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with him for over ten and have never seen him with anyone but his ex-wife, right? Guess the twink had a point.” Abe sat back in the chair and swiveled from side to side. “Heard from his old flame and had to go out and get some dick after all these years. Just wasn’t together enough to shout out the right name.” He tsked and shook his head. “Shame for a fine piece of man like that to be buried in the closet.” Abe sighed regretfully. Geoff Radcliffe was a seriously drool-worthy stud, but obviously conflicted. And hung up on his long-lost lover to boot.
    “I agree,” Kim agreed demurely, and something about her tone had Abe looking at her sharply.
    “Uh oh. Why do I feel like I should duck and cover?”
    Kim shrugged as she studied her perfect nails. “I have no idea. I was just going to suggest—”
    Abe had to nip this in the bud. He interrupted, “Time to rinse.”
    “No, it’s not.” Kim slanted him a knowing look. “So what’s happening in your love life right now?”
    “Sweetie, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. Suffice it to say, I have more than my hands full.”
    “Liar. I heard that Tyler moved to California last week.”
    Abe felt a little foreign embarrassment shoot through him. “How did you hear about that?”
    “Lula,” Kim replied smugly, naming Abe’s assistant manager.
    Abe immediately sought out the tattletale with his gaze, spotting her at the till. She waggled her fingers across the room at him, and he gritted his teeth, returning his attention to Kim.
    “Okay, I can see where you want to go with this, babe, but seriously, I don’t need those kind of complications in my life. I like my men gay, out, and proud to flaunt it.”
    Kim shrugged, going back to examining her nails. “Well, it was worth a shot. Mmm, you should’ve seen him without his shirt on. All those lunch workouts at the gym sure have paid off.” She peeked up at Abe as he tried to tamp down the little shot of heat that zinged straight to his cock at the thought of Geoff Radcliffe shirtless and shoeless. He had only ever seen the older man coming and going in the building lobby, always immaculately turned out in a suit and tie, which was usually not Abe’s preferred style on his men, but was frankly sexy as hell on the guy. He wore a suit well. Very well. And Abe knew a lickable, ripped body when he saw one, covered up or not.
    Abe closed his eyes and muffled a groan as a visual of that fine, slacks-covered ass popped into his head, then proceeded to morph into a delectable view of what Abe imagined Geoff’s naked backside would look like. He bit his lip and opened his eyes, meeting Kim’s knowing gaze.
    “I’ve made his travel plans for the holidays, and he’s leaving in less than a week. Which doesn’t give us much time.”
    Abe dreaded the answer, but felt compelled to ask anyway. “Time for what?”
    Kim just smiled a little Mona Lisa smile. “Time for you to snag him before that divorced, rebounding man-whore on the prowl gets his claws back into him.” She leaned forward. “I have a plan.”
     
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    Geoff walked warily into the outer office, remembering with relief that Kim was going to be in late. Thank God. After the debacle this weekend, he wasn’t sure he would ever be able look her in the eye again.
    Exhausted from lack of sleep, he suddenly wished that he had stopped for a coffee. Maybe he’d order in. He sighed. No, he’d run down to the coffee place on the shopping level. Usually Kim picked up his coffee fix for him, which he subsidized by paying for hers too. He hung up his suit coat and set his case on the desk, before patting his back pocket in what had become a very familiar habit over the past day, verifying that his wallet was there.
    Geoff walked back toward the elevator as his mind inevitably went back to Saturday night’s nightmare. He had gone home as usual on Friday, planning to go out somewhere, but when he went through his closet, he was dismayed to