“Mal.” I shook my head as tears welled in my eyes again. “You make it impossible not to love you.”
He narrowed his eyes at me. “That’s like a double negative right? So it’s a positive?”
I laughed harder. “Yes. I love you, you crazy, insane man!”
“Fuck yeah you do.” He bent over me and pressed a hard kiss on my lips. “And I love you too.”
I urged him over my body, eager for that elemental connection we’d already had so many times.
But this time it felt deeper as he sank into my body.
He kept his eyes on mine, and all the love and emotion in his gaze made my heart clench even as other parts of me clenched around him.
I’d never felt so deeply, emotionally connected to a man.
But I had that with Mal.
He made me feel wanted. Needed.
Seen.
As my climax washed over me, I screamed so loud I was sure the whole island heard. His shout a few seconds later matched mine.
When he collapsed on top of me, I wrapped my arms around him and held him.
This wasn’t a mistake. Having Mal in my life would be the best decision I ever made, not one I’d regret. Ever.
“I love you,” I whispered into the sudden silence in our treehouse bedroom.
“Mmm,” he hummed back. “Love you too, Saylor Holt.”
Breaking News from the Babbler
Long Licks Drummer Gio Barone Dead at 45
Gio Barone Found Dead
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Long Licks drummer,Gio Baronewas found dead in his LA home tonightthe Babblerhas confirmed.
A press release from the LAPD, which doesn’t specifically name Barone says:
“Emergency services were called to an address in the Hollywood Hills at 10 PM today following reports of a man found deceased.
On arrival, officers found the body of a 45-year-old man who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the circumstances of the death will continue, but as of now, it’s not being treated as suspicious.”
Barone famously battled addiction to drugs and alcohol and has been to rehab several times.
Last month, the Long Licks finished their two-year international Infamous Tour.
He was 45.
RIP
