Rough Awakening
By Devon Rhodes
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When Mario sets out to find a roommate for the convention, little does he know he'll end up finding much more.
Is there anything worse than learning you have to share a hotel room with your ex-boyfriend and his new love? Mario has to scramble to find someone else to share with and ends up reconnecting with a sexy acquaintance...in more ways than one.
Jordan remembers Mario from two conventions ago and goes along with his need to find a roommate. Sparks fly between them from their first phone call and everything looks more than promising for a very memorable convention.
But when two tops tango, which one is guaranteed the lead? It ends up being a rough awakening for one of these alpha athletes...
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Rough Awakening - Devon Rhodes
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Rough Awakening
ISBN # 978-1-78184-194-5
©Copyright Devon Rhodes 2012
Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright December 2012
Edited by Sue Meadows
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This is a work of fiction. All characters, places and events are from the author’s imagination and should not be confused with fact. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, events or places is purely coincidental.
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Published in 2012 by Total-E-Bound Publishing, Think Tank, Ruston Way, Lincoln, LN6 7FL, United Kingdom.
Warning:
This book contains sexually explicit content which is only suitable for mature readers. This story has a heat rating of Total-e-burning and a sexometer of 2.
This story contains 47 pages, additionally there is also a free excerpt at the end of the book containing 6 pages.
ROUGH AWAKENING
Devon Rhodes
When Mario sets out to find a roommate for the convention, little does he know he’ll end up finding much more.
Is there anything worse than learning you have to share a hotel room with your ex-boyfriend and his new love? Mario has to scramble to find someone else to share with and ends up reconnecting with a sexy acquaintance…in more ways than one.
Jordan remembers Mario from two conventions ago and goes along with his need to find a roommate. Sparks fly between them from their first phone call and everything looks more than promising for a very memorable convention.
But when two tops tango, which one is guaranteed the lead? It ends up being a rough awakening for one of these alpha athletes…
Dedication
For all my readers who asked for Mario’s story.
And with much love to Carol, T.A., Amber, Stephani and Jambrea.
Thank you for going along with my dream.
And thanks to Claire and Nicki for indulging us!
Trademarks Acknowledgement
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Yahoo: Yahoo, Inc.
Super Mario: Nintendo Company, Ltd.
Fat Tire: New Belgium Brewing Company
Joe’s Jeans: Joe’s Jeans, Inc.
Charger: Chrysler Group, LLC
Chapter One
No way in hell.
Mario struggled to keep his face neutral while hiding the emotions churning underneath. After years of being together with a man, after all, it was difficult to let go of the notion that he was yours. But he didn’t want his reaction to be misinterpreted. He did not still want Luke.
He just didn’t want to see him—literally—sleeping with another man.
He was able to let his face relax as the pair turned away from him. They stood with hips touching companionably at the kitchen counter as they huddled over Derek’s laptop, looking at the conference schedule. As he watched, Luke raised a hand to lightly rub Derek’s lower back, prompting Derek to absently lean and kiss Luke’s temple without taking his eyes from the screen. You’d think they were the ones who’d been together for nearly a decade instead of only a few months.
Mario knew Luke and Derek belonged together and he would always count them as his closest friends. Hell, Luke had been his best friend since college. But there was absolutely no way he was going to share a hotel room with the new couple for the better part of a week. Seeing them together in their bed while he slept alone…
I’ll get my own room.
Derek didn’t even look up. They’re completely booked.
That caught Mario off-guard. What? The whole fucking resort?
Luke had the grace to look guilty. Uh, yeah. I’m sorry, Mario. We’re not the only conference in there that week and they never hold a big enough block anyway. And I’m… Well, I’m used to just booking one room for this every year. Habit.
He shrugged—the uneasy, conciliatory gesture enough to make him the perfect target of Mario’s growing discomfort.
So, because you conveniently ‘forgot’ about your new boyfriend, I have to share a room with you two lovebirds? Great. That just confirms everything I always knew about you.
Knock it off.
Derek snapped his laptop closed and turned to square up against Mario, just as Mario had known he would.
Predictable. Attack Luke, however slightly, and Derek comes to the rescue.
Not that Mario would ever do anything to hurt his former lover. Luke was one of the gentlest souls he knew. But sometimes he just needed…an outlet. A physical one…
God knows, I’m not getting it in bed.
"Luke made a mistake and he apologised. And it’s not the end of the fucking world if the three of us have to sleep in the same room. Looks like that’s all we’ll be in it