He extended his hand to take the container Ayako was now holding. “Is this your dinner offering?” he asked, giving her a cheeky smile. He really was handsome. His eyes were chocolate brown and soulful with thick and incredibly long eyelashes. He had a thin face with sharp features, and a smile which would be very hard to resist. Ayako looked like she was liking all of it.
I cleared my throat, trying to break the eye-fucking happening between those two, when I saw Tom.
God, he looked so good, and the smile on his face when he spotted me the warmth there, the unabashed affection, it lit up something inside me. I ran my eyes over him as he made his way toward us. Repressing sighs was a real struggle when Tom was around. He was wearing another one of his cashmere sweaters, this one in a forest green. He had on jeans that looked amazing on his long legs and Ferragamo loafers.
When I got to his face, our eyes locked and I felt that mildly sickening dip in my belly that only happened when Tom was close.
“Hey, you’re here,” he said, gathering me in his strong arms. Before I could respond he gave me a scorching kiss.
“Hi.” I knew I sounded breathless, but who could blame me?
He squeezed me tight again, then turned around to give Ayako a hug and kiss combo. “Ayako, thanks for coming. It’s good to see you again.”
“Thank you for letting me come to your fancy party. I approve of everything happening here right now.”
Tom chuckled at her giddy expression. “You’re most welcome.”
He looked at Henock then at me. “I see you’ve met the third member of our trio.”
“I have.”
Henock smiled at me and then lifted his arms, which were full of chicken. “We’ve been getting acquainted, and I have some questions for Camilo. I want to hear how it’s been for him putting up with you all these weeks. Poor man.” He teased. “First I’m going to go put this upstairs. Ayako you want to come up to put away your coat and bag?”
She nodded with a little more enthusiasm than was warranted for what he’d suggested and hurried behind him. I called after her, “Hey, speedy! Could you take my damn coat, too, since you’re already going up there?” She stopped and extended her arm without looking back. I shrugged it off and passed it to her before she walked away.
Tom and I stood there watching them leave. “How loose is Henock? Because this could end with people fucking in your coat closet,” I asked completely serious.
Tom barked out a laugh. “He’s pretty loose, and it wouldn’t be the first time people have gotten up to something at thisparty. As a matter of fact,” he said putting his arms around my waist and his mouth right up to my ear. “I could go and show you that thing in my room.”
The onlythingI could think of was his dick, and at the moment, seeing it sounded like a great idea. Tom nuzzled my neck and I put my arms around his. I wasn’t about PDA all the time, but I wasn’t against it either. And hey, it was his house. If he wanted to get handsy while the place was full of people, I was totally here for it.
We pulled apart and he whispered in my ear again. “I don’t know what it is, but when I’m with you I just can’t stop touching.” I playfully tugged on his ear and tried for some humor before I went up in flames from everything he was making me feel.
“Duh, because I’m irresistible, that’s why.”
His chuckle was completely dirty and this time he put his mouth so close to my ear, his lips brushed my skin as he talked. “You have no idea how bad I want to drag you to my room right now.”
I was a little breathless and about to suggest we go for it, when I heard some people walking up to us. A man’s voice I didn’t recognize came from somewhere next to us.
“Wow, you weren’t kidding.”
We pulled apart and found Priya smiling at us while she rocked a tiny baby in her arms. Next to her were two men I hadn’t seen before.
Tom smiled at the trio and waved his hand between us as if he was about to make introductions. But before he had a chance to say anything, the man who’d spoken earlier extended his hand to me.
“Nice to meet you, Camilo, I’m Teevrat. I’d heard about your magical powers, but this is beyond what even I could imagine.”
I shook his hand and smiled, bemused. Teevrat was shorter than me and had lovely dark brown eyes. The man he was holding hands with was slightly taller and very blond.
“Nice to meet you, Teevrat. I’m not certain which one of my magical powers you’re referring to, but I’m sure you’re right.”
They all laughed and Teevrat wagged his finger at Tom. “Tom, I didn’t even know you were aware hugging and kissing was allowed in public.”
Tom blushed but didn’t say anything. Just grabbed my hand looking happy as hell.
Interesting, so Tom wasn’t usually like this with past lovers. I would need to digest that piece of information later. For now I turned my attention to the baby and Priya. She had her dressed up in an outfit in fall colors and she had tiny diamond studs in her ears. Priya was looking majestic with her long black hair falling around her shoulders, wearing a yellow and burgundy long sleeve maxi dress that looked striking against her dark brown skin.
“Priya, you look amazing and this little person is adorable.”
