Chapter 14: Beer and Promised SatisfactionJason placed the plates on the table and glanced at Tom. He seemed super concentrated on chopping carrots. Jason tried to suppress his grin. Not only had he learnt something about Tom—though everyone probably knew about his family situation already; people in places like this kept track of each other’s dirty little secrets—he also knew there was no wife. Nor had there ever been a wife, which pleased him immensely. A part of him hoped there never would be one, and he had to quickly squash the images of Tom and a woman that popped into his head.
He moved a little closer, close enough to be able to smell Tom. There was a faint fragrance of lavender but mostly he smelled of man and forest. A shiver went through him. He wanted to taste, wanted to feel
