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"I don't want to!" Matt screamed, which felt like it was at the top of his lungs. He wanted Marcus to understand he wasn't going anywhere. He had no desire. Somehow over the course of the last few days, he'd become obsessed.
His touch did something to him, but more than that, he felt Marcus' heart; he wasn't that bad of a guy, not really. But none of those reasons were why he wanted to stay with Boss. He just did.
There was no explanation.
"Then what do you want?" Marcus asked. Looking distraught, and hopeful, and as if every breath was holding on to the words Matt, his Bunny, was going to say.
"I'd like to be where you are…" Matt breathed. "If you don't mind."
"I can't guarantee you that," Marcus said, although he wanted to say, No, I don't mind at all. Stay with me, always. Just be there for me because I have come to need you like no other.
Then he pulled Bunny into a kiss. It was all deep breaths, desire, and something that was a little like love, but not just yet. Was this the first time they had kissed again after that day when Matt was dressed as a woman, sat on his lap, and made out with him?
Marcus still remembered how his body had responded to Matt's. The way those legs were wrapped around Marcus's waist and how needy that kiss had been, even if it had been pretend for Matt.
"But if you want to survive, we have to run."
"With you? Anywhere?" Matt said with a smile that spoke volumes. They had to run away, they had to escape the bombing and the fire, but all Marcus wanted to do was hold him again. To love his Bunny the way no one else ever could. Especially that jerk Marcus had found Matt rolling around with in his office, or the girl, whom Matt claimed was nothing more than a friend. Like a sister. Olivia.
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Marcus's assistant picked them up and drove them back to the Gravano mansion. The security was on, the men covered the premises, and Marcus's head of security let them in.
"Rest for now," Marcus said, holding Matt's hand and leading him back to the guest room, the bed they had spent the night before, when Matt had still been lying to him. The bed that Marcus wanted to claim his Bunny to be his, in more ways than one. But he'd resisted.
Still, his plan had worked. Now Bunny was back, and he was back of his own volition.
"Okay," Matt said, sitting on the bed, taking off his shoes, and laying down. "And you?"
"I've got work to do," said Marcus, leaning down to kiss Matt's forehead and walking away. He wanted to do. So much more, but Matt had been hurt. That fucking Sebastian had truly beaten him, and regardless of how much Marcus wanted to claim him, he needed to make sure Matt was healthy. That he would think about it for a bit, and really, honestly, decide to stay with his Boss.
/
"You trust him again?"
Marcus looked at his bodyguard, his friend, the man who had had his back more than anyone else in the world and scoffed.
"I don't have a choice."
"One fake confession of love and you are back at it."
"He's mine."
"I know. That's why I worry. Are you his?"
Marcus took out his phone and watched the video from the security camera in Matt's room. Matt was under the covers, tossing and turning, and then he took off his shirt and jeans and threw them on the floor. He lay on his stomach, covers half his body, half not, and Marcus could tell that now he really was sleeping.
"He's not faking it. Not now."
There was a beat, and Marcus continued watching Matt sleep.
"You should take a shower, Boss. Before your boy wakes up and makes a run for it again. You wanna be refreshed."
Gravano rolled his eyes at his friend and placed his phone down. "You changed the security password. He has nowhere to go."
He got up and decided that getting all that dirt and grime off his body was a good idea. When his Bunny would wake up, he wanted to be fresh and ready for him. Who knows where this boy was going to take him tonight? It was never predictable with his Bunny, and that could be the way Marcus liked it.
He put on some fresh black linens and made his way to Matt's room. Bunny was still sleeping, on his side now, the covers covering his lower half. Marcus stood there for a minute; he didn't think he'd ever seen a sight so beautiful. Matt was skinny but toned. He either worked out like crazy or just had a life where he had no choice but to run the whole time.
Things were going to change now. This Bunny was going to be protected by Gravano and his clan. He could be Marcus's partner, not replacing his friend, but being a strong presence. But for now, his safety was the most important.
The Feds had Sebastian and his group, but who knew what the future held for them all.
Yawning, realizing that maybe it was time for him to crash also, Marcus went around the bed and lay on the bed next to his Bunny. The back of his hand touched Matt's arm, sliding down, massaging, and taking in the warmth of Matt's body. He reached Matt's wrist, took his hand, and held it in his.
Matt squeezed back, but he looked like he was still sleeping. He made a mumbling sound and then turned, taking Marcus's arm with him.
Marcus let Matt hold his hand and closed his eyes. A moment later, he was asleep too.
/
"Boss?"
Marcus woke up, on his back, his right hand still holding Matt's and a wide-eyed bunny staring up at him.
"You're up, little bunny?"
"Yeah," Matt said, looking at their joint hands, Matt's left in Marcus's right. "Sorry, I didn't realize we were—"
Marcus let go of Matt's hand, and instead of pulling himself away, Matt edged himself closer. "Was I asleep for a long time, Boss?"
