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“I need you,”had been my reply.
I’d been careless with his clothing—per usual, wrangling his pants to his knees and taking him against the entryway wall before having him just as urgently again on the bed.
“Talk to me,” he said, rubbing his cheek against my palm like a love-starved cat. “The last thing I want to do is hurt you.”
Leland was right, I wasn’t cut out for an affair with Jasper. For being theother man.With him I needed to be the one-and-only man. I couldn’t blame him, though, and yet I felt myself leading up to doing exactly that. He didn’t ask for me to come barreling back into his life. In fact, he’d asked me several times to leave. He wasn’t the one who broke a promise to not come between him and Daniel. That was all me. And I was the one who arrogantly, or naïvely, believed I could fix him, heal him, and in turn fix and heal us. He’d told me what he could offer me, and I didn’t believe it. It was all on me.
Or was it? Wasn’t he the one who kissed me first? Wasn’t he the one who forced my hand and my cock?
I didn’t know. All I knew for sure was the situation was changing me, or better yet I was regressing to the me I had been fresh after losing him six years ago.
“It’s not your problem,” I settled on, dropping my hands to my sides.
“Tell me anyway.”
How could I tell him that Daniel’s disappearance after the board meeting—and after I’d booked the suite, had sent me into a tailspin, making it virtually impossible to get anything else done, too obsessed with where he could be. I’d made multiple needless trips to the copy room merely so I could pass his office, checking for his return. Was he still somewhere in the building? Was he handling non-Nexcom business for his firm? Had he taken the rest of the day off? If so, why? And where was Jasper? With him? Waiting for him? Heading to meet him?
Jasper hadn’t responded to my text by then, and my call to him had gone to voicemail, so I’d caved and made up some silly excuse to phone Daniel just so I could listen to what was happening in the background of our call. No, I couldn’t tell Jasper all that.
Suddenly, I needed him again, so instead of answering his question, I undid the buttons he’d worked closed and tugged the fabric over his shoulders.
“I thought you had a meeting this evening?” he asked, allowing me to back him into the chest of drawers. I freed him of his jeans and underwear before lifting him at the hips and seating him on the dresser, feeling around for the lube I’d set on top of it. He sent his legs around me, his hand pulling my cock and balls through the opening in my boxer briefs.
“The world can wait,” I said, sinking into his slick and wanting hole.
Daniel
3 Years, 10 Months Ago
EVERYONE’S GONE BYthe time I return to the office around ten at night. Gold and silver streamers hang from every doorway, and the “Congratulations, Mitchell!” sign still dominates the wall in the reception area. I’d had my own party to rush to at my parents’ house, or I guess I should say the party I rushed to end before it could embarrassingly begin.
“You said it was a sure thing, Daniel,”my father had mocked disappointedly for all in attendance to hear.
“I secured the firm its largest account this year,”I’d whispered, hoping to maintain some modicum of respect from those who’d come out to celebrate me.“And Parker hinted at news that would change everything for me. How was I supposed to know Mitchell was the one he’d decided to make partner?”I’d had to break the news to everyone, before leaving without my dignity.
Returning to my purpose for coming back to the office at this hour, I withdraw the small silver key from the breast pocket of my suit and unlock my desk drawer. Removing the three files within, I spread their contents over my desk, surveying the information inside for the second time that week before making a final decision. I dial my assistant next.
“Mr. Ward?” Jessica answers, flustered, but at least she sounds wide awake.
“Sorry for calling this late, Jessica, but something came up and I need to urgently head to Nebraska for a couple days. I’ll need you to reschedule all upcoming meetings this week. And unless it’s a dire emergency, my trip is not to be interrupted.” I wait for her to agree before hanging up. I send a quick email to Parker, making up some emergency for my short notice time off, then leave posthaste for the airport.
Jasper
I STUMBLED OUTof Cole’s elevator, using the foyer wall for balance, gasping as I caught my breath. He moseyed toward the kitchen like we hadn’t just run a gazillion miles in the bitter cold.
“You were saying?” he asked, pleased by my suffering, returning with two bottles of water and handing one to me.
“Only crazy people run outdoors in the fall. Or winter. Or the spring. Or summer,” I said, finishing the sentences I was unable to a minute ago.
“Yeah, well, not all of us hit the genetic jackpot,” he said, gesturing to my body.
“I work out,” I said, slightly offended. Cole laughed around the mouth of his bottle.
“You hit the university weight room twice a week after teaching your class.Ifyou’re in the mood.” He cocked a brow daring me to challenge him. He was right. The one good thing my father had ever given me was his ability to pack on muscle mass without much effort. I’d gained my speedy metabolism from my mother. I mostly worked out because I thought I should, and since riding was no longer an option, I took advantage of the perks that came with being a Columbia Law School alumni.
“Next time I get to pick how we spend a free morning.” I rested my now empty bottle on the foyer table, kicked my shoes off in different directions, and peeled out of my jacket before dumping it on the floor. “What?” I asked, following Cole’s gaze to the mess I’d made.
“Nothing.” He closed in, kissing me before retracing his steps to the kitchen. “I promised you coffee.”
