I don’t know who Frankie is, but I’ll thank him when I see him. “Did you get your job back?”
“Yes.”
I stroke his back. “Good.” The next words are hard for me to say, but I feel the need to say them. “You’re going to have a lot on your plate, and I don’t even know what my plate is going to look like.”
“I don’t follow.”
I think he does, but I still say, “If you need some time off to think this through, then—”
“Shut up.”
“I’m not going to pretend everything’s the same. He turned me into a monster, Finn.”
“He didn’t, and even if he did, I guess that I’m in love with a monster.”
I sigh, more relieved than I thought I’d be.
“Do you love me too?” he asks, always wishing to know where he stands.
“Sure I do, but you’re easier to love.”
“Obviously. Hmm, do you have scales on your cock?”
“Have a look and tell me.”
He slides down underneath the blanket and pulls down my underwear. “It’s still boring like before, but maybe the taste is different.”
“My cum might be radioactive.”
“That’s hot.”
He takes me in his mouth, and after all this time, I’m finally at peace.
*
Dino comes to see me shortly after Finn leaves. I look at the plate in his hands and ask, “How’d you get cake?”
“If the head of Unity’s Assembly can’t get a bit of cake, who can?”
I reach out my hand. “Give it here.”
He hands me the plate, and I eat one of the worst cakes I’ve ever eaten, but the sugar provides a welcome burst of energy. I finish eating and put the plate aside. Dino takes a chair and sits next to the bed, looking exhausted. He was with me throughout the night, but I was mostly delusional and couldn’t speak clearly.
“You need to catch some sleep, old man.”
“I’ll do that once Finn gets the hang of things.”
“Thanks for taking him back.”
“Like I could’ve found anyone better.” He clears his throat. “I spread the word that he had been a key part of our win over Denver. If you catch him trying to downplay his involvement, don’t let him—I need people to start seeing his value.”
“Why do you need that?”
“Half of the Assembly members are old. They’ll start retiring in a few years.”
“You want Finn to become a member of the Assembly?”
“Is there anyone more worthy?”
