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He pulled Sebastian closer and groaned when Sebastian’s hard body leaned against his.

Inch by glorious inch their bodies pressed closer as they devoured each other’s mouths until the heat of Sebastian’s body jerked away from him.

Ethan blinked in confusion, desire for more from Sebastian clouded his thought processes, and he focused on Sebastian’s face when someone cleared their throat.

The intensity of Sebastian’s gaze on him stole Ethan’s breath.

Sebastian moved closer and leaned his forehead against Ethan’s.He ignored the scoffs and mumbling behind Sebastian’s back, not looking away from his beautiful hazel eyes.

“About time,” Sebastian murmured.

Ethan laughed and squeezed Sebastian’s hips.The move earned him a low growl.

“Excuse me!”

Ethan flinched at the raised, irritated voice that filled their loft.

Sebastian sighed and pulled back.At first, Ethan thought Sebastian would pull away and try to charm the girl glaring at them, but he only moved to Ethan’s side.Ethan forgot all about the horrible day when Sebastian wrapped his arm around his waist and pulled him close to his side.

“Oh, yeah.Ethan, this is our neighbor… I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name.She stopped by to introduce herself.”

“Sarah.My name is Sarah.”

“Right.Sarah, this is my boyfriend, Ethan.Ethan, our downstairs neighbor, Sarah.”

Ethan’s heart jumped at the word boyfriend.He opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, Sarah growled at them and stomped her foot.

“You know what… never mind.Ethan, I think my brother is more your type.Sebastian doesn’t even look gay.So drop by if you want me to introduce you to Derek.”Without missing a beat, Sarah strode out the door and slammed it behind her.

Part of Ethan expected Sebastian to move his arm and walk away with a sheepish look on his face as the quiet settled between them.But when Sebastian pushed him against the wall, Ethan made an undignified noise that may have sounded a little like a squeak.He stood there, mesmerized by Sebastian intense gaze.

“To ensure our privacy.”Sebastian’s hand shot out flicked the lock on the door.

“She ambushed me when I opened the door, and she pushed her way in.I hadn’t remembered meeting her until she reminded me of the day we moved in.”Sebastian moved closer and pressed his chest to Ethan’s.“And if you ever take her up on her offer to meet her brother, I’ll show you how possessive I can be.”

Sebastian, without waiting for Ethan’s reply, captured his lips in a bruising kiss.Heat soared through Ethan and without hesitation, he flung his arms around Sebastian’s neck and kissed him back with equal intensity.Ethan shivered when he licked Sebastian’s bottom lip, knowing he was touching the one man he didn’t think he could have.Sebastian rewarded him with a moan, but it was when his tongue tangled with Ethan’s own, they both lost all control.

They broke apart when breathing became a necessity.Sebastian cupped his cheek and searched for something in Ethan’s gaze.

“What?”

“I don’t want you to have any doubts about this.About us.”

“I…”

Sebastian waited. Knowing him as he did, Sebastian knew any hesitation meant that Ethan would take his time to reveal what he had to say.Ethan wasn’t sure whether their friendship would survive the truth, but Ethan wanted Sebastian to know.

“When you dated Amber, I realized the truth about my feelings for you.And they were more serious than friendship.But despite how they changed, I would never interfere withyour happiness.”

Ethan raised his gaze to Sebastian’s and with no hesitation, Sebastian cupped his face in his hands and kissed him.The firm warmth of Sebastian’s lips had heat and desire shivering throughout his body.But it wasn’t until Sebastian’s tongue touched his in a fleeting brush that all his worries evaporated.

There was only Sebastian.

Breaths coming in pants, they broke away from the kiss andEthan lay his head on Sebastian’s chest.He smiled against his shirt when Sebastian tightened his hold on Ethan, keeping him close.

“Do you know why I broke up with Amber?”

Ethan shook his head, not moving from his arms.