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At first, Gio was left figuratively on the edge of his seat, waiting for one of the it up His anxiety eased as they put more miles between them and Savannah, and he relaxed next to Calder Baer was driving, to Lucien’s great distress, and Gio had to agree after the first few minutes Baer drove like a maniac and his mate didn’t seeer seat

Calder was seated in the center of the back seat He was quiet, but Gio was quickly learning that Calder was a quiet guy It was a little disturbing to realize that he felt he knew Calder and Lucien so well in bed, but out of it, they were both technically strangers to him

Then why did he feel so coed and fit with them?

Lust

Simple, stupid, mindless lust That was all it had to be

It was kind of adorable that Lucien and Calder held hands h From the corner of his eye, Gio saw Calder start to reach for him, like he wanted to take Gio’s hand too, but he pulled back as though catching himself at the last second In the end, he placed his free hand on Lucien’s forear for Gio

So They’d broken down Calder’s hesitancy and barriers when they were alone together for sex, and now Gio found hi to have Calder hold his hand too He’d done this He’d made Calder uncertain and nervous He’d made Calder feel unwelcome

Except he had to be Sex was fine Relationships were bad

Right?

Gio nearly wept for joy when Baer parked the SUV in front of the hotel lobby Wiley had booked them a pair of rooms froue that a third roos tenser and more uncomfortable in the car, but Gio really didn’t trust his self-control when it ca to break

Of course he was going to break! Any sane person would break Calder was so ihtful and sexy And then Lucien was funny and brilliant and sexy The co his willpower

But it was okay They were in Charleston, tracking down the kidnapped Weaver, and facing deadly pestilents Everyone was going to be all business and on their best behavior