Page 30 of Evil Boys

“I know you needed it.” I rub my lips together. “You needed the release more than I needed to quit.”

He suddenly pulls me close and wraps his arms around me, hugging me tight.

And it’s all I need to pull through.

I know his pain, this need to hurt, the anguish in his heart, and I’m willing to take all of it.

“I can take your pain,” I say. “What I can’t take is your regret.”

He pushes me away again and tips up my chin. “Thank you.”

His forehead leans against mine, and honestly, it’s moments like these that make it all worth it.

Suddenly, someone unlocks our door and steps inside.

There’s only one guy here with a key to this room.

“I hate to break up the private party you guys have going on in here,” Kai says, “but you know there’s a hole in the wall, right?”

Nathan just stares at him, indifferent. “So?”

Kai leans against the doorframe. “Someone was watching.”

Nathan shrugs. “Let them. I don’t care. Do you?” he asks me.

I smirk. “Fuck no. Maybe they got off on the violence.”

When I think about it, I already get hard, and looking at Nathan, so does he.

“O…kay.” Kai swallows away the lump in his throat. “And you don’t want to know who it was?”

“Why? Is it important?” Nathan throws him a glare.

“Um…” Kai pauses, and my brow rises from how he fumbles with his words. He never fumbles. “No, not particularly. Anyway, did you guys find enough goods?”

Grinning, I get up, but Nathan grabs my wrist. “Whoa, you’re not nearly steady enough to walk yet.”

“I know my limits,” I reply, and he releases me. “It’s fine.” I walk off to the closet and shove my key inside, opening it up as Kai walks closer. “Ta-daaa! I present to you the loot.”

Kai rolls his eyes. “It’s not an online game, Milo.”

“Felt like raiding to me,” I retort, grasping a stack of the credit cards I stole from the wardrobe section. “This has to be worth at least a couple of thousand. And we’ve got stacks.”

“They’re gonna ask questions downstairs, you know,” Nathan says.

“While they just got wasted?” Kai scoffs. “I doubt it.”

Nathan gets up from the couch. “Eventually. If not tonight, then tomorrow.”

“Hey … we’re doing this for you,” Kai says, eyeing him.

“I know,” he replies, swallowing his pride. “Thank you.”

“Yeah, you don’t have to worry,” I say, throwing my arm around his neck. “We’ve got you. You’re our boy.”

“Not my boy,” Kai says, winking. “But he can sleep here.”

“So are we done for tonight then, or do we need to collect more?” I ask.

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