All In for You chapter5

chapter5

[Party alleyway – Steven is tipsy, cheeks flushed, still reeling from James’s kiss. His words slur slightly.]

stevens brookes mc

(half-drunk, half-angry): You’re trouble, Delgado… I should stay away…

james Delgado ml

Then why are you leaning into me, sweetheart

[Steven stumbles, James steadies him by the waist. The alcohol and adrenaline blur Steven’s thoughts.]

stevens brookes mc

Just… shut up.

[He kisses James back—clumsy but desperate. James deepens it, almost predatory, knowing Steven isn’t fully in control.]

[Cut to Steven’s apartment. Clothes scatter on the floor. The night becomes a haze of heat and whiskey, with Steven half-conscious, letting James in completely

stevens brookes mc

(weakly, in between): Promise… don’t… leave me like everyone else…

james Delgado ml

(smiles in the dark, stroking his hair): Shh. I’ll stay. I’ll never leave. (how I wish to hold you everyday)

[Morning light cuts through the blinds. Steven wakes up with a pounding headache, reaching out—bed cold, empty. James is gone.] [On the nightstand: the gold watch. No note. No call. Nothing.]

stevens brookes mc

You liar…

[Back to Present – Steven sits in his bar’s office, staring at that same gold watch hidden in his desk drawer. His jaw clenches.]

stevens brookes mc

I was nothing but a game to him. A con. He left me with his damn trinket like a receipt.

[Phone buzzes. New message lights the screen.]

james Delgado ml

Miss me, sweetheart?

[Steven’s hand trembles. Rage, longing, heartbreak—everything floods back at once.]