by Shea Balik
Not wanting to miss Bram’s expression when he saw the front of Ethan’s outfit, Aidan handed Zane his cocoa but kept his eyes on the pair.
Ethan turned, with cheeks flushed pink, to face Bram. “N–no, sir.”
Sir? When has Ethan ever been so polite? Since the first moment he’d met Ethan, the guy had been nothing but a smart-ass. When Ethan and Jesse were together, it became a competition to as to who could be the bigger smart-ass, a competition that usually had Aidan and Zane laughing their asses off.
When Bram got his first good look at Ethan, his eyes practically glowed with lust. It had Aidan turning away on such a private moment. He had no idea they had something going on. He’d known Bram was divorced but didn’t know the man was gay.
Zane’s eyes glittered in the night with amusement. “It appears Little Red Riding Hood found his wolf.”
The sheer joy on Zane’s face took Aidan’s breath away. The need to capture that happiness had Aidan leaning forward to press their lips together for brief kiss. “He did indeed.”
“Do you think Bram is going to try and eat Ethan?” As soon as the words were out of his mouth Zane’s eyes got really big and his face turned bright red. “I didn’t mean it the way that sounded.”
Aidan chuckled. “It’s okay, babe. I know what you meant.”
Zane stood there as if waiting for something. Aidan wasn’t sure for what. The next group of trick or treaters came up just then so they passed out more candy and commented on the costumes. When they were done Zane turned to him and said, “Well?”
Now Aidan was confused. “Well what?”
Zane threw his hands up in the air. “Do you think Ethan is safe with Bram?”
Aidan still wasn’t sure why Zane was asking. “Isn’t Ethan a grown man?”
Zane nodded.
“Then why are you getting involved?” It was something Aidan had never been comfortable with, people butting their noses in where they don’t belong.
Zane shook his head, then rolled his eyes for good measure. “He’s one of my best friends. Of course, I’m going to make sure he’s all right.”
“I thought you agreed with me that we shouldn’t get involved with Jesse and Parker?” he asked.
“That’s different.” Zane crossed his arms over his chest in annoyance.
“How?”
“Because Jesse can take care of himself.” Zane had kept his voice low, but he still sounded pissed.
Aidan stopped and just stared at Zane for a moment and thought about what Zane said. “So, you’re saying Ethan can’t?”
Zane blanched. Another group of kids was just a few feet away when Zane mumbled. “Please forget I said anything.”
Aidan wasn’t sure what to make of it, but he wasn’t about to go sticking his nose in other people’s business, so he dropped it.
After another half hour, the parents took their children home. Shop owners put away the candy and locked up before heading home themselves.
Ethan had begged out of having to clean up saying he desperately needed to get home. Aidan wasn’t fooled, he was clearly planning something with Jesse that involved Parker, but he feigned ignorance, even when Ethan gave Zane a pointed look.
Because they had the coffee carafes to clean, it took them a little longer to close up. But soon they were in Aidan’s car and on their way.
Nerves started to get to him as he drove. He hadn’t felt this nervous since the first time he’d had sex. Yet, there he was practically shaking as he thought about tonight. Aidan wanted to please Zane in the worst way, but what if he didn’t?
There had been so much sexual tension between the two since they’d given each other blow jobs. Aidan’s cock was already hard and leaking. He couldn’t wait to bury his length into Zane’s tight ass, which was the problem. What if he came before he even started? He was too far out on the edge, and he hadn’t even touched Zane yet.
If he didn’t figure out a way to calm down he wouldn’t be able to hold back when he did finally get his hands on all that creamy white skin. He had to bite back a groan just remembering what Zane looked like partially naked. How was he going to last when the man had nothing on?
When they pulled into the drive, Aidan and Zane got out of the car. Aidan waited for Zane to come around the front. Then he took his lover’s hand in his and led him to the front door. He opened the door and let Zane go in before him.
The sound of the door shutting behind him set them both off as their lips met in a searing kiss. Aidan gripped Zane’s tight ass in his hands and lifted him up until Zane wrapped his legs around Aidan’s waist.
