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“’Scuse me, my dudes.” Keith clapped me on the back and stood from the table. He spotted some girls at the bar and went over to them. They smiled and leaned toward him, clearly interested.
“I hope things aren’t awkward between us now,” Tristen said, staring at his empty glass and turning it slowly in his hands. “After spilling all that to you last week, I feel a lot better. Not as angry. I just want you to know that I’m cool with you and…well, you know, him.”
“I just hate you thought you’d lose me because I’m dating someone. I love you, man.”
“Love you, too.” He nodded, still not meeting my gaze, but he seemed more at ease.
When we left the bar and I took everyone back to campus, Tristen and I watched a few episodes ofNarutoin the living room before calling it a night.
The next morning, I woke up early and showered. I was eager to get to Sebastian’s house and spend the day with him. Who knew how many more days I’d have like this? Anything could go wrong. He could decide he didn’t want to take the risk anymore and push me away. We could get found out and be forced to end things.
The future was unpredictable, so I wanted to live in the present for as long as I could.
Chapter 17
Sebastian
Nikola Tesla once said, ‘The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power.’
Falling in love with Cody was much the same. It had started as a spark, innocent but curious, and then it grew, consuming me whole.
“You’re my spark,”Cody had once said.
At the time, I hadn’t known what he meant.
Now, I did.
For so many years, I had forgotten how to live. When Leon died, a part of me went with him, and the pieces left behind were only shatters of who I used to be. Cody was the spark that jolted me back to life. He reminded me what it was like to enjoy the touch of another person. He made me remember how amazing it felt to laugh. Not a small laugh, but one that came deep from my belly and made it hurt.
We had eaten breakfast outside but had quickly come back in as the temperature started to drop. It was only a week into November, but signs of winter were already creeping into Emerald Falls. Leaves covered the grass, ruffled by the cold breeze. Soon, there’d be snow. I smelled it in the air.
Back inside the house, Cody wrapped his arms around me, saying he was cold, and I rubbed up and down his muscled arms. One kiss had turned to two before he pushed me up against the living room wall. We kissed and bumped our way down the hall before finding ourselves in my bedroom. We came together, teeth clashing and hands fumbling for each other’s clothes.
“Are you sure this is what you want?” I asked, tearing my mouth from his.
After weeks of exploring each other’s bodies, we were finally ready to take that next step. I needed to know he wanted this, too, and that I wasn’t putting him in a position where he felt like he had to. I was his professor, but he had all the control. Anything he wanted, I would give him.
“Right now, there’s nothing I want more than you.” Cody kissed my neck. “If that doesn’t answer your question, maybe this will.”
He grabbed my hand and placed it on his impressively thick erection. He was fully naked, but I still had my briefs on. That hungry look in his eyes told me I wouldn’t have them on for much longer, though.
I stroked him, savoring the sounds he made and the expression on his handsome face. Staring up at him, I couldn’t breathe. It wasn’t because of his weight on me. It was the way his lips parted and his eyes closed, how he pushed his hips forward, seeking more friction from my hand.
He was this beautiful, forbidden thing that I had somehow been allowed to have.
“I wanna ride you,” he muttered, dropping his face to my shoulder and kissing me there. “I’ve wanted to know what you feel like for months.”
The thought of him doing so made my cock swell. But the words wouldn’t come out, so I nodded instead.
Cody licked my hipbone as he tugged down my briefs. Chills spread along my skin, and I breathed heavier. When my erection sprang free, he gripped my base and licked me from root to tip.
“Ah,” I whimpered, relaxing into the mattress. His talented mouth knew how to please and tease at the same time.
He took his time with me, twisting his hand up and down my shaft and applying the perfect amount of pressure and suction; an experienced mouth and a wicked little tongue that knew when to stop right before I erupted. He kept bringing me to the edge and yanking me back, once, twice.
I couldn’t take it anymore.
“Cody,” I panted, tangling my fingers in his dark hair. “Please.”
