About Eyes Wide Shut

by Meredith Shayne
35 pages / 8000 words
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Adam Taylor liked working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He didn’t even mind the tiny outback town in Western Australia where he was based. If the downside was doing the regular clinic at the Mount Keith nickel mine where his mining engineer ex-boyfriend Chris Barker worked, well, he’d coped with worse. When a visit from Chris leads to an unexpected encounter, Adam can’t help but hope for things to get back on track.

If Chris couldn’t keep away from Adam, the least he could do was make sure that his redneck workmates never found out. It was better for everyone that way. At least, that’s what he’d thought, until Adam got caught in a mine cave in and Chris thought he was dead. After that, being outed didn’t seem so important anymore. Chris just hoped he’d get a chance to tell Adam that.

Sample

"I didn't think you'd come today."

Chris shrugged, a slight blush creeping up his neck. "Yeah, well. You guys don't come that often. Got to make the most of it when you do come, right?"

Adam's heart sank. "Right." He paused, then rallied. "What can I do for you, then? Do you need more nicotine patches?"

Chris shifted in his seat, the blush on his neck creeping to his face now. "No, not really." He paused, his fingers playing with the hem of his safety vest. "Well... maybe."

Adam raised his eyebrows. "Okay..." he turned away from Chris and bent down to his box of supplies. His heart had calmed down a little, but his hands were shaking as he fumbled through various boxes of drugs. "I think I've got a box you can have here..."

"I didn't really come for the patches."

Adam froze, and he kept his face turned away. "What?"

Chris shifted again, and his boot knocked against Adam's shoe. "I didn't really come here for the patches."

Adam sat up slowly and turned, staring at Chris. Chris' gaze dropped to Adam's mouth, and Adam's heart sped up again as Chris licked his lips, then said, "Are you going to say something?"

Adam tore his gaze away from Chris' mouth and looked into his eyes. "Ah... yeah. I don't know. Maybe." He stared at Chris for a moment or two longer, then got up, walking slowly across the room to the door, flipping the latch to lock it. When he turned back around, Chris was standing up, facing him. Chris was breathing so hard that Adam could see his chest rising and falling. Adam was suddenly finding it hard to breathe as well.

"Come here," he said.