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.He hit zero and waited as the recording informed him that the call would be monitored andrecorded, a brief silence, then Nick spoke,  Hey, little brother.Surprised I called?Caleb rubbed his mouth and scooted up in bed. A little, yeah. He cleared his throat. I wasjust there two days ago.Is everything okay? Fear wound up his guts.He and Nick had set up ascheduled time for him to call each month, and he rarely broke that schedule. Yes. He assured. Don t be stressing.I just &. the hesitation tightened the knot in Caleb sstomach. Something has come up and I really need to talk to you & face to face. Nick.What is it? Caleb could hear the worry in his own voice as he gripped the cell phonetighter. Now don t start getting freaked out. Nick insisted. I just need to talk to you aboutsomething.I m fine, so don t worry. Well & why can t you just tell me over the phone? I just & can t, okay? He said, his tone strained. I hate to ask you to make that trip again.Iknow it costs money to come down here, and you have to work and all & but is there any way &.His pulse quickening, Caleb murmured,  I ll& I ll see what I can do.I ve already missedwork twice.I don t want to get fired. Was he searching for a reason not to go for fear of what Nickhad to tell him? Still, he knew he would be there.If Nick asked for him, he would never turn himdown. I ll & get there.As soon as I can.Call me tomorrow morning, I ll try to figure something outbefore then and let you know. Okay.Cool. There was a smile in Nick s voice. But I don t want you to get fired, so if youneed to get in some work hours before you take time off again, then go ahead.This isn t imminent &but it is important. I ll get there as soon as possible. Caleb said quietly.As the residue of sleep drained away,the hurt of yesterday began to seep back in.He tried to keep it out of his voice, but Nick seemed topossess some kind of sonar that could detect his little brother s every emotion and mood. Caleb & is everything okay with you? Concern stressed his words. Yeah. He said, but a thickness invaded his voice. I m fine.I just & woke up.So I m notreally with it yet. Okay. Nick sounded doubtful, but then adopted a note of amusement. By the way & what shappening with this new love interest? You know, the one that had you all branded last week whenyou came to see me? Anything come of that?The tears were there in an instant, filling Caleb s eyes I don t know you.I don t want toknow you.You re nothing! He licked his lips and swallowed hard. No. He cleared his throat. Itturned out to be & nothing.And that s fine.I don t & want that right now anyway. The lie rolled offhis tongue and fell heavy into the open air.A tear broke loose and drained down his face. I prefer tobe alone. Those last words didn t deliver with the level of strength he had intended, and his voicesounded wet, uneven. Caleb? Nick had clearly heard it as well. I have to go, Nick. Caleb whispered. I m sorry & I don t mean to cut the call short.I just& I have to get to work.Silence came back to him from Nick s end momentarily, then he murmured,  Yeah, okay.No,it s fine.I understand.I ll talk to you in the morning. Okay. Caleb spoke low. Maybe I can get someone from the club to drive me down to seeyou. That d be great. Nick said. I love you, kiddo.You re the best.And & thank you again forwhatever you did to get me that attorney.You re amazing, little brother.Caleb stared blankly at the bed, more tears finding their way onto his cheeks. Yeah. He saidthickly. A real miracle worker.Nick laughed softly. You are. I love you, Nick. Caleb whispered, the lump in his throat preventing anymore volumewithout his voice breaking. I love you too, Caleb. Nick murmured. You re the best brother in the world.Don t everforget that. If you say so. Caleb offered with as much lightness as he could manage. I do. Nick chuckled. Take care of yourself.And I ll talk to you tomorrow.When Nick finally hung up, Caleb set the phone aside and lay back down.He had lied abouthaving to get to work, he didn t have to be at the club until that evening.But Nick s questions aboutSamuel hurt too much even if the guy thought he was asking about a girl.He wished he could justtell Nick the truth about himself, but if it somehow broke their bond & he didn t think he could go on.He was barely hanging on as it was.Nick was his lifeline, and if that came loose, snapped in two &next time he might actually take the pills.His chest heavy, Caleb closed his eyes, willing sleep to come back and remain dreamless.Hewas sinking into the soothing abyss of slumber when his cell hummed with a new text message.Eyesopening, he stared at the ceiling but didn t move.The notification went off again.Dread tied hisstomach in knots.Please don t be him.Please don t be&Lifting his phone off the stand, he slowly snapped it open his pleas going unfulfilled. Meet me at the Plaza.Penthouse suite.Thirty minutes.Don t make me wait.* * * * Just relax. Nick spoke low as he and Christian stepped into the expansive shower area.Other inmates were scattered down the line, washing themselves, some engaged in casualconversations, others helping each other scrub their private parts. Just act like you ve been doingthis from the beginning of time.They ll look, but just ignore them.It s actually better to be in herewhen there are others here as well, than it is to be caught alone. Nick understood that far too well.They found a couple vacant shower heads in the center of the line and began washing.Christian was extremely self-conscious of standing nude amidst a swarm of naked inmates who most,no doubt, were itching for a good fuck.A quick, discreet glance around and Nick noticed that nearlyevery cock in the place was stiff to some degree. Just wash up quick and we ll get out of here. 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