CHAPTER TEN

Kaine ran into his home after dropping Grae off. He continued right up the stairs and straight into the shower, letting the cold water pelt his overheated skin. He’d been so overcome with lust after that kiss and during the ride to Graeson’s he could barely concentrate on the road. Careful not to wipe the taste of Grae from his lips, Kaine stood, one hand on the shower wall and the other with a tight grip on his aching penis. Kaine roughly tugged and pulled as he remembered Grae’s soft sighs and moans during the dream that had brought Grae to completion as he dozed in the next seat. Kaine jerked himself off until he came hard, sending long, thick ropes of cum down the drain.

Breathing heavily, Kaine leaned back against the cold tile as a picture of Graeson’s lust-filled eyes and kiss-swollen lips assaulted him. Much too soon, Kaine found himself gasping harshly as he shot yet another pearly load all over the shower wall while licking away the last of Grae’s taste off his eager lips.

After Kaine finished showering, he threw himself on the bed with his hands behind his head. Exhausted, he looked at the time – almost three a.m. Kaine grabbed his cell and hit speed dial. Honey answered before the second ring.

“Love?” Honey answered, sounding breathless. “Everything alright? Kai? What happened? Oh god, Oh god, answer me!” Honey was in a full-blown panic.

“Babe! Honey! Please calm down! If you let me talk…,” Kaine tried to talk over Honey’s shrieks.

“Okay, okay. What happened? Tell me everything.” Honey finally took a breath.

“I said, it went great, Honey… just so flippin’, unbelievably great!” Kaine almost winced at the sound of his own gushing.

“Oh! I think I might cry… I’m so happy for you!” Honey enthused, sounding like he might indeed be crying. Christ! Honey had better not cry.

“Stop it, Honey. You know that behemoth of yours’ll have my neck if he thinks I’m making you cry.” Kaine went on to tell Honey all the details of his date with Graeson.

“Anyway, it was just one night. I’m still nowhere near where I want to be with Grae. But, god, that kiss, Honey…” Kaine closed his eyes and took a deep breath “That kiss.”

Honey interrupted with a wicked giggle, “So how many times did you jerk off when you got back home?” He howled in laughter at Kaine’s feigned outrage.

“Honey! Shut up!” Kaine’s voice lowered as he giggled – yes giggled – and whispered, “You know… I almost came in my pants!” Kaine and Honey laughed at the mental picture of two grown men ejaculating like rabbits all over the place.

“Actually, the strange thing is, I thought the man would want to bolt after he cleaned himself up, but it took us reminiscing about you to get him to relax and just enjoy a friendly conversation.” Kaine’s voice grew serious. “It seems he thought a lot of you then and still does.” For Kaine that was just one more reason he knew Grae was his soulmate. Graeson cared about Honey and recognized his role in Kaine’s life. Not many could handle their lover having such a close friendship. Few men could fully understand or accept the connection between Honey and Kaine. With the exception of Shaw, all Honey’s relationships ended because he felt forced to choose between a jealous lover and Kaine. It broke Kaine’s heart.

“Oh! How unbearably sweet. So what’s our next move?” Honey asked, now all business.

“Ugh, I don’t know,” Kaine whined. “I could keep running into the man, but I just want to lay my cards on the table and court him. I don’t want to play games, here. It was because of those darned head games that we lost the last decade.” Kaine growled in frustration. He no longer felt right trying to manipulate Graeson. He just wanted frank, brutal honesty. He was tired of waiting, tired of games. He just wanted to be free to taste more of those kisses.

“Enough about my date. How’s the vacation going?”

“I’ll need to take another vacation just to rest up…” Honey filled Kaine in on the details of their getaway. He went on to wickedly offer Kaine way too much information on why Honey wasn’t able to walk properly. “…so we’re just going to spend a day or two lazing on the beach. I’ll call when we get back to Houston. You keep working on Graeson.”

Kaine shook his head to dispel the picture of Shaw taking his precious Honey with abandon. “Sounds good. I’m just going to let things to develop naturally. I think I’ll give him some space and then reach out to him again soon. I can’t afford to screw this up. Not again, Honey. I won’t survive it,” Kaine whispered, taking an unsteady breath, suddenly very tired.

“It’s okay, love,” Honey soothed. “Tonight went well. You get some sleep now, enjoy this small victory. Remember, I can be there in a matter of hours if you need me. Just call. Promise me.”

“I will. Love you.”

“Love you.” Honey made kiss, kiss sounds into the phone as he rang off.

Sighing contentedly, Kaine sank into the pillows, falling quickly into sleep right before the first rays of dawn caressed the hills outside his windows.