Flawless Facade

He asked again, voice rough and desperate, "Gemma, can you just talk to me properly?"

Gemma reminded him, like she was just checking up on a patient, "You've got some nasty injury on your back, so don't bend or pull too much, or..."

She didn't even get to finish before Gideon silenced her with a fierce kiss.

Gideon gripped her waist tight with one hand and tangled in her hair with the other. His k