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  It was Vaughn, and as Wells laughed, shaking his head while pulling his shorts up in the back, Brie said, “No, they’re just kissing. Oh no, I see Matty’s dick. Run!”

  “Ah! Abort, Brie! Abort!” Vaughn yelled, and when Wells heard Brie laughing really hard, he rolled his eyes. Vaughn continued, “Not that it offends me. I love you guys and your choices, but ew.”

  “I can’t get up!”

  Looking back since it was Brie, Wells found her on her back, rocking back and forth as she laughed. Soon Matty was laughing, and when Vaughn saw what was going on, he cackled even louder himself. “Ha! Look, she’s like a turtle.”

  Snorting with laughter, Wells looked back to Matty. “Can I just apologize in advance for my family for the rest of our lives?”

  Matty laughed as Vaughn rushed to help Brie. “Nope, I feel that’s something you have to apologize for in the moment.”

  “You’re probably right,” Wells agreed.

  “I am.”

  “Whoa, don’t let that go to your head,” he advised, wrapping his arm around Matty’s neck, kissing his mouth again. “And also, ha.”

  “Ha?”

  “I was supposed to suck you off on the beach, but I got it instead.”

  Matty rolled his eyes. “Oh, ha.”

  Wells’s brows came in. “Yeah, ha!”

  “No, dude, I’m saying ha because this trip isn’t over, and we will find ourselves back on this beach with my cock down your throat before it is.”

  Desire burned in Wells’s eyes as he nodded. “I doubt I’ll complain.”

  He wouldn’t.

  He’d love it.

  Just like Matty loved him.

  Eighteen

  Matty wished like hell he was back on the beach with Wells.

  Hell, he wished he was just with him, but he guessed that he had to get used to the long-distance thing again. After a fucking great week in Cancun, they went back to Wells’s apartment for five days before Wells flew out to Nashville to help Wren and Jensen move. Wells hadn’t planned on leaving so soon, but Wren and Jensen needed him, which left Matty to stay and wait for the plumber to come fix the shower, not that he minded.

  It had been only three days, and soon it was time for Matty to fly out to New York to see his brothers and take care of some things. It was an impromptu trip, but he figured it was a good time since Wells had already left for Nashville. Hopefully, if everything worked out, Matty would be able to fly to Nashville for Wren’s baby shower, not that he had said anything to Wells yet.

  “I miss you.”

  Matty smiled as he grabbed his bag from the baggage claim, readjusting his phone as he tried to pull up the damn handle on the bag. It wouldn’t budge. “You do not. It’s been three days since you left, maybe you can miss me after five.”

  Wells scoffed. “I do, and I won’t stop missing you until I’m with you.”

  “Because you’re a romantic.” He yanked on the handle again, and it finally gave. But of course, Matty wasn’t ready, which resulted in him punching himself in the jaw.

  Awesome.

  “Fuck.”

  “What?”

  Pinching the bridge of his nose, frustration running deep, he bit out, “I just punched myself in the face trying to get the damn handle up on my suitcase.”

  The asshole laughed. “That’s what you get for making fun of me.”

  Matty rolled his eyes. “Hardly. I said you were a romantic. I didn’t mean it in a bad way. I think it’s hot.”

  “You’d better.”

  “I do.”

  He could hear Wells’s smile through the phone. “You should have come to Nashville with me.”

  Taking ahold of the handle of his bag since he was pretty sure he was able to do it without breaking the damn thing, he headed toward the exit. “I would rather have done that. But since I’d feel awful leaving you home while I went to do this, I figured it was a good time to go while you were with Wren and Jensen.”

  Wells thought that over for a moment, and Matty swore he could hear Vaughn and Jensen in the background, but surely they weren’t that loud…

  Who was he kidding? Yes, they were.

  “True, but still, the start of the season is looming over us. We’ll be apart more than together for the next eight months.”

  Matty swallowed hard. “I know, but I need to do this.” He knew he did, he felt good about it, but when his suitcase wheel got caught on the door, he yanked it hard, and of course, the wheel popped off. “What the fuck?”

  “What?”

  “The fucking wheel came off!” he complained, kicking the damn wheel and then the bag for good measure. “Damn it.”

  “Well, good thing my boyfriend is such a big strong man, and he can carry a suitcase to his car.”

  Matty grumbled as he reached for the stupid bag, lifting it as his shoulders went back, taut and strained. “Piece of shit.”

  “I’m sorry.”

  “Next thing you know, my damn car will be towed.”

  Wells went quiet. “You parked in the long-term parking, right?”

  “Pretty sure I did.”

  Thankfully, he had, but his irritation was still high as he got into the car after throwing his bag in the back. Turning it on, he heard the car purr as Wells went to the Bluetooth. Putting his phone in the holder, Matty sighed. “Man, I’m so pissed.”

  “Or you’re nervous.”

  “I think I’m pissed.”

  “I think you’re nervous, and everything is just annoying you.”

  Matty pressed his lips together. “Like you, right now?”

  “Well, that’s rude.”

  Matty chuckled a bit as he drove off. When he was sure he heard Vaughn’s voice yelling, his brows pulled together. “What is he bitching about?”

  “A pissing contest between him and Jensen. They are seeing who can stack the most boxes on the dolly and get them to the moving truck without anything falling. News flash, they’ve dropped more than they’ve put on the truck. Wren is probably going to go into labor at any moment because she is yelling so much, and she is stressed the fuck out.”

  Matty’s grin grew. “I’m jealous. That sounds like way more fun than I’m having.”

  “It’s something. These people are crazy.”

  “They are,” he agreed just as his phone started to beep with another call. “Hey, let me call you back. It’s Avery.”

  “Oh! Call me back.”

  “Will do.”

  Wells sighed, “Bye.”

  With a grin on his face, he switched over to Avery’s call. “Hello?”

  “Hey, you back from your vacation yet?”

  “Yeah, got back on Monday.”

  “Awesome, did you have a nice trip?”

  “We did, it was great. You and Jace should take a trip.”

  She scoffed. “Like we’ll ever have time! We’re so busy, and I’m soon to be a mom of two.”

  “Which is nuts.”

  “It is!” she agreed with a laugh. “But I’m excited, even if I only got a year to drink legally.”

  Matty grinned. “Yeah, that is kinda depressing.”

  “Right?” She paused, and he could just see her smiling, shaking her head. They had texted some while he was gone, but nothing really worth talking about. Mostly pictures, but it was great. “So the reason I’m calling—”

  “You don’t need a reason.”

  She paused and then said, “I know, but this time, it is for a reason. I wanted to see if you’d be in town in the next couple days? I think we’re gonna try to fly up there just after the NHL Awards. Are you going? We’re not going since they moved the date back twice.”

  “Probably not. I’m not nominated for anything, and I don’t care.”

  She laughed. “Okay, is Wells nominated?”

  He scoffed. “I love the dude, but he’s getting old. Not saying he sucks, but he’s slower than the people they honor. He plays maybe sixteen minutes a game. But again, he’s awesome, and I