“Doyou plan on telling him?”
“Idon’t plan on hiding it if that’s what you mean,” Beau explained. “Therelationship I have with my parents is strained at best. We don’t talk.”
“Theydon’t call to check on you?” Ethan couldn’t imagine a world without his parentsin it. Couldn’t fathom how he could go day after day without hearing from hismother or his father or both. The same with his brothers.
“No.”
Ethan’sheart ached for Beau. The man was so tough, so solid, yet he had endured partof his life with parents who had somehow shut him out along the way.
Ethansat there, running his hands up and down Beau’s chest and shoulders, soaking uphis warmth as Beau did the same to Ethan’s calf. This was nice. Perfect,despite the subject matter.
Hecould easily imagine them doing this day in and day out.
Anunusual emotion filled his chest, like his heart was expanding, growing untilit felt as though it would explode right out of his ribcage.
“Ilove you.”
Beau’scomfortable weight shifted slowly, gently, and Ethan was forced to let go ofhim as Beau turned himself so that he was kneeling on the couch in front ofEthan.
“Repeatthat,” Beau demanded.
Ethanstared into rich, warm brown eyes, the same eyes he’d been dreaming about forso long. He felt the answering emotion even without Beau saying the words.Maybe that’s why repeating them seemed so easy. Lifting his hands, he cuppedBeau’s face and smiled. “I love you.”
Beaugrowled, that possessive, sexy sound that made Ethan’s insides warm severaldegrees.
Beforehe knew it, he was flat on his back, Beau directly above him, holding himselfup with one knee and one arm.
“Ilove you, too,” Beau answered. “I never thought you’d say the words.”
“I’mjust full of surprises today, aren’t I?” Ethan said snidely.
Beaupressed his hips down, grinding his steely erection against Ethan’s as he leanedin and pressed their mouths together. Sweet and tender was how things started,and truthfully, that’s how Ethan saw this moment going.
Clearly,that wasnotwhat Beau had in mind.
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Beau’sheart pounded so hard, he thought for a minute he might crack a rib. Thethought made him smile. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t his overexcited heart that hadhim smiling. The fact that Ethan had just said “I love you” was likely thereason.
“Sayit again,” Beau whispered against Ethan’s lips.
“I.Love. You.”
Beauplunged his tongue into Ethan’s mouth as though trying to consume the wordsright then and there. In all of his life, he’d never known what it felt like tohear them. Never mind the fact that he’d never said them to anyone until Ethan.
Withas much restraint as he could muster, Beau ripped Ethan’s shirt up his body andover his head, tossing it somewhere across the room. His lips had a mind oftheir own, trailing down his neck, over his collarbone, then over his pecs.Glancing up briefly, he noticed Ethan was watching him, his blue-gray eyespractically glowing with the heat that generated between them.
Slidingover slightly, Beau tongued Ethan’s nipple before taking it between his teethand nipping lightly.
“Oh,God, yes,” Ethan moaned, bucking beneath him and grabbing the back of Beau’shead. Another nip and then Beau transferred to the other side, applying thesame attention to Ethan’s other nipple before moving lower.
Usinghis hands, Beau deftly loosened Ethan’s jeans and pushed them down his hips,boxers and all. He didn’t hesitate when Ethan’s dick sprang free. Wrapping hisfist around Ethan’s aroused cock, Beau inhaled him into his mouth, sucking hardat first, his eyes remained locked on Ethan’s face.
Ethangroaned as he thrust his hips upward, forcing his cock deeper into Beau’shungry mouth. He took every inch of him that he could, curling his tonguearound the long, broad shaft. He took his time, relishing the taste, thetexture, every glorious inch of Ethan with his lips and his tongue. Ethan’s wondrousexpression and his sporadic groans spurred him on.
“Don’tmake me come,” Ethan said sternly. “Not yet.”
Beauunderstood. He wasn’t ready for Ethan to come yet either. He fully intended tohave Ethan buried deep inside of him when that happened.
