Page 26 of Silver Fox in Cedarwood

He sighed, but his thoughts soured. “Damn.”

“What?” Len asked. “What’s wrong?”

“I want to stay, but need to go. I have patients at eight tomorrow and I need to get some sleep. It’ll be better if I head home.” He caressed Len’s cheek. “Whenever you want to go on that date, I’m ready.”

“How about dinner tomorrow night? I’ll cook and you can stay over then.” Len rubbed his cheek against Isaac’s palm. “We can watch a movie or sit on the back porch and talk.”

“Yes.” He nodded. He had to go, even if he didn’t want to. Another sigh bubbled in his throat. He buttoned his pants and sat up. “Stan?” The dog trotted over and Isaac scrubbed his face with the back of his hand. “Time to go home.”

Stan sat beside him and waited for Isaac to leave the sofa. Isaac stood, then wished he could hang around. “Tomorrow. Same time? I’m done at six.”

“Come right over after work and pick up Stan.” Len stood. He left his pants unbuttoned as he walked with Isaac to the door.

“I’d love that.” He kissed Len. Damn, he’d never get enough of that. “I’ll be over.” He forced himself to affix Stan’s leash to his collar. He patted his pockets for his keys, wallet and phone. “See you tomorrow.”

“Yeah.” Len stood in the doorway as Isaac went to his car. He waved when Isaac backed down the driveway.

A piece of his heart already belonged to Len. He scratched Stan behind the ears, then drove home. He’d found the missing chunks of his life in Cedarwood—Stan, the practice…Len. Tomorrow couldn’t come fast enough.

Chapter Seven

Isaac pulled into Len’s driveway and parked. He’d thought about their dinner date all night. No one knew he was there—except Len. He hadn’t told Dorian, despite knowing that Dorian would’ve encouraged him. Giddiness slid through Isaac’s veins. He’d never thought he’d see the day he’d be at Len’s like this.Again.

He adjusted his sport coat and checked his look in the mirror. Stan barked beside him. Strands of Stan’s fur stuck to his lapel.Damn.He wanted to look presentable for their date, not covered in pet fur. On second thoughts, he didn’t mind. Len wanted him to bring Stan along. Score one for Len.

Isaac left the car and helped Stan out of the passenger seat, then locked the vehicle and strode to the front door. When he reached the porch, Cissy barked. Stan chattered back to her. If Len had any doubts that Isaac and Stan were there, the dogs carrying on had to have alerted him.

“Hi, Cissy.” Isaac hesitated, then grasped the door handle. Should he have brought wine or something?Probably.He groaned. Forethought on dates wasn’t his strong point.

Len strode into the living room and up to the door. “Hi.” He stood aside as Isaac and Stan ventured into the condo. “Sorry. I wanted to set the right mood and keep things light, but I’m frazzled and didn’t get the pineapple chopped in time.”

He unclipped Stan’s leash, then caught Len in his embrace. “Honey, slow down. I won’t bite.”

Len sighed. “I know.”

“It’s us. We’re no different from before.” He rubbed Len’s back, loving the feel of Len in his arms. “Nothing changed, so you can relax.”

“Things changed,” Len said. “You’re not my doctor any longer and we masturbated together. A lot is different from before.”

“I still am your doctor—I’m here with you and I’m a doctor. I’m officially a doctor and we’re a couple. Besides, I loved every minute of our time together.” He couldn’t help himself and leaned in for a kiss. He noted the chips of amber in Len’s eyes and his smooth skin. The streaks of silver in his hair caught the light. Silver worked for him and added to his appeal.

“You make me nervous,” Len whispered.

“Why?”

“I don’t believe we’re here. Things like us don’t happen to me.”

“You showed up at the office and took what you wanted,” Isaac said. He swayed with Len. “That’s ballsy and flattering. Hell, I felt wanted for the first time in forever.”

“Oh.” Len blushed. “I’d love to say it was my plan, but I wanted to sort things out. If we ended up like this, then fine, but I wasn’t sure we would.”

“I wasn’t positive,” Isaac said. “But I had a feeling. You make me want to try harder.” He kissed Len again. The sizzle increased and his heart hammered. He wanted to forget dinner and learn every inch of Len.

Len broke the kiss and panted. His eyes widened and pink infused his cheeks. “I liked that.”

“Yeah?” He continued to sway. “We can do it again.”

“I want to,” Len murmured. “Yeah.”

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