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With a deep breath for courage, Tip jogged up the front steps of the red brick townhouse.

He didn’t give himself time to change his mind.

Tip rang the doorbell. He reached out to push the button a second time when a minute passed.

Before he could, the door swung wide, and Tip found himself staring at the most beautiful man he had ever seen.

It wasn’t Sacha. He had only seen Sacha’s picture for a few seconds, but this guy was different.

Younger. Sexier. It took Tip a second to catch his breath.

“Hey. Um. Is Sacha home?”

Hatred stared back at him. Whoever this was had obviously seen that picture. Fuck his life.

The guy opened his mouth, and a loud scraping noise filled the air behind him. He turned, leaving the door open enough for Tip to see inside. “Goddamn it, Baba. Why are you dragging that thing out? You can’t even get a glass of water alone.” He stormed away, leaving the door open.

Tip took it as an invitation and stepped inside. An elderly lady, who was barely skin and bones, dragged a huge black cauldron across the floor, showing a strength he wouldn’t have believed.

“I might be old, but the magic from ancient Romani blood runs through the veins thanks to my mother.”

Sacha stepped out from a nearby doorway with his gaze locked on the older woman. “What are you doing?”

The woman ignored him and continued her rant. “I can still cook up a mean curse and I’ll be damned if any grandson of mine gets cheated on.”

“Yeah. He didn’t cheat. That was my fault.”

Everyone froze. All eyes turned his way.

Tip shifted from foot to foot. He cleared his throat and focused on Sacha.

“Sorry. I got your address from Chipper. Everything is entirely my fault. I mistook Bandit’s natural kindness for more.

When I kissed him, he was horrified and immediately jumped away.

He was pretty upset about me ruining what he has with you.

” Tip couldn’t stop. He didn’t know why.

No one spoke, and he was uncomfortable. The combination had him rambling.

“In my defense, I didn’t know about you.

You haven’t been to any games, and Bandit is obviously clueless as hell when someone is hitting on him. ”

To his surprise, a smile exploded across Sacha’s face. “That he is. It took him forever to realize I had been flirting with him for years.”

“I didn’t realize it. Chipper pointed it out.”

Everyone turned toward the door as Bandit appeared with flowers in hand.

Bandit ignored everyone. His gaze never wavered from Sacha. “Can we talk?”

Sacha nodded and stepped back inside the room he’d just appeared from. Bandit stepped around him and followed Sacha inside without acknowledging a single soul. He closed the door behind them.

Tip’s gaze slid back toward the man he needed to know more about. “I truly am sorry. I never meant to hurt anyone.”

The elderly lady straightened. “Well, Bandit is an irresistible guy. Close the door. Electricity isn’t free. Once you’ve done that, you can carry this cauldron back to the closet. Then I’ll leave you with Artem since you’re fucking him with your eyes. He could stand to get some.”

“ Baba !” Artem sounded horrified as hell.

A shocked burst of laughter escaped Tip, but he rushed to do as told. No way would he miss an opportunity like this. He might be dumb, but he wasn’t that fucking dumb. Tip knew a good thing when he saw it.

Sacha crossed his arms across his chest, trying to protect his heart as Bandit shut them inside the room.

He moved to his bed and sat when his knees shook.

Bandit was here. Sacha was weak. He looked tired and beautiful.

It wasn’t fair. Sacha probably looked like shit.

He had spent so much time crying, he felt sick.

“I love you. Please don’t break my heart like this.”

Of all the things Sacha expected, that wasn’t it. To his horror, he burst into tears again.

Bandit was across the room in an instant. He practically threw the flowers on the bedside table before wrapping his arms around Sacha. He smelled so good.

“I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve what I put you through last night. You were busy with your family, and I didn’t see what you did with Tip. Tell me what to do. I’ll do whatever you need to fix this.”

“I feel so ridiculous. You didn’t deserve for me to… ugh. I can’t remember words.”

Bandit kissed his temple and held him tighter. “It’s okay. Take a breath. I’m not going anywhere. You have time to work it out in your head.”

Damn it. Sacha loved him so much. He didn’t know where to start. Bandit was an idiot, blind to his charms. Sacha felt like he was also to blame. He had been the ugly sort of jealous and refused to speak to Bandit.

“Next time, I’ll believe in your wisdom when you tell me someone has a thing for me.”

A watery laugh burst from Sacha. “It was actually Baba who noticed. She didn’t like the way Tip touched her man.”

