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“I have no doubt you can get another job. That’s not the point. To be honest, if things between us work out the way I’d like them to, I’d prefer that whatever you do goes toward giving you the life you want, rather than what you’re stuck with. We discussed you going after your GED. The better plan, in my opinion, would be to concentrate on that for now and contribute to the household by keeping up with the tasks I assign you.”

“Oh.” Seth tilted his head. “Are you sure?”

Malcolm smiled. “Very. I take it that means you’ll agree to follow my plan?”

“Yes, I will. I said before I’d do whatever you say. But…” Seth’s leg started to jiggle. “What did you mean byifthings worked out between us the way you’d like?”

“Well, that’s going to depend on what you were about to tell me back at the station. It’s important to me that you’re clear about what you want before I put thoughts in your head aboutmyintentions.” Malcolm rubbed his thumbs across the backs of Seth’s hands. “It’s your turn to have the power, Seth. You might not understand what I mean by that initially, but that’s all right. No matter what, I’ve got you. I’ll be here to catch you for as long as you give me your permission.”

Seth blinked several times as he stared at Malcolm. “I guess you’re right about me not understanding. I’m not sure why you’d need my permission for anything. And I might be scared to tell you this, but I have to. I can’t hold it in any longer.” Seth inhaled a large breath then let it out slowly. “I’m falling in love with you.”

He winced as if Malcolm might respond in anger. Instead, Malcolm wanted to dance around the room and shout his joy.

Malcolm grinned. “That’s the best thing anyone’s said to me in averylong time.” He cupped the back of Seth’s head. “Because I’m falling in love with you too.”

The second their lips touched, something inside Malcolm was set free. He wanted their first kiss to be gentle and sweet, but he’d ached to feel this alive once more, to lose himself in another man the way he’d never thought he would again. Malcolm crushed Seth to him and took his mouth in kiss after kiss. He pushed his tongue past the seam of Seth’s lips, and Seth gasped, letting him in, letting Malcolm devour him.

Seth clutched at him and Malcolm held Seth’s head in place with one hand while he shoved the other one up Seth’s shirt. Seth moaned then climbed onto Malcolm’s lap in a move much bolder than Malcolm had expected. He straddled Malcolm and Malcolm encouraged him by cupping his ass and thrusting his own erection against Seth’s.

As they ground their hardened lengths together, Malcolm allowed Seth to take control of their exchange. Malcolm teased a finger along the crease of Seth’s muscular ass, eliciting a whimper from him. Their discussions of sex had been minimal, so Malcolm knew he’d have to proceed slowly. However, Seth didn’t seem as if he was interested in slowing down. It would be up to Malcolm to implement self-control so they didn’t go any further than Seth could handle.

Like a good Daddy should.

He smiled against Seth’s mouth. But for now, he could at least get them off.

Malcolm squeezed Seth’s backside harder, then shoved his other hand between their bodies. He freed Seth’s cock from his sleep pants, then did the same with his own. Seth broke the kiss and cried out the moment their heated flesh touched. Malcolm wrapped his fingers around both of their dicks, using the precum leaking freely from them to slicken the way as he jacked them off.

The way Seth writhed against him, thrusting into his fist, moaning and whimpering with abandon—pushed Malcolm right to the edge of release. Malcolm bit down on the crook of Seth’s shoulder and froze.

“Malcolm!”

Right as Seth erupted over his fingers, he groaned through his own climax, pumping out his seed in several blissful pulses. Seth collapsed against him, trapping Malcolm’s sticky hand between their bodies. Seth’s breathing was frantic as he nuzzled Malcolm’s neck while also wrapping his arms around him. Seth held onto Malcolm as if he’d never let go, as if he was afraid of losing him.

Malcolm gently extricated his imprisoned hand then embraced Seth as well. He rocked Seth, whispered words of affection and placed feather-light kisses all along his neck, jaw, face then chin.

“Come on, baby. Let’s get cleaned up in the shower then we can lie in bed and finish talking in there.”

Seth lifted his head. “In bed? Together?”

Malcolm nipped at Seth’s chin. He just wanted to eat him up. “Together.”

“But I don’t have another pair of pajama bottoms.”

Malcolm chuckled. “Oh, you won’t be needing those. Not anymore.”

Chapter Eleven

Did that really just happen?

Seth allowed Malcolm to lead him to the bathroom, his heart still thumping at a rapid pace. The excitement thrumming under his skin was for more than one reason. Yes, the orgasm with Malcolm had been spectacular, but so had the part where Malcolm had invited him to his bed. If hewasdreaming, he’d be very upset.

However, there was another reason for his elation. What he’d shared with Malcolm was the first time he’d ever climaxed without guilt. He wasn’t having sex with a married man, he wasn’t touching himself in secret to keep from being beaten for abusing himself. Even the sessions in the shower since he’d been staying with Malcolm had been tinged with guilt. It had somehow seemed wrong to imagine having sex with someone if they weren’t interested in you that way.

He said he was falling in love with me.

If they were sharing their bodies as an expression of their love, then he had nothing to be guilty about.

“Come on, sweetheart. Let’s get you out of those clothes.”

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