Harlan's answer was to step forward and crush his lips against Jayde's. He squeezed the other man close, trying to feel every inch of him. Then, just for those few moments, Harlan could almost pretend that Jayde had called him because he'd missed him ...


The brunette pulled back, breathless, and with a wicked grin on his face. He couldn't let Jayde suspect even for a moment how he felt after all. "That's fine. I came up with a few things to try, and wondering how long it would take before I could actually go through with it all."

Pretend, just make believe ... Harlan swallowed hard as he caught himself staring into Jayde's gemstone eyes. His grin faded slowly. Just for a moment, his features softened, before he caught himself, shook it off.

He hadn't had time to brace himself, to prepare himself...And now he had to pretend that he didn't care at all, that he didn't wonder why Jayde had called him up so unexpectedly ... He had to hide that he was just a bit worried.

"Let's just get this over with," added Harlan, his voice rough.