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“I knew you’d taste sweet,” he said, and Jude scoffed.

“Liar.”

“Now, now. We can’t have that.” Toni hovered his middle finger in front of Jude’s mouth and arched a challenging eyebrow. “Open.”

When Jude parted his lips, Toni pushed his finger inside, rubbing the pad along Jude’s tongue. He slid back until he felt Jude’s throat react, then retreated, letting Jude suck his finger clean.

“Taste good?” he asked, voice deep and gravelly.

Jude nodded.

“Now who’s a good boy?” Toni said, hissing when Jude scowled and bit down on the finger still in his mouth. “Fuck! You better think long and hard about putting biting on the table, baby.” He bared his sharp teeth, and Jude snickered.

Removing his finger, Toni painted Jude’s bottom lip with his own spit as the human said, “Afraid you can’t take it?”

With a chuckle full of sinful promises, Toni purred, “Oh, baby, I’m confident I can take everything you want to give me.”

“Then take me inside and prove it,” Jude said, and Toni could do nothing but obey.

Chapter fourteen

Cockblocked

The second they wereinside Toni’s flat, he grabbed Jude under his ass and hoisted him into his arms. With a yelp, the human grappled for purchase, circling his limbs around Toni until he was stable. Toni barely made it into the main room before he was slamming Jude—gently—against the wall and bringing their mouths mere centimeters apart.

“Can I kiss you now?” Toni asked, lips tracing over Jude’s with the question.

“Yes,” Jude said, and Toni groaned.

“Fucking finally.”

The moment before their mouths connected, someone delicately cleared their throat. “I feel it’s very important that you know I’m here right now,” Gem said, making both Toni and Jude jump.

“Holy shit!” Jude cried.

“I’m so sorry,” Gem said.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” Toni roared.

Gem held up several hands placatingly. “I came over to help you get ready for game night. I didn’t know Jude was coming early!” He winced. “Ooh, poor choice of words. Jude, honey, you come whenever you’re ready to come. I do not believe in nor support judgmental concepts like coming too early or too fast, or even too late. Everyone’s body is different.

“Take me for example,” Gem pressed two hands to his chest as Toni and Jude gaped at him. “I tend to take a while, and I was really self-conscious about it for a long time. Because stupid, immature guys were all, ‘Oh my gods, my jaw’s getting tired. Are you coming or not?’ Which made me feel bad, so it took even longer, so half the time, I’d just fake it.

“Which is, honestly, unacceptable. I have every right to have good orgasms, regardless of how long it takes. So now, when bitches give me attitude, I’m like, ‘Babe, calm down. Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll get there, when I get there.’

“And then I get there, and sometimes, that lasts a while too. Which should also be okay. I mean, it’s an Araknis thing, but maybe also a me thing. I don’t know for sure; I’ve never really researched it. Maybe I should ask my dad?”

Gem finally took a breath, and Toni barked, “What the fuck are you even talking about right now?”

“I don’t know! I’m uncomfortable,” Gem wailed, stamping a foot childishly. “And you know I ramble when I’m uncomfortable.”

“Shut up, Gem!” Toni snarled.

“Okay,” Gem whimpered, pressing two fists to his mouth as his other hands fidgeted.

All three of them were panting, and Toni, not for the first time, wanted to strangle his best friend. Instead, he settled for glaring at him. Gem looked properly contrite. Jude’s expression was a mix between amusement and confusion.

“I think you should put me down,” Jude said, and Toni shook his head in horror.

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