Page 103 of Worthy

He gives me a small smile and leads us to his room.

Once we’re safely inside alone, he turns to face me and wraps me in a tight hug. I breathe him in and relax in his hold. How did he know I needed this when I didn’t? Can he read me that well already?

“No one on the team knows you like men, right?” he says while keeping me tightly against him.

“No.”

“I’m sorry I pushed it.” Nick cups the back of my head and leans his forehead against mine. “That was a dick move, I’m sorry.”

I nod and press a light kiss to his lips.

“I don’t want this to stop,” he says against my lips. “It feels too important to let go.”

“I don’t either.”

Our breaths mix between us, and the warmth of our bodies surrounds us.

“I can wait until you’re ready.” Nick holds my gaze. “I’m not exactly out either, but I just don’t care. I’m not going to make an announcement to the team, but if someone sees me with a boyfriend, I’m not going to lie either. You know?”

“Yeah, I get that.” Some of the tension drains away. “I kind of like that. My sexuality isn’t an announcement, but I don’t think I want to hide who I’m with either. That’s shitty.”

“If you need to wait, it’s okay. I understand. You get to decide who knows and when.” Nick kisses me again. “But I don’t share.”

I smile. “I don’t share you.”

“Good.” Nick slides his hands down my back and cups my ass, rubbing our hips together. “I need you.”

I chuckle and bite his lower lip. “Again? You got off two hours ago.”

“Cinnamon rolls now give me a hard-on.”

I drop my head back and laugh at the most ridiculous sentence I’ve ever heard but let him push me back onto the bed and welcome his weight on me.

We don’t have to have all the answers right now, we have time to figure it out, and together, we’ll do just that. We are worthy of love and happiness.

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