She grabs his face and kisses his cheek. Lorenzo cackles. I take the picture. Click. "She better be blind if this doesn’t work," she says, proudly.
"Blind, deaf, and desperate," I mutter.
No one hears me. "I’m heading to a summer fest," she says, suddenly lighting up again. "It happens every year. You guys should come!"
"Nope," Gio says immediately. That… surprised me. She tilts her head. "What? Why not?"
He shrugs. "Not my scene."
I stare at him. He didn’t even think about it.
"I’m in!" Lorenzo cuts in. "Ilivefor that stuff. Give me five minutes, I’ll come with you."
He runs inside like a dog off leash. Five minutes later, he explodes out of the hotel lobby.
"LET’S GO GET WASTED, ALPACA!" he shouts, already halfway down the steps, wearing an offensively bright shirt open halfway down his chest and sunglasses, at night.
He throws his arms in the air.
"Spain, baby! I’m gonna get drunk, dance like a fucking whore and regret absolutely NOTHING!"
She cheers.
"Don’t wait up, guys! Unless it’s with tequila. And if I don’t come back by sunrise, assume I’m either dead or in love!"
Then he vanishes down the street.
Now there’s just silence.
Me and Gio.
47) Gone For Him
Gio
The second the door shuts behind us, I grab him by the throat and slam him back against it. His eyes go wide for half a second.
Then I kiss him. I devour him. I feel like I’m crossing some invisible line between sane and absolutely fucking feral.
My dick’s throbbing.
If it had a voice, it’d be on its knees right now, worshipping the ground he walks on. I’m gonna lose my fucking mind.
I swear to God, how the fuck did I miss this?
How the hell did I let this man walk around all these years with that mouth, thatfuck-meface, just out here?
In public? That’s criminal.
I should’ve had him cuffed to me the second I met him.
Should’ve called the cops on myself for letting him out of my sight. He’s addictive. That’s the word.
Rava Weston is addictive.
He’s a drug and I’m overdosing with a goddamn smile on my face. I’m his victim. I pull back just an inch, my lips brushing his as I speak.
"I’ve been losing my fucking mind waiting for this."
