Page 51 of Inherting the Mafia

"Don't worry," Tony continued. "No one has to know you fucked me. I won't tell anyone." He pushed himself out of my arms, rolled, and scooted to the side of the bed. "If I can get used to being a mafia boss, I can get used to being someone's dirty little secret."

I grabbed Tony's arm before he could climb out of bed and yanked him back down to me. I cupped the side of his face with my hand and raised it until our eyes met.

"You will never be a dirty little secret." I wouldn't do that to him. I respected him too much and not just because he was my boss. "I'm just worried about your safety."

All of the tension seemed to fade from Tony's body as he slumped against me. "So, what do you suggest then?"

"Let's talk to Luca. He's had to navigate this world. He'd probably have some suggestions." It was the only thing I couldthink of. I had no knowledge of how to navigate in this world for an out and proud gay man. I'd never lived outside of the closet.

Tony pushed himself up until he was sitting next to me. His face was grim, his eyes looked dim with sadness, and the corners of his mouth turned down.

It was not a look I wanted to see on his face.

"Look," Tony began, "we barely know each other and one night of admittedly really great sex is not a sound foundation for anything except a one night stand. I swear I won't hold it against you if you want things to end here."

"Dumping me already?"

Tony's eyebrows shot up to his hairline. "Dumping you?"

"Isn't that what you're doing?" I asked. "Not less than a minute ago you were talking about us starting something together and now you want to end it. Doesn't that mean you're dumping me?"

"No, I—" Tony's eyes flashed with something unidentifiable for a moment before he lowered them. "I just didn't want to put you into a tight spot. I know you've been hiding this side of yourself all of your life. I don't want to put you in a position where you could grow to hate me."

I didn't think that would ever happen.

"I've always known that sooner or later my secret would come out, Tony. It was just a matter of when." I cupped the side of Tony's face again, pulling him down closer to me. "And I don't think I could ever hate you."

I leaned up, pressing our lips together. Kissing Tony was an experience in itself. It wasn't just a kiss. It was an intimate gesture that took me to a different plain of existence.

My heart pounded a little faster as I slid my tongue between his lips and then pressed in to explore. Tony groaned and moved into the kiss, parting his lips even more. The feathery light touch of his tongue against mine hardened my cock to a steel rod.

I wrapped one arm around his waist and pulled him up against me. I grabbed the nap of his neck with the other, tilting his head to give me better access.

I moved my mouth over Tony's, devouring its softness. The kiss was urgent and exploratory, like the soldering heat that joins metals.

The kiss sent the pit of my stomach into a wild swirl.

By the time I lifted my head, we were both out of breath and panting heavily. I had heard about kisses that made people's toes curl, but I had always been skeptical...until now.

"You keep kissing me like that and I'll dance out of the closet covered in a rainbow colored flag."

Tony snickered. "I don't think you need to be that daring."

"I'd do it if that's what you wanted."

I had no idea where all of this bravado was coming from. I only knew that the way I felt when Tony looked at me with his honey-colored eyes made me feel ten feet tall and bullet proof.

I didn't want to give that up.

"Like I said, I don't think you need to do that. In fact, I don't think we need to do anything. We are under no obligation to inform the world that we're lovers."

My brow wrinkled as I frowned, the beginning of a knot forming in my stomach. "Does that mean you want to keep us a secret?" Hadn't we already decided that wasn't a good idea?

"No, I think we should just do what feels right for us. Eventually, everyone will get the picture."

My mouth parted in surprise and I just stared at Tony.

"We just continue going on about our business the way we want to and ignore everyone else. They'll eventually get the clue and if they don't like it, they don't have to be involved."

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