Jaime was so engrossed in adjusting the vocal tracks from Death OverLord’s latest recording session he didn’t notice Leila until she swatted him across the back of the head.
“What did I do now?” Jaime said as he set aside his headphones. He could still hear the track coming out at a high volume. No wonder he was lost to the world when he was editing.
“You’ve been holding out on me.” Leila leaned against the mixing table with folded arms and a scowl that would make a schoolmarm proud.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Jaime searched his memory for what he’d done or not done that could have upset Leila. She hadn’t done any damage with her slap, so she couldn’t be too mad at him. “I warned you those Lindt chocolates were going fast. Don’t blame me if you didn’t get any.”
“Oh, I got some of those.” Leila tapped her foot. “When were you going to tell me about Mister Hottie from karate class?”
The smile that instantly appeared on Jaime’s face must have been huge because Leila burst out laughing.
“I knew it,” Leila said as she slapped Jaime’s shoulder. “You’ve got a boyfriend.”
Boyfriend. That wasn’t a word Jaime was used to hearing in relation to the guys he was with. And yet that’s exactly what Tyler insisted on introducing himself as. Not that Jaime minded. It made his heart ache and his body stiffen every time he heard the word.
“Don’t think I’ve forgiven you for dumping Tomas,” Leila said as she headed for the door.
“I’m really sorry about that.” Jaime still felt guilty for going on those dates with Tomas. At least they hadn’t hooked up. As soon as he knew things with Tyler were heating up, Jaime called things off with Tomas. “I hope he didn’t think I was leading him on.”
Leila’s eyebrow rose. “I think it was actually a confidence booster for him. Tomas has really started putting himself out there. I know he’ll find the one, someday.”
Jaime was relieved to hear it. Tomas was a good man, just not the right man for him.
“I’ll tell Mr. Karate you’ll be right out.”
After saving his work and returning the sampling disks to the archive, Jaime headed to reception. He spotted Tyler patiently receiving the third degree from Leila. All in all, Tyler seemed to be handling it well. The scarlet blush on his cheeks assured Jaime Leila had asked some suitably inappropriate questions. To his credit, Tyler sat there talking to her politely. Leila was among the few friends Jaime had, and it mattered to him what she thought of Tyler.
“There he is,” Leila said as Jaime hovered in the doorway. “You’d better show Jaime a good time tonight.”
“That’s the plan.” Tyler looked up at Jaime and smiled.
“Good, because I need to live vicariously through someone.” Leila walked over to Jaime and paused before leaving. “He’s a keeper.”
“Ready to go?” Tyler asked.
“Sorry about that,” Jaime said. “She’s a little overprotective.”
Tyler met Jaime halfway across the reception waiting area and caught him in a kiss. For a moment, Jaime forgot where they were and what they were going to do tonight. The only thing that mattered to him was holding onto this feeling and this man as long as he could.
“I missed you,” Tyler whispered as he broke the kiss.
“I missed you, too.”
Jaime lingered in Tyler’s arms, enjoying that neither of them cared who saw them.
“Let’s go.” Tyler took Jaime’s hand. “Randy and Sarah are going to meet us at the movie theater, and then after we can catch up at my place.”
“I like the sound of that.”
Jaime couldn’t resist one more kiss before he had to share Tyler for the evening. As long as they went home together, Jaime didn’t care what they did.
* * * *
As much as Tyler hated to admit it, he was a little nervous about their double date with Randy and Sarah. The way Jaime beamed whenever Tyler grabbed his hand or called him his boyfriend was worth it. Randy and Sarah were cool to hang out with, and the four of them fell into some serious analysis of the martial arts in the latest spy thriller they saw. It felt natural. For once, Tyler had a lover he could share all of himself with.
“How did that elbow lock go?” Jaime asked as Tyler opened the door to his apartment. “I just can’t get it to work.”
Tyler watched Jaime practice the maneuver on an invisible partner. He was trying to replicate the move Randy and Tyler had been experimenting with in the parking lot after the movie before Sarah called it a night. ‘Don’t you have a sparring partner?’ was all she had to say for Tyler to blush. Randy hadn’t said much about Tyler’s new relationship. The fact he still treated Tyler like nothing had changed was more than enough reassurance that Tyler was on the right path, finally.
“Here,” Tyler said as he took Jaime’s wrist and pulled him into the apartment. “The secret is in the wrist. Once it’s torqued, all you have to do is put a little pressure on the elbow and twist.”
In one fluid motion, Tyler rolled Jaime’s elbow. Jaime dropped to one knee, tapping Tyler’s thigh. Tyler relaxed his hold and helped Jaime up.
“Now you try it.”
Jaime’s expression was one of complete concentration as he attempted the move several times before Tyler felt the zing of pain shoot through his arm, and his knees buckled. Tyler loved it when Jaime got something he’d been working hard on. Tyler loved everything about Jaime. In the months they’d been together, Tyler found himself happier than he’d ever been with anyone else.
“Brilliant.” Jaime’s grin was priceless. “You’re an amazing teacher.”
“You’re pretty amazing yourself.” Tyler felt on the verge of something more and felt his stomach clench. He pulled Jaime close and stroked his hair.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” It was Jaime’s turn to blush.
