Page 85 of 4-Ever

“Too heavy?” I whispered.

“Don't you dare fucking move.”

CHAPTER 26

RONIN

Iwoke up the next morning with sore muscles and a stiff cock. But best of all, a full heart. The last one I felt most of all.

Waking up next to Faise was the same as it always was, but oh so different. There was no mistaking the fierce ache inside of me, a longing for more.

I finally had a moment to take it all in. This incredible man beside me.

Faise’s lips were swollen and red, beard burn covered his face, neck, and chest, and there were love bites all over his body. And we hadn’t even gotten to round three. We both knocked out cold after I collapsed on him, two rounds of epic sex enough for one night.

For last night, at least. Today was another story.

Who says fucking your best friend will ruin everything? If anything, it was just the opposite. I wanted more kisses, more time with him, more waking up like this.

Why the hell hadn’t we done this sooner?

“Stop staring and kiss me,” Faise muttered, his eyes shut tight.

“Look at me and I'll do just that.”

He blinked and opened his eyes. Staring into those warm pools of amber, the ache that had settled in my heart intensified. Instead of doing what he asked, though, I got up out of bed, scooped him up in my arms (sheet and all) and carried him bridal style to the bathroom.

“Ronin, what the hell are you doing?” he squeaked.

“Taking care of my boo,” I laughed. “First, we shower, then we come again, then we go back to bed.”

“We're going to need food at some point if we're going to keep fucking like rabbits. Otherwise, we'll both collapse and Lenny will have to take us to the hospital, stuck together, glued to each other with our cum.”

“There are worse things that could happen,” I teased.

I let him down gently and pulled away the sheet. Mmm, his naked body was a sight for these eyes. He was fucking gorgeous. Long and lean, and best of all, mine.

Ignoring my stare—and my hard on—Faise opened the shower door, turned on the water, stepped inside, and motioned for me to follow him. I walked over to the cabinet first, pulled out two disposable toothbrushes and paste, and then joined him. Once we were both minty fresh, the morning makeout session was on.

That is, until someone knocked on the door. No, not the bathroom one, my bedroom door.

Grunting my annoyance, I grabbed a towel and slid it around my waist then padded out of the bathroom to see who was at my door at this hour of the morning.

It was Len standing on the other side. “Sorry to disturb you guys, but Zoe is here and so is Elias. They have an update about your sister’s case.”

“We’ll be down in a few minutes.”

I closed the door and walked back to the bathroom. Faise had his head tilted back as he washed his hair. I wanted to stand there and admire him, but unfortunately, there was no time. Once I made sure that my sister was feeling better and settled, I’d plan a vacation with Faise. No phones, no paps, no interruptions.

“They've got an update on Ciara’s case,” I told him. “I'm going to get dressed and head downstairs.”

“I’m coming with,” Faise replied as he quickly rinsed off. “But first, we need to change your bandage. I hope to hell you didn’t tear any stitches last night.”

“Don’t worry, the only part of me that isn’t sore this morning is my chest.”

“Did I hurt you?” Faise asked.

“Of course not. Did I hurt you?”

---