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“Why?” Harmon asked.

“He had too much to live for. His relationship with Dennis, his brother, and Grey said Elliott was trying to keep him out of Robert’s clutches.”

Harmon’s jaw clenched. “Yes, we know about Robert’s possible activities.” Harmon scratched his head. “Anything else you think we should know?”

Joey shook his head. “Not that I can think of.”

Harmon handed him a card. “Call me if you think of anything or if anything else happens.”

“Will do.” Joey handed the folder back to him.

After they’d seen the officers out and filled Ani in on the events, they went back to the apartment. Ethan didn’t talk, but he took Joey’s hand and led him to the bathroom. Ethan set the bath running. Pushing Joey back against the sink, Ethan tugged Joey’s shirt over his head and nuzzled into his chest. He dropped to his knees and kissed above Joey’s waistband.

Peering up at him, Ethan said, “I bet I can get you off before the bath overflows.”

Joey’s breath stuttered from his lungs as Ethan went to work on his zip. By the time he was naked, Joey’s cock was throbbing. He doubted it would take long at all. Ethan wrapped his hand around the base, opening his mouth to take him in, but Joey gripped his hair and tugged him away.

“Just your mouth,” Joey ordered.

Ethan’s eyes darkened. “Yes, Sir.”

He removed his hand, and Joey guided him forward. Ethan’s tongue licked at the head of Joey’s cock, and Joey stared down at him, needing more but knowing he was making himself wait. Making them both wait.

“Hands behind your back.”

Ethan did, while his tongue and lips marked every inch of Joey’s shaft they could reach. It wasn’t easy when Ethan couldn’t use his hands to keep it still, and Joey certainly wasn’t going to help him. After all, Ethan had made the bet, but he hadn’t stated the terms.

Joey rested both hands behind him on the sink and let Ethan do what he could with what he had. Ethan rose on his knees and opened his mouth over the head, taking him in. Then he sucked at it, using his tongue to rub against the underside.

“Fuck,” Joey growled, tightening his abs so he didn’t thrust, no matter how much he wanted to. He glanced at the water level. Only halfway. Fire streaked through him, and he hissed in response to a strong suck.

Ethan bobbed up and down, taking him into his throat and back out again at a rapid pace. When he stopped with his throat full and swallowed around Joey’s dick, Joey palmed the back of Ethan’s head and thrust further. Ethan choked, and Joey pulled him off. Tears streamed down his face. Joey smeared them across his cheeks.

“Again.”

Ethan took Joey down again, swallowed, and Joey held him in place. The flexing of Ethan’s throat triggered him, and he pulled back a bit and came into Ethan’s mouth. As Ethan was trying to breathe, he couldn’t keep everything in his mouth, but he caught it with his hand. Joey dropped his head back against the mirror as his orgasm released him. Peering down at Ethan, Joey watched him lap up his release until his hands were clean.

“Your turn,” Joey said, pulling him up.

Ethan’s nose crinkled. “No need.” He glanced over his shoulder and pushed at Joey, switching off the taps not a moment too soon. “Bloody hell, that was close.” He pulled out the plug, letting some of the water out. There was no way they’d be able to climb in without the water flooding the bathroom. “Maybe that wasn’t such a good idea.”

Joey pulled him closer, palming his groin and feeling the wetness from his release. “You came.”

Ethan lifted his head. “I did. That was fucking hot.”

Joey kissed him. “I’ll remember that.”

“Please do.” Ethan slid his arms around Joey’s neck and fused their mouths. The sensation of Ethan’s fully clothed body against his own naked skin was arousing, to say the least.

“Let’s forget about the bath. I can think of a better way to spend our hours,” Joey said.

Two hours later, they lay in bed with Ethan’s head resting on Joey’s chest. Joey’s fingers trailed up and down Ethan’s arm as he stared at the dark ceiling.

“I wish I knew what the hell was going on,” he said. “It reminds me of a film I saw calledThe Thirteenth Floor.It was about a man who worked for this company to create an alternate universe, a world within a world type of thing. Eventually, he found out he was in one of those worlds himself, and it blew his mind. That’s where I am.”

Ethan’s hand smoothed across his skin. “It’s understandable. Elliott wanted to protect you from this, but you’ve been brought into it, anyway. My concern is that Robert is going to do something. We don’t yet know what he’s truly capable of, only what we’ve been told.”

“As if we didn’t have enough to worry about already.” Joey sighed. “Why didn’t Grey tell us he was at the party?”

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