Page 43 of Manny Included

Bay wasn’t listening; Pete could tell.The man was just watching his mouth.Just staring.Like he was mesmerised.Bay licked his own lips.

He stared, shivering and needy.

“I…” Bay’s voice was thick, and the word hung on the air between them as they looked at each other, caught.

“I’m gonna have to go to bed.If I don’t, I’m gonna do something awful like kiss you.”Pete felt like he was going to cry.

“And I would do something equally awful, like kiss you back.”Bay closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“I’m sorry.”His voice cracked, and he knew he was going to cry.So he just ran.

He didn’t know how to stop thinking somebody was amazing.

Bay caught his arm before he made it to his bedroom, stopping him short.“We can’t keep doing this.”

“I’m sorry!I didn’t try.You’re so amazing, and I don’t know how to stop.I think you’re amazing, and I can’t figure out how to stop wanting you.”There had to be something terribly wrong with him.

“I want you too, Pete.But I can’t make the first move.I pay you.”

“You can’t fire me.The Trust pays me.You can’t fire me.Doesn’t that count for something?Doesn’t that mean something?”Maybe he just needed to go to bed.

Bay nodded slowly.“It still feels like I shouldn’t make the first move.I could make the second, though.”

“You promise you won’t be mad?”He took a step forward.

“I won’t be mad.You’re making the first move—I’m not making you do it.”

“No.You’re not.I’m totally in to you.”He took another step, their bodies almost meeting.

He swore Bay took in a breath and held it, gaze on his lips again.The man didn’t move a muscle, though, waiting for him to make that first move.

He stepped right up, pushed in, and brought their lips together.Like a dam broke, Bay took hold of his head and cradled it, lips moving against his.

He whimpered, his entire body arching, trying to reach for Bay.

Bay’s tongue licked at his lips, tracing them before gently pushing between them.

All he could do was open up and moan, and he stepped up and wrapped his arms around Bay’s shoulders.

Bay groaned into his mouth, tongue slipping in behind the sound.

This was what he’d been dreaming about for weeks.

The kiss went on and on, Bay kissing him like it was the last kiss on earth and it was setting him on fire.

It occured to him they were standing in the hallway, devouring each other, so hungry.And any one of the kids could wake up at any second and come out and see them…

“Would… would you like to come to the bedroom—somewhere where there’s a door?”

“Doors are good,” Bay said, pupils huge and dark.“I mean yes.”

“Uh-huh.Me too.Come on.”

Bay followed him, one hand sliding along his back, down his spine.That caused lightning to shoot up and down, raising goosebumps along his skin.

Bay closed the door and didn’t waste any time turning him back around and taking his mouth again.

It felt absolutely necessary—to be tasted and focused on and wanted like this.