Oak broke the kiss this time. “Roman Zohar Vidar Frewin Trevil.”
“Scales, why all the names?”
They laughed, their face lighting up with joy as they cupped my cheeks, looking all sweet and innocent—the first sign they were up to something. “Because teasing you gives me life.”
That made me laugh, and I reached down to their thighs and picked them up.
“Ahh!”
I grinned at them and pecked their lips. “You really are a menace.”
They laughed and wrapped themself around me. “Take me to bed, big guy. Let’s do naked things together.”
I laughed again and rested my forehead against theirs, slightly shaking my head. “Naked things, huh?”
“Yep.”
“What kind of naked things?”
They shrugged. “Oh, I don’t know, this and that.”
I snorted and gave them a slow kiss before meeting their gaze. “Are you sure? I thought you wanted to go slow?”
“Roman, I’ve known you for years. You’ve been one of my best friends for nearly as long as I’ve known you, and we’re leaving tomorrow on a dangerous mission.”
My brow furrowed. “So this is just a… have sex before we die kind of thing? First off, we’re gonna be fine. Second, I don’t want that to be the reason we make love, Oak. I want—”
They cut me off with a kiss. “That’s not what I meant. I only meant that tonight’s the last night we’ll have privacy. We’re about to be sharing a house with a bunch of other people, and I don’t know the next time I’ll get to have you to myself. And I really fucking… want you.”
My body relaxed. “Oh.”
They snorted. “Yeah, oh.”
“Are… are you sure?” I wanted them so badly, but I wanted to have them for the right reasons. I didn’t want to push them before they were ready.
“I’ve wanted you for months, Rome—probably longer. Every time I look at you, all I can think about is licking you.”
I spluttered. “What?”
Their grin was filled with sass, just like their voice. “Like I told you before, you’re sexy, and yeah, I’ve wanted to lick you forever. Why do you think I did it in dragon form? You taste good.”
“Oh my Scales.” I laughed and kissed them, walking over to the bed. “I want you more than I’ve wanted anything in my life. But—”
“There’s always a but. In this case, two.” They gave my butt a squeeze.
I shook my head in amusement. They were ridiculous, and I loved it. “Butwe can stop at any time, okay? I want you to have fun and enjoy this. I don’t want this to be stressful or—”
They cut me off with a kiss. “I know, Rome. I trust you. And right back atcha. Put me on the bed and come here.”
I did as they asked, letting them pull me on top of them and into another kiss. This one started out slow and quickly turned ravenous, and I found myself covering Oakley’s body with my own. I ground against them as they pulled me to them, grabbing my ass and rutting up against me.
Their hands slipped under my shirt, and when they began lifting it, I pulled back and took it off, then reached down to their shirt. “May I?”
They smiled and nodded, lifting up to help me. As soon as their shirt was on the floor, they scooted up on the bed and pulled me with them again, wrapping their legs around my hips.
They smirked up at me. “Hi.”
“Hey, beautiful.”
