pills.” Imlay said from behind him. “They have a very nasty effect on the male reproductive organ.”
Colt’s hands opened wide as the pills hit the floor. He’d keep his headache, thank you very much. If there was one thing he lived for, it was copulating with Pax.
A soft chuckle sounded behind him. “I thought so.”
Colt rolled his eyes as he replaced the lid and shoved the bottle back into the closet. He turned to the smug doctor as a brow rose. “Mind telling me which bottle is the aspirin?”
Imlay pushed Colt aside, reaching inside for the correct bottle. There was a slight smirk on his face when he held the bottle out to Colt. “If you don't know what you're doing, never go into a doctor's closet.”
“And a certain doctor needs to come out of his,” Colt grumbled as he swallowed the pills but not before reading the label to make sure he was taking aspirin and only aspirin.
“I heard that,” Imlay complained as he walked back over to his desk and sat down.
“Good,” Colt said as he walked out of the infirmary. Now to go find Pax. With all the talk of copulating, he was fucking hornier than hell now. Besides, just on the off chance, he wanted to make sure the equipment still worked properly.
Colt found his mate sitting on the mess hall table, a spatula and tongs in his hands. He frowned as he rested his hands on his hips. “Little bird, what are you doing?”
“Watching for worms.”
Colt glanced around at the floor then back at his mate. “I don’t see anything, Pax.”
“But they’re there,” Pax said quickly. “I know they are. I’ve seen them. They’re just waiting for us to let down our guard, and then they will attack. It’s how these things work. Gigi told me. He said they’ll jump you from behind and beat you down like a hooker in an alleyway. Whatever that means.”
Colt groaned. He so did not need Pax listening to Gigi. That had disaster written all over it. Colt walked over and ripped the spatula and tongs out of Pax’s hands.
“Hey!” Pax shouted. “I need those.”
“No, you don’t.”
Colt reached over and grabbed Pax, tossing the smaller man over his shoulder. He carried Pax out of the mess hall and down the corridor toward their quarters. When Pax started squawking, Colt smacked him on the ass.
“What’d ya do that for?”
“Because I’m tired of you freaking out, Pax.” Colt stopped in front of their quarters and tapped in the code to open the door. Colt quickly closed the door and locked it once they were inside the room.
Colt was in a mood, and he knew it. He needed to see Pax naked, to forget for a little while that they had slimy green worms like slugs invading the ship. He walked over to the bed and set Pax down on his feet. Pax started sputtering when Colt stripped his shirt off and tossed it through the air.
Colt pushed Pax back until he fell backward and landed on the bed. Before Pax stopped bouncing, Colt was pulling his mate’s pants down his legs and tossing them over his shoulder. Colt stepped back and began stripping his own clothes off the second Pax was naked. Once they were both naked, Colt advanced on the beauty lying on the bed.
“Stop!” Pax said as he held his hands up.
Colt stopped instantly.
Pax’s mouth dropped open. “You stopped,” he said, his voice filled with wonder.
Colt frowned. “Of course I did. You told me to.”
“But…” Pax rubbed his forehead when it wrinkled. “I thought you wanted to have sex?”
“I do.”
“Then why did you stop?”
Colt blinked as he tried to follow Pax’s line of thought. “Because you told me to.”
“But—”
Realization suddenly dawned on Colt. He smiled but stayed where he was. “Pax, no matter how much I might want it, I will never force you to have sex with me. I’d hope that you wanted it, too, but if you don’t…”
Colt thought his ears were going to bleed when Pax shouted and jumped up. He almost didn’t catch Pax when the little man launched
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