Page 30 of His Boys to Protect

Seeing Ward and Skylar kissing had gotten his blood boiling. Not just out of anger, but with desire as well. Something about the two of them together looked a little tooright. But it couldn't be right. Skylar washis, damn it! It couldn't be right to see his Sky kissing another man when Skylar was only supposed to kiss Charlie himself.

And to make matters worse? Charlie wanted to kiss Ward, too. Maybe even more than kiss. Charlie's penis had been hard almost the whole time he'd sat in Ward's lap. And now it was hard again, with Ward on top of him.

But Ward's penis was hard, too. Charlie felt it.

That, more than anything, was what had stopped his fit dead in its tracks. Ward pinned him down very well, better even than his own father. Dad was the biggest man in his family, so it usually fell to him to hold Charlie down when he needed it. Skylar wasn't quite strong enough. Nor were Charlie's brothers. At least, not anymore now that Charlie was fully grown. It had been a different story when Charlie was still a kid and his older brothers stood bigger and taller than him. Now that they were all grown up, they were built about the same. Dakota had bigger shoulders and stronger arms from all his swimming, and Quinn stood slightly taller, but they were all more or less equally matched.

None of them came close to Ward. Charlie felt so good and safe and contained, being held down by the man, it was almost overwhelming.

But adding in the man's obvious arousal? The feeling of Ward's erection against his backside had completely short-circuited Charlie's brain.

A frustrated groan escaped him. Why did that feeling excite him so much? It wasn't supposed to be like that. Charlie was only supposed to be attracted to his Sky, yet there he lay, heart pounding, wishing Ward would touch him more. Lots more.Nakedmore. It didn't make any sense!

“Hhnn,” Charlie whined.

“Hey,” Skylar murmured. “Charlie? You okay? You ready to get up?”

No. No, he most definitely was not ready to get up. He couldn't let his Sky see the state of his penis, straining the confines of his jeans. How would he explain it?

Then again, his Sky had some explaining to do himself.

“Take your time,” Skylar said.

Charlie squeezed his eyes shut, then nearly heaved a sigh of relief when Ward shifted back a little more, putting just enough space between their bodies that Charlie could no longer feel the man's erection. It was just what he needed. Without that tempting and distracting sensation, all he really felt was the cold, hard floor beneath him. It stabbed into his knees and elbows and hips, wherever the skin was thinnest over the bones. Within moments, Charlie's penis was soft again.

He whined and struggled beneath Ward, needing to get up and away from the hard floor.

“He's ready,” Skylar said.

Ward slowly let go. He released Charlie's wrists, dragging his hands down Charlie's forearms. Charlie trembled, feeling that simple touch all over, threatening to get him aroused again. Then Ward planted his hands on the floor and pushed himself up, lifting away from Charlie's body. Charlie heard the man get to his feet, then gave himself a moment, shivering at the sudden chill now that Ward's body wasn't blanketed over his.

Finally, Charlie pushed himself up onto his hands and knees before standing. He backed slightly away from both Skylar and Ward. Besides still being mad at both of them, he was also far too tempted. He wanted to haul his Sky up to their room so he could have Skylar be all his. But he also wanted to go to Ward for comfort. And then some.

Damn it!Why did this have to be so confusing?

“I should probably get going,” Ward announced.

Charlie scowled, rocking on his feet. He wanted Ward to hurry up and leave so he could have his Sky to himself. But a part of him also wanted Ward to stay. “Hhnn,” he whined, tempted to beat on his head and throw another fit. This was all too much.

“Easy,” Skylar murmured. “I know. Loud feelings, huh?” He stepped closer to Charlie but didn't touch him. “How about we go upstairs and read for a bit, yeah? That sound okay?”

Charlie considered it. Quiet time did sound good. But he also still itched with arousal despite his penis not being hard at the moment. He was going to have to take care of that before anything else. Once they were upstairs—even though it wasn't the right time of day—he could ask for sex. Not there in front of Ward. So Charlie nodded in agreement.

“Okay,” Skylar murmured, giving him a gentle smile, then turned to Ward. “It was good seeing you again,” he said, his voice full of something that Charlie didn't like.

“You, too,” Ward replied, sounding the same way Skylar did.

Charlie's scowl deepened.

Ward shifted his stance, cleared his throat, then said, “Yeah. Um. Have a good night.”

“You, too,” Skylar replied.

After a tiny pause, Ward said, “Bye, Charlie.”

Charlie's chest felt tight. He was tempted to tell Ward not to go, but how else would he get his Sky alone? Charlie made himself give a little wave, then turned away and tromped up the stairs.

He heard the front door open and shut, then came the sound of Skylar's soft footsteps. Charlie led the way down the hall and unlocked the door to their room. He waited for Skylar to go in before following him inside and locking the door behind them, shutting out the rest of the world.

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