Page 70 of Breathless Recruiter

“Reload?”

He pointed at my lube-covered groin. “Not everybody can get hard right away. We’ll need a break before I can do that again.”

I was going to offer he be on top next time, but I didn’t want to put him on the spot. How long did he need between orgasms? I could scratch a few more things off my list, but as quickly as I removed one, another sprang to mind. We’d be busy for a good long time.

“Oh,” I propped myself up on my elbow. I had almost forgotten to tell him about the weirdest part of my day. “Zaster knows I’m Mr. Supreme.”

His laughing came to a sudden halt. He rolled onto his side, an eyebrow dangerously high on his forehead. Dustin said nothing, but I felt as if I had stumbled into a social faux pas Kiki talked about.

“Isn’t pillow talk customary after sex?”

He shook his head. “Pillow talk is a bit more about the people in the bed. Intimate small talk. This is…” He sat upright. “Wyatt, this is a big deal. Why didn’t you lead with that?”

“I thought it’d spoil the mood.”

“Well, yeah, but… did he say anything else?”

The tone in Dustin’s voice suggested I shouldn’t have withheld the information. I imagined this would have been Arthur’s reaction. Janet would have told me to karate chop Zaster in the throat. Orion and Drew? They’d probably have shrugged it off. This ventured into the unknown, and I didn’t know how worried I should be.

“Not much, really. Oh, except that he sent Titan.”

“He was behind the attack?”

“And he was the scientist we encountered the other night.”

“So he’s a mad scientist, too?”

As he said it out loud, I realized this wasnota good thing. The worry set in. Having an evil genius know my secret didn’tbode well. Maybe Janet could help me sort out how to handle an arch-nemesis?

“He said something about me being the key to his research.”

Dustin shook his head. I started thinking I should have said somethingbeforesex. Kiki would need to help me with suitable pillow talk. I’d get this right. Hopefully, this slip-up didn’t jeopardize our future naked time.

“What could he mean? I hate when villains are ominous.”

“Oh, no! He explained it. Something about my DNA is the answer to his research. He stole a hair from my beard this one time when I went looking for you in the Synergy offices. Then, on our ‘not date,’ he had a biker take a blood sample.”

“You didn’t think that was weird?”

“Everything about Zaster is weird.”

“True.” Dustin scooted to the end of the bed and got to his feet. “This isn’t good, Wyatt. I don’t like him treating you like a science project.” He continued shaking his head as he paced back and forth. “I don’t like it one bit.”

“Is this what Janet means about a jealous boyfriend?”

He paused. The worry in his eyes faded, and his lips drew back in a half-smile. “Jealous, no. I’m concerned for your safety.”

“You’re smiling. I’m confused.”

“You called me your boyfriend.”

The room went silent as every insecurity came to the surface. Had I overstepped a personal boundary? Would Kiki say I rushed to a conclusion? I didn’t know how to respond, but the butterflies in my belly stirred.

“Did I say something wrong?”

“Not at all. I just didn’t know you felt that way.”

I had a lot of worries. Would I be brave enough for somebody like Dustin? Would I make a good partner when we were out patrolling? Did he have any interest in a lost alien?The insecurities tried bursting from my brain, but they didn’t compare to the warm fuzzy feelings in my chest when I saw that smile.

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