“What are you doing here?”he ask with an adorable grin.
“Can’t a man spend time with his man?”I meet him halfway and lean in for a quick kiss.When he reaches behind me, I hand him my gift.
“What’s this?”
“You’ve never seen a bouquet of flowers before?”
“Pssh.Obviously.But what’s the occasion?”
“The occasion is you.Always you.”
“Aw.”He leans in and kisses me slowly.No one’s around on this secluded block, a fact I’m thankful for.Still, I don’t mind if the world sees me kissing the man I love.“But I thought you were with your brother?”
“He has everything he needs for now.And he told me in no uncertain terms that I’ve been a bad boyfriend.”I cringe and bring the flowers up.“So these are apology flowers.”
“You aren’t a bad boyfriend.”He laces his hand with mine, and we walk back into the building.“You’ve just been busy.Long-lost brother.Fifteen years.Portals and shit.”He shrugs, and I laugh at his truncated version of all our adventures.
“Yes, but I’ve neglected you.”
“Take all the time you need, Taz.I can wait.”
“I don’t want you to wait.”We make it to his door, and he lets us in.“I want us to go out.”
“But you’re already at my place.”After putting the flowers down, he pulls me in by my belt loops.“And we can fuck right here,” he says in a sing-song tone.
I chuckle and kiss him, deeply.Before he can get to my zipper, I step back.“Nah.Let’s go out.”
“Huh?It’s getting late.”
“Not all over the globe.Besides, we’re all-powerful wizards.”I wink and crowd his body.“The world is ours.No dream too big for the most kick-ass boyfriend I know.”
After kissing him again, he asks, “What did you have in mind, babe?”
“Let’s go watch the sunrise, Luther.”
CHAPTER 21- TAZ
GAZING AT THEdark blue night sky is always a sight to behold, no matter what continent you’re on.I don’t take it for granted that we can travel the world with ease.How else would we be able to go from Virginia to Portugal in less than two hours?We’re in a secluded cave on the beach, seated on multiple blankets, watching the low tide ebb away in the darkness.It’s all surreal and majestic.But the greatest part about this moment is the man sitting next to me.
We’re cuddled up on several pillows, and I have my arms wrapped around him.Luther smells so good, and tastes better as I kiss his neck.I’m pleasantly surprised he let me convince him to use our magic to conjure all this stuff to keep us comfortable.But I’d like to think we both have the same endgame in mind.
When he turns to me, the heat in his eyes is undeniable.Luther snaps his fingers, launching magic out and around us in a circular perimeter.Fog sets in, so no pesky mortals can see us if they wanted to.Oh, it is so on.
He and I say nothing as we kiss and slowly remove each other’s clothes.I make it a point to taste his clavicles, his well-defined chest, those dark nipples, and each of his six abs.His shivering makes me grin in delight, and I know we’re getting somewhere.
“Taz,” he rasps, once we’re naked.My body is crowded over his, and I lean forward to kiss his inner thigh.
“Yeah?”
“I, uh, cleaned myself up down there.And, like…when it comes to supplies…”
“I got you.”With a snap of my fingers, I conjure a packet of condoms and lube.Magic well spent.
“No, I mean…” He huffs and lies his head back on the pillows.“I like…got tested.So I’m negative for everything.”He raises his head up again and adds, “That is…if you want to go…”
Oh.Oh.“Of course.I haven’t been with anyone else since I last got tested.”I kiss his thighs again and put away the condoms.He’s ready for me to go unprotected, and I’m so down for that.I’ll give the condoms to Girish or someone.
Before I can properly lube up and start, Luther gets up.
