Page 111 of After the Siren
‘It’s not because of that,’ Theo said. He bent his head to follow his thumb with his mouth, then looked up at Jake, and,eyelashes. ‘I want to try it. I don’t know if I’ll like it, but I want to try it. I’ve been thinking about it. It’s just at your place it felt a bit complicated with the, uh, prep and stuff. Do you want to try it?’
It wasn’t like Jake was going to run screaming from a bit of mess, but now wasn’t the time to bring that up. ‘Hell yeah,’ he said, wriggling out of his robe. ‘Get naked. Come here.’
‘You’re such a romantic.’ Theo shrugged out of his robe and tossed it onto the bed. Jake let himself justlookfor a moment. Theo was fucking hot all the time, but there was something about him here and now, smiling in a way that made Jake feel stupid and soft.
‘I’ll fucking romance you alright,’ Jake said. ‘See if I don’t.’
They kissed for a while, slow and hot, Theo’s dick hard against Jake’s thigh.
‘Roll over,’ Jake said, finally. Theo shifted onto his stomach and Jake brushed his fingers over the nape of Theo’s neck, then put his mouth on the same spot. Theo sighed. He wasn’tbossyin bed, but he liked to let Jake know who was in charge. Now he lay still, turning his head to smile over his shoulder at Jake.
Jake let himself take all the time he wanted, stroking his fingers over the muscles of Theo’s back, the dip of his spine, the slight curve of his waist. He wasn’t usually patient, but it felt as though time had gone sticky around him, as though there was nothing in the world but Theo’s warm skin under the pads of his fingers, Theo’s breathing, the way Theo started to shift under his hands, needy but too stubborn to say anything.
Jake pressed a kiss to the base of Theo’s spine and Theo shivered under him.
‘Your ass is mine tonight, right?’ he asked, sliding his palms over the ass in question. It was a really good ass. Jake had been thinking about that ass in some pretty specific ways for a while.
‘Mm,’ Theo murmured. He sounded a bit dazed.
Jake traced a finger down Theo’s spine just to watch him shudder. ‘Does that mean I can lick it?’
Theo stilled for a second, then exhaled a laugh. ‘I think the saying is: if I lick it, it’s mine.’
‘Yeah, whatever, but can I?’
Theo wriggled a little. ‘You want to ...’ He hesitated.
Jake did want to. Hereallywanted to. ‘Eat you out? Fuck yeah. But only if you’re into it.’
Theo looked back over his shoulder again and Jake shifted to lie next to him, stroking one hand down Theo’s back. Theo’s expression was some combination of turned on and apprehensive. ‘I’ve never ... I don’t know if I’d be into it. Wouldyoube into it?’
‘Duh.’
‘I’m just worried you’ll think it’s gross?’
‘Hands are gross, and you shove your fingers in my mouth all the time,’ Jake pointed out.
‘Well, maybe not anymore,’ Theo said, wincing.
Jake grabbed his hand and pressed a kiss to his palm. ‘I like it. Also, you literally just showered,’ Jake said. ‘Pretty sure my mouthguard is way dirtier by half-time. But it’s all good if you don’t want to.’ He stroked a hand over the curve of Theo’s ass again and Theo shivered.
‘I’d like to try.’
‘You sure?’
Theo exhaled. ‘Yeah,’ he said, and Jake felt like his heart was going to pound out of his chest. He actually hadn’t done this very often. Kyle hadn’t liked it, and it wasn’t something he was necessarily going to chuck on the table with some random. He didn’t find it gross, but that didn’t mean he was going to put his mouth on every asshole going around.
He kissed his way down Theo’s spine – started at the nape of his neck and explored every inch of his back, so much warm skin and glorious muscle – until Theo was shifting under him, his hands twisted in the sheets. Then he spent some time kissing around the crease of Theo’s ass, feeling the way it made Theo tense and relax all at once.
‘Hand and knees, baby,’ he said, because it would be easier that way. ‘Or elbows and knees.’
Theo went easily, propping himself up, his head bowed. But Jake knew thiswasn’teasy for him. He stroked his hands over Theo’s ribs and said, ‘Yeah, that’s right.’
He felt Theo sigh under his palms. He kissed the hollow at the base of Theo’s spine again, moved down, then just let Theo feel his breath against that sensitive skin. It felt intimate in a way Jake hadn’t expected. In a way that it hadn’t when he’d done this before. Knowing that Theo trusted him, knowing that Theo wasn’t sure about this but was letting him try.
He lifted his head. ‘You’re so fucking hot,’ he said, then got back to it.
He just used his lips at first, until Theo relaxed under him. Theo jumped a little at the first touch of his tongue and Jake pulled back. ‘We good?’
