"Are you still in love with him?"

Jeremy looks up from his carton of pad Thai and raises an eyebrow at David. "Does it matter?"

David smiles. "Of course it matters."

"It doesn't. Trust me," Jeremy says bitterly as he sets down the carton.

"Why not?" David asks as he leans back on his hands.

Jeremy's eyes narrow. "Don't pretend like you don't know."

David leans forward over the cartons on the floor between them. "Tell me, Jeremy."

Jeremy leans forward as well as he holds David's eyes. "He'll always love you first."

David reaches out and cups Jeremy's face. "But he'll always love you last. Do you really think there'll be another after you?"

Jeremy grabs David's wrists roughly and pushes him away. "I don't care."

David gasps and Jeremy feels guilty for being so rough until he meets David's eyes. There's heat there. Jeremy remembers everything Raine has ever told him about David in a flash. David likes rough sex. So does Jeremy. Strange how they have so much in common. Did Raine choose them because of the features in common, or did they choose Raine because of what they thought he was? Jeremy isn't sure. And it doesn't matter anymore, he tells himself.

"If you didn't care, you wouldn't be so angry," David points out.

"I'm not angry," Jeremy says firmly as he stands up.

David jumps to his feet. "Leaving already?"

Jeremy grabs his jacket off a chair. "I'm not in the mood to sit here and discuss the past."

David steps into Jeremy's personal space and rests his hands on Jeremy's hips. "What about the present?"

Jeremy licks his lips. He has to admit that he's curious. "What about the present?"

"Aren't you curious?"

"Yes," Jeremy murmurs as he drops the jacket and takes David's lips in a hungry kiss.

David's hands slide around to dig into Jeremy's back. Jeremy grabs David's arms and spins him around to slam him into the wall. All of his anger and resentment come out and he tears at David's clothes. His fingers and mouth are everywhere on David's skin, marking him. Jeremy's for the moment. Part of Jeremy hopes that Raine will come to David only to see these marks. Jeremy's marks. Wouldn't that be the ultimate way to hurt him? That's all Jeremy can think about as he finally slides inside David. Mine now and never yours again, Raine.

Afterward, as Jeremy presses his face against David's neck, he feels almost ashamed. David isn't a piece of property. He's a human being.

"Why did you call me that?" David asks quietly.

"Call you what?" Jeremy asks in return as he kisses David's shoulder.

"Mine."

Jeremy freezes. He said that aloud? "I..."

David turns in his arms. "Whatever the reason, it's okay. I just want to know."

Jeremy bites his lip. "I don't want you to be his. I don't want anyone to be his."

"So you took me."

Jeremy nods. "I'm sorry."

David gives him a half-smile before kissing him. "I'm not. Not really. But Raine..."

"Can never know," Jeremy finishes the sentence for him. He hesitates. "I should go."

"Stay," David says before leading Jeremy into the bedroom.

Jeremy spends the rest of the day getting lost in David. So lost that he almost forgets the man they love in common.