Page 27 of Shrouded Desires
He was just swinging into the empty lot behind the club when his cell rang. He frowned at the familiar number. It was third time in the past week that Tony had tried to reach him. As he parked, he decided to answer it, even if it wouldn’t change anything between them.
“Why are you calling me, Tony?” He kept his tone brisk. He wasn’t about to encourage anything with the younger man. What they’d had was a brief sexual affair, which was now over.
“Storm! Thank god I got ahold of you. We need to talk. Jonas has...”
“No, what you need to do is move on, Tony.” He interrupted. “Why don’t you find a nice young man for yourself? There’s nothing here for you. Please don’t call me again.”
“Damnit! You’ve got to listen to me. I don’t...” The man sputtered in his ear as Storm hit the disconnect button. A small part of him winced. He probably could’ve been a bit nicer to the boy, but a clean break sometimes was the best for all concerned. If he kept calling, Storm would look into changing his number. It wouldn’t be the first time he’d had to resort to such measures after ending one of his numerous affairs.
Parking in the spot closest to the club, he grabbed Raine’s food and made his way inside. Hopefully he made it back before his boy woke up completely. He quickly climbed the stairs, then walked down the hall to their shared quarters.
He didn’t bother knocking. He shouldered his way inside the room just in time to see Raine wander out of the bathroom. Obviously, he’d just gotten up, considering his hair stuck up in all directions, and the way he rubbed his eyes. It shouldn’t have appealed to Storm but the adorable way he shuffled forward had Storm smiling.
“Good morning, boy.”
“Morning...Sir.” Raine yawned around the words before stretching his arms above his head. The robe wrapped around Raine parted, revealing the minuscule briefs the man wore. The material lovingly cupped the soft bulge that Storm found himself anxious to explore.
Discussion first, sex later, much later.
Even with the inner reminder it was all Storm could to do to wait until Raine dropped his arms back to his sides and approached him. Raine’s eyes widened in surprise, then fell to half-mast when he spotted the box in Storm’s hands.
“Are those Lizzie’s waffles?” He licked his lower lip and leaned further in to get a closer sniff.
Storm was tempted to pull the box away, but decided that since he, himself had eaten with Lizzie and Max, he could be generous. “Yeah, Lizzie sent them for you. Come with me and we’ll get you fed.” He strode toward the table but even before he could sink into the chair, he found that Raine was already kneeling next to it. Evidently Lizzie’s waffles were one of Raine’s favorite treats.
Good to know.
It would make rewarding Raine easier after a hard night of impact play and fucking. He pushed those thoughts away though, as he opened the box and began to cut up Raine’s breakfast. “As you can tell I went over to see Max this morning.”
“Yes, Sir.” Raine lifted his head, his lips parted as he focused on the fork in Storm’s hand.
Storm fed him the first piece, dripping with syrup.
“Yum. Thank you, Sir.” Raine whispered after chewing the piece thoroughly. “May I have another?”
Feeling indulgent, Storm slowly fed Raine the rest of the waffles, wanting the boy to sate one hunger before he spoke about another.
When the food was gone, and Raine rested his head against Storm’s thigh, Storm decided it was time to hammer out their new arrangement. “As I said, I visited Max this morning.”
“As you mentioned already, Sir.” Raine rubbed his face against Storm’s leg. “Thank you for bringing me waffles. As you can tell, they are one of my favorites.”
“Obviously.” Storm chuckled, then sobered. “Before Lizzie made your waffles, Max and I had a short discussion about you.”
Raine stilled. “And?”
“He informed me that your sex life is yours to control. Is that correct?”
Raine remained silent before shifting to move away.
“Stop.” Storm barked. “I didn’t tell you that you could move, now did I?”
Raine sank back against Storm’s leg. “No, Sir.”
Storm growled. This was not going as he’d planned. “Look, I’m not going to force you to have sex with me, Raine. Our attraction is obvious, but I’d never take what’s not freely given. Got it?”
The words seemed to have a calming effect on Raine. “Yes, Sir.”
“Remember that.” Storm drew in a deep breath. “After last night...I wanted to see if you might be open to having more than just the arrangement that Max set up for us.”
