tell me.”
“Why you? What did he say?”
“I don’t know because I never got a chance to speak to him. You saw me walk in, and we left at the same time.”
“You could’ve gone back in after we left,” Felix pointed out.
“I could have, but I didn’t. I’ve tried getting back in touch with Alejandro since then, but he hasn’t returned my calls.”
“The dark-haired Adonis. The two of you seemed cozy. Was it an act, or were you more than friends?” Felix asked.
“I thought you didn’t have the right to ask those questions.”
Felix narrowed his eyes. “Answer it anyway.”
Jude leaned forward and brushed his mouth against Felix’s. “We dated for a while. We didn’t love each other, and the chemistry fizzled out pretty fast.”
“Could’ve fooled me,” Felix groused.
“You should see your eyes. They’re getting darker by the second and burning hot enough to spark a fire.”
Felix rolled said eyes and noticed how dry they felt. He rubbed both hands over them.
“Let’s get some sleep,” Jude said as he stood up. He collected the dirty dishes and headed into the kitchen. He set the dishes in the sink and retrieved his phone.
Felix rose to his feet and stiffly followed. “Anything important?”
Jude slid the phone in his pocket and started turning off lights. “Not sure. It was an unknown caller, and they didn’t leave a message.”
Jude placed his hands on Felix’s hips. “Do you want me to sleep in the guest room, Ace?”
“Shut the fuck up and take me to bed.”
Once upstairs, Jude pulled Felix into his arms and gently cupped his face. He slid his hands up into Felix’s hair and massaged his scalp. “I want you more than my next breath,” he whispered against Felix’s lips.
Felix nipped Jude’s plump bottom lip, then tugged it until it plopped free. “Good thing I’m not asking you to choose.”
Jude chuckled. “I’m trying to be chivalrous here.”
Felix slid his hand between their bodies and ran the back of his fingers over Jude’s lengthening dick. “Who asked you to be?”
“Ace, you’ve had a traumatic experience and are trying to process a fuck ton of information I dumped on you. It wouldn’t be right if I—”
Felix silenced him with a kiss. Jude tensed but didn’t pull away. His lips trembled beneath Felix’s, reminding him of their first kiss when they were still clueless kids. This kiss felt like coming full circle. Felix boldly ran the tip of his tongue along the seam of Jude’s lips. The bigger man groaned and opened for Felix, relaxing into his touch. Felix rotated his wrist and stroked Jude’s cock through his dress pants until he was fully erect.
“I want to feel this monster inside me,” Felix said between kisses along Jude’s neck. The big man shuddered in his arms, and Felix wanted to drop to his knees again. “It’s all I’ve been able to think about.”
Jude lowered his hands to Felix’s ass and massaged the globes. “Fuck, I’ve missed you, Ace. Not just the passion we share, but the way you challenge me and make me want to be a better man.”
Jude’s words were as intoxicating and arousing as his touch. Felix made fast work of Jude’s belt and was reaching for the zipper when Jude stopped him.
“I’m filthy. Let me take a quick shower. Then we’ll find a comfortable position—”
“I know just the one,” Felix said, cutting him off. “Will you help me take off my shirt?”
“Don’t you mean my shirt?”
“Possession is nine-tenths of the law. I have the shirt in said possession. Therefore, it’s mine. Again.”
Jude chuckled as he gingerly lifted the shirt up and over Felix’s head. “I’ll remember that.”
Felix gritted his teeth to keep from gasping as the fabric rasped over his injuries. Jude wasn’t fooled. He walked around Felix to get a look at his skin.
“Ace,” Jude whispered brokenly. He placed tender kisses on the uninjured skin around the wounds. “I’m so fucking sorry. I could’ve lost you, and it would’ve been my fault. If I’d told you the whole story sooner—”
“I’d have investigated harder to get justice for your family,” Felix said, his voice resolute and sincere. “And I might’ve wound up dead instead of just scuffed up.”
Sliding his arms around Felix’s waist, Jude pressed his forehead to the back of Felix’s head. “Promise me you won’t go after him alone,” Jude pleaded. “You might be a better investigator than I am, but two are stronger than one.”
Felix didn’t work alone anymore, but he wouldn’t hang Jude out to dry either. “I come as part