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“He knows,” Chase replied wryly. “I use it to get Gray all riled up so he has to remind me who I belong to.” Chase’s smile and laughter were infectious and I found myself smiling like a loon. “You’re in luck tonight because they’re the home team, which means they’ll be wearing their white pants, instead of the black ones, those white pants really accentuate their tight asses.”

I didn’t have a hard time picturing Ben’s firm ass in tight baseball pants, which made my own pants a little snug in the crotch. Anticipation and excitement at seeing Ben bloomed inside me, but I tamped it down because I had no idea what kind of reception to expect out of him. I knew that Ben wouldn’t be cruel or mean to me because of the distance I put between us, but I was afraid his face wouldn’t light up like it did the last time we were together.

All too soon, Chase turned into the outdoor sporting complex and drove past the soccer fields and sand volleyball pits until he arrived at the ball diamonds in the very back. I reminded myself that I was here to support Chase and for no other reason, especially not to ogle Ben in ...

“Oh my God!” I heard myself exclaim loudly when I first laid eyes on all those tight asses in baseball pants, but more specifically when I saw the ass I craved most stuck up in the air while Ben bent over at the waist to stretch his glutes and hamstrings. I’d recognize that toned ass anywhere, could easily recall how those taut cheeks felt beneath my hands, and how snugly it hugged my cock.

“I know!” Chase’s exuberant agreement broke me out of my trance and I looked away before I got caught. “Mmm, there’s my man. I’m going over there to give him his good luck kiss. You can come with or wait here. Your choice.” Chase didn’t wait around for answer. He power walked his happy ass over to Gray to give him a kiss.

I watched Gray wrap his arms around my best friend and pull him in for a kiss. I couldn’t help but watch the beautiful couple as they openly displayed their love for one another.How would that feel?I could feel Ben’s hot eyes on me and turned to look in his direction and sure enough he had those silvery lasers locked on me.

My body perked up more and more with every step that brought him closer to me. His black baseball jersey clung to his muscular torso and those ridiculously hot pants showed off his long legs and snuggly cupped his impressive bulge between his legs. What got to me the most was the happy smile on his face that reached his eyes. Ben was truly happy to see me and once again I felt lighter and happier in his presence.

“Hey stranger,” he said when he finally reached me. “How have you been?”

“I’m doing well, Ben.”I miss you, but those words were left unspoken.The urge to wrap my arms around his neck and give him a good luck kiss was overwhelming me so I slid my hands inside my back pockets. “I actually have some exciting news I want to tell you about. I had just picked up the phone to call you, but Chase asked me to come here to provide him with moral support.”

“He’s still freaking out about Gray getting bruised up before the wedding?” Ben’s happy laugh made me smile. “So, what’s your news? I want to hear it.”

“Yo, Ben! Let’s go,” Jack Murphy, the sexy owner of Bottoms Up and sponsor of their team called out. “It’s time to warm up.”

“Ignore him; I always do. Please tell me the news.” Ben looked eagerly down at me and smiled encouragingly.

“Now, Romeo!”

Ben started to turn around and confront Jack, but I reached out and grabbed onto his biceps. I feared for his safety if he took Jack on. “Go play your game and I’ll tell you afterward.”

“Will you go to Bottoms Up with us after the game, or will that be a problem for you?”

His considerate nature was just one of many things that made the man so delectable. I caught myself staring at his lips and wanting to give him that good luck kiss again. I tore my eyes away from his lips and latched onto his gaze instead. He knew what I had been thinking, because that same tangible desire was reflected back at me.

“It won’t be a problem for me,” I replied honestly.

“Great,” Ben said as he bounced on his toes. “See you after the game.”

“See you,” I replied to his retreating back.Stop looking at his ass. Stop looking at his ass.

“Would you look at that ass?”

I spun around and found my seventy year old grandmother standing behind me ogling my guy’s ass.Did I really just think of Ben as my guy?I decided to shove the thought aside to revisit later. “Really, Gram.”

“As if you weren’t just drooling over his tushy,” she said, clearly affronted by my tone.

“Guilty.” I smiled and gave her a big hug. “It’s getting kind of late isn’t it? Doesn’tthe homehave a curfew for nutty broads like yourself?”

“Watch it, Xavier, or I’ll bust your ass.” Gram looked at me thoughtfully. “Maybe you’re into that kind of kink so it wouldn’t be much of a deterrent,” she prattled on. “I could always threaten to move in with you. That ought to take the sass right out of you.”

“You win, Gram.” I threw up my hands in surrender at the thought.

“That’s what I thought.” She smugly linked her arm in mine and we made our way to the bleachers. Chase was nowhere in sight and I wondered what they were up to. “Chase and Gray probably snuck off into the woods for a quickie.” It was like the woman could read my mind.

“Did not, Gram.” Chase’s exasperated voice bounced off the metal stands. “I got Gray a Gatorade to drink during his game.” Chase studied his grandmother closely. “I swear you get more and more inappropriate each year. When will we get to the grandma phase where you bake cookies for your grandsons?”

“Fuck baking cookies,” Gram said a little louder than Chase or I preferred. “I don’t have time for that with all theresearchI need to do for my books.” Chase and I knewresearchwas code for watching gay porn.

“You ought to be an expert by now, shouldn’t you, Gram?” Chase’s lips twitched with barely restrained mirth. “Does Lennie know about how much time you put intoresearch?”

I saw the smirk on Gram’s face in reply to the question and knew we were about to get schooled. Again. “Why, yes, he does my darling boy. In fact he’sverygrateful for my new found knowledge of the prostate gland. I can make that beautiful man sing like an exotic bird.” I dropped my head into my hands while Chase groaned in misery at Gram’s latest revelation. “When are you two fools going to learn? Huh? Neither one of you are a match for me.”