Page 48 of Road to a Cowboy

“Still going to walk me to my door?” Cal asked, his mouth against Austin’s cheek.

“Uh-huh,” Austin managed.

“Still going to kiss me goodnight?”

“Uh-huh.”

Austin wasn’t sure how it had happened—Cal becoming the pursuer and Austin the pursued—but he was totally here for the role reversal.

Cal swept his hand up Austin’s back and pressed against his spine. Austin’s head—hell, his entire body—went floaty.

“Think we’ll make it to my door?”

Austin smiled against Cal’s lips. “Doubtful.”

Their lips met, and they skipped past tentative and ran right to smoldering.

That first taste was electric. Turned Austin’s bones to liquid as he held on to Cal, the heat of him nearly burning through Austin. They were the same height, but since Cal was muscle on top of muscle, Austin felt surrounded in the best way possible. In a way that made him want to surrender to this man who was now both friend and something more.

Cal cupped his jaw, coaxing him to open wider, and practically devoured Austin’s mouth. Austin moaned, the top of his head flying off when Cal dipped one hand down the back of his jeans. His cock plumped faster than it ever had, pressing against Cal’s thigh, and he could feel Cal’s erection against his own thigh, hard and hot, and fuck. Austin was tempted to sink to his knees right here on the sidewalk and give the neighbors a show.

God. Cal kissed him like he was starving. Was there anything sexier than that? Than being the sole focus of Cal’s attention and desire?

“Jesus,” Austin gasped, coming up for air.

Cal guided his head back where he wanted it with a murmured, “Come back,” then captured his mouth again, his tongue tangoing with Austin’s. Christ, if Cal taking what he wanted wasn’t the sexiest thing ever.

Cal had always been one of the few people in Austin’s life that he’d lay down his life for. Now he’d happily lay his body out too. His heart. His soul.

All of it was Cal’s, for better or worse.

Austin carded his fingers through Cal’s hair and tugged. “Come back home with me.”

“Mine’s closer.”

They tumbled into Cal’s house a minute later, all searching hands and heavy breathing and muttered curses as they tripped over their own feet. Laughing, Austin landed with his back against the wall next to the door. Cal fell on top of him, and even in the darkened foyer, he found Austin’s lips without effort.

Austin groaned into him and wrapped his arms around Cal’s back, hiking his T-shirt up until he got his hands on hot skin. Cal reared back for the second it took for him to yank the shirt off. Then he was back, giving Austin full access to his naked chest. God, Cal was hard everywhere and there was a mat of fur between his pecs that?—

Cal squeezed Austin’s erection through his jeans and his head fell back, thumping against the wall. “Fuck. Cal. Want to taste you.”

“Later,” Cal said, low and rough, his voice dragging sensually over Austin’s skin. Cal unzipped his own jeans and tugged out his dick. Austin’s mouth watered, and he might’ve whimpered in desperation, but then Cal unzipped Austin’s pants and got his dick out. The sight of their erections nestled together in Cal’s large hand was probably the hottest thing Austin had ever seen.

Cal spat into his palm—which, gross, but also so hot—and using a combination of spit and their pre-come, jacked them.

Austin made an incoherent ungh sound and held on to Cal for dear life.

Heat shot down his spine to pool in his balls, and with Cal’s hand on his dick and Cal’s grunts filling the air, Austin lost it. He lasted an embarrassingly short time, but, gratifyingly, so did Cal. They came almost in tandem, spilling over Cal’s hand.

Sweat trickling into his eye, Austin slumped against the wall. When Cal slumped against him, tucking his face into Austin’s neck with a sigh, Austin found the energy to wrap one arm around his shoulders. He let out a soft laugh because—Jesus. He hadn’t expected that. Not tonight.

That was the thing about Cal though—it could take him eons to make a decision, but once he did, he was all in, no looking back.

“Man, I wish The Mountain Peak Diner delivered after eight. I could really go for their strawberry shortcake right now.”

Cal lifted his head and stared incredulously at him. “That’s what you’re thinking about?”

Austin grinned. “Think about it. Sex and dessert? What’s better than that?”

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