Boss. Matt was still calling him that, and Marcus had no intentions of making him stop. He liked that word out of Matt's mouth.
"You needed the rest."
"Hmmm…" Matt said, placing his head on Marcus's chest. It was all so different, yet so natural and so welcome. If Marcus wasn't the type of man who had spent years schooling his face, controlling his breath, channeling his emotions into apathy, he would have lost it all.
The simple gesture of just Matt's head on his chest, the trust that was there, was almost too unbearable.
Marcus placed his finger under Matt's chin and made him look up. Those eyes were there again. The piercing blue that had decided to tear through Marcus's soul.
He didn't think he was going to move, but Marcus's face edged slightly closer, and Matt met him halfway. There was that kiss again. It was Matt's kiss again. He pressed his lips against Marcus's and pushed. He bit Marcus's lower lip. Bunny was being bold again. As he parted his lips, Marcus slid his tongue in, and Matt moaned around him.
Marcus's body reacted something fierce. He knew Matt was his now, but he still had thought about giving his boy some space, not jumping him right away, but Matt's hands pressed against Marcus's chest, and he was on top of Marcus in a moment's notice.
"Boss…" Matt huffed.
Marcus pushed up, his erection obvious against Matt's thin shorts, and Matt reacted against him, too.
Matt didn't know what he was doing. What was he doing? This was a man. But his touch always did something to Matt he couldn't explain.
"Do you want me to touch you?" Marcus asked, his voice low. Not intentionally, but this all felt like a dream, and if they named it, it would disappear. Marcus had never been this tender with anyone. No one in the past, not even his ex-fiancee, Amanda. But he wanted to be careful with his Bunny. He didn't wanna scare him away.
"Yes. Please. Boss."
Marcus's hands travelled down Matt's back, to under his shorts, and grabbed his ass. He squeezed, and Matt let out a surprised huff. He turned Matt around so he was on top of Matt now, his hands moving from the back to the front. He reached down to Matt's shorts once again and held onto his erection. His boy was big. Surprisingly, bigger than Marcus had imagined.
Marcus groaned as he rubbed the tip of his thumb over the slit of Matt's cock. Matt groaned too, closing his eyes, his head tilting up. "There's my good bunny," Marcus said in a hushed tone. He started to tug on Matt's erection, up and down, and as precome left the tip of Matt's cock, it slid down, making Marcus's job easier, slicker.
"Boss…" Matt groaned again. He looked like he was struggling to open his eyes and meet Marcus's gaze.
They stared intently at each other, Matt's eyes not leaving Marcus as Marcus tugged, pulled, and brought Matt to the brink of orgasm. "Boss, I'm close," he said.
"What do you want?" Marcus asked, surprised at the sex oozing through his voice. "You want my mouth on you?"
"You… You'd do that, Boss?"
"For you? Anything." Marcus grinned, his sly side half grin that drove Matt crazy. The kind of grin that made Matt fall for him over and over again.
Matt's hands came up and ran through Marcus's well-styled, thick hair, pulling him close. His lips touched Marcus's and said, "Next time, Boss. I am afraid the moment you get that close, I won't be able to hold myself. Just this…" Matt huffed again. "This is so good right now."
"Anything for you, Bunny," Marcus said, pulling Matt's shorts down all the way. He grabbed Matt's balls with his other hand as he continued to pull and tug until Matt reached up, buried his head in Marcus's shoulder and came with a shout.
"Ah. Boss. That was… that was… so fucking good."
Marcus laughed and kissed Matt again, wiping his hand on his linen shirt.
"You'll ruin your clothes, Boss."
"It's fine, Bunny. It's worth it."
Matt sighed, resting his head on Marcus's shoulder for a minute again until they were both moved under the covers. Matt, completely naked, and Marcus, no shirt, with his black linen pants on.
"You should shower and rest more," said Marcus.
"What will you do?"
"I have business at the club."
"I'll go with you."
"Bunny…" don't get so bold, Marcus wanted to say.
"You go, I go, remember, Boss, anywhere with you. You can't leave me behind. I'll watch out for you."
"I have security, remember, bunny."
"I know, but… I owe you for everything I did. I want to prove that you can trust me. I want to have your back. The way you've been having mine."
"I don't need any favors."
"It's not a favor, Boss," Matt said. "It's just… I want to be with you. Anywhere with you, remember?"
Marcus sighed. "You already know I can't with you."
Matt grinned. "I know, but that's a good thing. My loyalty goes a long way."
"Loyalty? Is that all it is to you?"
"You know it's not, Boss. Not after today. Not for a while. Not after this." Matt edged himself closer again, resting his head on Marcus's bare chest and then kissing one of his nipples for good measure.
Marcus wanted to tease Matt that he was trying to seduce him, and that it was working, even. But he kept it to himself. It wouldn't be good to lay all his cards out on the table right away.
"Fine," Marcus sighed and rolled his eyes. "Get ready. I'll wait for you in the living room."