Page 4 of Just a Bit Guarded

A dark head poked out from under the sheets. The only eye Will could see opened blearily. It was a startling, vivid blue, framed with ridiculously long dark eyelashes.

The blue eye blinked at him before the rest of the guy’s face emerged too.

Will grimaced.

It was no wonder Scott was so besotted. The kid looked even better than he did in the pictures. He had exquisite bone structure, but there was also a softness to the boy’s features, a sleepy sensuality that the pictures didn’t convey. He was gorgeous in a way that was inviting, warm, and real. His lush, wide mouth was the only thing that ruined the perfection of his face, though some men would probably disagree that itruinedanything.

Will sighed inwardly. Just great. This job would be even more difficult than he’d expected. A guy with a face—and a mouth—like that could attract any man who wasn’t a zero on the Kinsey scale.He’d have to watch over him like a hawk.

“Well, hello there,” the kid said in a soft, low voice, drawing out the syllables. His eyes raked over Will’s body curiously. His pupils were blown and his eyes had a slightly dazed, not-quite-present expression. He was drunk or high. Or possibly both.He licked his plump lips. “What do we have here?”

Will crossed his arms over his chest and pinned him with a flat, unimpressed look. Was that supposed to be someone in love? Or was Scott just delusional about the guy’s feelings for him?

Will frowned. He’d had his misgivings about not telling Gadiel that he was Scott’s cousin—something Scott had insistedon, since he didn’t want to be seen as a creep, or worse, desperate—but now he was starting to reconsider it. If he could find evidence that Gadiel actually didn’t return Scott’s feelings, that would be a nice solution to his problem.Scott would be heartbroken for a week and then move on to the next “The One.”

“I’m Will Summers, your new bodyguard. Your brother hired me for your protection.”

The kid blinked owlishly, clearly struggling to understand what he’d said. “No,” he said, pouting. “Bodyguards suck. You suck. Though you’re very hot. You look like you have a big cock. I love big cocks.”

It was Will’s turn to blink.

Just how drunk was he?

“Though it’s been ages since I saw a cock other than mine...” Gadiel mumbled, crawling shakily toward him and nearly falling off the bed. He looked at Will’s crotch eagerly, like a kid in front of a candy store. “Pull it out. Let me see.”

A laugh bubbled up in Will’s throat.

This couldn’t be fucking happening. His client—who was coincidentally his cousin’s crush—shouldn’t be telling him to pull his cock out while he was drunk out of his mind.

“Mr. Rahim—”

“I’m Gadiel,” the kid slurred, finally reaching him and pawing clumsily at his crotch. “Nice.”

Will gave him a stern look.

It didn’t seem to deter the guy. Hepressed his face against Will’s crotch and nuzzled it like a kitten. A very drunk, horny kitten.

Will gritted his teeth, telling his body not to react. He might be straight, but he wasn’t dead, and someone touching his cock normally did have an effect on him. Gadiel moaned, somehow finding the head of his cock and mouthing it through his pants.

Will’s cock twitched.

“Stop,” Will said, burying his hand in Gadiel’s hair and yanking him off of him.

The guy fucking whined, as if Will had taken away a tasty treat.

“I’ll pretend this never happened,” Will said, glaring him down. Gadiel blinked at him, looking lost and confused. “I’ll let it go because you’re too drunk to know better. But this had better never happen again. I’m here to be your bodyguard, not to give you a cock to suck on. I’m a professional. And I don’t want you.”

The guy’s bottom lip wobbled, his eyes becoming suspiciously shiny. He hugged his knees and rocked like a child. “Of course you don’t,” he said, barely audibly, silent tears falling down his cheeks. “No one wants me.”

Will stared at him.

What in the everloving fuck. He’d never seen a person go from seductive shamelessness to abject misery so fast. There was something wrong with this kid. No matter how beautiful he was—and he was stunningly beautiful even when he was crying—there seemed to be something broken about him. Or maybe it was the alcohol—or whatever the kid was on.

Cursing under his breath, Will turned around and stalked out of the room. It was obvious that Gadiel was in no state to understand anything he said. But it might not be safe for him to be alone when he was like this.

Will pulled out his phone and called Zain.

The man didn’t sound very surprised when Will told him what had happened.

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