Page 64 of Mr. Naughty List
But he wouldn’t be teasing for long.
When the set was over, RJ cleared out his stuff, loaded it out to the van, and said bye to his bandmates alone. Aaron had disappeared into the crowd as soon as the last song finished and seemed to be avoiding him now. All the better for the chase, RJ supposed. It was clear Joel and Becca, and even Madison, had noticed Aaron in the crowd and wondered why he wasn’t glued to RJ’s side now that the show was over.
“Cold feet?” Madison asked with a raised brow, bumping against RJ with her pointy shoulder.
“Too late for that,” RJ said.
She grinned. “Ah, so he’s already jumped in with both of ’em?”
“You could say that.”
Becca smirked. “More like he’s realized he’s bitten off a bit more than he could chew.”
“Nah. He’s playing a game.”
Becca laughed. “What game is that? Cocktease?”
“Basically.” RJ waggled his brows and located Aaron near the bar, chatting up another guy. Christ, he was asking for it, wasn’t he? “Let’s just say he’s trying to get on my naughty list.”
The girls burst into gales of laughter, but Joel blushed, and Casey winked at RJ before flinging his arm around Joel’s shoulder and ruffling his hair. Guess RJ knew who the sexually shy one was there. Not that he hadn’t already guessed. For all Joel’s ramblings about girls back in high school, they’d all been a cover for his deep, secret homosexual urges. Apparently, he still wasn’t entirely open about discussing them yet.
After loading up the van, a few fist bumps, and making plans for rehearsals the following week, RJ headed back inside the pub to collect his naughty elf.
He found Aaron’s perfect ass up on a barstool, looking round and delicious, while his dimpled cheeks shone up at yet another hot guy around RJ’s size and build. Fuck that.
“’Scuse me,” RJ said, stepping in between them to wrap his arms around Aaron’s waist and lift him from the chair.
Aaron’s surprised laughter should have cut off any protest from the chump Aaron had been playing as part of his game. But the dupe muscled in anyway, asking Aaron, “This guy bothering you? I can deal with him if you want.”
“No,” Aaron answered, drunken laughter bursting free. “He’s my lover. Isn’t that a phenomenal word? Loverrrrrr.” He practically purred it, like a cat. After patting RJ’s chest, Aaron rested his head on RJ’s shoulder and grinned with delight. “He’s going to take me home now. Bye.”
The guy scoffed but moved aside. RJ swooped Aaron up and carried him bodily from the pub while Aaron giggled and clung to RJ’s shoulders. He was heavy, and it wasn’t easy, but there was something to be said about literally sweeping a man off his feet, and Aaron’s glowing eyes made the strain worth it.
As they burst through the front doors out into Market Square, RJ dropped Aaron’s feet to the sidewalk with a huff of exertion but didn’t take his arm from around Aaron’s waist. The Christmas lights and decorations sparkled in the night, and the music from the skating rink filled the air. “What were you doing in there? Trying to make me crazy, Hermey?”
Aaron laughed. “Hermey? Who? What?”
RJ bent close and whispered in his ear, “The naughty elf who wanted to be a dentist. Remember?”
Aaron’s smile grew wider, and his dimples dug in even deeper. He shot a coy glance up through his lashes. Oh, he was really playing his game tonight. Flirty, naughty, asking for it. “That’s right. He was a very bad elf.” Aaron pressed closer, heat from his body blazing against RJ’s side. “Like me.”
RJ wrapped his arm around Aaron’s shoulders, the sports coat stiff under his palm. His own leather jacket kept the cool night air from chilling him deeply, though it stung his cheeks and chin. He directed Aaron toward the apartment, his blood pumping and plans unfolding in his mind for all kinds of kinky ways to make Aaron pay for teasing him tonight.
“Why were you flirting with asshole guys like that when you can get a good, hard spanking from a nice guy like me?” RJ hissed in Aaron’s ear. Their breath puffed from their mouths in soft clouds, and Aaron’s laugh was a stream of them.
“Because guess what? I’m allowed to have both,” Aaron said, still sounding quite drunk. He tilted his head to the side as RJ moved behind him, wrapped his arms around his waist, and kissed the side of his neck. They walked together that way, a bit awkwardly, until RJ moved back to Aaron’s side again.
“You’re a tease, Mr. Danvers,” RJ muttered. “Push, pull. Hot, cold.”
Aaron’s shoulders shook with laughter, but he didn’t deny it.
RJ added, “I liked you being there tonight.” He put his arm around Aaron’s shoulders again, nuzzling his ear, as he whispered, “I even liked you flirting with those assholes.”
“Did you?”
“Knowing I’m going to take you home? Yeah.”
Aaron glanced up at him, his eyes shining. “You were so sure?”