Page 50 of If the Shoe Fits (Rainbow Tales #2)

Leo's jaw clenched as he waited for Xander to tell him, once again, to leave. But Xander only stared at him, his throat working convulsively. When Leo reached out a hand, Xander grabbed it and used it to pull him into a kiss.

Relief burst inside Leo's chest. It felt as if he'd been through fire to find Xander, only to be rejected.

That other man. That fairy who coveted Xander.

He was so beautiful. Leovar had always considered himself beautiful.

Had never questioned his attractiveness.

Until he met Zane. Zane—what a dumb name.

And that hair. How was Leo supposed to compete with hair the color of flowers?

But those thoughts vanished under Xander's lips. Leo felt the truth of what his lover wanted, and it wasn't for Leo to leave. Xander wanted to be with him as much as he wanted to be with Xander. Groaning, Leo pulled his lover closer and then pulled at his clothing.

Xander stepped back. “Leo, I can't.” He glanced at the bed.

The rumpled linens.

“Because you just fucked someone else?” Leo demanded.

Xander winced.

The crushing weight of that shouldn't have surprised Leo. Xander had already implied that he'd been with Zane, and recently too. But to have it confirmed was worse .

“Leo.” Xander cupped his cheek. “I'm so sorry, but that's the truth. Yes, I was with him earlier today.”

“I could get over it if you didn't care about him.”

“I know. But I can't control my emotions. Zane understands me.”

“He barely knows you!”

“Look, we have the day together. Let me take you around. Show you how amazing it is here.”

Leo looked at the bed. “And get me away from the bed you fucked your new lover on?”

“Yes, Leo. All right?” Xander threw his hands up. “What do you want me to do? Should I tear off your clothing and push you down onto the sheets that already smell of sex? Is that what you want?”

“Maybe it is!” Leo shoved Xander back toward the bed, fury rising to make him a little insane.

Xander's eyes went wide as Leovar shoved him once more, sending him sprawling onto the bed. And then Leo sprang. Jumped atop Xander. Tore open his pretty fairy clothes. He couldn't think straight. Didn't care. Just needed to be a part of the man he loved. Have him inside.

“Leo,” Xander murmured and pulled him closer.

When had Leo removed his clothes? He couldn't remember. A flicker of light caught his eye—Xander motioning toward a pile of clothes on the floor. Had he done that? Removed Leo's clothes with magic? Later. He'd ask later. He was too eager to get that long piece of hardened flesh into his mouth.

Leo only faintly heard Xander's cries of delight as he worked up and down Xander's shaft.

His own moans were so loud, vibrating through his mouth and resounding in his head so that ecstasy became everything.

How Leo had missed this, but more than the sex, he had missed Xander.

He needed this connection to get a better hold of his lover. There, he could admit that.

Oh, fuck, he was getting clingy.

Leo lifted his head and looked up to see Xander writhing on the pillows, his amazing body gleaming in the moonlight.

The scent of men and sex rose around them, and Leo had a thought that Xander had moved just like this for Zane.

Had that fairy sucked Xander's cock too?

Had his lavender hair tickled Xander's thighs?

With a growl, Leo rose onto his knees and grabbed Xander's cock. “Look at me!”

Xander opened his eyes. It took a few moments for him to focus. “Leo.”

“Yes, I'm your Leo. I want you to know who is riding your cock. Watch me take you inside myself.” He worked Xander's wet tip into his opening, and then moved, circling his hips.

With Xander wedged in place, Leo grabbed his balls and lifted both his cock and balls to show Xander what was happening beneath.

“Watch me make love to you. Watch your flesh enter mine.”

“I can't look away.”

“Good!” Leo slammed down and cried out with the burst of pleasure, letting go of himself to brace his palms on Xander's belly. “Keep your eyes on me, Xander.” He pushed up with his hands and knees and then lowered slowly. Up and down, Leo kept the slow pace until they were both panting.

“Enough,” Xander growled and yanked Leo down to his chest. With his arms wrapped around Leo, Xander rolled them onto their sides and then positioned Leo's top leg over his hip. “Kiss me.”

So close that he could see the striations in Xander's eyes, Leo paused. “Xander.” It all came crashing into his heart, and he couldn't stop the words. “I thought you were going to die.”

Xander went still, his cock pulsing inside Leo's channel. “When? Oh.”

“When you launched yourself between her and my father. When I held you in my arms as you bled. I sat by your side and faced death with you. Because I knew my life would be over if I lost you. And then your mother came, and she took you from me in another way. But I was still grateful. I was joyous that you would live. Until the sadness caught up, and I had to face the fact that you might not come back to me.”

“I wanted to.” Xander stroked Leo's face. “Leo, I wanted to. But I was with my family at last. I've been so angry and sad. At them and you. At everything. All while I experienced the most wondrous things. Beauty. Magic.”

“Love?”

“Maybe,” Xander whispered. “It's not there yet, but I feel the start of it.” He shook his head. “I want to tell you that my love for you has prevented me from loving another. But when I believed that you had betrayed me, it cracked that shield open and let someone else in.”

“But not entirely. Tell me I'm still the only one you love.”

“You're still the only man I'm in love with.” Xander brushed his lips over Leo's. “Now, kiss me.”

Leo kissed the only man he loved as Xander began to move inside him, one strong arm across his ass to angle Leo where he needed him.

Gasping in pleasure and triumph, Leo broke their kiss and flung his head back.

His hands went to Xander's thick chest even as he leaned away from him.

And Xander's free hand went to Leo's cock.

“Oh, fuck!” Leo cried. “Xander!” He dropped his head to meet Xander's stare and held it as he came. “Xander, I love you!”

And through that shuddering, almost-violent release, Xander pumped Leo and stroked him. Then he said, “I love you too.”

With their pact sealed, Xander slammed into Leo, shaking him just as he came down from his orgasm, and exploded into him, filling his channel with heat. When the passion finished rolling through him, Xander slipped out and pulled Leo in against his chest.

“You cannot die tomorrow, Leo,” Xander whispered. “It will kill us both.”