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The Runaway and the Enforcer

Beau, thirty-five, is a gangland enforcer who has gone into hiding rather than following the orders of his boss, Mercer, to harm a rival's kid. Now, all Beau wants to do is eliminate Mercer before getting out of town. When Rick, an eighteen-year-old denizen of the streets, witnesses Beau killing one of Mercer's men who has found him, Beau takes Rick under his wing instead of killing him, as well. He offers Rick a place to stay while he figures out how to put his plan to take Mercer out into action -- without ending up dead himself. Befriending Rick is an act Beau may come to regret. Rick convinces Beau to take him along when he leaves town -- thus working his way into Beau's dangerous life on the run -- and perhaps, into his heart, if Beau can come to grips with the fact that Rick is half his age. Note: This story contains scenes of graphic violence.

Edward Kendrick · LGBT+

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51 Chs

Chapter 36

Dinner was as good as they had expected. Dessert came as a surprise—to Rick. Beau had let the restaurant know, when he made the reservations, that it was Rick’s birthday, so the waitress didn’t ask if they wanted dessert. Instead, she went into the kitchen, coming back carrying a small, but lavishly decorated, cake with nineteen candles circling the edge.

“You have to be kidding me,” Rick said, his eyes lighting up. Then, he ducked his head in embarrassment when the waitstaff began singing ‘Happy Birthday,’ with some of the other customers joining in.

“Now,” Beau said after the singing had stopped, “it’s officially official. You’re nineteen and counting—when you blow out the candles.”

Taking a deep breath, Rick did, at which point the waitress handed him a knife. Rick cut two slices, for him and Beau, then asked if he could take the rest of the cake home. The waitress said of course he could, so when they finished eating, she put what was left into a box.

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