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The Visit
Authors’ note: As a thank you to fans, we wanted to give you something special. So we hope you enjoy Dominic and Luke’s visit to see Garrett and Kai.
CHAPTER ONE
Kai
I woke up unable to breathe. My throat constricted like someone was choking me, my lungs screamed, and my heart was galloping like a racehorse.
For a split second, I thought I was going to die.
Then I remembered that I wasn’t going to die, but I was going to have strangers arriving today to stay for a couple of days.
I debated whether death was preferable to house guests while I kicked the sheets off of my sweaty body and gasped for breath.
The bed moved as Garrett came awake. Deep brown eyes blinked at me sleepily as I inhaled oxygen. He must have recognized the signs of a classic Kai Bannon panic attack, because all at once, he was alert. Gripping my arms, he hauled me upright like I was a rag doll, rubbing my back as he held my hand. “Breathe with me. In and out. In and out.” With his chest pressed to mine, I focused on nothing but the beat of his heart, the rhythm of his breaths, and his soothing voice.
Pre-Garrett, I never wanted anyone touching me when I went into meltdown mode. But now, he was the only thing that could calm a panic attack in under two minutes.
When I lightly touched his shoulder and mumbled. “I’m okay,” he drew back and snatched his phone off the table. “I’m calling them to cancel.”
This had been what I was trying to avoid. “No! Don’t you dare call them.”
I reached out to swat the phone out of his hand, but the tall bastard held it up in the air, lips thinned. “That’s why you’re having a panic attack. Don’t tell me it’s not.”
“I’m not going to lie and say it’s not, but that doesn’t mean you need to cancel!” I tried to climb him, reaching for the phone like a monkey. I grunted in frustration, because there was no way I was getting my hands on it. “Ugh, I hate you, damn giant.
“It’s not worth it to have Costigan and his man visit if it’s going to send you to urgent care or some shit.”
“I’m not going to urgent care. It was a panic attack, not a stroke.”
“What if it turns into a stroke?!”
I stared at him like he’d lost his mind.
He slumped a little. “Okay whatever, but you’ve been doing awesome, and I hate to see you like this.”
His hand holding the phone had fallen onto the bed, so I plucked it from his fingers and placed it on the nightstand. Grabbing his face, I pressed a kiss to his lips. “If I thought I couldn’t handle this, I’d tell you.” Despite my previous debate over death vs. strangers, I was looking forward to meeting Costigan in person. So far, I’d only seen him and his boyfriend, Luke, via Skype. “Everything always seems worse at night and in the morning. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because that’s when I feel safest so that’s when my brain decides to fuck with me. I need to eat, and drink coffee, and play some video games, and then I’ll be ready when they arrive, okay? I promise.”
He didn’t look fully convinced, but he wrapped his arms around me and touched his forehead to mine. Secure in Garrett’s embrace was my favorite place to be, and my heart beat finally returned to normal as we sat in silence. The only visitors we’d had so far at our house in Peoria was Garrett’s family. I was proud of our place, too. We’d made it ours, from my office to Garrett’s in-home basement gym.
His hand slipped up my back to tangle in my hair, then he tugged so I met his gaze. “Promise to tell me if it becomes too much.’
“I promise.”
He nodded, satisfied with my answer, then his lips tilted up into a sexy smirk. His hips rolled and his hands drifted down to cup my ass. “I know how to relax you.”
I pretended to look bored. “I’m totally relaxed now.”
He shook his head as he flipped me onto my stomach on the bed, straddling
The Visit
Authors’ note: As a thank you to fans, we wanted to give you something special. So we hope you enjoy Dominic and Luke’s visit to see Garrett and Kai.
CHAPTER ONE
Kai
I woke up unable to breathe. My throat constricted like someone was choking me, my lungs screamed, and my heart was galloping like a racehorse.
For a split second, I thought I was going to die.
Then I remembered that I wasn’t going to die, but I was going to have strangers arriving today to stay for a couple of days.
I debated whether death was preferable to house guests while I kicked the sheets off of my sweaty body and gasped for breath.
The bed moved as Garrett came awake. Deep brown eyes blinked at me sleepily as I inhaled oxygen. He must have recognized the signs of a classic Kai Bannon panic attack, because all at once, he was alert. Gripping my arms, he hauled me upright like I was a rag doll, rubbing my back as he held my hand. “Breathe with me. In and out. In and out.” With his chest pressed to mine, I focused on nothing but the beat of his heart, the rhythm of his breaths, and his soothing voice.
Pre-Garrett, I never wanted anyone touching me when I went into meltdown mode. But now, he was the only thing that could calm a panic attack in under two minutes.
When I lightly touched his shoulder and mumbled. “I’m okay,” he drew back and snatched his phone off the table. “I’m calling them to cancel.”
This had been what I was trying to avoid. “No! Don’t you dare call them.”
I reached out to swat the phone out of his hand, but the tall bastard held it up in the air, lips thinned. “That’s why you’re having a panic attack. Don’t tell me it’s not.”
“I’m not going to lie and say it’s not, but that doesn’t mean you need to cancel!” I tried to climb him, reaching for the phone like a monkey. I grunted in frustration, because there was no way I was getting my hands on it. “Ugh, I hate you, damn giant.
“It’s not worth it to have Costigan and his man visit if it’s going to send you to urgent care or some shit.”
“I’m not going to urgent care. It was a panic attack, not a stroke.”
“What if it turns into a stroke?!”
I stared at him like he’d lost his mind.
He slumped a little. “Okay whatever, but you’ve been doing awesome, and I hate to see you like this.”
His hand holding the phone had fallen onto the bed, so I plucked it from his fingers and placed it on the nightstand. Grabbing his face, I pressed a kiss to his lips. “If I thought I couldn’t handle this, I’d tell you.” Despite my previous debate over death vs. strangers, I was looking forward to meeting Costigan in person. So far, I’d only seen him and his boyfriend, Luke, via Skype. “Everything always seems worse at night and in the morning. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because that’s when I feel safest so that’s when my brain decides to fuck with me. I need to eat, and drink coffee, and play some video games, and then I’ll be ready when they arrive, okay? I promise.”
He didn’t look fully convinced, but he wrapped his arms around me and touched his forehead to mine. Secure in Garrett’s embrace was my favorite place to be, and my heart beat finally returned to normal as we sat in silence. The only visitors we’d had so far at our house in Peoria was Garrett’s family. I was proud of our place, too. We’d made it ours, from my office to Garrett’s in-home basement gym.
His hand slipped up my back to tangle in my hair, then he tugged so I met his gaze. “Promise to tell me if it becomes too much.’
“I promise.”
He nodded, satisfied with my answer, then his lips tilted up into a sexy smirk. His hips rolled and his hands drifted down to cup my ass. “I know how to relax you.”
I pretended to look bored. “I’m totally relaxed now.”
He shook his head as he flipped me onto my stomach on the bed, straddling
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