Page 39 of Barn Burner
Now it’s been burning a hole in my pocket, fingers itching to text him back. Maybe lick the photo on my phone screen and pretend it’s his body.
Okay, maybe I won’t do that because that would definitely raise some questions with my teammates, but I plan to stare at it, then dream about all the things I want to do to him when we’re together again.
Storing my duffel bag in the overhead compartment, I drop down into my usual window seat and pull my phone from my pocket. It’s late, so the chances that Jesse’s still awake are slim, but I don’t want to wait another minute.
Sorry it has taken me forever to respond to this, work has been so busy and I’ve only just stopped.
First of all…
HOT DAMN!
Fuck, the things I’d do to be there so I can strip you naked and warm you up with my mouth.
Okay I should stop with the multiple texts because this is probably going to wake you up. If it does, I’m sorry! If it doesn’t, yay! I’ll speak to you tomorrow. I miss your sexy face.
I stare at my phone, waiting for his response. The flight attendants announce the doors are closed and it’s time to depart, but the texts remain unread. I guess I’ll have to set my alarm so I can catch him before he leaves the house in the morning, because I don’t think I can go another day without hearing his voice.
My alarm goes off a few hours later. We didn’t arrive at the hotel in Vancouver until 1:00 a.m., and it feels like my head has only just touched the pillow.
Without opening my eyes, I roll over and pick up my phone from the bedside table to silence the alarm. I don’t need to be down for the team breakfast until 10:00 a.m., but I want to catch Jesse before he heads out for the day, and with Vancouver being an hour behind, it means anearlywake-up call for me.
Opening the call log on my phone, I click on Jesse’s name and hit the Video button. It only takes two rings before the screen lights up, and Jesse’s sleepy face appears. He’s in the kitchen, sipping on a cup of coffee. The only light is coming from above the stove, bathing him in a soft, warm glow.
“Brayden? What are you doing callin’ me at this time?” The deep rumble of his voice instantly makes waking up at the ass crack of dawn worth it.
“Wanted to speak to you,” I murmur around a yawn. “Wanted to see you.”
“It’s early. I’m about to take a shower.”
“Take me with you.”
The corner of Jesse’s mouth hitches in a smirk. This isn’t the first time we’ve showered together over video call. He even bought this in-shower rack that sticks to the wall so he could prop his phone on it.
We’ve had to get creative, and while it isn’t a substitute for the real thing, it’s been a hell of a lot of fun watching Jesse lose his mind because he can’t touch me.
And I love to tease my grumpy cowboy.
He drinks the remnants of his coffee and places the cup in the sink before heading into the bathroom. He flicks on the bathroom light, and I squint at the brightness of my screen.
“Are you in bed?” he asks, resting the phone by the sink. He pulls down his pyjama pants and reaches a hand behind his head to remove his T-shirt.
“Mhm,” I hum, trailing my eyes over his gorgeous body. “Fuck, I miss you.”
“Miss you, too,” he replies, and my eyes follow his hand as he gives himself a slow stroke. “Turn on the light. I want to see you.”
I stretch across to press one of the multiple light switches on the wall beside the bed. The light by the door comes on first, so Iturn that off and try the next one. That ends up turning the large main light on, and I let out a groan.
“Bloody hell, why are there always so many light switches?” I quickly turn it off again, and the third one turns on the LED lights behind the bed. That will do the trick. It gives enough lighting that Jesse can see me, and judging by the smirk on his face, he likes what he sees.
“What?” I ask.
“Did you just put on the sex light?”
I tilt my head slightly to look at the red glow coming from behind the headboard. “The sex light?”
“Yeah. The ambient lights behind the bed always have that sexual vibe to them.”
Grinning, I wiggle my brows. “Good thing I’m about to have the wank of a lifetime while talking to my super-hot cowboy boyfriend, then.”
