Page 58 of Lust

He smiles. “Only if Gage doesn’t push me out of it.”

We share a laugh, and Luke looks a little confused. I get it. You have to know Cody and Seth to understand their friendship, but surely if there was even a hint of sexual feelings, those would have been dealt with already.

“Seriously, though,” Seth says. “I just got Shira Maron’s number and a text to meet her upstairs in five, so at this point, where I wake up isn’t really what’s on my mind.”

I laugh. “Nice work, stud. Maybe if you’re lucky, Cody’ll be in the next room over and you can hear Gage running drills on his ass.”

His jaw tenses, catching me by surprise. Then he shrugs. “Well, as far as I know, Gage is straight, but I guess it’d be great if we’re both having fun.”

For the first time since he and Luke have been within a few feet of each other, neither looks pissed. I can’t help wondering if it’s at least in part because Seth’s already gotten a few drinks in him…or maybe the promise of what he’ll be doing with Shira upstairs later.

“Luke fucking Waters,” I hear behind me, and Luke and I turn to see Alexei approaching, in jeans and a black cape,wearing vampire makeup. “You blew me off when I told you about this party.”

“Yeah…” Luke drags out. “I didn’t want to bother to get a costume, but Brad had an extra one, so…”

Alexei eyes him skeptically. “Don’t lie. Brad clearly only had an extra third of a costume.”

We share a laugh, but Alexei keeps glancing between Luke and me. Given what he’d seen of us in the past, I’m sure he’s shocked to see us not only hanging out at a party together, but wearing matching costumes.

“I’m about to head inside, and I better see both your sexy asses on the dance floor in ten or I’m gonna come find you.”

Seth watches Alexei go, like he’s waiting for him to be out of earshot before he says, “So how was this evening?”

Luke shrugs. “Same as usual.”

“Are you moving the necklace a little bit, at least?”

“I don’t even think I can summon the ideomotor effect at this point,” Luke says.

I can tell it’s weighing on Seth, and any confidence he was wearing from his success with Shira is gone.

“Hey, hey, man,” I say. “Can we drop it for tonight? I brought him so we could have a good time.”

“Yeah,” Seth says. “I would also like to have a totally normal night and pretend that everything’s fine, so I’m gonna go find another Jell-O shot.”

He gives me a hug before heading off, at which point Luke says, “Alexei’s being awfully friendly tonight.”

I shrug. “Is he? You know him better than I do. But he was right about one thing. We need to get your sexy ass on the dance floor, so let’s finish these drinks and get out there.”

We take a few swigs before heading back inside, to the living room, and as we enter, we can hear the music rather than the intense thud of the bass. I get a few glances from guys I’vehooked up with in the past—the sort of looks that tell me they wouldn’t mind having another go. I struggle between moving closer to Luke to let them know I’m not available for any ass other than his at the moment, and keeping my distance because he doesn’t need to know I feel like a clingy boyfriend. We’ve barely known each other a month. It’s partly the Lust that makes me feel that way, but it’s something else too. Something more than raw sexual desire.

As we find an open space in the middle of the crowd of our scantily clad peers, Luke spins around to me. “Let me know if I’m about to smack anybody with these wings,” he jokes.

I don’t recognize the song, but it’s a decent beat, so I don’t hesitate, partly because I want to impress Luke. Meanwhile, he does a little bob, glancing around uncomfortably as we keep about a foot between us.

“That’s cute.” I move closer.

“I’m not much of a dancer. Can you tell?”

“We can fix that.” I step even closer, pushing up against him. I’m waiting to see if he’ll pull away, if maybe he was acting cooler with being seen out with me than he really is, but he doesn’t resist, and I can’t help grinning as I squat down and grind up against him, crotch to crotch. “Come on. Just follow me.”

He snickers as I hook my arm around him, pressing against the small of his back as he starts to move along with me.

But the awkwardness doesn’t last long. Soon his movements expertly mirror mine, our cocks like rocks, our bodies as in sync as when we mess around. When his gaze sinks to my lips, I steal a kiss. Luke places one hand against my back, the other cupping my ass as we dance. Doesn’t feel like we’re at a party anymore—it’s just me and him and our bodies reveling in the sensation of being close.

Luke tears his lips away and spins around, his ass gravitating to my pelvis. I slide my hand around his waist, caressing his absas I kiss his neck. His hand relaxes against the back of my head as I nibble, lick, and kiss.

Now I’m following his movements, this guy who was so awkward only moments before but who’s suddenly so fucking in tune with the music.

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