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He shook his head trying to clear his thoughts.Or tried to anyway.

Sebastian thought he loved sex with the women he’d been with.But the thought of touching Ethan, kissing Ethan, heated his body faster and made every other experience seem distant and hazy compared to his fantasies about the man in the other room.And Ethan had done nothing, he was Ethan.

Ethan turned back toward the living room and caught Sebastian staring at his ass.Instead of looking away, Ethan licked his lips and Sebastian tried and failed to hold his groan in his throat.He flinched until he realized they had music playing in the background and Ethan couldn’t hear the sound that escaped from his throat.

“Why don’t you order dinner?”

Sebastian fumbled to pull his phone from his pocket when Ethan gave him a knowing smile.

“Hello?”

Sebastian stared at Ethan’s lips until he heard a sharp voice.“Hello?”

Sebastian recovered enough to order Ethan’s favorite, chicken tikka and several other dishes.He stuttered a goodbye when Ethan brushed his hand against Sebastian’s hip as he passed by to sit on the couch.Sebastian’s gaze never left Ethan as he moved.

“Are you going to sit?”Ethan patted the spot next to him on the couch.

Not wanting any space between them, Sebastian sat next to Ethan, close enough their thighs touched.Feeling Ethan’s warmth as he cuddled against his side, Sebastian turned on the TV and flicked through channels as he became lost in his thoughts.

Ethan picked up the paperback he had been reading and the silence between them grew comfortable as they waited for their dinner.

Had Ethan been flirting with me earlier?

Before he could answer that question, there was a buzz from the intercom and Sebastian stood to answer it.

Sebastian still thought about the question as they ate dinner and throughout the rest of the night, but he still didn’t have an answer the question.He thought Ethan might have, but he couldn’t be sure.

When Ethan yawned, Sebastian glanced at the clock at noticed that it was past midnight.He cleared the food and put the dishes in the dishwasher before he made certain they locked the front door.

He pulled Ethan to his feet before shutting off the TV, plunging them into darkness.Sebastian sucked in a quiet breath as Ethan leaned against him, his warm, solid weight sending his body into a frenzy.

As they got ready for bed, Sebastian smiled at how easy they maneuvered around each other as they brushed their teeth and washed their faces.They had done the same ritual many times before, but this time, they both shared the space instead of Sebastian crashing at Ethan’s or spending the night in one of their old bedrooms at home.This time, there seemed to be an underlying tension and Sebastian wondered if it was on his side alone.

Shaking off his swirling thoughts, he ripped off his shirt and his sweats, leaving him only in his boxers before he slid over to the left side of the bed.Ethan preferred the right, and Sebastian didn’t care as long as Ethan would be next to him.

Sebastian followed Ethan’s gaze as it traveled over his chest and stomach but became distracted when Ethan whipped his tee over his head and shucked the sweats he’d put on before they’d unpacked.

The wave of desire that swept over him had him clenching his stomach and biting his lip so the moan stuck in his throat wouldn’t escape.

Quiet stretched between them.

“Are you okay?I mean with this?”Sebastian’s hand swept the room after Ethan got into bed.

Ethan switched off the lamp on his bedside table and turned to face Sebastian.“If I’m not showing my excitement about having our own place, I don’t mean to, but I’m a little tired and sore from moving in. I think this place is great, and I never minded sharing a bed.”

“You know I regret the way I treated you when we first came here.I’ve missed… us.I wanted to go back to how we were before college.”

“There’s nothing wrong with having fun.And we’re still close.You worry too much.”

“You’re right.”But Sebastian couldn’t help but think about all those years he and Ethan could have discovered feelings other than friendship and built something more together.

Ethan’s voice, low and deep, brought him out of his musings.“Goodnight, Sebastian.”

“Night, Ethan.”

Sebastian watched Ethan’s chest rising and falling with each breath he took as he slipped into sleep.His face relaxed and Sebastian felt a surge of affection.

I will drum up courage soon.

As he stared at Ethan’s lips, he wanted to know how those lips felt pressed against his and what he would taste like.But most of all, he needed to know how Ethan sounded when he moaned with pleasure.

Yeah, I’m so screwed.