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“Sorry,” he apologized.

“Okay…” Gideon quirked a brow at Penn before his attention returned to Alex and me. “So, is that possible?”

“Not a problem,” Alex answered quickly, not giving me a chance to say anything.

“Great. If anything feels off—even the smallest thing—I want to know about it. Like I said, I don’t know how Vladimir thinks, so if we can get it when it’s small, it’ll never get big.”

“Anything else?” Alex stood.

“How are you holding up?” Gideon probably wanted to ask a more in-depth question but didn’t want to upset Alex.

“I’m fine.” He adjusted his suit jacket.

Gideon eyed Alex suspiciously, and I couldn’t blame him. “I hate the word fine.”

He laughed. “Sorry, I’m handling my shit. Is that better?”

“Handling it like you did with Oleg? Because you gutted him like a fish.” Leave it to Penn to be blunt.

“Nothing more than he deserved,” he responded impassively.

“You’re seeing Dr. Thorne?”

“Yes, Gideon, I am, and she’s helpful.”

“Good, right.” Gideon stood as did Penn and I. “We’ll keep each other informed on everything. Stay safe.”

“Yes, Boss.” I dipped my chin at him and Penn. “Take care.”

Since Alex and I had driven in together, we both left in his SUV. Neither of us discussed where we were going; we simply returned to my house.

We got out of the vehicle, and he followed me inside. He slipped off his suit jacket and laid it on the back of the recliner. I watched, almost entranced, as he removed his tie, undid the first two buttons on his shirt, and rolled up his sleeves.

“You’re watching me like I’m a five-course meal.”

“Oh, you’re better than that.” I removed my jacket as well and mirrored his movements.

His hands moved to the zipper of his pants. “What do you feel like doing?”

“Is that a trick question?”

He slid the zipper down, popped the button, and let his pants drop to the floor. “Nope.”

“Uhh, okay, did you want to shower?”

He nodded. “Then, if you’re cool with it, I’d like to see just how Danny-sexual I am.”

I lost my ability to speak at that point and moved my ass to the bathroom as fast as I could.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

Alex

When I’d opened my eyes this morning I’d had regrets about the night I’d spent with Danny. Those regrets included falling asleep way too soon, not touching him, and not making him come. A huge part of me didn’t just want to see that; I needed it.

The whole time Gideon had been talking to us in his office, I’d kept thinking about what it would be like to grip or suck his cock. It had made concentrating on anything the boss was saying extremely difficult.

I pushed the bathroom door open and found Danny in the shower, all soaped up. As much as I wanted to join him, I wanted to get him into bed more.