Tabloid Star

by T. A. Chase

  “Yeah. Erin always keeps a few new ones in there.” Josh opened the door to the hallway. “I’ll be back in a few.”

  “Take your time. I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be here for as long as you need.”

  Josh’s bright smile caused Ryan’s heart to skip a beat. Who knew he’d find the possibility of love in the shit storm that those pictures had created?

  Chapter Nineteen

  Josh returned to the living room, an odd happiness bubbling in him. His sister grinned at him as he sat.

  “Ryan Kellar? Shit, Josh, when you decide to pick a guy up, you go all out.” She shook her head.

  “What can I say? I have good taste. But honest to God, Erin, I didn’t know who he was until Rachel told me after the first set of pictures came out.” He laughed. “You know I don’t have a TV or time to go to the movies.”

  She moved to sit beside him and rested her head on Josh’s shoulder. “I know and I’m sorry.”

  “Don’t be. You’re my family and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” He hugged her close. “Did you get Pedro back to bed?”

  Nodding, she sighed. “Yes, I didn’t even know he could get the juice out of the refrigerator. He’s never done that before. I’m just glad that Ryan didn’t throw him into a fit, which is odd since Pedro doesn’t like strangers.”

  He thought about the man sleeping in his bed down the hall. “Ryan has a way about him, plus he was talking to him about Zorro. If there’s anything that will get Pedro to talk, it’s that dog.”

  “True. It was a good day when you brought him to us. I feel safer now on my own with him here.” Erin yawned.

  Josh stood, offered her his hand and helped her to her feet. “Why don’t you go to bed? I’m here now and I’ll fix it so you don’t get bothered again. Rachel is checking her contacts to see where Geraldo is. We’ll deal with him when or if we have to.”

  She kissed his cheek and headed off to bed. “My knight in shining armor always riding to my rescue. Maybe you should take a little time to yourself.”

  He swatted her butt when she nodded toward his bedroom. “I’ll make sure he stays quiet. Don’t want to keep you awake.”

  Erin covered her ears and made “la-la” noises before grinning at him. “TMI, big brother, TMI.”

  “Then you shouldn’t make comments like that if you didn’t want to know. Get to bed. We’ll talk more tomorrow.”

  He watched Erin go into her bedroom before he slipped into his. Being as quiet as he could, he cleaned up and climbed under the blankets. Settling on his side, he stared through the darkness at Ryan. Should he reach out and pull the man close or should he let him sleep?

  “Are Erin and Pedro okay?” Ryan’s question was soft as the man rolled over to look at him.

  “Yeah, they’re fine.”

  He didn’t fight the urge to stroke his thumb over Ryan’s cheek. Warm skin greeted his touch and they both sighed.

  Moving like they shared the same thought, their lips met. He slid his hand around Ryan’s head to hold him still while he nibbled along Ryan’s bottom lip.

  “Oh,” Ryan gasped, his hot breath bathing Josh’s mouth.

  He swept his tongue in, running the tip over Ryan’s teeth. He teased Ryan, silently asking him to come and play. With a slight push from Josh, Ryan rolled onto his back and Josh rose above him.

  Easing a few inches away, he looked at Ryan. “Are you okay with this?”

  Nodding, Ryan slid his hands around Josh’s hips to grip his ass. His gaze burned with desire and something that looked a little like caring.

  “The damage is done,” Ryan whispered. His serious expression touched a spot deep inside Josh. “There’s no going back, and at this point, I’m not sure I’d want to even if there was.”

  That reassurance was all Josh needed to hear. He nudged Ryan’s legs apart and settled between them, pressing their cocks together. Thank God, they were both naked. Their erections left wet trails over their stomachs as they rocked.

  Ryan moaned and Josh leaned down to whisper in his ear, “We have to be quiet. Both Pedro and Erin are light sleepers. I don’t think you’re ready for them to know what we’re doing in here.”

  He smiled as Ryan blushed before nodding. Nibbling along Ryan’s chin, he ground their groins together. Ryan’s breathing hitched and his hips arched up, silently begging for more contact. Josh kissed his way down Ryan’s smooth chest, stopping to suck and bite at the hard nubs of flesh on each pectoral muscle.

