“That I’d come back and we could spend three uninterrupted daysinbed.”
In response to that, Alexei slammed his foot down on the gas and shot through the upcoming intersection as the light changed from yellowtored.
Sean laughed. “You’ll get a ticket if you run every light between usandhome.”
“Worth it,” Alexeireplied.
Sean hoped so, because Alexei ran five more lights before they made it to the apartment building. They parked in the subterranean garage, leaving Alexei’s car in a guest parking spot. They lucked out that a spot was available. The nearest public parking garage was five blocks away, and on a cold November afternoon, neither of them wanted to walk thatdistance.
Wish we could do something about that,Sean thought tohimself.
He could amend the parking clause on his lease and rent another parking spot for Alexei, but Sean didn’t want to risk any unwanted attention from anyone on base. Alexei was hardly ever at his own apartment these days unless Sean was on a mission. He understood why Alexei still kept the apartment—cover for Kyle and Jamie—which was the only reason he hadn’t yet suggested Alexei move in for good, but he was tempted. He’d thought about it over the past six months, because he liked sharing a home with Alexei, and being without him during the course of his last missionwashard.
I’ll ask soon,Sean decided.Maybe afterThanksgiving.
They called the elevator and stepped inside, taking it up to his level. As they stepped out into the long hallway, Alexei reached up to ruffleSean’shair.
“Dye tonight?” he askedhopefully.
“What? You don’t like me as a blond?” Seanasked.
Alexei gently tugged at his hair. “Likeyou.”
Sean couldn’t help but smile at that. They’d had a rocky beginning back in January before working together over the course of several months gradually turned into a friendship. It took overcoming Alexei’s distrust of spies and demolishing Sean’s uncertainty at starting a relationship without any lies involved to get where they were today. It was nice knowing Alexei preferred Sean as himself and not with any cover intheway.
Alexei let them into the apartment and Sean immediately headed for the bathroom after shrugging out of his jacket. His cover had been more working-class poor than CFO this time around, and his clothes reflected that. He stripped out of his worn T-shirt in the bathroom before digging beneath the sink for the box of hair dye removal he always kept around for after-missioncleanups.
Dyeing hair took a matter of minutes these days; removing it took just a little longer. Alexei leaned one shoulder against the doorway and crossed his arms over his broad chest, watching Sean in the mirror with hoodedgrayeyes.
“How long?” Alexeiasked.
Sean tried not to think about how warm Alexei’s hand had felt between his legs on the drive over and concentrated on working the removal product through his hair. “Five minutes to set, then I can rinseitout.”
In answer to that, Alexei straightened up and started to strip in lazy motions that revealed a tempting expanse of warm skin and the hard muscles that came from a rigorous training regimen. Alexei was sexy clothed, naked, or dressed only in a skimpy bathing suit that showed off his thick cock that Sean really couldn’t get enough of. He didn’t have an ounce of shame in him, and very much liked it when Seanlooked.
Sean raked his gaze up and down Alexei’s body, heat settling low in his belly and flushing across his face as Alexei flexed his arms a little. “You’reridiculous.”
“Ambest.”
“If yousayso.”
The bathroom was small, but that didn’t stop Alexei from hooking an arm around Sean and pressing himself up behind him. Despite how slick his hair was, Alexei still bent his head to kiss Sean’s shoulder, teeth pressing softly against skin. Sean shivered, feeling as if a charged wire connected his cock to Alexei’s touch. He moaned when Alexei slipped a hand between his legs and felt him up. Sean ground down into his touch as Alexei rubbed his hardening cock against his ass. The vibrations of Alexei’s laughter vibrated through Sean’s torso from where he was plastered tohisback.
“Come join me in shower when hair is done,” Alexei said with one last teasing rub of his hand before he letSeango.
Sean had to brace himself against the bathroom sink, glaring at Alexei in the mirror as the taller man stepped into the shower stall. “That’s not fair,” he practicallywhined.
Alexei just chuckled as the water started up. Through the clear shower door, Sean watched as Alexei lazily soaped up and got clean, paying particular attention to his cock since he knew Sean was looking. Alexei had a really nice cock that Sean was desperate to get his hands and mouth on, and failing that, was perfectly willing to ride it if that’s what Alexei wanted. Sean didn’t care; so long as he got Alexei in him in some way, he’d behappy.
A month in the field used to never leave him aching like this. Before, when relations with his family were strained, and he had no one to come home to, Sean hadn’t cared about how long a mission took. Now, knowing what was waiting for him upon return, Sean was glad when the mission was over. He was happy with Alexei, and the reduction of stress in his life was noticeable even to his work-assigned therapist. Sharing his life with someone he cared about was definitely a gamechanger.
Sean had a couple more minutes left to kill, and he used that time to strip out of his jeans and underwear, never taking his eyes off Alexei’s blurry form in the steamy shower. Condensation had fogged up the glass from the warm water, making it harder to get a good view. Sean didn’t mind the view at all as he teased his cock to hardness while waiting for the chrono on his bioware to finish counting downthetime.
The second the chrono hit zero, Sean opened the shower door and stepped inside the small, steam-filled space. The shower wasn’t really meant to house two people, but they ignored that fact in favor of getting close. Alexei maneuvered Sean under the shower spray, working his strong hands through Sean’s hair to help rinse out the dye-removalproduct.
Sean tipped his head back and closed his eyes as the warm water sluiced over his face. Alexei’s mouth touched his, and Sean parted his lips, drawing him into a wet kiss. Alexei cradled his head with gentle hands and kissed him slow and deep, the warm water running over both their bodies. Sean couldn’t get enough of him, wet hands slipping against warm skin as he pulled Alexei impossiblycloser.
One muscled thigh slipped between his legs, giving Sean something to rub off against. The solid pressure against his cock had him breaking the kiss with a gasp, trying not to breathe in any water. Alexei reached for the shampoo bottle, squirting some into the palm of his hand. Sean bit his lip as Alexei lifted his leg a little, silently coaxing Sean to keepgoing.
