by Ana Night
A hand wrapped around Rome’s cock, making him moan into Juno’s mouth. Juno stroked him slowly while releasing a moan of his own. Rome pushed closer until he felt Juno’s dick against his own. Juno took them both in hand and used the precome leaking from the tips of their cocks to ease the friction as he jerked them off. Rome thrust against him, loving the feel of Juno’s hand around them and the slide of Juno’s cock against his. He sucked Juno’s lip into his mouth and bit down. Juno moaned and shivered in his arms.
Juno’s grip around them tightened and he whimpered. Rome tore his mouth away to watch Juno as he came. Juno’s mouth fell open on a gasp. He held Rome’s gaze as he spilled between them. Rome moaned at the erotic sight and took over stroking his cock. Juno leaned back on his hands, watching him with a heated look in his eyes.
Rome cursed, then gasped out Juno’s name. Pleasure spread through him like wildfire as he came on Juno’s stomach, his come mixing with Juno’s.
He leaned his forehead against Juno’s, their panting breaths mingling. Once he managed to catch his breath, he moved back, taking Juno with him. Juno got on his feet, his arms wrapping around the back of Rome’s neck as he put his weight on Rome. A smile grazed Rome’s lips and he pressed a quick kiss to Juno’s lips. He tugged Juno with him as he slowly made his way to the bathroom. He left Juno leaned against the sink and went to turn on the shower.
With the water warm enough, he walked back to Juno and grabbed his hand to pull him with him into the shower. Juno wrapped his arms back around Rome and rested his head against Rome’s chest with a content sigh.
Rome washed them both off and, because Juno looked at him with puppy eyes, he washed Juno’s hair, too. He massaged Juno’s scalp with the shampoo and the man nearly purred in delight. He took his sweet time doing it, not wanting the tender and quite domestic moment to end. This was everything he wanted. This way of being intimate with someone.
He tipped Juno’s head back to let the water wash out the shampoo. Then he turned off the water and left Juno in the shower to grab them a towel each. He gave Juno a towel and dried himself off. He put the towel in the hamper and when he turned around, Juno was in front of him, a lazy smile on his lips. Juno flung his towel past Rome and from the sound of it, he didn’t hit the hamper. Rome couldn’t care less when there was a naked, smiling Juno standing in front of him.
Juno raised his hands and cupped Rome’s face. He pressed his lips against Rome’s in a slow kiss. When Juno pulled back, he met Rome’s gaze for a second and placed another kiss to Rome’s lips before turning around. He grabbed Rome’s hand and tugged him along into the bedroom.
They fell into bed and Rome wasn’t surprised when Juno curled up and fell asleep in less than a minute. Rome watched him sleep for a while before pressing his front to Juno’s back and wrapping an arm around Juno’s middle. He fell asleep with his face in Juno’s hair, to the smell of the man he loved.
When he woke up, he felt a bit groggy and, according to the noises his stomach was making, also hungry. He sat up and rubbed his hands over his face. He felt the bed shift behind him and heard Juno’s soft intake of breath.
“Rome?”
He glanced over his shoulder at a messy looking Juno.
“Yeah?”
Juno worried his bottom lip, then said, “We need to talk.”
“About what?” Rome asked with a raised brow.
“About us.” Juno pushed up into a seated position. “What are we even doing?”
“What the hell do you mean ‘what are we doing’?” Rome hissed.
Juno cocked his head to the side and arched a brow at Rome.
“Should be fucking obvious,” Rome continued with a shake of his head. “I told you I’m never putting anyone before you ever again. I fucking love you. Never thought I would ever love anyone. Didn’t even think I could. But here we are, and I don’t plan on letting you go. Ever.”
Juno blinked at him, then cleared his throat. “Uh, could you say that again?”
“Which part?” Rome drawled.
“The part where you said you loved me.”
A smile threatened to break free on Rome’s lips. “I believe I said I fucking love you.”
“Well, thank fuck ‘cause I fucking love you, too,” Juno said and before Rome could even process his words, Juno’s mouth was on his.