In one step, Aidan slammed Zane against the wall and devoured every inch of Zane’s mouth. He started pulling at the edge of Zane’s shirt, wanting — no, needing — to touch skin in the worst way. Zane lifted his arms to help Aidan yank off the offending material. Heated flesh, so silky smooth, met his hands. Aidan moaned in ecstasy at the feel of it under his palms. Zane arched into Aidan’s hands when he skimmed over Zane’s nipples.
The response had Aidan wanting more. He plucked the nubs with his fingers. Zane threw his head back and cried out as he tried to push closer. Aidan smiled. One nail scraped across the tip.
“Aidan.”
The way Zane said his name, as if he were the answer to all Zane’s desires, was intoxicating. While he continued using his fingers to play, he kissed, licked, and nipped at every inch of Zane’s neck, memorizing all his responses for the future. For there would be a future for them, Aidan was sure of it.
Zane gripped the back of Aidan’s shirt and dragged it up his torso, until Aidan had to lift his arms to get it off. They both were breathing hard as they stared into each other’s eyes.
As if they mutually agreed, Aidan put Zane’s feet on the floor, and they were nearly running for the bedroom. Groping in the hallway was great, but it wasn’t enough. Aidan wanted Zane with his back against the mattress, legs spread as Aidan filled him to the brim.
CHAPTER 19
Zane was just a step behind Aidan as they rushed to the bedroom. He wanted to feel Aidan’s naked body pressed against his in the worst way. The other night had been just a teaser, and now Zane planned to not stop until Aidan’s cock was buried in his ass.
His hole clenched just thinking about Aiden’s length opening him up wide. It had been too long since Zane had been fucked, and he had a feeling Aidan would give him the ride of his life.
They both reached for the front of their pants. Buttons unsnapped, zippers lowered, and then their pants were down around their feet. As one they both hooked their thumbs in the waistbands of their underwear. Their gazes met for just a second before each dropped his focus lower to watch the other strip. In the next instant they were both naked. They stared at the other, licking their lips in anticipation.
In two steps they were back in each other’s arms, tongues dueling in a dance they would soon perform with their bodies. Zane’s skin tingled as if electricity were running through it wherever Aidan touched him. His right nipple was tweaked, and Zane couldn’t help but cry out in pleasure. The sound was pushed right into Aidan’s mouth.
Each touch, each kiss sent Zane’s mind reeling. He held onto Aidan’s shoulders as their bodies moved together, sliding against one another. Still, it wasn’t close enough.
Aidan must have been on the same page because he pushed Zane onto the bed before crawling on top of him. A sigh fell from both their lips as their naked bodies pressed against one another. Their cocks aligned and glided together as they moved.
Zane let his fingernails score a trail down Aidan’s back until his hands were filled with the most perfect ass on the planet. The muscles were so firm. Zane would bet he could bounce a quarter off that ass.
He gasped and arched his back when Aidan sucked on his nipple. A moan ripped from his throat when teeth clamped down on the sensitive bud next. Zane’s cock leaked with each lick and nip of his nipples, as if they were directly connected to his prick.
When
that wonderful heat left his nipple, Zane whimpered for it to return. He sighed in relief when the same attention was given to the other one. Needing relief for his aching cock, Zane started to hump up against Aidan.
Zane wrapped his legs around Aidan’s waist when it just wasn’t enough as he desperately tried to get closer. “Please,” he cried out when Aidan started moving lower. He would do anything to feel that amazing mouth on his cock again.
When Aidan kissed a path from Zane’s abdomen to the crease of his leg, he nearly cried out. He tried to jerk his cock toward Aidan’s mouth, but Aidan still didn’t move any closer.
Zane felt Aidan’s lips curve into a smile as he continued to beg for more. If he weren’t out of his mind with pleasure, Zane would tell the man off for being so cocky, but his brain just wasn’t functioning enough to find the right words.
Slick fingers pushed against his entrance. Wait. Where did Aidan get the lube? One digit slid deep, and suddenly Zane didn’t even care. All he wanted was more. When Aidan pushed in a second finger, Zane pushed down to ride those thick digits.
