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moment before looking at him. “You‟re shitting me.”

Andreas shrugged. “You want this, don‟t you?”

“Yeah. But do you?”

“I do. It‟ll be nice.”

They got out of the vehicle. Andreas waved off the security escort as the men piled

out of the other glider and started to swarm toward them. “I think we‟ll be okay in here

on our own.”

The smell of disinfectant cleaner and urine, of wood shavings and animal musk

assailed his nose as they entered the door of the shop. A continuous chirping of birds

from cages in the back filled the air and the monotonous yapping of a single dog voice

rose above it.

Andreas hoped Jabez wouldn‟t pick that one, but he wasn‟t going to say anything.

He wanted the choice to be totally his. “We‟d like to see the dogs, please,” he told the

clerk when she approached them.

“Any breed in particular?” She led them to a row of kennels where puppies lay

and slept or wrestled with one another.

Andreas watched Jabez‟s face as he studied the animals, a frown of concentration

furrowing his brow.

“You can handle them and see how they react to you in the play area.” The girl

indicated an enclosure filled with dog toys and a few scattered seats for customers. “I‟ll

give you a minute to decide.”

After she hurried away to tend to another customer, Andreas jogged Jabez‟s

elbow. “What do you think? They‟re all cute, huh?”

“Mm-hm. How long do you think they have to live in these cages?”

“Not long. People claim them pretty quickly,” Andreas assured him. He hadn‟t

thought about the effect seeing caged animals might have on Jabez—or on himself. His

chest tightened when one sad-eyed pup gazed at him and whined.

“We‟re not taking them all,” he said, trying to convince either himself or Jabez. But

when the salesgirl came back, he told her to let all the puppies from their individual

cages into the play area. “We want to see how they react to other dogs as well as to us.”

A few moments later, they were seated in the center of a pack of overexcited

young animals. The pups yipped and fought and played tug-of-war with a rope when

Andreas pulled on the other end. They were surrounded by both pedigreed breeds and

mutts with short or long coats in brown, black, white, and gray.

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Andreas shook his foot to get a little beagle to stop chewing the toe of his shoe and

turned to Jabez. “See any you like? Don‟t say „all of them.‟” He felt increasingly likely to

do that himself.

A white terrier sat on Jabez‟s lap licking his hand. He scratched its head absently

but pointed to another dog sitting quietly, alone, in the middle of the activity. “That

one.”

Andreas gazed at the homely animal and repressed the urge to say,
Really?
The

dog was past puppyhood with long, gangly legs and a head that seemed to be too big

for its body. Its coat was medium length with brown and white patches. The mutt must

have a sloppy stew of a pedigree to create that cobbled-together appearance.

“He or she is cute,” Andreas said enthusiastically. “You‟re sure?”

Jabez nodded and put the terrier down on the floor. “Yeah. That one.” He snapped

his fingers and the ugly dog‟s ears pricked up. It came straight to him and rested its

chin on his knee.

“I guess so. It clearly belongs to you.”

“To us.” Jabez looked at him and smiled—a smile that not only curved his mouth

but filled his eyes with warmth. Andreas fell in love all over again. He loved the ugly

dog too for bringing this transformation over Jabez.

He reached out and stroked the dog‟s rough fur. “Ours. What will we call her?”

Jabez frowned again as he gazed into the dog‟s eyes, considering. “She‟ll let us

know. We have to wait and see.”

* * * * *

into the house. Mrs. Gamble met them near the front door and gazed at the new

addition to the household. “House-trained, I hope?”

“Yes,” Jabez promised, pulling the dog back as she stretched the length of her

leash trying to reach Mrs. Gamble.

“Keep her out of my kitchen.” She smoothed her dress as if dog hairs were already

threatening to cling to it. “Red snapper for dinner,” she added before walking away.

“Thank you, Mrs. Gamble.”

Andreas stooped to rub between the dog‟s ears. “She likes her, or she would‟ve

made us promise to keep her outside.”

