A Marked Man

by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

  Riley smiled and tried to touch Mateo’s face. Mateo leaned into his hand, helping him out. Riley looked in his eyes. “I love you.”

  Mateo looked at Riley’s angelic face and sighed. “That’s the drugs talking.” Riley smiled and tried to pull him in, but Mateo leaned over and kissed him softly, trying not to hit the split in his lip.

  “I love you Mateo.”

  Mateo caressed Riley’s face and looked into his big blue eyes. “I love you too, Riley Flynn.”

  ~~*~~ Over the next few days, Riley stayed in the hospital in Germany recuperating. Mateo was making arrangements for him to be flown back to Phoenix, to do the rest of his recuperating at home. Riley was eating his burger when Derek came in with a smile. He sat down next to the bed and looked Riley over.

  “Mateo’s in the shower, I told him he smelled.” Riley chuckled. “He’s so stubborn.” “ He’s in love with you. It damn near killed him when they took you.” Derek sat back, watching Riley pull the pickles off his burger.

  “They told me they had him. I thought…” Riley shook

  his head. He didn’twantto think about it.

  “ Trust me. If they’d gotten Mateo, they would have brought him back soon after.” Derek smiled as Riley laughed.

  “Can I ask you a question about him?”

  Derek sat back and folded his arms. “Is it personal?”

  “Yes. I’ll understand if you don’t want to tell me though, I know how much Mateo values his privacy.”

  Derek laughed loud; the sound reverberated through the small room. “Oh ask away Riley.”

  “When’s his birthday?”

  “That’s it? That’s all you want to ask?” Derek smiled at him. Riley was blushing.

  “He won’t tell me how old he is.” “ He’s thirty two, and his birthday is Christmas Eve. The only reason I even know that much, is because I was his commanding officer.” Derek heard a soft cough and turned to see Josh in the doorway. “Hey, what’s up?”

  “Um boss, James is looking for you.” Josh winked.

  “I’ll see you soon, Riley. Take care of yourself, and watch out for Mateo for me.” Derek shook Riley’s hand. “Will do, General.” Riley saluted him. Josh sat down and looked at Riley. Big blues eyes were smiling back at him. Jesus, no wonder Mat was so taken with the guy. He had an innocence about him, which made sense in a way. Mateo was far from innocent, and maybe in some small way, being with Riley had cleansed him a bit. “So, how are you feeling?”

  Riley sat up and popped a fry in his mouth. “I’m doing better, I think. I’ve had enough excitement to last me a lifetime.”

  “You sure you want to be with Mat then?” Josh sat back and chuckled. Riley lay back and looked at his hippo. He smiled when he thought about how Mateo had brought it with him. An assassin, carrying a purple hippo around. “Yeah, I’m sure.”

  “I’ll tell you what man.” Josh shook his head. “I’ve never seen Mat like that. He’s in love with you.”

  “Josh…” Josh rolled his eyes and smiled at Riley. “Yes Mateo?” Josh turned in the chair and saw Mateo leaning against the door. “You know it’s true, ya big baby.”

  “Get out, shit head.” Mateo made his way over to the bed and smacked Josh upside the head.

  Josh excused himself, laughing, giving Riley and Mateo privacy. Mateo sat on the edge of the bed and fed Riley a fry. He leaned over and kissed him, licking the salt off Riley’s bottom lip. “How’s the hippo?”

  Riley laughed and looked at Mateo. His eyes were sparkling, and he looked happy. Riley pulled Mateo onto the bed, up against his good side, and nestled into him. Mateo’s arms went around him and he sighed, the warmth sinking into his bones. “Can we go back soon?”

  “Yep, I’m taking you home.” Mateo ran his hand through Riley’s hair.

  “Really?” Riley looked up and kissed Mateo’s chin. “ Yes. Just be prepared, the guys are coming back with us to pull security for a while. With all the cameras and news crews, it’s going to be a pain in the ass.”

  “As long as I have you.” Riley smiled and pulled Mateo down to his lips.

  “You had me the minute you kissed me.”

  ~~*~~ Derek made his way down the hall and saw James talking to another man. He had a cane in his hand, and Derek could see he was trying hard not to use it. Derek made his way over, smiling and looking at James’ nice

  tight ass on the way.Stop it.“Hey, you look better.”

  James smiled and looked up at Derek. Damn, he loved the fact that the guy stood so much taller than him. It was fucking hotter than hell. “I’m going back with them, what are you up to?”

