“Oh, they bought it, trust me. You were fantastic, such the attentive boyfriend. Women are going to really be eating you up now. Gay men will just have to be sad you’re taken. That’s how we want the public to react,” she said.
“Well, one gay man won’t have to be sad at all,” I commented, referring to my baby, Aiden.
“Well, yes… him. He’ll be fine,” she said with a bit of snark, which made me stop massaging her feet and look at her.
“You don’t have a problem with him, do you?” I asked.
She looked at me. “I don’t even know him. I’ve seen him on TV before and he’s really cute. If you like him, I guess he’s really nice. I just want to make sure he’s okay with us,” she said.
“Us?” I asked, one eyebrow cocked.
“Yeah, you and I pretending to be a couple.”
“Oh, that. Yeah, he’s fine with it. I’ve already told him. We’re meeting up this weekend.”
“Oh, that’s good.” She nudged me. “Back to my feet, buddy.”
I chuckled, then continued massaging her feet until we arrived at her home. I walked her to her door and she kissed me on the mouth, taking me by surprise. When she pulled back, she winked. “Just in case any photogs are lurking by. You never know.” With that, she went inside her home and shut the door.
Wow, this night had been crazy as fuck. I walked back to the limo, climbed in, and called Aiden. I couldn’t wait to hear his voice. “Hey baby, I’ve missed you.”
Ihad serious doubts when Macio told me Barry’s idea of having his daughter act as Macio’s beard. I chose to keep them to myself rather than voice them because of the excitement I heard in Macio’s voice. It was something he felt he needed to do and I had two options available to me: I could support him and see where things took us or I could walk away before I got in too deep. I chose to support him because I just couldn’t walk away without giving him - us - everything I had.
It hurt like hell when the photos of Macio and Kathy together first appeared on the internet after their pubic outing. I could honestly say I had never seen a more beautiful couple than the two of them. The media ate them up and referred to them as a modern-day Barbie and Ken. More captivating than their physical appearance was the connection the couple seemed to share. The expression on their faces when they looked at each other was pure adoration. I told myself that it was all an act; Macio was doing it for us and Kathy was being a good friend. It was too bad I couldn’t convince my heart.
Still, I knew we had an entire weekend to look forward to when I returned to Vegas for the boxing match. Macio and I planned every little detail of our time together. I had planned on arriving a day early to spend more time with him, but I had to fill in for a sick coworker at a Lakers event. The anticipation of seeing Macio again made the nearly four-hour drive feel like four months. My body hummed with the excitement of being in his arms once more.
My GPS took me right to his security gate. I punched in the code and waited for the ornate iron gates to part and grant me access to my man. I drove slowly down the winding lane until I reached the circular driveway in front of a surprisingly large, two-story stone home. I parked behind a black Mercedes and stared up the large, stone staircase to the elaborate arched doorway to Macio’s home. For some reason, I wasn’t expecting something quite so grand. As beautiful as it was, it didn’t suit the guy I’d fallen in love with.
I grabbed my bags and the toy I’d bought for Macio’s Rottweiler pup, Caesar, out of my trunk. Macio was crazy about the dog and I felt like I knew the little guy from all the stories Macio had told me about him and the pictures he sent through Messenger. I didn’t want to show up at Caesar’s home without a gift, and as far as Caesar’s master went, I offered him my most valuable asset – my heart. As cheesy as it sounded, I couldn’t think of anything else that would mean more to Macio.
I knew I was wearing a goofy grin on my face when I rang the doorbell, but it faded when Macio didn’t come to the door after a few minutes. My second attempt was met with the same results as the first. I twisted the doorknob and discovered that it was unlocked, so I let myself in. I stood in the middle of the white marble foyer feeling out of my depths and a tad bit unwanted. Here I thought Macio was counting down the minutes until I arrived, yet he couldn’t be bothered to answer the door when I did.
I heard music coming from somewhere in the back of the house and caught a whiff of sizzling meat. I allowed my nose to guide me through luxuriously decorated rooms until I stood inside a kitchen larger than my apartment. The entire back wall was made of windows that overlooked a sparkling oval pool surrounded by exquisite patio furniture and gorgeous desert landscaping. As lovely as all of that was, it wasn’t the reason I stood in stunned stupor in the middle of Macio’s kitchen with my heart in my throat.
Feminine laughter rang out over the music as Kathy pressed her scantily clad body against Macio’s and held her phone in the air to take a selfie of them. The white bikini she wore to show off her perfect tan left nothing to the imagination. I saw Kathy’s lips move, but couldn’t hear what she said over the music. Whatever it was, it must’ve been hilarious because Macio laughed harder than I’d ever seen him. It was a knife to my fucking heart and I nearly turned around and walked right back out of his house. Maybe I would have if Caesar hadn’t seen me and started barking.
Macio’s head jerked up from whatever he’d been looking at on Kathy’s phone and the smile he only gave to me appeared on his face. In contrast, all light and laughter faded from Kathy’s face when our eyes met. What the fuck was she even doing there? It was supposed to beourweekend together.Run, Aiden, before it’s too late.
Macio threw open the French patio doors and charged toward me. “There’s my baby.” He wrapped me up in a bear hug and lifted me off the ground. He held me so tight, I could feel his heart pounding happily in his chest. “God, I’ve missed you.”
Macio captured my mouth in a kiss hot enough to make me forget my name. God, I missed the masterful way he kissed me, the feel of his tongue rasping against mine, and his taste. How did I even contemplate for a second that I could walk away from him and never feel his touch again? I gave over to his dominance and let him back me into the kitchen island.
Macio pulled out of our kiss and pressed his lips to my ear. “I need to have you. It’s been too long.”
“I need you too. I…”
A low whistle followed by a throaty laugh interrupted my response. Macio groaned and rested his forehead against mine. I blinked in confusion for a few seconds, then I rememberedshewas there. I began to understand a little better why Macio was taking extra precautions in our relationship because our brains short-circuited every time we were near one another.
“She asked if she could meet you when I told her that you were staying with me this weekend.” Macio’s eyes pleaded with me to understand and I couldn’t let him down.
“It’s fine. We have the rest of the weekend together.” Famous. Fucking. Last. Words.
Macio said he would do the cooking while Kathy and I got to know each other better. Mostly, I listened to Kathy talk about how wonderful she thought Macio was and how close they’d become since they started “dating.” She even used air quotes in an attempt at humor, but all I saw was a woman who wanted what I had. I didn’t like her, nor did I like the situation we found ourselves in.
Kathy ended up drinking too much wine at dinner and had to stay over. She made it very clear how familiar she was with his home and even bragged about how she was the one who helped him decorate it. She looked damned pleased with herself, but Macio didn’t look like a man who loved his home. None of the rooms had any of his character in them until we reached his master bedroom suite. That space was all Macio with a large, wood-carved bed that was as masculine and powerful as the man who slept there each night. The far wall was all windows and it overlooked a desert landscape that was something right out of a magazine. The tension I’d felt since I arrived began to dissipate as soon as Macio came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my chest.
I had once confessed to Macio about my fantasy of him taking me from behind in front of a wall of windows. Reality far surpassed my fantasy when he pressed my hands above my head on a plate of glass after he removed my clothes from my trembling body. The aggressive way he fucked me made my fantasies look like child’s play. I didn’t bother to temper my reactions to him just because Kathy chose to use the spare bedroom next to his instead of one of the other four that were further away. I shouted with pleasure as my guy rammed his big cock into me over and over like he’d die if we couldn’t be connected. The way I moaned and begged only seemed to spur Macio on further until we came loudly together. I sprayed my spunk all over his window while he filled my ass.
