It took him three more days to get over his cold and return to work, but even though he’d caught up on his paperwork, there were always clients wanting to save more money on their taxes. By five o’clock, he was beyond exhausted, but he had to visit Ezra. It had been almost a week since he’d seen his lover, touched him, received his kisses. It may as well have been an eternity. The medication made him drowsy, though nothing was going to keep him from seeing Ezra. “Like I’ve taken a shot to the head,” was his reply to Ezra’s question, “How do you feel?” “Thank goodness you haven’t. I don’t want you leaving me all alone.” They kissed once on the lips. Ezra was unable to manoeuvre himself too far onto the beach and Liam thought it wise not to get himself wet. It was bad enough a strong sea