Page 28 of Painted

It was hot, unbelievably sexy, and everything Early had ever wanted.

It was also terrifying and intense.

But they’d be damned if they pushed back now.

“I want you,” they said, head tipped back as Rhys kissed and licked the pulse point in their neck. “I want this.”

It felt way too much like they were convincing themself.

“I’ve wanted you for a long time,” Rhys confessed, straightening and reaching for the hem of his shirt.

Warmth rushed through Early, causing them to smile again. Rhys had wanted them for a long time. That was everything they needed to hear and more.

Immediately, they were right back in the moment with Rhys. They helped Rhys pull his shirt over his head, then worked with trembling hands to undo Rhys’s jeans.

Three seconds later, the panic was back when they did what every porn video and internet chat board they’d consulted that day told them they should do and sank to their knees. They pulled Rhys’s jeans down to his knees, then shifted to the side as he kicked them off, then nearly shouted when they were suddenly face to face with Rhys’s half-hard cock.

“You’re so amazing,” they said, voice hoarse with worry.

There was no way they were going to get that thing all the way to the back of their throat. Just looking at it made them want to throw up.

But blow jobs were sexy. They were what two guys did when they were having sex. If they didn’t just go for it, Rhys would probably hate them and want nothing to do with them anymore.

“It’s okay, Early,” Rhys said, stroking a hand through their hair. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.”

“No, I want to,” Early lied. No, it wasn’t a lie. They wanted to taste Rhys’s cock. They wanted to have sex with him.

They smiled up at Rhys, trying to make it look sultry, then reached for Rhys’s cock.

They missed and had to lower their eyes and focus on what they were doing. They managed to wrap their hand around Rhys’s length, sucking in a breath as they did. Rhys let a small sound of pleasure out, which gave them courage.

They leaned forward, puzzling for a moment about the best way to suck a cock, then closed their eyes and went for it, dragging their tongue across Rhys’s mushroom head.

It wasn’t as bad or scary as they thought it would be, so they did it again, taking more time and kissing it a little, too. When that didn’t cause the world to fall down, they did what all the online tutorials said to do and pretended it was an ice lolly and closed their mouth over the top, sucking it a little.

Rhys’s taste was salty and musky. It wasn’t half bad, really. They could definitely get used to it. Since that was okay, they tried a little more, drawing it deeper into their mouth and sucking as they let it go. Their throat was still tight and their tongue kept getting in the way, but they could do this. They could definitely do?—

Whether it was deliberate or reflex on Rhys’s part, Rhys jerked into Early’s mouth so suddenly that they gagged.

Shame and terror threatened to swallow them again in an instant.

“Sorry, baby! I’m so sorry,” Rhys immediately gusted. He reached for Early and pulled them to their feet, caressing their hot face tenderly. “I’d rather have you right here anyhow,” he said, leaning in to kiss Early again.

Kissing definitely made everything better. It meant they didn’t have to look Rhys in the eyes and give away how panicked they were.

Within seconds, Early was relaxed and into it again. So much that they didn’t fight or protest when Rhys slipped between the sheets with them and pinned them to their back.

“You’ve got me so worked up, baby,” Rhys purred, kissing his way down Early’s neck to their chest, then teasing one of their nipples with his tongue.

It was hot and exciting. Rhys definitely knew what he was doing. His hands were all over Early’s body, and his mouth did things that Early had never dreamed of. Their body loved every second of it.

Their mind felt like it was careening through a void, no idea what was going on or what they were supposed to do about it. They moaned when Rhys caressed and stroked their cock and when he drew the whole thing into his mouth in a way Early hadn’t been able to do. They wanted to scream when they came after less than a minute.

“No worries,” Rhys said, all tender laughter, which was the exact opposite of Early’s shame and panic. “You’re young. You’ll bounce back quickly. Unless you want to stop.”

“No, don’t stop,” Early blurted, terrified that Rhys would be completely done with them if they didn’t make sure he got what he wanted.

“I won’t then,” Rhys said, smiling languidly as he kissed his way back up Early’s body.

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