  “Going to sign off on leave, and head to Steilacoom to do some fishing.”

  James tilted his head. “You go all the way to Washington State to fish?”

  “Hell yes, I have a boat out there and I love taking it out

  on the sound. You should come with.”Oh fuck, did hejust say that out loud?

  James could see the look of shock on Derek’s face, and decided to let him off the hook. “No can do. I only have a week off, but name one after me.” James smiled, and made his way back down the hall.

  Derek leaned up against the wall and sighed. The truth was, he would have loved to have time spent alone with James. The guy was funny and sexy as hell. “Fuck.” ~~Chapter Fifteen~~

  Mateo sat by the pool at Riley’s house in the lounge chair, while the Arizona heat brought a line of sweat across his forehead. Riley was in the pool swimming. Well, sort of. He couldn’t get his cast wet, and they spent a lot of time arguing over Riley wanting to take it off. They’d only been back a week, and the cast was going to have to stay on for another five. Mateo was sure Riley would have it off in three. When he wanted something, those big blue peepers made you sigh and give him whatever he wanted. God, he hated that.

  Ok so that was a lie. Mateo loved that Riley could manipulate him in to just about anything. They were sleeping in the same king sized bed, and Mateo would wake up every morning with Riley plastered to him like they were sharing a single. Every morning, he’d wake with a dick pressed against his stomach, ass, or even one time, his face. They had also argued about sex. Riley wanted it, and Mateo wanted to wait. Mateo smiled at the memory.

  “No absolutely not, Riley.”

  Riley pouted and licked his lips. “Please?”

  “No. No touching, sucking, feeling, teasing…”

  “What about fucking?” Smiling, Riley ran his hand up Mateo’s thighs, cupping his cock and squeezing.

  “That’s touching, and no.” Right now, Riley was getting out of the pool naked. Even after being in the cold water, his cock was still long and smacking the side of his upper thigh, hard as a fucking rock. He could probably carve out an ice sculpture with his dick, it was so fucking hard. Mateo felt his mouth watering.

  “You’re fantasizing.” Riley bent over right in Mateo’s face, grabbing his towel. “ Not against the rules.” Mateo wanted to lick that puckered hole, slam his cock in so hard Riley screamed for more.

  Riley ran the towel up and over his cock, then let it fall to the ground. His hand gripped his cock and he stroked it, letting his head fall back as he jerked and pulled his cock hard. Making his balls tense up and crawl upwards towards his body. “Oh fuck yeah.” Riley’s voice was harsh and sultry.

  Oh fuck me…Mateo watched Riley jacking himself off,

  and felt his cock stretching the limits of his shorts. His own cock was trying to come out and play and Mateo kept shutting him up. Riley’s hand moved slowly up and down stretching around, gripping in long hard strokes. His long slender fingers brushed the tip of his cock on the way up, and he wrapped his fingers around the crown; squeezing, letting a loud moan escape his lips. Drops of pre-come glistened on the beautiful, pink, cut head.

  Mateo dropped to his knees in front of Riley. God damn, but he couldn’t stop himself. He moved Riley’s hand out of the way and ran his tongue from the base up, licking Riley like one big, long popsicle.
His tongue swirled around the head tasting warm pre-come on his tongue. Mateo took Riley in until his nose was pressed into that soft patch of hair right above his beautiful cock. God, the smell of Riley had him jacking himself off as he sucked and licked him. Mateo’s fingers played at Riley’s hole, and he heard a soft groan as one pushed in, twisting and rubbing; looking for Riley’s sweet spot. There was a sharp intake of breath, and Mateo smiled, mouth full of cock. Bingo, he’d found it.

  Mateo’s fingers went to work, as his tongue licked and sucked Riley until his legs were shaking. Mateo kept a steady rhythm, and was rewarded with a hot stream of cum down his throat, and a long harsh groan from Riley as he emptied into Mateo’s mouth. Riley’s breaths were shallow and ragged, as Mateo continued to suck and tease him until he was semi hard again. Mateo pressed a soft kiss to the tip of Riley’s cock and then made his way back up, licking and sucking every inch of Riley until he got to his lips. Sucking on Riley’s bottom lip, Mateo lifted him and took him in the house.

  “That was all the rules.” Riley moaned in Mateo’s mouth. “ Haven’t fucked you yet.” Mateo put Riley on the bed and took his pants down. “I’m about to break that one too.”