Rome smiled into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Juno, pulling him closer. Having Juno love him back was the most amazing thing in the world. Juno was his and he was Juno’s. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for him. Nothing he wouldn’t sacrifice for him. Almost losing him had taught him that pretty quick.
Chapter Seventeen
Juno
THE DOORBELL rang and Juno pulled himself off the couch to go answer the door. He opened it to find Bones, Scar, Saint, Auggie, and Stiletto standing there.
“Uh, hi,” Juno said. “What are you guys doing here?”
“We figured three days were enough of Rome keeping you to himself,” Scar said, a teasing smile on her lips.
Juno snorted out a laugh and stepped back to let them in. Scar planted a kiss to his cheek as she walked past him. He shared a smile with Bones who put a hand on Juno’s shoulder and squeezed before pulling him into a hug. Bones slapped him on the back which had Juno fake coughing. Bones didn’t believe it for a second and pushed Juno away with a laugh.
Juno chuckled as he watched Bones walk into the apartment, then he turned to Auggie who was still standing in the door with an adorably mad look on his face. It didn’t last long when Juno held his arms open. Auggie wrapped him up in a tight hug that had him smiling and squeezing Auggie against him.
“Don’t do that again,” Auggie mumbled.
“Technically, I didn’t do anything,” Juno said.
Auggie stepped back to give him a dirty look. Juno couldn’t help his wide smile.
“Hey, Rome,” Bones said loud enough for Juno to hear by the front door.
There was some cursing and then Rome yelled, “Juno.”
Juno sighed and closed the door before making his way into the living room, Auggie right behind him. Bones was nowhere to be seen but Scar was standing in front of Rome, poking him in the chest. Rome was ignoring Scar and when he met Juno’s gaze, there was a pleading look in his eyes.
“Bones is raiding the fridge,” Rome said.
Juno shrugged. “The fridge is fair play.”
He sat down on the couch with Saint who looked tired and worn out but there was still that air of happiness around him.
“How are the kids doing?” he asked Saint.
Saint let out a sigh and said, “You were right. Nash wants to keep them.”
Juno couldn’t help his burst of laughter. “Do I win something or what?”
Saint glared at him, which only had him grinning wide.
“You get to babysit seeing as both kids actually, for some strange reason, seem to like you,” Saint said.
“First of all,” Juno said and flipped him off with both hands. “Second. Bring it. I’ll babysit the shit outta them.”
“Don’t worry, Saint. I’ll make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid,” Rome said as he sat down next to Juno.
Juno glared at him. “I’m not the one who does stupid shit.”
“I beg to differ,” Scar said at the same time Bones yelled, “You do the dumbest shit,” from the kitchen.
Juno let out a groan and glared at Rome when he laughed.
“Why would you all sell me out like that?” Juno asked, his voice sounding whiny even to himself.
“’Cause we love you,” Scar said and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
Juno grumbled a bit under his breath but ultimately, he could never get mad at them.
“Can we, like, make a pact to not get kidnapped?” Auggie asked, looking way too serious.
“Pretty sure that ain’t how it works, sweetie,” Stiletto said.
Auggie crossed his arms and leaned back in the couch, a pout on his lips as he mu
mbled, “It should.”
Juno pressed his lips together to keep from smiling as he stood to get in front of Auggie.
“How ‘bout this, Aug? I promise, from now on, to let you know if I intend to get kidnapped.”
Auggie glared at him and pushed him away. Juno was laughing as his ass hit the floor.
“Immature asshole,” Auggie said under his breath.
Juno caught Auggie’s gaze and shrugged, happy to see a smile blooming on Auggie’s face. Juno got off the floor to jump Auggie, wrapping himself around the smaller man while Auggie yelled for help.
Juno kissed him all over his face and said, “You love me.”
“I’d love to hurt you,” Auggie grumbled as he went still under Juno.
“Aww.” Juno leaned back to ruffle Auggie’s hair. “You’re so cute. Like an angry chihuahua.”
