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A STERLING NEW YEAR

B y J.L. Langley

ÑThree, tw o, oneÈ.H appy N ew Year!Ò

Yaw ning, Rhys ignored the tv, collected his beer off the coffee

table and took a sw ig. M aybe he should have taken Jake and

Rem i up on their invitation to go hang out at H ellÔs Kitchen.

H eÔd thought about it, but decided that it w asnÔt w orth the

effort. W orking over seventy hours this past w eek had taken itÔs

toll and he w asnÔt up to dealing w ith a crow d of people tonight.

M aybe he should have invited Sterling over to w atch m ovies

and eat pizza. Ah w ell, w hat w as done w as done. Sterling w as

likely out w ith his friends anyw ay. Rhys held up his bottle and

tipped his head at the TV. ÑH appy N ew Year.Ò

Finishing his beer, he turned off the tv and w ent to the kitchen.

That big California King sized bed w as calling his nam e. M aybe

heÔd even start a fire in the big adobe fireplace in his bedroom .

H e tossed the bottle, turned off the kitchen light, checked the

front door and headed to his room .

A car door slam m ed. It sounded close.

H e paused in the hallw ay, turning back tow ard the front door.

W ho the fuck w as that? H e sniffed. Booze, a fem ale, a w olfÐno

not just any w olf it w as G adgetÔs boy, LoganÐandÈSterling.

W hat the heck? Rhys hurried back dow n the hall and opened

the front door.

A pretty redheaded girl blushed and gave him an aw kw ard

sm ile. ÑH i. Um , w e brought SterlingÈÒ

She kept talking but RhysÔ attention w as caught by Sterling. H e

stood w ith Logan, slightly behind the girl, their arm s looped over

each others shoulders. It w as hard to tell w ho w as holding w ho

up. They both w obbled and reeked of liquor. Behind them , a

w hite SUV idled at the curb w ith three other teens, tw o boys

and a girl inside.

Suddenly Logan seem ed to notice Rhys w as there. H e grinned

and did a little finger w ave. ÑH ey, Rhys. Um , Sterling sort of,

w ell itÔs probably best if he doesnÔt go hom e like this. Can he

stay here?Ò

SterlingÔs head popped up, his eyes w ide and slightly slow on

focusing. H e caught RhysÔ gaze and grinned. Staggering aw ay

from Logan, he stepped right up to Rhys. W rapping his hands

around RhysÔ w aist, Sterling buried his face in RhysÔ shoulder

w ithout a w ord.

O ut of instinct, Rhys w rapped an arm around him .

Logan w obbled and the girl reached out and steadied him . She

shrugged and looked up at Rhys. ÑSorry about this. Logan said

you w ere a friend andÈI couldnÔt let Sterling drive, so I brought

him here.Ò She held out a set of keys, w ith a football key ring,

that Rhys recognized as SterlingÔs.

Rhys took them , his chest tightening just a bit. H e glanced at

the drivew ay. SterlingÔs Jeep w as parked next to RhysÔ car.

ÑI figured Rem i and Jake w ould strangle him if I took him hom e

like this, so I brought him to you.Ò Logan put his arm around

the redheadÔs w aist and kissed the top of her head. ÑCom e on

Krista, lets go back to the party.Ò

Krista w aved to Rhys. ÑSorry. Bye Sterling.Ò

Sterling grunted, let go of Rhys and staggered into the house.

As Logan turned, Rhys caught the back of his shirt. ÑYou arenÔt

going anyw here.Ò

ÑW haÐÒ Logan turned, freeing him self from RhysÔ grip, his

m outh hanging open. ÑButÐÒ

ÑN ot another w ord. G et your ass in the house.Ò Rhys stepped

aside.

LoganÔs shoulders slum ped but he didnÔt argue. H e kissed Krista

goodbye and stom ped into the house.

Rhys raised a brow at the teenage girl and took another sniff.

