“Mr. McScroodge, I wasjustsaying to this young man how wonderful it is to see you doing the place up,”Gary said, looking nervously between Ben and me.
“A word with you. In private,”Ben snarled at me, ignoring Gary before storming off.
“Oh dear, I hope I haven’t gotten you into trouble,”Gary said, worry creasing his brow.
I shrugged, playing down the nerves vibrating under my skin.“Nah. I’m used to him. I’d best go and see what’s up, though. It was nice to meet you.”
Following in Ben’s wake as if I were walking to my execution, I shoved open the front door, finding him standing in the foyer with his hands on his hips and rage written all over his face.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”he growled, his gaze dropping to my shirtless torso before jumping back to meet mine.
“You keep asking methat. I’m clearing up my mess like you wanted me to.”
He closed the gap between us so we were chest to chest. The tie he usually wore with his suit was missing, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone. His Adam’s apple bobbed before he spoke.“I’m not talking aboutthat. I’m talking about you parading topless in front of my neighbors.”
Unlike the other day, there was no mistaking the jealousy in his tone, and unable to resist teasing him, I allowed my lips to lift into a mischievous smile.“Jealous of how hot my body is?”
His features contorted into disgust, but his eyes once again dropped down my body, landing on the tattoothatcovered most of my chest. When his eyes met mine once more, heat blazed in them.“I’m not fucking jealous.”
His breath hitching gave me the confidence I needed to make my move. I didn’t think about the consequences if this backfired; all I knew wasthatI wanted to do this.“Oh, I get it now.”
“Get what?”he hissed at my widening grin.
“Youlikewhat you see.Thatexplains why you were at the bar last night.”His jaw clenched, but no denial came, so I continued.“You wanted to see what my date looked like. See what your competition was.”
“You’re out of your goddamn mind, Bug,”he growled, making no attempt to put any space between us.
And still, there was no denial.
“Am I?”I asked, raising a brow.“See, I think I’m right on the money. You like me, you’re attracted to me, but you’rejusttoo stubborn to do anything about it. So maybe I should.”
I didn’t give him a chance to respond. With my heart pumping adrenaline through my entire body, I leaned forward, crashing my mouth against his.
He froze on the spot, not pulling away, which I took as a sign to continue. I pressed my lips firmer against him, refraining from forcing his mouth open so I could slide my tongue into it, no matter how desperate I was to feel his tongue against mine.
I didn’t know how many seconds passed before he shoved me away, a mix of lust and fury lighting up his eyes. Wrapping a hand around my throat, he shoved me until my back collided with the front door, where he kept me pinned.
His shoulders heaved, but no words came as his gaze darted between mine. I wasn’t ready for this to be over, certain from the way he breathedthatmy making the first move had elicited something in him. Ijustneeded to push a little harder.
Keeping my eyes firmly on his, I let my tongue dart out to swipe along my bottom lip. His gaze tracked the movement, andthatwas all it took for the final strands of his resolve to snap.
“Fuck it,” he growled.
Before I had a chance to prepare, he slammed his mouth against mine, the grip on my throat growing tighter. His tongue pressed against my lips, demanding entry, which I eagerly gave him, groaning when his tongue brushed against mine.
My hands flew to grip his shirt, blood rushing directly to my cock. I’d only ever been with two guys before: the guy I’d lost my virginity to, and my long-term boyfriend, who ended things two years ago. Neither kissed the way Ben did.
His teeth nipped at my lower lip before he sucked it into his mouth, the hand not holding my throat roaming over the planes of my chest and abs. My cock throbbed, and I couldn’t stop from rolling my hips against Ben, not at all surprised to feel his cock was as hard as mine.
My hands wanted to lower to rub against his erection, but I held back, letting him set the pace. I didn’t know if he’d ever been with a guy or if this was some kind of awakening; either way, I wasn’t going to rush him. While I’d always been comfortable with my sexuality, it took some guys time to accept it. My ex struggled with it for most of our relationship, part of the reason why he was an ex.
But with the way Ben was claiming my mouth, along with his hand stroking over my pecs, it was taking all my resolve to hold back. Until he removed his hand from my throat and cupped my cock through my pants, the tenuous hold on my restraint frayed in a heartbeat.
“Fuck,thatfeels good,”I growled against his lips as he squeezed my length.
“Touch me,”he ordered between raw, desperate kisses.
I dropped my hand to his belt buckle, fiddling to undo it.“With fucking pleasure.”
