Amir paused as he stepped into the hallway, but decided to keep walking. Outside, he stopped in front of the weight bench and waited for Preach to sit up, "Hey, it's none of my business but I think we have a problem in there."
Preach raised an eyebrow, taking a long drink of water.
"I closed the door earlier, right? But later I heard Top yell at McG and then they were both in his room when something hit the wall, hard. Sounded more like furniture than a fight. But just now, I heard Jaz shout dammit, like when she's pissed at Top. I think something's wrong."
"Yeah, sounds like it. I'll give them a while to work it out and see what I can do."
Amir watched Preach wipe his face with a towel, chalk his hands, and lay back under the bar, before walking away. Thoughtfully, he grabbed the gardening bucket and went to weed the beds.
Adam gently slid his hand under Joe's thigh and rolled him away from Jaz. She watched as he climbed over Joe with focused intensity. She moved away from them to the head of the bed. Wrapping herself in the blanket, she pulled the pillow close and hugged it to her chest. She let herself rest against the wall. Hidden in fabric, enveloped in Adam's smell, she gave in to the tenderness between them. Their kiss was slow and easy, familiar and fluid in a way that mesmerized her. Joe soothed Adam's ferocity, while Adam's heart fed Joe's intractable desire. This is the place where she felt most protected, loved and secure in ways she'd never tell anyone.
Joe refused to close his eyes. It took Adam a moment to notice. Joe drank in the unfiltered passion and let his hands roam. Adam smiled through the kiss, "You're looking at me like I'm about to be deployed."
"Nah, I know better. It's just a few days. I can handle it."
"Mmmm, not sure I can." Adam eased back until Joe's eyes closed and his breath caught. He rode harder, letting his hips freely adjust to every nuanced groan.
Jaz watched unabashed. Her stare continued unchallenged as Joe sat forward catching Adam behind the neck and pulling him back into the kiss. Adam slowed, allowing the depth of devotion to overwhelm him. Lost in the flood of affection, he felt Joe's arms crush him into bare skin. Returning the embrace, Adam tilted his face away to breathe. "Take that with you," Joe whispered against his ear, continuing to move his lips over Dalton's cheek and neck.
Adam's arms pulled tighter, then released. Running the back of his fingers along Joe's jaw, he rolled his hips back and picked up the pace once again. As Joe's breathing became more ragged, Adam pulled his hands away from an attempt to return the attention, "Oh no, you first." Within seconds Joe cried out and fell back onto his elbows.
Jaz crawled out of her cocoon and kissed his forehead. Joe threw a hand behind her head and pulled her closer. Adam let Joe know his intentions and entered him from behind. Joe inhaled sharply and positioned himself so that Adam could see his mouth moving over Jaz. Suddenly, Adam slid from the end of the mattress to the floor with a crash.
Joe and Jaz sat up and realized they'd run out of bed. Confused they both crawled to the end of the mattress to find Adam on his back laughing on the floor. Smiling, he asked Jaz, "Time?"
Jaz turned back to the nightstand to check the timer on his phone. "Down to 20 minutes," she answered, grinning at the mission tone in her voice. When she crawled back to the foot of the bed she found Joe on the floor under Adam.
"You have no idea how much I love you, Joseph McGuire," Adam growled.
"Bullshit. I knew before you did." Joe returned.
Jaz saw the timer counting down, and worked hurriedly to make the bed. She pulled up her sweats and tugged her t-shirt over her head just as the alarm sounded. She silenced the noise from the phone and retrieved Dalton's backpack. She dropped it at his feet as he lay still and panting over McG, "Time."
Adam kissed Joe one last time and climbed to his feet. Jaz was ready with his clothes, but it was too late for a shower. "I'm going to love this in a few hours," he grumbled half to himself.
Joe smiled and smacked his CO's ass as he opened the door and left the room. Jaz shrugged, kissed Adam and whispered, "I love you," before wrapping an arm around his waist and walking him to the door.