10-31-2023, 11:57 PM
A glance at the ceiling was the first outward reaction to Ashton’s suggestion. He studied the shadows overhead, pondered, then jut out a lip and nodded like it was the best idea in the world.
“Sure,” he slid his arm around the younger man’s shoulders and gave a little squeeze. He was scrawnier than he looked, but then again, Jaxen was stronger than he looked too. Guess deception went both ways.
“You look like a wine cooler kind of guy, but a night with me and the best vodka will get that straightened out.” The anticipation of it was electrifying, and the curl of a grin promised as much. Jaxen gave one last curious glance at the shapes hovering nearby, but he saw none but Ashton.
He slipped his hand down Ashton’s arm, eventually grasping his hand. Their fingers parted after a few steps as Jaxen pivoted to lead on.
There was a bar in the next room, the same one where Mik and him stopped to refill their drinks before enjoying the back-room festivities, but as soon as he crossed the threshold, a tingle shivered up and down his body, and everything in sight disappeared.
And so did Jaxen.
“Sure,” he slid his arm around the younger man’s shoulders and gave a little squeeze. He was scrawnier than he looked, but then again, Jaxen was stronger than he looked too. Guess deception went both ways.
“You look like a wine cooler kind of guy, but a night with me and the best vodka will get that straightened out.” The anticipation of it was electrifying, and the curl of a grin promised as much. Jaxen gave one last curious glance at the shapes hovering nearby, but he saw none but Ashton.
He slipped his hand down Ashton’s arm, eventually grasping his hand. Their fingers parted after a few steps as Jaxen pivoted to lead on.
There was a bar in the next room, the same one where Mik and him stopped to refill their drinks before enjoying the back-room festivities, but as soon as he crossed the threshold, a tingle shivered up and down his body, and everything in sight disappeared.
And so did Jaxen.