Page 39 of Josh’s Play

We sighed at the same time, and my whole body sunk into the bed as I tightened my grip on Josh’s hand and around his shoulder. There were no more words, and I felt myself drifting off to sleep.

What felt like minutes later, I tipped my head to the side to find the light changing as it shone through the small slit in the curtain. I looked down to find Josh staring up at me.

I groaned, and Josh followed my gaze.

“Good morning,” he said as he tightened himself around me even more. It was rapidly becoming a favorite sensation of mine. I groaned again in frustration as I stretched and held him tight.

“I need to get to the gym.”

“I know.”

“I don’t want to.”

“I know.”

I reached for my phone. It was just after six. “You’re not going to fight me?”

Josh sat up, and the blankets fell off of us both, my morning wood lying against my thigh. Instinctively, I reached to pull the blankets back up, but Josh extricated himself before covering me up and tucking the blankets under my chin.

“Better?” he teased. I just laughed and sat up.

“I hope, someday, you’ll be comfortable around me. But no pressure,” Josh said as he walked away from me and toward the mini fridge. “Just so you know, you can ogle my naked ass anytime you want.” I chuckled again, and he turned and tossed another bottle of water at me.

“And as for kicking you or not kicking you out of my bed? I would love nothing more than for you to stay here and keep me warm. You are fucking great at that, by the way.”

“Thank you, I guess.”

“All warm and muscly and … yeah, anyway. The whole point of this is for you to be with someone who won’t get in the way of hockey or your studies. So off to the gym with you. But maybe … if you still have any time later today, we can meet at the library, record the podcast about last night’s win?”

“Yeah, I’d like that. Gym this morning, but no practice later today.”

“Because you get to take a break after game night. See, I listen!”

Josh stalked back toward me and sat on the bed facing me. I loved the way his face lit up even as I knew he was teasing me. “But you’re still going to the gym.”

I ran my finger down his chest, fighting to contain any trembling, smiling as goofily at him as he was at me. “Unless you’re giving me a reason to stay.”

He watched my hand trail down the center of his stomach, but I stopped just above his belly button, ignoring the twitch I felt in my dick and avoiding looking at his altogether.

He lightly slapped my thigh. “Get out of here, Finn. My roomie will probably be back after his first class, and I know you don’t want me to have to explain why there’s a hot hockey player naked in my bed.”

I got up. Just got out of the bed and started to collect my clothes, wandering around his room as Josh watched me. I got dressed, glancing over every so often to find Josh staring at me unabashedly.

“Are you gonna straighten up before he gets here? That was his lube you borrowed and threw on the floor, right?” He hopped up and stood in front of me as I was hopping around to pull my sneakers on.

I caught my balance and got ready to leave, feeling like I was leaving so much left unsaid, some of which I would never be able to share with the hookup artist in front of me.

He reached up to peck my cheek and interpreted the look on my face as concern about getting caught. “Don’t worry, Finn. Devon will never know you were here.” I nodded but didn’t respond. “You ready to go?” I nodded again, and Josh turned and headed for the door.

He was reaching for it, and I was about to remind him he was naked when he thought of it on his own. “Oh shit! Hang on.” Josh grabbed a towel hanging from a hook nearby and wrapped it around his waist.

He started to open the door and used his other hand to wave at me until I went and stood in the corner of the room, behind the opening door.

“Coast is clear,” he whispered, turning toward me. There were so many things I wanted to say, and I guess he saw them in my eyes because he next said, “Go on. We’ll talk later.”

I nodded and hurried my way down the hallway to the stairs at the other end.

Some of my teammates were among the only people in the dining hall that early in the morning, and I met Noah at the breakfast buffet.