Signs of Life

by Melanie Hansen

  Jeremy squeezed him, watching Kai’s face as he traced the hard length until he found the head and rubbed the ridge roughly with his thumb through Kai’s jeans. Kai parted his lips, his rough groan causing Jeremy’s own cock to pulse with need.

  “Yes,” Kai breathed. “Take me any way you want.”

  Even through Jeremy’s excitement he must have still looked unconvinced, because Kai sighed and moved away a few inches.

  “Look, I know those punks ruined your gym, but do you have another room that you use to work out in, something with more space than in here?” Kai waved his hand around the kitchen, encompassing the living room, both of which were large but full of furniture.

  Jeremy was mystified but he went along with it, standing up and taking Kai’s hand, pulling him up the stairs until they reached a room at the back of the house on the second floor.

  “The previous owners made this into some sort of yoga studio or something. I was going to put a treadmill in here after what happened to the gym, but there’s really not enough room.”

  The “yoga studio” was good-sized, with floor-to-ceiling mirrors on every wall, the floor covered with mats that hooked together to create a cushioned surface.

  Kai turned in a slow circle and gave a whistle under his breath. “Wow.” He looked narrowly at Jeremy. “Just how rich are you, homes?” Jeremy shrugged impatiently, and Kai went on, “Okay, come at me, bro.” Jeremy stared at him in bewilderment, and Kai quirked his sexy lips up in a smile. “Haven’t you ever heard the kids say that? Well, come at me, bro. Take a swing at me, rush me, kick me, grab my hair.”

  Jeremy could feel his mouth hanging open in amazement. Kai stood in the middle of the cushioned floor, his weight cocked on one hip, his arms hanging loosely at his sides. He didn’t look ready for Jeremy to “come at him.” He actually looked relaxed, wholly unconcerned.

  Jeremy didn’t know what Kai was up to, but the thrill of a challenge raced through him, heating his blood more than it already was, and he suddenly blitz-attacked Kai, his own athleticism making him fast and strong. Before he knew what happened, he was on his stomach with one arm wrenched up behind him, his wrist bent at a painful angle as Kai shoved his face painfully into the mat with his denim-covered knee.

  Kai released him and moved gracefully away, putting his back to the mirrored wall and crossing his arms at the wrist above his head. Jeremy rose slowly to his feet.

  “Come here and pin me to the wall like you wanted to do downstairs,” Kai said huskily, his gaze hot as he traced it over every inch of Jeremy’s body.

  Jeremy moved close and pressed into Kai, shoving his knee between Kai’s legs, moving to grip Kai’s wrists and pin them to the wall with both hands. They stared into each other’s eyes for a moment, Kai suddenly made some sort of twisting move, and once again Jeremy found himself slammed into the mat and painfully immobilized.

  Kai released him and stood back, propped his hands on his hips and regarded Jeremy sardonically. “There is nothing you can do to me that I can’t defend myself against. Nothing,” Kai said confidently. “You could hold me at knifepoint, at gunpoint, and I will still kick your ass.”

  He stalked toward Jeremy and stood over him, and Jeremy slowly raised himself to stand on his knees, wrapping his arms around Kai’s waist and pressing his face into Kai’s rock-hard stomach. Kai caressed his hair, then tangled his fingers in it and pulled Jeremy’s head back almost painfully to look deep into his eyes.

  “Rough sex doesn’t trigger me. I want it. I want you. So fuck me, Jeremy. Any way you want.”

  Kai let go of him and dropped his hands to Jeremy’s shoulders, waiting for Jeremy to take the lead. Jeremy nuzzled into Kai’s hard abs for a moment, then stood, licking and nipping his way up Kai’s torso, pushing his T-shirt up as he went, finally stripping it over Kai’s head and throwing it aside. Cupping Kai’s chin in his hand, he kissed him slowly, sensually, deeply, reveling in the small sounds Kai made in the back of his throat as he slid his arms around Jeremy’s neck and relinquished control. It made Jeremy wild to think that Kai, so confident and self-assured, so capable, was willing to submit himself to Jeremy like this, allow Jeremy free rein with his body, his pleasure. That he wanted it as badly as Jeremy himself did.

  They kissed for long moments, Jeremy running his palms over Kai’s naked back, feeling the play of muscle, the strength he kept leashed. He slid his hands down the back of Kai’s pants, cupping his ass and bringing their groins together, and walked Kai slowly backward until he was pressed up against the mirrored wall again. Jeremy dropped to his knees and unbuckled Kai’s jeans, unzipping them and easing them down, kissing each patch of skin as it was revealed, enjoying how Kai’s breathing roughened even more, how he moved his hips restlessly.

