Zain nodded, though it seemed absentminded, his eyes not quite focused as they roamed over Aiden’s face.“I can’t wait to get rid of you,” he said.

“No,” Aiden said, pulling him so their foreheads pressed together. Fuck, he wanted to inhale the air Zain exhaled. It was probably weird. “I can’t wait to get rid ofyou.”

And then they were kissing, and nothing else mattered.

Chapter Fifteen

In the following weeks, nothing really changed—and yet, at the same time everything did.

Aiden’s days stillstarted and ended with Zain; that hadn’t changed. Theystill didn’t seem capable of being in the same room without fucking like animals in mating season—that hadn’t changed, either.

But things felt different.

Now that he knew that Zain was working on getting him back home, something in Aiden finally relaxed. It was going to be okay. He was going to see his family soon. He was going to be a free person, not a possession of another man. This… this infatuation was still horrible and unhealthy as fuck, but now it had an expiration date.

So Aiden decided to stopfeeling guilty for enjoying himself. He allowed himself to kiss and touch Zain whenever he wanted to—and he wanted it often. Probably too often. Even when they weren’t having sex.

“I don’t have time to fuck you,” Zain said that day, without looking away from the screen of his laptop.

Aiden laid his head on Zain’s shoulder and sighed dramatically.

“Get off my lap, Aiden.”

“But I’m not doing anything,” Aiden said, playing with the collar of Zain’s white tunic. He wasn’t wearing a thobe that day, and although being so dressed down looked a little unusual on him, he looked good enough to eat. Aiden could barely stop himself from covering his strong, tanned neck and jawline in kisses.

“You’re a distraction,” Zain said, his eyes on the screen. The hand that wasn’t on the touchpad moved to Aiden’s lower back, absently pulling him closer.

Aiden was this close to purring. Helovedbeing close to this man. It was somehow both exhilarating and comforting. And yet it still wasn’t enough. “Are you sure you can’t spare a few minutes to fuck me? You won’t even have to prep me. I’m still loose and sloppy with your come and lube.”

Zain’s Adam’s apple bobbed.“That’s disgusting,” he said, his hand sliding lower, under Aiden’s shorts. He pushed two fingers into Aiden’s hole, and Aiden moaned approvingly. Hewasstill loose and slick from their morning sex, and his hole took Zain’s fingers with ease. There was still plenty of lube.

“You really are wet,” Zain said, as if commenting on the weather, his eyes on the screen.

His fingers were still in Aiden’s asshole. And the bastard wasn’t doing anything with them.

“You’re a dick,” Aiden said. He didn’t intend for it to come out so fond.

The corner of Zain’s mouth twitched.It was a small smile, but it took Aiden’s breath away.

God, Aiden wanted to swallow him inside himself.

Which… Okay, sometimes his own thoughts creeped him out.

He might not be able to swallow Zain into himself, but there was always the next best thing: his cock.

“Let’s fuck,” Aiden murmured, palming the sizable bulge under Zain’s pants.“I’ll be quick, and then you can go back to your boring Excel. I want to have your cock back inside me.”

Zain let out a sigh, but Aiden wasn’t fooled: Zain’s cock wasn’t exactly uninterested in the proposition.

“I really am busy, Aiden,” he said, but Aiden knew him, knew that Zain would just kick him out if he really wanted to.

Beaming, Aiden pecked him on the cheek.“I’ll be quick, I promise!”

He quickly unzipped Zain’s trousers and pulled out his cock, humming appreciatively at how hard it already was.

“I love your cock,” Aiden said, stroking it a few times.“I wanna have it in me all the time.”

“You’re ridiculous,” Zain said, looking pained. “Who even says stuff like that outside of bad gay porn?”