“Should probably let her out for a bit right now to piss.” Jabez tugged on the

leash, leading the dog through the house toward the back door. Andreas dumped the

dog bed and dish and bag of food in the front hall and followed him.

Outside, the dog with no name was off leash. She zigzagged down the brick

pathway, sniffing every plant and stopping to pee several times. Andreas winced when

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she let loose a stream on his favorite rosebush. When she‟d finished christening the

earth until she had no urine left, she began to dig at the edge of one of the flower beds.

“Nuh-uh.” Andreas charged toward her. “No digging.”

She skittered away from him, tail and ears down, gazing over her shoulder at him

with hurt eyes.

Jabez let out a piercing whistle. The dog pricked her ears and ran past Andreas

toward him. She started to leap up on his legs, but a sharp “no” set her back on all

fours. She danced around Jabez in happy circles, tongue lolling, and Andreas wondered

if she was mildly retarded. He hadn‟t had much experience with dogs.

“Guess we‟d better let her play in the side yard, not the garden,” Jabez said as he

scratched the top of the dog‟s head and received a tongue bath on his hand in return.

Jabez had taken off his tie earlier and now removed his jacket. “Can we lose these

monkey suits now?”

“Absolutely. I want to see you in bearskin. Get it? Bare skin?” He grinned at his

own foolishness as he went to Jabez and slid an arm around his waist.

“Funny.” He didn‟t crack a smile, but there was a twinkle in his eyes.

“Hey,” Andreas said as they walked toward the house with the dog frisking

around them, “I kind of like your commanding tone with the bitch here. Very sexy.”

“Yeah? You want me to order you around too? Maybe have you wear a dog

collar?”

Although they were teasing, the words sent lust stabbing through him. Black

leather and deep-voiced commands danced in his mind. “I‟d wear it if you wanted me

to…sir.” He added the respectful title with husky emphasis.

Jabez shot him a sideways glance, eyebrows raised. “The idea makes you hot.”

“Kinda,” he admitted.

His lover slipped a hand around the back of his neck and gripped it hard. “We can

play like that.” He steered him forward roughly.

When they reached the foot of the stairs, Jabez let go. “You want to be my dog,

crawl up to the bedroom.”

Andreas hesitated for a second, thinking of the knees of his suit trousers.

“Down!” Jabez barked, and Andreas obeyed the command, climbing up the steps

on hands and knees. The real dog thought they were having great fun together. She

licked his face and jumped on him with her front paws before racing ahead to wait for

them on the landing.

Feeling a little humiliated and a lot turned on, Andreas made his way up the stairs

more slowly, then crawled down the hallway to the bedroom.

“Strip,” Jabez commanded next.

Andreas rose to his feet, loosened his tie, and unbuttoned his shirt.

“Slow.”

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After calling up music on the media-player by voice command, Andreas began to

strip slowly. He took the tie off and whipped it toward the bed, then shrugged his

shoulders out of his jacket and let it drop to the floor. With a sexy bump and grind, he

slid one shoulder, then the other from his shirt, skimmed it down his arms, and danced

shirtless for Jabez‟s pleasure. The dog sat on her haunches, watching him with her head

cocked.

Jabez lay fully clothed on the bed, his legs stretched out before him and his arms

folded behind his head. His eyes glittered in anticipation as Andreas slipped his thumbs

under the waistband of his pants and briefs and eased them down his hips. He revealed

his groin inch by inch, first the dark hairs on his pale stomach, then the head of his cock.

His sensitive flesh tingled as he pulled the pants down the length of his hard shaft.

Grinding his hips some more, he let the trousers slither down his legs to the floor.

Removing shoes and socks was awkward but necessary, and then he was completely

nude. He felt self-conscious, afraid his dance was more silly than sexy, but the look in

Jabez‟s eyes told him he was happy with the show. Andreas closed his eyes and raised

his arms above his head as he swayed from side to side and thrust his hips. He danced

his way to the side of the bed, moving tantalizingly just out of Jabez‟s reach. The dog

followed him and bumped against his legs with her furry body.

