Chapter Five
Elijah’s heart thumped extra hard when themouth of the bottle landed on him.
He had no idea what those dice would tell him to do, but whatever it was would be something he’d never done before because he would have to perform the action on Logan.
Was he nervous?
Damn straight.
Was he excited?
Surprisingly, yes.
Although he wasn’t sure he wanted Logan to know just how much.
Things had been decidedly awkward between them since that morning, and he wasn’t sure if it was all him or if Logan was just as freaked out by what had happened. He had tried his best not to make it weird, but no matter how hard he tried, it seemed inevitable. Probably had a lot to do with the fact they hadn’t discussed what had happened. Not that he wanted to. Elijah wasn’t sure he was ready for that just yet.
Then again, it was all moot because Sam had pulled one of her infamous stunts and managed to manipulate the situation to force it to happen again. And she’d managed to introduce a new game at the same time.
In the beginning, Elijah had been surprised by Sam’s games, but over the years, he’d gotten used to them, so he hadn’t been entirely caught off guard by the idea of this one. Nor with her modified rules.
Didn’t change the fact that he wasn’t sure how this was going to play out or whether or not it even should. What happened between him and Logan would alter the course of their relationship regardless. Either they would enjoy it and continue down this road, or they would enjoy it and not continue. Or, what he prayeddidn’thappen, they would be turned off entirely, and things would only go downhill from there.
“Kiss. Lips,” Sam announced when Logan tossed the dice to the floor.
Elijah’s heart slammed against his ribs once more as he met Logan’s gaze.
He had never been one to back down from a challenge, but he’d also never found himself in a position like this.
“I can roll again if you’d like,” Logan said, and the way he said it made Elijah realize he was all right with the idea of Elijah kissing him.
“One rule,” Elijah stated as he got to his feet and moved toward Logan. “If this gets weird, we talk about it.”
“We won’t let this destroy us,” Logan said firmly.
Elijah nodded, then took a seat beside Logan, their thighs touching.
“Don’t move,” Elijah said firmly, deciding he was going to be in charge of this moment. Someone needed to be.
Logan remained perfectly still, but the problem came when Elijah found he couldn’t move either.
He had never kissed a man before, and while he doubted it would feel much different than kissing a woman, he wouldknowit was different. Especially because this was Logan. His stomach pitched, and he felt a moment of fear. Elijah did not want to do something that would ultimately ruin what they had. Not even something as innocent as a kiss.
“I can help.”
Sam’s soft voice drew their attention.
Elijah cocked an eyebrow. “How?”
Her expression was serious when she asked, “Do you trust me?”
“With everything that I am,” he said honestly.
She nodded, then got to her feet and came over, positioning herself so she was sitting between them, forcing them both to sit at an angle.
They both turned their attention to her as she got situated. Elijah’s breath expelled from his lungs when she leaned in and kissed his mouth. Soft, gentle.
He let her take the reins, giving himself over to her as she licked and sucked at his lower lip, her hand gliding over his bare back. When she pulled back, Elijah realized Logan was watching intently, as he always did.
