Page 54

“Of course we do,” I said as we climbed the spiraling stairs, my hand gliding over the smooth wrought iron railing. “Look at Maddox and Ben. Vampire and dragon. Didn’t last long, but it seemed to be working for them. Dawn’s had a human girlfriend before. It definitely happens.”

“Ok, good to know. Good to know.”

I noticed the flush didn’t disappear, only got slighter pinker as we drew closer to the bedrooms. I wondered how far I could push him. How red I could make him.

“Anything else you want me to teach you, Robby?” There was a clear suggestion in the tone of my voice, the length of my words. I pinned him with a stare that sealed the message.

He swallowed. Audibly. Fixated, I watched his throat bob up and down.

“Nope. Think that’s it.” He nodded and slowed down as we reached his room. I could tell he was mulling something over in his head. He had a habit of chewing on the inside of his cheek whenever his ‘thoughts got too big’ he’d say.

“Is it… alright if I crash with you?” Robby had a hand on the door to the guest room. He blinked, his long lashes nearly whipping up a tornado.

“Of course it is,” I said, hoping he’d ask that very question. If he didn’t then I was planning on offering. I pushed open the heavy double doors and stepped into my bedroom. Robby followed close behind, the cool wood of the hall changing to soft, plush carpet under my bare feet.

We took turns getting ready for bed, Robby bringing over his toothbrush from the other room. We joked as we brushed our teeth together. I took a moment to examine us in the long mirror, the warm white light from behind it illuminating our faces. I stood taller than Robby, but his energy made him miles taller than me. His sweats hung low on his hips, the white t-shirt he wore lifting up as he brushed his teeth, revealing a soft swath of skin. I was shirtless, a soft pair of cotton shorts on and nothing else.

I noticed Robby’s eyes wandering on a couple different occasions.

“Which side do you like to sleep on?” I asked when we were back in the bedroom.

“Oooh, the true test of compatibility. I like the right, closer to the window.”

“Perfect,” I said as I got into bed on the left, the side I preferred anyway.

“Oh, and I also like to sleep naked, if that’s alright with you.” Robby said with a mischievous grin, a hand already beginning to tug down his sweat pants.

“Lucky me then,” I said, a soft growl to my words.

I watched as he took off his clothes, admiring every naked inch of him.

He was a skinny guy but seemed to be putting on more muscle, which probably came from the back-to-back training sessions he’s had. There were cuts in his stomach, and those v-lines leading down to his sexy dick were even more pronounced. His chest looked meatier too, likely from the hundred push-ups a day Maddox had him doing.

It was fun, watching him transform in front of my eyes. But what was even more fun was getting his naked little body curled up against mine, which happened the moment he got under the covers. I reached over and turned off the lamp on the night stand, the room appearing to be filtered through a black and white screen, the four posts of my bed dripping in moonlight that came in through the open window.

I had to sleep with the sound of the ocean in the background. Even when I traveled, I’d play some kind of ocean sound on my phone just to have the noise.

But nothing beat the real thing. The gentle, loping crash, the foamy after wash, the drawled out words of the ocean. It always soothed me, settled my thoughts and let sleep drift in.

“I think maybe you should be naked, too. Just so I’m not the odd one out,” Robby said as I pulled him against me in my arms. I took in a deep breath, his scent flooding through me. Like a star-lit field of moon roses, sweet and soft.

I reached under the comforter and pulled off my shorts. I had already started getting hard watching Robby undress, and now I was at full-mast, throbbing against Robby’s back. But neither of us acted on it. I just wanted to hold him, let the night cradle us together. There’d be plenty of time to fool around with each other. For now, I just wanted to hold him.

“This is nice… really nice, Damien.”

“It is.”

He pushed a leg back through mine.

“You know, I’m pretty good at putting up a front most of the time. Of not being worried and letting things bounce off me. A lot of the times, I’m actually a nervous wreck on the inside. But… Damien, here, in your arms, I feel nothing but peace. My heart isn’t racing and neither are my thoughts. I’m just… happy. So fucking happy.”