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Ethan slid under the covers and moved toward the wall.Sebastian took that for an invitation and burrowed under the covers next to him.

Several times, Sebastian opened his mouth and tried to explain why he had shown up on his doorstep, frantic.But he closed his mouth and burrowed his face against Ethan’s chest and held the other man in his arms.

They both fell asleep without a word said between them.And it was the best sleep of Sebastian’s life.

He spent the rest of the semester in Ethan’s little dorm room, sharing his twin bed, and never once talking about what he’d seen at that party or about his realization.

And he would havekept it to himself for the rest of his life but the first week home for summer break, his mom had noticed his strange behavior and asked him about it.Without realizing he needed to talk, he confessed everything to her.

She smiled at him and told himEthan was perfect for him.She encouraged the idea that he and Ethan share a place.And while he agreed to live together, he balked when she encouraged him to talk to Ethan about his feelings.

The last thing he wanted was to lose his best friend, the most important person in his life.He debated over and over about whether he should tell Ethan, but he came back to one crucial factor.

Did Ethan desire a relationship with him?

But he had noticed Ethan gaze straying toward him often and looking away when Sebastian caught him.There, visible on his face whenever Sebastian caught him, a slight flush on his cheeks.But he couldn’t bring himself to ask Ethan about his reaction, and before long, he looked forward to putting the stain on his cheeks.

“Why would you rent a place where we would have to share a room?”Ethan’s curious voice pulled Sebastian from his thoughts.

Sebastian shrugged.“It’s not a big deal.Most of last semester, we shared your tiny twin bed.This time, we have a king size bed.It’s worth it for the location and the space we have.”

Sebastian loved those nights, warming Ethan’s body with his own as Ethan draped himself over Sebastian because he was always cold in the winter.Ethan had gone from wearing sweats and flannels to bed to wearing boxer briefs, trusting Sebastian to keep him warm.

Some nights, it took Sebastian several minutes to control himself before he wrappedEthan in his arms and enjoyed holding him the entire night.

“I’m not sleeping on the couch when you have a date.You can go to her place.”

Unable to stay away from the man right in front of him, Sebastian leaned his chin on Ethan’s shoulder and wrapped his arms around his stomach. Vanilla and citrus surrounded him as he breathed in Ethan.

Sebastian almost groaned aloud when he glanced down and spotted an exposed part of olive skin.He wanted nothing more than to explore Ethan whenever he wanted to.Along with his thoughts, his cock stirred when Ethan placed his hand on top of Sebastian’s lying on his stomach.

“I’m serious about taking a break from dating.I realized something, several weeks before summer break.Something that rocked my entire outlook.”

Ethan turned in his arms and met his gaze, smiling when Sebastian’s arms wrapped around him again.

“When I’m ready, I want to talk to you about it.”

Without missing a beat, Ethan said, “Whatever it is, it won’t change anything between us.I’ll always be here for you.”

Sebastian wondered if Ethan heardhis pounding heart and to distract himself, he moved his eyes down and stared at Ethan’s lips.He bit his own bottom lip to hold back a groan as he thought about exploring the contours of Ethan’s mouth.

Sebastian took a step back.He didn’t want to scare Ethan, and until Sebastian told him the truth, he wouldn'tkiss him.

Even if he wanted to more than he needed his next breath.

But that didn’t mean he would keep his hands to himself either.

“I’ve been thinking about something for a long time.When I’m ready, I want to tell you, too.”Ethan looked nervous, so Sebastian distracted him.

“Anytime you want to talk, I’m here.But in the meantime why don’t we unpack.All we have is our clothes, miscellaneous stuff along with our laptops and tablets.Then we’ll order out.I suppose I won’t make you cook tonight.”

Ethan laughed, and it sent a shaft of longing straight to Sebastian’s cock.He cleared his throat and tried to think unsexy thoughts, but with Ethan walking in front of him as they headed for the door, his gaze zeroed in on his ass and he knew it would be hopeless.

He met him at the door and flung an arm around Ethan’s shoulders and walked downstairs with him pressed to his side.

They spent the next few hours moving boxes upstairs and unpacking, both of them grateful the place came furnished.As he arranged all of their combined movies they’d collected over the years, his gaze drifted toward the kitchen doorway.

He glimpsed Ethan as he moved around the kitchen and rearranged the space to his liking.Sebastian glanced up when Ethan stood on his toes to put something on a high shelf, and he bit back a groan when Ethan’s tee rode up, exposing the naked skin on his lower back to his view.He wanted to run his hands all over Ethan’s bare skin to see if it was as soft as he imagined.Even wondering how he would taste if Sebastian were to…