Tyler took a deep breath. “Because I want to tell you something, but I don’t want to scare you.”
“What?”
Closing his eyes, Tyler leaned in until their foreheads touched. He could feel Jaime’s breath on his lips.
“I think I love you.”
His heartbeat counted the seconds as his words hung in the inch between them.
“You don’t have to say anything,” Tyler said. He didn’t want Jaime to feel obligated to return the expression. Tyler wouldn’t have said anything except he’d come so close to blurting it out since they had gotten back together it felt inevitable. “I just wanted to tell you.”
Tyler had barely finished speaking when Jaime caught his lips in a deep kiss that set Tyler’s heart racing. His hands grasped Jaime’s neck, and he pressed his body against Jaime’s.
“Let’s hit the shower,” Jaime said when he finally pulled away for air.
* * * *
Their clothes were quickly discarded on the way to Tyler’s bathroom. Jaime fumbled with the faucet while Tyler nipped at his shoulder. The shaft of Tyler’s cock jutted between Jaime’s legs and pressed against his balls. The thrill of feeling so vulnerable and exposed, yet completely safe, drove a shiver of excitement straight down Jaime’s spine and into his toes. It was only intensified when Tyler reached around and started stroking Jaime’s cock.
Before long, the room was filled with steam, and they hadn’t even set foot in the shower.
“We’d better get in before I run out of hot water.” Tyler broke away from Jaime only long enough to step into the shower. He reached out his hand. “Come on, there’s something I’ve always wanted to try.”
Jaime paused as he was about to step over the edge of the tub. He wondered what Tyler had in mind. There was only one thing Jaime hadn’t given him, and Tyler had never asked for it.
“If you’ll let me,” Tyler said so sweetly, Jaime felt all his trepidation melt away.
“I trust you.”
Jaime stepped into the streaming hot water and was showered by kisses.
Tyler grabbed a sponge. “First a little soap. Just relax and let me take care of you.”
“Don’t make me wait too long,” Jaime said as he closed his eyes.
Tyler took his time lathering every inch of Jaime’s body. He started at the top and worked his way down. In rhythmic circles, Tyler massaged and washed in turn, only pausing when he reached Jaime’s full erection. Jaime opened his eyes just enough to see Tyler kneeling before him as Tyler worked around the mass of flesh. It was torture. It was heaven.
“Turn around.”
Jaime took a deep breath and did as asked.
Standing once again, Tyler pressed the sponge against Jaime’s back and sucked on his earlobe. “Spread your legs.”
Jaime planted his hands on the shower wall and prepared himself. He remembered the words he’d told Tyler the first time he’d penetrated the man. Telling someone to relax was a hundred times easier than actually doing it. The few times Jaime had been too drunk to protest had been disastrous.
“Just go slow,” Jaime said.
“I plan on it.”
Tyler detached the showerhead and rinsed the soap off Jaime’s body. The pounding water against his muscles did wonders. Jaime had never felt so well-cared for or well-loved before. The jet of water against his anus made Jaime jump, but he tried not to let it show. He was determined to give Tyler all of himself.
“None of my girlfriends ever would have let me do this,” Tyler said. He turned off the water and let the showerhead rest on the shower floor. Then his hands cupped Jaime’s ass cheeks.
“You can do whatever you want to me,” Jaime said and he meant it. He trusted Tyler more than anyone.
“I want to make you feel better than anyone has ever made you feel, because that’s what you deserve.”
Jaime smiled in spite of his apprehension.
“I’m all yours.”
“Good.” Tyler’s voice was no longer behind Jaime’s ear. It was coming from waist level.
Jaime shuddered when he felt Tyler’s tongue probe his asshole. A bolt of pleasure ripped through Jaime’s body, and he let out a moan that filled the room.
“Do you like it?”
“Fuck me.” Jaime braced his arms and rooted his legs.
Tyler chuckled and triggered another wave of ecstasy that nearly knocked Jaime over. When Tyler gripped Jaime’s cock, it took everything within Jaime not to come. With each tug of Jaime’s cock, Tyler drove his tongue into Jaime’s ass until Jaime couldn’t imagine anything other than Tyler’s cock ramming deep inside him.
“Take me.” Jaime blurted out. “I need you inside me.”
“Are you sure?”
Jaime rocked back and forth on his heels and looked back at Tyler. “Yes.”
The tip of Tyler’s penis burned against Jaime’s asshole. He pressed into it and was surprised his body offered any resistance. Tyler cupped Jaime’s balls and pushed back. Their bodies merged. There was no stopping the orgasm that opened Jaime up, body and soul. Tyler bucked against him and filled him until they were both left panting and spent. Jaime rested his back against Tyler’s chest and matched the rhythm of Tyler’s breath.
In that moment of total peace, Jaime realized he finally found someone who accepted him for who he was and would cherish him for it. The weight on his heart was heavy but welcome.
“I love you.” Jaime said when he was finally able to speak. He tried to blink tears away from his eyes but only managed to set them free to roll down his cheeks. “You don’t know how long I’ve waited to say that to someone.”
Tyler wrapped his arms around Jaime and kissed away Jaime’s tears until they both burst into laughter.
THE END