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As he went to type in a response to that last one, he stopped halfway through--and called instead

One ring Two rings…

Three

Shit, it was going to go to voice up or--

"So is this a yes?" Novo said in a husky voice

Instant erection The kind of thing that tested the tensile strength of his tux’s zipper and suggested there was no way he was leaving the loo without giving himself a hand job

"Yes," he answered "It is"

"When can you coet that on that bus and you go to her right now!

Listen, little Pey-pey, you need to chill--

"Excuse ate countertop "Ah, yeah, sorry--"

"Little Pey-pey? I didn’t know you had a younger brother"

It was er until he had a bright idea that could burn the house down

"It’s…nothing" Actually it was ot a…I’, but it’s just a ? They said I had to feed before I can leave"

"Not long An hour The cheese and fruit course is about to be served, and after that, there will be sorbet" Thank God it wasn’t Last Meal or there’d be another two hours ahead of theo"

"So dependable you are"

"When properly motivated"

"And altruistic, too Or do you still feel like you owe old sink His eyes were rapt and hungry, a high color of arousal on his cheeks In the golden glow, he was all tiger in a gilded cage

"You don’t want uttural voice

"Don’t do me any favors"

"Fine I want you to take froet it And I know better than to think you’ll let me fuck you, but just so we’re clear, the entire tis in h for you? Still want me to come…to you?"

He deliberately double-entendre’d that last one because he was a prick And he wanted her so badly he was losing his frickin’ , he let his head drop and decided to kick his own ass Way to be supportive--

"Yes," she said roughly "I still want you to co blood pressure, Bats, his upper lip twitching "I want your fangs in me, I want the pain and the rush And I want you atelse?"

Okay, those tords, in that erotic draere sexier than all the actual sex he’d had for the last year

"Letor repeat it, but I just need to knohat it’s like to finish in you"

"You’re ad the truth"

"Why start now"

He shook his head "When have I lied to you?"

There was a pause "When it co to yourself"

Oh, no, he thought That’s a wrong turn off a road he wanted to stay on, heading into a set of brambles he could totally do without