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As far as I was concerned, other men had ceased to exist the moment he’d kissed me tonight.

CHAPTER 24

CAM

I wincedas I rolled over in bed. My hips did not feel like they were properly connected to my body anymore.

Worth it, though,I thought with a grin.Totally worth it.

Beside me, the man whose tongue had made my soul leave my body was still asleep, breathing slowly and softly. This was a new experience. I’d woken up with guys before, and I’d seen them sleeping before, but never Trev. I mean, unless you counted those times I’d fallen asleep against him during a movie or when he’d slept through part of a road trip with me and some of our friends.

Waking up to the morning light resting on his face in the bed we’d rumpled… definitely a new experience, and one I was going to savor.

God, he was such a good-looking man. His heavily stubbled jaw and cheekbones were sharply defined, and I could’ve stared at those full lips all day long. He’d been cute as a teenager, but as a grown man? Holy shit, he was chiseled and sexy and just… Honestly, it was a genuine miracle I’d kept my hands off him until last night.

Well, and I also hadn’t realized the attraction was mutual. Now that I did? Game fucking on.

My petty, spiteful side allowed in an intrusive thought about sending Daniel a photo of me and Trev. Both of us naked in bed, his spectacular physique on full display, very obviously announcing that we’d slept together. And I’d accompany it with a screencap of one of his parting texts. The one that said,You’ll never do better than me.

Sure about that, Daniel? Because this ripped hockey player with a magic tongue, a fantastic dick, and stamina for days is onehellof an upgrade.

I wouldn’t actually send it. Of course I wouldn’t.

But it sure was fun to fantasize about Daniel’s ego imploding at the realization that I had, in fact, done better than him.

I chuckled to myself. It was hard to believe I’d ever been worried that man and I would split up. Turned out, losing him was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I turned and gazed at Trev.

Losing Daniel was thesecondbest thing that ever happened to me.

It was still hard to believe we’d landed here again after all these years. At the same time, it made perfect sense. Of course we were here. Of course we’d found our way back to each other. Back to the intimacy that had been so easy even back when we’d been immature and inexperienced. When we’d still been figuring out who the hell we were.

As inexperienced teenagers, we’d been clumsy and clueless, but we’d just laughed off the awkward moments. We’d learned what we could (thank you, books and internet), and we’d experimented. Even as we’d stumbled into my gender dysphoria and his confusion about his sexuality, it had never been bad. Maybe not great, but always… kind. That was the word. Kind. Giving. Loving.

As experienced adults who knew who we were and what we liked… holy.Fuck.

Right then, his alarm went off. He jumped, then felt around for his phone. When he found it, he peered at the screen, shut off the alarm, and tossed it back on the nightstand. I thought he might go back to sleep—did he have multiple alarms set like I did?—but instead, he rolled toward me. When his sleepy eyes met mine, he smiled, unaware of how criminally adorable he was.

“Hey,” he rasped. “Morning.”

“Morning.” I trailed my hand along his arm. “I’d kiss you, but…” I wrinkled my nose.

He laughed. “Yeah. There’s mouthwash in the bathroom. I’ll take a raincheck.”

I grunted. “Perfect.”

“Perfect?” He grinned, looking tired and even a little drunk. “Last night was perfect.”

“Oh my God.” I rolled my eyes. “Could you be any cornier?”

“Probably. But I’ll need coffee first.”

“You’re such a dork.”

“Mmhmm.” He groaned softly as he scooted closer and gathered me in his arms. His stubble grazed my forehead just before he kissed the top of my head. As I cuddled against him, he murmured, “I didn’t hear you complaining about me being a dork last night.”

I laughed, closing my eyes and basking in his warmth. “Well, to be fair, your mouth was too busy to make dorky jokes, so…”

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