Page 25 of Sugar

“It’s not you. There’s just stuff in my past that’s still a bit…”

“Tender?”

Dropping the serving spoon, Piper reached for Juno and pulled him close again. He cradled his face and nuzzled a kiss against his lush mouth. “I want you to know me. Even the tender parts. So don’t take my tone personally, and please call me out if I’m being a dick about something.”

Juno pinched him lightly and grinned as he stepped away. “I’d promise, but that would be a straight up lie. I’ll die in my discomfort, thank you.”

It wasn’t worth it to argue now, but Piper might push the issue later if he had the chance—if he was worthy of a chance. He plated dinner instead, then settled in a chair across from Juno, who looked happy but exhausted. He debated not dropping the travel news on him, but he also didn’t want to drag it out.

“So—”

“I was?—”

They stopped, and Piper smiled, making a go-ahead gesture.

“You go,” Juno argued.

Piper sighed, but it wasn’t worth the fight. “My brother called. He and his boyfriend are getting married.”

Juno’s eyes went bright. “Wow! That’s great, right? We still like this boyfriend?”

Piper nodded. “We still like him a lot. And I’m going to be the best man. It’s, ah…it’s next month.”

Juno’s face fell, though Piper could see him trying to control his emotions. “Oh. Yeah, no, that’s great. I mean, we can put off the trip and?—”

“No,” Piper interrupted. He couldn’t stand to see that expression on Juno’s face. “I mean, sure, if you want, but I’d like you to come. As my plus-one. And it’ll tick the ocean sunset off your list.”

Juno looked uncertain. “Your brother’s never even met me. Are you sure you want that? I mean, won’t that be weird?”

“It won’t be weird unless you want it to be,” Piper answered. “I really like you, sugar. A lot. I know you’re going through some shit right now, so we don’t have to talk about what any of this means, but I’d like to. Someday.”

“Me too,” Juno all but whispered. “Someday. Just…not yet? Not until I figure out what everything’s going to be like? I don’t want to lose you, but I need time.”

“Whatever your decision is, you’ll never lose me,” Piper promised. It was one he felt confident in making. Would it destroy him to see Juno move on with someone else? Yes. But that wouldn’t matter because he wanted Juno to be happy. To be safe. To be loved.

There was a long beat of silence, and then Juno said, “So. I was thinking next week we can take off. Is that too soon?”

It wasn’t soon enough.

“Oh God.” Juno groaned, rolling his body in time with Piper’s fingers as they pushed past the tight ring of muscle in his ass. Piper loved him like this—spread out and wanton. He was flushed from his thick cock to his collarbones, and Piper leaned in, tasting the heat and salt of his skin. “More. Deeper. Can you…”

Piper removed his fingers, making Juno cry out, but he was left empty for only a moment. Piper grabbed the dildo from his nightstand that he’d bought months ago when he’d gotten a random erection, thinking his libido was coming back online. It hadn’t, so he’d left it.

He hadn’t realized he’d be using it for this, but he wasn’t upset about it.

He was turned on and half-hard watching the blue silicone slip into his lover. His dick gave a feeble throb as Juno spread his legs wider, his back arching as Piper searched for and found his prostate. Juno’s breath caught on a cry, and his knees began to tremble.

“I n-need…I need…”

Piper didn’t wait for him to finish. He used his free hand to pin his hips, and then he swallowed Juno’s cock down to the hilt, gave a single, hard suck, and felt him shudder. And then he came. Piper managed to swallow most of it this time, licking Juno clean as he pulled back, and he wiped his mouth on the back of his hand before turning off the vibration and easing the toy free from Juno’s ass.

His hole was slightly loose—shiny and slick from the lube, trembling like it wanted to be filled again. Piper slid a finger inside, and Juno’s whole body went lax.

“You like that, sugar?”

Juno hummed, nodding, eyes closed as he wriggled closer. The movement of his hip against Piper’s cock made him gasp, and Juno opened his eyes. “Are you hard?”

“A little,” Piper admitted.

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