His channel quickly opened to Aidan until another finger was added. Zane hissed at the burn of that third digit. Then his cock was suddenly surrounded by wet heat. His hiss turned into a sob of relief at finally getting what he wanted.
That talented tongue pushed against his slit. Zane moaned for more. With each stroke of those fingers, Aidan pushed Zane’s cock deeper into his mouth. Zane was flying.
With a pop, that amazing mouth went away. Zane begged for it to return. Then Aidan pulled his fingers out of his channel, leaving Zane feeling empty. Only the crinkle of the condom wrapper saved Zane from sobbing in disappointment.
Suddenly, Aidan was right there, with his dick poised at Zane’s entrance, staring hard into Zane’s eyes, those lush lips just a breath away.
“Are you ready for me?” Aidan asked.
Zane couldn’t take the anticipation any longer. “Please fuck me.” He would have cringed at how needy he sounded, but in the next instant he didn’t care, as that big cock pushed past his guardian ring. The burn felt so good because it told Zane that finally he was right where he wanted to be, with Aidan.
Aidan’s eyes never left Zane’s as he pushed deeper. It was the most intense, most intimate moment of Zane’s life. The feel of Aidan’s balls pressed against his ass told him his lover was all the way in.
That breath of space disappeared as Aidan claimed his mouth in a kiss that branded Zane. For the first time in Zane’s life, he truly felt like he belonged to someone, not as a possession but as a partner to a man who’d always stand by his side.
How they went from tearing off each other’s clothes, no holds barred sex to something so sweet and tender, Zane had no clue but he wouldn’t trade this moment for anything.
Aidan lifted his head. The lust in his expression told Zane exactly how on edge his lover was, how much he had to control himself to give Zane this part of himself. It spoke volumes to how much Aidan really did care for Zane.
“Babe, I’m sorry. I have to move.”
The strain in Aidan’s voice was evident. Zane opened his legs wider. “Then move.”
In the next heartbeat, they were back to wild and out of control as Aidan pounded into him. It only took a few tries for Aidan to find Zane’s sweet spot before he was pegging it on every stroke.
Zane could feel his muscles spasm around Aidan’s cock, massaging it as he tried to hold that prick inside him. He wouldn’t last much longer, but Zane tried his best to hold off as long as possible. He didn’t want this to end so soon.
Sweat dripped down Aidan’s face as he continued to thrust his hips, driving his cock deep before pulling back. There was no doubt Zane would feel this tomorrow, probably even the next day. Aidan wasn’t holding back at all as he plowed his cock into Zane.
Aidan wrapped his large hand around Zane’s prick and jacked him off in time with his strokes, which sent Zane into overdrive. It felt like every cell in his body was reaching for that ultimate goal.
His prick pulsed at the feel of Aidan’s hand moving up and down. It only took a half a dozen strokes before Zane cried out. His body clamped down on Aidan’s cock while strings of pearly white seed filled Aidan’s hand and spilled onto Zane’s stomach.
“Zane.” Aidan shouted before his own orgasm tore through him. Even through the condom, Zane could feel the heat pour out of the man.
Aidan collapsed on top of Zane for a moment as they both tried to get their breathing under control. A soft kiss was placed on his shoulder. Then he felt Aidan grip the condom before his lover pulled out of Zane.
Zane hissed at the loss.
Aidan climbed off the bed to walk to the bathroom. Zane heard the sink turn on. He knew he should get up and clean up, but he just couldn’t get his muscles to move. Aidan came back in carrying a washcloth and a towel and proceeded to clean Zane’s abs and then his tender ass.
Heat filled Zane’s cheeks at the intimate act, and he tried to pull away, but Aidan wouldn’t let him.
“Seriously?” Aidan said in disbelief. “I just had my dick up your ass, yet this embarrasses you?”
Zane scowled at him. “It’s not funny.”
Aidan threw the washcloth and towel in the direction of the bathroom. Then he leaned down and gave Zane a peck on the lips. “You’re right. It isn’t.”
