Adam was killing me here. But he never broke eye contact. “You’ve always wanted that job.”
I nodded again. “I did,” I said, reaching for his hand.
Adam looked into my eyes, and the moment he let his guard down, he saw everything I wanted him to see.
Moving closer, he lifted his hand to my face and held my gaze with his own. “You’re not leaving me.”
My eyes filled with tears, and the laugh that erupted from me startled him. “Finally. You get it.”
Adam grabbed me into a hug that I gladly returned before shoving me away. “Why did you put me through that, asshole? That was cruel!”
I leaned in and brought my forehead to his. Cupping his face, I savored this moment of clarity. “I know, but you had to say it out loud to make it real, darlin’, or you’d live the rest of your life worrying about it.”
“Maybe,” he whispered. “Probably. But I’m always going to have that in the back of my head.”
“I know,” I crooned, trying to soothe him. “I’ll try my best to never give you reason to worry.”
“I’d appreciate that. But you need to tell me what happened.”
I pulled him closer, and Adam crawled onto my lap to face me. This was how I preferred to talk to him. “So do you. Why didn’t you answer my calls?”
Adam sighed and pulled back. He ran his fingertips through the back of my hair as he talked. “After we finished at the studio, it was about seven, so we went to Alejandro’s for a burger. That’s when I got your message, and Patrick’s stupid interview came on, and yeah. We needed to drink. Then we kinda passed out until this morning. Doesn’t take much for either of us, but he was hurting. And by the time I woke up, I didn’t want to interrupt your interview.”
Nodding, I slipped my hands under his shirt, needing to touch his skin. “I get it. It’s been a rough two days.”
He nodded and kissed my forehead. “Tell me what happened with the job interview.”
I told him everything from the beginning about the last-minute email and why I had to go.
“But there’s one more thing. They offered me the consultant position for the Pacific Northwest, and I said yes. I’ll be based out of Seattle, but I can work for EHM and HLS too. I’ll only be used for certain types of investigations. So that leaves me free to be with you all the time.”
Adam grinned, and I ran my hands further up under his soft t-shirt. “You got the best of both worlds, babe. I’m happy for you.”
He brought his mouth to mine as if he were claiming me all over again. And I loved it.
Rocking his hips into my torso, our cocks brushed. He was hard behind his jeans and my dress pants were doing nothing to hide my desire for him.
My hands skated down his back, over his firm ass, and under his thighs. When I had him secure, I stood with him in my arms.
Adam gasped. “Fuck, that’s hot. I’ve never been carried like this before.”
“Get used to it,” I mumbled against his lips as I headed to the bedroom.
“Wait,” he said. “I need to shower.”
I smiled. “Me too. So, shower sex it is. Then I need to sleep.”
“God, yes,” he moaned into my mouth, then slid his tongue back in.
We bumped along the walls on the way to the bathroom, both of us forgetting about Cole being here. But when we reached the bathroom, he slid down my body, the friction delicious against my cock.
“What’s going on with them?” I asked as we helped each other undress.
“Long story, but I’ll tell you later. Right now, I need you in the shower.”
I felt my skin heat under his touch. “Yeah, baby.”
Adam was the first one naked, so he turned on the water for it to warm up, before grabbing the lube out of his bag on the floor.
