And that was the truth.
His celibacy was thanks to so much pain that it almost broke him. Now, he wanted a clean slate. He wanted to know that everything would be okay.
For his heart.
In that moment, Poe gave him want he wanted, tenderly loving his body, and nursing his libido back to health, like he’d done with his soul.
And Gamble moaned.
It echoed in the grotto, and it was whiskey-warm with those undertones of desperation.
The second Poe took him into his mouth, his body was out of control.
The wet, warm sensation…he’d felt that before, but this… this was perfection.
When he opened his eyes, Poe was giving him a blowjob, and he knew he wasn’t lasting long.
What he’d worried about with being with a man dissipated. It was exactly the same.
Love was love.
In that moment, there was only pleasure.
“Oh, God,” he whispered, his breathing just about as erratic as his heartbeat.
It was thundering in his chest.
Gamble knew two things.
The first being that no one had made him want to cum this fast before.
Oh, and the second.
“I’m not lasting long,” he muttered. “Can’t,” he whispered. “Hold on.”
Poe took it easy on him.
He’d had plenty of sex in college, and through his life, but this was different.
He wasn’t sure there’d be a second time, so he wanted to make this memory last for both of them. He wanted Gamble’s first time with him, a man, to be something he never feared or was ashamed of in his life.
This was that adventure.
That one, beautiful miracle.
As he gave Gamble’s balls a tug, he took him down his throat until his lips were to the base.
That was all it took.
Gamble came so hard, it was a loud guttural moan that escaped his lips. His body bowed, and he let himself fall into that pleasure.
Being able to trust someone again…
It was precious.
A part of him was cognizant of Poe moving back up his body, leaving a trail of kisses.
When Poe was above Gamble, his eyes were still closed, and he hoped that they’d not done something detrimental.