Last week saw Abby's boyfriend Brandon get his comeuppance after he said hurtful things about Ryan and Ben. Good riddance! Now it's time to get ready for their road trip. First stop - Lake Charles. See what's going on with the boys in this week's chapter of In Pieces. Don't forget to visit the other Briefers and see what's going on with them. Their links follow my tale! Enjoy!
Sleeping in felt nice, especially after the rough time
they’d gone through the night before. After Brandon’s precipitate departure,
the band had gone on to play their last set. Ryan kept a careful eye on the
door, in case Brandon came back, although what he would have done if he had he
didn’t know, but there was no sign of the asshole. Everything went well, the
crowd loved Salvation, and they ended the evening on a positive note. After
they finished and packed up the van, the owner, Clete, had invited them for a
drink. Not wanting to be rude to someone who’d given them the chance to play,
they spent a few minutes talking to him before they finally left. Clete had
nothing but nice things to say about them, and he told them they were welcome
to come back to his place and play any time. Nothing was said of the incident with Brandon
on the drive back to Mandeville, at least not in the car. Impossible to tell
what Deacon and Keanu were discussing in the van. Once they reached Cameron’s house, everyone
had parted company and gone to bed without the usual nightcap, or even a recap
of the night’s performance, deciding the
need for sleep trumped everything else.
Alone in their room, Ryan and Ben made love, despite the
lateness of the hour, reveling in each other’s touch, washing away the vestiges
of Brandon’s hateful words with their love. By the time they got out of bed the
next morning, they found the rest of the band was already up and were in the
process of packing for the road trip. Glancing out the front window, Ryan
noticed Cameron’s truck was still missing. Ryan didn’t really mind. Cameron’s
presence was sometimes disruptive, and they didn’t need more of that.
They headed to the kitchen to see what was there they could
make breakfast from. As Ben was looking through the shelves, Ryan took
advantage of his position to admire his very fine ass. He was still staring at
it when Ben glanced up unexpectedly and caught him. A wide grin spread across
Ben’s face.
“See something you like?” He gave a little wiggle for good
measure. Ryan felt his cheeks grow warm, but he couldn’t deny the sentiment.
“Very much,” he said. “Think we have time to go back
upstairs?” Being with Ben made him feel like a horny teenager again. Before Ben
could respond, Abby cleared her throat behind them, startling Ryan. He hadn’t
been aware of her presence, too absorbed in Ben to notice.
“Sorry to interrupt, guys. Just wanted to let you know the
equipment’s in the van. Are we taking Cameron’s car or what?”
Ryan hadn’t even thought about that. If they were going to
be away for a while, would he want them to use his car?
“I don’t even know where he is,” Ben said, yawning as he
closed the door of the refrigerator. “There’s nothing in there, by the way.
We’ll have to stop on the road.” As if on cue, Ryan heard a distinct ding.
Ben pulled his phone from his pocket. “Speak of the devil,”
he murmured. He glanced at the screen
before looking up at them. “He says good luck on the tour, go ahead and use his
car and gas card, and he’ll catch up with us later.”
“That answers that,” Abby said. “Did you guys pack yet?”
Ryan had been planning to do that this morning. He was
fairly sure Ben was too. So, of course, the answer was no. Abby must have seen
the truth in his face. “Don’t worry, you’re not the only ones. Keanu isn’t
ready either, Deacon’s been reminding him of it all morning.” She snorted a
laugh.
“Well, then, I guess we should take care of that.” Ben
turned so his back was to Abby and gave Ryan a wink. Ryan instantly understood
what Ben had in mind. At the thought alone, his dick
began to swell.
“Maybe you should,” Abby agreed. “But maybe you should do it
one at a time, if you know what I mean?”
“We’re grown men, I think we can control ourselves,” Ben
said, giving Ryan another surreptitious wink before facing Abby. “How old do
you think we are?”
“Age has nothing to do with it, sweetie.” She patted his
cheek. “You’re the one who said you wanted to be on the road by noon, that’s
all I’m saying.”
Aiden entered the kitchen, stopping beside his twin. “What
are we doing?” he asked. “You find out what we’re supposed to be driving?”
“Cameron’s car,” Ben interjected. “He texted and told us to
take it. I figured he would.”
“Cool.” Aiden nodded. “Abs, want me to get the bags and load
them?”
“Well, I’m not sure if there’s a rush.” She arched her brows
at Ben and Ryan.
“Yeah, go ahead and get your bags. Ryan and I are going up
now. To pack,” he hastily inserted before Abby could question his motives any
further. “We should get going. I want to get something to eat too, before we
hit the road. Maybe pick up some snacks and drinks so we don’t have to stop for
a while.”
“You still want me to drive?” Aiden asked.
“If you don’t mind,” Ben replied. “We can trade off later.”
“It’s only three hours, no big deal.” Aiden shrugged.
“You know, I can drive too,” Abby said. “Just throwing that
out there.”
“I know you can,” Aiden responded with a grin.
“I was telling them more than you, bro.”
“Well all righty then. I’ll go get our bags while you two
pack.” He headed toward the stairs.
Guess that wasn’t going to happen then. He’d have to wait
until they got to the motel. At least they’d be alone then. Where were they
going, again? Oh yeah, Lake Charles.
“C’mon, cutie,” Ben said. He took Ryan’s hand and they
followed Aiden toward the stairs.
to be continued
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