“How long does your job there last?”
“Until I finish setting up their new system, but I would guess probably another two weeks.”
“What? I thought you’d be there longer.” Isaac turned to face me then, a look of worry on his face.
“Well, I wanted to talk to you about that,” I said.
Twenty-Three
Isaac
“Are you leaving?” Iblurted out.
“What? God no. Even if I didn’t work there, I’m not leaving Foggy Basin,” Tig said.
“What’s going on with your job?” I was so anxious now I couldn’t contain it. I needed to know what was happening.
“They offered me a permanent position, but I wasn’t sure you wanted to work with me that long or—”
“Are you kidding me?” I jumped on his lap and cut off his words. “I love you being there.” I kissed him all over his face, making him laugh.
“How has your job been going?” I asked because he rarely talked about it once we left work. I knew he liked what he was learning but I didn’t know if he wanted to keep doing it.
“When I first started, I knew I could do it, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to. The manager had all but decided I’d be Roger’s replacement without bothering to ask me if that’s what I wanted. But I do like it, and I learn more every day. There is always something that either needs maintenance or fixing daily.”
“Sounds like job security,” I said. “Are you sure you’re okay if we work together? I don’t want to risk it if you think it’ll be too much.”
“Now you’re being too much. Haven’t you learned yet? I’m an open book, if it bothered me, I’d either tell you or find another job. Plus, it’s not like we work together. I haven’t seen you working since that first day.”
“That’s true, and everyone knows we’re seeing each other, and no one seems to mind,” I said and rubbed his legs since he was still straddling me.
“That’s because every last one of them knows I won’t sit back and tolerate any hate they might want to throw at me. I was small when I was in school, but it didn’t stop me from kicking ass when I needed to.”
“Foggy has changed so much. It’s so much more welcoming now than I remember it being when I was young.” I thought of the times I didn’t feel welcome here, but it was because I hadn’tgrown up here. And as far as the other kids at school were concerned, I was an outsider. But not Hudson.
“I’ve heard that, but through the years it has changed. You know Mr. Atkins and his partner had a lot to do with that. They were here long before us,” I said. “He told Jack and Hudson about how they were afraid to let anyone know they were together, but the older they got the less they cared until finally they didn’t hide it at all. Turned out most people suspected and didn’t mind. The ones that did kept their mouths shut.”
“I remember seeing them walk around town all the time. I never knew they were a couple,” Tig said.
“You should talk to him sometime, he’s got some great stories, and he’s encouraged Jack and I to get into some good trouble now and then,” I said and thought back on how many times we’d plotted with him sitting out in front of Nuts and Bolts.
“I love you,” Tig said, and even if I hadn’t heard him, I’d know by the way he looked at me.
“I know, and I love you too. I’m ready for bed.”
Tig smirked and stared at me for a moment. “It’s still early.”
“I’m really tired,” I said and stretched my arms above my head while grinding my ass as close to his dick as I could get.
“Why do I have a feeling neither one of us is going to get much sleep tonight?”
“Well, if you’re too tired we can just go to bed. Like I said, I’mreallytired.” My hips moved in a slow circle over his dick that was now half hard, and he hissed while trying to hold me in place.
“I’m suddenly very tired myself,” Tig said through clenched teeth before pulling me close enough to kiss down my neck.
“Really?” I breathed out. “I’m wide awake.”
“Let’s go out to breakfast,” Tig said.
