After a few minutes of silence, Dominic chuckled. “You can just stare, you know. You don’t need to keep sneaking looks.”
My cheeks flamed as I nudged him with my elbow. “Fuck off. You’re not supposed to draw attention to it.”
“Why not? I like that you find me hot.”
That had me rolling my eyes. “Surprise, surprise.”
“Ah, so you do find me attractive.”
“Obviously.” I wasn’t sneaking glances at him now. The embarrassment was too high for me to look anywhere other than at the trees now surrounding us. “Did you miss that when my tongue was in your mouth?”
“Hey.” A tug on my hand had me coming to a stop. Dominic was watching me intently, his head cocked to the side. “You know I think you’re hot too, don’t you?”
Was spontaneous combustion actually a thing? Because with how my whole body felt like it was suddenly aflame, I was starting to worry it was a real possibility. “I mean…sure? I guess you must if you got me off.”
“You guess?” Dominic’s eyes flashed as his hand went to my throat. It wasn’t a threatening gesture though, there was no pressure behind it. The way his thumb stroked my jaw was oddly comforting. “Shadow, you’re so fucking hot.”
My throat bobbed under his palm. “Really?”
“Really.” His eyes glittered with amusement. “You’re gorgeous. I don’t know how I never saw it before.”
Insecurity bubbled through me. “So I guess you find Max hot too, then?”
“What?” Dominic’s nose wrinkled. “Fuck no. Why would you think that?”
“Um, because we’re identical?”
“No, you’re not.” His hand slipped up to cover my mouth before I could argue with him. “Technically, I know you’re identical, but you’re not to me. Your frames are completely different, for a start.”
Well, yeah. Max looked like he’d actually set foot inside a gym, rather than just walking past it occasionally.
“I like that you’re smaller than me,” Dominic said softly. “That your limbs are toned and strong without being overly muscled. Makes me want to see if I can hold you up against a wall while I fuck you.”
My blood raced south as I imagined him doing just that. Guessed I wanted to see if he could too.
“And these eyes?” His hands were cupping my face now. “They hold looks I never see on anyone else. Ones that ask me what the fuck I think I’m doing while begging me never to stop. They challenge me. Dare me. Make me forget anything or anyone else even exists.”
I was frozen, unable to speak as Dominic silenced my insecurities one by one.
“These might be the same lips as Max has”—He thumbed over the lower one as he spoke—“but I’ve never dreamed about kissing his. I’ve not got myself off every day to the memory of how they felt around my cock. It’s you I think of that way, Shadow. It’s only ever been you. Never him.”
It was funny thinking about that blowjob. How a game of chicken had kickstarted all of this. With anyone else, it never would’ve happened.
Only with Dominic.
“I know I’ve never been with a guy before, but I don’t care,” Dominic whispered, his lips hovering above mine. “I can’t stop thinking about you, Ryan. I want you all the time. I’ve never felt like this before. It’s like I’m dying of thirst, and you’re all that’s going to save me.”
He kissed me hungrily then, almost like he couldn’t believe what he’d confessed. Like if he kissed me long and hard enough, I might forget it.
But I never would. I could live to be a hundred, and this night would never leave me.
“I can’t stop thinking about you either,” I said as soon as our lips parted. “All the time, Dom. It’s embarrassing really. You should see my sketchbooks.”
He grinned. “I’d like that. More nude posing should definitely go on the list.”
I tilted my head, puzzled. “What list?”
“The list of what this is going to look like. What ‘us’ will look like.” Dominic grinned again before sliding his hand back into mine. “Come on. Let’s walk and talk.”
