Chapter 19Leaving Jesse alone in the apartment made Gideon uneasy, but after the events of the afternoon, he was fairly sure he didn’t have to worry about Jess wandering out again without his knowledge. He had left with Jesse still asleep. He could have woken him to say good-bye, but that would likely have led to more cuddling, or more kissing, or more of anything else, and they didn’t have time to waste.
Time was ticking. With each minute that passed, Gideon felt more and more uneasy, his muscles tense and hot, his nerves frayed. He hadn’t said anything to Jesse yet, but there were moments when he thought he would fly apart, like the dimension recognized him as an outsider and would dissemble him, cell by cell, if he didn’t leave. It was one reason why he’d clung so hard to Jess as they
