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I resist the impulse to chuckle and instead continue to run my lips over his shaft. My hands cup his ever-tighter balls.

“Florian,” Mateo says, “I’m going to. I will?—”

And then he does.

Cum fills my mouth, and now all I can see, all I can feel, all I can smell, and all I can taste is Mateo.

I move my head up slowly, removing myself from him.

“Florian…” Mateo says. His voice is overwhelmed, and when I glance at him, he gives me a fond smile and shakes his head, then collapses onto the bed. I lie down beside him, then pull him into my arms. His heart rockets against mine, and I realize mine is also rocketing away.

CHAPTER

FORTY-ONE

Mateo

Florian glances at the clock. “It’s time.”

Oh, no.

It’s 8 AM. Normally, I don’t mind it being 8 AM. I like the mornings. But now 8 AM means that I need to go to the airport in time for my 11 AM flight, the one that will get me to Boston so I can start work tomorrow morning.

I hate it.

“You don’t have to come with me to the airport,” I say.

Florian frowns.

“I mean because I know you have practice, and it’s your first day?—”

“They won’t fire me on my first day. Probably.”

“You shouldn’t be finding that out!”

“I’ll get there in time,” Florian promises. “Most likely.”

I shake my head.

Florian is always on time.

He shouldn’t be giving people the wrong impression about him because of me.

“We’ll see each other at Christmas though,” he says. “In Puerto Rico.”

I still can’t believe he wants to do that. But there’s nothing I want more either, so there’s no way I’m telling him we shouldn’t go.

Florian only has a few days off, but I’ve used up all my vacation days. This is when we can see each other, and we will.

But when the Uber Black arrives, he gets in the car right beside me, and I don’t tell him no. I’m just grateful he’s there.

The Uber Black drives us to the airport, and large signs in primary colors appear directing us to the terminal and appropriate drop-off point.

The driver pulls over, and I turn to Florian and flash my brightest smile. “Thank you for coming with me.”

“I will accompany you to the security line.”

“But—”