“I love you,” I whispered. “So much. You’re so damn beautiful.”
I watched Leo’s hazy eyes open and shut as he blinked slowly. The corners of his mouth turned into this sweet little smile. “You are,” he whispered back. “Kiss me.”
The warmth of his breath hit my cheek and I caught his mouth in mine, sucking him into me. The kiss started slow but it wasn’t long before things heated up. It had always been hard for Leo and me to keep things from spinning off into a lust-fuelled fuck fest and now wasn’t any different. I wanted him. Needed him. Needed to feel the closeness of sex that reminded me just how special our bond was.
“Fuck baby,” I groaned into his mouth. “I want you so fucking bad.”
“Unghh,” Leo replied, as I climbed on top of him. “Yes. Please.” He sounded so needy and it made my cock ache desperately.
My body rubbed against his, parting his legs so my cock could fit into the crease of his ass. We still had our underwear on and were dry humping each other like horny teenagers. I kissed down Leo’s neck, sucking the flesh hard enough to leave him with love bites. My mouth glided over his stomach, kissing and licking and sucking. When I finally reached the waistband of his boxers, I tugged them down and immediately gave his hard, leaking cock a slow lick from top to bottom. Leo moaned. I slid his length into my mouth, coating it in wet saliva and sucking him to the back of my throat. It was still a shock that I’d gone from inexperienced to a professional in the blow job department in only a matter of weeks. I loved pleasuring Leo. I loved the way he tasted and the way he came undone when I sucked him. I teased him for minutes, keeping him just on the edge. When Leo finally begged for more, I came up to meet his face. I knew Leo wanted me to fuck him, but the truth was, I hadn’t been able to stop thinking about Leo being inside me since he’d rimmed me.
“Baby,” I whispered. “What about if this time, you topped me?” I was almost too shy to ask, but I trusted Leo would never judge me.
“You- you want me to fuck you?” Leo asked, his eyes widening. I wanted to know what it felt like. I wanted to know what it was like to have another man - Leo - inside me. To be pummelled into a moaning shattered mess right here on this bed.
“If you do that?” I asked, unsure if there was a strict rule when it came to topping or bottoming. I knew some guys liked both but Leo had almost presented himself as being more of a taker.
He nodded his head once. “I can. I like both,” he admitted. I grinned at his admission. Fuck, that was a sexy thought. “Are you sure you’re ready? It’s… a big step.”
“Of course I am. I’ve been thinking about it a lot. It’s something I want to at least try. And you’re the only person I want to do that with. Do anything with,” I told him.
Leo smiled. “Okay. Let me get you ready.”
I laughed. “Baby, I’m always ready.” I bit my lip. Just the thought alone was driving me crazy. After the week I’d had, I really needed this. I needed to come completely undone.
Leo got to his knees and I made myself comfortable on my back. He leaned over to his nightstand, opened a drawer and pulled out a condom and a tube of lube. The anticipation was killing me. After he’d placed them on the bed, Leo moved on top of me, kissing me slowly. I was achingly hard again and desperate for more. He reached down, putting his hand under the waistband of my underwear and gripping my cock. He stroked me while we continued to kiss. It was so nice to have Leo take control. Just lie there and be pleasured. Kissed and loved. My heart was swollen with so much joy I could hardly breathe.
“Fuck baby,” I groaned into his mouth. “You’re amazing.”
“Just wait till my cock’s in your ass,” he said, with a wink. My whole body pulsed with desire. Leo moved down my body and tugged off my boxers. I lifted my legs, letting him move them over them before he tossed them on the floor. I lay naked beneath him and Leo stopped for a moment as he drank me in and I did the same back. Both of us naked and brilliant. Horny and in love. Absolutely perfect.
Leo leaned over me, pushing my legs apart from inside my thighs until I was exposed an vulnerable. He reached out and stroked my crease, gently grazing his finger against my hole. I bit my lip and watched him. It was so damn sexy. He leaned in and kissed the inside of my thigh then with a slow, languid lick, his tongue flicked against my entrance. I still wasn’t used to the feeling of being licked there. It was unlike any pleasure I’d experienced before. Sensitive and ticklish and oh so fucking good. My breath increased. I hissed and mumbled as Leo’s tongue circled my hole and pushed against the muscle. I was so ready for more.
“Please. Oh God, Leo. Please,” I groaned, squeezing my eyes shut.
Leo’s tongue teased me for a moment longer and then it was gone. I opened my eyes to see him squirting lube on his fingers. He smiled at me as he pressed the cold liquid against my slick entrance. A finger breached the ring of muscle and my whole bottom stiffened as I got used to the unfamiliar sensation.
“Just breathe through it, baby,” Leo said, his free hand coming up to stroke my cock. It was slick with lube too and it glided up and down my length with ease, causing me to forget the discomfort of my ass being opened for the first time. “You okay?” he asked.
I was flushed, in a daze of dreamy arousal. I nodded, even if Leo couldn’t see my face. “Yes. Please. Don’t stop.”
