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dangled in front of me and threw it in his face. I left my car there and My boyfriend and I used what money we had on us to get a bus back to school. I got a job when I got there and took out a student loan and that was that. I proved I didn’t need my parents or their money.
    The really sad part was I broke up with my boyfriend three days afterward.”
    “Oh, baby.” Chay hugged him, squeezing him tight.
    Damn, that was nice. The memory itself didn’t get to him anymore, but Chay’s obvious concern for his feelings did. For that he decided he wasn’t going to smack Chay for calling him baby. He buried his face in Chay’s neck, hugging him. He kissed Chay’s chin and met his gaze. “It’s all right. I’m over it.”
    “It doesn’t matter. You’re mine now and I’m not giving you back. It’s their loss.”
    Damn. Chay was going to go to his head if he kept talking like that.
    What in the world had he done to deserve this man? And how in the hell had he even considered giving him up?
    A loud panicked whimpering rent the air. Then toenails clicked in a frenzied rush across the room.
    Chay chuckled. “Your puppy is awake.”
    “I noticed.” Keaton leaned over the edge of the bed. Pita stood on his hind legs with his front paws on the side of the mattress, hopping up and down, trying to jump onto the bed.
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    As soon as Pita saw him, the whimpering turned to barks.
    Chay threw the covers off and got up. He grabbed a pair of boxers and headed for the door, whistling. “Come on, pest. If you are sleeping in my bed, you’re going outside first.”
    The puppy stopped barking and bounced over to Chay.
    Keaton couldn’t help but grin as Chay scooped Pita up, receiving puppy kisses on the chin, and left the room, laughing. What a man.
    Keaton couldn’t think of any other man who’d get up out of bed to take a puppy, that wasn’t his, outside. Of course, he didn’t know any other vets either. God, you just had to love a man who loved animals.
    The two of them came back in no time. Chay set Pita on top of the covers and crawled underneath them. He pulled Keaton against his side, kissing the top of his head. “Bit?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Move in with me.”
    He should say no. It was way too soon. Chay was going to have to explain their relationship to his family and friends if he moved in. It was a really bad idea. “Okay.”
    Chay kissed his forehead again. “Thank you for not arguing.”
    “I should.”
    “No, you shouldn’t. When are you going to learn I know best?”
    Keaton snorted. “As soon as you learn my name isn’t Bit, Baby, Pretty Baby or any of the other ridiculous things you call me.”

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    Chay woke up harder than a rock. Which wasn’t all that unusual.
    He’d had morning wood every morning he could remember since he was about fourteen. What was unusual was the nice warm body snuggled up against him.
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    Bit lay on his side facing him. He had one leg thrown over Chay’s and his arms were wrapped around one of Chay’s arms. His face was buried against Chay’s shoulder. Those pretty blond curls looked pale against Chay’s dark skin. Chay turned onto his side and ran his fingers through the soft locks.
    Keaton sighed in his sleep, leaning into the touch. Damn, he was cute. His sweet little turned-up nose wrinkled slightly and his eyelashes fluttered, but he didn’t wake. Chay couldn’t remember ever waking up with such an appealing bed partner. Bit may deny it, but he was pretty; prettier than any woman Chay’d ever dated. He had such an angelic look about him. He wasn’t feminine exactly, but he wasn’t the poster boy for masculinity either, not that Chay’d ever tell Bit that.
    He kissed the freckles on the bridge of Bit’s nose and slipped his hand down under the covers. He caressed Bit’s side and his hip then slid his hand around looking for… Oh yeah, there it was, nice and hard.
    Bit rolled over onto his back, his legs spreading, still sound asleep.
    Chay smiled and took advantage of the opportunity. He pulled the covers back and explored, taking his time to really look at his mate.
    Bit’s arm muscles were firm, but not distinct. He was slender with a hint of definition in his pecs and a tad more in his abs. Like Chay, Keaton didn’t have any excess body hair. His skin was fascinating, different from Chay’s own skin color. He was very pale. If he had a tan, Chay