“Clearly.” I chortled.
He nudged me with his foot and closed his eyes again.
“You’ve been on this sofa all day.” I found myself pointing out.
“No.” The other denied “I’ve been up and around for lunch and dinner. Anyhow, it’s a comfortable sofa.”
It was true, I had to give him that.
“Fatass.” I mumbled instead of agreeing.
Matthew’s hazel orbs just twinkled with amusement.
“Have you had dinner?” Stryker’s voice called again.
I had, in fact, had the stir-fry rice Max had made. I nodded. Stryker nodded back, satisfied, and went back to the conversation.
“What’s he like?” Matthew asked curiously.
I turned my attention back to him, “who, Stryker? Great.”
“Great? Jack’s my partner and he’s far fromgreat.”
“I mean, he expects a lot. He’s tough as shit during training. But apart from that, he really is.” I insisted earnestly.
“Yeah, no, he seems cool.” The boy bopped his head in agreement “but you’re always complaining about what an asshole he is, so.”
“I’m not.” I protested, eyes widening “only after training! He makes me do push-ups every morning. A lot of them.” I explained, eyes darkening seriously.
Matthew chuckled- a deep, rumbly sound.
I suddenly had an urge to see him naked again; I shook myself internally, scolding myself for it.No you don’t, you absolutefreak.
But I wanted those hazel eyes to stay glued to me, I wanted his mouth on me, I wanted to hear his moans-
No. You. Don’t.
Fuck my life.
“Jack does twenty pull-ups every morning.” Matthew mused “tried to get me into it at first, but I can never get past twelve. Especially not first thing in the morning.”
I snorted “I can do fifteen.” I boasted “my record is seventeen. That’sfivemore than you.” I poked my tongue out childishly.
Matthew rolled his eyes and flipped me off.
I grinned.
I was rudely awaken at 4 in the morning by Stryker and Dean entering the bedroom.
I groaned, mumbling at them to shut the hell up before drifting off again.
That didn’t last long.
“Stryker? Stryker. Stryker.”
I was roused from my sleep, eyes blinking open blearily.
Stryker, from his own bed, seemed to have the same reaction.
