Page 51 of If the Shoe Fits (Rainbow Tales #2)

Xander had intended to take Leo out into the town to show him the amazing things there, as Zane had done for him.

But they never made it out of bed that night.

One touch, and he knew he'd choose Leovar over Zane.

He loved him so deeply. What he'd said to Leo was true—he'd feel like dying if Leo didn't make it through the challenge.

However. Oh, yes, there was a however. However, when Xander woke in the morning with Leo snuggled up to him, his first thought was of Zane.

Feeling like the most fickle bastard in all the realms, Xander got out of bed, careful not to disturb Leo.

He'd need his strength for later. That thought was sobering and made Xander want to cling to his lover.

And still, Zane's face lingered in his mind.

It wasn't love yet. It couldn't be. Or could it?

It only made sense that thoughts of Zane would intrude on Xander and Leo if Xander loved Zane.

“Oh, fuck me. I think it's too late. I'm already in love with him.” Xander ran a hand over his face as he stumbled into the bathroom. “If only magic could give me them both.”

A strange shimmer ran over Xander, startling him awake. He looked down at the glow in his hands and then into the mirror over the sink. His eyes were glowing too. Xander lifted a hand to touch his face, just beside his eye. The glow winked out.

“What the actual fuck?” he whispered .

When nothing else happened, Xander shrugged it off as another oddity of the first realm—something he'd have to get used to.

Glowing hands and eyes in the morning. Great.

He turned on the shower and got under the hot water.

What a luxury. To have water falling like rain instead of having to dump a bucket over your head.

And for that water to be warm too? Xander loved many of the magical advances of his new home, but showers were at the top of his list. Even as a nobleman, he wouldn't have this luxury back in the human realm. Wealthy people bathed in tubs.

“What wondrous thing is this?” Leo asked, right on cue.

Xander laughed and pulled his naked lover under the spray. “It's called a shower, and it's mostly not magical. Can you believe it?”

“No, I really can't.” Leo sighed and closed his eyes as he lifted his face to the water. He leaned back and rubbed the water from his eyes. “How?”

“It's called 'plumbing.' It's mostly a matter of pipes and pressurized water, made so by elevation. The only magic involved is heating the water. It goes through a vat that's heated magically before it rushes through a pipe and out of here.” Xander pointed at the showerhead.

“Ingenious,” Leo whispered. But then his gaze lowered to Xander's chest. And lower still. “I didn't think you could get more handsome, but a wet Xander is very sexy.” He ran his hands over Xander's belly and back up to play with his nipples.

Immediately, pleasure shot down from where Leo toyed with him to Xander's cock. His shaft rose as if Leo had flipped a switch.

Leo chuckled and eased Xander forward, under the spray.

Xander closed his eyes and bent his head while Leo went to his knees.

An image of Zane came to him just as Leo's hot mouth encased the head of his cock.

Xander tried to push the memory away, but it didn't work, not with his eyes closed.

So, he let Leo suck on him for a few moments and then pulled him to his feet to press him up against the glossy, waterproof wall.

“Put a leg around my waist,” he whispered in Leo's ear. “I'm going to fuck you like this. Standing.”

Leovar shuddered, his breath escaping in broken waves as he lifted his left leg and hooked it over Xander's hip.

Xander rubbed a hand over the bar of soap, set on a ledge carved out of the wall, and stroked a layer over his cock.

Nice and slick, he grabbed Leo's right leg and hefted it up before sliding his grip under Leo's ass to support him.

With Leo's upper body pressed against the wall, it was easy enough to angle him for penetration.

Leo helped, reaching between them to guide Xander home.

And then Xander was sliding in and out of his lover, the passage so slippery and tight.

He groaned with the waves of pleasure that hit him with every push forward and pull back.

Leo's head rolled side-to-side on the wall, his eyes closed and lips parted.

Unable to resist, Xander licked Leo's upper lip and then slid his tongue past the seam.

Gripping Xander's shoulders, Leo angled his head to kiss Xander, putting so much passion into the kiss that Xander's balls clenched.

Faster and faster, he fucked Leo, the wet sounds increasing Xander's pleasure. And then, hands clenching on Xander's back, Leo came, erupting between them. The feel of that hot cum on his stomach, even hotter than the water, pushed Xander over the edge. He roared Leo's name and filled him.

Several shuddering moments later, Xander felt his satisfied flesh slip free, and he lowered Leo's legs. Leo snuggled against his chest, kissed him there, and then stepped back with a smile .

“Now, I really need to bathe,” Leo said.

“As if you weren't dirty before,” Xander teased him.

“Oh, I was. So very dirty. It was nice of you to wash my channel for me.”

Xander snorted and grabbed the soap. “I'll wash the rest of you too.”

And he did. Xander took his time bathing his lover, massaging the soap into Leo's tense muscles until he was nothing more than a jiggly mass under his fingers.

Then he helped Leo rinse off. Leo tried to return the favor, but Xander eased him out of the shower and pushed him toward the stack of fluffy towels.

“Dry off and get dressed. I'll finish in here and then we can go out for breakfast.”

“Go out?”

“Yes, the restaurants here are amazing. Especially for breaking your fast.”

“Can I borrow some of your clothes?”

“Of course. Help yourself. They're in the closet.”