deliberately slow sweep, squeezing his head against mine. Fireworks shot off behind my eyes as I came with a loud cry, my seed spilling all over Gareth’s chest. He went off seconds after me, his mouth open, eyes wide as he came and came and came. His body jerked as the aftershocks hit him in waves. I kept kissing him through it all because dammit, I couldn’t fucking stop. Gareth was panting beneath me and I threaded my free hand through his wet hair. I palmed his cheek and ran the pad of my thumb over his kiss-swollen lips. Jesus I’d never seen anyone as perfect as Gareth Wolf.
And I had just lost all perspective.
Fuck.
I almost hadn’t made it to him on time. The sound of the sliding glass door woke me up. The next thing I knew, Gareth was crawling over the side of the deck. I was off balance because things had gotten strained between us; we weren’t in sync as we had been lately. I wanted him, more than he could ever know. I wanted a life with him but he deserved so much better than what I had to offer.
“Axel?”
I kissed him softly. “You scared me.”
“I’m getting that idea.” Gareth smiled shyly.
“What were you doing?”
“I don’t know. I was in bed and the next thing I knew, you were pulling me up.”
“Do you normally sleepwalk?”
“No. Not that I know of.” Gareth’s face scrunched in thought. “I did take sleeping pills tonight, though.”
“Where are they?” I asked.
“In the bathroom. I don’t like taking pills, period, but I just needed to get some rest. The last few days …” Gareth trailed off and turned his head away from me.
“I know.” I turned his face back to mine gently. “I’m sorry if I hurt you.”
“Well, you won’t do that again, will you?” Gareth tried to joke.
“Stay here. I’ll get something to clean us up and grab the pills.”
Gareth nodded and I moved slowly. His body displayed in the light of the moon would make grown men cry. Jesus, I was in so much trouble with this kid. I flicked the bathroom light on and grabbed a washcloth from the cupboard.
I checked the medicine cabinet for the pills, then the drawer. I found an orange pill bottle in the back and grabbed it. Gareth was still spread-eagle on the bed when I came back into the room. I handed him the washcloth and then turned on the bedside lamp. I inspected the bottle and then opened it, letting a few pills fall into my palm.
The sleeping pills were the kind you could only get with a doctor’s prescription. They were the ones with the crazy-ass side effects. I scowled and held up a pill.
“Where did these come from?”
“Paul gave them to me a while back. I couldn’t sleep and he said he could help. Why? What’s wrong with them?”
“I’m sure nothing is wrong with them. But when they’re taken by someone who never takes anything — well, let’s just say it could cause a problem. There’s a reason they tell people not to take someone else’s prescriptions.”
Gareth noticed my face and sat up. “Don’t even think that. Paul was just trying to help. You don’t know him like we do. He was the one who hired a bodyguard. We grew up together, Axel. He would never hurt me.”
“I can’t let anything happen to you. Do you understand that?”
“I know, I know,” Gareth huffed. “It’s your job.”
“I think it’s become a lot more than that, don’t you?” I lifted his face to mine gently. “I just broke every rule with you and I can’t seem to care.”
“Don’t tease me,” Gareth barely whispered.
“Come here,” I said quietly.
Gareth moved into me and I held him, running my nose through his hair and breathing him in. His hands spread across my back and he kissed my neck. I leaned back a bit and met his eyes. He was so vulnerable to me then, so open and honest.
“I don’t know what will happen between us, but I’m not leaving you until we catch whoever is doing this.”
Gareth nodded and snuggled into me. An ache began to form in my chest and
And I had just lost all perspective.
Fuck.
I almost hadn’t made it to him on time. The sound of the sliding glass door woke me up. The next thing I knew, Gareth was crawling over the side of the deck. I was off balance because things had gotten strained between us; we weren’t in sync as we had been lately. I wanted him, more than he could ever know. I wanted a life with him but he deserved so much better than what I had to offer.
“Axel?”
I kissed him softly. “You scared me.”
“I’m getting that idea.” Gareth smiled shyly.
“What were you doing?”
“I don’t know. I was in bed and the next thing I knew, you were pulling me up.”
“Do you normally sleepwalk?”
“No. Not that I know of.” Gareth’s face scrunched in thought. “I did take sleeping pills tonight, though.”
“Where are they?” I asked.
“In the bathroom. I don’t like taking pills, period, but I just needed to get some rest. The last few days …” Gareth trailed off and turned his head away from me.
“I know.” I turned his face back to mine gently. “I’m sorry if I hurt you.”
“Well, you won’t do that again, will you?” Gareth tried to joke.
“Stay here. I’ll get something to clean us up and grab the pills.”
Gareth nodded and I moved slowly. His body displayed in the light of the moon would make grown men cry. Jesus, I was in so much trouble with this kid. I flicked the bathroom light on and grabbed a washcloth from the cupboard.
I checked the medicine cabinet for the pills, then the drawer. I found an orange pill bottle in the back and grabbed it. Gareth was still spread-eagle on the bed when I came back into the room. I handed him the washcloth and then turned on the bedside lamp. I inspected the bottle and then opened it, letting a few pills fall into my palm.
The sleeping pills were the kind you could only get with a doctor’s prescription. They were the ones with the crazy-ass side effects. I scowled and held up a pill.
“Where did these come from?”
“Paul gave them to me a while back. I couldn’t sleep and he said he could help. Why? What’s wrong with them?”
“I’m sure nothing is wrong with them. But when they’re taken by someone who never takes anything — well, let’s just say it could cause a problem. There’s a reason they tell people not to take someone else’s prescriptions.”
Gareth noticed my face and sat up. “Don’t even think that. Paul was just trying to help. You don’t know him like we do. He was the one who hired a bodyguard. We grew up together, Axel. He would never hurt me.”
“I can’t let anything happen to you. Do you understand that?”
“I know, I know,” Gareth huffed. “It’s your job.”
“I think it’s become a lot more than that, don’t you?” I lifted his face to mine gently. “I just broke every rule with you and I can’t seem to care.”
“Don’t tease me,” Gareth barely whispered.
“Come here,” I said quietly.
Gareth moved into me and I held him, running my nose through his hair and breathing him in. His hands spread across my back and he kissed my neck. I leaned back a bit and met his eyes. He was so vulnerable to me then, so open and honest.
“I don’t know what will happen between us, but I’m not leaving you until we catch whoever is doing this.”
Gareth nodded and snuggled into me. An ache began to form in my chest and
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