Smiling, I let my boyfriend’s cuddles, his heartbeat, and even his slowed breathing sweep me off to a blissfully dreamless sleep.
13
GIO
In the morning, I wake up in Juliana’s arms. She’s so deep in sleep, that even when I get up, she doesn’t move. I find Konstantin walking out of the guest room. He looks at his phone and groans. “The Volkovs need me.”
“Go on,” I encourage him.
“I’ll be back before the end of the day,” He assures me. “And I’ll take watch tonight.”
I wave to him. Max rolls out of bed and sighs. “You okay, kid?”
“Yeah.”
Max continues to watch me. “Don’t make me ask in a dad voice.”
I roll my eyes but feel a little pang of something along my nerves. Not anger or hurt. It’s something I don’t recognize. I kind of appreciate Max prying, even if I don’t love it.
“Life doesn’t get any easier as we get older, does it?”
“Is this another age joke?” Max goes to the kitchen and puts the coffee on. He finally faces me. “I thought I had everything figured out in the army. But getting back, I realized I didn’t know a damn thing.”
I nod.
“The only people who think life is easy are the people not paying attention, Gio. For the rest of us ... all we can do is make each moment matter before it slips away. Don’t live to work. Work to live.”
“Wise advice, old man.” I crack a smile. “Very dad-like.”
“I’ve been practicing just for you.” He pats my shoulder. “Unfortunately, I do have some business things to see to. Can you handle today with the goons outside?”
“Yeah.”
“Have a beer by lunch. It makes the rest of the day better.” He winks at me, grabs his coffee, then goes about his morning routine before heading out as well.
I start to get through a shower but hear the door open. I peek out and see Juliana brushing her teeth. I motion to the shower. “I believe the bathroom is taken, babe.”
She looks at me, rinses her mouth, then strips, climbing into the shower with me. “So I should go?”
Fuck no. Just looking at her makes me hard. Last night helped clear my mind and now that she’s right here, gorgeous curves on display, hopeful look in her eyes, water tracing down between her breasts, along her flat belly, and to her pussy ...
“I didn’t say that.”
She wraps her arms around me with a little bounce and kisses me as our bodies press together. I groan and slide my hands down to her ass. “Did you want to talk more? I think I did all the telling last night.”
“Let’s break up those conversations.” She suggests.
“Do you want to get breakfast or ...”
Juliana slowly drops to her knees, taking the opportunity to kiss down my body. She bites my thigh and I gasp, spreading my legs and shooting her a glare. “That’s a little too close to the goods, babe.”
She apologizes with a gentle kiss before licking up my length to the tip. “Do you mind being my breakfast today, Gio?”
I shake my head slowly. “I think we’ll have to follow your breakfast with a thorough workout though.”
She grins and kisses the very tip of my cock. “I’m not going to complain about that.”
Before I can say another word, her lips part and she slides her mouth down my length. I hiss between my teeth as she takes me all the way to the base. Her throat tightens around me, but her eyes never leave mine.