Page 24 of Sweetheart

Mason rocked back on his heels as he pulled away. He brought his shaking fingers up to his mouth. “Wow.”

Levi was breathing hard. All he could do was nod.

“I don’t think that I’ll ever get tired of kissing you,” Mason told him. “Especially if you keep kissing me like that.”

Levi had to force himself to release his hold on Mason. He really wanted to pull his mate close again, but they were in the middle of a busy club. And as much as he ached, Levi wasn’t quite ready for more. He cleared his throat. “I…”

“It’s okay.” Mason patted Levi’s chest. “I just couldn’t help myself.”

“Me either,” Levi admitted.

Mason rewarded him with a quick kiss against his lips before he started to look around. “This club—”

Levi found his cheeks heating. “One of my friends, Craig, owns the place. I don’t come often but I like to hang out with my friends when I’m here.”

“So you don’t—” Mason motioned to the back rooms. “Play around?”

“No,” Levi answered quickly. “I don’t…do that.” Inside he cringed. That was a stupid thing to say. Why would Mason want him if Levi confessed his inexperience?

“This doesn’t seem like a place you would frequent,” Mason said.

Was that a bad thing? Levi just didn’t know, so he said nothing.

“I can tell from the look on your face that you’re thinking way too hard about this.” Mason laced their fingers together.

“I don’t want you to think that I can’t…won’t…that I’m not good at…”

“I don’t think that at all.” Once again Mason moved into Levi’s personal space. “This attraction between us is undeniable. We’re going to be just fine.”

Levi relaxed slightly at the reassurance from his mate.

Laughter and giggles escaped from the room that Levi had exited earlier. Mason perked up. “What’s going on in there?”

“My friends.” How should Levi explain this. “Have you heard of age regression?”

“Yes!” Mason bounced on his toes. “Is that the playroom?”

Levi nodded. “Bryce, Nate, and Lawson are playing. Their…partners are with them, watching.”

Mason smirked. “You can say their Daddies.”

Okay, maybe Levi did need to relax. Mason was a grown man. He had to know something about the club if he’d agreed to come.

“Bryce and Lawson have a Daddy. Nate has a Daddy and Papa Bear.”

“Cool. Can I meet them?”

Levi stared at his mate as he processed the question. “You want to meet my friends?”

“Sure.” Mason shrugged. “I've met a couple of them already, but I can tell you’re close to them. I’d like to meet the rest.”

“They’re more like family. I call them my family because I don’t see my parents or siblings.” Levi tried not to show the distress he always felt when thinking of his birth family.

“I’m sorry to hear that. The only family I still talk to is my twin.”

“You have a twin?” Levi hadn’t known that. Wow, there was another man out there like his mate?

Mason laughed. “We’re complete opposites. Jason is an adrenaline junkie. He’s currently traveling around the US on the back of his motorcycle just to see what kind of trouble he can find.”

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