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"Well that’s not going to hurt anyone," Dorian teased
Deciding ain and kicked out toward his chest Releasing ged upwards, throwing me off balance I landed with a hard thump on my butt, Dorian stood over me with a satisfied smile on his lips
"You’re adorable when you pout"
"I’ tosht arm out and then my left Dorian blocked each ofat him, determined to land a hit Dorian stepped back and I pushed forward Punch, block, punch, block It was a never-ending battle His soft chuckles taunted er skyrocket Finally I decided to take ic flowing throughtwo balls of bright, blue light The hesitation in Dorian’s steps was the confidence booster I needed Flinging ic out and towards Dorian’s chest It wouldn’t kill hiic s him back a couple feet where he landed on his side I was breathing so hard I had to concentrate on slowing the rapid intake of air When Dorian didn’t move, didn’t pop up and make some sarcastic comment, fear replacedon my knees to inspect his body His chest still rose and fell with steady breath
"Dorian?" I shook his shoulder Fisting his jacket, I turned hilasses had flown off and his eyelids were closed I leaned down to listen to his heartbeat The cal back up, I shifted my eyes to his face and then to where I’d hit hiers I lifted his shirt up to reveal his taut stomach There wasn’t a ic had blasted him
"Dorian, wake up!" I tapped his cheek soft at first and then harder His eyes flinched, a sh er How dare he pretend to be knocked out His little stunt had about given me a heart attack I leaned back onin the field, when he reached out for my arm and I losto," I warned
He snorted, that daic"
"And I said there are no rules when it coht up on the conversation, let et my hands underneathI was in an aard position, half on top of hiood because if I tried to use them to push myself up, my face planted into Dorian’s chest I kept my face turned away froine what I looked like Luckily there weren’t any other witnesses to le all you want," Dorian said "I’ liainst his Now that I’d calne--woodsy and clean I wanted to inhale deep, take it into s and store it intoand frustrated beyond belief But ood, and the feel of his body just beneath ers flexed on the sone, I was hyperaware of those hands and the path they were beginning to follow I held my breath as they slid across the hollow of my back My shirt had cole, and the waret why I was mad in the first place
"Don’t you think we should talk about what happened in Massachusetts?" Dorian’s voice was low, shts Given what question he’d just asked, I could guess what he was thinking about
I released the breath I’d been holding, unsure how to respond We’d co the deal and noas the constant elephant in the roonore it I wanted to flirt and train with Dorian, not categorize our relationship Those kinds of conversations always led to rules, intense emotions and heartbreak Since my heart was already broken, I was a bit protective of it Not that Dorian was looking to sweep me off my feet He’d told meNo, his motto was more of the ‘wham-bam, thank you ma’am’ variety than the hopeless roh I doubted he ever told the wo Dorian devoted to one woman and o?" I couldn’t have this conversation while in such an aard position
"Since you asked so nicely," Dorian said with a smile in his voice His arms fell away fro crossed-legged, I picked a piece of grass and studied it Dorian didn’t push; he laid beside ht sky A h ht, this was yet another conversation that needed to be visited I just hope it went as well as the one with Aiden
"Massachusetts was…" I searched for the right word, soet my point across, but not too harsh Dorian didn’t seem like the type to have his pride tested And in truth I did like him, maybe a little more than I should His kiss was imprinted in et about him, at least until o