Leo didn’t reply, just kept working me as I felt another stretch at my entrance. “Oh fuck!” I groaned, sucking in a sharp breath. It was this exquisite mix of pain and pleasure. His fingers curled inside me, pressing against what could only be my prostate. I shuddered at the unbelievable sensation. “Ahhh! Leo!”
As soon as I said his name, he removed his fingers from me and I heard the tear of the foil condom wrapper. The next thing I knew, there was pressure at my entrance again. I knew it wasn’t fingers this time. I could feel the hardness of Leo’s cock pressing into me. I opened my eyes to find Leo on top and looking down at me. I winced as he breached me, the tight muscle being stretched for the first time. Leo’s mouth was on mine in an instant, letting me know he was right there with me. Distracting me from the sharp pain. Once I felt Leo bottom out, we stayed like that. Leo looked down at me and I gritted through the extreme pleasure pulsing through my body. I could have come at any moment. All Leo had to do was say the word.
“How’s that?” Leo asked, looking like he was trying to control his own release. Teetering on the edge of completely unraveling.
“So. Fucking. Good.” I managed.
“Good, baby. It’s good for me too,” he whispered back as he moved against me.
My eyes shut tightly again as I got used to the sensation of Leo thrusting in and out of me. I could feel the slickness of my chest against his. We were both drenched in sweat already. My arms reached up to grip Leo, pulling him closer. I wanted it all. Hard and fast. Slow and sensual. I couldn’t wait for all the ways we would do this again. But for now, I just had to focus on the moment. On the sensation of Leo’s cock scraping against my prostate and sending me into a frenzy.
“I love you,” I croaked. “So fucking much. Oh, God. I love you, Leo.”
I could feel tears welt and drip down my cheeks. I was overwhelmed by the love we shared. By the pleasure building inside me. Leo kissed me and I tasted salt and sweat. I was so close already but as Leo’s hard reached down and fisted my cock, my climax was no longer controllable. Warm jets of cum erupted from me, landing between our bellies and coating up in a sticky mess. My body clenched around Leo as I felt him shake and come into the condom. Waves of tingling moved through my body, leaving me full of thrumming electricity as I lay there, breathless and awestruck over what I’d just experienced.
“Holy fuck,” I exclaimed, watching Leo pull out of me and dispose of his condom in the trash beside the bed. “I don’t know how or why I waited so long to try that.”
Leo laughed. “I would have never guessed you were a bottom.”
“Me neither,” I admitted, surprised by just how much I ha
d enjoyed being fucked by another man. “But that was the best sex I’ve had in my entire life.”
“I’m glad,” Leo said, reaching his hand out to me. “Come, let’s get cleaned up.”
I nodded, and took Leo’s hand, using all my strength to pull myself up. I was weak, my legs shaky as I stood up. Leo led me to the bathroom and turned on the hot water in the shower. When it was ready, we stepped inside and Leo helped wash me, rubbing shower gel over my body. I felt so relaxed. So at peace.
“Thank you,” I told him, pulling him into my arms as we stood there under the hot water.
“No. Thank you. Thank you for not giving up on me,” Leo said in my ear.
“I never will,” I replied, kissing his cheek.
27 Leo
Epilogue
Six months later
I watched Jay and Brooks move the black leather couch out of the moving truck. The muscles of Brooks’ biceps bulged and strained as he held one side of the heavy furniture piece in his hands. I admired my view, taking my time to drink it in before I picked up a box labeled ‘kitchen utensils’ and followed them through the front door of the townhouse. Brooks and I had finally found our own place. We had contemplated me moving into his apartment but in the end, decided that a bigger place would work better for both of us. A place that was between Sacred Skin and Inspire so we both had an equal commute. A place that we could call ours.
The Hogan boys placed the couch down in the living room area. It was the last piece of furniture for the room and all of a sudden, the place had come together.
“You want a beer?” Brooks asked his brother, making his way over to the adjacent kitchen where I was beginning to unpack things.
“Sure,” Jay nodded at him. I opened the fridge and pulled out two bottles for them.
“Thanks,” Brooks said before giving me a quick peck on this lips.
Since Jay had gotten out of prison a couple of months ago, there had been a noticeable shift in Brooks’ mood. I was happy for him. For both of him. Jay had been instantly likable, which I hadn’t quite expected. He was a lot like Brooks. He had a big heart, even if there was a darker side to him. It was easy to see how Marlena had fallen in love with him. My phone vibrated on the kitchen bench beside me and I looked down to see a message from Marlena had just come through. “Ha,” I said to myself.
“Marlena’s on her way,” I called out to the boys who were getting the Playstation set up. “She wants to know if we need anything from the store?”
“Tell her we’re good,” Brooks called back.
