enjoyed his morning run, Dane just groaned and dragged the covers over his head.
“Honestly, you leave my brother to his own devices and he’ll still be snoring at lunchtime,” she said, eyeing him and smirking. “Then again, I’m pretty sure he didn’t get much sleep last night.”
“I’m sorry, Sasha,” he told her. “I, we , never wanted to make you feel uncomfortable.”
Drinking the last of her coffee, she went to rinse her cup and bowl in the sink.
“You didn’t. Jealous, maybe,” she joked. Her expression sobered. “When he was back with the pack, before I left, he was really quiet and withdrawn, I can’t remember the last time I saw him looking as happy as he was last night, when he was with you. Just don’t hurt him; I don’t think he could take it.”
“He’s safe with me,” Jai assured her. “Now, how are you going to get to work? You can borrow my Jeep if you want. You can drive, can’t you?”
Once Sasha was gone—after she agreed to take the Jeep for the day—Jai went back to his bedroom. He stripped out of his sweaty clothes and showered before going to sit on the edge of the bed. Dane was sprawled on his back, one arm flung over his head and the covers kicked down to his waist, still asleep. Trailing his index finger lightly along the bridge of Dane’s nose, he smiled as the other man shifted in his sleep, wrinkling his nose. Jai tickled him again and this time Dane opened his eyes.
“Morning,” he murmured sleepily. He rolled over, his hand reaching out to curl around Jai’s thigh, where he appeared to go back to sleep.
Jai laughed softly. “Dane, you need to wake up. We have to be at work in half an hour.”
It took him another five minutes to wake Dane, and five more before he was sure he could leave without his mate going back to sleep. When Dane finally hurried into the kitchen, still getting dressed, Jai glanced at his watch. His eyebrow rose questioningly.
“I know, I know,” Dane muttered, fastening his boots, “I’m late.”
Jai handed him a mug of tea, letting him drink it whilst he went out to start his bike. When he went back to lock the door, Dane met him in the hallway.
“I know I can’t do this at work, so…” Jai curled his fingers into the lapels of Dane’s jacket and pulled him close enough to close his mouth over Dane’s. He kissed him hard, feeling his mate’s arms go around him. Jai stepped out of the embrace. “We have to go,” he said with a wicked grin. “Can’t be late.”
Dane stared at him in disbelief as he went out and got onto the motorcycle.
“How the hell am I supposed to concentrate after that?” he grumbled, swinging the door closed and letting it lock behind him.
Jai chuckled. “Just making sure you don’t forget me.”
Chapter Eight
Dane was startled out of his reverie by his mobile phone vibrating on the desk beside him. He picked it up and looked at the screen, feeling his face heat up as he read the text message. Glancing around surreptitiously, he was relieved to see that no one else in the office was paying him the slightest bit of attention. He did, however, see the amused smile on Jai’s face.
His phone vibrated again and he checked the text message. Getting so hard remembering you laid out naked on my bed.
Dane’s cheeks flushed again and his gaze locked with Jai’s across the room.
Stop it, he texted back, glancing around as Dex looked up.
Jai glanced in Dex’s direction and shook his head; he hadn’t noticed anything. Sure enough, Dex went back to whatever was on his computer screen a moment later.
Outside. 5 minutes.
Dane shook his head minutely.
Jai rolled his eyes, nodding.
“Dane?”
Ret’s voice made him jump, eyes wide as he stuffed the mobile under a pile of papers. Across the room he saw Jai’s shoulders shaking as he tried to conceal his laughter. He looked up to see his boss watching him expectantly.
“I asked how your sister was doing.” He frowned.
“Honestly, you leave my brother to his own devices and he’ll still be snoring at lunchtime,” she said, eyeing him and smirking. “Then again, I’m pretty sure he didn’t get much sleep last night.”
“I’m sorry, Sasha,” he told her. “I, we , never wanted to make you feel uncomfortable.”
Drinking the last of her coffee, she went to rinse her cup and bowl in the sink.
“You didn’t. Jealous, maybe,” she joked. Her expression sobered. “When he was back with the pack, before I left, he was really quiet and withdrawn, I can’t remember the last time I saw him looking as happy as he was last night, when he was with you. Just don’t hurt him; I don’t think he could take it.”
“He’s safe with me,” Jai assured her. “Now, how are you going to get to work? You can borrow my Jeep if you want. You can drive, can’t you?”
Once Sasha was gone—after she agreed to take the Jeep for the day—Jai went back to his bedroom. He stripped out of his sweaty clothes and showered before going to sit on the edge of the bed. Dane was sprawled on his back, one arm flung over his head and the covers kicked down to his waist, still asleep. Trailing his index finger lightly along the bridge of Dane’s nose, he smiled as the other man shifted in his sleep, wrinkling his nose. Jai tickled him again and this time Dane opened his eyes.
“Morning,” he murmured sleepily. He rolled over, his hand reaching out to curl around Jai’s thigh, where he appeared to go back to sleep.
Jai laughed softly. “Dane, you need to wake up. We have to be at work in half an hour.”
It took him another five minutes to wake Dane, and five more before he was sure he could leave without his mate going back to sleep. When Dane finally hurried into the kitchen, still getting dressed, Jai glanced at his watch. His eyebrow rose questioningly.
“I know, I know,” Dane muttered, fastening his boots, “I’m late.”
Jai handed him a mug of tea, letting him drink it whilst he went out to start his bike. When he went back to lock the door, Dane met him in the hallway.
“I know I can’t do this at work, so…” Jai curled his fingers into the lapels of Dane’s jacket and pulled him close enough to close his mouth over Dane’s. He kissed him hard, feeling his mate’s arms go around him. Jai stepped out of the embrace. “We have to go,” he said with a wicked grin. “Can’t be late.”
Dane stared at him in disbelief as he went out and got onto the motorcycle.
“How the hell am I supposed to concentrate after that?” he grumbled, swinging the door closed and letting it lock behind him.
Jai chuckled. “Just making sure you don’t forget me.”
Chapter Eight
Dane was startled out of his reverie by his mobile phone vibrating on the desk beside him. He picked it up and looked at the screen, feeling his face heat up as he read the text message. Glancing around surreptitiously, he was relieved to see that no one else in the office was paying him the slightest bit of attention. He did, however, see the amused smile on Jai’s face.
His phone vibrated again and he checked the text message. Getting so hard remembering you laid out naked on my bed.
Dane’s cheeks flushed again and his gaze locked with Jai’s across the room.
Stop it, he texted back, glancing around as Dex looked up.
Jai glanced in Dex’s direction and shook his head; he hadn’t noticed anything. Sure enough, Dex went back to whatever was on his computer screen a moment later.
Outside. 5 minutes.
Dane shook his head minutely.
Jai rolled his eyes, nodding.
“Dane?”
Ret’s voice made him jump, eyes wide as he stuffed the mobile under a pile of papers. Across the room he saw Jai’s shoulders shaking as he tried to conceal his laughter. He looked up to see his boss watching him expectantly.
“I asked how your sister was doing.” He frowned.
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