He gave a sexy half-smile and squeezed my fingers. “You already knowthat.”
It was hard to pinpoint all the different physical reactions my body was having as we lay there. The unsteady rhythm of my heart, the nervous flutter in my stomach that only intensified when Theo’s eyes dropped to my lips. I’d just been inside him, for Christ’s sake, yet every part of me wanted him closer still. To reach out and run my fingers over the stubble along his jaw…
Hell, whycouldn’tI?
I didn’t let myself think twice before doing exactly what I wanted to, grazing his cheek, his jaw. Theo’s lips parted, and when he leaned in to my touch, I couldn’t resist the urge to kiss him.
Fuck it,I thought, threading my fingers through his hair to bring him in close. The second my mouth was on his, I felt it—that spark that was always there when we came together, the one that I’d refused to acknowledge until now.
I slipped my tongue inside to taste him again, slowly this time, letting myself explore and give his mouth my full attention. Theo matched my pace, his soft moan making my sated dick twitch beneath the sheets.
“You taste so fucking good,” I murmured between kisses, brushing my lips along the stubble of his jaw.
“Shep, I…”
“Hmm?”
“I lied earlier.”
I stilled. “About?”
“Iama little jealous.”
His words were unexpected, and I had to bite back a smile. “Is that right?”
“It’s just… I mean, it’s King. And you. The two of you together.” He pulled back and looked away for a few heartbeats before swallowing. Then he poked at my chest with his index finger. “You tell anyone that and I’ll deny it.”
He went to draw his hand away, but I took hold of him again, wrapping my fingers around his wrist and lifting it to my lips. I placed a kiss to his palm, and saw an emotion I hadn’t seen in Theo’s eyes before—vulnerability.
“I kind of like that,” I said.
“What? That I’m jealous?”
“Yes. Especially after the fool-ass way I behaved in Osaka.”
“Oh, that’s right,” he said, scooting in a little closer. His leg brushed up against mine, keeping us connected, and something in my stomach twisted with a strange sort of anticipation. “Your green-eyed monster did come out to play that night, didn’t he?”
“Can you blame me?”
“Non.I would’ve been pissed watching you eat a meal with someone while I waited outside.”
My teeth grazed the fleshy part of Theo’s palm, and I whispered, “Well, the wait was worth it, as I recall. I can’t remember ever feeling as satisfied as I did that night.”
When Theo only stared at me instead of making some quip, I wondered if my words had stunned him. In fact, the silence between us dragged on so long that I thought he might need a little more mouth-to-mouth.
“You okay over there?” I said. “I think this is the longest you’ve ever been quiet.”
He shook his head a little before running his hand down my chest. “I’m just basking in my dick’s superiority.”
“Of course that’s what you took from it.”
“I mean, that was quite a confession. I might have to break our promise and lord it over King?—”
“Don’t even think about it.”
“Oh, I’m thinking about it now.” The grin on his face was entirely self-satisfied, but given his admitted jealousy of King, he had every right to be.
“Well, don’t think about it too hard. I kind of like this bed without him in it.”
