Page 23 of Truth or Spare

“I didn’t even have a chance,” Theo complained while massaging the palm by his thumb. “Why is her hand that strong?”

“No one can explain it, but most of us know better,” Dewey said with a sigh, glaring at Cassie. “Now, what?”

She clapped and did a little dance. “Eeek! Now, you kiss!”

“No,” Dewey groaned, shaking his head.

Theo shrugged. “Okay!” he said and Dewey threw him a startled look.

“Okay?”

“Why not?” Theo said with another casual shrug. “I wouldn’t mind.”

“Perfect!” Cassie jumped out of the way and shoved Theo at Dewey. There was another giddy squeal and a hop. “As much as I want to stay and witness the magic, I think you’ll have more fun if I poof and let you enjoy this in private.”

“Could you poof yourself into a different country?” Dewey asked her, making Cassie roll her eyes.

“I have a feeling you’ll thank me later. You finally get to kiss a guy and see if you’rereallybi,” she said, widening her eyes at him.

“I wasn’t that worried about it,” Dewey mumbled, but caught Theo checking his breath and wished he hadn’t spit out his gum.

“Okay! Have fun and go easy on Doobie,” she told Theo, earning a thumbs up from him.

“He is in very good hands.”

“I know he is!” she reached and gave Theo’s cheek a squeeze. “I will expect a full report on Monday. Or else,” she whispered as she backed away, then left with a malevolent cackle.

Dewey leaned and watched, waiting until her Ford Explorer turned out of the parking lot before chuckling “Whatever. Let’s turn everything off and lock up. I’m wiped out.”

He went to shut down the workshop but Theo caught his sleeve and gave it a good yank.“Not so fast! I have a report to deliver on Monday.”

“No, you don’t. Just tell her it was fine and to mind her own business,” Dewey suggested but Theo shook his head.

“That would not be the honorable thing to do and I have been very curious,” he said with another casual shrug.

“Curious? About kissing me?” That didn’t make sense to Dewey, but so little did when it came to Theo.

He nodded as he squared up to Dewey, squinting as if he was sizing up an opponent. “Should I go slow and be gentle since it’s your first time? Or, should I let go and see how wild and rough we can get?”

“Wild?” Dewey shook his head, too nervous about all the ways he’d mess up if he lost control.

“Slow and gentle it is!” Theo raised his hands, giving Dewey a moment to consent before cradling his face and moving in.

Dewey’s heart was racing so fast, but he didn’t want to breathe or blink or move a single muscle as Theo angled hishead and their lips brushed. A rush of goosebumps and warmth spilled down Dewey’s body and he was dizzy as Theo’s tongue swept along his lips and teased the corner.

“Open,” he whispered, making Dewey jump.

He hadn’t realized his lips were firmly clamped and his gasp was swallowed as Theo’s tongue swirled around Dewey’s. The languorous slide of Theo’s tongue created sparks of heat and goosebumps and Dewey felt tingles in places he didn’t know he had.

“Mmmm…” Theo nodded faintly, tipping his head sideways and sliding in closer to Dewey as his tongue lapped and twirled. The hands around Dewey’s face swept into his hair. He felt like he was sinking, sinking, sinking into warm bliss and was starving as he sucked on Theo’s tongue and his lips.

“Krass!” Theo panted as he pulled away, dazed and blinking. “We should probably stop there or we…won’t.” He laughed and gave Dewey’s shoulders a friendly shake. “Not so bad, ja?”

“That was fine,” Dewey managed with a weak nod. His toes were still curled tight in his boots and he would probably come if one of them touched his belt buckle, but it was fine. “Might set Cassie on fire on Monday, though,” he said but Theo laughed again and gave Dewey a push to get him going.

“She’s just trying to help. Let’s get everything turned off so I can enjoy the rest of that kiss in the Winnie,” he said with a cheeky wink.

Theo might have been teasing and had already shaken it off, but Dewey was still dangling off the edge of a cliff as he stumbled through the last of his chores. He wasaching,he was so hard and desperate for more. He could barely believe that he had actually kissed someonelike thatin public but Dewey would have gone all the way if Theo hadn’t come to his senses and stopped them.

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