He collapsed on top of Colin’s body and sucked in a panting breath, still shaking with spasms of pure bliss. “Oh my god,” he breathed, his face pressed to Colin’s sweaty neck. “Mm,” he moaned, then he slid his tongue over the damp skin, loving the sharp, musky taste.
He felt Colin stretch out beneath him and heard him sigh a soft groan. “Jesus, Josh!”
Joshua moved to slide off Colin’s body, but his husband caught him close. “Don’t go, baby. Stay.”
“I’m heavy.”
“I don’t care. I like it. Stay.”
Joshua smiled and nestled against him, drawing in deep breaths, loving the feeling of Colin’s hands sliding up and down his naked back. “We have to get up soon, you know,” he murmured.
Colin let out a long, whining whimper, and Joshua burst into laughter. He leaned up on one elbow and peered into Colin’s face. “You DO want dinner, don’t you?”
“Not as much as I wantthis.”
“You want this more than pie for dessert?”
“I want this more than anything.”
“Nate will be banging on that door soon, and he doesn’tcarewhat you want. He wants food. And we have a cakeandchampagne arriving after dinner.”
Colin whimpered again, then grimaced and wriggled out from under Joshua. “OK. I’m headed for the shower.” He clambered out of bed and then pointed to the door. “I’ll leave it toyouto explain all the noise Nate will be asking about.”
“Coward!”
Colin winked and ducked into the bathroom, and a loud banging came from the door leading to David and Nate’s suite. “Hey!” Nate yelled. “What the hell! Unlock the door!”
CHAPTERELEVEN
THE ANNIVERSARY
Still naked from their romp in bed, Joshua wrapped himself in a blanket before admitting Nate. “What’s with the pounding?” he asked his friend as he waved him into the room. “And are yousurprisedthat we locked the door?”
“Not surprised at all, given all the noises emanating from this room. And I was pounding because I wasn’t sure you wereconscious!”
Joshua sighed and collapsed onto the messy bed.
“You guys had quite a good time for yourselves,” Nate reported, grinning his Cheshire Cat grin.
Joshua peered at him. “What are you looking for? An apology? Or a blow-by-blow description.”
“I don’t want an apology. I don’tneedthe description since you were good enough to provide a running commentary.”
Joshua covered his face with both hands and moaned. “Oh, lord god.”
Dripping water, Colin wandered into the stateroom, a towel wrapped around his hips. “Babe, if you’re going to shower, you’d better do it now. It’s getting late.”
“Damnright, I’m gonna shower!” Joshua muttered, brushing past Colin.
“And what’syourproblem, Natey-baby?” Colin asked. He tossed the towel and grabbed underwear from a drawer. “You whining about our noisy lovemaking this afternoon? Or are you complaining about seeing me naked again?”
“You’renaked?Since no one was applauding your semi-spectacular bod, I didn’t even notice. And I wouldn’t say I was whining. It’s more like teasing. I like making Josh blush.”
Colin blew out a disdainful laugh as he donned his briefs. “Well,that’scertainly not much of an accomplishment. Everything makes Josh blush.” He grabbed his jeans from the floor, shook them, then held them up to Nate. “These look OK?”
“Colin, we’re going to the Lido deck. You could arrivenaked,and no one would notice, which I suspect has already been done, given the nature of this cruise.”
“Care to test that theory?”
