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“Not quite that much,” Grady said with a chuckle. “Plus, I don’t think that’s a real figure.”
“I said it, so obviously it is.”
“Okay,” Grady said, leaning in to kiss Lake’s temple.
“This puppy is the runt, so he’s smaller than he should be, and he only has three legs,” Felix said. “We would have taken him, but one is more than enough for us to handle right now. It wouldn’t be fair when we go on deployments to leave anyone with that kind of responsibility.”
“What happened to the fourth leg?” Grady asked. He put together another tortilla and handed it over to Lake, who beamed at him.
“Born without it. Some kind of defect, I guess?” Avery said, shrugging. “I dunno, I didn’t ask.”
“And so no one wants it?” Lake squawked.
“Apparently. The owner thinks she’ll have to keep it, though it doesn’t sound like she wants to.”
Lake frowned but didn’t say anything.
Grady squeezed his thigh. “Have you had enough?” he asked, his lips pressed against Lake’s cheek, close to his ear.
“Yeah. Thanks.” He turned, and their eyes locked for a moment that felt like a lifetime. Lake showed everything in his eyes. He hid nothing, and all Grady could see was the purest of souls underneath.
Felix got up with Grady and helped him clear the table and fill up the dishwasher. Grady kept glancing at Lake, who had pulled a knee to his chest and was gesturing animatedly as he spoke to Avery and Zach.
“I hope things are going well,” Felix said. He crouched under the sink and got out a dishwasher tablet, handing it to Grady.
Grady put the tablet in place and clicked the dishwasher shut before turning it on. “We’re taking it each day,” Grady said, unsure how else to answer. He wasn’t about to say, “We’re just having sex, that’s all.” He didn’t think Felix would appreciate that, not with the predatory way he was watching Grady.
“He has a big heart,” Felix said.
“He does.”
Grady braced himself for the “talk,” but Felix only smiled at him and said, “I’m glad you’re taking care of it,” before joining his partners and Lake.
What the fuck had that meant?
He didn’t get a chance to find out, because Felix herded his men out the door a few minutes later, with promises to see Lake the next day. Zach said something about a Black Hawk that had Lake seething and Felix laughing.
Lake closed the front door, and then they were alone.
He smiled slyly at Grady as he approached, and Grady felt a thrill go through him as Lake rose up and twined his arms around Grady’s neck, splaying his hands across the back of Grady’s head. Lake lined their bodies up as he kissed Grady’s chin and then across his jaw.
He moved back down and then across to the other side of his jaw, leaving heat in his wake. He kissed below Grady’s ear. “What are we going to do now?” he whispered breathlessly.
A shiver ran down Grady’s spine, and he turned his head, fusing their mouths together. Lake moaned hungrily, leaning into it.
Grady ran his hands down Lake’s side and then tugged Lake’s top up and over his head, dropping it to the floor. He slid his hands around to his ass, squeezing the plump globes he’d been admiring all night. He used his hold on them to lift Lake into his arms, urging Lake to wrap his legs around his waist. Lake was a solid weight in his arms, and Grady shifted so he was comfortably settled against him. He moved them through the house like a drunk at a party, hitting walls and doorways, so focused on Lake’s mouth and drawing moans from its sweet depths. He’d been to Lake’s house plenty of times even before they’d started sleeping together, and he knew where the bedroom was, so theoretically, it shouldn’t have been that hard to navigate. But Lake was distracting.
“Fuck me,” Lake gasped, tipping his head back. “Get your dick in me, Grady. I need it.”
So did Grady. He latched on to Lake’s Adam’s apple, biting and then soothing with his tongue as they hit a nearby wall. He trailed wet kisses across his throat and then down to a nipple, latching on and rolling the pebbled nub between his teeth.
Lake cradled the back of his head, arching into the touch. Grady soothed the nipple with his tongue and then moved back up to take control of his mouth once more.
Eventually, they managed to get to his bedroom. “Where do you keep your supplies?” Grady asked against Lake’s mouth as he lowered him to the bed.
Lake just flung his hand out in the direction of the nightstand. Grady took the hint and rummaged through it. It was boring, all things considered. A book light, a book—some military helicopter flight tactics; Grady wasn’t even surprised—lube, condoms, and two random batteries. And a paperclip. What the hell was the paperclip for? He probably didn’t want to know.
Grady grabbed out a few condoms and the lube, slamming it shut. He quickly discarded his own clothes, throwing them over the end of the bed. Lake wriggled out of his pants and spread his legs invitingly as he stroked his dick.
