Reservations

Thane’s weight shifted and his lips touched Levi’s chest in the briefest of kisses. Levi pressed himself closer; a slow burn heated his insides as Thane’s lips trailed along his skin, teasing him with wet nips and licks up his neck and on his jaw. He wanted Thane to make love to him, hold him, take his mind off everything that had happened in the past. He needed to lose himself in Thane and forget about the rest of the world if only for a few minutes.

Thane’s mouth found his and his whole body ignited. Levi sucked Thane’s fleshy bottom lip between his own, opening when Thane’s tongue pushed inside his mouth and skilled hands began to roam every inch of him, heating the blood in his veins. Wanton, burning pressure rushed deep, filling his balls, as Thane’s hand pushed into the waistband of his underwear. Levi arched his back then lifted his hips when his lover’s thick fingers wrapped around him and tightened so perfectly. He thrust into the grip.

God, he wanted them both sweaty and straining as Thane’s girth stretched him, filling him till everything faded into the background but the two of them. His ass clenched at the thought.

“I know we’re not alone. My brothers are in the other room, but I want you, Thane. Make love to me,” Levi whispered, moving his hand to Thane’s, urging him to stroke his aching erection. His dick throbbed, definitely on board with the decision as Thane’s thumb spread the need leaking from the tip of his dick.

“We’ll have to be quiet. Roll to your side.” Thane changed positions, disrupting the bedcovers as he helped rid Levi of his underwear while assisting him to his side. Thane pulled him closer, and Levi snuggled back against Thane as the man tugged the blankets up around them both. This moment was so right. Thane’s lips pressed against his shoulder as he tucked one arm under Levi’s pillow and wrapped the other around his waist. Thane’s arousal nestled perfectly against his ass. Thane’s stubble skimmed across his neck and shoulder, making the hair spring up on Levi’s arms. He couldn’t help but cuddle back against Thane. “Since we’re being so honest, I have something else to say.”

“What’s that?” Levi whispered. Excitement and anticipation tensed his muscles and he closed his eyes. That husky tenor, Thane’s hands moving on him, and that trimmed beard scrapping over the crook of his neck, fisted his balls and squeezed. He was having a hard time concentrating, but he tried. The scent of Thane’s cologne on the pillow surrounded him, making it almost impossible to listen.

“After the first night we were together, I took the pillow we shared home with me. My neighbor helped me identify your cologne.” Thane nipped at the area he’d just scraped with his beard and a shiver raced down his body. “I have a bottle now.”

“That’s not true,” Levi finally challenged after a moment of trying to process Thane’s words while his fingers toyed with Levi’s nipple.

“It’s very true. Your cologne’s Armani Code, but it’s not quite the same without your body’s scent mixed in.” Thane’s palm flattened over Levi’s stomach then slid down to his rigid dick. Levi sucked in a breath as strong fingers curled around his aching shaft.

Levi glanced back over his shoulder at Thane, trying the gauge the truth from any possible fiction. He seemed serious. Levi settled back down, placing his hand on Thane’s hip, drawing the man closer, closing any space between them. He didn’t say a word, just thought about Thane’s words—what they meant, how telling they were. Thane was coming on strong, and Levi was already struggling to keep his perspective. They needed time, no question there, but maybe Levi also needed to lighten up, quit being so doubtful and skeptical. Go with the flow instead of being suspicious of every one of Thane’s actions.

“I’m scared,” he said truthfully. He could feel the movement behind him. Thane lifted his head enough so that his warm breath tickled Levi’s ear.

“You said that earlier. Tell me what scares you?” Thane’s hand moved tenderly to his hip then up his back to caress along the line of his shoulder. It was that right there. They were already so much more than just the sex they had.

Levi sighed, closed his eyes, and spoke from his heart. “Of this. Of what you’re doing, what you’re proposing between us, and how much I want it to work.”

Thane’s palm cupped his shoulder, his fingers sinking in the tight muscles in his neck and upper back before traveling back down his spine.

“I get it. I was scared too. You blindsided me that first night, and I did the only thing I knew how. I ran. I’m sorry it took me so long to figure everything out and get back here.” Thane’s lips touched the back of his neck before he continued, “I never wanted to leave you in this bed that first morning, and I haven’t forgiven myself for being such a coward. It was my fear of how amazing this was between us. That feeling had me running scared. I was afraid of what I felt, how fast it happened, and how fucking real it was. I didn’t know what the future would hold for us. I’ve been alone most of my life. At least I consider myself a loner. I’ve never connected with anyone like this before.”