Play With Me

by Patricia Logan

  Luca nodded. He was poking at his seafood salad. He picked up a tiny octopus and held it up, smiling at Kane.

  “Taste this. It’s delicious.”

  Kane leaned forward and opened his mouth, taking the octopus from Luca’s chopsticks and chewing it. The flavor was delicious. He adored sushi. He’d eaten a lot of it, vacationing in Japan when he had two weeks furlough between Marine Corps tours. When Luca smiled at him, he felt his heart do one of those little flip-flops he’d read about in one of his sister Glenna’s romance novels. Just looking at the man left him breathless. He finished chewing the small octopus and swallowed, then pushed back from the table and stood up. He began picking up cartons when he heard Luca chuckle.

  “Anxious to move things to the bedroom, Delancey?”

  Kane dropped the cartons into a trash bin in Luca’s kitchen as he glanced over at him, turning on the sink to rinse his hands again. “Finish your dinner and we’ll find out.”

  Luca chuckled again but he set down his chopsticks and pushed back from the table, taking their plates and soy sauce bowls with him. He walked into the kitchen and set the plates into the sink; Kane shut off the faucet and wiped his hands on a kitchen towel before sweeping Luca into his arms. Luca made a little eep sound as Kane dragged him against his body. It was so cute, he almost laughed. Instead he lowered his mouth to Luca’s and kissed him hard. Within seconds Luca was kissing him back. Kane lowered both hands to his ass, still wrapped in those ridiculous cherry-red skinny jeans, and lifted him right off the ground.

  Luca gasped into his mouth in surprise but he wrapped both legs around his middle. Kane supported his weight easily, walking them out of the kitchen and down the hallway to Luca’s bedroom where he unceremoniously dumped him onto his bed. Luca was laughing as he bounced and then began taking off his clothes. Kane smirked at him and undressed quickly, squatting to take off his boots and socks and then standing to shed his jeans and briefs. His T-shirt was last thing to go and as he yanked it over his head, he felt Luca’s arms circling the backs of his thighs, drawing him to the edge of the bed.

  Now naked, Luca sat with his legs splayed wide to accommodate Kane’s larger body. He smiled up at Kane and then reached for his cock, bobbing level with his mouth. His pointed tongue swept out, licked over the leaking slit, and Kane sucked in a breath. Luca smiled and then took the head of Kane’s hard dick into his mouth, sucking hard enough to make him hiss. He groaned and lowered both hands to Luca’s hair and twined his fingers into the short silken mess.

  Before Kane could gather his thoughts, Luca swallowed him down, taking the entire length of his shaft into his mouth, bumping the head against the back of his throat. Even though Luca had done this to him more than once, he still marveled at how adept he was at giving head. None of Kane’s female partners had ever mastered a blowjob to rival one of Luca’s. The man truly was a champion cocksucker. He put all thoughts of how Luca had acquired his skills out of his mind as Luca milked his cock, sucking hard as he pulled back and tightening his lips as he slid back down. As Luca buried his nose in Kane’s pubes, he swallowed around the head rhythmically with his talented throat muscles.

  “Christ! You’re good at that, baby,” Kane said, gasping.

  Luca tightened his fingers on Kane’s ass cheeks, drawing back as he suddenly pulled off his cock, coughing a little. Kane realized he’d gagged on his dick and the very thought of it was so arousing, it almost made him come right then and there. Luca grinned up at him, his eyes watering as his cheeks colored with an adorable blush.

  “Well, that was embarrassing,” Luca said, wiping the saliva off his puffy lips.

  Kane chuckled. “Did you gag?” He reached down a wiped a tear tracking down Luca’s cheek as he nodded. “Come here.”

  He reached for Luca’s biceps and tugged as Luca stood. Kane pulled him hard against his body and lowered his head. When their lips met in a blistering kiss, all Kane could think of was how it was going to feel to get inside his young lover. He was crazy about him and he was pretty sure Luca felt the same. Right now, his body ached for him. He fell back on the bed, dragging Luca along with him, doing his best not to break their kiss. When they ended up with limbs entwined and Luca crushed beneath him, Kane laughed and rolled off him.

  “First, I gag you, then I crush you. Sorry about that,” Kane said. “This night is all kinds of awkward.”

  Luca chuckled, rolling over on top of him. When he straddled Kane’s body, Kane set both hands on his hips.

