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"Do you remember what you promised me?"
"I promised I wouldn't freak out on you again.” I blinked once, hard, forcing back the threat of tears.
"And what are you doing?" he prompted, the corner of his lips pulling up.
"Freaking out."
He brushed my lower lip lightly with his thumb. "I'm not going to walk away from you when things get tough, River. Surely you know that. Remember in middle school, when your dad made me tutor you in math? I didn't walk away then, and nothing could be that bad."
My laugh broke on a hiccup. "So you're just…okay with all of this?" I said incredulously.
There was a pause as his expression turned serious once more. "No. I'm not. Watching Lilin materialize out of your chest was one of the scariest things I've ever seen. And even now, knowing she's in there, listening…I’m not sure what to do with that."
I swallowed. "I'm not really, either."
Theo's face turned wry. "Not to mention watching Luca give you a screaming orgasm. That wasn't exactly easy to watch, either."
I shut my eyes with embarrassment. "Theo…”
"But none of that is your fault," he said firmly. "You didn't ask for any of this to happen. Do you really expect me to turn my back on you now?"
"No." My voice was small. "But I hate hurting you. I hated seeing you fighting Olryg, and knowing there was nothing I could do to keep you safe."
"But you did keep me safe," he countered. "You kept us all safe."
I sighed. "I just don't want to hurt you."
His smile was soft. "I'm tougher than I look, unicorn. So are you. Tough enough to break into Hell together and rescue that damn Italian."
I searched his eyes. "Even though…you know how I feel about him?"
His hand found my cheek again, the pads of his fingers rough on my skin. "We have to rescue him because of the way you feel about him."
I blinked. "So you really don't mind…”
His gaze turned contemplative. "I like Luca. And you have to share your actual body. We all have to make sacrifices. Besides, I dunno…” His hand shifted, his thumb swiping once more across my lower lip. Without thinking I opened my mouth to pull it gently between my teeth. His eyes grew dark. "If I get to be here with you, like this," he said, his voice a little rough, "maybe it's not such a sacrifice after all."
He leaned in, tugging his thumb away and replacing it with his lips. His kiss was a little forceful, a little rough, and I opened my mouth on a groan as desire began to throb low in my abdomen.
"Theo," I gasped. "What about Lilin?"
"I had to watch you with Luca," he said breathlessly. "It's her turn to watch."
A low chuckle sounded inside my head, and then a voice, fading into the distance. Don't worry…I know how to offer privacy.
I wondered, just for a second, if she could feel my pleasure the way I could feel her emotions, but my curiosity was erased as Theo's tongue swept into my mouth, slick and hot against mine. I moaned again, and my hands came up to grasp his shoulders, tugging at him until he rolled on top of me, his weight pinning me against the bed. I felt him against me, heavy and thick between my legs, and I couldn't stop myself from grinding against him, from whimpering into his mouth as his hands slid beneath me to pull my legs up around his waist.
One of his hands slid down my side and beneath my shirt, then up over my stomach to palm my breast. I shifted, ready to pull away and yank the shirt off to give him better access, but he shook his head. "Leave it on," he said breathlessly. "I like you in my clothing."
"I steal your clothes all the time," I answered, tangling my hands through his hair.
"And I like it," he growled. "But these can go." One hand slid to my hip and fisted in my underwear. For a second I thought he was going to rip them off of me, but when I unlocked my legs from around his waist, he relented. He drew back a little, his mouth moving to my neck, tongue tracing a path down my collarbone. I arched my head back, and he moved lower, his lips clamping over one breast. He sucked hard, pulling my nipple into his mouth, T-shirt and all, then moved south again, cool air hitting the damp material where his mouth had been and making me squirm. His tongue swirled briefly around my belly button and then he was sliding my underwear down my legs. I expected him to come back up, but instead his hands slipped under my thighs. He spread them open, and before I had a chance to do much more than draw breath his tongue was there, hot and wet as it slid over me.
An unrecognizable sound escaped my mouth, and Theo took it for the encouragement it was, closing his lips around my clit until my legs quivered with the effort of holding still.
Through the haze of pleasure, a part of me remembered that this was Theo. Theo, with his head between my legs. Theo, with his hands wrapped around my thighs. Theo's tongue causing that fire inside me to burn hotter, brighter, obscuring everything else. And somehow, it was that knowledge that pushed me over the edge. I came with a wail, my back arching into the mattress, my fingers locking in his hair. Before the shock waves even finished, I was tugging, pulling him up my body, senseless with need.
"Now," I begged him, tearing at his pajama pants until his smooth skin slid against me. "Please."