N ow that the tw o drunks w ere aw ay from her, he didnÔt sm ell

any alcohol on her. ÑAre theyÐÒ he tipped his head tow ard the

SUV, Ñdrunk too?Ò

She shook her head and sw allow ed hard. ÑBrett isnÔt, heÔs

driving. Shelly and D anny have had one or tw o.Ò

Rhys nodded, satisfied. ÑO kay, donÔt let the other tw o behindÐ

Ò Som ething crashed and Sterling yelped. Ñthe w heel.Ò

LoganÔs laughter rang out behind Rhys and Krista leaned to the

side to peer around him .

ÑFuck you.Ò Sterling shouted.

Logan laughed harder.

RhysÔ attention never w avered from Krista.

She nodded. ÑO kay.Ò She w aved, turned and ran off tow ard

the SUV.

ÑBye babe!Ò Logan shouted.

This irresponsibility w asnÔt like Sterling. It w asnÔt like Logan

either for that m atter. The tw o w ere friends and together m ore

often than not and generally kept each other out of trouble.

Rhys shut the door, his jaw clenching.

Sterling lay on the floor in front of the hallw ay on his back w ith

his arm s flung w ide. H is button up black shirt w as unbuttoned

halfw ay dow n his chest and half untucked from his jeans. H e

lookedÈdelicious.

Logan lay beside Sterling, still cackling. H e too looked ruffled,

w ith his undershirt hanging out, below his sw eater, or m aybe

that w as the style now adays.

ÑLogan. G uest room . Sleep it off.Ò Rhys stepped forw ard to get

Sterling up w hen his tangy scent finally reached Rhys over the

alcohol. RhysÔ eyes shifted, his cock hardened. Fuck. H e did not

need his dam ned body overreacting now . ÑSterling are youÐÒ

Logan stood up im m ediately. ÑIÔm not tired.Ò

Rhys raised a brow and narrow ed his eyes. D onÔt even think

about it, pup. W hy couldnÔt Logan be afraid of him like M att

w as?

ÑG oodnight Rhys. N ight Sterling.Ò Logan flushed slightly and

hightailed it dow n to the hall to the guest bedroom .

RhysÔ blinked his eyes back to norm al and reached dow n tow ard

Sterling. ÑSterling, are you okay?Ò

ÑYup, I w as taking Logan to the guest room and he m ade m e

run into the w all.Ò H e didnÔt sound drunk. Sterling shook his

head, then opened his eyes. ÑThanks, I knew youÔd m ake Logan

stay.Ò Catching his hand Sterling sucked in a breath and

gasped, leaving his m outh open. H is eyes shifted, his fangs

dropped and arousal filled the air. H e w obbled to his feet,

depending on RhysÔ hand an aw ful lot to leverage him self up.

W hen he got to his feet, he w rapped his arm s around RhysÔ neck.

Studying SterlingÔs face, RhysÔ caught his w aist. Sterling w as not

drunk, he had had som e alcohol from the sm ell of his breath,

but he w as sober. ÑW hatÔs going on?Ò

ÑO h god. You sm ell soÈÒ H e sniffed and closed his eyes.

ÑM m m ÈÒ H e surged forw ard, pressing his face into RhysÔ neck,

nuzzling. M ashing his erection up against RhysÔ hip he rocked

back and forth.

Rhys bit back a m oan, unw ound SterlingÔs hands from his

shoulders and turned him tow ard the m aster suite. ÑCut it out.Ò

H e nudged Sterling dow n the hall. Letting Sterling sleep w ith

him , w as probably a really bad idea. ÑBedroom , now .Ò

G rinning, Sterling sw aggered tow ard RhysÔ room . ÑO kay.Ò

O h great. Rhys didnÔt know w hether to laugh or cry, but he

follow ed Sterling. Rhys shut the door. ÑN ow w hat is going on?Ò

Sterling sat on the edge of the bed unbuttoning his shirt. ÑThat

party w as m inutes aw ay from being busted. I bet itÔs sw arm ing

w ith cops right now .Ò

ÑAnd?Ò

ÑAnd Logan didnÔt w ant to go. I knew heÔd go if I w as too drunk

to stand up, soooÈÒ Shrugging, he peeled the black silk shirt off

his shoulders revealing his tanned sinew y chest. ÑI played drunk

and I told him youÔd kill him if som ething happened to m e, so he

got Krista to bring us here.Ò

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