice when hed met him online. It wasnt until hed had a knife held to his throat that Trey had an inkling of JB101s true intentions. And now the man whod fooled him, raped and stabbed him, was walking around on the streets of San Francisco.

According to the police, JB101 used one of the public libraries to set up his targets. The madman who changed IDs with every victim had already raped and stabbed four men, three of whom had died from their injuries, before setting his sights on Trey.

Here you are, Bobby said as he walked out onto the deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Trey didnt take his eyes off the view. Yep. Where else would I be.

Bobby sprawled out on the lounge chair next to Treys. Youre planning to come with me to Zacs later, right?

Trey shrugged. I dont really feel like poker.

Bobby reached over and tried to put a hand on Treys arm, but Trey moved before he could be touched. Its not about playing poker. Its about spending an evening with friends.

Trey leaned his head back against the lounger and closed his eyes. He didnt want his friends to think he was mad at them, but sitting around a table laughing and joking wasnt something he had in him just then. It still hurts to sit upright for more than a few minutes at a stretch.

Would you be mad if I had the game over here? Then you could drop in when you felt like it, and still lie down if you need to.

When Bobby took that tone, Trey knew he wasnt going to be able to get out of it. Its your house. I just dont want you changing your routine because of me.

Bobby ran his hands through his hair. Youve refused to see any of the guys since the hospital. Its getting harder and harder to put em off. They just love you, man, and they want to see for themselves that youre healing.

Trey knew his friends loved him. Heck, what would he do without them? But the shame he felt over what hed allowed to happen was too much. I just cant stand the thought of anyone pulling the What were you thinking? thing on me. Ive had enough of that from the police.

And you honestly think any of us would pull that shit on you?

Trey didnt say anything, because truth was, yeah, he definitely believed a few of them thought it. Whether they actually came out and said it was a fifty-fifty proposition.

With his lower lip stuck out just enough for Trey to know hed hurt his feelings, Bobby started to get up.

Wait. Trey reached out, but fell short of actually touching his friend. Have the guys over. Ill try.

Bobby stared at him for several moments before nodding and retreating to the house.

Trey covered his eyes with his arm. The thing he couldnt seem to explain to Bobby was that it wasnt the rape that held him back. It was the shame that hed been so desperate for someone to love him that hed been willing to do almost anything.

The things hed done via a web cam for JB101 made him blush just thinking about it. What would happen if his friends found out? He felt guilty enough that he hadnt told the police about them. At the time they only asked him if hed had online correspondence with the rapist.

Trey heard the sliding glass door open. The guys will be here at seven.

Will Jules be home? he asked. He liked Jules a lot. He never asked him questions about how he was feeling emotionally. Jules was concerned with his physical well-being, but he was smart enough to know not to pry into the emotional side of his recovery.

Yeah. He should be home any minute. Why? Do you need something? Bobby asked.

No. Just wondered.

Bobby went back into the house and Trey decided hed better take a shower. He didnt want one, but he knew it was poor manners to sit at a table with your friends smelling like stinky feet.

After five minutes of internal debate, he eventually stood and went inside. Bobby was already setting up the dining room table. Trey grinned as he walked by. Bobby may say he was having poker night at his house for Treys sake, but by the way he was whistling , he wanted to host the bi-weekly event.

Im gonna take a shower, Trey announced.

Bobby chuckled. Probably a good thing.

Trey stuck out his tongue and slowly climbed the stairs. His wounds were coming along nicely, but the internal stitches still werent healed.

After stripping off his shorts and underwear, Trey turned on the shower in his en suite. While he waited for the water to heat, he studied himself in the mirror. His friends gave him a hard time for sunbathing, but although he was African-American, there was obviously a Caucasian somewhere in his ancestry. With greenish-brown eyes and light skin tone, there simply was no doubt. He looked good with a tan, so he suffered the jokes from his buddies.

He had two additions to his leanly muscled torso. He traced the jagged scars left by JB101s knife. The doctors told him hed been extremely lucky to make it out of the situation only losing his spleen and a lot of blood. Trey could think of one other very important thing hed lost that night, his virginity.

With a shake of his head, he turned away from the mirror and stepped under the hot spray. He picked up the soap and began scrubbing his body. When he reached his genitals, he washed them without his usual pleasure. Trey had begun to wonder whether hed ever get another erection.

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