Gemini (21 page)
- "Yup," I grin at him. Then I strip off too, both of us grinn
- "We're so easy," he says ruefully.
- "Lie down," I tell him, one hand holding the present, the ot
- He does as he's told, pulling idly at his dick. "Going to fu
- "Nope." I grab the lube from behind the couch and toss it to
- His cock jumps and mine gives a sympathetic twitch. "Whateve
- In short order I'm straddling him again, his fingers in my a
- I nod, wiggle down on his fingers a bit. "S'okay, baby. I'm
- He looks at me for a long moment and jabs his fingers in dee
- I laugh and gasp at the same time, lift my hips up so I can
- "Okay, now wait a sec," I say, holding up the gift I got him
- He nods, hands on my hips, eyes on the prize.
- "Paul. Stop looking at my cock."
- "No."
- I sigh and tug on his nipples.
- "Jesus!" He bucks up and we both freeze, panting.
- "Don't do that!" I tell him.
- "Then don't do that!" he says back.
- When we can both breathe without fear of shooting, I wave th
- He pries his hands off my hips and takes the present from me
- "I drive you nuts?"
- "Only in the best possible way, of course."
- "Of course. Open it."
- He rips the paper off and looks at the plastic bag, turning
- "Uh huh."
- "Put it on me." That's possibly the first time I've heard Pa
- It's a light chain, nothing fancy. It's smoother than mine,
- "Gent."
- I chuckle and attach it to the right as well, then start to
- There is, however, one little flaw in my plan, and I don't s
- From then on it's kind of a blur. There's swearing from both
- He's huge in my ass, pounding up as I slam down and every tw
- "Jesus, Gent," he whispers. "Just come for me. Come on me, w
- I lose it. Just fucking lose it, my dick spasming and come f
- He's beautiful in silver chains.
- * * * *
- Eventually we come down a bit and take a shower. We're both
- On the way out of the building I remember I haven't checked
- We get to the apartment and find Jamie watching a ballgame o
- Jamie's eyes go wide and then he grins at me. "Nice."
- I grin back. "Thanks. Baby wore me out. He really likes it."
- Jamie laughs and grabs Paul, hauls him down onto his lap. "G
- Paul snorts. "Was so nice."
- Jamie tugs at the chain and Paul goes still. I smile and rea
- "Not up for playing?" Jamie asks, one eyebrow up.
- "I'm up," I tell him. "Well, almost. Just like watching." An
- So that's what we do, right there in the living room. I watc
- Not bad for a day off, really.
- We clean up the mess and head to bed, Paul scooping up my ba
- "No trouble," I tell him, and I bend down to gather it up. T
- "Ah fuck." My building is going condo and I have a month to
- "What's up?" Jamie asks, coming in from the bathroom. He's d
- "Gotta move," I tell him, and I give him the letter as I str
- Jamie gets in, but he's got his thinking face on. He kisses
- "What?" I finally say into the dark.
- Jamie's light snaps on. "Move in here."
- I blink. "What?"
- Paul's light comes on. "That would work," he says.
- "What?" I say again. "It's a little soon, isn't it?"
- Jamie and Paul both shrug. Jamie says, "You're here almost e
- Paul says, "Why pay rent on a place you're never at?"
- I say, "But—"
- And then Jamie looks at me, his face serious. "It's up to yo
- Every relationship eventually reaches a stage where you have
- And I've just reached that point. Suddenly, without knowing
- It doesn't take me that long to know what I want. I look at
- Chapter Seven
- I'm laughing my ass off, watching Fred and Bobby try to get
- Paul's just standing on the curb, chewing on the inside of h
- Okay, Fred used to scare the hell out of me too.
- I go over to Paul and sort of lean into him. "Want to tell m
- I thought I asked nice and low, but Bobby spins around and l
- Paul sort of shrinks a little and I brush his arm with mine.
- "Yeah, you're not a smartass, Paul. Not very bright, letting
- "Tone it down, Bobby," I say mildly.
- "Or what?" he asks as a tease. Fred's watching us, leaning o
- "Or I'll tell Paul we can go now and he won't tell you how t
- "And how are you gonna get your boxes over to his place?" Bo
- "Like this." I reach into my pocket and pull out his keys. T
- I'm almost back to the parlor when I realise that all I can
- "Was just angles and leverage," he says when I walk up.
- I nod, trying not to look winded.
- "Asshole," Bobby says as he comes out and swats me on the he
- I grin and hand them over as Fred shakes Paul's hand and tha
- "Wish you hadn't let him shove a needle through your nipples
- Paul blushes and looks at his shoes.
- God he's cute.
- * * * *
- "So that's it?" Bobby asks as he puts down the last of the b
- He laughs; I roll my eyes.
- "Sold a lot," I tell him when he gasps out the last giggle.
- Fred offers to park the van somewhere and help us haul it al
- I think Fred thinks so too, the way he's assessing the build
- So I do the smart thing and wave goodbye, promise to be at w
- The ride up is too short to do more than sneak a kiss—we've
- When we reach our floor Paul presses the hold button and we
- "He better," Paul grumbles. "Proud enough of those muscles—a
- Oh hell yeah.
- We grab a couple of boxes and take them in, using one to pro
- Paul frowns at the pile of boxes and goes to stand in front
- I shrug. "He'll turn up, baby." I go over and put my arms ar
- Until a throat being cleared behind us makes Paul pull away.
- "Um, William's here, Paul," Jamie says, his voice all apolog
- Paul just stands there, his mouth open.
