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"Oh," I breathe, filing away that little piece of information for later.

Sucking King off was better than I could have imagined, but as I'm caressing his naked body, I can't help but imagine what it would be like to have anal sex with him. Fuck, I want that so damn badly.

Wanting to see where his thoughts are, I lift my head, locking eyes with him. "What are your thoughts on anal?"

He sputters out a cough, staring at me with wide eyes. "Right now?"

"No." I laugh, my hand still playing with his piercings. "But, eventually."

"Yes. One hundred percent. I want that." He reaches around me, turning off the water, the cool air making me tremble. He stretches out to the wall and grabs a towel, wrapping it around my shoulders and rubbing softly before placing a soft kiss on my cheek.

"Do you top or bottom? I feel that's pretty important."

"Oh, wow. So, we're having this talk while we're buck-ass naked after sucking each other off." He chuckles, shaking his head at me. He steps out of the shower, offering me a hand. I put my palm in his, gripping tightly as I step out of the tub.

Looking up at him, I'm in awe. I've never had someone take such good care of me, and he hasn't even done much yet. But the fact he not only stayed after hooking up, but held me, washed, then dried me. He's amazing, and I'm a fucking idiot for how I judged him earlier.

He squeezes my hip, and I shake my head, getting rid of my thoughts. "Hmm?"

He laughs, wrapping a separate towel around his waist. "Come on, let's get dressed and we can talk about it later tonight so we’re not late for class."

"Okay."

18

KING

Pullingmy sweats up my legs, I grab my phone and charger, and walk into Niko's room. My phone died last night, which was why my alarm didn't go off and I was almost late for weight training. Luckily, my internal clock woke me up, but I can’t guarantee that will happen again, so I need to make sure I actually have an alarm set.

Closing his door behind me, I stalk over to the bed and pull back his comforter. Niko is still in the bathroom, doing god knows what, so I lay on the bed and wait for him to come in. He walks in a couple minutes later, no beanie on his head, which has my heart beating wildly, loving that he feels so comfortable with me now. I remember the time he skidded out into the hallway the first day we met, freaked out, and ran back into his room to grab it.

"How come you don't wear your glasses around me? Your contacts have to be uncomfortable at the end of the day."

He walks over to the bed and sits on the edge sighing. "I can't risk something happening to you. Yeah, the lenses in my glasses stop the worst from happening, but you know what can happenif I look at you and they're not on my face. It's too much of a risk. I try not to wear my glasses if I don't need to. Hell, you remember what happened that day in the quad when they fell off and broke. That day was so fucking hard for me. Not being able to see a damn thing and struggling to get around. If it wasn't for you, I don't know what I would have done. Wearing my contacts is safer."

"I know it was hard for you, but I don't want you to be uncomfortable sleeping. If you need me to, I can go back to my room."

His head whips around and he looks at me completely panicked. "No, please don't go. Please. I really don't mind sleeping in my contacts. I don't want to risk you turning to stone, but I need to sleep next to you. Especially after what we did this morning before class."

"Okay," I coo, rubbing his back reassuringly. He knows what he needs to do, and I need to make sure I'm here to support him. "Come on, let's lay down and talk about sex. I’ve been waiting all day."

Niko barks out a laugh, shoving me in the chest. "Way to ruin the mood, ass."

"You love my ass," I joke, moving back to my spot against his headboard. Patting the spot next to me, I wait until he's within reach before pulling him into my lap. "Hi," I whisper, kissing him softly. Moving my head back, I give each of his snakes a small pat on the head, greeting them individually. "So, back to what we were talking about this morning in the bathroom."

"Ah, yes. What's your preference?"

Shrugging, I look at him with open eyes. "Honestly? I don't care. I'm good with anything."

"So, if I wanted to fuck you?" he asks, grinding down in my lap.

Hissing, I place my hands on his hips. "I'm good with that."

"And if I wanted you to fuck me?" He rolls his hips again, and I throw my head back against the headboard.

"You already know I would give you anything you wanted." Lifting my head up, I gaze into his eyes. "Anything, Niko. I mean it."

"Fuck, why did you give me another chance? I was such a dick to you."

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