Chapter 6
Jesse’s excitement for the date didn’t fade, even as his apprehension grew. He wasn’t nervous about whatever Gideon had planned—though he was painfully curious—but he couldn’t stop thinking about what it meant. He didn’t have to be told it was a test, and if he failed, that would be the end of whatever it was they had.
He felt he’d passed the first part of the test. It was difficult to avoid touching himself; it felt like he was constantly aroused. A single glance from Gideon made him hard, and any contact—no matter how incidental—made him ache. But Gideon was all business, and Jess had to constantly remind himself that they had work to do, a case to solve, and he couldn’t spend hours and hours thinking about Gideon.
Well, he could, and he did, but he shouldn’t.
Jess couldn’t
