Page 12 of Riding the Tide

“I’ve spent time among humans. Just because I prefer to live in the ocean doesn’t mean I don’t know how to interact with your kind. I’d like to take you on a date. Take you out to eat, maybe go to the movies. Or we could hang out on the beach. Something.”

“Wow. I would love to.” Would he ever.

“Excellent.”

“Exc—oomph!” Blair suddenly found himself with a merman wrapped around him.

Oh yes, Marcus spent time around humans if his ability to kiss was any indication. And whoo wee, could he kiss. Marcus buried his hand in Blair’s hair. He didn’t yank, but Blair shivered anyway. Blair’s eyes closed as he sank into the kiss.

Marcus rested his other hand on Blair’s hip. Having Marcus’ hands on him was like lighting a firecracker. He lit up. The threat—that lovely possibility—of what Marcuscoulddo with his hand buried in his hair was there.

Blair looped his arms around Marcus’ waist as Marcus’ mouth slanted over his. His lips were soft and full… and warm. Blair had no idea why he thought Marcus’ skin would be cooler than his, but he had. No, Marcus was as hot as he was. Marcus moved against him, a silent demand. Blair opened and Marcus slipped his tongue inside, dueling with his.

His body tingled, and his toes curled. Marcus broke the kiss and leaned back. Seconds passed as they stared at each other. Blair licked his lips, enjoying Marcus’ taste. He wanted more. Moaning softly, he focused on Marcus’ mouth. Marcus tightened his fingers in Blair’s hair, pulling his head back slightly.

Oh yes!Blair whimpered. Marcus nipped his throat, his breath hot and moist against Blair’s skin. God, he was hard. He’d been kissing guys since he was old enough to understand how good it could be, but nothing hadeverfelt like this.

Marcus kissed his way down Blair’s throat and focused on the skin at the base where his neck and shoulder met. He groaned happily when Marcus closed his mouth over that patch of skin and sucked hard.

He squirmed on the towel, unable to sit still. It was only a hickey, for God’s sakes. Certainly not the first one he ever had, but it was damn sure the first one to make him lose his mind. He tightened his arms around Marcus, trying to pull him closer.

He broke the kiss, suddenly he was flat on his back with Marcus above him, looking down. He lifted his hands and cupped Marcus’ face. All that blue hair fell over Marcus’ shoulders, and he wanted nothing more than to wrap it around him.

The intensity in those pale blue eyes pinned him to the sand better than brute strength. Marcus removed his hand from behind Blair’s head and stared down at him. Blair stretched out on the sand letting Marcus drink him in.

A small smile tipped Marcus’ lips up into a barely discernable curve of pleasure, and he leaned down, brushing his lips over Blair’s. Blair sank his hands into Marcus’ hair and pulled him down. He moved restlessly, silently begging. As Marcus kissed him again, he ran one of his hands down Blair’s stomach.

Blair’s breath caught as Marcus’ hand slipped into his trunks and wrapped around his cock. “Oh yes. Oh, oh please.”

Blair strained into Marcus’ touch, and his breath spiked. Marcus certainly wasn’t wasting time. He set a fast pace, jacking Blair off as they kissed. Everything ceased to matter to Blair except for Marcus’ lips on his and Marcus’ hand wrapped around his cock.

With his orgasm threatening, he pulled back desperately from Marcus. “Going… going…”

Marcus shoved Blair’s swim trunks down the rest of the way. Blair kicked them off, and his legs trembled then tightened. Any second now.

“Come for me.”

Blair arched as his body obeyed Marcus’ demand. He groaned, his hips thrusting as he came. Everything whited out.

“Beautiful,” Marcus whispered.

Blair heard him, but the voice was far, far away and he gasped for breath. Good God, had he stopped breathing while he came? No wonder it felt like his head was going to explode. He floated happily.

Had he ever felt like this? Had it ever felt this good? He didn’t think so. He heard of mind-blowing orgasms, but he thought it was only a saying. Nothing more than words. Boy was he wrong on that account. It took a couple minutes, but finally his brain fired up again.

He lay limply on the sand, blinking lazily up at Marcus. “Ho-ly shit.”

Marcus’ indulgent smile warmed Blair.I could really get used to this. Just curl up and go to sleep right here.

Then it struck him what hehadn’tdone. “Oh man, did you… Want me to… Will you let me…?”

Marcus smoothed a strand of hair off Blair’s face. “I came when you did. Watching you got to me.”

Blair’s eyes widened. “You mean you came because I did?”

“Yes.” Then Marcus hesitated. “Well, I’m might have been stroking myself off, too.”

Blair snickered. “Next time you have to let me get that.”

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