Chapter 15Instead of seeing the sunrise, Josh went to bed. A warmth lingered on his cheek, a souvenir of Steve’s kiss and salty breath. It might prevent a good night’s rest and keep him up, so he got an early start at falling asleep. One couldn’t afford fatigue on the ropes.
In bed, he read French classics in the original, which usually helped him sleep. Now it was Le Petit Prince. Having recently finished Les Liaison Dangereuse, he wanted a contemporary romance but couldn’t risk it in his current condition. It might excite him further.
The reading did the trick. The cadence of his native tongue soothed him, and the story distracted from desire. Soon he drifted off.
Steve came to him in a dream, held him, and made love to him as on the night they met. Since then, he’d visited often when
