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. Roland held out an arm for him.Oh.Oh, yes.Yes, please.He nodded, cuddling into Roland, hiding already.They went to the door.It would be the first time he left this room since he got here. Steady, murmured Roland. There s a pool at the end of this. Okay.Okay.Stay with me.Don t leave me.Don t lose me. Oh, you re not getting rid of me. Roland s arm tightened around him, leading himthrough a hallway and out another door into a corridor.He didn t look for Jax.He didn t look anywhere.He just walked and told himself thepool was waiting.For him.Swimming.Chapter Ten: Angel Gets to the WaterRoland never hesitated, guiding him to an elevator and taking care of all the details.Hewas led down another corridor once they were out of the elevator, and when they went throughyet another door he could smell sanitized water. We re close. He was vibrating. We re here, Roland murmured, leading him through a last door into a room full ofprivacy windows with a ten yard by three yard pool in it. Look &  He headed for the water, dropping his clothes as he went.Roland chuckled, following him, picking up his clothes and folding them neatly. Beforeyou go in  how long can you stay under before you need to come up for air? Hmm? I don t know.A long time. He stepped out of his final layer, yearning for thewater. I just need to know when I should start worrying that you re drowning. When I turn blue. He dove into the water, the sudden silence stunning him.A few moments later and another body broke through the water, the sounds familiar, evenif he hadn t heard anything like them in a long, long time.He could hear Roland swimming, legs kicking, arms pulling through the water.Angel smiled, moving along without much effort, allowing the water to draw all hisworries away.Roland matched him for awhile, and then floated in the middle of the pool, occasionallyreaching out to touch him as he went by.He swam back and forth, humming as he went, perfectly happy.He must have swum a couple hundred laps when Roland reached out and snagged hisarm, stilling him.Angel blinked up. What? Have you ever made love in the water? I had sex.I didn t make love. Would you like to? Roland asked, treading water and moving closer. Have sex or make love? He wasn t interested in sex right now, but he would like totouch & Which one is this? Roland asked, pressing their mouths together in a soft kiss.Roland stongue slid over his lips, not trying to push in, just touching warmly.His smile refused to be denied and he floated closer, legs tangling with Roland s.They stopped paddling and went slowly under, the water covering their chins and thentheir mouths, their noses, their heads.Angel opened his eyes, looking at Roland, trying to decide whether to be frightened,whether to relax.Roland was looking right at him through the water, and started gently moving his arms,slowly bringing them back up again.Their lips parted on a pair of gasps, and Roland chuckled. Maybe we should find theedge so one of us can hold on. Okay. His head was a little swimmy, sparkles behind his eyes.Roland held him with one arm and slowly moved them toward the side of the pool.He moaned as the water caressed his skin, slid over him.It made him hard, made himache deep inside. The water makes your skin shine, Roland murmured. It s very flattering. I was born in the water &  He flipped backward, moving through the water, lost in it.Roland was there when he surfaced, hands moving on his skin, warm in contrast to thewater. You re still here. He was kind of surprised, honestly, strangely.Roland tugged him in for another hard, breath-stealing kiss. I m not going anywhere,Angel-love.One day you will learn to take me at my word.Soon I hope.Angel-love.That made him groan, cling. You re dangerous.One of Roland s eyebrows went up. Dangerous? Perhaps.Why do you say so?He opened his mouth to answer, then shook his head, diving away.Because he could learn to need this.He heard something he thought might be a growl and Roland didn t wait for him tosurface this time, the man diving deep to meet him.Roland grabbed his arm and tugged him upout of the water. You didn t answer my question. No, I didn t. He pulled away, heart pounding.Roland was relentless, taking his arm again. You can t run away from me, Angel. I & I don t want to. No? But you keep doing just that instead of answering my question.Is it such a difficultquestion? Or maybe it s the answer that s difficult. It doesn t matter.It doesn t.I promise. He was fluttering, breathing fast and hard. I think it does. Roland tread water easily next to him, the movement of Roland s armsand legs sliding the water around him. How am I dangerous? You just are.To me.Dangerous to me. To his heart.Roland shook his head [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]