Every time he tried to miniaturize the technology, it created a fatal flaw and the dampening field failed to work. He wanted to throw something in frustration, but he didn’t want to frighten Tara. She and Alec had spent the last three weeks working on his English, and John had watched the bond between the two of them grow. At first she’d insisted on John and Alec sleeping together, obviously aware of their relationship, but Alec had convinced her to sleep in his arms as well. Every night, the three of them curled up on the camping mattress and fell asleep. He ached every moment now. To be so close to both of them but to just hold them was simply keeping him hard throughout the day and night. He’d often laughed at the description “blue balls,” but he was fast wondering if he was about to see the phenomenon firsthand. “Earth to John,” Tara said as she handed him a cup full of steaming black coffee. He took the foul liquid gratefully, hoping that the caffeine boost might help solve his technological dilemma.