  They had a brief moment of breathless laughter as Jeremy tried to pull Kai’s jeans and underwear off without taking his boots off first, and after wrestling everything into submission, Kai finally stood gloriously naked and enormously aroused, brown skin and hard muscle spread out like a feast before Jeremy’s hungry eyes. He didn’t know where to start first, finally smoothing his hands up Kai’s inner thighs, urging him to widen his stance, holding Kai’s eyes with his as he licked his way first up one thigh and then the other, nuzzling his nose into Kai’s balls, which were tight and heavy, his cock mouthwateringly hard, the wide tip slick with excitement.

  Jeremy ran his palm up the length of Kai’s erection and pushed it flat against Kai’s belly, mouthing his balls and the base of his cock, inhaling deeply, turned on beyond belief at the smell of Kai’s arousal, the sheer masculinity of his lean body, the salty taste of his precome. Kai was all man, and right now, he was all his.

  “Turn around,” Jeremy murmured, and when Kai complied, putting his palms flat on the wall, Jeremy sat back on his heels, looking at Kai’s beautifully shaped ass, the shadowed cleft dark and enticing. Jeremy kissed one muscular cheek, then bit down on the fullest part, soothing the sting with his tongue when Kai groaned with a mix of pleasure and pain. He repeated the action on the other cheek, and without being asked, Kai widened his stance even more, pushing his ass back in silent invitation.

  Jeremy stood higher on his knees and trailed his lips along Kai’s lower back, licking, tasting the hint of sweat that was gathering there, his fingers massaging and plumping Kai’s cheeks, thumbs dipping teasingly between them, drawing out the anticipation. And when Kai moaned, “Please,” Jeremy finally spread him wide and dragged the flat of his tongue up from Kai’s balls to the top of his cleft.

  “Oh Christ, more,” Kai begged, pushing back. Jeremy licked him again, growling under his breath, using his thumbs to hold Kai open so he could feather the tip of his tongue over Kai’s hole, which was pulsing with need, seeking. Jeremy surrounded it with his lips and sucked, stabbing the tip of his tongue right into the center in a parody of fucking, over and over until Kai was almost sobbing and incoherent.

  Jeremy gave him a last slow lick, then stood, trailing his lips up Kai’s sweaty back to his neck, feeling a blast of heat go through him as he realized Kai had his head turned to the side so he could watch what Jeremy had been doing in the mirror on the opposite wall.

  Jeremy reached down and released his cock from his jeans, snugging into Kai’s warm, moist crack, holding Kai’s hips still and rutting, both of them watching in the mirror. Jeremy loved the contrast of Kai being completely naked while he himself was fully clothed; it looked hot and dirty, and it was driving Jeremy out of his mind.

  “I’m going to shove every inch of that cock deep inside you,” Jeremy hissed, watching Kai’s lips part as he started to pant, rolling his hips, thrusting back. “You want it, Kai? You want me balls deep in your ass, fucking you hard? Because I’m going to fuck you so hard.”

  “Yes,” Kai gasped. “Fuck me, Jeremy!”

  Jeremy rooted in his front pocket for the condom he’d stashed there earlier, just in case, and rolled it on quickly, his hands shaking. He spit into his palm and lubed h
imself up, then rocked the tip of his cock against Kai’s hole, pushing insistently at the stubborn muscles until they relaxed and let him in. As the heat and exquisite pressure from Kai’s ass squeezed him, Jeremy’s head fell back helplessly, and he let out a low groan. Kai was making little high-pitched noises in the back of his throat, and he reached behind him and wrapped one arm around Jeremy’s neck, arching his back, trying to ease Jeremy’s entry.

  “Watch me, Kai,” Jeremy growled. “Watch me as I fuck you.” He began little pulsing motions of his hips, pushing forward and then pulling back, making Kai feel every inch. He could see Kai watching in the mirror, and he murmured hotly in his ear, “Watch me go deeper, feel me. You’re so hot and tight, and you’re gonna make me come so hard, gorgeous. So fucking hard.”

