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.His feet kicked beneath him, an absent reaction to stay afloat even with his handanchoring him to the side.After a few seconds he pulled himself closer to the shallowside so that if he let himself drop down, the water would go to his upper chest.Eventhough the panic wasn't overwhelming him, it still made him feel safer to be where hecould touch the floor.He dunked under again, counting the time and feeling vaguely satisfied when he madeit an extra two seconds, then burst above water, ending up facing the edge of the pool.In the Company of ShadowsInterludesHis eyes remained shut as he ran his hands back over his hair, getting all the messystrands out of his face.He was breathing only a hint heavier than normal when the hairon the back of his neck stood up and he realized someone was behind him.Boyd's heartbeat jolted and he twirled around immediately, the movement made slowerand more awkward due to the water.His eyes widened and he was completely caughtoff guard to realize Sin was in the pool with him, enough that the surprise even made itto his face.Sin was disturbingly close to him and for a moment Boyd was struck by Sin's ability tosneak up on him so thoroughly.The thought drifted away as he realized that Sin hadstripped out of his clothing and was wearing nothing more than snug black underwear orboxer briefs-- Boyd couldn't be sure which they were.Sin's hard muscular body was wet, his tattoos shimmering beneath the water and hispale green eyes piercing in the faint lights that shone into the pool in the darkness."We're going to talk," he said quietly, his gaze burning into Boyd.Boyd's mouth went dry and he had to look away, turning his face toward the house.Hecould see shadows of movement through the lit window but no one else was in thebackyard or in view."Is this really the best time?" he asked even as he started to move toward the steps.Sin blocked him immediately, pushing Boyd back against the wall of the pool forcefully,his hands curling around Boyd's shoulders as he pinned him there."Do you think I carewhat they think?"The wall of the pool was rough against Boyd's back and he drew in a short, startledbreath.There was a slight edge to Sin's tone and Boyd automatically looked toward Sin,seeing those vivid green eyes staring at him heatedly.Sin's fingers were strong againstBoyd's bare skin and it was so hard not to concentrate on how good that felt, so difficultto not let himself focus on the proximity of Sin's mostly naked, wet body."I didn't--" Boyd started with a small stumble of his words.His eyes were slightlywidened and he looked a little trapped, although there was no fear in him.He wanted tolook away but he couldn't now that he'd made eye contact with Sin."I didn't mean that,just.someone may interrupt."Sin's grip loosened slightly but he didn't remove his hands from Boyd's shoulders.Hisfingers pressed down slightly in a nearly unconscious kneading manner and for aIn the Company of ShadowsInterludesmoment all Sin did was stare down at Boyd, his face half shadowed and his full lipsslightly parted.Desire could be seen in Sin's eyes and it struck Boyd silent, his mouth dropping openslightly.He searched Sin's expression, wondering if he was seeing it wrong-- but hewasn't.That, combined with the closeness of their bodies and the light movement ofSin's hands, made it impossible to ignore how much he ached for Sin.How much hewanted to pull Sin forward and crush their bodies together.Boyd licked his lips almost unconsciously but didn't jerk forward like he wanted to,although he found one of his hands had started to rise as if to touch Sin.He almost didbefore he made himself redirect the movement to push hair out of his face.He wasconfused and for once he just wanted to understand what was happening as he wasgoing into a situation rather than misinterpreting later.He glanced away briefly but wasn't actively avoiding eye contact."What.did you wantto talk about?" he asked after a moment, his voice quiet."Why have you been avoiding me?"Boyd shook his head to himself.He wasn't going to lie but he didn't know if he shouldreally say the truth either."Is that all you wanted to talk about?" he asked lightly, looking over at Sin.A flash of impatience crossed Sin's face and his hands tightened on Boyd again, hispowerful fingers digging in hard enough to draw pain.Sin shifted closer until their bodieswere nearly touching and trapped Boyd against the wall as if he was making sure Boydhad no possibility of escaping.His eyes narrowed, jaw clenching."Did I do something wrong?"Boyd's breath caught and the position made it impossible to look away from Sin's eyes."No," Boyd said sincerely, eyebrows drawing down as he searched Sin's expression.His hands automatically rose and he almost rested them on Sin's waist before heredirected them to Sin's upper arms.He had to stop himself from running his thumbalong those hard muscles; from pulling himself even closer."You didn't do anything wrong.I was just.for a while." Boyd frowned slightly and shook his head, continuing honestly, "I wasn't going to forever."In the Company of ShadowsInterludesThe tension in Sin's frame relaxed somewhat but the intensity didn't leave hisexpression and this time his eyes skimmed over Boyd's face, what he could see ofBoyd's wet body.Sin opened his mouth to reply and it seemed as though morecentimeters closed between their bodies in the process."I wanted to tell you something," Sin said finally, his voice low and deep."I needed to ask you something."Boyd kept his gaze steady on Sin, although his breath quickened at Sin's proximity [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]