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"He can’t take you away Not again"
Desuez scored a grand slaainst the poor Mariners All in the top of the third inning Des to be serious, but he could barely suppress his yip of joy And that, in a nutshell, hy I loved hi to coht in his favorite tea another
When he looked back atthat made him mute the television "You’re really worried about this, aren’t you?"
"I can’t lose you," I replied
He didn’t point out I’d already lost him There were no bonus painful re hi future having nothing to do with my dark, scary world His new home had s He couldn’t have ith aze The violet-gray eyes I loved le part of him were cloudy and intense "He’s made this threat before," Desmond reminded me "I’m still here"
He was so close I could have licked ht beer and limes, and it wasn’t unpleasant at all Instead it reminded me of summer and the former taste of his lips I couldn’t have that memory fresh in my mind and not act on it
I closed the distance between us, placing a frantic, desperate kiss on his parted lips He let out a small moan, either a noise of surprise or pleasure, and pulled back a moment later He looked dazed and uncertain, my chin still cupped in his palm
"I don’t think--"
"Don’t think," I whispered, one thick I slid closer to him--it was easy to do withhi htin a way I’d only dreaht It was too easy, but I didn’t care
"Secret…"
I was unbuttoning his shirt, shushing his words with fluttery kisses every ti I’d ever said had been as true as those words in that h,me feel saze to meet his The sa hot there now Desire eclipsed rage, turning his eyes al Istopped us, like cothe srew It was the size of a quarter and felt cool to the touch in contrast to the flushed skin around its peri from Desmond
"You still se cereiant Fuck off, this is ame Thathis claiers through his short hair and cla at me this tirowl, and I bit his lower lip before speaking again "If you don’t want me to smell like him, ht he ht refuse
Then I was on otten beers flew off the table and onto the floor
I gave up fuone instead to the belt buckle digging intoover the couch, then pulled e of the loood table