  Riley’s shoulder was still sore, and Mateo tried not to move him too much. It had been over a week since they’d been together, and Mateo wanted Riley. Like now. Mateo’s pants were down and he was stroking himself, watching Riley on the bed. His tongue made a sweep of his lips, as his eyes roamed Riley’s body. Even with all the bruising, Riley was still utter perfection. Riley was arching his back on the bed, fingers at his balls, cradling them in his hand.

  “ Goddamn, you are so fucking hot.” Mateo climbed up Riley’s body and took his mouth. Running his tongue across Riley’s teeth, he plunged in, tasting him. Mmmm…, the sweet taste of Riley Flynn. God, he would never get tired of this man.

  Riley was making things extremely hard on him. Mateo was trying to take things easy, and Riley was pulling him in, wrapping his legs around him. God help him. He

  wanted to slam into Riley andkeepslamming into him

  until his own eyes rolled out of his head. He wanted to come so hard that Riley felt it in his chest. As it was, he kept the thrusts slow and deep. The feel of Riley’s warmth encased him as he slid back and forth in that hot, warm tunnel, feeling every fucking ridge. The crown of his cock sliding over Riley’s prostate made his legs shake, and his ass clench.

  “ Fuck Mateo…. Please.” Riley arched his back, hanging onto the headboard, and brought himself down hard on Mateo’s cock.

  “ Oh fuck.” Mateo let out a hiss and grabbed Riley’s legs, hauling them over his shoulders. His hands came down by Riley’s head, and he slammed into him full force.

  “ Ohhh. God yes!” Riley hung onto the head board, white knuckled, teeth biting his bottom lip to keep from screaming at the top of his lungs.

  Mateo thrust into him harder, his own fingers buried in Riley’s pillow. He pulled out, hearing a soft whine, and thrust in again hearing Riley’s moan of need. The bed was rocking back and forth as Mateo fucked Riley into oblivion, every thrust harder than the previous one. Mateo felt his balls tighten. He could feel the buildup in his fucking spine. He held back with every ounce of strength he had, waiting for Riley. Riley was writhing on the bed, jacking off furiously. As Mateo thrust in once again, he heard a loud crack. Riley’s cry reverberated through the room, and cum splashed on his stomach. As Riley’s whole body shuddered with the aftershocks, Mateo let loose. His own orgasm ripped through him and into Riley. Exploding at maximum speed, Mateo let out a loud groan and collapsed across Riley, trying to avoid the right shoulder he was favoring.

  It took a few minutes, before they realized the loud crack had been the bed frame breaking. A few seconds later, the whole bed collapsed, with them still in the middle of it. Riley laughed out loud, and then the giggle fest started. Mateo didn’t know if it was the drugs he was on for the pain or what, but he found himself laughing right along with him. They’d just finally calmed down, when Mateo kissed Riley softly. Mateo used his tongue to tease Riley’s lips and taste his tongue. He sucked on it and bit it softly, before taking Riley’s mouth and making it his own.

  “ God, I love how you kiss me.” Riley took Mateo’s face into his hands and looked deep into his eyes. “I’ve missed you so much.”

  Mateo ran his fingers over Riley’s black eye and kissed the bruised skin. “I was scared shitless you know. I couldn’t stop thinking about what was happening to you.”

  “They told me they would kill you if I didn’t cooperate. Just the thought of them torturing you…”

  Mateo caressed Riley’s cheek and smiled. “No one will ever hurt you again, Riley.”

  “I love you.” Riley ran a fingertip over Mateo’s lips softly. Mateo looked into those huge blue pools and felt his heart aching. All his life no one had wanted him. Now, he had Riley; who not only wanted him but loved him. Mateo knew he’d finally found love. He’d never felt like this before. The tightness in his chest when Riley was taken; Mateo closed his eyes. “I love you too.”

  They stayed on the broken bed. It still worked even though it was now on the floor. Mateo wrapped Riley up in his arms and ran his nose over his neck, kissing it softly; loving Riley’s soft sighs. He closed his eyes; this was his home now, right here with Riley. He had a home and a boyfriend. Two things he’d never wanted, and now he was happy with both. It was a foreign feeling, yet Mateo hoped it would stick. After countless foster homes, he knew things didn’t always last. Mateo was actually hoping it did this time.

