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I let out a startled yelp as I side eyes on hi care of you" He started toward the bathroom, his eyes heavily hooded, but there was a mischievous tilt to his lips "I’ve just realized we both could clean up"

That was the truth Once again, I was spotted with grime and dried blood, and so was Daeently puttingas the one back in the e

Flicking on the low lights, he turned to rinned "Closer"

Ihiue, but nervousness sed the words I liftedto easeit onto the floor He didn’t speak as he flicked the tiny pearl button on the pants and then tugged them off

I placedfree A flush swept from my cheeks down ether, I was still shy around him Not sure why, but le flahile I had a very human body full of them

The last re also hit the floor, and then I was standing there completely in the buff, with him fully dressed I foldedon the water

Warhtened, his lips brushed the curve of uy get undressed as quickly as Daemon, and before I knew it, I was face-to-face with his corded pecs My gaze drifted down tightly rolled abs and then itreen eyes that seemed to carry a sheen of white behind the like hed "Whatever"

He winked after he drew back the curtain "After you"

I’d never showered with a guy before Obviously But even if I had, I don’t think it would even re with Daemon Black

My hands trembled as I stepped under the hot spray of water A second later, he was in the tub, too, and it suddenly didn’t feel very big at all

His hands were gentle, the pressure barely there as he turnedin a stuttered breath, I liftedthat would o weak, but that’s not what he did

His eyes locked with mine, and he carefully scooped the soaked strands of my hair over my shoulders Then, his hands skimmed up my upper arms and coasted over ainst his chest, sealing our bodies together I squeezed my eyes shut as a different kind of need sla swell of ehtly that there was no space between us at all, I kneas the sa we stood like that, just holding each other as the water beat down on us, but there was so intensely powerful between us that transcended words

My knees hen he dropped his cheek to the top of ed to hold me closer

God, I loved Daemon I was in love with hinized what that burning sensation hat that almost electric shock every ti about all the ti each other, especially when the future looked appallingly short, but I couldn’t focus on that now, because ere together It didn’t matter how many hours, days, months, or years we had stretched out in front of us; we’d always be together

This kind of love was the real deal, stronger than a whole planet full of psycho aliens and an entire govern tiood use of the shower--good, appropriate use of the shower But bathing with Dae with Daeed into the sweats and oversize cotton shirts, which weren’t so oversized on Daemon The white shirt stretched taut over his shoulders, followed each dip of his abs My skin was overly sensitive even though there’d been no shenanigans going down in the bathrooling all the knots, while Dae the remote onto the foot of the bed, he sat behind ers "Let me do this"

I made a face but sat still as he started to work the colanced at the TV, saw another city in ruins, and then looked away I didn’t want to think about that, because I didn’t knohereall of this

Dae out the knots "Is there anything you can’t do?" I asked

He laughed "You know the answer to that"

I grinned

Once he was finished with e of the colanced over my shoulder at him "What?"