Burning Bright by A. Catherine Noon

Author:A. Catherine Noon [Noon, A. Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Gay, Erotica, Romantic, Romance, Gay Romance, Genre Fiction, Lgbt, Gay Fiction
Amazon: B005GI09IE
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2011-09-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Along Came a Tiger

Vince dropped him off at his apartment without anything really being resolved. “Don’t get in over your head, Sasha.” He pulled the car up to the curb.

Sasha puffed a laugh through his nose. “Yeah.”

“He still loves you, you know,” Vince murmured.

“What?”

“He does. I’m not jealous. I know he and I have something special. But he still carries a torch for you.”

“Vince…”

“I thought you should know. I’m okay if you still want to play and all. But he’s probably jealous about Neal and stuff. Protective. You know?”

“Gods. I don’t know what to say to that.”

Vince shrugged. “Then don’t say anything. But keep it in mind.”

“I…”

“Go on, go home, ya bum.”

Sasha laughed and opened the car door. “Thanks, Vinnie.”

Vince smiled at him. “You’re welcome.”

He got out and waited while Vince drove away. The feeling of being watched grew and he looked around warily. Then he froze.

Mitch waited across the street, leaning against a lamppost. He straightened when their eyes met and started across the street. Sasha backed up and Mitch slowed, but kept coming.

“Hey, Princess.”

He frowned. “Don’t call me that.”

Mitch smirked. “You never told me your name.”

He turned away and went to his door. “Go away.”

“Leaving so soon?”

“Just go.”

“Why?”

Something about the question made Sasha pause, and his empathy chose that moment to flair to life. He could feel Mitch and something else.

The weretiger was lonely.

Mitch, clearly unaware of the fact Sasha could read him, leaned against the wall next to the door. “Maybe I’m waiting for my turn.”

Sasha studied him. “Fine. Come on up.”

Mitch froze, staring at him. Sasha could feel his arousal through the empathy. “What?”

He leaned close, watching Mitch’s brown eyes dilate as he got close. “No sex, but come upstairs.”

The weretiger watched him, a mingle of hostility and hope on his face. Sasha said nothing, just unlocked the door and started upstairs. Before the door could shut, Mitch caught it and followed him.

He walked into his apartment, and Mitch closed the door and locked it. While Sasha set his keys on the table and sat down, Mitch moved through the small flat, checking the bedroom and bathroom and then looking out the window in the top half of the back door.

“Satisfied?” Sasha demanded.

Mitch shrugged. “I guess.”

“What are you looking for?”

“Russians.”

Adrenalin shot through him and he spun to stare out the window. “What?”

Mitch eyed him. “You really are naïve, you know that?”

That pissed him off. “Fuck you.”

“Any time.”

“Back off on the sex, dammit.” He surged to his feet and turned to his counter, then yanked the coffee pot off the burner and shoved it under the water. “You want some coffee?”

Mitch didn’t say anything.

He turned his head to find the Marine studying him with a confused expression on his face.

“You want some coffee?” he repeated, irritated.

“You’re serious?”

“Yeah, why?”

Mitch shrugged. “Yeah.” His tone came out a lot more reasonable-sounding than before.

Sasha set the coffee on to brew and then sat down again. After a moment, Mitch pulled a chair out and sat on it backward. “You confuse the shit outta me.

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