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“Hey.”
Tracker smiled at Shadow’s overenthusiastic greeting. “Hey.”
Shadow dramatically ran in place for a second. “Look at that smile.” He grabbed a rolling chair and pulled it close. “Tell me everything. Don’t leave out a single detail. I take it you were cool with his job after seeing him in action.”
Tracker wished he could play dumb. He honestly would have thought he would be embarrassed. Instead, Tracker dove right in. He needed to talk this out. “He didn’t do anything work-related. When I got there, he was sitting, leaned back against the bar, relaxing.”
“Did he have his shirt on?”
Tracker nodded.
Shadow made a dismissive gesture. “That’s his signal not to approach him. No one wants to get punished by him for disobeying. Don’t get me wrong, they desperately want his punishment but not in the way he doles it out by breaking his personal rules.”
Tracker nodded along even though he was confused as hell. He didn’t want to look ignorant by asking for more details, so he carried on. “He obviously spotted me first because this guy found me and brought me to Zeus.”
“Wait. He let you sit with him with his shirt on?”
Shadow’s interruption seemed odd. He had just said that’s what happened. “Yeah. Anyhow, we talked for a minute. He was all smiles, and it was catching. I guess I kind of got lost in the moment because I let him pull me onto the dance floor.”
“Fast songs or slow?”
Tracker searched his mind to remember what had been playing when Zeus had dragged him to dance. “It was a fast song, but he waved toward the DJ, and the songs stayed slow the whole time we were on the floor. I don’t really know how many songs passed because he kissed me and—”
“Whoa. Hold up a sec. I just want to make sure I have all the details right. He danced a slow dance with you and kissed you. In front of everyone,” Shadow tacked on, as if that mattered.
“That’s what I said.” Tracker honestly had no idea why Shadow kept repeating him. “Anyhow. He let me into his apartment to hang out while he finished up for the night.”
“What time did he finally join you? You left here pretty early last night.”
“Um.” Tracker had to really think about that one. Zeus had blown his mind with that kiss. “Let’s see. I got there at like ten, and he let me into his apartment around ten thirty. It had to have been no later than midnight since I wasn’t alone for long.”
Shadow nodded. “Okay. I’m just building a timeline. The club doesn’t close until three.”
“Really?” That one surprised Tracker. “I didn’t realize they stayed open that late. Every time he stays the night, he doesn’t usually get here any later than two.”
Shadow openly studied him. His smile was gone. He didn’t look angry. His expression looked more like he was intrigued. “Go on.”
Tracker blushed.
Shadow slapped his arm. “Ha! Good for you. Did he do that thing when he was inside you, where—”
Tracker cut him off. “Wait. There’s a trick? He wasn’t inside me. I was inside him. Maybe I should’ve done some research or something. I didn’t know there was a trick. Fuck. I hope he wasn’t disappointed.”
Shadow’s expression snapped closed.
Tracker was undeterred. He was fully invested in the conversation. “When he woke me up in the middle of the night, he just sort of moved against me until I blew. Was I supposed to know a trick then too? I feel so out of my depth.”
“He woke you up in the middle of the night for more?”
Defeat weighed heavily on Tracker. He had known he was inept in the sex department. In his defense, in theory, sex didn’t sound that complicated. He should have known Zeus’ skill level meant learning a few things. Damn. He had really missed an opportunity.
The door opened again, reminding Tracker he still ignored the monitors. Not that he had to do any actual surveillance. The system ran itself, but everyone kept getting a drop on his quarters. Tracker’s mind blanked, and all stress vanished as Zeus came through the door.
Zeus’s beautiful gaze flickered Shadow’s way. “Hey, there. I haven’t seen you in a while.” If Shadow intended to respond, they would never know. Zeus focused on Tracker. He was all gorgeous smiles and golden retriever energy. “Hey.” He bent and kissed Tracker. Tracker got the feeling he only meant to peck Tracker on the lips. But as soon as their lips met, Zeus lingered and then the kiss deepened. It wasn’t a long kiss, but it was still breathtaking.
Zeus pulled away, still all smiles. “Look at what I found.”
Shadow stood, stealing their focus. His entire demeanor screamed something was off. “I need to get back to the house.”