“I’ll give you angry chihuahua,” Auggie growled and tried to get free from Juno’s hold.
Auggie was no match for Juno who laughed as he held on. In the end, Auggie ended up being saved by Stiletto, and he wore a smile as he flipped off Juno.
“Babysitting you assholes is not what I signed up for when I joined the club and yet, here I am. Again,” Stiletto said with a heavy sigh.
Juno threw his head back and laughed. He caught Rome’s gaze and the love he saw reflected in those deep brown eyes had warmth spreading through his body and a smile widening his lips.
Rome
He watched as the Kings laughed and made fun of each other. He liked the way Juno was around them. Open and a hundred percent himself. He wished he could live like that all the time. Free. Free to be himself. Free to show affection and love the way he wanted to. It would never be possible but at least he didn’t have to hide it from his boss or Juno’s family it seemed.
“Dinner at my place,” Saint said and pointed at Juno. “No getting out of it.”
Juno shrugged, then arched a brow at Saint as he asked, “Have you ever known me to turn down free food?”
Saint snorted with a shake of his head, then turned to Rome. “That goes for you, too.”
He must’ve not hidden his surprise fast enough, because Saint walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
“You clearly love Juno which means you’re family now, whether you like it or not,” Saint said, a teasing smile on his lips.
Rome had to swallow hard against the lump forming in his throat before he managed to say, “Thank you.”
Saint squeezed his shoulder, then went off to gather the Kings to shoo them toward the door. Rome didn’t move for a long moment. Not until Juno appeared in front of him with a wry smile on his lips. Rome relaxed, a sense of relief coursing through him as he took Juno’s hand and led the way to the front door.
He coaxed Juno into riding in the car with him so he could hold Juno’s hand while he drove. It was the little things like that that made the hurdles he knew he’d have to overcome every day of being with Juno, that much easier to bear.
He followed the bikes through the city and somehow managed to find a parking space in front of Saint’s house. It was a lot bigger than he’d expected. He also wasn’t prepared for the little girl who came running at Saint the second he was through the front door. Saint picked her up and blew a raspberry on her cheek. She laughed and squirmed in his arms. The mischievous gleam in her eyes told him she’d probably make fast friends with Dante. Despite always doing as he was told, Dante had a naughty streak which drove Marco nuts most of the time. It was quite endearing to see the stoic man brought to his knees by a little kid.
Rome followed the others into a living room. There was another kid there who was watching TV and a man who smiled big when he saw Saint. Saint wrapped his arms around him and kissed him. The man said hello to the others, then walked up to Rome.
“Hi. You must be Rome. I’m Nash.”
“Hi,” Rome said and shook Nash’s hand. “Thanks for having us.”
“Our pleasure. Please take a seat. Dinner will be ready in a sec,” Nash said and headed off to the kitchen.
Rome sat down at the table and looked to his right as Juno pulled out the chair next to him. The smile on Juno’s face filled Rome with happiness.
Juno
He looked around at the people surrounding him. He took in the sight of his family, happy and carefree. He’d always loved being a part of the Salvation Kings, had known from his teenage years that he wanted to live like them, but he’d never expected to become as invested as he was. This was his life. These people were his family. They were people he would kill for. People he would lay down his life for, and he wouldn’t want it any other way.
His gaze caught on Joker who was shaking his head at Gabe, and from the wicked smile on Gabe’s lips, Juno knew the guy was gonna get into trouble. Gabe said something that had Joker scowling at him, but he couldn’t hide his smile. To see Joker smile without looking scary as fuck was one thing, but to see the way he looked at Gabe as if he were the only other person in the room? It made Juno’s heart swell.
Emma came running in from the backyard followed by a very happy pit bull, both of them dragging dirt all over the floor. Emma ran up to Nash who picked her up, a huge smile on his face. Emma started talking a mile a minute and Nash only seemed happy to listen. Saint and Nash’s relationship was the epitome of relationship goals. He’d never seen two people show their love for each other as openly as they did. Now that love also included the two kids they’d taken in and made a part of their family.
