Chapter 7
As soon as they made it back to Aaron’s apartment—almost two hours after the EMT sent Xander away from the fire—Aaron gently pushed the other man toward the bathroom. They hadn’t lingered at the station long enough to shower. Which had been mostly Aaron’s doing, because he just wanted to get Xander home. He didn’t know if Xander would understand, so he didn’t mention it, but everything inside of him cried out to get Xander back to the safety of his apartment.
“You go clean up. Are you hungry? I’ll make some dinner.”
“Starving, but you don’t have to do much. I bought fresh pasta and the sauce was already started before I got the call.” When Aaron turned toward the kitchen, Xander reached out and grabbed his wrist, forcing him to hesitate. “You can relax, you know. We’re home. E
