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Let’s just say old demons were back, and they were not making Ethan’s life easy.
“I have you,” he admitted. “You don’t have to worry. I’m always coming home for you.”
Ethan found his mouth, and he sank into that kiss, sharing what he was feeling.
He.
Was.
Scared.
Gene held on, and when Ethan set his mouth free, he stared into his eyes.
“I couldn’t stay home any longer,” he admitted. “I needed to be near you.”
Well, he was never saying no to that.
“Rough day?” he asked Ethan.
He simply nodded.
Gene stared into his midnight blue eyes and saw all of the fear and trepidation.
“I’m sorry I had to leave without you this morning,” Gene admitted. “It was for the best that you weren’t here for this.”
He was curious.
Elizabeth wouldn’t tell him about what happened, and that told him all he needed to know.
“Was it rough?” Ethan asked, still clinging to him.
Gene sighed.
“He’s insane, EJ. I saw the madness. I saw the hate. He’s going to try to hurt you. He’s going to try to take my family from me. I could see it in the rage.”
Ethan let him talk.
“I need you to goNOWHEREwithout security. In fact, where is your security?”
He laughed.
“I made Demeter hide in the bathroom. He’d like it a little too much to be in here with you and me.”
He snorted.
“He’s a nut.”
Slipping his hand into Ethan’s black silk hair, he made him stare into his eyes.
“Again, promise me, that you will goNOWHEREwithout security, EJ. Please.”
He didn’t even fight it.
His body was pressed to Gene, and he was feeling very accommodating.
“I mean, you could convince me.”
Gene lifted a brow.
