"I need to brush my teeth," he mumbled, covering his mouth with his hand. "That has to be some nasty breath."
I rolled my eyes. "You can use my toothbrush. It's in the back."
"Shower, too?" Harley asked hopefully, reminding me that he was still wearing the jock soiled with our juices under his jeans.
My dick immediately began to fill at the thought and I had to clear my throat.
"Ah, well, maybe we should see what's going on inside first?" I suggested, nodding to the truck. "It looks like we have company."
Harley's face paled, but he bobbed his head in agreement before ducking into the back to brush his teeth. "I'll be out in a minute."
I stepped out of the van and leaned against the side, waiting for Harley before approaching the house. No sooner had he rejoined me than the door swung open wide. To both of our surprise, it was Levi and not Zade who walked out to greet us.
"Hey, guys." Levi wrapped his arms around Harley in a warm hug before reaching out to shake my hand. "What are you doing here?"
So Zade hadn't gotten my letter. No surprise. I cocked my head. "Is Zade available?"
"Nope." Levi's lips turned down ever so slightly at the corners, but he kept his voice strong. "He's not here. I..I came back alone."
Oh, hell. That was not a good sign.
"Oh, no!" Harley wound his arm around Levi's waist and led him back inside. "What happened?"
I followed behind slowly, not sure that Levi would want to talk in front of me, but he turned and offered a small smile. "You might as well come with us. You've heard my sob stories before." Once inside, he gestured for Harley and me to take the couch and he sat down in one of a pair of matching leather recliners. "Like I said, Zade isn't here." Levi swallowed hard. "We're, well, having a trial separation is the way to put it, I suppose." He tried to smile, but his blue eyes were full of tears when they met mine. "I guess I wasn't really what he wanted after all."
"Oh, Levi," I sighed. "I'm sure that isn't it. What happened after you left my hospital room?"
Harley raised a brow and I realized I'd been so caught up in everything else that I forgot to tell him about the situation.
Later,I mouthed, relieved when he gave a slight nod.
"I don't know," Levi said softly. "Zade started in again on all the reasons that he didn't want you dating Harley and, well, I guess I lost it." He shrugged. "I jumped in the truck and came back to pack my stuff." He gave a small laugh but there was no humor in it. "Luckily my room at Trevor's place is still vacant. I can move back in."
"Shit," I groaned. "I'm so sorry, kid."
"Thanks." Levi dashed the tears from his eyes. "Enough about me. What are you guys up to?"
That, I had to admit, was an excellent question.
