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Glenn’s expression shuttered after a second, though he kept his gaze locked with James. “Am I?” he asked.

James frowned. “Are you what?” It was too late—or too early—to be having complicated discussions.

Glenn gnawed on his lower lips for a second before speaking again. “Am I your lover, or am I just someone to get off with for a night?”

Oh shit! Are we doing this now?
James sighed and looked around for the washcloth he’d dropped. Spotting it on the floor, he moved to pick it up. The little bit of distance helped, and James was able to look at Glenn and not squirm. “Let’s get you unglued, then we’ll talk, okay? But, I’d like—” James stopped, took a deep breath, pushed the words out past his fear.

“I’d like you to be my lover, and me, yours. I’ve never been the kind to share the man I’m with.”

Glenn searched his eyes for something and James hoped he found it. When Glenn’s expression eased, a slight smile curling the corners of his lips, James’ heart thudded rapidly and the invisible bands that had been compressing his lungs loosened.

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“All right,” Glenn said, sitting up and scooting until he had his back against the headboard. “I don’t want to share, either.” Then his bare smile turned wicked and heat licked James’ groin. Glenn’s eyes sparkled and he arched one brow. “Can that be all the talking for now? I mean, that was the big issue, wasn’t it? The one we needed sorted out the most?

Because I really would like you to fuck me.”

“Jesus, Glenn,” James ground out as his dick hardened immediately. “Yes. I mean—”

James struggled with himself, his body raging to feel Glenn beneath him, Glenn’s tight silky heat gripping James’ cock. But his head was batting at his desire, his conscience scolding him. There was so much more they needed to discuss. James closed his eyes for a moment and tried to gather his wits. “There’s several ‘big issues’ we have to discuss, Glenn.” He opened his eyes and wanted to kick himself for having chased off that smouldering expression that had been on Glenn’s face seconds earlier. “I just…I want you to be sure, Glenn,” he said feebly. “I don’t want to be a regret for you, or a mistake, one you look back on and wish you could undo.”

Glenn blinked, his forehead wrinkling as he frowned. “I would never think any of those things, James. Everything I’ve done since I met you, before then even, it’s been because of how I feel for you. Those were my decisions, and I don’t regret any of them. I won’t regret being with you, ever.”

It sounded an awful lot like a declaration of love to James, even though Glenn didn’t say he loved him. It was still there, buried not so well under Glenn’s words, glowing brightly in his silvery eyes. There was no doubt, no hesitation, and no fear that James could detect, but then he shouldn’t have expected any. All that shit was his to carry and fight with. He was the one who was screwed up. Glenn wasn’t. He was good and stable and steadfast and—

Impatient.

Glenn ripped the sheet off, exposing his hard, thick cock to James’ gaze. The man was simply magnificent, even with smudges of dried spunk on his torso and thighs.

“That hurt,” Glenn grumbled, rubbing at his lower belly. James tried not to smile, because this was big, there’d been words exchanged, promises made, even if it was just to be together and with no one else. It was still a relationship, and he’d doubted he would be good for one of those. Yet with Glenn looking at him, that slight smile on Glenn’s lips and easy www.total-e-bound.com

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acceptance and trust in his eyes, James couldn’t find it in himself to push for any more conversation. They didn’t have to figure everything out at once.

Glenn’s hand trailed lower, cupping his balls. His other hand fisted his dick, and James’ mouth watered as he thought about taking that thick stalk in his mouth again—or doing what he’d wanted earlier and rimming Glenn until he screamed with pleasure.

James’ smile had to be every bit as wicked as Glenn’s as James stalked to the bed. He’d kiss every bit of Glenn’s skin, make him forget the small hurt caused by pulling off the sheet.

Sounds like the perfect plan.
James pounced. “Let’s see if I can make it better.”

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Glenn’s eyes bugged as James leapt at him. “Ja—” He didn’t get any further before James’ lips crashed against his. Taste, scent, touch, James dominated it all, wrapping Glenn in him so thoroughly Glenn knew he’d never be free.

