Page 52 of Love Notes and Late Nights
“Go ahead. I’ll be right in.” Ethan checked the time on his phone. “Food should be here in about an hour or two. We’ll see you guys later.” Then he followed Tyler, who practically ran into the trailer.
Marshall and Amy picked an RV, as did Harris and Wolf, and they all went inside their respective accommodations. There wasn’t anything to do since luggage hadn’t arrived yet, so Harris went back outside. No one was around except security.
“Your things will be here shortly, Mr. Young, one of the bodyguards offered.
“Thanks. No rush.” Harris stared into the distance. The crowd wasn’t very thick, since it was the first day of the festival, but there were a couple of hundred people here already. A few bands were on stage, and the beat of the music traveled through the air and made Harris want to get closer to the action.
Ethan and Tyler weren’t back from the mobile salon yet, and Marshall and Amy were behind closed doors. So, Harris went to Wolf’s RV and let himself inside.
Wolf sat in the dining booth snacking on a donut.
“Why are you eating?” Harris asked. “We’re supposed to meet up with everyone and get food.”
“That’s in two hours. I’m hungry now. Look at this.” Wolf held up a box filled with delicious looking donuts and croissants. “Want one.”
Harris chose a chocolate covered donut. “Where’d you get this?”
“The refrigerator and cabinets are already stocked.”
“Cool.” Harris took a bite of the donut and joined Wolf in the dining booth. They ate in silence for a few seconds while the issue of keeping their relationship a secret plagued him with questions. He knew why they weren’t telling anyone yet, but he wasn’t exactly sure that Wolf had the same concerns or if therewas something more going on in his head. “Can I talk to you about something?”
Wolf swallowed the last of his donut, and the light in his eyes went dark. “I don’t like the sound of that.”
“It’s not bad. I want to know if there’s another reason why you don’t want Ethan and Marshall to find out about us until after the tour. That’s a few months away. Do you really want to sneak around the whole time?” The real question was, why don’t you wantEthanto find out about us, but Harris chose not to word it that way so he didn’t sound jealous. But of course, he was jealous. Wolf and Ethan were on-again, off-again lovers for a long time. He knew Wolf moved past it and wasn’t in love with Ethan anymore, but sometimes, deep down, feelings lingered.
“I don’t know,” Wolf admitted, and he was quiet for several seconds. “I feel guilty. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. Maybe it’s because you’re his friend. Not just his friend, but a close friend and our bandmate. Even though me and Ethan never had any commitment to one another, I feel like it’s a betrayal. You’re not supposed to date your ex’s friends. But I’m not sure if I can call Ethan my ex, because he was never mine.”
“I get it. I do. I feel the same way. But it’s more than just a fling. Right? We’ve both said we wanted more. Do you still feel the same way now that you had time to process everything?”
Wolf leaned forward to look Harris in the eyes and covered Harris’ hand with his. “Yeah. This isn’t a fling. I genuinely care about you, Harris. I want this. You’re good for me. You calm me. I can turn to you when I need you, with no judgment. You’re there for me. You accept me for who I am, faults and all. There haven’t been many people in my life I can say that about. It’s a big deal for me.”
Relief made a smile bloom on Harris’ face. “I’m glad I can be there for you. I want to be there for you. I’ve wanted this for a long time, Wolf.” He wondered if this was the right time toadmit his true feelings, and gazing into those trusting green eyes confirmed it. “I love you.”
Wolf’s jaw fell open, and his brows rose. His expression stayed like that for several seconds while Harris’ heart felt as if it stopped beating at seeing the shocked expression.
Slowly, Wolf’s eyes softened, and his mouth formed a quivering smile. “You love me?”
“Yes! I love you, Wolf!” Harris didn’t mean to shout, but finally saying out loud that he loved Wolf made it feel like a dam exploded, and the words came bursting out of his mouth. “I’ve wanted to tell you for so long, but I never thought we had a chance. But we have a chance now.” Harris stood, pulled Wolf out of his seat, cupped his face in his hands, and smothered him with a kiss that contained everything in his heart and hoped the passion exuding out of his body conveyed just how much this amazing and misunderstood man meant to him.
Wolf melted under Harris’ touch and leaned into the kiss. There was a slight shake to Wolf’s hands as they clutched onto Harris’ back and the guy’s legs seemed wobbly. If Harris hadn’t had such a tight grip on the man, he thought Wolf might’ve fallen to the floor.
Harris’ hand moved through Wolf’s hair, causing a small whimper to leave Wolf’s lungs. Harris moaned into the kiss, and his internal temperature skyrocketed. When the steamy kiss ended, he leaned back and looked into Wolf’s eyes. There were tears in them, and they looked like giant pools of shimmering green.
“No one’s ever loved me before,” Wolf said, quietly.
The raw emotion Wolf displayed just about pulverized Harris, and he wrapped Wolf in the tightest hug he could muster. “I love you,” he repeated. “It’s not new. The better I got to know you, the more I fell in love with you. It was easy. You’re sweet, and funny, and talented on so many levels that it blows my mind.”
Wolf buried his face into Harris’ shoulder and then took a few deep breaths. He slowly pulled back, pressing his lips together to stop them from trembling. “I love you too.”
Harris knew Wolf cared about him but never expected to win the guy’s love so soon, and he was bursting with happiness. The smile that spread across his face made his cheeks hurt. He gave Wolf a half dozen quick kisses, saying, “I love you” over and over. Then he covered Wolf’s mouth with an invasive kiss, his blood rushing through his body like fireworks on the fourth of July.
Their bodies grinded against one another and their hands pulled at each other’s clothing. Seconds later they were on the bed in the RV.
Wolf never felt so full of passion and so completely loved, and sharing intimacy with someone who returned the love in his heart consumed him. He couldn’t keep his hands off Harris. He wanted to touch and kiss every inch of this man’s magnificent body, and Harris seemed to have the same plan of attack.
Wolf ran his hands over Harris’ spectacular abs, around his trim waist and over his firm butt cheeks, while nuzzling his shoulder.
Harris placed succulent kisses on Wolf’s neck while pawing at his waist and lower back.
