Page 46 of Oracles Always Win

Gagegrinned. “Isthis you asking me now?”

Mycheeks were blazing hot. “AndifIwas?”

Thenhe straightened and closed the distance between us.Iglanced up at him.Man, he was tall.Evenwithout the horns.

Andthen when you added in the horns…

Istared at them for a long moment before forcing my eyes back to his face.Hewas staring at me intently.Ireally wanted to kiss him again, but it sort of felt like it’d be for the first time, sinceIhadn’t known the first time was real.Hewouldn’t have come this close if he wasn’t still interested, right?Ilicked my lips.

Itried jumping up on the counter so my mouth would at least be at the same height as his.SeeingwhatIwas trying to do,Gagewrapped his hands around my waist and lifted me likeIweighed nothing at all.

Hisface was closer to mine now.Yes, it was so much better this way.Iopened my legs and without any hesitation he stepped between them, just like he had yesterday.Oh.Mydick liked that.Iwas hard, harder thanI’dever been before.Andit was all because of this man.

Thenwe leaned toward one another until the heat of our breath mingled between us.

“Jake?”

“Kissme,”Iwhispered.I’dsaid the same thing to him in the hallway yesterday, but this time my heart was pounding and every nerve in my body felt coiled and ready to jump at the slightest touch.

Andthen his mouth met mine.

Iforgot all about how embarrassing today had been, howI’dpuked on him, and how he’d seen my crazy paintings.ButIdidn’t forget about how he’d helped me, how he’d stayed with me whileIslept, or how he hadn’t run away yet.Everythingabout this man called to me.Iwanted to know everything about him.

Iwanted to pretendIwasn’t going crazy—just for a little while.PretendIcould be normal and have a normal relationship and a normal everything else too.

Hishands were hot and heavy against my hips as he slid me forward until my body was pressed right up against his.Iwrapped my arms around his neck, needing to feel him even closer.Myfingers slipped into his silky hair.Iloved the way his lips moved against mine like they were teasing me.Histongue was like a cautious explorer.Thesensation of that warm and wet intrusion made me groan.Iopened my mouth wider, inviting him in deeper.Ihadn’t been sure about having a tongue in my mouth before, butfuuuuck…

Iarched my back, needing to feel more of him pressed against my body.Mylegs wrapped around his hips.Hiserection was a tantalizing hardness against my own.Iwanted to feel it, wrap my hand around it.I’dhad a lot of recent practice pleasuring my own dick.CouldIdo that for him too?Iwanted to.Iwanted that and more.Myfingers clenched in his hair, holding him close.

“Yes,”Imurmured against his lips when his hips rocked against me.Iscrambled to adjust my position, needing more pressure.Ididn’t want any space between us.Myhand slid along his silky hair…

Myfingers collided with something hard.Ifroze.Whatthe fuck was that?

Igasped and pulled my hands away.Ileaned back on the counter and stared at the top ofGage’shead… at his horns, specifically.Myhallucinations should not be tangible.Maybethere was an easy explanation.

“Doyou have implants?”

“No.”

Gageeyed me with interest.Hislips were wet from my kisses, andIwanted to dive right back into exploring his mouth, but something was terribly wrong with me.Ishouldn’t get involved with anyone whenIwas not well.

“Youcan see my horns, can’t you?Didyou feel them too, just now?”Gageasked, apropos of nothing.

Isucked in a sharp breath at his questions.Spitcaught in my throat, andIsputtered through a cough. “What?”

“Myhorns,”Gagesaid as he reached up and stroked his hand over one of the long, dark horns that curled back over his head.

Pleaselet this be a dream.

“Idon’t know what you are talking about.”Myeye twitched andIstruggled not to look atGage’shand… or his horns.Ipushed him away and jumped off the counter.Igrabbed the ragI’dbeen using a minute ago and wiped it over the place whereI’dbeen sitting.

WhathadIbeen thinking?Peopleprepped food on this counter.Ishouldn’t have put my ass on it.

“Nextyou’re going to say that there were tentacles coming out of one of the apartment buildings today.”

Gagestudied me.Whenhe spoke, his voice was soft. “Jake, did you see tentacles coming out of a building today.”

Itossed the rag toward the sink and spun to face the man.Icrossed my arms and scowled at him. “You’recrazy.Doyou hallucinate?Youshould see someone about that.”