James’ tongue speared between Glenn’s lips, sweeping through his mouth and laying claim to every slick crevice. Glenn could do nothing but give and writhe as James’ cock rubbed against his. James shifted, his mouth still on Glenn’s, still owning, taking, drugging him with the kiss. Glenn’s legs dropped open as James wedged himself between his thighs.

He thrust and myriad lights exploded behind Glenn’s eyelids. When James rocked against him again, Glenn twisted his head away, gasping, moaning as he teetered towards the precipice of release.

“Wait,” he rasped, his head spinning as he tried to catch his breath and calm his raging body down. Much more of this and he’d embarrass himself. “James, wait,” he repeated as James nipped at his neck. Glenn managed to push against James’ shoulders, shoving him up a couple of inches. James blinked at him, looking dazed and horny and so sexy Glenn almost gave in. He cleared his throat and tried again, aware he’d barely even whispered the words before. “James, wait, please.”

“What?” James shook his head as if trying to shake off the arousal driving him. He gave Glenn a horrified look then tumbled off him so quickly he slid off the bed.

Glenn scrambled over to the edge of the bed and nearly knocked heads with James as the younger man shoved himself upright. “I’m sorry, I thought you wanted—I didn’t mean—”

“I did want, I
do,
” Glenn clarified, hating the look on James’ face. He didn’t want James to ever compare himself to the monster who’d hurt him, and Glenn was sure that was just what James was doing. Glenn slowly reached out and cupped James’ cheek, surprised at how cool the man’s skin felt beneath the light patches of stubble. “Come here, please,” he asked, waiting until James rose to his knees and moved forward, before moving back to make room for him.

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James climbed onto the bed and looked like he was going to curl into a ball before he took a shaky breath and met Glenn’s eyes. Glenn spoke before James could sink any further into the guilt that surrounded him like a cloak.

“You didn’t do anything I didn’t want, I was just really close to coming already and embarrassing the crap out of myself.” It was easier to admit that small humiliation than it was to see James suffering. Glenn’s cheeks burned but he smiled slightly as he continued. “I mean, just watching you watch me had me close to coming, then feeling you, tasting you, it just—” Glenn shivered and had to press his hand against his dick. It’d gone soft then hardened back up so fast he’d nearly hurt himself. “I think you could make me come just from sucking on my neck like you did earlier, and that’s…that’s embarrassing as hell for me to admit. I’m in my forties, this—” He gestured towards his dick. “This isn’t a new toy I just got. I know how it works and what feels good and—and none of the restraint I have exists when it comes to you.”

As Glenn had spoken, James’ expression had shifted from one of guilt and self-recrimination to a smouldering, erotic one that sent goosebumps down Glenn’s spine. Still, the man didn’t so much as blink.

Glenn scooted close enough to feel the heat rolling off James’ body. He kept his eyes locked with James’ pretty green ones as he took James’ hand and placed it on his cock. “Feel me, James. Feel how much I want you in me, how—”

Glenn didn’t get any further before James tackled him, still holding his dick. James’

lips slanted over his as James’ weight slammed down on him, pinning Glenn between that taut body and the mattress. Pleasure spiked from his groin to his nipples as James rubbed against him. Tiny spikes of tingling pain bloomed from his bottom lip when James bit it.

James lifted his head enough to stare into Glenn’s eyes. “Are you sure?”

Glenn huffed a strangled laugh as he tried to wiggle beneath James. His cock was as hard as a steel pipe. Surely James could feel it! “Does this seem unsure to you?” he asked as he thrust against James’ shaft.

James smiled, wicked and delighted. “It feels like you want me.”

“In me,” Glenn added before James had finished speaking. “I want you in me. You said soon, and it’s—”

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“Past time,” James finished, then kissed Glenn so thoroughly he thought he’d never get the taste of the man out of his mouth. “Roll over.” James pushed himself up on his arms and Glenn flopped to his stomach gracelessly, all his motor skill absent under the weight of his desire. He spread his legs wide and arched his lower back, rubbing his ass against James’

cock.

“Jesus,” James hissed, his warm breath tickling the fine hairs at Glenn’s nape. “Now I’m gonna be the one going off like a kid!”

