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Blay was antsy as he paced around his roo nowhere None of the, Tohr had ordered the Brotherhood to stay in on a just-in-case Rehv was reaching out to the Councila sense of where the glyuy couldn&039;t very well shoith a six-pack of Brothers on his ass - at least, not if he wanted to preserve soiven the political climate, it was important that backup was ready in case the Reverend needed it

Not that he went by that name anymore

The door to his room opened ithout a knock, a hello, a hey-are-you-decent

Qhuinn stood in between the ja hard, like he&039;d run down the hall of statues

Danancy after all?

Those mismatched eyes searched around "You by yourself?"

Why the hell would - Oh, Saxton Right "Yes - "

The male took three strides forward, reached upand kissed the ever-loving shit out of Blay

The kiss was the kind that you reed with such totality that everything froainst your own, to the warm slide of another&039;s lips on yours, to the power as well as the control, was etched into your mind

Blay didn&039;t ask any questions

He just held on, slipping his arue that entered hih he didn&039;t understand what had motivated this

He probably should care Probably should pull away

Shoulda, woulda, coulda

Whatever

He was vaguely aware that the door was open into the hall, but he didn&039;t care - even though things were going to get pretty goddamn indiscreet pretty quick

Except Qhuinn abruptly put the brakes on, ending the liplock and separating thehter was still panting, and that, as well as the burn in that incredible stare, was nearly enough for Blay to say so the lines of, That&039;s fine, but can we finish e started first

Qhuinn walked back and shut the door Then he shoved his hands into the pockets of his leathers - like it was either that or he orried they ain

Fuck the pockets, Blay thought as he tried to subtly rearrange his erection "What is it?" he asked

"I know you went to see Payne"

The words were spoken clearly and slowly - and they were the one thing that Blay couldn&039;t really handle Breaking eye contact, he wandered around his roonancy," Qhuinn announced, the tone in his voice too close to awe for comfort

"So she&039;s still okay?"

"You saved the - "

"Payne did"

"V&039;s sister said it never would have dawned on her to try - until you went and talked with her"

"Payne&039;s got soht in his way, a solid wall of h Especially as the male reached up and brushed Blay&039;s cheek "You saved hter"

In the silence that followed, Blay knew he had soht on his tongue It was

Shit With Qhuinn looking at him like that, he couldn&039;t remember his own name Blaysox? Blacklock? Blabberfox? Who the fuck knew

"You saved hter," Qhuinn whispered

The words that caret - because it was especially i from time to time, to keep a distance

But linked as they were, stare-to-stare, he was powerless to stop the truth "How could I not tryit was killing you I couldn&039;t not try so"

Qhuinn&039;s lids closed briefly And then he gathered Blay in an embrace that connected them from head to foot "You&039;re always there for me, aren&039;t you"

Talk about bittersweet: The reality that theto form a family with someone else, with a female, with Layla, bit into the center of Blay&039;s chest

It was his curse, in so many ways

He released his arms from Qhuinn&039;s back and stepped off "Well, I hope it - "

Before he could finish, Qhuinn was in front of hi

"What," Blay said

"I owe youeverything"

For soive hi him have a kid with someone else

"Whatever, you&039;d have done the sahly

And yet even as he put that out there, he wasn&039;t sure If someone attacked hiain, the tough-edged SOB loved to fight and was a natural hero - that wasn&039;t anything about Blay

Perhaps that was the point of this e had always been on Qhuinn&039;s terms The friendship The distance Even the sex

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Qhuinn asked

"Like how"