“No, doll.” He bumps my hip with a wicked glint in his eyes. “Just like any other questionable activity, it’s only illegal if you’re caught. I’ve made a profession out of not being caught.” He winks.
Is it just me or did the temperature go up in this room? I fan myself lightly and catch Max’s smirk. I almost wish he was staying with me today. I could use some fun. But once we wrap up and the guys divide up the jobs, I’m left with Gio. Konstantin texts me saying he wished we had more time for a proper good morning, but it is what it is.
For now.
Gio keeps working until I put my head in his lap on the couch. He comes to a complete stop and looks down at me. “Yes?”
“Are you working all day? Isn’t it Saturday?”
“Friday.” He corrects me gently pulling hair from my face.
I groan and let my arm flop dramatically. Gio finishes whatever he was typing, then shuts his laptop to stroke through my hair. “I’ll have to chastise Konstantin.”
“Why?”
“Clearly, you haven’t gotten enough attention.”
“I haven’t gotten enough time withyou.” I specify. “You’re working or you’re working.”
“Babe.”
“I know that it’s to keep me safe and keep your life on track, but all I want is to enjoy some time with you, Gio.” I sit up and rub his shoulders. “Maybe trade massages, have some fun, like old times. We could even break some rules.”
“I like rules.”
“When it suits you.”
He chuckles and kisses me softly. One kiss turns into another and another. He holds my face between his hands and works me backward until I’m on my back on the other side of the couch with Gio on top of me.
I moan and try to get his shirt off, but he catches my wrists. I see him glance around, but then he shakes his head and rests his forehead against mine. “I’m so worried about cameras even here.”
“Oh well. Let Dad be jealous that we’re getting action and he’s not.”
“Eww.” His nose wrinkles. “You know I see him as an uncle.”
“That’s eww! That would make me your cousin. And I don’t care what state we’re in, that’s a no so big, I can’t even explain it.”
He chuckles and lifts my chin. “You’re no cousin.”
“What am I?”
“Plenty but not that.” He kisses me again, our tongues teasing.
I’m lost in him as he continues touching me and kissing me, but he draws back and lays on my chest. I pause, suddenly surprised at the change. I pet his back and stare at the top of his head. “Gio?”
“I’m .... conflicted,” He says.
“About what?”
“Catching the hitman. Completing this mission.”
“It’s a good thing, isn’t it? Sure, I’m hoping I have a different career, but I’m still going to want you and Kon and Max around. I’ve gotten so used to the three of you.”
“So even when you’re life isn’t in danger, you’re going to want me right here? With you?”
“Right here, fucking me from behind, under me, kissing me, maybe wrapping my legs around you and having you fuck me on a table.”
“I’m serious, Juliana.” Gio lifts his head. “I have this feeling that once the thrill is gone, once there’s no reason for us to be around you ..”