DS Story: X Is For X-Ray

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Series: The Due South Alphabet series
Title: X Is For X-Ray
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Explicit Language, Hurt/comfort
Word Count: 9,650
Summary: Ray has truck trouble which leads to even more trouble.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/66495253

Snippet:

″Ray? Are you all right?″

″I’m fine, the truck is not. It’s going to need more work than I thought. I’m still at the garage.″

″It’s late. You want me to come get you?″

″No. Jimmy’s trying to get me a loaner.″

″I’d offer to let you use the Jeep, but it actually belongs to the service. I’m not allowed to loan it out even to you.″

″I know. Look, I’ll call you before I leave here. Why don’t you go ahead and have supper. I’ll heat something up when I get home.″

″I’ll wait.″

″You don’t have to.″

″I want to. I don’t enjoy eating alone, Ray.″

That small confession warmed Ray’s heart. He felt the same way. When he ate alone, the food had no real taste anymore. He wasn’t sure when that happened, but he didn’t much care. He just knew that Ben was all the flavor he needed in his life. ″I’ll try to get home as soon as possible then.″

″I’ll be waiting.″