Chapter 101: Monroe

The kiss.

He dreamed about it. He tasted it. He could think of little else.

Late in the third day after his return, Stephens removed the IV line and Monroe took a shower. He hated the exhaustion he felt from doing something so simple. He also hated the fuss made over his wounds, his food, and his sleep. He had no patience for a slow recovery.

He fought a smile when Angel finally brought in a skein of rope and sat with him in bed while he tied her arms in semi-complex patterns that he had worked with her on during her early introduction to Shibari. The rope always calmed him and this time was no exception.

At night the two men slept with Angel between them. To Monroe it felt like nothing changed, but then he would notice a small look from Zachery and his breath would catch.

Desire.

The thought actually shook Monroe's tightly controlled thoughts. He had yearned for Zachery for years. During his early days of Shibari and his introduction to BDSM, he played with both sexes and enjoye