Glenn chuckled, despite wanting to beg for James to fuck him
now.
Then his amusement vanished as sharp teeth bit at his neck. Glenn shuddered and whimpered, unable to remain silent as James sucked hard enough that he’d surely leave a mark. James growled, sending vibrations down Glenn’s back. He gripped the sheets in both fists, then James’

fingers closed around his as the man slid down and found another place to nibble.

“You taste so fucking good.” James emphasised the comment with another bite beneath Glenn’s shoulder blade. He trailed kisses down Glenn’s spine, releasing his grip on Glenn’s hands to caress his ribs. Glenn squirmed, ticklish yet desiring every touch he could get. Wet heat seared the top of his crease and Glenn quit squirming, quit breathing, thought his heart quit beating as his cheeks were pulled apart. He felt that hidden part of himself quiver as anticipation heated his skin.

“Are you okay with this?”

James’ question snapped Glenn out of his stupor. He nearly bit his tongue in his eagerness to get the man to move on. “Yes! God, yes, James, just do it, please!”

Oh fuck! Wet, warm, rough and firm and soft—
the sensations shot out from the path James licked down Glenn’s ass, then multiplied and intensified when James lapped at his hole. “James, I can’t—”
think, breathe,
“that’s so—” Glenn broke off on a groan as the tip of James’ tongue penetrated him. It wasn’t anything like when he fingered himself. This was so much more intense. He wasn’t sure he was going to survive it.

After the mess he’d nearly made of things, James wanted to drive Glenn out of his mind. The man deserved every bit of pleasure James could wring from his exquisite body.

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Everything about Glenn appealed to him, and to have him offer up his ass so eagerly nearly undid James on the spot. The first salty, musky taste of him and James knew he wasn’t going to be able to last long enough to suit him. If he could, he’d do this for hours then bury his dick in Glenn’s ass and never come out.

Glenn moaned and rocked his butt up, his body begging for more as surely as his words had. James pried his cheeks apart further and licked over Glenn’s pucker. He pushed his tongue in, curling it around the inner rim. Glenn keened and bucked. James dug his fingers deeper into the firm globes of Glenn’s ass, maintaining his grip as the man writhed and shook beneath him. He sealed his lips around the small opening and sucked, letting his teeth scrape the sensitive skin.

The guttural groan from Glenn shook James to his core. The man sounded close, very close, and James wanted to fuck him while he came. He let go of one cheek and reached beneath Glenn, squeezing the base of his cock. Glenn arched his back and James licked down to his balls, tight and hard in their sac. He nipped the wrinkled skin then laved Glenn’s taint before sucking the delicate spot. Glenn quivered and jerked. “James,” he ground out, his voice strained and breathless.

“I’ve got you,” James said before seeking out that sweet little hole again. He slicked it well, then inserted his tongue again as he tightened his hold on Glenn’s cock. Glenn gasped and wheezed and almost threw James off as he ground back eagerly. James chuckled against Glenn’s warm flesh then dropped a kiss over the wet pucker.

“Where’re you going?” Glenn slurred as James pushed himself up.

James grinned as the man peered at him over his shoulder. “Need condom and lube if you still want me to fuck you.”

“
If?”
Glenn flopped onto his side and narrowed his eyes at James. His cock was swollen, the crown peeking out of the foreskin and glistening with moisture. Glenn pumped his dick once then stopped and gripped it. “What do I have to do to convince you—”

James waved a hand at Glenn. “I’m convinced, believe me. Get back on your knees and get that eager ass in the air for me.” Obviously the man was too close to tease, and James didn’t want to keep either of them waiting. His own dick was so hard he could hardly waddle to get the supplies, and his entire body was tight, his skin sensitive to the slightest www.total-e-bound.com

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touch. Glenn’s scent lingered in James’ mind, blending with his taste, the sounds he made while James ate his sweet ass.

He paused long enough to watch Glenn tuck his knees under his body and point his butt up, ready and waiting. Glenn shifted in a way that spread his cheeks, giving James a better glimpse of his ass hole. The man was beautiful, wanton, his firm cheeks pale, smattered with dark hair.