  Jeremy spread his palm across Kai’s lower abdomen for purchase, then snapped his hips forward, impaling himself completely. Kai groaned Jeremy’s name, releasing his grip on Jeremy’s neck and falling helplessly forward to brace his hands against the mirror. Jeremy gripped Kai’s waist, and holding Kai’s gaze in the mirror, began to fuck into him hard, the sound of skin slapping together filling the room. Kai grunted with each thrust, his mouth slack with pleasure, his own cock bobbing and slapping his belly, Jeremy’s balls swinging into Kai’s and ratcheting up their mutual pleasure.

  Jeremy knew he wasn’t going to last much longer, but he wanted Kai to come first, wanted to feel his orgasm from the inside out. Jeremy stood up on his toes, angling for that magic spot, and suddenly Kai gave a hoarse shout, his cock swelling impossibly bigger, the head slick with precome that welled freely from the slit and started to run down the shaft. Jeremy repeated the angle of his thrust, and Kai sobbed helplessly as Jeremy nailed his prostate hard, over and over, relentlessly.

  “Jack yourself,” Jeremy hissed. “I want to watch you come.” Kai reached between his legs and stroked himself a half-dozen times, and Jeremy could feel the ripples start as Kai’s orgasm overtook him. Jets of hot come splashed onto the mirror in front of them and slid down to the floor, stringing over Kai’s trembling fingers.

  Jeremy’s own climax roared through him and he dropped his forehead to the back of Kai’s shoulder, shuddering with the overwhelming pleasure that wracked his body, pleasure that made his balls draw up tight and his cock throb as the waves went on and on, making Jeremy feel like the top of his head was blowing off. His body quaked and shook, and little moans broke from his lips.

  “Kai, oh my God, Kai,” he murmured in his ear.

  Kai was shaking too, sweat beading on his skin. Jeremy pulled out gently, stripped off the condom, and tied it closed before tossing it at a small trashcan in the corner.

  Kai turned in his arms and Jeremy pulled him flush against him, smiling as Kai gasped, “That was fucking amazing.” They clung together for another minute, then Kai pulled away, cupping Jeremy’s cheek and kissing him on the lips.

  “Come have a glass of wine with me?” Jeremy murmured, stooping and picking up Kai’s clothes and handing them to him, then adjusting his own. “I’m not sure that I can salvage dinner, but I’ll try.”

  Jeremy headed downstairs to check the food while Kai disappeared into the bathroom to clean up and get dressed. The cheese bread was burned to an unrecognizable crisp, but the salad was fine and the pasta, although maybe a little dry, was still good. Jeremy opened a bottle of wine to breathe and then built a fire on the patio, enjoying how his body still thrummed with residual pleasure, a shiver running through him at the memory of how incredible it had been to be inside Kai, to feel him shuddering under his hands, to hear the noises he made as he came.

  Jeremy groaned under his breath as his cock throbbed, and he palmed himself soothingly. He wanted more of Kai, and suddenly he wasn’t sure he would get enough anytime soon. Strangely the thought didn’t terrify him. He didn’t have time to analyze that before Kai came out onto the patio, his eyes slumberous with sexual satisfaction, his mouth delectably swollen. Jeremy had to resist the urge to grab him and bend him over the nearest flat surface, instead waving Kai to the table and pouring him a glass of wine before going into the kitchen and bringing out the food.

  They ate mostly in silence, their bare feet flirting with each other under the table. It felt so good to share a meal with a lover again, enjoy some wine together. Jeremy didn’t realize how much he’d missed this, just being with someone whose company he enjoyed. The spectacular sex they just had heightened all of Jeremy’s senses, and he didn’t think he’d ever tasted shrimp so delicious, wine so smooth.

  When they were done, Kai rose from the table and reached for his empty plate as if to carry it to the sink, and Jeremy murmured, “Leave it. Come here.”

  Kai smiled and moved into his arms without hesitation, wrapping around Jeremy and kissing him slowly, leisurely. They savored each other’s mouths, licking, touching.

  “Mmmm,” Kai hummed, pulled back and gave Jeremy one last kiss on the tip of his nose. “I had a good time tonight, Jere, but I should get going before I get any more sleepy and relaxed.”

  Jeremy winced, tightening his arms around Kai when he would have pulled completely away. “I can’t tell you how sorry I am for being such a dick that night, for kicking you out like that,” he said quietly. “You didn’t deserve that, and for some reason, I can’t seem to stop being a tool and fucking things up with you.”

  Kai rubbed his thumb gently across Jeremy’s lips, biting his own lower lip when Jeremy nipped at the tip of his thumb and then sucked it.

