Page 93 of Hidden Desires
Of course, neither of them had recognized the signs. Well, perhaps Ace had recognized the signs, but to him, he believed it was all just sexual attraction—a horny man’s obsession, seeing a sexy guy standing in front of him.
He hadn’t realized that the aching feeling he felt in his chest whenever he watched Blade make out with women or share stories of his sexual adventures in the bedroom was actually jealousy and a feeling of sadness at the fact that it wasn’t him being mentioned in those stories.
Blade, as Ace would come to realize, had been clueless about his developing feelings this whole time. He never realized that the need he felt to spy on Ace while he was out on dates, or his constant glances from across the room, was actually his subconscious need to watch over him and ensure that he was always safe and protected.
It was only now, with their lips locked together, that they realized just how long their love had been growing.
“I think I’ve loved you since the first time I met you,” Ace whispered, pulling his lips away from Blade’s and staring into his soft brown eyes.
Blade smiled. He caressed Ace’s cheek and ran his finger gently across his bottom lip.
“I think a part of me always knew that I loved you. I was just too afraid of your brother to allow myself to even entertain the idea.” Blade pulled Ace up against his body.
His arms wrapped around his waist, and his right hand squeezed Ace’s tight little ass.
“I think it was the thought of losing you that made me realize just how much you mean to me. Not being around you or being able to hold you in my arms is something that I could never live without.”
Ace loved seeing this open and romantic side of Blade.
Blade had never really been one to show his feelings, often using humor and sarcasm to steer away from serious subjects.
That was Blade, always the cheery man, always up for a good time.
Excited for their night together, Ace pulled away and smiled.
“I’ll order us some dinner,” Ace said, carrying their bags into the bedroom.
After shoving down a delicious steak and veggies dinner, Ace suggested that they hop in the bath for some rest and relaxation.
Blade arched an eyebrow at him.
“Rest and relaxation?”
Ace smirked.
“If you’re not feeling up to it, I can take a bath all by myself.” He slid the back of his jeans down so that the top half of his ass was exposed.
Behind him, he heard a growl.
God, he loved it when Blade went all feral caveman on him.
“Get your ass in there,” Blade growled, giving Ace a slap on the ass as he hurried him to the luxury bathroom.
Inside, there was a large jacuzzi tub that stared out onto the Vegas Strip, only a couple of blocks away. The windows were treated with a special film that allowed guests to see outside without losing their privacy to the general public.
Ace lit a few candles and dimmed the lights. He turned on some soft jazz music before checking the water temperature in the tub.
“Here, allow me,” Blade said, pouring a generous amount of bubble bath into the jacuzzi tub because… well… that was Blade. He chuckled and gave Ace one of his boyish grins that always made people weak in their knees.
The man knew that he was good-looking and knew exactly which of his charms to play off of depending on what he wanted. In this case, he no doubt wanted to get Ace hard and horny and probably on his knees.
“Let me help you with that,” Ace said, pulling the shirt off Blade, being careful to avoid pulling on any of his bandages.
Once Blade’s shirt was happily on the floor, Ace gently pulled off the remaining bandages that covered his wounds. It had been almost a week since the attack, and thankfully, most of his wounds had healed. He just had that stab wound to the side that Ace still wanted to be careful around. While the nurses were amazed at how fast Blade’s injuries had healed, Ace still wanted to be a tad careful.
After their bath, Ace would reapply new bandages, keeping the remaining wounds nice and clean.
Next, Ace popped open the top button of Blade’s jeans and glanced up at him when he heard him moan.
