“Come here often?” I asked with a teasing smile as I slid my phone into my pocket and pushed away from the wall.
“Yeah, pretty often. Kind of my job.”
“Oh? What do you do?”
“Kick arse at rugby,” he said, putting his arms around my neck and leaning in for a kiss. “Team’d pretty much be lost without me.”
“Good thing you’re here then.”
“I know, it’s a blessing really.” He grinned as he leant in to kiss me, his lips soft and the taste of orange still lingering on them.
“Oi, oi, that’s enough,” someone said from behind us, and the pair of us turned to see Mason, West, Jonny, and Devon coming out of the dressing room. Despite Danny’s attempts to hide that we were dating when he first came out, it had taken all of three days for the team to find out when we’d walked into the training centre together and Hunter and Bailey had seen us.
From there, it had taken maybe five minutes for everyone to find out, but nobody had seemed particularly surprised. Apparently, Danny’s weird attachment to the lollipop I’d given him on the first day had raised a few eyebrows, even if it had taken a while for people to put the pieces together.
Mason was chuckling and waving his hand at us like we were annoying teenagers he’d caught making out in the park. “Go home and shag your boyfriend there.”
“I mean I could take a leaf out of—” Danny started, and I shot him a look with a raised eyebrow and mouthedbehave, because now was not the time to annoy his teammates. Behind him, Jonny and Devon shuffled slightly.
“Thank you, gentlemen, we’ll be on our way,” I said, grabbing Danny’s hand and pulling him towards the exit, my beautiful brat laughing wildly as he jogged along beside me.
“You’re a menace, puppy,” I continued as we stepped outside into the cooling September air.
“Yeah, but that’s part of the fun,” he said, sliding back into my arms. “Did you see all my tries?”
“I did.”
“And you know what that means?”
“I do.”
“Can we start as soon as we get home?” he asked. “Then I have at least one orgasm before dinner.”
“I suppose,” I said fondly. “But maybe I should take one away since you tried to humiliate Jonny and Devon. That was very rude, puppy.”
“No! I’ll apologise,” he said, looking horrified that I’d even suggest it. “But you shouldn’t be so mean to me, not after the first game of the season. Besides, I thought you loved me?”
It was said teasingly but I couldn’t help but answer truthfully.
“I do. I love you, Danny.” I kissed him softly, biting back a laugh as he stared at me in shock.
“You what?” He sounded more surprised than upset, so I continued.
“I love you. You don’t have to say it back, but I wanted you to know how I feel. I didn’t think I’d ever feel this way again, but that was before I met you. You’ve changed my life, Danny, and I know that sounds a bit extreme but it’s the truth. I love you. I don’t think there’s another way to say it.”
“Fuck, Ezra, I love you too.” He kissed me fiercely, fingers shaking as he clung to me. “Fuck, I never thought I’d say that to anyone. Not, like, seriously anyway. But then I met you and you changed fucking everything. I get to be myself because of you.”
“I love you so much, and I’m so proud of you.”
Another kiss.
“I love you, puppy. I’m going to keep telling you all night.”
“Mmm, keep saying it. Please,” he said. “Then I can keep saying it too. I love you, and I love what you do to me.”
More kisses, each one full of a million emotions we could barely control.
“Take me home before I start sucking you off right here,” Danny said, his mouth still pressed against mine.