Aidan crawled back in bed and lay on his side facing Zane. Aidan gave him another slow kiss that had Zane melting into the bed. When Aidan pulled back Zane asked, “Will you spend the night?”
Zane smiled. “I would love to, but I have to warn you we’ll have to get up by three so I can get home and change clothes.” He only hoped that wasn’t going to be a deal breaker.
“Don’t want to be a cupcake two days in a row?” Aidan teased.
Zane pushed Aidan’s shoulder with a scowl. “Don’t mock the costume.” He was a little nervous that Aidan hadn’t actually agreed to get up in the middle of the night.
“Okay, I give up.” Aidan put his hands up in a gesture of surrender. “The costume was a real work of art. Really. It should have won the costume competition it was so good.”
“I believe I hear mocking going on.” Zane tried not to laugh while he was being stern, but he just couldn’t help it. He was happy and he wanted to laugh. Hell, he wanted to jump up and down on the bed and shout with joy he was so happy.
Aidan shook his head with an innocent look. “No. I would never mock such a brilliant costume.” Aidan made an X over his heart with his finger. “Honest.” Then he burst out laughing.
They laughed side by side in a cozy cocoon they made under the blanket. If Zane could freeze any moment in time, this would be the one.
Finally, they both stopped laughing. Aidan yawned. “Seriously, you spending the night in my arms, totally worth getting up at such an ungodly hour.” This time there was no hint of laughter, no mocking, no teasing.
Zane brought his hand up to touch Aidan’s cheek. “Then I would love to spend the night.”
Aidan turned his head and kissed Zane’s palm. It was so sweet, so loving. Zane’s breath caught in his throat as he realized just how much he was falling for this man. He honestly could see spending his life with Aidan by his side.
Aidan wrapped an arm around Zane’s waist, pulling him closer until their bodies touched from their noses to toes. Their gazes clung to each other as they breathed each other in. The rest of the world ceased to exist in their little cocoon as they just lay there drowning in each other’s eyes.
Eventually they both drifted off to sleep holding each other as close as possible.
CHAPTER 20
With only a couple hours of sleep, Zane was exhausted the next day. Sex with Aidan was more than worth being a little tired, but it did make it harder for Zane to function. For the first time in years, he actually had to follow the recipes line by line, not because he couldn’t remember how to make the pastries but because he actually forgot to add the ingredients
. It was like his brain was still asleep. So, he’d gotten out his recipe book and made sure to make a tick mark each time he completed a step.
When Kevin and Megan came in for that day’s pastries for the fair, Zane had nearly finished. Ethan would be coming in soon, and Zane already warned him last night after they’d nearly sold out all the cupcakes, that more would needed to be delivered to the festival after the breakfast rush. He would leave it up to Ethan which of them delivered them or ran the bakery since his friend was doing him this favor.
“Hey, Kevin, Megan,” he called out when they came in through the back door. All three of them loaded up the trays of baked goods.
“So, how was the trick or treating last night?” Megan asked.
“It was a lot of fun. Oh, and I have pictures of Jesse and Ethan like you asked.” Zane had taken a bunch of pictures last night of the various costumes.
Megan had heard what the two were wearing and pouted when she realized she’d miss it. “As soon as we finish loading up, I want to see them.”
“Me, too,” Kevin called out from the back of the truck as he loaded another cart filled with trays of cinnamon rolls.
In all it had taken nearly an hour to load the carts with the trays of pastries and then load the carts into the truck. Normally it wouldn’t have taken as long, but because Zane had been making everything that morning, instead of the previous afternoon, he hadn’t had time to load everything onto the carts.
He just hoped they would have enough for the festival today. This morning he’d mostly concentrated on breakfast items with only a few cookies and cupcakes, figuring not too many would be purchasing those first thing in the morning. Megan had called Zane around three yesterday afternoon to tell him they were nearly sold out.
He’d been thrilled the festival had been so successful, but it also meant he had to do a better job stocking it. Yesterday, the festival hadn’t even started until noon because it was Friday. Today it would start at nine, so he had to be sure to provide more. “Do you think we’ll still do well today?” he asked Megan.