Page 107 of Down to the Bone

“You hate Montana,” he said.

That was true.It was also shorthand they both understood for a lot of things, from the mystery around his brother’s disappearance to his complicated relationship with his family.

All that weight was just dismissed with a shrug from Cloister as he lifted a hand to brush his thumb along Javi’s jaw.

“I do, I really do,” he said.“But I love you more.”

Oh.

Javi took a breath of air that tasted of Cloister and, for once, didn’t have anything left to say.He smiled, slow and sweet, and grabbed Cloister’s hand to drag him into the office.The thought of the rings in the drawer occurred to him between kicking the door shut and pulling Cloister into a kiss, but that could wait.

He wanted to do that right.

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