Page 17 of The Forever Vault

“I told you he’d be in the shower,” Colton said.

Zeph added, “We heard the water running.”

“That’s usually how a shower works,” I said, my dick softening quickly.

“We know that, darlin’. Just wanted to make sure you weren’t lying on the floor. The bathroom is the number one place for household accidents.”

“Don’t worry, Colton. Zeph probably just wanted to see my penis.”

“No! I just wanted to make sure you weren’t pumpin’ the keg in here. We’re hungry!”

“Sure. Let me rinse off and I’ll be right out. Feel free to stay and supervise.”

“We’re leaving, Cam. No worries.” Zeph dragged Colton out of the room and shut the door behind them.

Over breakfast, I told Colton and Zeph about Preston. Both were as pissed as me since their coming out processes were fairly recent. To put it mildly, Colton made some waves in his Texas town when he came out of the closet, and Zeph was only the second out player in the NFL at the time. It hadn’t been an easy road for them.

“It sucks that gay people have to deal with this shit, but Coach should be able to handle it,” Colton suggested.

“Based on what Colton’s told me, he’s been supportive of you and Luke. The coaching staff at the Stallions was like that for me. They didn’t renew this guy’s contract because he kept giving me shit. Sent a clear message to the rest of the team.”

“I know. I just hate not knowing. Being away from him. It’s not even been two full days and I feel like I haven’t seen him in weeks.”

“Aw, that’s sweet, but I can’t relate. Two days away from Zeph and I’m still enjoying myself.”

“Oh really?” Zeph’s eyebrows went up an inch.

“Don’t worry, darlin’. By the time you’re back in my bed, I missed you an awful lot. I’m just sayin’ some people enjoy some alone time more than others. Cam doesn’t appear to be one of those people.”

“So we need to distract him?”

“It’s not a huge deal. I’ll see Luke tonight. We have plans for dinner.”

“Is it dinner or ‘dinner’?” Colton asked, using air quotes.

“Hopefully, a little of both.” I waggled my eyebrows, trying to convince myself and the guys that I was okay. I was and I wasn’t, and I was glad they were here with me.

* * *

“The Cock and Bull? Really?” Luke asked, stepping out of the Uber.

I ignored his question and scooped him into my arms, squeezing as tight as I could.

“I missed you too, handsome,” he said into my ear.

Once his feet had touched the ground again, I pulled his mouth to mine and kissed him. “That was my first thought when I saw it.”

“I thought you were joking.”

I laughed. “I thought Colton was joking.”

“So…where are these porn stars at?”

I slapped his shoulder. “Funny! Are you hungry? Do you want to get something to eat, then come back here for a bit? I’m not sure how late you want to be out.” I wanted him to break the rules and spend the night, but I knew the importance of keeping a set schedule, especially before a competition. And the Olympics wasn’t just any competition.

“Um, I have no idea what’s around here, so…your decision?” He shrugged and held his hands up.

“There’s a Mexican café we walked by earlier today. It looked nice. We can head that way. It’s just a few blocks away. You up for that?”