We had a fridge full of beer and were gonna order Chinese food once Marlena had arrived. I flicked her a reply, telling her not to bother and continued to unpack the boxes in the kitchen. I could hear Brooks and his brother laughing and it filled me with happiness. I couldn’t believe I not only had an amazing boyfriend but that his family had taken me on as well. We’d been regularly catching up with Eleanor and Kevin. Jay and Brooks were practically inseparable and now that he was helping out at Sacred Skin, Brooks had more free time to do other things. He’d started taking abstract art classes with Aria at the gallery and was finding painting to be a great outlet for himself. We had time for our relationship too, which Brooks often said was important. It was nice that we got to spend so much time together and now that we would officially be under the same roof each night instead of swapping between each other's places, I knew we would only get closer. I couldn’t wait to spend the holidays together. We had Christmas coming up in a couple of weeks and Brooks and I had decided to combine our housewarming with a New Years Eve party which we’d invited all our friends along too. Things were really looking up for us.
I picked up the Chinese Takeaway flyer that we’d found on the floor by the door when we first opened up. My stomach was rumbling. Who knew moving was so much work? I scanned through the menu, making mental notes of all the things I wanted to order. Brooks turned around from the sofa and laughed.
“You can order now if you want,” he said. “Marlena shouldn’t be too long.”
I laughed. Brooks knew me way too well. Food was an obvious common interest for both of us. Since we’d gotten back together, we’d eaten our way through the city. One of our favorite things to do was hunt down the best food trucks and we were always searching for the best pizza in town. Now that we’d moved into a totally new neighborhood, I was excited for all the new restaurants we’d have to sample.
“Don’t forget the egg rolls!” Jay called out to me.
“How could I ever forget the egg rolls?” I quipped back jokingly, picking up my phone and dialing the restaurant’s number.
Once I’d placed the order, I grabbed a beer and went to join the boys on the couch. Brooks was midway through teaching me how to play Red Dead Redemption 2 when the doorbell rang.
“That’ll be Marlena,” Jay said, getting up and rushing to greet her.
I had been skeptical at first about the two of them getting back together but Jay had been working really hard to prove himself since he’d gotten out of prison. I knew Marlena was happy and that was all that mattered. I just didn’t want her to get hurt again. Brooks assured me things were different this time and I believed they really were.
Marlena strutted into the living room, carrying a large banana box. She had this huge, excited smile on her face.
“What’s up?” I asked her, gesturing to the box in her hands.
“Housewarming present!” she said like a giddy school girl.
Brooks got up and rushed over to her, taking the box gently from her hands. I raised an eyebrow at him.
“It’s a present from me, actually,” Brooks said, placing the box carefully down on the carpet. I glared at him. What the hell was in that box that the two of them were acting so strange?
“Open it then,” I said to Brooks.
He grinned at me. “I think you should open this one yourself.”
I huffed out a sigh. The two of them were definitely up to something. Jay came over to join us and the three of them crowded around me in anticipation.
“Fine, fine!” I said, walking over to the box. I crouched down beside it and looked up at them. I could hear something coming from the box.
“Oh my gosh!” Marlena shrieked. “Hurry up or you’ll suffocate the poor thing!”
Brooks glared at her. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I quickly pulled the lid of the box off, revealing a tiny ball of black fluff inside. It was a puppy.
“What?!” I looked up at Brooks and could feel the tears falling down my face. He knew I’d always wanted a dog but it had never felt like the right time. “Oh my god! Are they ours?” I asked, picking up the little baby.
Brooks kneeled beside me. “I got her from the animal shelter. She’s ours.” Brooks assured me.
I sobbed as I held the tiny animal close to me. She was so small and fragile but I could see this playful spirit inside her wanting to come out. I put her back down on the carpet and she ran over to Brooks, pawing at him. He laughed and petted her.
“What’s her name?” I asked him, still in disbelief that this little fur ball was ours. Our baby.
“At the shelter, they called her Poppy. But we can call her whatever we want,” Brooks told me.
I looked at the little black figure who was now excitedly darting around the room. “No. Poppy is perfect. Our little poppy seed.”
Brooks laughed. “I never thought of it like that. She certainly is tiny enough.”
“Thank you,” I said, leaning in to kiss him.
Brooks wrapped his arms around and we stayed like that for a while. “We’re going to love her so much,” he said.
“I already do,” I replied, unable to take my eyes off her.
The food arrived and we sat on the floor eating as Poppy ran in circles around us. She was perfect.
When Jay and Marlena finally headed off home, it was late and Poppy had made her way onto a dog bed Brooks had kept hidden from me earlier. I watched her as Brooks carrie
d our used dishes to the kitchen and cleaned up. I had never been so happy in my entire life as I was at that moment.
I woke up a minute later, not realizing I’d drifted off to sleep. Brooks was hovering over me.
“Come on sleepy head, let's go to bed,” he whispered, putting his hand out to me.
I took it and followed him into the bedroom. Our bed frame wasn’t set up yet so all we had was a mattress on the floor. “Poppy will need to toilet,” I said, already feeling extremely paternal.
“Taken care of,” Brooks smiled.
Of course, he had. I could rely on Brooks to take care of things without me. That was one of the things that made me love and appreciate him so much. I was never alone in anything. I unbuckled my belt and kicked off my jeans before collapsing on the mattress. Brooks came down next to me and I tried hard to stay awake.
“I’m so happy,” he whispered to me.
“Me too,” I said in a daze.
“I love you, Leo Cooper,” he said.
My body was warm, cozy and content. “I love you too.”
Afterword
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