  “It doesn’t matter. If you can’t have fun with your lover, it’s only sex, Kane.”

  Kane reached up and cupped his cheek, gazing into his beautiful gray eyes. “You’re right. I’ve never had such fun in bed.”

  Luca smiled and leaned down, kissing Kane softly. Kane felt his cock brush against his belly and the need to get inside him nearly made him come undone. As Luca broke their kiss and sat back up, he ran the palms of both hands down his furry belly, tracing the muscles there.

  “Jesus, look at how cut you are, Kane. I swear, you must work out every single day, right?”

  Kane felt himself blush at the compliment. “Five or six days a week, not as much now that I’m on this LAPD assignment.” He really didn’t want to talk about his workouts. He reached down and wrapped a hand around Luca’s uncut cock, stroking it slowly. It felt like velvet-covered steel in his hands. Watching the way his slit disappeared under his foreskin was hypnotic. The man was built beautifully all over and Kane was fascinated by his body.

  Touching a man was so different than touching a woman. Women were soft and round but Luca was all smooth tanned skin and taut muscles. He truly was sexy as hell. He had a treasure trail of fine hair leading from his bellybutton down to his beautiful cock. Luca’s six-pack was defined as much as his own. When Luca leaned down and began kissing him again, Kane groaned. Luca was so good at everything he did. His taste was amazing, a combination of his own natural sweetness with a tang of soy sauce. The combination worked for Kane. If he didn’t want to get inside him so bad, he would have rolled him onto his back and kissed him until morning. When Luca finally pulled back, they were both panting.

  “Get the lube and a condom,” Kane said. His voice came out sounding gravelly and low. Luca’s eyes flashed a brilliant fire that Kane adored. The kohl liner he still wore was sexy as hell. He couldn’t stop staring at him. Luca smiled at him and rolled off him, reaching for the drawer in his bedside table. He yanked it open and retrieved the supplies they needed before crawling back to Kane. He handed Kane the condom and then drizzled some lube over his fingers before reaching around his own body. Kane watched the glazed look in his eyes and knew that Luca was preparing himself with his slippery fingers.

  After rolling the condom on, Kane reached for the lube Luca had dropped on the bed and poured a liberal amount over his cock before spreading it down over his shaft. Luca braced himself on the bed with both hands and lifted his hips while Kane grabbed the base of his cock and slid it between Luca’s slippery cheeks. As Luca lowered himself slowly onto his hard cock, Kane bit his lower lip. Luca’s ass was so tight and hot. He always forgot how fantastic it felt to slide into Luca. The way Luca’s body gripped him when Kane first entered him was like nothing he’d ever experienced in his life, certainly not with any woman. Judging by the expression of lust on Luca’s face, he was enjoying it at least as much as Kane was.

  “Jesus, Kane, your cock feels amazing.” He slid down Kane’s shaft until he was completely buried in him. “I love the way you fill me.”

  Luca moved slowly up and down, fucking himself on Kane’s hard dick. Kane held his gaze, completely lost in the gray-blue of his eyes and the lust he recognized in them. Luca bit his lower lip and then threw his head back as Kane continually jacked his cock, keeping it at a slow pace to draw out Luca’s pleasure. Just seeing it so clearly in his eyes was humbling. He marveled that he was the one person who could put that expression on Luca’s face. Luca leaned forward suddenly, reaching for Kane�
��s lips with his own. This time, his kiss was filled with intent and urgency.

  Kane ate at his mouth, sucking on his tongue as Luca kissed him with abandon. He ravished Luca’s mouth, tightening his grip on Luca’s hard cock as he began to jack him even faster and with more purpose. He would see Luca take his pleasure before his own but it would have to be soon. He could barely hold back as it was. The way Luca continually slid off and on him, riding him like master bull rider, left Kane breathless. Luca groaned into his mouth and then pulled away, hissing against his lips.

  “Harder, Kane… so close.”

  “Come on, baby. Come for me,” Kane growled against his lips.

  Luca sat up, throwing his head back as he cried out. Kane pumped him hard, rewarded by the first splash of Luca’s climax as it shot out of his cock in a hot spray over Kane’s stomach and chest. The sight of the white rivulets running over him triggered Kane’s own orgasm and he dug the fingers of his free hand into Luca’s hip as he came. His release shuddered through him as Luca’s insides clamped down on his cock. Pleasure bloomed white-hot as he emptied his balls into the condom buried deeply inside Luca. He let go of Luca’s cock as the man fell forward into his arms, smearing his sticky seed between them.