  Ryan stroked his hands over Josh’s shaved head, trying to find something to hold on to. Josh chuckled when Ryan protested as he pulled away from his nipples.

  “You want me to play with them a little, honey?”

  Nodding, Ryan applied pressure to Josh’s head, asking him to return and Josh complied. He bent to take one nipple in his teeth, using the tip of his tongue to tease it. He tugged on the nub, not doing it too hard since he wasn’t sure how much pain Ryan was willing to take. The way Ryan moaned let him know the man just might want more.

  He reached out with his other hand and pinched Ryan’s other nipple, not wanting to neglect it. He twisted it hard, causing Ryan to curl up and stuff his fist in his mouth to keep from crying out.

  “Is that all right?”

  Whimpering, Ryan nodded, his body moving in a slow dance, pressing tight to Josh and retreating. Each movement enticed him to bite and pet. He sucked up a mark right above Ryan’s left nipple, drawing the blood to the surface and making it dark. Leaning back, he rubbed his thumb over the bruise.

  “Please.”

  Ryan’s low cry was cut off. Josh looked up to see Ryan biting his bottom lip to keep from shouting. A little bead of blood appeared and Josh shook his head.

  “Oh no, baby. No hurting yourself to keep quiet.” He climbed out of bed.

  “Where are you going?” Ryan shifted restlessly on the sheets, running his hands over his chest and playing with his own nipples.

  “To find something to keep you from biting your lips bloody.” He dug through the dresser where he kept spare clothes for when he stayed at Erin’s. He jerked a tie out of the back of one drawer. “Here is it.”

  Ryan’s eyes widened as Josh straddled his hips and held up the piece of fabric for him to look at. Josh saw a little fear in Ryan’s dark eyes, but there was also a flash of heat deep in them.

  “Don’t worry. I won’t tie it too tight or anything. I just want to muffle your cries. You need to feel what I’m doing to you, not get caught up in thinking about not making noise.” He brushed a kiss over Ryan’s split lip. “Any time you start to feel afraid or so overwhelmed you don’t think you can take it, let me know and I’ll untie it. Will you try?”

  His lover studied him for a few seconds before nodding slowly. The trust implicit in that nod made Josh’s cock twitch and his heart swell. The tabloid pictures should have caused Ryan to think twice about letting Josh tie him up, but it was clear that Ryan didn’t think Josh had anything to do with the photographs.

  He eased the silk fabric between Ryan’s lips and tied the ends behind his head. Ryan worked his mouth, testing the feel of the tie against the corners of his lips.

  “It’s not too tight, is it?”

  Ryan shook his head and suddenly arched his hips, letting Josh know without saying a word that he was ready to start up where they left off.

  “Oh wait, forgot something else.”

  He rolled off the bed, laughing at Ryan’s groan of frustration. Josh padded into the bathroom and opened up the bottom drawer in the cabinet. The two condoms and the bottle of lube he’d left the last time he visited were still there. Grabbing them, he showed them to Ryan as he shut the drawer.

  “I had them in my overnight bag last time I was here and tossed them in the drawer before Pedro could find them. He has a tendency to go through people’s stuff.” He shrugged.

  Ryan’s raised eyebrow showed skepticism and Josh smiled. “I don’t bring guys here, honey. You’re the first aside from my bes
t friend, Antonio, to ever meet Erin and Pedro. I don’t share my family with just anyone.”

  The softening of Ryan’s expression told Josh the man understood what Josh was saying. What was it about Ryan Kellar that made Josh feel safe about introducing him to his family? He protected Erin and Pedro as fiercely as Zorro did and no guy had ever gotten this close to them before.

  He joined Ryan on the bed again, easing between his spread legs and setting the lube and condoms next to Ryan’s hips. Trailing a finger along Ryan’s hip, he grinned as Ryan wiggled, trying to get away from his touch.

  “Hmmm…a little ticklish there? I’ll have to remember that.”

  Leaning down, Josh sucked up another dark mark right above the nest of curls around the base of Ryan’s cock. Ryan fisted his hands in the sheets under him and he shifted, so his cock bumped Josh’s cheek.

  “Do you want something?”

  He glanced up to meet Ryan’s narrowed gaze and laughed. “Open a condom for me while I take a little detour.”

