Page 115 of Breaking the Ice

“Hey, before you say anything about yourself that you’re gonna have to take back—don’t,” Zach said, nudging him with his shoulder.

Gavin kind of wished he could reach down and squeeze Zach’s hand. But the publicness of the situation made it impossible, at least right now. At some point, they’d tell Sidney and, to a lesser extent, inform the team, and maybe he’d never beoutout, but he wouldn’t worry about holding Zach’s hand.

“I just wanted to say . . .I’m glad we did this all those times before. All the breakfasts and lunches and dinners and film sessions. And glad we did it tonight, too.”

“Felt different and also the same, yeah?”

Gavin nodded.

They reached Zach’s apartment building and Zach motioned to the stairs, a knowing glint in his eyes as Gavin walked up them, Zach close behind.

“You’re totally staring at my ass right now,” Gavin said, cheeks flaming, wondering exactly what Zach was thinking. What he wasplanning.

“It’s an ass worth staring at,” Zach said frankly, no shame whatsoever.

Gavin liked him that way. It was why he trusted him to always get Gavin out ofhishead. To stop worrying and agonizing and justenjoy.

“Yours is pretty good too,” Gavin murmured.

“Glad you like it.” Zach sounded downright smug now. “Wanna see it a lot more?”

“Yes,” Gavin said, and that was all he got out before Zach was unlocking the door and pushing them both inside, pressing Gavin up against it.

He didn’t kiss him, which was disappointing. What wasn’t disappointing was the way his thigh pushed hard between Gavin’s, the full weight of him pinning him to the door. His stare, intent and incendiary, added even more weight.

“Just deciding what I want,” Zach said absently, reaching up and popping one of the buttons on Gavin’s shirt and then another, spreading it open and then stroking his collarbone once it was exposed.

“Me, I hope.” Gavin’s voice came out strangled, desperate.

Zach just chuckled. Way too composed for Gavin’s liking. “That goes without saying.”

“Good.” Gavin swallowed hard.

He leaned in farther, but still didn’t kiss him. Gavin knew he was thinking about it from the way his eyes kept flicking to his lips, and Gavin tilted his head up, asking without asking for it. But instead, Zach went for more buttons, flicking each one open slowly until his shirt was open to the waist. Zach spread it open and then tugged it out from his pants.

Gavin twitched as he continued to undress him with a casual deliberateness that was making his cock leak.

Zach didn’t say it, but his dark eyes, not missing a thing, were easy to read. Gavin was going to get whatever Zachchoseto give him, and he was going to like it.

Gavin wanted to tell him that hedid, that hewould. That he could be patient and good.

But then Zach dropped to his knees. At first Gavin was sure he was taking care of the rest of his pants and then his shoes and socks, and hedid, but then he still didn’t move as he just rocked back on his heels and stared at Gavin’s naked body.

It shouldn’t have been a turn-on for Zach to be fully clothed and for him to be the exact opposite. It should have made him feel vulnerable and weird, the awkwardness crawling over his bare skin, but he felt anything but. Gavin felt good.Powerful.

Then Zach leaned in, swaying so close to where Gavin’s cock was hard. “Don’t come,” was all he said.

That was all the warning he got before Zach’s mouth closed over him, hot and wet and perfect.

A groan rippled out of him, but Zach’s firm grip on his thigh reminded him of what he’d demanded. The order that Gavin would do his best to follow.

It wasn’teasy, because Zach was damn good at this, sucking him down like he was born to do it, cheeks hollowing out. It might’ve been a fraction less amazing if Gavin had been able to tear his eyes away from the vision of Zach doing this, but he couldn’t. He looked too goddamn good, the visuals multiplying the pleasure cresting inside of him.

Zach’s hand squeezed down tight, fingertips digging into his thigh muscle, and maybe the bite of pain was supposed to be a reminder, but it only cranked Gavin up more.

“Good?” Zach questioned, after he pulled off, tongue flicking out to lick the head of Gavin’s cock.

“Fucking amazing,” Gavin said, trying not to shudder at how easy it was to justlet go.