Page 102 of Love On and Off Set

Robbie followed me to the elevator. I’d waved at Heidi as we’d passed. With a firm hand at his back, I guided my guest into the elevator.

We hadn’t actually had the are you gay conversation, but I had precisely zero doubts that not only was he gay, but that we’d be compatible.

As long as he doesn’t think he’s going to have sex with Stefan’s ghost.

Well, since my brother had been as straight as they came—and because he’d died mere days after meeting Robbie—I didn’t figure he was with me at this point because of Stefan. I probably should’ve asked…but I didn’t want to know. All that shit could get sorted in the morning.

I unlocked my twenty-fourth-floor condo and ushered Robbie inside. We removed our shoes, and I took his coat to hang with mine in the front hall closet.

He gestured toward the living room and the sliding glass door.

I grinned. “You might want to put your shoes back on. There’ll likely be snow on the balcony.”

“In the morning, then.”

“Yeah, the morning.”

“Because I can think of other things we might do now.”

“Well, I have to say I’m glad to hear that. I was going to offer you something warm to drink—”

He stepped right up to me. “Or you could make me warm.”

“Or I could make you warm.” I gazed into his dark eyes, seeing my desire reflected in them. He was just a couple of inches shorter than my own six-two. I traced my finger along his cheek. “Condoms and I top?”

He grinned. “Oh, fuck yes.

“Then follow me.” I snagged his hand and dragged him down the hall. “Guest bathroom.” I opened the door.

He arched an eyebrow.

“Well, I gotta piss, and I’m using my bathroom. If you can drink that much cider and not have to—”

He shut me up by pressing his lips to mine.

Yep. That’s effective. I opened my mouth, welcoming his invading tongue. As he sought the recesses of my mouth, I slid my hands down his flank, around his back, and to his ass. I pressed his erection against mine and pushed.

He moaned, grasping my hair and tugging me closer.

So many words yet unspoken. Things we needed to say. In this moment, though, I couldn’t have cared less. I needed him. He apparently needed me. I’d push the memory of my dead, beloved brother from my mind and just enjoy this one night. The night to ring in the new year.

In the end, he pulled back from the kiss. “Yeah, I gotta piss too. You going to be naked by the time I get in there?”

“Oh, you better believe it.” I pressed a kiss to his lips and booted my ass to my bathroom. I pissed and stripped out of my clothes. I threw my wallet to the back of the bathroom cupboard behind the toilet paper—because I still had Hallstein in my mind. I nabbed my cell phone and headed back into my bedroom.

Robbie arrived at the same time I did. He carried his trousers and shirt with his underwear and socks piled on top. Plus, he had his wallet and cell phone.

Ever practical, I eyed the phone. “Do you need to charge it?”

“I charged it just before I went out.” He put the clothes on the reading chair by the window. “Although if I’m here longer…I just might.” He approached the window to peer out. “I should be vaguely concerned about your neighbors seeing me naked, shouldn’t I? A much-older gentleman lives directly across from me, and he doesn’t wear clothes often. Well, I should say the few times I’ve accidentally caught a glimpse, there haven’t been any threads.”

I laughed. “Okay, not an image I want in my mind. We’re close to the next building, but I’ve never paid attention. In the morning, you’ll understand why.” I couldn’t wait to show him my view.

He stood before me, naked and clearly proud. He had a gorgeous body—all lean muscle and sinew. Not washboard abs, which was just fine with me. I followed the line of his chest hair down to his bellybutton and lower still.

At my examination, he grasped his cock. “Will I still be here in the morning?”

I grinned. “If you’re still here at sunrise, I’ll get you a charger, and you can see my view. You’re not a vampire, are you? Going to need to hide away?” I was kidding, of course.