Chapter 25

Once Gideon’s fingers were clean, Jesse found his mouth in a pliant, searching kiss. Gideon responded, allowing the kiss to continue for several moments before releasing the belt around Jesse’s neck and easing away from him. Jesse’s eyes were still dark, and he offered a small smile. When he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse. “I think we’re pretty good in alleys.”

“Pretty good?” Gideon pretended to scowl. “Clearly, if that’s the best description you can come up with, I didn’t fuck you nearly as hard as I should have.”

“By pretty good I meant nothing that amazing could ever happen to me again…” Jesse pulled up his pants and refastened them, but didn’t bother to thread the belt through the loops. “Until the next time you fuck me.”

There was a small drop of come lingering on Jesse’s chin. Unable to resist, Gideon grasped Jesse’s nape and pulled him close, dragging his tongue over the rough skin. “Well, we havekilled the bad guys. That definitely merits an all-night celebration.”