Billy's been the bouncy, perky, somewhat slutty drink server at The Xxchange since it opened, and frankly, he's tired of those labels, but it will take the love of FBI agent Liam Stone to give Billy the strength he needs to become the man he's always wanted to be.
Billy's used to everyone looking at him and seeing a perpetually perky, goofy twink. Inside he knows he isn't those things, or not only those things, at least. He isn't sure how to get anyone to see past that. He isn't sure if he can stop acting the part, either. It's always been easier to let people see what they expect to see. But lately he's been thinking, and he's not at all sure the easy way is the right way.
Liam Stone came to The Xxchange to blow off a little steam. An FBI agent working on the kidnapping case of one James Stratton, Liam figures he'll head back to Dallas as soon as he can shake the dust off his heels.
Then he sees Billy and Karma slaps Liam on the ass. How many times has he scoffed at the idea of love at first sight, thought people who said it happened to them were full of cow patties?
A lot, and now he's been hit between the eyes with something he can't quite explain, except it all has to do with Billy. Now if he can protect the man from a sadistic jerk and help Billy come to terms with his past, maybe they can have the happy ending they've both always wanted.
Reader Advisory: This book is part of a series and is best read in order of release alongside 'A Bit of Me'.
General Release Date: 13th February 2012
Jeez, Xavier can be such a grouch! Billy couldn't be too irritated at the man, though; after all, Xav was getting older and obviously couldn't handle his liquor worth shit anymore.
Billy snorted as he fixed breakfast for the both of them. Xavier had freaked out last night when he'd found Billy kind of willingly but not totally in a way giving a blow job to Xav's brother Randy. The fight between the brothers had been scary as hell to witness, especially since Xav was already shit-faced by then and Randy had taken advantage of it by pounding the crap out of his brother. Billy had finally threatened Randy with a letter opener he'd grabbed off Xavier's desk.
As far as Billy knew, Xavier hadn't remembered that little nugget, which, considering Randy had just clocked Xav in the temple before that? Yeah, he wasn't likely to remember much from last night-other than the blow job thing and a fight with Randy following.
Billy was trying his best to hide his own guilt from Xav, but he really, really wished Xav hadn't walked in on Randy and him last night. Now there was going to be more trouble between the brothers. They didn't exactly get along to start with, but Billy hadn't wanted to be the cause of any further estrangement between them, which was why he'd just blown Randy anyway rather than go running to Xav. Xav was the only family Billy had, even if they weren't related by blood. He'd never been close to Randy-and a blow job or whatever didn't change that, especially not when Billy hadn't wanted Randy's nasty dick in his mouth.
Besides, sex was just sex, it didn't make you like someone, or love them, and Billy loved Xav. He had rescued Billy from the streets when he was just fifteen. Billy had been heading down the path to an early, and most likely violent, death already, so it was a stroke of luck or fate, or whatever, when he'd happened to proposition the handsome man one evening on the street.
And, now, here he was years later, wondering how much damage he'd caused between Xav and Randy. Truthfully, Billy had known Randy hated him for a while now. He hadn't paid any attention to Billy the first few years he'd lived with Xav, but lately, definitely over the past year, Billy hadn't been able to ignore the way Randy had been treating him. He wished the fucker had just kept right on ignoring him, but Billy suspected Randy was jealous, more because he thought Billy was getting chunks of Xavier's money than because Billy and Xav were close. If Randy had wanted to be close to his brother, all he'd have had to do was talk to Xav with consideration instead of constantly bitching at him.
A native Texan, Bailey spends her days spinning stories around in her head, which has contributed to more than one incident of tripping over her own feet. Evenings are reserved for pounding away at the keyboard, as are early morning hours. Sleep? Doesn't happen much. Writing is too much fun, and there are too many characters bouncing about, tapping on Bailey's brain demanding to be let out.
Caffeine and chocolate are permanent fixtures in Bailey's office and are never far from hand at any given time. Removing either of those necessities from Bailey's presence can result in what is known as A Very, Very Scary Bailey and is not advised under any circumstances.
Reviewed by Literary Nymphs
I knew Billy was a nice guy but the development of his personality here is much fuller, showing him to have more depth on the inside than he projects to others...fun, cute, and sizzling hot...heart...
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