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Nico’s hold tightened. “Will you stay with me?” he asked in a watery voice.

And there was only one acceptable answer. “Sure, I will. Scoot over.”

When Nico did as asked, Elijah slipped under the covers on the outer edge of the bed and held the boy in his arms. Rienk did the same, so that they sandwiched Nico between them. Their three bodies became so naturally entangled that as Elijah fell asleep, he understood that, his caution notwithstanding, there was no turning back.

Chapter Eight

Elijah eyed the blacked-out windows of the sex shop. “I don’t know about this.” Rienk and Nico flanked him, each touching him in a friendly way, yet he knew that if he tried to turn and flee, they’d tighten their holds and keep him from doing so.

“I thought you said you trusted us.” Rienk’s tone was slightly petulant, with a dose of guilt thrown in.

“I do. But is this really necessary?” Elijah had broadened his perspective immensely in the last few weeks. He wasn’t sure he could handle this, however. It was the middle of the day, for Pete’s sake. Shouldn’t entering this kind of place be done under the cover of darkness?

“Sure,” Rienk replied. “These are modern times. Think of all the poor gay boys of bygone days who had to rely on vegetables for help.”

No, actually Elijah didn’t want to think of that. He might not be able to look a carrot in the eye ever again, and as a chef in training, he had to have a good relationship with food. “Can’t we order online?” Doing it that way didn’t seem as daunting.

Putting his hand Elijah’s back to press him forward, Nico said, “No. For this, you need to see it in person to make sure it’s what you want. Come on. It won’t be as painful as your country-boy mind is imagining.”

That was the end of the discussion. Elijah found himself being propelled into the store. Inside, everything was bright and cheery, nothing like the ominous outside. And thank God, it was also empty, except for a girl behind the counter, who sat with her nose in a book, paying them no mind.

Elijah glanced around the room. “Where do we go?”

“To the expert,” Rienk replied. “Unless you want to browse around first for fun.”

“Um, no.” That wasn’t entirely true. He was rather interested to see what sex toys existed. He’d never had the chance to even look on the Internet for fear of being caught out. Unease won over curiosity, though, so he let the boys steer him toward the counter. “Oh my God, we’re not going to talk to her, are we?”

Rienk tugged at his arm. “You don’t see anyone else working here, do you?” When they reached their destination in a matter of seconds, Rienk caught the girl’s attention. “Hi, we’re looking for a butt plug starter kit.”

Nico patted Elijah’s shoulder. “Our friend here is cherry and needs to prep so he can take our Daddy’s massive dick without getting split open.” At that moment, Elijah wished for a superpower that would allow him to make the floor swallow him up.

The store clerk, however, seemed unfazed by the banter. She looked up at them with a bored expression. With her blue-streaked hair and various face piercings, she didn’t look much older than them. And clearly she’d heard it all, because when she got off her chair, she simply motioned for them to follow her. At the back of the store, she stopped by a display of scary-looking plugs and waved at them with one hand, Vanna-style. “The kit at the top far left is the most popular—three sizes and made out of easily washed silicone.” She could have been selling washing machines for all the inflection she gave her pitch, and her normality actually put Elijah somewhat at ease.

He eyed the clear box she’d pointed out. Even the smallest of the sizes made his hole clench in apprehension. He didn’t think any of those would fit well, but as Nico had indelicately pointed out, Dermott was a large man. Elijah would need some help if he ever wanted to get fucked by him. “What do you two think?” He did trust the others’ judgment on this, more than his own.

“Hmm-m.” Rienk let go of him to grab the box and stare at its contents up close. “Three’s plenty. This isn’t going to be some year-long process, so we don’t need to make it too gradual.”

Again, Elijah’s hole clenched, although, truth be told, it was more from excitement than anything else. He joined Rienk with Nico in tow and took the box to scrutinize it himself. Up close, the plugs still appeared dauntingly large, but he wanted to take this next step. He’d spent the last couple of weeks sleeping mostly chastely in Dermott’s bed with the others. He’d watched them every night fucking in all the ways possible for three men to do, although Dermott was always the ‘top’, not surprisingly. The boys had given him plenty of blow jobs, and Dermott had used his hand to make Elijah come with delicious ferocity. With each new experience, the intensity of his orgasms had increased. He was nearly desperate now to see what it would be like to have one while impaled by Dermott’s dick. Anything to hasten that event and increase its potential pleasure had to be seized.

“I’ll take this,” he said to the clerk in a firm voice that surprised him. He’d grown emotionally in his time spent with Dermott and the boys. They’d given him the gift of increased confidence. And when he paid a ridiculous amount of money for his toys, he was nevertheless proud that he could do so with his own, hard-earned cash.

Once they were outside, the boys lost no time. “Come on,” Nico cried with glee. “Let’s go get that bad boy into you.”

* * * *

“Maybe we should wait until after the club closes tonight.” Elijah bit his lip as he watched Rienk lube up the smallest of the plugs.

“No chance,” Nico responded, his lips, as usual, inches from Elijah’s ear. “You should work your shift with it in, get used to being filled. You’ll acclimate quickly that way.”

“I’m not sure I can do that.” Elijah was naked and lying back into Nico’s cradling arms. It was as if he were giving birth or something, although in this case, something was being shoved in, not out. The boys had insisted on helping, and truth be told, Elijah wasn’t sure he could manage to insert even the smallest plug on his own. And Nico’s strength added to his own to keep his knees bent, with one leg in the air to expose his ass to Rienk’s efforts.

“We believe in you, sweetie. It won’t be as hard as you think.” Rienk, kneeling between Elijah’s open legs, held up the shiny plug. “That should do it. Now, your hole.”

That was all the warning Elijah got before the boy used one slick finger to press against Elijah’s ring. Contrary to his worries, it slipped in easily. And it all happened so fast that he didn’t have time to worry or tense. Rienk fucked him with slow, gentle strokes for a few seconds. Elijah could only moan and his cock stiffened almost instantly.

Nico tightened his hold. “Feels amazing, doesn’t it? I promise you’ll like the plug, but nothing will compare to Dermott’s cock.” Those words caused Elijah to shudder.

Rienk pulled his finger out. Elijah instinctively clenched to keep it in, making the other boy chuckle. “Don’t worry. Something better is coming. Keep your eyes on me, sweetie.”

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