Page 51 of AJ’s Fire

I nodded and threw my hoodie to the floor.

“Shoe number two. Did you mean what you said? About us being fuck buddies?” I worked to keep my voice even.

AJ reached down and took off his shoe while he spoke. “Is that what you want?”

“Yes.” I took off a sock, not entirely sure I was telling the truth but knowing I would accept the arrangement if that’s all AJ could give me.

“You’re sure you don’t want to play the field? I mean, look at Josh and his roommate. They’re as bad as you and I used to be, and they get to bang dudes!” He reached for a sock of his own. “If what you want is to be out there … exploring, I would understand that.” I thought I caught a little tremor in his voice.

My second sock flew, and I was glad to be able to get closer to the truth. “I’ve tried to get to that point for the better part of a year, and I’ve failed miserably. What I want is to be with you.”

“Exclusively?” He tossed his shirt.

“Exclusively.” I tossed mine.

“Wait,” he said, and he was off the bed in a flash. He returned with a blanket and a towel and tapped my now-naked foot.

“Up.” I got off the bed.

He flicked the blanket into place, then I crowded him in and put my arms around his bare waist. It was a little chilly in the basement, and he jumped at the cold touch of my hands. I leaned back to look at him, holding him close. We were both down to sweats and underpants. At least I presumed he wasn’t going commando.

He stepped out of my embrace and held his waistband with both hands at his sides. His eyes danced, but his eyelids were heavy.

“I’ll stay in the closet for you, and I’ll be your best friend with benefits, and we’ll figure the rest of it out as we go. Yeah?” He bent and took off his sweats.

I held mine and bent as I spoke. “Yeah,” I breathed. “And I promise to be up front with you and to be exclusive and to figure this out as we go along.”

We stood chest to chest, barely touching, our hands still at our sides. I glanced down when I hooked my thumb in the waistband of my underpants, and his eyes followed. My dick was already half hard and jutting out from my body, and we were so close that it almost met his.

“I have just one last question,” I implored.

AJ looped a finger in his own boxer briefs and licked his lips until they shone. “Ask me anything.”

“Have you really not fooled around since the holidays?”

He nodded. “Longer, now that I think about it.”

“And you’re clean, right? Since our last test?”

“Yes.”

I laughed and nodded. “So we went to get tested together even though neither of us needed to?”

He thought about it and nodded in return.

“So.” It came out a whisper though I hadn’t intended it to. “I’m clean, and I have lube in my backpack, and …” I paused and lowered my boxer briefs. “And I really want you to fuck me.”

Somehow he pulled off his underwear and threw me to the bed in practically one motion. “Fuck, yeah,” he said into my mouth, too busy devouring it to stop. His hands were everywhere as he moved on top of me, and mine found every inch of him I could cover. I opened my legs for him, and his weight dropped even more. Part of my leg was on the plastic, and the rustling noise was ridiculous, but neither of us paid it any mind.

“Need you,” AJ said into my mouth, and I had this crazy instinct to grab his dick and shove it inside me right then and there.

“Lube, now.” I demanded instead.

He jumped up immediately and, my God, his dick! AJ’s dick, my best friend’s dick, was sticking out right in front of me, long and thick and red, a moist bead glistening at the tip.

“New plan,” I muttered as I leaned forward and took it in my mouth, licking and sucking and then slowing down to run my tongue all over it, exploring every ridge and vein. He was so hard. I swirled around the tip as the most beautiful noises came from his mouth. I kept going, gently bobbing up and down, trying to take in more with each glide. I savored the sounds from above and the musky flavor on my lips, but my desire for us to be even gave me the strength to pull off him.

I grasped him instead and slowly pumped from the base as I said, “I want this fucking thing inside of me, AJ. I want you,” I breathed onto his tip.