Chapter 7Mason woke from the most restful sleep he’d had in years with only one thing on his mind. He had to explain things to Jack. Not the reason he’d fallen into bed, not exactly, because he’d wanted to do that for a while now. He didn’t regret it for a moment. No, he had to talk to Jack about the thing they’d come across in the woods and ‘fess up to the fact that s*x tended to be what he turned to when he needed comfort sometimes. And he had to apologize, of course. Jack had looked so confused…yesterday?
Mason turned his face toward the big window and basked in the soft gold sunlight for a minute, though it didn’t give him any clue as to the time. Was it late afternoon or had he slept clear through the night? The ache in his muscles could be from lying down too long in bed or s*x, and
