Total pages in book: 14
Estimated words: 13180 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 66(@200wpm)___ 53(@250wpm)___ 44(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 13180 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 66(@200wpm)___ 53(@250wpm)___ 44(@300wpm)
Noel laid Daniel on the bed and pulled his sweats completely off, since he knew Daniel liked sleeping naked. Then Noel forced himself to leave the bedroom. But he couldn’t bring himself to leave the house, so he turned off all the lights except for one small nightlight in the hall, then stretched out on the couch, fully clothed, and stared at the shadowed ceiling. The longing to be in that room holding Daniel was strong, but he resisted.
Daniel was still hesitant. And Noel had seen the pain in his eyes. He’d put that pain there. Truth was, he could have reached out sometime in the last five years. He’d wanted to. But he had been a coward.
He was going to have to be patient now, because the ball was in Daniel’s court. Noel was the one who’d walked away from something special without a goodbye. What Daniel didn’t know was that Noel had stood looking down at him for a long time before he’d forced himself to leave that house. That every step away he’d felt deep in his gut because the pull to go back had been so strong.
“Noel?”
He looked up over the back of the couch to find Daniel standing there, stark naked. There wasn’t near enough light to see that gorgeous body but that didn’t stop him from trying.
“What are you doing out here?” Daniel whispered.
“Couldn’t bring myself to leave.”
“Why didn’t you sleep in there with me? You did before.”
“That was different. What happened between us then was a mutual thing. This time, you’re reticent, and I do understand why. I won’t take advantage of you.”
“Maybe I want you to.”
Noel sat up. “And maybe I want you to feel comfortable knowing that I’m here for good first. It matters to me, Daniel. How you feel. It nearly killed me to leave you before, and this time, the only thing that could force me to do that again is if you truly don’t want me.”
“I think what happened earlier proves that I do.”
“Sex is easy.”
“No, it’s actually not. Not when it comes to us.” Daniel walked around the couch and surprised Noel when he climbed into his lap. Noel couldn’t stop his swift grin as he gripped Daniel’s sexy, bare hips. Daniel cupped his cheeks. “Sex with you is intense. More. It’s fucking life-changing.” He paused and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry I couldn’t answer you earlier, and honestly, I still can’t. I don’t know about forever, Noel. But I do know how I’m feeling right now, and waking up alone in that bed made me feel sad. I’ve felt sad for way too long, and I don’t want to feel that way anymore.”
“Then it’s my hope we can work through this so you’ll let me fully back into your life.”
“How about I let you fully back into my bed tonight?” Daniel softly kissed him. “I want you to hold me the rest of the night. Would you want that?”
“I want nothing more.”
Daniel slid off his lap and stood, holding out his hand. Noel took it and followed him back to bed.
“No clothes in my bed,” Daniel ordered as he crawled under the covers, leaving one side down for Noel.
Noel stripped quickly, and when they were up against each other under the covers, he couldn’t stop a moan. All that bare-to-bare skin went to his head. Daniel slid his thigh between Noel’s, causing Noel to hold his breath. He had planned to just hold Daniel, but his body was reacting in a way he couldn’t help.
Daniel chuckled as he burrowed into Noel. “I can feel your hard-on.”
“So much nakedness.”
He chuckled again before he started kissing Noel’s chest. “What do you want? My mouth or my ass? Because if I remember correctly, you couldn’t resist either in the past.”
“I still can’t. But I’d like to be inside you pretty badly right now.”
Daniel let go of him and rolled over onto his stomach. “Lube’s in the drawer on your side. We don’t need condoms anymore. You know what I am.”
Noel’s hand shook when he reached in to grab the lube. He came to his knees between Daniel’s spread legs and hated that he couldn’t see, so he leaned over to flip on the lamp beside the bed.
Then he just stared.
Daniel’s body was svelte, his ass small and firm. Noel placed his hands on Daniel’s cheeks and spread them, gaze zeroing in on his hole. Lust punched him in the gut, and he bent to run his tongue over that puckered entrance.
Daniel’s cry was muffled by the pillow, but he spread his legs more and stuck his ass higher into the air. That welcome was more than Noel could resist, and he groaned as he speared his tongue into Daniel. He hadn’t forgotten how much Daniel loved being eaten out. And he fucking loved doing it. He gave him quick licks and deep plunges, pausing to bite those sexy, round cheeks.