“I think you’re beautiful too.” Jax traced Ryder’s strong jaw with its six o’clock shadow before sealing their lips back together. Who knew kissing could be this good? He’d always hated it before, but now it had Jax’s cock stiffen and his wolf howl his pleasure.
“We can take this slow,” Ryder whispered.
Jax shook his head and grabbed onto Ryder’s shirt to pull it up and over his head.
“Are you sure?” Ryder checked. “I will never rush you. I need you to know that.”
Jax smiled and cupped Ryder’s cheek. “I know.” And he did. He took Ryder’s lips again in a kiss, their tongues dancing together to an age-old rhythm. Even though he could feel how much Ryder wanted him, his mate still treated him like spun glass.
Jax did not doubt for a second that Ryder would wait for another year or three if that were what he needed. And to Jax, that made it easier to say yes to Ryder. His mate wasn’t trying to take anything from him.
Unlike everyone else that had come before.
They broke from the kiss, and Jax stripped his shirt and tossed it off to the side. Then he wriggled to be let down, grabbed his own button and zipper, and frantically worked on getting it undone. But he hated being separated from Ryder, so he jumped into his arms again. Ryder caught him and their lips met again. Their kiss heated up, Ryder’s tongue sliding across Jax’s. He wiggled his pants down, but only far enough that he could get to his erection. He reached for Ryder’s hand and grabbed it, directing it into his pants, where his waiting cock was throbbing.
They never broke the kiss, and Ryder stroked his cock, eliciting moans from Jax’s lips, which Ryder captured again. Ryder slipped his hand into Jax’s underwear and brushed his thumb along the tip of his leaking cock. “Oh. Oh. Oh,” Jax moaned. He broke away from the kiss, latching onto Ryder’s shoulder, lips and teeth, biting him as Ryder eagerly stroked his cock. “I need you!” Jax whispered breathlessly.
Ryder began walking and headed for the kitchen.
“Where are we going?”
“We can’t very well do this in front of our baby,” Ryder said.
Jax’s heart began racing at hearing Ryder call Tabby theirs. He didn’t know how much he’d needed to hear that until he just did.
Ryder put him on the counter. “Hi,” he said. His eyes sparkled, his voice was even deeper than usual, and his skin was flushed with his arousal.
“Hey.” Jax smiled. No one had ever looked at him the way Ryder did.
Ryder opened his mouth to speak, but Jax covered it with his hand.
“I promise you I want this. More than you know.” He held Ryder’s gaze so there was no doubt.
He felt Ryder smile behind his hand and pulled it away.
“I want you.” Jax made sure to put everything he meant, everything he felt, into those words.
Ryder’s smile got even wider, and he brushed Jax’s lip with his thumb. Jax sucked the thumb into his mouth and watched Ryder’s eyes darken and then lighten as his wolf fought to come forward.
Jax began wiggling his way out of his pants, underwear and all. And Ryder looked like he wanted to lick every inch of him. He circled Jax’s cock and he groaned. Ryder kissed him while moving his hands up and down in a rhythmic motion, lighting Jax’s body up. Jax broke their kiss and arched his back, and Ryder’s lips went to his neck, nibbling and biting, but he never stopped stroking Jax’s cock.
“Goddess!” Jax cried. He’d never felt this much pleasure before.
Ryder nipped where his neck met his shoulder, and his body lit up. Like fireworks on the fourth of July. He tilted his neck, giving Ryder more room. Fuck, he wanted to feel his alpha’s teeth sink into his neck. Ryder bit down but not enough to break the skin, then he sucked the spot.
His cock leaked, his skin felt too tight for his body.
Ryder moved down and sucked his nipple into his mouth. Jax felt like he was going to jump out of his skin. Then he moved lower still.
When Ryder took Jax’s cock into his mouth to the root, Jax panted and slipped his hand into Ryder’s hair and pulled.
He worked his tongue around Jax’s shaft, smoothly moving up and down while Jax bit down on his lips, trying not to scream.
No one had ever done this for him. And his mate was very good with his tongue, so Jax just relaxed and enjoyed it.
Ryder cupped his balls, teasing his taint, and Jax’s release crawled up his spine. Jax’s orgasm crashed into his body right when Tabby began to cry.
Ryder stood and licked his lips. And he felt his cock stir again.
