10. Reese

CHAPTER 10

Reese

I wanted to stay.

I really wanted to stay.

But Cory was asleep as soon as his head the pillow and my body was ready to run. I gave myself a moment to sit beside him on the bed, feeling the heat of him and listening to the sound of his breaths. I closed my eyes, replaying the expression on his face when he’d come all over his hand in the shower. His knees had trembled, and he looked far more vulnerable than he had with his body bent over mine, spilling into my ass.

Fuck.

I gathered my clothes up off the floor and dressed as quietly as I could. From the bed, Cory began to snore, and I bent down to shake out the pajamas he’d had on at my arrival. I didn’t see the condoms, so I wagered he’d tossed those into the trash already. I folded his pants and set them on the chair, then poured myself a glass of his expensive whiskey and sat back down on the edge of the bed.

Somehow, I knew if I lay down beside him, he would sling an arm over my waist and haul our bodies together. He would kiss the back of my neck and call me a good boy… and I’d like it. I’d more than like it. What the fuck? How many times had I called other men the same thing? How many times had I watched the stars appear in their eyes at the endearment, but never once thought what it would feel like to have it thrown back at me?

I finished off the stolen whiskey, knowing it would hit me sooner rather than later and it would take me at least half an hour to get home. I was far from too buzzed to drive; my brain was fuzzy for entirely different reasons, none of which would be made better by deciding to crawl into bed beside Cory Callahan and stay the night.

Standing before I collapsed, I cleaned out my glass and refilled it with water, leaving it on the nightstand next to the alarm clock and the phone. I could have left him my number, but what was the point? In less than six hours, he’d be on his way back to Manhattan by way of Dallas, and I’d be sound asleep in my Hollywood studio. This was just a hookup, nothing special or groundbreaking…but that didn’t change the fact something inside of me felt irrevocably changed.

Giving my pockets one last check for my keys, wallet, and phone, I spared Cory a parting glance and then let myself out of the room without bothering to say goodbye. I’d never see him again, but I’d certainly think about tonight for the rest of my life.