As Boon pulled into the drive in front of the garage, his heart raced in anticipation of seeing Ryan again. Before he reached the front steps to ring the bell, he heard, “I’m over here.”
Ryan swung out of a hammock under a group of trees in a lush garden around the side of the house. He looked good enough in his swimsuit to devour.
Boon gave him the slow once-over. “I see we’re not swimming in the buff.”
His reward was a bleak smile, not the laugh he’d expected.
Boon was still in his work clothes, but his suit hung out of a back pocket. He wrapped his arms around Ryan and they kissed. Ryan clung to him after the kiss, seemingly reluctant to let go.
“Something wrong?”
Ryan brightened a little. “No, I’m just glad to see you again. It’s been too long. Ready to swim?”
Boon kissed him ag
