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Even though Lake towered over most members of the club, including the Daddies, his personality was pure sugar. When Lake was fully immersed in his little persona, Jesse was enamored.

Jacob slapped his shoulder before refilling Jesse’s glass.

Jesse tried to pull his attention away from the front of the club, but Lake threw his head back, laughing, and Jesse saw the makeup that Jacob had mentioned.

Fuck! Jesse hadn’t thought that Lake could be more beautiful, but the boy managed it. He’d lined his eyes with black, making the hazel color pop. His high cheekbones were brushed with something pink and shiny that matched his lips.

Jesse grasped his glass and downed half quickly.

“Is this a drinking night already?”

Jesse whipped his head to the side where Remi and Dane were grinning at him. Wait! If the Daddies were there then the boys wouldn’t be far away.

Sure enough, Jesse spotted Dom dragging Lake toward the playroom, with Brandon and Ezra bringing up the rear.

“Would you guys like to join us?” Jacob offered.

Jesse found his voice. “Shit, yeah, sorry.”

Remi slid in the chair across from Jesse while Dane sat next to him and across from Jacob.

“I take it you just spotted Lake?” Remi asked knowingly.

Jesse nodded. “I had a meeting with my manager and then Jacob arrived. I haven’t spoken to Lake tonight.”

“He was nervous about wearing the makeup for the first time, so we promised to come for his first break,” Remi informed him.

“That boy has nothing to be nervous about,” Jacob said. “He is beautiful.”

Jesse growled at his brother. He really was going to end up burying him in the desert.

The waitress dropped off two glasses of water with lemon for Dane and Remi before scurrying off. Great, now Jesse was scaring his staff.

Remi laughed. “Yes, he is. Dom helped him and even with both of us telling him how pretty he looked, Lake nearly lost his nerve.”

“I would tell him all day every day how beautiful he is if he’d let me,” Jesse murmured.

Jacob paused in refilling his and Jesse’s glasses. “You are really that far gone over the boy?”

Jesse lifted his gaze to Dane, daring him to bring up the one time he’d had a mental breakdown over Lake while Christmas shopping. Dane lifted his water and sipped, meeting his gaze.

Damn, the man had a face of stone. Jesse couldn’t read him.

Dane set the water back down and nodded. “Jesse has had a thing for our Lake for months now. Well as long as I’ve been around really.”

“Interesting.” Jacob tapped his chin with one finger.

“You look like an evil villain when you do that,” Jesse bitched.

“I look just like you, so…”

Dane and Remi laughed.

Jesse glared.

Jacob shrugged. “I knew you were interested,” he said. “I didn’t realize it was this bad.”

“There is nothing wrong with my interest in Lake,” Jesse defended.