He slows after a few more thrusts, until he just holds himself inside me.
Both of us are breathing hard, and after a moment of stillness, Keo wraps his arms around my back and begins undoing the rope. As soon as I’m free, he rolls us so we’re lying opposite each other, then slowly pulls himself out of me.
He settlesover me, grinning as he draws in a deep breath through his nose. I don’t hesitate to wrap my arms around his shoulders and pull him down to me. He kisses me and gently lets his weight rest on me.
Then he lifts his head, brushing back the strands of sweat-damp hair from my forehead. His grin softens into a tender, loving smile.
“Ayden…” The words that come out of his mouth surprise me so much it feels like shock rippling through me. “I love you.”
My eyes widen, my lips parting, but no words come out. Did… I just hear him right?
I lose all sense of time, and before I realize it, I catch the flicker of worry crossing his face.
Did he just…
“You… going to say something?” he asks, and I can genuinely hear the concern in his voice. But why would he need to be? Oh my god.
“Keo… I love you, too.” He has to know how equally obsessed I am with him. How much I love him. How I woulddiefor him. Liveforhim. Right?
He releases a soft sigh. “Scared me for a second…”
I grab the sides of his neck and pull him back down into a deep kiss.
“As if I couldn’t love you,” I say between turning my head to deepen the passion between us.
He hums and slides his tongue into my mouth.
“That’s what I love to hear,” he says while pulling away. “Now, let’s get you cleaned up.”
I smile stupidly. “Where’s the shower?”
“Outside.”
“Great…”
“But that’s not what I meant.”
My eyes widen. “What… do you mean?”
He winks and moves down. Wait… Is he about to…
I gasp as his tongue crosses my ass.
Holyfuck. I need this for the rest of my life. I need him. I don’t think I could live in a world where all of this, no, all of him…Keoni Pierce, didn’t exist.
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I’ve done my best not to think about it. Deep down, I know I should just be an adult and talk to him. But truthfully, I’m terrified of the worst-case scenario.
It hasn’t affected anything between us; I’m sure Ayden can’t even tell the difference. All it’s done is stop me from saying it again.I love you.It’s only been five days since New Year’s, so it’s not like it’s been months. Still, I replay it in my head constantly.
The shock in his eyes.
That pause. That dreaded fucking silence…
God, it felt like it dragged on forever. I swear I fell into a black hole in that moment, and only talking brought me back. Who knows how long we’d have sat there otherwise.
It probably wasn’t the best time.