Auggie was asleep in Skinner’s lap. He’d been working hard the past few months along with Emery, their company having made great strides in the security business. They’d all been worried about Auggie since the day Hawk and Stiletto had shown up with him, all scared out of his mind as he’d been. Now he’d found his confidence again, found his safe place with Skinner. The huge guy was so fucking soft where Auggie was concerned. It was sweet and heartwarming to watch. Skinner was everything Auggie deserved and Juno couldn’t have hoped for a better man to love their Band-Aid.
He moved his gaze around again until waving arms had him looking at Elijah. He was trying to get Hawk’s attention, but Hawk was too busy talking to Saint to notice. Juno bit his lip to keep from laughing when he saw Elijah grab a toy from the couch to throw at Hawk. It hit Hawk right in the temple. Hawk turned his head slowly, a dark look in his eyes that had Elijah’s eyes going wide before he scrambled to get over the couch. Juno wasn’t the only one laughing when Hawk quickly caught Elijah who struggled against him until Hawk kissed him. Then he melted against the man.
A tap to the top of his head had Juno glancing up to see Bones watching him with raised brows.
“You’re staring,” Bones said, his lips pulling into a wry smile.
Juno shrugged. “Am I not allowed to?”
“Depends,” Bones said and glanced over Juno’s shoulder. “Does your man like it when you watch other guys make out?”
Juno turned around to find Rome watching him with narrowed eyes. He grinned at Rome who rolled his eyes before returning to the conversation he was having with Emery. Bones took off toward the two so Juno followed. He walked up to Emery and wrapped his arms around her from behind and rested his chin on top of her head.
“Has she told you she’s a genius?” Juno asked Rome.
Emery huffed. “Oh, yeah, I always say that as the first thing when I meet people. Hi, I’m a genius, wanna be my friend?”
Juno chuckled and said, “Just like you don’t wanna bring up that you used to work for the government?”
Surprise spread on Rome’s face and Juno felt a smile widen his lips.
“You did?” Rome asked.
Emery’s groan was loud, and she shook Juno off before saying, “I did. At the Senate.”
“Wow,” Rome said, awe in his voice. “That’s quite a change.”
Emery shrugged and said, “The club is my family, and they were a long time before I took that job. In the end,” she glanced at Bones who was g
rinning smugly at her, “There was something I wanted more than that job.”
“Someone,” Bones added. “She means someone.”
Rome cocked a brow at first Bones, then Emery. “You quit your job for this idiot?”
Emery threw her head back with laughter and Juno couldn’t help but join in. Bones crossed his arms and grumbled at Rome who just smiled at him. Emery wrapped her arms around Bones who lifted her off her feet. Emery laughed and kissed Bones.
Seeing his best friend happy warmed his heart. Emery owned Bones and he knew the man wouldn’t want it any different.
He glanced up at Rome to find the man already watching him, warmth in his brown eyes. Juno took a step closer and lowered his voice. “You’re looking at me like you love me.”
Rome shook his head with a chuckle and cupped Juno’s face in his hands.
“That’s because I do,” Rome said before taking Juno’s mouth in a soft kiss.
Chapter Eighteen
Rome
HE WALKED into Marco’s office to find the man standing with his back turned, his gaze out the window. The spook was sitting in one of the armchairs to the right, reading a book. Or, at least, pretending to. He gave Rome a quick finger wave without looking up.
“So?” Rome asked when he stopped in the middle of the room.
He saw more than heard Marco’s sigh. Marco turned around, his expression unreadable.
“They’re letting it go,” Marco said.
Rome stared at him for a few heartbeats. “What?”
Marco raised a brow as if to say, “You heard me.”
“I’m sorry. A cartel is letting the death of one of their lieutenants go?”
“Yes,” Marco said and glared at Neil. “I wonder what made them come to that decision.”
Neil looked at Marco over the top of his book. “Beats me.”