- William—whoever the hell he is—clears his throat again. "I'm
- We all sort of make inarticulate noises, and I think Paul mi
- "William, this is Gent. Gentleman. Don't make a joke, he doe
- William nods, though I'm not sure if it's for the warning or
- Paul holds onto my arm, almost like he's staking a claim—whi
- Lovely.
- "Nice to meet you," I say and give him a nod of my own. Then
- "What brings you by?" Paul finally asks.
- William shrugs one elegant shoulder and I hate him a little
- "Not my tale to tell, is it?" he says, ironically. "Paul's a
- Jesus fuck I want to go over there and kiss him. Want to tel
- I just wish the pain could be shared around a little, would
- Jamie smiles at me, and I can see the parts of it that don't
- I realise we've been quiet for a while and I'm probably just
- Before I leave the room with a box under my arm Jamie is by
- * * * *
- I get my books out and on the shelves Jamie cleared for me,
- Paul seems rather unimpressed that William didn't know he's
- "Not like you advertise it," Jamie says. I decide to stay in
- So I grab a box and put it on the table and try to quietly p
- "Like you do?" Paul says back, all snotty.
- William laughs. "Well, yeah. More than you, anyway."
- Someone chokes, I think it's Jamie. "What do you mean?" Yeah
- William clears his throat. "Well, you used to spend an awful
- There's a short silence and Paul bursts out laughing. "Carl?
- "He was thirty-four," Jamie protests and there's dead silenc
- "Um. You didn't..." William finally says. "Because legally—"
- "God, no. He had a nice ass," Jamie says. "But he also had a
- Before I can really do more than pick up the box and head to
- "Man, this is weird," he whispers to me. And then he's kissi
- "Jesus Christ," I gasp out. "Are you crazy?"
- "Maybe. Yeah, I guess so. But it's wild and I'm flying and P
- Jamie's almost shaking, and he's grinning like mad, but ther
- "Hey, calm down a bit," I say softly. "It'll be okay, he'll
- He nods and takes a deep breath, tilts his head back on the
- I kiss his neck and rub at his back, his arms; it's weird, b
- "Adrenaline junkie," I tease.
- "You know it," he says back.
- "I thought Paul would be the one freaking," I whisper. "List
- And it's way more stupid than the bathroom, so far beyond cr
- He's panting and I'm working him, his hips are twisting and
- "Um, which room," I hiss at him, holding my box and willing
- He blinks and me and shakes his head, then goes to the sink
- "What's in these boxes?" he asks me, and I look at him reall
- He looks calmer, the wild spark gone, and I can't tell if th
- "Clothes and pictures in that one, more art supplies in this
- He nods and walks down the hall in front of me. "Put the art
- I snort and toss the box on the bed. It really does look lik
- Jamie takes off to change and I lug the rest of the boxes in
- "Well, Gent. It's been ... interesting meeting you," he says
- I smile at him and nod. "It's been good," I say.
- He turns to the boys and hugs them each, makes them promise
- Jamie snorts and insists that sports get some air time and P
- Not a bad day, really. Paul came out, Jamie got off, I got a
- Chapter Eight
- Bobby and Fred are waiting for me when I get to work, and I
- I go and sit down and look at them. "What?"
- Fred leans back in his chair and looks at the ceiling. "We'r
- I think I'm gonna pass out.
- "What did I test out on?"
- He doesn't answer for a long time and all I'm thinking is ho
- He tells me he doesn't know, that he just gets the word that
- I go home.
- I just sit in the living room for a bit, trying to remember
- I think I might lose it sitting there. All I can think about
- My boys. Fuck. If I gave them anything I'll never forgive my
- That thought sends me to the bedroom and I start throwing my
- I stop when I realize that leaving now isn't going to change
- God, I can't think. I go to the kitchen and grab the phone,
- "When will they call? Will they call me or you?"
- He turns off the racket, or closes a door or something. "The
- "When? Why the hell hasn't anyone called me about this?"
- "They said they would. Check your machine, Gent."
- I look down and see the blinking light. "'kay. Sorry. When w
- "First they're going to go back and trace the numbers. Make
- I just nod, then realize I'm on the phone. "Yeah." My voice
- He doesn't say anything for a moment. "Paul. He's gonna be o
- I nod again. They don't know about Jamie. "Yeah, he'll be co
- I hang up the phone, delete the message and head out to the
- They find me there at ten-thirty. I've had more to drink tha
- Paul slides in next to me in the booth and Jamie across, and
- "You ready to come home?" Paul asks.
- I sort of nod and Jamie's just ... he's just staring at me.
- "Fuck." I think I say it out loud, but maybe I don't.
- Jamie and Paul look at each other. They reach over and haul
- "How long you been there?" Jamie asks.
- "Before two. What time is it now?" I see a cab and point, le
- "Almost eleven. What happened?"
- Jamie won't look at me. He's beyond pissed. I don't know why
- Paul's pulling on my arm, getting me to climb into the cab.
- Paul's looking at me with wide eyes. "You didn't work today.
- Oh crap.
- I lean my head back on the car seat. "Tell you about it when
- Paul nods and looks out his window. His hands are in his lap
- I hate this.
- We get home and go into the living room. Jamie is practicall
- Paul sits on the couch and looks at me. I sit down in the ea
- Right. Them. Me. Got it.
- It's Paul who finally asks. "What happened between getting u
- I look down at the floor and back up at them, run a hand thr
- "Went to work. Had to leave." I look at them and they don't
- "I ... I got a positive test."
- Paul's off the couch and on me before I can blink, holding m
- He's listening. He's nodding his head. He's telling me that
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