by C. M. Knox
“But you're a... can we even..?”
“Whatever it takes,” Burke promised. His hand caressed Justin's face, wiped a tear from the young man's eye that he knew wasn't from the sweet pain of their coupling. “We'll find a way.”
Justin nestled into his arms, a new tenderness opening between them where before there had been only the cane, and the paddle, and the pretense of punishment. Something delicate and new, growing out of the harsh routine of their unspoken bond.
“Does this mean you'll take it easier on me?” Justin asked, guardedly. A test.
But Burke was past lying to himself, past pretending not to realize what was between them. “Absolutely not,” he promised. “Justin... I promise you, after I fuck you, you'll have bruises in places you didn't know my cock could reach.”
The young man's grin was incredulous, but utterly genuine. “Is that a promise, or a threat?” he asked.
“Both,” Father Burke said, fervently.
And Justin leaned in to kiss him again.
Eager to read more gay erotic romance? Read on for an excerpt from Mile High. Marcel, Dean's seatmate on the redeye flight home for his 10-year high school reunion, might have walked right out of his adolescent fantasies – and with the flight mostly empty, it's time to indulge.
Dean laughed. “You know, I don't even care if you're gay or not, at this point. I'm really loving just...” He trailed off, mortified. Did I really just say that?
Marcel's eyes twinkled. “I'm unconvinced.”
“Of... of what?”
Marcel's gaze traveled down Dean's body, taking its time, easing back up. He could feel the hint of a flush rising in his cheeks, a sudden heat in the small of his back . “I think you do care.” He bit his piercing, his lip sliding between his teeth.
One of his front teeth is slightly longer than the other, Dean thought, absurdly. Everything about Marcel screamed of life, of growth and vibrancy and verve. His body was full of tiny imperfections – the hint of dark roots under his bleached hair, the tiny scar that interrupted his eyebrow, things he hadn't noticed before his eyes suctioned onto the other man and refused to tear away.
They were things that he'd never considered, in those adolescent fantasies Marcel seemed to have walked right out of. It made him seem more perfect, somehow. More alive. Like every minor flaw was just a reminder of the irresistible whole. They transfixed him, these flaws-that-weren't-flaws. A hundred tiny voices whispering this is better than fantasy, this is real.
“Care about what?” he echoed, absently. He was staring at Marcel's lip, at the little ring of metal.
Marcel leaned forward over the armrest, looked up at him through those eyelashes again. “I'm not,” he said, and Dean caught up again with the conversation all too abruptly. Marcel's cheeks dimpled under the cruel humor in his face. “Or, well... not always.” He pinched his lip between two fingers and pulled it out musingly, let it slap back into place. “Most of the time, though, yeah.”
“Now that's just mean,” Dean said, but he couldn't help but chuckle ruefully. “Toying with me like that.”
“I'm sorry.” There was no deception in Marcel's face, just naked good humor. “I'm just really enjoying this. Flirting with you.”
“Oh, is that what we're doing?”
“Well, I hope so. Otherwise I'm really off my game.”
“It's a game, then? How do I win?”
Marcel thought about it for a second. He reached up under the hem of his shirt to scratch his stomach, ignoring the way Dean's eyes shot instantly down to the bit of exposed stomach. “I suppose you'd have to start by showing your... piece,” he mused.
Dean groaned. “Really? 'Show me your piece?'”
Marcel just grinned.
“I... really am loving it,” Dean confessed. “I feel like I've known you a lot longer than I really have. And... well, I have to tell you. You might be the single hottest human being I've ever seen.”
Marcel toyed with his piercing for a long moment, then laughed ruefully. “Heh, it's a good thing I already went,” he said, finally. “I don't... think I should stand up, for a minute.”
Dean could feel a playful little smile of his own spreading across his face. “Oh?” he asked, archly. “And why is that?”
Marcel pushed the armrest up and sidled over into the middle seat, their knees brushing. “You can't see?” he breathed. Dean glanced down, at the faded jeans. Marcel's hands eased across the fabric, smoothing it over his thighs. “What you're doing to me?”
There was a hint of movement in his jeans, a little spasm, and Dean felt a thrill run down his neck. “Are you hard?”
“Like a fucking rock, man,” Marcel murmured back. His hand crept over the space between them, slid down Dean's leg. “You?”
“Oh yeah,” Dean whispered, watching the other man's hand brush down across the inseam of his jeans, follow it slowly up his leg.
Marcel's hand slowed. “Guide me there,” he whispered, throatily. “Show me.”
Also available from C. M. Knox:
Doctor's Orders (series, M/m/m doctor fetish): When Will agrees to let Dr. Stevens try out some unusual examination techniques, the Doctor quickly has him testing every sexual boundary. But when the Dr. Stevens catches him hooking up with cute intern James, how will the Doctor respond to them exploring... without his expert supervision? (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four)
The Reunion series (gay erotic romance):
Mile High: Marcel, Dean's seatmate on the redeye flight home for his 10-year high school reunion, might have walked right out of his adolescent fantasies – and with the flight mostly empty, it's time to indulge.
Reunion: School Hall Hookup: When both men turn up an hour early for the reunion, Dean and Marcel take the opportunity to reacquaint themselves, right there in the school's locker-lined hallway.
The Demonrider series (m/m paranormal romance/erotic romance):
Howler: Aidan has a terrible burden – a lycanthropic possession desperate to claw its way out. But after a stormy encounter in the pounding surf, Danny's convinced that Aidan's the One – and he's not willing to give up on him without a fight, even if it means taking on the powers of Hell.
Wolf Tamer: Aidan's relationship with Danny gets more serious. But with the demon inside him growing stronger by the day, is love a luxury either of them can afford?
The Confessions of a Lecherous Kind series (gay confessional erotica):
The Video Room: Gay backpacker Eric is a little intimidated when his Belgian host Sebastiaan agrees to take him to the local gay bathhouse… but with Sebastiaan’s gorgeous friend Lieven along to help out, it’s too tempting to pass up!
Tales of a European Gangbang: It's a cold day in London, but Eric finds just the thing to warm him up... a new experience in the form of an all-out sex party. But when he shows up, Eric finds himself the center of attention... from six insatiable muscle tops.
Cruising the Colosseum: When Eric and sexy Swede Antony find themselves unable to hook up at home, it's only a matter of time before the two twinks are laying pipe like Romans... right against the ruins of the Colosseum.
The Bone Lottery (series, m/m, m/m/f, m/f): A post-apocalytic settlement deals with a massive gender imbalance by instituting a mandatory sexual lottery. (Part One) (Part Two)
Chains of Lust (series, m/f, m/m/f): Librarian Samantha was always the Good Girl – until she puts on a chain that curses her to feel insatiable lust.