"I’m too sleepy for a booty call. But I’m sorry for bailing on us tonight." I say through a yawn of my own as I sit in the back of my rideshare.
"That’s alright. Is Crosby okay?" This is why he’s such a great friend-with-benefits. He cares about my problems too.
"Yeah, seven hours ofStar Warshelped straighten him out."
"Shit what time is it?"
"Late."
I hear him shifting in his bed and a wave of understanding washes over me.Thisis what all my buddies were feeling when they shacked up with their girls.
I want to feel the warmth of his body as we speak. I want to feel the bed cave in his direction as I slide closer. I want to watch the lines on his face. I want to hear his heartbeat when my head is on his chest.
I grip the back of my neck in a feeble attempt to loosen the tension. The ache in my chest knows there’s only one solution.
I don’t just want this conversion to be happening face to face, I want to orbit my life around him.
"Can I come over?" I ask.
"Yeah." He says around another yawn.
"’Kay, see you soon."
I tell the driver I’m updating the destination and type in Rhys’s address. When the car pulls up in front of the house he rented I see the front porch light flick on.
It ignites a twin flame in my heart. My muscles ache as I thank the drive and climb out of the car.
Like a mirage I’m not sure is real, Rhys cracks open the door but stays hidden behind it. As soon as I cross the threshold he swings it closed. Mybody melts as my heart takes flight. I’m frozen until Rhys pulls me in for a kiss.
What he initiates is gentle and quick but before he can pull away, I grip his neck and keep him close to me.
More.
Everything.
I need him.
I need his body to comfort mine.
I need the support. I feel tangled up inside, weak and antsy, and dizzy.
Rhys’s arms wrap around my back and he holds me to him. My lips trail to his jaw, to the small space behind his ear and he crushes me tighter to him.
"Hey Dunc."He whispers as his hands tangle in my hair.
"Let’s go upstairs." I whisper against his skin.
I slide my shoes off as he locks the front door and follows me up to his room. I take off my shirt and his hands find my back the moment it’s exposed. When his lips press into the space between my shoulder blades I shiver.
"Get in bed, babe." Rhys’s words rumble through me as he runs his hands up my arms. I slide my joggers down and crawl forward before turning around to see Rhys dropping his boxers and approaching the bed. He crawls up as I pull back the covers and he leans his body against me as he slides in. "You take care of everyone, I want to take care of you tonight."
My cock pulses with his words. "What do you have in mind?"
In response, Rhys kisses me and pulls himself over my body. "C’mere."
I roll into his arms and he trails his fingers down my spine as he settles into the big spoon position. Featherlight touches wind me up tighter as he circles from my hip to my abs. Caressing each divot of my muscle, navigating around my growing erection.
My fingers grip into the bottom side of the pillow as he palms and squeezes my ass.
