Chapter Fifteen
“Hey, Bas?”
Drew shook the blanket covered lump still curled up in the middle of the king-size bed. It appeared Bas hadn’t moved since Drew had gotten up to take a shower half an hourago.
He slapped what might have been Bas’s ass. “Wakey, wakey, SleepingBeauty.”
A tired moan emerged from the duvet. “I want another round, Drew. You know I do. I just need, like, thirty more minutes ofsleep.”
Drew snorted. “This is the kind of stamina I have to look forwardto?”
“Fine. Twentyminutes.”
Amused, Drew pulled the blanket down to Bas’s shoulders, baring his dark head and one corner of his stubbled jaw. No one should look so sexy when they first wokeup.
“Hey!” Bas whined. “It’s fucking cold. Climb back in, if youwant.”
“I wish. I’m afraid it’s time for you to climb out, baby. I got a call from Cam. He and the guys are on their wayover.”
Bas rolled over onto his back and stacked his hands behind his head, blinking sleepily. He looked Drew up and down, his gaze traveling over Drew’s naked chest so intently that Drew could feel it like a physical touch, then he narrowed hiseyes.
“You look way too awake right now, McMann. I’m rethinking this wholerelationship.”
Drew ran a hand through his clean, mostly-dry, perfectly tidy hair. “A shower and coffee will do that for you,too.”
“You made coffee?” Bas perkedup.
“Yep. Yours is in the kitchen.” Drew smirked when Bas scowled. “I purposely didn’t bring it in, because I know you’re more likely to get up for coffee than because I’m telling you to.” Bas’s eyes narrowed further, and Drew winked. “The downside of being with someone who knows you too well,Seaver.”
Bas’s lips quirked, like maybe he didn’t think that was a downside at all. He ran his hands over his face and sat up. “So they’re all descending on us? Rightnow?”
“Right now. Apparently they have some new developments to discuss.” Drew stood and glanced down at Bas’s naked chest.Do not get distracted!“My jeans from last night are fine, but I kinda wanna burn that sweater. It smellsdisgusting.”
“Take anything you want,” Bas said, throwing the covers aside and rolling out of bed with a deep sigh. “You know my closet better than I do.” He stood by the bed and stretched fully, the lean, naked length of him fully ondisplay.
Drew forced himself to look away and busied himself pulling open the t-shirt drawer in the dresser at the foot of the bed, cursing Cam and the whole crew for interrupting what otherwise would have been a long, lazy Sunday morning, segueing into a delightful New Year’s Eve. “You don’t seem very excited,” he noted. “I thought you’d be dying to know what new developments theyfound.”
Bas stalked forward, wrapping his arms around Drew’s waist from behind, and their gazes met in the mirror above the dresser. “Damon mentioned something about news last night but didn’t get into details.” Bas put his mouth at the juncture of Drew’s neck and shoulder, sucking lightly, and Drew shivered. “I figured we’d hear from themtoday.”
“Wait.” Drew grabbed a shirt from the drawer without looking at it, and held the folded fabric against his chest. “You mean they told you last night they had stuff todiscuss?”
“Mmmhmm. When I called to let them know what happened toyou.”
“And you didn’t want them to come over last night to talk about it?” Drewdemanded.
“Uh,no.” Bas said immediately. “Baby, you’d just been through the wringer! I wanted to take care of you. I wanted to be alone with you.” Confused blue eyes watched Drew. “Did you want me to have them comeover?”
“No! I… no. I’m just surprised.” Stunned, actually. Since when was anything more important to Bas than stopping Alexei? “And you didn’t ask what itwas?”
Bas’s eyebrows went up. “Nope. I told you, I had more important things on my mind. Are you upset?” he demanded, armstightening.
Drew shook his head slowly, then turned in Bas’s arms and gave him a brilliant smile. “Not even a little.” He pressed his mouth to Sebastian’s, but just as Sebastian gave a little moan and started to take the kiss deeper, the doorbellrang.
After a final brush of lips, Drew pulled back. “Go. Shower. I’ll get themsettled.”
“Don’t let them drink my coffee,” Bas warned over hisshoulder.
“Never,” Drew vowed on his way out the door. “I’ve got yourback.”