A sexy rumble of laughter came from Bandit’s chest. Sacha pressed closer to the sound. His heartbeat gave Sacha the courage and peace he needed.

“I shouldn’t have ignored your calls and texts. Your refusal to believe me mixed with my jealousy and I don’t know what happened. I’ve never been in love before. No one told me it would hurt.”

Bandit linked fingers with him. “I don’t think it’s supposed to. I just think I’m dumb.”

Sacha’s lips found Bandit’s throat. He felt Bandit swallow.

“I’ve never felt this way about anyone else. If I’m failing, I need you to tell me because I can’t lose you, Sacha. There’s no one else out there for me. I honestly believe part of the reason I was so blind to Tip is because I don’t see anyone but you in this way. You’re the one I want. Forever.”

Sacha’s heart couldn’t take it. He snagged Bandit’s hair and took the kiss he wanted. His feelings poured out and flooded their kiss. In no time, he was on his back with Bandit swinging between touching him everywhere and flattening his palms against the mattress, as if trying to keep them still.

“I’m sorry. You don’t deserve to always have me pawing at you. I’d never want you to think that’s the only reason I come around.”

Gah. He was so sickeningly perfect. Sacha pushed Bandit’s shirt up, stealing it. “Paw at me. I love it.”

Bandit’s hands returned to his body, but he didn’t move fast. Sacha was fully aware of every brush of his fingers.

He didn’t miss the way Bandit slowly stripped him.

Sacha enjoyed the show of Bandit rolling a condom down his length and savored the way his body ached while Bandit lubed and stretched Sacha’s asshole.

“I wish you could see what I do when I look at you. You’d never think you’re not special again.” Sacha meant every word. With his lips swollen, cheeks flushed, and lust burning in his eyes, Bandit was the sexiest vision Sacha had ever encountered.

Bandit’s mouth quirked. “That’s probably not true.

I just think you see something in me no one else does.

” His eyes turned twice as intense. “And I thank God for it every day.” His cock slowly slid inside Sacha, stretching him wide.

Bandit stared down at him, openly watching Sacha writhe.

“You have no idea how much I longed every day for you to notice me. I would stare and beg the universe for you to look my way.” Bandit rocked inside him.

“There’s been a lot of times in my life when I hated my inability to read people.

But you’ll never understand how much I resent the years I could’ve spent with you if I had known we felt the same.

” He swiped his lips across Sacha’s mouth and thrust. “You’re the only man I see, and now that I know I have your attention, I can’t look away.

All I want to do is to be right here.” He gently rolled his hips, giving Sacha maximum pleasure while also making tears fill Sacha’s eyes.

“I love you.” Sacha couldn’t hold back the whispered words. They were the truest he had ever spoken.

Bandit’s lips skimmed his cheek, moving toward his mouth. “I love you too. Please don’t leave me.”

A strength Sacha hadn’t known he possessed overcame him. “Never.” He rolled, pinning Bandit beneath him. Sacha took the pleasure he wanted. Bandit’s features turned feral as Sacha bounced on his dick, setting the pace. He visibly strained to hold out long enough for Sacha to come.

“You’re so fucking sexy. I want to watch you shake beneath me.”

Bandit’s expression was fierce as he bared his teeth and spoke with a clenched jaw. “Stop fucking talking, Sacha. I’m about to disappoint the hell out of you.”

“You could never disappoint me. Let me watch you lose control.”

He saw the moment Bandit lost the battle against himself. His entire body jerked in the sexiest of shows. A loud gasp tore through the room. Satisfaction roared through Sacha. He had done that. No matter how many people sought to steal Bandit, Sacha was the one making his control snap.

The world spun past him. Sacha found himself on his back and his cock in Bandit’s mouth.

Every thought fled while he strained against the hot suction.

Bandit was so fucking talented in everything he did.

Sacha scratched at his shoulders and the covers beneath him, trying to cling to any speck of sanity.

His hips wouldn’t stop lifting, trying to take what he wanted.

Bandit never let up. He bobbed fast on Sacha's dick.

Tension coiled inside him, tightening by the second.

His every muscle tensed. He bit his lip to keep from crying out the way he wanted.

Even in his lust, he was hyperaware of his family still outside his room.

His body shook as wave after wave washed away his every thought.

Pleasure rocked his soul. He saw their future unfold. They were together for every second.