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Miguel must have caught Liam’s expression because he whirled around to see what he was looking at. He looked surprised to see me and then strangely delighted. “Marco!” he shouted over the music. “We were just talking about you.”

I smirked and gave a blushing Liam the once-over. “Oh yeah?” I stepped closer until I was in Liam’s personal space. “What about me?”

Miguel leaned over to me and whisper-shouted, “He wants to climb you like a tree.”

Liam groaned and dropped his face into his hands. I took hold of his wrists and gently pulled his hands away from his face. “Is that right?”

Despite his obvious embarrassment, he met my gaze boldly, red cheeks and all. He swallowed hard and nodded. “Yeah.”

I let go of his wrists and slid my hands down to his hips. I pulled him close and leaned in so he could hear me. “What if I told you I want to pin you against a wall with your legs wrapped around my waist, my hands on your ass, and my cock so far up inside you that you’d taste me for days?”

Liam took in a stuttering breath. “Shit. Yes. That. I want that.”

And I was done waiting. I’d give Liam a chance to turn me down once I laid out my rules. If he went for it, I’d have to believe he understood my boundaries and could handle them. “Then let’s get out of here.”

Liam told Miguel he was leaving and then went to get his leather jacket from a nearby chair. I took hold of his elbow so I wouldn’t lose him in the crowd of dancers. Outside, the mid-November cold was biting, and I rubbed my arms to warm them up.

“Where’s your jacket?” Liam asked.

“I left it in my car because I didn’t want to carry it around inside,” I replied.

He shook his head. “I’d offer you my jacket, but I don’t think it would fit.”

I shook my head with a chuckle. “Hardly. But my car’s just around the corner.” I pulled out my phone and opened the remote start app. With a few clicks, I entered my passcode and started my car so there would be some heat when we got there.

When we got to my car, Liam practically purred. “I love Chargers.” He ran a hand over my car with something akin to reverence. “I wanted one of these. I saved money for a down payment, thinking I’d get one after I got back from Lebanon.” He lifted his shoulder in a slight shrug. “Things didn’t turn out exactly how I planned. I’ll have to wait until I’m working full-time again.”

His words reminded me of everything he’d been through. I really didn’t want to hurt him. I unlocked my car and we got inside, where it was much warmer. Before we buckled up, I turned to face Liam. “Listen, before we go any further, I want to make sure you understand where I’m coming from.”

Liam’s brow furrowed in confusion. “Coming from about what?”

I waggled my finger between the two of us. “About this. Us.” I blew out a frustrated breath. This was harder than I’d thought it would be. “This can only be sex. I don’t do relationships. I just wanted to make that clear before we started anything.”

Liam’s frown deepened. “Wait. Are you saying if we fuck, we can’t be friends?”

I blinked. “What? No. I just mean, I don’t do the boyfriend thing.”

Liam snorted. “Theboyfriend thing? So what you’re saying is you just want to be fuck buddies.”

I glared at him. “When did you get such a filthy mouth?”

He laughed at me. “Have you met my brother? He and my father were in construction. And you should talk,” he added. “You could turn the air blue when you get going.”

He wasn’t wrong. “I guess I’m just not used to you cursing,” I said.

Liam’s brows rose. “Wait. Do you think I’m some starry-eyed virgin or something? I can assure you, I’m not. I had to go on hiatus while I was in Lebanon, and I wasn’t feeling up to much of anything for a while after I got back. But trust me, I’m a twenty-eight-year-old gay man who is well-acquainted with casual sex.”

Okay, so I may have underestimated Liam. “I apologize,” I said. “I think that was me being overprotective again.”

“Well, you’ll just have to make it up to me,” he said with a wry grin.

I leaned closer to him. “Oh yeah? How do you want me to make it up to you?”

“Kiss me.”

Heat flared in my gut. Liam was turning out to be a lot different than I’d expected. I moved my seat as far back as it would go and reclined the back. “Come and get it.”

The growl that came from Liam as he climbed over the console and straddled my lap went straight to my dick. He braced his hands on either side of my head and gave me a mischievous grin. “Pucker up, sunshine.”

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