Page 66 of Reflex

What wasn’t?His attraction to people?

“It was like aeons ago.While we were at uni, back before we’d even settled on a line up for the band.”

“But presumably, he must have been one of the last people you slept with?”

His hand movements intriguingly stilled.Spook ran his tongue over his even white teeth.“The very last, actually.”He gave another of those nonchalant shrugs, but this time there was a lick of lilac fire across his irises.“It had to be somebody.There’s no significance to that fact.The experience didn’t leave scars.He didn’t scare me into abstinence.It’s just coincidence.It could have been anybody.Had to be somebody.It just so happens, it was him.”

That was a heck of a speech to establish it had been of no particular significance.

“Were you drunk?”

Spook sighed, then ran his tongue over his even white teeth.“No.And nor was he.”

“You just decided to make out?”

He cackled, clearly amused by her interest.“It’d been brewing a while.”

“And what happened?”

Spook walked two fingers up her thigh.“And why would you want to know that?”He poked her tummy, then a point mid-chest, before stroking a single digit across her lips.

“I want to know everything about you.”

“Do you now?What’s to say you’ll like what you find?”

“I like what I’ve seen so far,” she gasped, lips parted ready for a kiss.He was so very close now, leaning into her, gaze downcast towards her mouth.He obliged.Tongue licking briefly against hers.Until his stomach grumbled, and they broke apart sniggering.

“You need to put some clothes on, woman.I’ll help.”He slid her bra straps up her arms, then fastened the back clasp, before pulling her dress over her head.

“He blew you, didn’t he?”she said, looking up at him as he knelt over her.“That’s how you know he can deep throat.”

Spook moved her hair out of the way, and drew up her zip.“That and I’ve seen him do it a number of times since.”

“Did you reciprocate?”

He lifted her hair, and smoothed it back over her shoulders.“Alle?Really?You’re going to grill me about what I did in bed with someone a decade ago?”

It wasn’t any someone.They were talking about one of his best friends.

“Feel free to grill me about my past lovers.I’m warning you though, they were very boring, and supremely vanilla.None of them were even a little bit kinky.”She might have added, ‘unlike you’, but it was kind of already implied.“So, come on.Did you?”

His lips squeezed together as if he were attempting to stifle a smile.It broke dramatically and he gave a wry laugh.“I did not.”

“Oh!”

His index finger rubbed against the ring on his thumb.“I fucked him, Alle.Paddled his arse until it was fucking scarlet and then I nailed it.”His fingers reached his lips.“There, now you know the history of Xane and Spook.”

“Is that the truth?”

“Do you doubt me?Confirm it with him if you like.”

“You buggered him and then you gave up sex!”

“There’s no correlation between A and B, but yes, essentially.”

“Wow.”Alle nibbled her inner cheek.“I’m not exactly sure what to say to that.”

“Think about it over breakfast.”His stomach gave another loud gurgle.“Not that a response is necessary.It’s ancient history.”He tugged her off the bed and guided her into her shoes.