  Luca caught Kane’s mouth in a hot kiss, tangling his tongue with Luca’s. Kane moved his hands up Luca’s back, taking a trail of Luca’s spunk from his soaked hand, somehow knowing the shower was going to be the next stop on this crazy train. As Luca turned his face into Kane’s neck, he felt his lips suck softly at a tender spot behind his ear.

  “Kane,” Luca whispered. “Thank you.”

  Kane smiled, rubbing his nose in Luca’s hair as he dragged his lips to his cheek. “Thank you for what, Luca?”

  Luca leaned up and stared at him, gifting him with an angelic smile. “Thank you for coming back into my life.”

  Kane felt his lips turn up at the corners of his mouth as he stared at the man in his arms. “The heart wants what it wants, my baby. Thank you for being here.”

  When Luca smiled this time, Kane knew it was hopeless. He was falling in love with the man.

  Chapter Twelve

  By the time Kane got to work the next morning, he was anxious to meet with Marshal Brady and learn why the man hadn’t already disclosed which WITSEC protectees were out of pocket. When he thought about it logically, he knew Brady and the other marshals couldn’t have divulged that list of people even if he’d wanted to share. The Justice Department didn’t tell anyone, even other law enforcement, whom they were protecting. That fact rankled regardless.

  The other thing that bothered Kane was the fact that Freddy was one of Luca’s friends. It bothered Kane more than he wanted to admit. He must have been in danger prior to entering the program with a new identity and if his killer had somehow located him when Luca was around… well, let’s just say, Kane hated the very idea of it. Knowing Luca had been in danger at any point in time was hard to take.

  Kelly was sitting at her desk in the station house when Kane arrived, fresh out of Luca’s bed and already missing the hell out of him. She looked up and smiled at him as he strolled over.

  “How are you, Delancey?” Kelly asked.

  “Is Brady here yet?” he asked without preamble.

  She frowned. “Oh, I’m fine. Thanks for asking, Kane. How are you? I’m great, Delancey. Happy to have beaten you to the office and put on a fresh pot of coffee. It’s ready by the way. Can I get some for you?”

  Kane smirked as he plopped down at his desk across from her. He waved a hand at her. “By all means, carry on a two-sided conversation with yourself.”

  “Most humans greet one another when they see each other first thing in the morning. It’s what separates us from a common platypus,” Kelly remarked, looking down at her hands. She held one up and pointed to it with the other. “That and opposable thumbs.”

  Kane chuckled. “Good. You know you could use those opposable thumbs to pour me a cup of coffee and tell me if Brady is here yet.”

  Kelly lifted a middle finger to convey her answer. “I’ve already had my coffee but since you’ll be pouring yourself a cup, you can top me off, misogynist.” She pushed her coffee cup across the desk at him. It read, “World’s Greatest Auntie”.

  Kane chuckled again but he picked up her cup and his own mug and stood up, heading for the kitchen. “Touchy touchy, Murphy.”

  “By the way, he’s not here yet!” she called out to the back of his head as he walked away.

  Kane chuckled some more. He poured them both coffee in the station’s small kitchen, smiling ear to ear. He couldn’t get over the fact that he’d reconnected with Luca or that he was head over heels for him. As he walked back to their desks, he noted Kelly was holding her handset and talking into the phone. She looked up and smiled as he handed off the coffee.

  “Fine. Just send it over then… yes, whatever you have. Send it and we’ll call you if we have questions, Brady. We just didn’t like being blindsided.”

  Kane frowned as he listened to Kelly’s conversation. He sat down at his desk and looked across at her as sipped her coffee.

  “No more surprises, right? And he’s the last… how many?” She glanced over at Kane as she listened to Brady. “Four… and… yeah, okay, just let us know when you’ve got a line on the rest of them. Good. We’ll be waiting. Talk to you later, Brady.” She hung up her phone and crossed her arms, looking disgusted.

  “Brady’s not coming, I take it?” Kane took a big swig of his coffee.

