With that, Ethan watched Beau’s back as he disappeared around the side of the house, talking to whoever was there. With a thud, Ethan let his head fall back against the house.

Closing his eyes, he made a promise to himself.

No matter how hard he had to fight it, Ethan would never give in to Beau Bennett. And if he had to break Beau’s heart in the process, he would do just that.

Whatever it took.

Chapter Twenty Five

Let’s ring in the New Year together…

Please join us for a New Year’s Eve party

December 31st at 7:00pm

Alluring Indulgence Resort

Hosted by the Walker brothers

♂

Beau

New Year’s Eve

Beau honestly couldn’t believe his eyes.

Here he was, standing inside of the luxurious Alluring Indulgence Resort and the place wasn’t even open to the public yet. Not that he could tell from looking around, considering the sheer number of people who were there.

From the moment he had walked in the door, Beau had been introduced to one person after another, many of them from Dallas. As he watched the action heat up around him, he tried to put faces with names. Not something he was proficient at, but it wasn’t like he had anything else to do at the moment.

Sitting at the bar height tables scattered throughout the room, Beau saw Zane and V talking with another couple he’d been introduced to. If he recalled correctly, their names were Logan and Samantha. He only remembered because the man mentioned that his twin hadn’t been able to make it for the event and Beau had been pulled into the conversation.

Opposite them, a mountain of a man was talking to Travis while Kylie and the woman who had come with the guy were talking with Gage close by. What the hell was the guy’s name? He couldn’t remember.

Looking around, he tried to locate Ethan, but he was nowhere in sight, although Beau knew he was there. He’d seen him when he arrived, but he knew Ethan was trying to avoid him like the plague, which actually wasn’t all that surprising. Not that Beau was in the chasing mood at the moment. If Ethan wanted to play these cat and mouse games, Beau was willing to sit back and wait for him to get tired of running.

“Hey, how’s it going?” Sawyer asked when he walked up holding a beer in one hand while a gorgeous blonde cuddled up to his side.

“Good. You?”

“Not too bad,” Sawyer said with a mischievous grin. “Beau, meet Andrea. Andrea, this is Beau.”

Beau nodded his head at the woman. Knowing Sawyer, she’d only be an ornament for a little while longer, so there was no reason for him to make small talk, nor would he need to try and remember her name. They didn’t stick around long these days.

“Have you seen Greyson?” Sawyer asked, turning to face the crowded room.

Beau nodded his head toward the far corner of the room. Greyson hadn’t wasted any time getting the party started tonight. After all, this was supposedly some sort of taboo sex resort and Greyson was all about the taboo. And the sex. Or at least that’s what Beau suspected based on the way he’d been groping his date since they walked in the door.

“Thanks. I’ll catch you later.”

Beau didn’t bother with a goodbye. Sawyer was moving at a fast clip toward the wall where Greyson had a sexy brunette plastered against the wall, her hands captured above her head in one of Greyson’s while he was pressing a knee between her spread thighs.

Based on the action that was quickly heating up around him, this was evidently going to be the theme for the night. He was almost disappointed that he hadn’t brought a date with him, but ever since that one night with Zane, the night that he realized his entire life had been a lie, Beau hadn’t been interested in seeking out anyone. Not to mention the disaster of a date he’d had right after he helped Zoey and Kaleb move into their house. His first official date with a guy was certainly not something he wanted to remember.

Then again, he had other memories that easily trumped that one. Like the first kiss he’d ever shared with a man. And not just any man.

Holy fuck.

Beau wasn’t sure he’d ever stop thinking about the way Ethan had kissed him, the way he’d pulled him close, or the feel of Ethan’s erection pressing firmly against his. It was the most exquisite, mind-blowing feeling in the world. And that was saying something considering the night he’d been with Zane still lingered on his mind from time to time.

But he knew Zane wasn’t an option.

Then again, if Ethan had his way, Beau wouldn’t have him either.

Despite the music playing from the overhead speakers, Beau heard a noise behind him, and he turned to see Brendon, Jessie and Braydon in an interesting state of undress. There was a small black leather sofa, and the two brothers had Jessie sandwiched between them. What they were doing was evident, although there weren’t any stray body parts visible.

