"We came for the gains. We stayed for the tension."
Cain and Rico have always done everything together—worked side by side, lifted together, grown up inseparable. But lately, the air between them during their workouts has felt... different. Heavier. Charged.
And neither one’s saying a thing.
Until today.
Sneak Peek Excerpt:
It’s a perfect day in Benton.
The kind of day that makes everything feel a little slower, a little sweeter. Cain’s arm hangs out the window of his pickup, breeze sliding across his skin as he heads to Rico’s place—another gym day in the books.
They’ve been tight since diapers. Now they work for Rico’s dad doing landscaping and hit the gym together like clockwork. But lately, Cain’s been catching himself noticing things he never used to—how Rico's tank clings after a set, how his laugh hits deeper, how being around him feels less like friendship and more like something neither of them has had the guts to name.
“You sure you can handle this weight?” Rico smirks, loading the bar.
“Man, you just like standing over me,” Cain fires back.
Rico grins. “Depends. You like when I do?”
The silence stretches—then cracks with a laugh that sounds way too nervous.
Cain doesn’t answer. But the way he looks at him says everything.
More Than Bro’s: Spot Me is the latest addition to the series, bringing heat, friendship, and the slow burn that’s just too good to resist.
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