Chapter 103

As if oblivious of the danger, his newfound buddy eggs him on.

JoTho: tell me what u want 2 do 2 me

JoTho: u still there lee?

Maullory: i’m here what do u want me 2 do?

JoTho: take charge. i give orders all day. i need a man who will order me around in the sack. that u?

Lee thinks it could be. If Joe gives orders all day, that means he’s an officer, at least. Most likely he’s a lieutenant like Lee is. As long as they’re in different squads, any liaison between them shouldn’t be that big a deal.

Throwing caution to the wind, he stops fondling himself and types with both hands now, fingers flying across the onscreen keyboard.

Maullory: 1st thing get down on ur knees & open wide. take my dick in far as it’ll go

JoTho: i can take it all

Maullory: hm, we’d see. pics don’t do it justice. i’m a good 8 inches, and thick. i’d fuck ur mouth til i’m hard & wet

His tablet pings as another attachment comes in. Lee clicks on it—not a photo this time, but a short video, almost a gif. In it, Joe’s sitting in his chair again, one hand pumping his cock, the muscles in his thighs flexing as his hips thrust in quick, little movements. It’s mesmerizing, and Lee can’t look away. He grabs his dick again and matches his pace to Joe’s, pushing against his palm every time it presses to his pubes, then massages up his length again to twist his fingers beneath the flared head of his cock.

Damn.

JoTho: what else u got? more than a bj, i hope.

Maullory: i’d flip u over & grab ur hips 2 hold u steady

JoTho: then???

Maullory: rub my dick along ur crack, push my balls against ur hole

JoTho: omg i’m gonna cum

Maullory: i haven’t even gotten 2 the best part yet

JoTho: which is?!?

Lee hesitates. He’s getting caught up in the fantasy and doesn’t even know this guy. Joe claims to be stationed on the Nova, but what if Lee’s being catfished?

I’m not doing anything wrong,he reasons. Just words on a screen in a chatroom. I’m not actuallyhaving sex.

Surely that counts for something, doesn’t it?

JoTho: don’t leave me hanging lol i’m on my knees in front of u with ur fat one rubbing against my ass. r u gonna fuck me or not?

Maullory: i’d ease in slow, savoring ur tightness. push all the way in, then pull ur butt against me, all the way flush with my body

JoTho: yes yes!

Maullory: then i’d pound u, hard, as hard as u can take

JoTho: god yes, i can take it all

Maullory: i’d pump into u, really driving in. one hand on ur hip, the other between ur legs to jerk u off

JoTho: i’m close 2 cumming already

Maullory: think of me when u get off

JoTho: i don’t want to waste this. i want u here with me. i need 2 feel u in me

Maullory: maybe sometime

JoTho: y not 2nite?

Lee’s cock and balls throb with desire. But it’s getting late, almost lights out. After 2200 hours, anyone not on watch is supposed to stay in their quarters until morning. As much as Lee’s enjoying this little chat, things between them won’t be going any further this evening.

Well, they shouldn’t. Technically nothing’s stopping him from leaving his room, but if he’s caught without a reason to be out, he’ll be brought up before his CO. God, that’s the last thing he needs now.

As he’s searching for a way to respond that won’t piss off Joe and still leave open the possibility of a future hook-up, the call for lights out pops up on his screen. At the same time the white bar of light set waist-high into every wall on the Novaturns red, an indication the ship’s overnight watch has begun.

Maullory: dude, lights out

JoTho: no! stay up w/me.

Maullory: its getting late

JoTho: going 2 bed already? u got morning watch?

Maullory: no but we can’t do nothing anyway. don’t want to get caught. my co will have my ass.

JoTho: u say that like its a bad thing.

Maullory: you don’t understand, he hates me

JoTho: who could hate u?

Lee grins at the screen. Ha ha, he types. As much as he’d love to throw caution to the wind and say the hell with it, it’ll be just his luck that the moment he steps out into the corridor, Thomas will be there ready to pounce.

Maullory: maybe tomorrow, after evening watch. whaddya say?

JoTho: i say we can do 2nite. whats ur pos?

Lee hesitates. Does he reallywant to tell this virtual stranger where he is? Sure, I can jerk off by myself,he reasons,but if we’re serious about hooking up, he’ll have to know where to find me. In for a penny…

He debates a moment longer, then quickly types in his position—B-3 deck, bunk 1023—and hits Sendbefore he can change his mind. His heart hammers in his chest; his blood pounds in his ears, his throat, his dick.