Page 21 of Hold Me Down (KRK Security #4)

"I'm there. I've been there. I'm in love with you, too."

The words echoed inside Travis, the earth-shattering truth of them so obvious on Dave's face now that Travis dared to look.

They were on the same page with this.

Just like it always should be.

"Fuck," Dave whispered when Travis moved to trail kisses down his neck. "I can't believe it."

Pausing at Dave's collarbone to breathe him in, Travis closed his eyes. Neither can I .

They were lying on the couch now, pressed together as closely as they could, and a part of him had expected everything to be different now, but it wasn't. While some things had shifted and changed, others—perhaps the most crucial ones—stayed the same.

Dave smelled the same, and still shivered when Travis licked along the ridge of his collarbone before sucking on the soft skin next to it.

The noises he made were the same as well, and so was the way he clutched at the back of Travis's head or his shoulders, whatever he could grab onto.

The hard press of Dave's cock against Travis's was the same, too, the prickly friction and both of them shifting their hips at the same time, rearranging to fit even better.

And yet, there was also something more there. Something new.

Travis couldn't pinpoint what it was, but he was eager to find out, and to explore it all with Dave.

Now, though, they were both too worked up to slow down and wonder.

Dave slipped his hands between them and pulled at Travis's jeans until Travis lifted himself a bit with his arms framing Dave's head on both sides.

Once their pants and underwear were pushed down, Travis pressed closer again and moaned loudly into Dave's mouth as their cocks slotted perfectly together.

It always felt good, but tonight… Tonight it felt amazing, and messy, and theirs .

They stumbled over the edge a few seconds apart, and Travis barely avoided falling down on his partner by rolling onto his side instead, fitting into the small space between Dave and the back of the couch.

Pressing first a kiss, then a smile onto Dave's shoulder, Travis couldn't believe how the day had gone. From waking up in an empty bed, trying to tiptoe around Dave, to everything that happened after… A true roller-coaster, but one Travis hoped they were leaving behind for good.

They didn't need it now that they'd figured themselves out.

"I wish I could tell you to take me to bed," Dave murmured without even opening his eyes, "but I'm in need of a shower, so I guess that has to come first."

"Are you sure?" Travis inhaled deeply against Dave's neck and licked the sweaty skin there. "Maybe we should get a little dirtier before that, to save on water."

Dave groaned and pushed at him until Travis lifted himself onto his elbow.

"I can't believe you used that line on me. It's awful."

"But is it working?" Travis grinned down at him. "You've been known to fall for worse."

"I've fallen for you . The rest is an unfortunate byproduct."

After one more kiss, Travis moved onto his feet and offered Dave a hand.

"That's not a no."

"Like I said, an unfortunate byproduct." Dave tilted his head towards the stairs. "Take me to bed, then."

Looking between Dave and the crutches lying on the other side of the couch, Travis hesitated.

"And how do you want to do this?"

That earned him another heated kiss, with Dave resting his hands on Travis's hips as he leaned against him.

"I'm still not up for a bridal carry," he whispered, his lips brushing Travis's as he spoke. "Aside from that, I'm game for anything."

Travis probably didn't hide his relief well enough, but he quickly redirected Dave's attention with a wink and a kiss of his own.

"I'm gonna be a barbarian whisking my lover away over my shoulder, then. Prepare yourself."

Dave grinned. "Oh, I'm always ready for you to be a barbarian."

And just for that, Travis didn't wait any longer, hefting Dave up and heading for the stairs.

Why waste time on more talking, when they could be getting laid instead?

It had definitely been too long since he'd last had Dave's cock in his mouth, after all.

With a motivation like that, getting upstairs and undressing them both took barely a few minutes, and soon enough, Travis was crawling between Dave's legs—one propped on the pillow, the other bent at the knee, with Dave's foot resting on the mattress for leverage.

With the lazy cleanup they'd done after coming earlier, the smell of Dave and sex was particularly strong, and Travis's mouth salivated as he buried his face in the red curls at the base of Dave's cock.

"Don't tease me or I swear, I'll make you regret it." Dave tugged at Travis's hair. "Suck me or sit on my cock, these are your options."

Travis caught Dave's hand and turned to drop a kiss on his wrist.

"Who's the one tempting who, now?"

"I'm ready and willing, and you're the one dragging your feet." Dave gripped his hardening cock and tugged at it with a sigh. "Looks like I have to do everything around here."

Snorting, Travis grabbed the lube from the nightstand.

"Fine, be that way. I guess I can play with your cock later. Maybe after the shower, I could lie here and just keep it in my mouth for a while. After two orgasms you wouldn't be so impatient, would you?"

Breathless curses were Travis's only answer, which was how he knew he scored a hit.

Good . They'd never done that, but it suddenly seemed like a perfect way to spend the evening before falling asleep.

After he rode Dave to oblivion.

"Get up here and turn around." Dave patted his stomach before making a grabbing gesture at the lube. "I want to open you up."

Fuck, yes .

Scrambling to do as he was told, Travis stole a short, hard kiss on the way before straddling Dave's stomach in reverse and leaning forward, resting his hands next to Dave's knees.

He glanced at Dave's cast, but he didn't let himself get distracted by it, especially with such a lovely view of Dave's cock and balls.

That was a new angle, and as it turned out, Travis had been missing out on some interesting perspective.

