Page 75 of Affair
It hurt, but it wasn’t Gamble’s fault he’d imprinted with him. He’d helped save his life.
The last thing he would ever want was to make the man give up any chances of going back to his life.
He was doing this for Gamble.
God.
If only he wasn’t still thinking about that kiss by the pond.
But he was.
His nightly dreams played off of that, and now, to have one arm around him, as they moved through the trees, he was struggling.
BIG.
TIME.
Every now and again, he caught himself putting his hand on Gamble’s thigh, and it freaked him out.
He was touching a patient.
Again.
Gamble’s lips were by Poe’s ear, so he could keep his voice low.
“I don’t know, Doctor,” he admitted. “You’ve seen my military file. It’s filled with reasons why someone would want to kill me. Pick one. Take a stab at it.”
There was tension in his voice. It felt like a slap at Poe, and he didn’t want to make him angry or stressed. They were already in a bad situation.
“I’m sorry, Gamble. I won’t ask any more questions that bother you,” Poe said, shutting up.
Yep.
His lips were sealed.
As soon as he snapped at him, he felt bad. Gamble realized he was angry at the wrong person. Ironically, he was lashing out at the man who saved him from the anger last time.
Who would save him this time if something happened to Poe?
He’d never forgive himself.
EVER.
For Gamble, it was like his innocent child being killed because of him. Again, he wanted to backslide there, but he had to worry about keeping them safe.
He was their only chance at survival.
“I’m sorry, Poe,” he said. “I’m irritated that my past might have just put you in danger. I’m pissed that you might get hurt because of me, and that takes me back to when Storm killed my child—because of me.”
Poe relaxed.
Okay, Gamble was still in control, and he didn’t hate his guts.
“It’s okay. We’re in it together,” he said. “What can I do to help?”
What he wanted to say was‘don’t lean against me because my body wants yours and you’re making me insane’but he didn’t think this was the time or the place.
The doctor had drawn the line, and tried to avoid touching him as much as possible. This had to be annoying him too.