  “No. From what he says, the US Marshals are going nuts trying to gather up all their protectees around the country and relocate those who might be in imminent danger. He couldn’t spare a minute to come here and brief us on one dead protectee when he has twenty more that he has to relocate,” she said. “And get this…” She leaned forward and lowered her voice. “They still have four people in Los Angeles that are unaccounted for. The marshals are scrambling to shore up the dam so that they don’t end up the way Freddie Lombardi did. Apparently, relocating people and creating new IDs is a process that doesn’t happen overnight.”

  Kane frowned. “So, have they determined for sure that Lombardi was compromised?” he asked.

  “They’re not sure. At this point, Brady offered to send over Lombardi’s Justice Department file and let us do all the follow-up on this murder which is fine by me. It’s not their job and it sounds like they’re really stretched at the moment,” Kelly said.

  “You know, I was thinking, aside from the WITSEC angle, we should gather up as much information as we can get on Slade Ruiz and more on Martin Carlow. Something’s up with that connection. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, Slade Ruiz’s involvement with Carlow has been bugging me ever since we saw the two of them on tape. We need to look into that,” Kane said. “I’m gonna call my old captain down in San Diego and shake that tree a little… see what falls out.”

  “Okay, good. I’ll work the Martin Carlow angle,” Kelly said. “There’s got to be some connection between the three men somewhere in the past. We just haven’t found it yet.”

  “I agree. Did we get ballistics on the bullet the coroner found in Lombardi’s head?” Kane asked.

  “No, but I did talk to Cassidy and Mike a half hour ago. They have court this morning but since they’re gonna be downtown anyway, I asked them to check in with Linda Hastings.” Kelly chuckled. “That woman really wants Ryan bad.”

  Kane grinned. “From what Cassidy tells me, she’s been after him for years.”

  “She’d definitely barking up the wrong tree with that man. He is madly in love with his husband,” Kelly said.

  “Have you ever met him?” Kane asked, curiously.

  Kelly nodded, putting a hand over her heart. “Oh, my, God! The man is a dream. Imagine the opposite of Cassidy in coloring. Ryan has those bright green eyes and white at the temples and Zack has long dark hair, obsidian eyes, and the face of Adonis.”

  Kane nodded. “I guess they’re rea
lly happy.”

  Kelly lowered her voice. “They’re into the whole BDSM thing.”

  Kane felt his eyes widen. “Really? That surprises me a little. Cassidy doesn’t seem so dominant.”

  Kelly’s eyes twinkled wickedly. “Who says he’s the Dom?” She took a big sip of coffee to hide her grin.

  Kane coughed over his coffee cup, nearly spitting out the sip he’d just taken as she laughed at him. “Well, damn. I didn’t see that one coming.”

  “Well, back to work, Delancey.”

  “So… good old police work until we get to the bottom of all this crap… it is,” Kane replied, picking up his landline.

  Kelly stood up with her empty coffee cup and headed to the break room while Kane dialed his old station and asked the watch commander to be put through to Captain Wallace. When he’d left San Diego before moving to LA and joining the ATF, their parting had been on amicable terms. He still had friends down south. If Wallace wasn’t in, he was going to call Carlos Mendez, the lieutenant who ran the vice division. He would help Kane. They’d worked several cases together when they were both detectives. After getting Wallace’s voicemail he hit zero and asked the operator to connect him to Mendez.

  “Lieutenant Mendez,” the man said, answering his phone.

  “Mendez, it’s Kane Delancey.”

  “Hey, Delancey. How are you, brother? Long time no talk. You still in LA?”

  “Yeah, I’m still with the ATF.” Kane smiled.

  “You like it, man? I could never do that bomb shit.”

  Kane chuckled. “We rarely do bomb shit though we are handling a bombing case at the moment.”

  “No shit. That one at the gay bar, Delancey?”

  “Yes, which is why I’m calling you.”

  “How can I help the ATF?”

  Kane liked Carlos Mendez. He had a hard job running a very diverse department. A lot of vice’s interactions with the public down in San Diego took place using undercover police officers. They worked hand in hand with narcotics officers who probably had the some of the most dangerous jobs in the department. Working undercover vice operations along with narcotics down at the border was a scary business. The Mexican cartels ran drug trafficking across the US/Mexico border and they were ruthless. Officers put their lives on the line every day in San Diego in the endless fight against illegal narcotics.