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And it went on and on, both of theainst each other

"Ty…," Zane finallyBut Ty couldn’t answer, his breath coroan out of hiave a hissed curse as he went over the edge, hips losing rhyth erratically as the heat and press of Ty’s body dragged the cli and loud as Zane rode out his orgashtened every muscle in his already tense body and fisted his hands in the sheets, toes curling involuntarily in sympathy of the pleasure Zane cried out--a tortured rasp, really--as he was caught by the pressure The heat washed through hi out and heaving himself up on his knees Ty remained where he was, face pressed into the mattress and eyes closed as his shoulders shook almost imperceptibly

Zane shifted to sit heavily at the otherhim tremble He leaned onto his side, tucked his head under Ty’s chin and kissed hiainst Ty’s lips, one hand burrowing under hiainst the bed

Ty groaned and lifted up, then iainst Zane’s hand as he kissed hihtened his fist as his ave way to Ty’s deive a daave a muffledwould do to capture a cat, and he rocked against hi the kiss Several roin snapped His fingers tightened in Zane’s short hair and he groaned plaintively as he caainst Ty’s lips as he relaxed; the heated slick of Ty’s coers assured hi, his wrist ached, and his bruised fingers hurt like hell, adding a bit of an edge to the overwhelht then and there

Ty nearly collapsed against hiy to flop to the side instead of just down on top of hi as he rolled to his back

"Yeah," Zane agreed His eyes were blurring, so he just closed them

"We shoulda done that in your bed," Ty finally grumbled

"Priss," Zane

"I’ether, voice thick

"Like I care," Ty grunted softly as he finally forced hie of the bed and thumped loudly to the floor, then stood and slid liquidly under the covers all in one graceful ru off the side of the bed and standing up He disposed of the used condom and cleaned up with one of the dirty towels in the corner He ran both hands over his face and through his hair, and then looked down at Ty

"What?" Ty questioned as he burrowed under the covers

"I want to sleep here with you," Zane aded with a small smirk, curious as to what Zane would do

Well, he’d been afraid Ty would stop him Zane pulled the sheets down on the side to Ty’s left and slid into the war out easily He pulled the pillow under his head and rolled to his side, facing Ty He opened his ht" or "please touch

Ty lay there looking at him expressionlessly Finally, his hand slid under the covers and onto Zane’s hip, pulling hiently caressed the skin of his hip and waist He scooted closer, until finally he had his arm draped around Zane and his other ared his face between Zane’s and the pillow "This in no way means I don’t still hate you," he ainst Zane’s temple and closed his eyes

Zane smiled, his lower ar heart, and his top arly co

slim woman in uniform with her dark hair pulled back into a severe bun stopped next to Detective Steve Pierce’s desk "Got so out a few pink pieces of paper

Pierce glanced up "Thanks, Branson I’ in another work order on that voice , sir It’s no proble herself back to the front counter across the large squad roolanced up at his partner from across their connected desks and raised an eyebrow at hih the pink slips He scowled at one in particular and stared at it hatefully

"Care to share?" Holleain," Piercethe pink slips on his desk "About the serial"

"What else is new?" Holle out

"It’s frouy There’s a new tea up his coffee with one hand and spinning his computer mouse with the other to wake up the monitor

"Well, yeah," Holleot themselves killed"

Pierce slanted a displeased look at his partner, but didn’t tell him off

"I still think they need to check their own house"

"Tell theuys almost went nuclear when one of the uniforms mentioned that at the last crime scene"

"Yeah, I know We’d probably react the sah I just hate that they can march in and do whatever the hell they want That’s why this 156

thing hasn’t been solved yet Toowith the soup"

Holleman plunked his pen down and looked up at his partner with a frown "You’re not starting with the food analogies again, are you?" he asked flatly

Pierce rolled his eyes "They got tooup the evidence, and then they wonder why the case is so screwed Then, of course, they call us and expect us to snap to I’ this time, they can wait"