each other.”
Jayden drew his eyebrows together and opened his eyes. “What do you mean?”
“We’re both hurting. You for Zanya. Me…” She dropped her head. “For a lifetime of shitty decisions.”
Without realizing it, his hands had drifted around her back and his fingers were curled around her waist.
She glanced down at the zipper of his jeans. “Do you think everything still works?” She cocked an eyebrow.
Jayden’s eyes widened. “I…” He hadn’t thought about it until now. No blood flow meant bad things for his love life.
“We can find out.” She rolled her hips.
A low moan rose through his chest. He swallowed against a dry throat. “I sure as hell hope it does.”
Hawa brushed her lips over is. Her hot breath crashed against his mouth. He returned her kiss, barely, still not sure if this was what he wanted. Would doing this mean he was betraying Zanya? It seemed that way. He’d lived so long totally dedicated to her. But the reality was, she had moved on, and he would eventually have to accept that.
Maybe the sprinter was right. Maybe they could help each other.
He savored the weight of her body on top of his as she wound her legs tighter around him. He ran his hands down her thighs, curling his fingers around solid muscle. “Wait.” He blinked open his eyes. “I don’t have any protection.”
She slid her hand in the back pocket of her jeans and pulled out a square foil wrapper with a circular ring on the inside of the packaging. “Just in case.”
***
Jayden awoke in a dark space. He was fully dressed, which was not the case when he went to sleep. And there was nothing around him. Absolutely nothing. He turned one way, and then the other. “Um…hello?”
Of course. He had to be dreaming. He walked into the darkness in search of whatever his twisted subconscious came up with. As he walked, the space just kept going, with nothing but silence to greet him. He stopped. “Hello?” His voice echoed into the emptiness. He cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted louder. “Hello?”
“You don’t have to scream.”
Jayden spun and spotted Modem standing a few yards away. The spunky girl with neon sweatbands on either wrist and multi-colored necklaces grinned. How weird he was dreaming about her. Creepy, actually. “Um…hey.” He nodded. “What’s up?”
Modern scoffed and rolled her eyes. “You really are as dense as you look, aren’t you?”
Jayden blinked. “What?”
“What?” she mimicked.
“Hey. Knock it off.”
“Hey. Knock it off.” She rested her hands on her hips.
He exhaled and walked in the opposite direction. “I don’t need this right now. I have enough shit to deal with without having an annoying kid in my dreams.”
“Dreams?” Quick footsteps grew louder until she reached his side and fell into pace. She shoved her hands into her pockets and stared up at him. “You think you’re dreaming?”
“What else could this be?” He turned left, then right. “Hey, do you know how to get out of here?”
“Um, yeah. But I doubt you want to do that.”
He paused. “Yeah, actually. I do.”
She rocked forward on her toes and back onto her heels. “I really don’t think you want to. Better off staying here, with me.”
He slouched his shoulders. “Just about anything is better than staying here with you.”
She stopped rocking and frowned. “Fine. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. Jerk.” She walked off, her tiny frame devoured by the darkness.
“I have no idea why Hawa likes that girl,” he mumbled.
The roar of rushing water caught Jayden’s attention, and he spun to see a tidal wave charging him. He shouted and threw up his hands as a shield, but it was no use. The wall of water plowed into him like a wrecking ball and slammed him against the floor. It rushed up his nose and into his throat. He kicked and reached for the surface, but the water was moving too fast. Just when he couldn’t hold his breath any longer,
Jayden drew his eyebrows together and opened his eyes. “What do you mean?”
“We’re both hurting. You for Zanya. Me…” She dropped her head. “For a lifetime of shitty decisions.”
Without realizing it, his hands had drifted around her back and his fingers were curled around her waist.
She glanced down at the zipper of his jeans. “Do you think everything still works?” She cocked an eyebrow.
Jayden’s eyes widened. “I…” He hadn’t thought about it until now. No blood flow meant bad things for his love life.
“We can find out.” She rolled her hips.
A low moan rose through his chest. He swallowed against a dry throat. “I sure as hell hope it does.”
Hawa brushed her lips over is. Her hot breath crashed against his mouth. He returned her kiss, barely, still not sure if this was what he wanted. Would doing this mean he was betraying Zanya? It seemed that way. He’d lived so long totally dedicated to her. But the reality was, she had moved on, and he would eventually have to accept that.
Maybe the sprinter was right. Maybe they could help each other.
He savored the weight of her body on top of his as she wound her legs tighter around him. He ran his hands down her thighs, curling his fingers around solid muscle. “Wait.” He blinked open his eyes. “I don’t have any protection.”
She slid her hand in the back pocket of her jeans and pulled out a square foil wrapper with a circular ring on the inside of the packaging. “Just in case.”
***
Jayden awoke in a dark space. He was fully dressed, which was not the case when he went to sleep. And there was nothing around him. Absolutely nothing. He turned one way, and then the other. “Um…hello?”
Of course. He had to be dreaming. He walked into the darkness in search of whatever his twisted subconscious came up with. As he walked, the space just kept going, with nothing but silence to greet him. He stopped. “Hello?” His voice echoed into the emptiness. He cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted louder. “Hello?”
“You don’t have to scream.”
Jayden spun and spotted Modem standing a few yards away. The spunky girl with neon sweatbands on either wrist and multi-colored necklaces grinned. How weird he was dreaming about her. Creepy, actually. “Um…hey.” He nodded. “What’s up?”
Modern scoffed and rolled her eyes. “You really are as dense as you look, aren’t you?”
Jayden blinked. “What?”
“What?” she mimicked.
“Hey. Knock it off.”
“Hey. Knock it off.” She rested her hands on her hips.
He exhaled and walked in the opposite direction. “I don’t need this right now. I have enough shit to deal with without having an annoying kid in my dreams.”
“Dreams?” Quick footsteps grew louder until she reached his side and fell into pace. She shoved her hands into her pockets and stared up at him. “You think you’re dreaming?”
“What else could this be?” He turned left, then right. “Hey, do you know how to get out of here?”
“Um, yeah. But I doubt you want to do that.”
He paused. “Yeah, actually. I do.”
She rocked forward on her toes and back onto her heels. “I really don’t think you want to. Better off staying here, with me.”
He slouched his shoulders. “Just about anything is better than staying here with you.”
She stopped rocking and frowned. “Fine. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. Jerk.” She walked off, her tiny frame devoured by the darkness.
“I have no idea why Hawa likes that girl,” he mumbled.
The roar of rushing water caught Jayden’s attention, and he spun to see a tidal wave charging him. He shouted and threw up his hands as a shield, but it was no use. The wall of water plowed into him like a wrecking ball and slammed him against the floor. It rushed up his nose and into his throat. He kicked and reached for the surface, but the water was moving too fast. Just when he couldn’t hold his breath any longer,
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