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Collateral
Date: 2/19/2024, Categories: Gay Male, Author: bytriippyhiippie
... through the entire house. He was met with no response. He sighed again, realizing his dad hadn't been back. He didn't know if this was a good or bad thing but he figured his dad would show up hungover on their doorstep again asking for money. Ezra decided to head to the living room, taking off his coat and bag before plopping down on the coach. He grabbed the remote off the coffee table and pressed the power button. The tv screen lit up with a rerun of Criminal Minds. Ezra relaxed into the couch with his eyes enjoying the action packed episode. Due to his exhaustion, he found his eyelids closing and feeling heavy as he drifted off to sleep, laying his head on the couch cushion. He slept soundly for a few hours, dreaming of he and his mom spending time together again. A few hours later, during Ezra's nap there was a sharp knock at the front door. This pulled the boy out of his slumber. He hadn't planned to fall asleep as soon as he got home nor on the couch. He was startled awake at the noise coming from his door. He arose, fully waking up and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. He yawned and stretched his hands above his head before standing and heading towards the front door. He quickly glanced in the direction of the clock on the wall seeing that it was almost 12 am. He wondered who it could be at this time of night and thought that maybe his dad had finally come home. He didn't bother to look through the peephole and made the unconscious decision to yank open the ...
... door.The guest appeared, staring intensely at Ezra's small form. Ezra looked up at the stranger taking note of their drastic height difference and the muscles bulging out of the man's suit. The attire reminded him of the man at the coffee shop.... who happened to be standing right next to the towering man on his front porch. Ezra was taken aback. "Oh my" he exclaimed, startled by their arrival. They never had visitors, except for the regular drug dealer or pizza delivery guy. Ezra analyzed the man in front of him. He was tall, dark and handsome. The man stared at him, seemingly stoic and unphased by showing up to a random house. Ezra then noticed the rest of the company and nearly freaked out. "Can I help you?" he questioned the two, gulping and shrinking back, afraid he was in danger. "Why had the coffee shop man followed him home?" he thought silently. This must be a set up. The two men outside, observed the boy and took note of his nervousness. The tallest of the bunch, cleared his throat before speaking. "Is this the Hayes residence?" he said, voice deep and serious. He also stood in business professional attire, with no shades but an expensive watch adorning his wrist. This man clearly had money, Ezra concluded. Ezra's eyes widened at the stranger knowing his last name. Who were these men? He felt their threatening aura and figured it was best to cooperate, not wanting to get in trouble. "Yes... it is." he replied quitely. He stood still, waiting for an adverse reaction from ...