Gunner by Gianni Holmes

Author:Gianni Holmes [Holmes, Gianni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Coco Nuts Publishing
Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

24

BEN

Gunner killed someone today. I helped him to dispose of the body. I don't regret it.

My stomach rumbled, reminding me I had only eaten one burrito all day. One couldn’t survive on sex alone, no matter how delicious the whole experience had been—from the intense fucking to taking a shower with Gunner, all the kissing and touching that ended up with me passed out on top of him in bed while he drew circles into my skin.

Something was on his mind, though. He was unnaturally quiet, but I was too tired to dig into his psyche. He was allowed his private thoughts. His honesty earlier about what he wanted from me showed he had no trouble discussing his feelings.

“You’re hungry,” Gunner said. “Want me to get you something? I can hit a drive-thru somewhere.”

Damn. He’d stepped in front of a gun for me, among other things, but this preoccupation he had with feeding me made my insides melt. There was something to be said about a man who cared if you ate.

“No need. I’ve got food in the car. I stopped by my sister’s on the way here. Asked her to make both of us a plate.”

“Yeah?” He sounded surprised.

“Thought food could be our special way to say we’re sorry.”

“It’s a start.”

“Just give me another fifteen, and I’ll go get it.”

“Nah. I’ll get it. Don’t move.”

He got off the bed, and I popped my eyes open, watching him stretch. He was gorgeous. Just how many women and men would I have to fight off him in the future?

Gunner pulled on a pair of jeans and zipped them up but didn’t fasten the button. How he found clothes in the mess was beyond me. He grabbed my car keys from the night table and slipped out of the room.

Alone, I rolled over onto my back and stared at the ceiling. The panic I expected didn’t come. I felt oddly at peace, and it wasn’t the sex. The sex would have worked in the moment, but what came after had set me at ease with Gunner.

He hadn’t immediately left.

Despite the words he’d said to me when we fucked, which some would have found off-putting, he showed he cared. After sex, he’d kissed me and showered with me. He’d returned to the bedroom and lay with me like I meant more to him than just a body.

If you fuck with me, there won’t ever be anyone else but me.

How much did I dare to trust him? This relationship couldn’t last, could it?

My stomach growled, and I felt like I was going to pass out. Probably should have taken some time earlier to grab a bite. The mints I’d sucked on throughout the day were definitely not enough.

Grimacing, I sat up, closed my eyes, and breathed in slowly with my head leaned back against the headboard.

“You feel like shit, don’t you?”

Gunner closed the door behind him. In the short time since he’d left, someone must have pissed him off. He glowered at me.

“What happened?” I asked, rubbing my temples.

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