Ok, so if they had meant to keep their threesome a secret, the cat was out of the bag now. Up to this point, Beau had always heard the rumors, even suspected they were true, but seeing it firsthand felt… strange.

Feeling like a voyeur, he turned away quickly.

He chuckled to himself.

Kind of the wrong place to be if he felt uncomfortable witnessing others in intense sexual acts. The night was rapidly progressing as they got closer to the midnight hour, but he couldn’t help but wonder whether anyone would even notice when the clock struck midnight at this rate.

“Where’s Ethan?”

Beau slowly turned toward the voice, his teeth locking together as he did. Cocking one eyebrow, he peered down at Blake Henley, but he didn’t say a word.

“Sorry, man. I figured since you were standing over here all alone, you’d be the one who could direct me.”

Beau wanted to tell Blake to fuck off, but he kept his mouth shut.

“So, have you seen him?”

Swallowing hard, Beau tried not to smash the beer bottle that he was holding with his bare hand. “No.” Forcing the one word past his lips was harder than he thought.

“That figures,” Blake said with a devious smile. “I heard he tries to stay as far away from you as possible.”

Beau wanted to turn away, but he couldn’t seem to get his body to cooperate. Instead, he continued to glare at Blake.

“You know he’s not interested, right?” Blake taunted, trying to sound unconcerned but he didn’t fool Beau. “He’s got his man and that’s all he needs.”

Thankfully, Blake turned away because Beau felt his face heat, the anger building, searching for an outlet and he damn sure didn’t want Blake to see the effect his statement had on him. Not that this was the time or place for him to lose his composure anyway. Reining in every ounce of his control, Beau kept himself in check, refusing to make a fool out of himself in front of his friends.

Despite his best effort, the words slipped out anyway.

“If you’re all he needs, why’s he hiding from you?” Beau asked, keeping his voice low.

Blake’s head jerked toward him, his eyes narrowed into slits. So, obviously Blake hadn’t expected Beau to say anything.

Blake took two steps closer, trying to get up in Beau’s face, but their height difference made it almost impossible. Beau made Blake look like a little boy who hadn’t reached puberty yet. Taking a deep breath, he demanded his nerves to settle. He could handle this.

“If you know what’s best –” Blake began, but Beau cut him off by leaning right down into his face.

“Listen here you little piece of shit. Lay off me. Understand? You’re damn lucky I haven’t told Ethan what a fuck up you really are.”

“Fuck you, Bennett,” Blake growled.

Beau lowered his voice, making sure not to be heard by anyone else around them. The lethal tone was unavoidable though. “Not in this lifetime. And I suggest you get Ethan out of your system soon because the guy’s gonna kick your ass to the curb soon enough. And I’m gonna be waiting. At that point, if you want to chat about whose balls are bigger, you find me.”

Blake took an apprehensive step back, his eyebrows shooting skyward. He must’ve understood the threat.

“Well, tonight he’s mine. So why don’t you take a seat over there and watch the show.”

“No can do,” Beau said, forcing himself to sound uninterested. “I only like to watch when there’s satisfaction to be found by everyone involved. But, you go find him and don’t try to think about who Ethan’s actually thinking about when he’s fucking you.”

With that Beau turned and walked away. After all, he had no intention of letting Blake hear the way his heart was pounding like a bass drum in his chest. Never mind the fact that he was lying.

He fully intended to watch Ethan tonight. And if Ethan chose to fuck that asshole right there in front of anyone, Beau would make sure Ethan wished it were him he was with.

♂♀♂♀

Sawyer

Walking up to Greyson who was probably two seconds away from penetrating the girl he was with, Sawyer tapped his buddy on the shoulder. “Let’s take it into the club.”

Greyson nodded, releasing his hold on the chick he was with. To Sawyer’s surprise, the girl didn’t even bother to right her clothes as she followed close behind, still attempting to climb Greyson’s body as they walked.

For some reason, Sawyer liked her all the more because of it. After all, that’s just what he was in search of tonight. Mindless sex.

“What’s this place?” Andrea asked from beside him.