His arms went around my waist and pulled me close. He opened his legs, letting me settle in. I pulled back and we stared into each other’s eyes for a moment. Nick reached up and tucked a lock of hair behindmy ear.
“You’re so beautiful, Evan.”
I blushed and tried to look away, but he cupped my chin and held my head in place.
“Seriously, didn’t you notice how much time I was always trying to spend with you? How I tried to find a reason to stay behind when it was time for me to go home? It killed me to leave you.” He licked his lips and leaned up to kiss me softly.
I tried to remember all the times he’d been over, replaying them to see if I could find any hint of whathe was admitting, but I really couldn’t. I shook my head. “I think I was so caught up in trying to not let you see how much I liked you that I was oblivious to everything.”
He rolled onto his side, taking me with him so that we faced each other. I reached down and grabbed the blue and white quilt to pull over us and snuggled in closer.
“I spent so much time fighting how I felt,” Nick said. “So afraid I would lose my friends. My family. I wasn’t sure. And then—what if it turned out you weren’t even interested?”
I scoffed. “Right.”
“No, Evan. You did a good job hiding your feelings. I was going to lay it all out on the line for you tonight and hope you would go on a date. Until I heard you whispering my name I had no idea you were….”
“Hot for you? Jacking off to you every night? Dying to feel you inside me?” I offered.
Nick chuckled and pulled me tight. “I love that you’re so…open with your feelings.”
“Well, once you’re caught moaning a man’s name while holding your cock and watching gay porn, it’s kind of hard to deny how you feel.”
He laughed out loud at that. “I guess you’re right.”
“Speaking of cock,” I teased, and rolled my hips against his.
Nick wrapped his large hand around my dick, and my eyes nearly rolled back in my head. “We have a lot ofwasted time to make up for,” he told me.
“Oh yeah,” I agreed. “So much wasted time.”
“Want to know what I always fantasize about?”
Fuck, yes!
“Yes. Tell me,” I pleaded.
His eyes flashed as he stroked me. “For the most part, it was exactly what we did in the kitchen. I’ve dreamed about being inside of you since I met you.” He moaned and admitted, “It was way better than any fantasy.”
I definitely agreed with him on that.
“But I also like to imagine us in the shower together. Or in bed together like this. It wasn’t always asexual thing. I just wanted to lay in bed and talk with you.”
“Really?” I jolted to a sitting position and looked at him.
His brow furrowed. “Is that too…cutesy?”
I laughed. “No. Not at all. It’s perfect. I dreamed about the same things. How much I wanted to get to know you. How I just wanted to lay in bed and talk with you.”
He pulled me down and settled my head on his arm. “Do you remember that night a couple weeks ago when Jack and I went out and we took a taxi home because we were so drunk?”
Oh, yeah, I definitely remembered that. Nick had come in the front door practically carrying Jack. I nodded.
“Remember I got Jack in bed and then crashed on the sofa?”
I nodded again. I could barely sleep that night knowing the man I was crazy about slept just feet away from me.
“I was a nervous wreck.”
“Why?”
“Because I had to fight myself from going to your room and telling you how I felt. I was just drunk enough that my inhibitions were down, and all I could think about was kissing you.”
My face heated at his admission. Who knew this sexy sailor was so romantic underneath all those muscles?
“What would you have done if I knocked at your door and kissed you?”
I shivered and reached up to cup his cheek. “I would have done this,” I whispered and kissed his lips.
He quickly took charge of the kiss, demanding I open my mouth and I did, letting his tongue sweep in and glide against mine. I moaned as my cock hardened.
Nick pulled back and smiled. “I think we’re ready for round two.”
I grinned as I wrapped my fingers around his hard dick. “Want to try out that shower fantasy?” I asked. “I’m still a little sticky from round one.”
He laughed. “Sounds like a plan, Evan.”
I loved hearing my name on his lips. I chuckled as we climbed out of bed and made our way into the master bathroom. If anyone saw me, they’d probably say I was almost swooning over my new man—and I’d have toagree.