Page 45 of Here Comes Santa Paws

Roman shook his head, but a smile played at his lips. That smile made my heart beat faster. He walked me to the side of his bed and reached down to turn on a low lamp next to his bed before wrapping his arms around my waist as he stared into my eyes.

“What is it about you that I can’t get out of my head?”

“My charm? My wit? My dashing good looks?”

“Your eager persistence is like an annoying golden retriever.” His voice was rough, but a thread of humor laced his words.

I kissed his Adam’s apple. “If I knew that’s all it would take to get you to warm up to me, I would’ve come knocking on your door two years ago.” I could’ve sworn regret passed through his eyes, but it was gone so quickly I couldn’t be sure.

I gripped the neck of my shirt and pulled it over my head. Roman traced my bare chest with his hungry gaze. He didn’t reach out to touch me as I removed my jeans, but each pass of his attention scorched like hot fingers on my skin.

My dick was already half-hard from Roman visually devouring me. I adjusted myself over my black boxer briefs and watched him remove his clothes down to his boxer briefs. Hisbody was toned and thick with a thin patch of hair across his pecs.

I pushed my underwear off and stroked myself, waiting for him to remove his. A heartbeat passed. Two, three. Veins pulsed in Roman’s neck. Another heartbeat, and then he was on me. Lips crashing into mine, hands cradling my face with gentle firmness, the hardness of his body pushing me onto the bed.

His body was more comforting than a weighted blanket. I wrapped my legs around Roman’s waist, trying to adjust him to where I wanted him, and moaned at the satisfying moment of friction before he lifted his hips from mine.

I huffed, preparing to pout, when I saw Roman grinning down at me. Teeth on full display—even a dimple on one side. The sight stole my breath.

My heart’s in so much trouble.

ROMAN

This is a terrible idea.

I’d kept my hands off Elias for as long as I could. As he stripped, showing me the body I’d been dreaming about since the first time I saw him washing his car topless, my resolve crumbled. I was merely human, after all.

Getting involved with Elias wouldn’t end well. At best, we’d have a little fun and then fade back into neighbors who barely acknowledged each other, but I doubted it would be that easy. I had a feeling things would get messy. The kind of messy with feelings and expectations involved.

Lamplight reflected in Elias’s eyes as his pupils widened.

Stop denying yourself. You can have some damn fun for once.

I dropped my full weight onto him, which elicited a delicious groan as his legs wrapped around my waist. I cupped the curve of his bare ass with one hand and tightened the fingers on my other in his hair.

“I want to feel your skin.”

I moved one of Elias’s hands to my bare shoulder. “Skin.”

“Ass. You know what I mean.” He nipped at my jaw and shoved a hand between us, gripping my bulge. “I want to feelthisagainst me.”

“Who am I to deny a man what he wants?”

Elias eyed my hard dick hungrily as I ditched my underwear. His hand dragged slowly up and down his cock.

Am I really doing this? Am I going to fuck my neighbor?I took in Elias’s lithe body and the way he licked his lips.Hell yes, I am.

Wherever I lived, I made it a personal policy to not mess around with people I lived near or worked with. Things could get too complicated. It wasn’t the time to ponder why I was breaking that rule for Elias.

I climbed back on the bed and kissed my way along Elias’s leg as I went and let the scruff of my beard brush the shaft of his cock before continuing my exploration of his body.

Elias watched me with his lips parted. Surprise registered in his eyes when I passed by his dick. Did he think I only cared about getting off without any foreplay? Foreplay made the orgasms better. Especially with someone as responsive as Elias. It wasfun. He was fun.

Elias gripped my ass as soon as it was within grabbing distance. I took my time licking his neck, nibbling his ear, and kissing a path along his jaw. He was squirming under me when I reached his lips.

He wrapped his legs around my waist and ground against me. I liked a guy who went after what he wanted.

“My turn.” He pushed at my shoulders but couldn’t budge me until I voluntarily rolled to my back.

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