Tears filled Alex’s eyes.
That’s what he wanted.
Stability.
“Thank you for that. I needed it.”
Corbin linked his fingers with Alex’s, and made a vow to always protect the man.
If he let him.
“So, food?”
Alex took a chance, knowing that he desperately needed to feel something other than empty.
“No. I think I’d like to make up with you. That intrigues me. I’ve never had makeup sex before.”
Corbin grinned.
Oh, well, he had.
Now, he’d make sure he gave Alex the best of him, and not that mess he’d brought to the party last night.
He got off of the bed, and moved the food onto the table. He then held up one finger to have Alex give him a moment to finish working. He sent Elizabeth the information on the dead woman’s grave, and finally closed his laptop.
That was put next to the food.
Heading to the door, he picked up the‘do not disturb’sign, and hung it on the outside of the door before locking it so they were safe. Then, and only then, he headed back toward Alex.
At the side of the bed, he held out his hand, and stared into his eyes.
“Trust me. I’ll never let you fall.”
In that, there was a miracle in itself.
Alex found someone to help him heal. He didn’t know if it would end well, or badly, but he wanted the journey in the worst way. Reaching for him, he hoped the man meant what he had said. He needed someone to love him.
With his hand in his, he pulled him up to his feet, and against his body.
Corbin knew he had a lot of ground to make up for from last night, and this would be a different kind of togetherness. He was going to give Alex all of him.
Now that his heart was set free, he needed someone to fill that emptiness in him, too. His instinct told him that Alex would be faithful, loyal, and never leave his side.
Because he had wounds too.
Finding his mouth, he sank them both into that pleasure, with just his mouth alone. He was a little taller than Alex, so he had the advantage. His hand was around his body, and his other one was on the back of his head.
He devoured him.
Corbin left nothing to the imagination, as he used that single kiss to set the pace for what would be between them.
Would it always be easy?
Probably not, but he was willing to do the work to make it worthy of his whole heart.
Because now he had it back.
As he slowly broke the kiss, Alex blinked, caught completely off guard by that mating of mouths. In all of his life, he’d never felt anything quite like that.
