T. A. Chase

Anubis

Anubis copyright c. 2015 T.A. Chase

Part Fourteen-

“They wanted to adopt more children, but then my mother got sick and my father decided she wasn’t strong enough to deal with more than one.”

Ahmed studied him. “I’m sorry to hear about her illness and that you had no siblings to play with. I also had no siblings, but I do have six other men that I consider my brothers. No matter how much we irritate—or anger—each other, we still care and will defend them against any danger.”

Jamil shot him a quick glance, not wanting to take his eyes off the road for too long. “Do you guys face a lot of danger? I wouldn’t think being a consultant for UNESCO would put your life on the line.” He saw Ahmed screw up his face as though he’d said the wrong thing.

“Some of the World Heritage Sites are in pretty dangerous areas. I’ve had to protect myself against natives and soldiers. I do leave the cities and wander into the wilds of the world. My brothers travel extensively, as do I, to some very troubled areas for humanitarian reasons.” Ahmed rubbed his hands over his jeans. “There have been times when we’ve had to launch rescue missions.”

“You have six brothers and you launched rescue missions? Don’t you mean the government? How well trained are you?” Jamil turned on the signal as he pulled off the highway to the exit ramp for Petra.

Ahmed cleared his throat. “We’re very well trained and we don’t like to involve the governments if at all possible. Most of the time, we don’t need them.”

That gives me an entirely different image of Ahmed than I had before. An image of Ahmed dressed in black holding a rifle popped into his head and his cock stiffened. Settle down, boy. No need to get excited there. I shouldn’t think about getting involved with him anyway. He’s outta of my league.

He chuckled. “At least I’ll know who to come to if I need protection.”

“I’m more than willing to help you out with that as well,” Ahmed said with a slight smile on his face.

“Good.” Jamil navigated along the road to the parking area where all the other vehicles were left. They’d be hiking in from there. If they found anything while digging, they would bring it out on the back of camels or horses. Unless the artifact was really fragile, then he’d cart it out by hand.

Once he parked and they got out, he walked around to the front of the truck where Ahmed waited. When he stopped, he noticed Ahmed was staring at him intently. He started to say something, but froze as Ahmed reached out to cradle his cheek in his hand. He hadn’t been expecting Ahmed to touch him, but his first instinct was to nuzzle into it.

Ahmed stepped closer then bent down while lifting Jamil’s chin enough for their lips to brush. Jamil gasped at the shot of electricity shooting through him.

“Wow!”

Lifting the corners of his mouth in a small smile, Ahmed let his hand drop. “Are you going to be upset with me for that?”

Jamil grabbed Ahmed’s hand, trying to tug the bigger man close again. “Umm…hell no. I was surprised is all. Wasn’t really expecting you to kiss me. Why did you?”

Ahmed shrugged. “I’m not sure. Something in the way the sunshine lit up your eyes called to me and I had to find out how you tasted.”

“You certainly know how to talk to a guy,” Jamil whispered before pressing his mouth to Ahmed’s, not letting him reply.

He swept his tongue in and tasted the coffee Ahmed must have had before he showed up at Jamil’s. There was also a hint of some exotic spice mingled in that Jamil had never tasted before. He slid his hands up over Ahmed’s shoulders then threaded his fingers through the curls at the nape of Ahmed’s neck.

Time and the world around him disappeared as Ahmed folded him into his embrace, crushing him against his hard body while taking control of their kiss. Jamil whimpered, grinding his groin against Ahmed’s then pressing back into the tight grip of Ahmed’s hands on his ass.

The loud screech of a bird startled them and Ahmed eased away to glance up at the sky. Jamil followed his gaze, shocked to see a hawk almost hovering over them. It screeched at them again before flying off. Jamil wasn’t sure why but it felt like the mood had been ruined.

Ahmed released him then moved further away. “We should probably get going. You don’t want to be late and I’m eager to do work with you.”

“What about this?” He motioned between them. “Is that going to happen again or was it just sun madness?”

Ahmed shoved his hand through his dark hair and sighed. “I should say it was the sun on your golden skin and how luscious your lips looked, but I’m not going to lie. I’ve wanted to do that from the moment I met you. I do think we need to consider what it would mean if we took it beyond a kiss.”

Jamil pursed his lips. “I guess I can think about it, though I do want you to know that I wouldn’t be upset if we did more than kiss. You’re fucking gorgeous, man. A guy would have to be crazy to turn you down.”

An eerie sound drifted from the canyons leading to Petra and Ahmed grimaced again. “We need to go.”

Picking up his bag where he’d dropped it, Jamil slung it over his shoulder. “Was that a hawk? I haven’t seen one of those around here in a long time.”

Ahmed shrugged. “It seems like a lot of creatures are appearing that haven’t been seen by humans close to the city.”

“Maybe it’s a sign like the jackal,” Jamil murmured as they walked. “Maybe the gods are blessing us and they approve of what we’re doing here.”

“The blessings of the gods aren’t always wonderful things,” Ahmed stated.

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