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Skylar inwardly cursed. He didn't want to get up, but he also realized Charlie was about three seconds away from true annoyance. “He wants the condom off,” he told Ward.

“Okay,” Ward murmured. “Hang on.” Ward leaned down and pressed a kiss to Skylar's shoulder, then slowly pulled out. He paused there. “You okay?”

Skylar nodded even as a wave of loss hit him.

“Here we go,” Ward said. He hooked an arm around Skylar's waist, then reached between Skylar's legs with the other hand. “Nice and easy.”

Skylar looked down and watched as Ward held Charlie's condom in place, all while gently lifting Skylar off of Charlie's cock. A shudder ran through him when he felt it slip free.Damn it. He was so empty. The lingering, phantom sensation of that fullness was still there, but it wasn't the same. It was nothing but a tease. Like a part of himself had been ripped away.

Ward got up and disposed of the condoms, then came back to the foot of the bed. He stood there, wearing nothing but a soft smile, glancing from Skylar to Charlie and back.

Oh fuck. Skylar stared at him. He wanted to memorize Ward's face in that moment. The look of pure, bone-deep joy in his expression. Skylar reached for him.

At the same moment, he saw movement out of the corner of his eye. When Skylar turned to look, he saw Charlie doing the same thing. Arms outstretched. Reaching for Ward. A needy look on his face.

Ward breathed a curse and climbed up onto the bed. He lay down on his back, curled an arm around each of them, and hauled them in close.

Skylar watched Charlie as they both snuggled up to Ward, their positions mirrored. Charlie almost looked guilty, but the expression slowly gave way to one of quiet contentment. Skylar smiled at him, then stretched over Ward to give Charlie a kiss.

Charlie let out a littlesqueak, then paused, eyeing Ward. When Skylar gave him a tiny nod, Charlie lifted his head and pursed his lips. “Hhng?”

Ward smiled. He cupped a hand around the back of Charlie's head and leaned in, giving him a sweet, lingering kiss. Then he turned and did the same with Skylar.

Charlie gave a happychirpbefore resting his head on Ward's shoulder. He looked down at Skylar's left arm, draped across Ward's chest. Charlie reached out and touched the heart tattoo,tracing the line all the way down and back up. He let out another happy noise, then closed his eyes.

Skylar sucked in a breath and matched Charlie's position, his head on Ward's shoulder and his eyes closed. He snuggled in closer to Ward, needing as much contact as he could get.

He'd been wrong earlier.

Thiswas perfect.

Chapter 28

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WARD

WARD HAD to be dreaming. There was no way he'd just experienced a thing that he'd been fantasizing about for months.

He tightened his grip on Skylar and Charlie as he glanced from one boy to the other. They were so beautiful, they simply took his breath away. And it wasn't just about how they looked. It was everything else about them that sharpened those features, making them even more radiant.

Charlie with his precious innocence, his fierce protectiveness of Skylar, his self-esteem. The boy always knew exactly what he wanted and he wasn't afraid to go after it. But his shyness when it came to new sexual experiences?Fuck. Ward couldn't get enough of that. He wanted to witness that again. To see Charlie wrestle with temptation and ultimately give in, exploring new feelings. New possibilities.

Then there was Skylar. Sweet, sensual, broken Skylar, who had endured so much yet kept surviving. Kept fighting. The boy was so strong, yet also fragile. Ward wanted to wrap him up and keep him safe, like the precious treasure he was.

And they'd both let him in. Let down their walls and allowed him into their lives. Into their relationship. Their most intimate moments.

Skylar arched his back and extended his legs in a big stretch. He let out a heavy sigh as he relaxed, snuggling against Ward's body. Skylar hooked a leg over one of Ward's own, bringing them even closer together.

Ward couldn't help smiling. “Hey, kitten.”

Skylar grinned, rubbing his cheek on Ward's shoulder before nuzzling just under Ward's jaw. “Hi, Daddy.”

On the other side, Charlie lifted his head. The boy eyed Skylar, then adjusted his position so they were perfectly mirrored. The move brought Charlie's groin hard up against Ward's leg.

Ward felt Charlie's dick and balls against his bare skin.Fuck. Even now, a part of him thought that should have turned him off, but it didn't. Not even close. Feeling Charlie frot against him—even through his jeans—had gotten his dick aching for freedom. Ward was sorely tempted to reach down and cup the boy's ass. Encourage him to do it again, but naked this time.

And feeling his balls brush against Charlie's as they fucked Skylar together?Holy hell. That sensation had set off a heat inside him that he'd never thought possible. What if he and Charlie frotted together for real? Not with any barriers between them, but naked dick against naked dick? Except Skylar would have to be involved in some way, too.

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