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The couch is far too small for him. His feet hang over the end. He shouldn't be on it at all.
He turns to look at me, as wide awake as I am.
"You okay, Sparrow?"
I don't say anything. I just walk up beside the couch and hold out my hand.
He sits up, eyeing me curiously. But he slips his hand into mine. He even hauls himself to his feet when I tug on his arm. I lead him to the bedroom, not speaking.
"Sparrow…"
"You're right about everything you said, okay?" I whisper, pushing the door closed behind us. "I am afraid. But I don't want you to be something I run from and live regretting."
"You think I'd let that happen?" He turns, pulling me into his arms. "Never, Kenna. Never."
I rest my head against his chest, feeling at ease for the first time since I ran from him this afternoon. "Can we take it slow, please?"
He tips my head back, brushing his lips across mine. "As slow as you want to take it, Sparrow."
"Maybe not too slow."
He grins, pulling me down into the bed with him. I'm not sure what I expect, but it isn't for him to drag me back up against his chest with his arms wrapped around me. He nuzzles his face against the back of my neck, pressing a soft kiss to the sensitive skin there.
"There's plenty of time to play later. Right now, I'm going to hold you while you sleep. You have an early day, and we both know you haven't slept at all."
He's not wrong about that.
I melt into him, my eyes fluttering closed.
At the last second, I remember something he said earlier. "Hey, Gideon?"
"Yeah?"
"You better not have been kidding about you not snoring, Marine."
His body shakes against mine as he laughs. "Go to sleep, Sparrow."
Chapter Five
Gideon
"Well, well, well," Zayne says, strolling into the lobby with his arms crossed and a shit-eating grin stretched across his stupid ass face. "Look who finally returned from the dick appointment."
"You know you were an accident, right? The condom broke."
"Ma was supposed to swallow you," he retorts, his maniacal smile not budging. "But here we fuckin' are anyway."
"How are we brothers?" I shake my head, genuinely mystified how I got saddled with his big ass.
"Dad didn't pull out."
"Jesus Christ," Zion mutters, coming to a dead stop in the hallway. "Why do I always walk in at the wrong fucking time with you two?"
"Because your older brother is an idiot."
Zayne flips me off and then chuckles. "Seriously. You were gone all day yesterday. What's up?"
"New client," I mutter. "I'm only here to get some shit."