Jabez continued to watch him for a few more moments before growling another

command. “Strip me now.”

Andreas crawled onto the bed and began to unbutton Jabez‟s shirt. He kissed

every new bit of flesh he revealed all the way down to the fly of his trousers. Then he

opened that and continued on. He licked the soft down of Jabez‟s lower stomach as he

took his powerful cock in his hand. Bringing the tip of it to his lips, he was about to

draw it into his mouth when Jabez‟s voice stopped him.

“Beg first. You don‟t touch without asking.”

Andreas shivered at the forceful tone. He let go of Jabez‟s erection and sat back on

his heels, hands curved in front of him like a begging dog‟s. “Please, sir, may I have a

taste of your cock?”

Jabez grunted either in arousal or approval, Andreas wasn‟t sure which, but he

took the sound as a go-ahead and bent to suck his lover‟s cock. He stroked his fist up

and down its silken length and savored the salty taste of the head. He glanced up to see

Jabez‟s eyes glittering as he watched. The other man‟s soft groan encouraged him, and

Andreas sucked deeper.

“Stop,” Jabez rasped after several moments. “I wanna come inside you.”

Andreas quit immediately. “Yes, sir.” His asshole spasmed in anticipation,

clenching over and over. His own cock was rock-hard, and precum oozed from the

purple head.

“Get the lube.”

While Andreas obeyed, Jabez finished taking off his clothes and spoke to the dog,

which was whining from being ignored. “Lie down.”

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The animal obeyed as compliantly as Andreas. She turned in a circle, then curled

up with a sigh, nose on her paws, eyes upturned to continue watching the two men.

Jabez settled back on the bed once again with his arms folded behind his head. He

watched Andreas massage his cock, lubing it with a film of oil. Andreas stroked until

the heat of the friction had Jabez groaning.

“Enough. On your hands and knees now like a dog at the foot of the bed.” His

rough voice made Andreas‟s skin burn.

On all fours, he backed to the edge of the bed. Jabez got up and came around to

stand behind him. Grasping Andreas‟s hips, he guided his cock to his entrance and

pushed inside. The hard, fast entry made Andreas gasp, but Jabez was relentless, not

gentle this time as he fucked him deep.

“Whine,” he commanded next. “Whimper like a dog while I fuck you.”

The harsh words made Andreas burn even hotter. Not only his skin but his insides

felt like they were on fire. He closed his eyes and pushed his ass back hard onto the

other man‟s cock while making quiet whimpering sounds in his throat.

On the floor, the other dog whined in sympathy and got to her feet, coming to the

edge of the bed to see what the trouble was.

“Down,” Jabez told her firmly, and she resumed her waiting posture.

As his lover moved in and out of his body in steady strokes, Andreas felt the heat

inside him mount. His ass was pummeled by the other man‟s powerful thrusts, and

Jabez‟s cock hit the sweet spot inside him that drove him closer to ecstasy. He balanced

himself on one arm and reached beneath his body to grab hold of his erection. He was

skating on the edge and just a few tugs would bring him off.

“Stop. I‟ll tell you when you can come. If you come before I say you can, you‟ll be

punished.” The threat sounded real spoken in Jabez‟s low voice, and Andreas felt

another shiver of excitement. He let go of his aching cock and put his palm back on the

bed, resuming his soft whining interspersed with grunts as Jabez pounded into him.

Powerful hands gripped his hips, and Jabez let out a strangled cry as he came. His

cock pulsed, and he continued to rock against Andreas slowly until he was finished. He

rubbed his hands up and down Andreas‟s back in a soothing caress, held his hips, and

gently pulled out. Patting Andreas‟s buttocks, Jabez said, “Good boy. Now you get a

reward. Lie down.”