  “Hey, you’re not making it easy for me to leave,” Kai teased, his golden eyes hot with rekindled arousal. Jeremy cupped his hand over the back of Kai’s head and pulled him into a serious kiss, hot and wet, deep, until Kai was clutching Jeremy’s shoulders, his breathing rough.

  “Then don’t go,” Jeremy said huskily. “I don’t want you to go. Stay with me tonight.”

  KAI LOOKED into Jeremy’s eyes searchingly, seeing sincerity there mixed with a little bit of uncertainty. He could tell Jeremy was trying, and like he’d told Loren, the man had to start somewhere. Apologizing for his actions, inviting Kai to stay…. Kai was helpless against the temptation to be close to Jeremy, to bask in their explosive chemistry, to see where this would lead.

  Instead of answering he linked his arms around Jeremy’s neck again, leaning in to nuzzle his throat, loving how Jeremy groaned, bringing his hands down to palm Kai’s ass and pull their lower bodies tightly together.

  “I seem to remember you giving me a list of things you were going to do to my body,” he whispered hotly in Jeremy’s ear. “Was that all talk, or are you gonna back it up with some action?”

  Jeremy growled dangerously deep in his throat, and before Kai knew what was happening, he was stretched out naked on a huge featherbed, twisting his hands in the soft sheets as he writhed helplessly beneath Jeremy’s talented mouth and hands. True to his word, Jeremy left no part of Kai’s body untouched, and he was licked and kissed and sucked until he was close to being driven out of his mind.

  He raised his head and looked down his sweat-sheened body, gritting his teeth as the sight of Jeremy’s lips stretched wide around his cock pushed him dangerously close to coming. He watched as Jeremy released him with a pop, swirling his tongue around the swollen head as he looked into Kai’s eyes.

  “Keep doing that and you’re gonna get a mouthful,” Kai warned breathlessly. Jeremy smirked, kissing his way up Kai’s body until he was hovering over him.

  “I can’t get enough of the way you taste,” Jeremy whispered against Kai’s lips. “You drive me fucking insane.” Kai groaned and pulled Jeremy into an openmouthed kiss, his hips lifting invitingly. Jeremy slid one hand between Kai’s legs, probing gently with a long finger, pushing inside, registering Kai’s involuntary wince at the intrusion.

  “You’re too sore to take me,” Jeremy said regretfully, pulling his finger free and kissing Kai soothingly.

  Kai pulled his knees back farther and lifted his hips again, mass
aging Jeremy’s balls with his own full, aching ones, loving how Jeremy’s head arched back in helpless pleasure. Jeremy followed Kai’s lead and circled his own hips, driving their cocks together, copious amounts of precome leaking from both tips easing the way.

  “Yeah, just like that,” Kai moaned. “I want to feel you come all over me, baby. Just like that.”

  Jeremy pushed up on his hands, and Kai wrapped his legs around Jeremy’s waist, digging his fingers into Jeremy’s sweaty, flexing back before sliding down to palm Jeremy’s ass, encouraging his movement, lifting his hips to give him the friction he needed. It didn’t take long before Jeremy was coming hard, his throaty cry and the sight of his face wracked with pleasure sending Kai over the edge too.

  They collapsed together in a come-drenched heap, kissing, recovering, and soon Kai felt Jeremy leave the bed and come back with a warm washcloth, cleaning Kai up before sliding under the covers and pulling him into his arms. Kai threw his leg over both of Jeremy’s, his head snuggled into his shoulder, and he fell into a light doze, stirring a little later when he felt Jeremy ease out from under him. Kai watched him through slitted eyes, wondering if he’d be handed his clothes again, and saw Jeremy hesitate in the act of climbing from the bed, sitting on the edge and burying his face in his hands.

  Kai sat up, putting his hand tentatively between Jeremy’s shoulder blades.

  “You’re not doing anything wrong, Jeremy,” he said quietly.

  Jeremy sighed roughly. “I’m sorry. Sleeping with someone, the intimacy—I’m having a hard time with it and I don’t know why.”

  Kai rubbed Jeremy’s back soothingly and took a chance. “Will you come lie back down and tell me about your husband? Tell me about Brent.”

  Jeremy twisted to face him, his eyes filled with shock and emotion. “How did you—how did you know his name?”

  Kai smiled at him. “When we were painting one of the rooms, there was a box on the shelf in the closet with that name on it. I just assumed.”