On the night of the full moon, Gus rolled up to Alex’s hotel to find that he wasn’t there. Deciding that he was probably still at the run, Gus sat on the edge of his mate’s bed. He tapped his fingers on the covers, looking around, trying to find something to entertain himself with while he waited. He eventually dumped himself backwards on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Soon bored, Gus sat up and sighed. He didn’t have a phone to call Alex with and, even if he was human, he was still getting pretty hot and bothered, knowing that he’d get to touch Alex all over tonight, and be touched in return. They hadn’t really had the time to be close recently, what with the fight and all the help Ellie needed with securing her territory. Finally, unable to just sit there and try to think about something else than Alex taking him into his arms and holding him through the whole night, Gus got up and walked to his closet.
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