It’s a little after ten when they get back to the hotel. Rob bypasses the front lobby and lets Mike direct him to park around the side, where shadows hide most of the lot. Rob backs into a particularly dark spot and cuts off the truck. The sudden quiet is broken only by the faint ticking sound of the engine cooling down. In the darkened cab, Rob reaches over and places a hand on Mike’s bare knee.
Mike’s hand covers Rob’s and pulls it up his thigh. The fingers curl into Rob’s palm with a familiar thrill. “Want to come on up?”
Leaning heavily on Mike’s leg, Rob stretches across the distance between them and kisses Mike’s cheek. “You sure it’s cool?”
“I’ve got a single room,” Mike assures him. “The rest of the team is probably still in the hotel bar getting good and sloshed. We sneak in th
