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“I could make you an ice rink,” Evan offered. “Anywhere you want. It doesn’t matter how hot it gets either. The ice would never melt.”
Nix nearly choked on a bite. Evan hurriedly opened the bottle of water and put it up to Nix’s mouth. Nix drank but his gaze was locked on Evan. He nodded and Evan pulled the bottle away. “OMG! That is perfect!”
Evan chuckled, more than a little relieved that Nix wasn’t hung up on the breathing fire thing.
“You said you have another place,” Nix pointed out. “Where more of your hoard is.”
“Up in the Colorado mountains,” Evan said. “It’s where my dragon is most comfortable.”
“Can I go? With you? When you go? Nix asked.
“Of course. First chance we get,” Evan promised.
“Score!” Nix pumped his fist. “Tell me more, please. I want to know everything.”
“Everything?” Evan teased. “You might get bored with my stories.”
“Never!” Nix sounded scandalized. “I want to hear literally everything.”
It was a good thing that Evan didn’t plan on going anywhere. This might take a few hours, or days.
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Nix
“But I’m not tired,” Nix whined as he clung to Evan’s neck.
“Yes, you are.” Bending over the bed, Evan kissed Nix’s forehead. “And we’re leaving first thing in the morning. I’ll come over and get you to ride to the airport together.”
“If you stayed here then you’d already be here in the morning,” Nix pointed out.
The boy wasn’t wrong. Still Evan needed to get himself ready for the away games. Plus, he was drained from baring his soul all afternoon. Nix couldn’t get enough of Evan’s stories, but it was hard for him to relive some of what had happened. He hadn’t told Nix the bad parts. Just enough of his past for Nix to start understanding dragons and what was myth and what wasn’t.
“But I’ll be lonely without you,” Nix said.
He had to laugh. “You’ve been sleeping in this bed all alone for months.”
“It’s such a big bed,” Nix told him. “Too big really. What if I roll off or something?”
“Do you normally roll off the bed in your sleep?”
“If I say yes, will you spend the night?” Nix asked.
“Not if you lie to me.” Evan gripped Nix’s chin between his thumb and finger. “And I will know if you lie, Nix.”
“I don’t normally roll off the bed,” Nix said. “But it is lonely. And we haven’t even had sex. We should totally have sex. Lots of sex.”
Evan found heat rising up his neck. “We can’t do that now.”
“Now or ever?” Nix tried to sit up but Evan pushed him back down onto the mattress.
“Now or at least tonight,” Evan replied. He really wanted to avoid this conversation.
“So, if you stay the night, we can have sex in the morning,” Nix told him.
“Actually, we can’t.” Evan blew out a breath as he sat on the edge of the bed next to Nix.
“Okay, I’m confused again. You literally spent all afternoon telling me stories about dragons and how they pamper, love, and protect their partners. We’ve kissed. You sucked me off! What is going on?” Nix demanded.
