“This is nice,” he said after a moment, basking in Gabriel’s company. Itwasnice. It almost felt like a date, and it’d been way too long since Reid had been on one of those. He could definitely date Gabriel.
He wasn’t sure that was something Gabriel wanted, but maybe they could work that out together. He wasn’t entirely sure what they were doing right now, but he was sure they’d figure that out, too.
Gabriel swallowed half of his wine down in a single mouthful, making happy sounds as he followed it up with another dumpling. At this rate, they were never getting to the soup, but Reid was cool with having leftovers tomorrow.
“It is nice,” Gabriel said. “I’ve never really done this before. I mean… not with someone I was interested in… sexually?”
Reid laughed. “It’s an honor to be your first,” he said.
“I’m not sure about that. I’m surprised you let me come back,” Gabriel said, looking down at his lap. “I didn’t think I’d be… uh, enough for you, I guess.”
Reid understoodwhyGabriel might have thought that, but he felt guilty for not making it clear to Gabriel that the sex had been good, even if it had been a little awkward to start with and had gone down like horny teenagers making out when their parents weren’t home.
That had been the best part, in a lot of ways. It had felt so earnest, so genuine. Reid was used to picking someone up who was just interested in getting off and who he never expected to call in the morning.
Gabriel had come back for more within a day.
That was hot. That made Reid feel good about himself, less like he was just getting off for the sake of it, more like he’d made a real human connection.
“You were great,” Reid said. “I haven’t had that much fun with someone else in years.”
“I want anal,” Gabriel said as Reid was halfway through a mouthful of wine. He barely saved himself from choking, covering his mouth as he coughed up the wine that had just gone down the wrong way and was now in his lungs.
He’d just barely gotten used to the idea of Gabriel being assertive enough to come over for sex. This wasn’t at all what he’d expected from the cute nerd he had a ridiculous crush on.
Not that it wasn’t hot. Reid coulddefinitelyget behind Gabriel telling him exactly what he wanted. In detail, even.
“Are you okay?” Gabriel asked after a moment. “It’s all right if you don’t want to.”
“I want to,” Reid rushed to assure him, clearing his throat as he finally recovered. “Just surprised you do.”
Gabriel shrugged. “I trust you. If you’re willing to show me, I’d like to get the full gay experience from someone I trust.”
Reid couldn’t fault that logic. It was nice that Gabriel trusted him, though.
“Okay, then,” Reid said, topping off Gabriel’s glass. “Drink up. You’ll thank me later.”
