“Very, why?”
This did not bode well for Torem. He cringed inwardly as the words left his lips. “Because I need to tell Sid about Dino.”
Chey’s brows pulled together as he looked at Torem. “Who’s Dino?”
“My other mate.”
Chapter Four
Dino brushed the sawdust off of the makeshift worktable as he spread the blueprints out. “Here’s where the gym will be added.” He pointed to the addition Zeus had asked him to make. “I want Quinn and Mickey to get started on it.”
The two workers nodded and grabbed their hardhats. Dino handed them their specs and trusted them to get the job done. Of course they would enlist the help of others, but Dino was confident in his men.
He grabbed his thermos, unscrewed the cap, and poured coffee into the lid. The rich aroma wafted past his nose as Dino took a sip, enjoying his morning cup of java. He loved early mornings. There was just something about the morning dew and the sounds of the birds in the overhead trees that helped to relax Dino.
Dino leaned against the wooden table and stared out over the jobsite. He was proud to see that it was coming along pretty nicely, and they were on schedule.
As Dino took a sip of his coffee, he wondered where Torem had run off to and if he would be back. Dino had kind of gotten used to the guy hanging around. It didn’t feel the same without the handsome man around.
Dino sighed as he dumped out the rest of his coffee and replaced the lid on his thermos. The time for his relaxation was over. Dino set the thermos aside and began his day.
The morning quickly turned to afternoon, and Dino was ready to go grab some lunch. “Hey, Quinn, ride with me into town.”
“You got it, Dino.” The guy tossed his hardhat on the makeshift table and jogged over to him. “Where we going?”
“I was thinking of trying Harold’s Deli,” Dino said over his shoulder as he headed toward his truck. He grabbed the handle and opened the driver’s door, as Quinn jumped into the passenger side.
Dino drove the few miles into town, parking in front of the deli. “I’m starving.” Quinn hopped out and raced into the building. Dino chuckled and shook his head. The guy could eat twenty-four-seven with his metabolism.
“Dino.”
Dino turned to see Torem approaching. Fuck if that wasn’t one fine-looking man. “’Sup?”
Torem grinned at him, and his pearly whites set Dino’s heart to racing. “I wanted to talk with you.”
“You want to meet at Theo’s after work?” He didn’t have that much time for lunch, and by the look on Torem’s face, this would take awhile.
“Sure, I’ll meet you there.” Torem leaned in and whispered into Dino’s ear. “It’s about time you stopped fighting me on this.” His lips pressed to Dino’s ear and then he pulled away.
Dino licked his dry lips as he watched Torem’s nicely muscled ass cross the street and get into his truck. Great, now he was going to have lunch with Quinn sporting a hard-on.
Dino spun on his heel and entered the deli. He found Quinn already seated and eating. Dino grabbed a sandwich and joined him.
“What did Torem want?” Quinn asked around a mouthful of deli meat.
“To talk.” Dino spread open the paper his food was wrapped in and grabbed the delicious-looking sandwich and took a bite.
“More additions?” Quinn asked and then shoved a handful of chips into his mouth.
“I don’t think so.” Dino feigned ignorance as he continued to eat. He was thankful Quinn left it alone and didn’t ask any more about Torem.
He was almost finished with his sandwich when a blond man came into the deli, catching Dino’s attention. He had to admit, the blond was hot.
The guy stood there by the door as he scanned the lunch crowd. Dino knew something was wrong when the blond’s eyes locked onto Dino, and then he stormed over.
He didn’t like the look on the guy’s face. “Who are you?” the man demanded as he stopped in front of Dino’s table, placing his hands on his hips.
Dino casually sat back, throwing one arm over the back of the chair and grinning at the handsome man. Damn if he wasn’t hot. “Depends on who wants to know.” He heard a snicker from Quinn’s direction but kept his eyes on the glaring man standing in front of him.
“Sidney Porter. Now tell me who you are and why you were all cozy with my Torem outside?”
My Torem?
Was Torem already in a relationship and looking to cheat with Dino? He didn’t fucking think so.
Dino watched the man spring back and forth from foot to foot as if he had to use the restroom. The blond looked jittery and nervous as he glared at Dino. What the hell was wrong with the guy?