Heat pulsated through his body until he ignited and became a living star. He didn’t hear the apartment door open and close. He didn’t hear the bolt sliding into place or the soft footsteps on the tile floor. He didn’t stir when the light beside his bed came on or when an inhumanly hot hand rested lightly on his forehead, then his bare chest. He sighed deeply when the comforter on the other side of the bed lifted but he didn’t obey the gentle hands that urged him onto his side.
Only when he felt the heat of the other body beside him did he stir, moving toward it blindly. Arms surrounded him, pushing him toward the center of the bed, then onto his right side. The other body wrapped around his back, and enfolded him in sweet smelling warmth. Josh came partially awake and pressed back. His he
