“And?” Karim’s face was shadowed, but Luis felt the desire, the tension strung between them.
“It’s not a whim,” Luis said honestly. “I meant it. I want it. I’vewantedit for a while now.”
A second later the hand in his slipped away, and Karim cupped his jaw.
“Good,” he said, voice rough, and then pulled Luis in.
Karim tasted like mint. Like he’d brushed his teeth after breakfast. Shaved too, because the usual bristle was smooth. Karim kissed cautiously, almost too gentle at first. Luis shivered again, pressing closer, their bodies bumping together under the water.
His own hands curled around Karim’s neck to hold on, and then Luis pulled back just enough to breathe, “Stop being so careful.”
The next kiss came with molten heat, Karim making a rough sound into Luis’s mouth as his tongue teased for entrance. Luis gasped and let him in.
The man was warm, steady under his hands. His tongue delved into Luis’s mouth, tasting him. Tasting a different part of him. Luis shivered all over, groaning as he tried to press closer.
He felt himself get hard, felt Karim burning against him. The hand on his waist was like a brand.
A sharp fang grazed his lip, and Luis gasped again. His nails dug into the back of Karim’s neck. A thigh shoved between his legs, and the coldness of the water was the furthest thing from his mind.
They kissed and kissed, and it wasn’t enough. There was too much water, too much wave pushing them around. He wanted skin to skin, wanted Karim on top of him, hands all over him–
Fuck,he wanted more than stolen kisses in the dark.
“Karim,” Luis gasped when they parted to breathe. Karim kissed down his jaw to his throat. He sucked hard right where he’d usually bite, and Luis groaned as his cock pulsed.
“More?” Karim asked against his skin. It punched more heat right through Luis.
The hand on Luis’s hip was helping the slow grind between them, pulling him in tighter despite the water. For a moment, Luis wanted to throw everything to the wind and just go for it, but—
But Julien.
Luis turned his head to catch Karim’s mouth again. He kissed him deep, then he forced himself to stop.
“What about Julien?” He asked.
“What about him?”
“Is he… okay? With this?”
Karim pressed a kiss to his cheek, squeezing him reassuringly. “I’m sure he’s going to be jealous I got to kiss you first, but you can make that up to him when we go to shore. No doubt he’s been watching...”
Prickles went down the back of Luis’s neck at the implication. He turned his head to look toward the shore. He thought Julien might be looking their way, but it was too hard to tell.
“It can’t be this easy,” Luis said. “That both of you–you want me.”
Karim reached up and tucked a curl that had gotten loose behind Luis’s ear. “Why can’t it be easy?”
“Nothing is ever easy,” Luis said. “And you’reyou, and I’m… just a human.”
Karim made a sound of derision. “You’re notjustanything. And you know Julien, he never does anything without talking it to death. We’ve been sure about you for a while. But he didn’t want to rush you, wasn’t sure if you even wanted both of us.”
Luis felt lightheaded at the words. “Are you joking?”
“Nope. Deadly serious,” Karim said. “Not messing with you at all for once.”
Luis huffed a breath of amusement. “But you’re both so…?”
Karim kissed his cheek again. “So what?”