  ~~*~~ Mateo was in Riley’s kitchen making breakfast the next morning. The damn thing was bigger than Derek’s whole house. Everything in it was stainless steel. Mateo knew he could be a pain in the ass when it came to things being clean. He was going to have to talk to Riley about stainless steel and fingerprints. He had no idea why, but it drove him up the fucking wall. Josh came in and ran his hand across the fridge, smiling at him. As he opened the fridge, Josh made sure his hand was pressed on the door and not the handle, as he pulled the orange juice out.

  “Good morning.” Josh sat at the island and drank right from the carton.

  “I swear, if I had my gun, Josh.”

  Josh chuckled and put the orange juice down, smiling at Mateo. Mateo looked so happy. “Where’s Riley?” Mateo smiled to himself. Riley had been so worn out last night he hadn’t moved a muscle this morning when Mateo rolled out of bed. “Still sleeping.”

  Josh let out a soft whistle. “Fucked the shit out of him huh?” Mateo rolled his eyes and grabbed the juice from Josh, which led to a gasp and a pout. Mateo gave him a cup of coffee, and Josh perked right up with a wide smile. “Ah… caffeine, my friend. How I have missed you.”

  “Thanks. You know, for helping out, Josh.”

  “You know me, I love adventure.” Josh waggled his eyebrows smiling.

  “Anyway.” Mateo leaned against the counter. “Naomi’s coming by today, so please behave yourself.” “ Is she hot?” Josh slid off the stool and looked for more food in the fridge; making sure his hand was on the door, leaving a nice big handprint.

  “ She’s smart, so I doubt you’ll get laid, dumbass.” Mateo pulled out a sponge and wiped the fridge door. Josh put his hand on it again, and Mateo kicked him in the shin.

  “ Ouch, that hurt my pride, and my cock is upset with you now.” Josh pouted. He put more sugar in his coffee and made his way back to the stool. “You missed a spot.” Josh motioned to the fridge.

  “Fuck off.”

  Riley strolled into the kitchen and looked at Josh sitting on the stool. Mateo was wiping the fridge down in frenzy, and Riley cocked an eyebrow at Josh motioning to Mateo.

  “Neat freak.” Josh rolled his eyes and smiled, sipping his coffee. Mateo turned to see Riley freshly showered, hair still wet and hanging partially in his eyes. His sweats sat low on his hips, showing off his gorgeous wash board abs. Riley wasn’t as big as Mateo, but he was well defined. The two hours
he spent at the gym everyday had made him sexy as all hell, and Mateo’s cock was rising in his pants. Josh looked from one to the other and coughed quietly.

  “Ok. So, yeah...I’m going to head out.” Josh stood up and smiled at Riley. “I’ll be in the pool.”

  “Don’t pee in it.” Mateo looked at Josh, brow raised.

  “Does it have that blue dye shit in it or something?”

  “No.” Mateo tilted his head. “Why?”

  “Nuthin.” Josh drawled, and ran out of the kitchen smiling.

  “Ass!” Mateo called after him. Riley cracked up and sat on the island stool. Mateo handed him a plate and a cup of coffee. Leaning over Riley, he kissed him softly. “Morning, handsome.”

  Derek came in the kitchen fresh from the shower, and smiled at Mateo with Riley. The guy was so far gone it was almost sickeningly sweet. He felt a cavity coming on. When they’d been in Bosnia, they were stuck up in the mountains for two weeks. The second week, Derek had gotten bored. He and Mateo had been wrestling when he’d ended up on top of Mateo, and felt his cock hard on his thigh. He still hadn’t been sure of his sexuality at the time, but when his cock had risen to the occasion, he had finally admitted to himself that he was gay. The rest of that week consisted of Mateo jacking him, and Derek sucking Mateo’s cock. Time flew by fast after that.

  “Good morning.”

  Derek’s head snapped back to the present, and he smiled at Riley. “You look better.” “ Agent Pruitt is in the backyard, I told him to soak in the Jacuzzi. I guess he needed to talk to you.” Riley smiled. He was pretty sure Agent Pruitt had a crush on Derek.

  “ Oh, okay. I’ll guess I’ll be back in a sec for food.” Derek looked at Mateo. “Pull the hanger out of your mouth.”

  “ Huh?” back. James was getting out of the Jacuzzi, grabbing for his walking cane. The shot to his thigh was still bothering him. “James.”

  “Never mind.” Derek chuckled, making his way out