  Ryan scrambled, searching for the condom while Josh licked his way around Ryan’s erection to where his balls hung below his shaft. A struggled cry drifted through the room as Josh sucked one of Ryan’s balls into his mouth.

  Smiling to himself, Josh applied harder suction, bathing the lightly furred skin with his tongue. He’d make Ryan come before fucking him hard and fast.

  Chapter Twenty

  Seeing Josh lying between his legs and sucking on his balls made Ryan’s prick ache. God, he wanted his cock buried deep in Josh’s moist mouth. He struggled to get the foil packet open without being able to use his teeth. In frustration, he thumped Josh on the shoulder.

  Josh pulled off him with a pop and frowned. “What?”

  He waved the condom at his lover, growling low in his throat. Josh shot him a sheepish grin.

  “Sorry, honey. Forgot how hard it is to open those stupid things.” Josh took the packet from him and tore it open before handing it back to him. “After you get this on, I’ll suck you.”

  His hands trembled as he managed to get the rubber down over his throbbing dick. Josh watched him with intense focus and Ryan stroked his cock once, giving his best come hither look. Or the best he could with the tie in his mouth.

  “You are a tease.”

  Ryan whimpered when Josh leaned forward and licked the vein pulsing along the underside of his prick. God, he wanted to feel Josh’s tongue on his naked flesh. Maybe he’d suggest that for next time. Then Josh swallowed him down and his mind went blank. He moved with Josh’s movements until Josh pinned his hips down and wouldn’t allow him to participate.

  Josh let his cock slide out of his mouth. “Stay still. If you can’t, I might have to get some more ties out and bind you to the bed.”

  A full-body shudder wracked Ryan and his skin heated. Fuck, when had he turned into such a slut? The thought of being tied and entirely at Josh’s mercy made his prick swell even more, to the point where one touch from Josh and he’d come.

  He fisted his hands in the sheets and begged Josh with his eyes.

  “I think someone likes that idea, but we’ll wait until we get to my apartment for anything else.”

  Josh didn’t wait for him to nod or acknowledge the statement in any way. He settled between Ryan’s legs and swallowed him down again.

  Fuck. His eyes fluttering closed, Ryan moaned and tried not to shove more of his prick into Josh’s mouth. His lover hummed his approval and he twitched. Even through the latex, he could feel the moist heat of Josh’s tongue as he licked and teased his shaft.

  The low pop of the lube bottle opening got his attention and he looked to see Josh still working his cock like a pro, but also getting his fingers slick. Ryan reached down and hooked his hands behind his knees, pulling up and out to give Josh better access. His groan stuck in his throat as Josh pressed two fingers inside his channel without warning.

  He arched his back, welcoming the burn and relaxing as it turned to lust. Pushing back, he signaled to Josh that he was ready for more. Josh matched the movement of his fingers with that of his head and Ryan became swamped with being pleasured front and back.

  Two fingers became three and Josh pushed farther in, hitting Ryan’s gland and shooting electricity through his body. His balls drew tight and his cock ached. He needed to come and it was going to be soon.

  A low keening sound filled the room and Ryan flushed when he realized it was coming from him. The head of his prick hit the back of Josh’s throat and his lover swallowed around him, massaging his shaft with his muscles. Ryan’s climax exploded around him and he screamed, thankful for the gag or else he’d be waking everyone up.

  Josh licked and sucked until Ryan collapsed, melted into the bed. He couldn’t get one of his muscles to work and his eyelids were disobeying commands as well. He heard the rip of another foil packet and the pop of the lube again.

  His legs were lifted and set on Josh’s shoulders.

  “Open your eyes,” Josh ordered.

  Ryan forced his eyes open and met Josh’s lust-filled gaze. They kept eye contact as Josh breached Ryan’s ass and buried his cock deep inside. Fighting the urge to close his eyes again, Ryan reached out and gripped Josh’s shoulders.

  Josh nodded. “You can touch all you want now, honey. It’s going to be fast. You’re so fucking hot when you come.”

  He glanced away for a second, embarrassed by how wanton he must look, gagged and spread with Josh balls deep in his ass. Leaning down, Josh licked a line from his chest to his mouth and took his lips in a quick kiss.

