Page 174 of Puck Me Back to Life

“You know…” His thumb brushes softly along my jaw. “…you're pretty easy to keep around too.”

A laugh escapes me. “Yeah?”

“Yeah.” He leans down and kisses me.

Slowly.

Sweetly.

Not hungry.

Not desperate.

Just…Affection.

The kind of kiss that asks for nothing except closeness.

Neither of us is trying to prove anything. There's no teasing. No commands. No carefully negotiated dynamic. It's just the two of us siting at the table after too much wine and too many honest conversations.

Kai smiles against my mouth.

I slide one arm around his waist, while the other hooks under his knee and lift him without much effort.

I kick the chair back as I walk us towards the bedroom.

He lets out a surprised laugh as his feet leave the floor. “Ash.”

“What?”

“I can walk.”

“I know.”

“So why am I being carried?”

“Because you're my prince and I'm your knight in shining armor.

He shakes his head, still smiling, and loops his arms around my shoulders. “Show off.”

I carry him into the bedroom and set him gently on the edge of the bed. For a moment, we simply look at each other. I lean in and kiss him again, pushing him into the mattress.

His hands find the hem of my shirt, I let him pull it off, tossing it somewhere on the floor. I love it when he claws at my clothes.

He kisses my neck as I slide my hand under his shirt. His hands fumble at the button of my jeans.

Neither of us rushes.

Neither of us says anything.

I push up his sweatshirt as I kiss down his stomach to his pelvis, undoing his pants.

I pull his briefs down so my tongue can trace the slit of his cock.

“Ash.” My name slips sweetly from his mouth on a sigh.

My mouth wraps around him as my hands slide his pants down to his knees. His hands knotted in my hair, pulling the hair tie out. I guess he prefers my hair down. Good to know.

His hips jolt into my mouth, making his cock hit the back of my throat. I give him a fake annoyed look that makes him smile slyly.