Josh complied, and Liam was careful to take the hand attached to the uninjured shoulder, and to guide him gently.
“Grace has sex in all these weird positions,” Josh said.“Are we going to do that?”
Liam grunted.“Can I express my absolute indifference for what Grace does in bed?”he asked.
“Okay,” Josh said, sounding a little lost.“But I don’t have a lot of other—”
Liam sat him on the bed and took the hem of his shirt.“Careful,” he murmured.“Let me help you here.”
Josh allowed himself to be undressed, and then Liam fell to his knees before him.“Josh?”
“Yes.”
“What are you afraid of?We did this last night.It was good, right?”
Josh’s shy smile would be the death of him.They’d be old and gray, and he’d see that hint of embarrassment, of self-effacement, and his heart would have had enough, and he’d be carried to glory a happy man.
“It was wonderful,” Josh murmured.“But you waited for so long?”
“So did you,” Liam told him, taking his good hand.“I know you’re worth the wait.Am I?”
Josh leaned down and kissed his forehead.“Oh yes.”
“I want to make love to you some more,” Liam whispered.“God, if nothing else, I want you tofeellike mine.”
Josh cocked his head.“So do you wantmeto feel like yours, or doyouwant to feel like I’m yours?”
Liam blinked at him, trying hard to parse that, and Josh laughed.
“Both,” Josh chortled.“Let’s say both.”And then he lowered his head a little more and captured Liam’s mouth in a kiss.
Ah, God.So sweet.And more than sweet was Josh’s laughter, his playfulness, his desire.
Oh….Liam rose, cupping Josh’s face in his wide-palmed peasant’s hands.Especiallyhis desire.He shed his hoodie and felt Josh tugging at his pants with one hand, grunting in frustration.
Liam took the task from him and said, “Can you, just this once, let me do some of this?”
“I want to see it,” Josh grumbled, but he kept his injured arm in his lap, telling Liam that it hurt more than he’d ever admit.
Liam chuckled weakly, shoved his sweats and briefs to the floor, and stood there naked for Josh’s perusal.
He worked out when he could—swam and ran when he couldn’t—but thanks to that little trip to the Caribbean he’d seen pretty much all the men in Josh’s crew in their swimming trunks and had conceded that he needed to give up ever being the prettiest or the most fit.But Josh didn’t seem to be disappointed as he gazed at Liam’s body in appreciation.
In fact, he appeared to be in awe.
“You do good things for my ego, boy,” he said softly, cupping Josh’s cheek again.
“You,” Josh told him.And then, using his one good hand and his mouth and his tongue, he took Liam’s cock in his palm and began to explore.
Liam’s breath came out in a long hiss, and he closed his eyes, accepting Josh’s ministrations with as much grace as he could manage.
His nipples were hard in the air-conditioning, and he felt blatantly exposed here in the bedroom, but mostly he was being devoured, kissed, explored by the man he felt like he’d wanted all his life, and he wanted to beenough.
Josh squeezed him, his touch firm and exploratory at once, and then lapped at his head eagerly.
Liam made a noise and threaded his fingers through that glossy black hair, not to pressure, but to touch.
“Good?”Josh paused to ask.