  His lover rocked above him, bending him almost in two with each thrust. Josh’s prick throbbed and swelled in Ryan’s inner passage, driving him to squeeze and milk Josh with each stroke.

  “That’s it, honey. You’re a natural. God, your ass is so tight and hot. I jerked off to the memory of this, but it’s not the same as the real thing,” Josh babbled, reaming his ass harder and faster with each shove in.

  Ryan reached back and braced his hands against the headboard, pushing back to encourage Josh closer and closer to his own climax. His own grunts were muffled by the gag and he growled low in his throat. He wanted to be able to tell Josh how much he loved getting fucked by him. He wanted to use his voice to push the man over the edge.

  Josh slammed deep, nailing Ryan’s gland and making him see stars.

  “Shit,” Josh whispered, his hips jerking and rolling as he filled the condom.

  Ryan smoothed his hands over Josh’s chest and shoulders as his lover’s arms gave out and he collapsed on him. He held him tight until they both caught their breath and could move again.

  Josh rolled off, eliciting a sigh from both as his soft cock slid from Ryan’s ass. He untied the gag and Ryan worked his jaw back and forth to ease the ache in it.

  “Are you okay?” Josh rubbed his thumb over Ryan’s chin.

  “Yeah,” he croaked, his mouth dry.

  “I’ll get you some water.” Josh took care of their condoms before heading to the bathroom for a glass of water and a washcloth.

  Ryan lay there, staring up at the ceiling and wondering how he managed to get to this point. If he’d listened to Raz, he would have sued Josh for some stupid reason and do his best to look “straight” to his fans. Yet Ryan never believed Josh was the person behind those pictures and as crazy as it seemed, there had been a connection between them from that first night.

  He knew he would be considered inexperienced in the sex department. His ambitions made it difficult to find someone who would stick through the madness that the film industry was. Knowing that Josh trusted him enough to show him this very personal side of his life made Ryan think Josh felt the same way about him.

  A warm damp cloth swiped over his groin and he jumped. Bringing his gaze down from the ceiling, he saw Josh holding a glass in one hand and cleaning him off with the washcloth in the other. He pushed up to sit and took the water his lover offered him. They finished at the same time. Josh took both items
back to the bathroom before climbing into bed and pulling the blankets over them.

  None of his other lovers ever took such care of him. Usually they would come and leave. He’d be left to clean up and go to sleep in an empty bed. He relaxed as Josh wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him back against his chest.

  “You’re thinking too hard. Nothing’s so important it can’t wait until tomorrow.”

  Nodding, he closed his eyes. Josh was right. He couldn’t do anything at the moment about any of the problems bothering him. He’d enjoy being held tight by this man and worry about everything tomorrow.

  “Night, Bear,” he whispered.

  “Night, honey.”

  Josh brushed his lips over the nape of Ryan’s neck and Ryan shivered, knowing he’d be dreaming about their love making and looking forward to it.

  Chapter Twenty-One

  Josh woke, frowning as tingles shot through his arm. Something heavy rested on it. Opening his eyes, he saw the dark brown curls at the nape of Ryan’s neck. He smiled and snuggled closer, enjoying Ryan’s warm skin and male scent.

  Ryan mumbled something, but Josh wasn’t sure if the man was awake or not. He slid his hand down over firm abs to circle around Ryan’s semi-hard cock and pumped.

  “Bear,” Ryan murmured, pushing into his hand before pressing his ass back against Josh.

  He chuckled, wondering when Ryan started calling him Bear. “Morning, honey.” He brushed a kiss over Ryan’s shoulder.

  “I was having a good dream.” Ryan reached back to stroke his hand over Josh’s hip.

  “What were you dreaming about?” He moved Ryan’s pliant body so his cock nestled between Ryan’s ass cheeks and the flared head of Josh’s prick bumped Ryan’s hole, making his lover whimper.

  “You and I were on a beach and we were making love.” Ryan rocked between Josh’s hand and his cock.

  “Easy. I don’t have any more rubbers.”

  Josh nibbled on Ryan’s earlobe before sucking up a dark mark on his shoulder. He made sure it was somewhere Ryan could hide it.

  “But I want…”