Maybe one day Dave would be willing to eat him out like this while Travis swallowed his cock.

Then a slick finger entered him, sliding without a stop until it was as deep as it could go, and Travis forgot everything but this, right here.

Dave didn't waste any time, too—he slid his finger half-way out, then pressed forward again, crooking it at the perfect place to brush against Travis's prostate.

Travis let out a moan, pushing back into the touch and smiling widely, relaxing into a familiar rhythm, so good Travis's knees were shaking with only two fingers inside him.

"I'm good," he said as he caught his breath. "That's enough."

Dave paused but didn't withdraw. "Are you sure? I'm happy to continue."

As if to underscore his point, he brushed his thumb right next to where his other fingers disappeared inside Travis.

"I thought you were happy to move things along." Travis closed his fist around Dave's cock and tugged. "I recall something about teasing?"

"Fuck, okay." Dave pulled out his fingers. "Have at it."

"How generous," Travis tried for a dry tone, but he was too worked up to really sell it. He turned around quickly, settled back in Dave's lap, and positioned himself before sinking down with a sigh.

"Good?" Dave whispered, voice punched out of his lungs, and Travis nodded. There was a bit of a burn, but he liked that from time to time.

"Yeah. You?"

"You keep clenching around me like this, I'll come in no time." Dave ran his hands up Travis's thighs before resting them on his hips. "Damn, you're hot."

Once he was fully settled, Travis relaxed a bit, and they both exhaled shakily, then chuckled, grinning at each other.

"You're not so bad yourself," Travis said when he could speak again. "And you know it."

"Doesn't mean I don't enjoy you telling me that." Dave bit on his lower lip. "Not as much as that other thing, but still."

"What other thing?"

"Say it again."

It was a testament to how turned on Travis was that it took him a second to get it.

"Oh." Another kind of heat spread through him, tingling all the way down in the best way possible. "I'm in love with you." He clenched around Dave again. "I love you."

Dave arched his back, eyes fluttering close.

"You're killing me here, fuck. But I love you, too," he added, opening his eyes and catching Travis's gaze straight away. "I love you."

"I can't believe this." Travis rolled his hips and swallowed back a moan. "Fuck, that's good."

Tightening his grip on Travis's hips, Dave thrust deeper into him. "You better believe it. I'll keep telling you that every day from now on."

"Good." Travis rested his hands on Dave's chest, trying to catch his breath as his orgasm approached faster and faster. "I want to keep hearing it."

"Perfect." Dave moved one of his hands to Travis's cock and squeezed it not-too-gently. "You close?"

Barely hearing the question over the rushing in his ears, Travis only managed a nod before he came, messily and a bit painfully, spilling between them. Dave swore and followed him over the edge with his back arching off the bed as he tried to catch his breath.

Perfect, indeed.

* * *

It was half an hour later, when they were both showered and lying in bed, that Dave lifted his head from the pillow.

"Can you tell me what happened?" He waved his hand between the two of them. "To make you realize, you know."

Travis gnawed on his lower lip, searching for a way to explain it without going into too much detail. Perhaps one day he would tell Dave the whole story, but for now, maybe the simplest answer could be enough.

"I realized there's no reason to worry about making a commitment I'd already made half a lifetime ago," he offered quietly and watched Dave's eyes widen.

"I was always honest before about not needing a relationship, but that was because I was picturing it being with some faceless stranger—and I never, ever wanted that.

Meanwhile, with you… I already had everything I wanted, I just needed things to finally slot in the right places in my head. "

Dave grinned at him and leaned in for a soft kiss, bumping their noses together.

"I know the feeling."

Travis's heart skipped a beat. "Yeah?"

"Yeah."

As Dave turned onto his back, he pulled him closer, and Travis went easily, settling with his head on Dave's shoulder and his arm thrown over Dave's waist.

"I can't tell you how happy I am that things slotted in the same way for you," Dave whispered after a few seconds, and Travis brushed his fingers over Dave's hip.

"Sorry for lagging behind."

"Nothing to apologize for. We can't do everything at the same pace, after all. Weren't you the one who told me that?"

Travis snorted as he closed his eyes. He had said it, last year when Dave had fallen during the charity run they'd gone to.

"That was me trying to make you feel better."

"Well, it worked, so now I'm returning the favor."

"Why, thank you. I appreciate it."

"My pleasure."

They went quiet after that, and Travis melted into the bed, the day's ups and downs catching up to him finally. Any sexy plans would have to wait until tomorrow…

He was almost asleep when Dave nudged him gently.

"What?" Travis murmured, slurring the word more than actually saying it.

There was silence, long enough for him to think Dave had done it in his sleep, but then the whisper came.

"Say it again."

"God, go to sleep already," Travis groaned and jabbed Dave's side before letting out a sigh. "I love you, though."

Dave hummed happily and dropped a kiss on the top of Travis's head.

"Good. Now we can sleep."

Travis waited—a second, and another, and another. Then he jabbed Dave again, prompting a laugh out of him.

"Yeah, yeah, fine. I love you, too."

"You're an asshole."

"An asshole you love."

"That's what—"

"No," Dave cut him off quickly, lifting them both an inch or two off the mattress with the force of his protest. "I don't wanna hear it."

"You were the one—"

" Good night ."

With another laugh, Travis closed his eyes again.

Yeah , some things definitely stayed the same.

He wouldn't want it any other way.