Page 19 of Heartstrings & Hijinks

“See, those are the words I like to hear,” I said. “I can’t think with you so close to me either. That’s what happens when you’re in love with someone.”

I expected surprise, shock, maybe denial. But instead, he melted against me, leaning his head on my chest.

“It’s too soon for that.” I wasn’t sure if he was trying to convince me or himself.

“Is it, though? It’s how I feel.”

“I feel the same.”

I jumped back in surprise. “You do?”

He nodded. “Yeah. Wasn’t that obvious?”

“No, not to me. I worried that you were just trying this out as a casual thing. I hoped that it was more, but I didn’t know.”

He grinned. “I bet you hated not knowing.”

“More than anything.”

“I love you, Gregory ‘Don’t call me Greg’ Alton. You were literally my knight in shining armor. You remembered a random, tinydetail about something I wanted to do and took me there for our first date. You go to karaoke with me, even though I know you don’t like it.” He placed his hands on my chest, his fingers crawling up the lapels of my suit jacket.

“I don’t hate it. It’s just not my idea of the best time.” It was growing on me, simply because on karaoke Fridays Evan smiled a lot. I’d endure anything if it meant seeing Evan smile. I still wasn’t getting on stage, though.

“Exactly. But you do it every three weeks—for me. I’ll bet if I asked you to let us do karaoke at our wedding, you would.”

I shrugged. “If that’s what you want.”

Evan laughed. “It’s not. And also, you didn’t even bat an eye at the fact that I just alluded to us getting married.”

“It’s the natural progression of things,” I said. “Though I’d like you to move in with me first.”

“It’s so soon.”

“By whose timeline? Is that why do you go home so often?”

“So often? I haven’t been home in five days! I’m not wearing any underwear today because I’m out of clean ones at your place.”

I glanced down, as if I was going to be able to see any indication that he wasn’t wearing underwear.

So there was nothing separating his cock from me except for a pair of suit pants? Fuck, that shouldn’t be so hot. It was one thing to picture the lacy material he and I loved so much, but to know that nothing was there? I wasn’t going to be able to do any work the rest of the day.

“Fuck, Evan. You can’t tell me things like that. Move in with me. Marry me in a couple of years. Let’s start talking about kids.”

His eyes grew wide, then he smiled and patted my chest. “Let’s start with the barbecue this weekend. And also, I’ll box up some things and move them to your place. I only have a few months left on my lease, and I just won’t renew it when the time comes.”

I was about to offer to break the lease for him. Being that I owned the building, all I would need to do was make a few calls and there would be no penalties. But in this moment, he probably didn’t need to be reminded of that.

“Perfect.” I reached for the waistband of his pants and tugged him closer to me. “And I might have a little something that can help with your other problem.”

Evan tried to push away from me, but I held him tighter. “Gregory, we cannot mess around in your office. As much as I want to get down on my knees and suck your dick, and trust me, I’ve fantasized about getting fucked over your desk a lot, but we cannot.”

I chuckled. “Hold that thought, we’ll revisit those fantasies sometime. Maybe over a weekend. I have some of my own. I wasactually trying to tell you I have a gift for you.” I reluctantly let him go and reached under my desk to grab the black bag with bright blue tissue paper sticking out the top. “This was for later, but sounds like you might need them now. And I like the thought of you putting them on right now. Then I can think all day about what you’ll look like in them.”

Evan grabbed the bag from me, his cheeks turning the most beautiful shade of pink. It looked a bit like his ass did when I pounded into him and placed a few careful slaps on his cheeks.

Evan peeked into the bag. He gasped. “Gregory. How did you know I wanted these.”

“I might have stumbled upon your wish list. I wasn’t looking for it, I promise. But I used your laptop the other day and saw that website was saved, and I couldn’t help myself.”

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