“Well, I wouldn’t. So this man, and his little friend are ready to fulfill all your secret fantasies.”
Knox snorted and slid his arm around Liv’s waist. “Not so little. Ask me how I know. Seriously though?” He glanced forward, to make sure the other guys were far enough to not overhear him. “I had no idea it could feel this good. I was pretty ready for it to hurt like fuck and disappoint me on top of that.”
Liv’s little fist-pump wasn’t as discreet as he probably thought, but Knox didn’t point it out as Liv spoke. “You deserve to have fun. I’ll always make sure you do, okay?”
“I trust you,” Knox said simply, because this was what it came down to. Whatever happened, he trusted Liv would at least try to do what’s best for them. And that included sex.
He had no idea what they were to each other now, but maybe it didn’t matter. Weren’t they the same best friends who’d kill for each other and now just added fucking to the equation?
Liv sighed. “Thanks. The past half an hour was… tough.”
Knox gave him a curious glance. “Why? You thought I’d leave? After what we’ve been through? Where would I even go with my fucked up heart without your lockpicking skills?” He patted Liv’s side to lighten the mood.
“I don’t take you for granted,” Liv said, and he sounded serious for once.
Warmth flooded Knox’s insides despite the chill in the air. “Come on, man. My teeth are gonna rot. Is that what you say to all your girls?” he asked to hide how much it affected him.
Liv snorted and kissed his cheekbone. “Only to the ones I picked as mothers for my children,” he said, which was confusing, because Liv had no kids.
“You’re such a dumbass. At least with me there won’t be any child support to pay, ‘cause you’re sure as fuck not knocking me up. Feel free to try though.” He winked at Liv, exhilarated when he thought back to Liv cominginsidehim.
“A challenge,” Liv said, and his hand trailed down Knox’s back, petting his ass in a deliciously teasing motion. “I like that. I’ll only stop when it happens.”
Which was a weird way to promise a forever, but Knox would take that with a grain of salt. He didn’t want to think about the future when they didn’t have a place to call their own and depended on Ezra for tomorrow’s food.
“Sooo… You sure you haven’t done it with a guy before?” Knox side-eyed him, thinking back to Liv’s confession about gay porn. They could already see the lights of the house, so they didn’t have that much time, and he was itching to know.
Liv hummed and leaned in, his whisper so hot it pulled on Knox’s balls. “You were my first.”
Knox could only hope the novelty didn’t wear off any time soon. “Give me time to practice, and I’ll learn how to deepthroat,” he promised in an attempt to flirt. Strange how natural it felt.
It elicited a bright laugh, and Liv grinned. “May I be the practice banana? Pretty pretty please?”
Knox laughed out loud, because he knewexactlywhat this was about. “I don’t think you know what you’re asking for. Didn’t I break four of them and still failed? I’m not breaking your dick. It’s too precious.”
“Good thing that it’s gonna be hard as steel when you wrap your rosy lips around it.”
They reached into the yard in front of Frank’s door as the other guys already poured into the house.
Knox licked his lips. “You wanna…?” He pointed to the workshop with his head, and seeing Liv brighten up like a dog about to be taken for a walk changed something inside Knox. He felt... powerful. Liv had such an ease picking up chicks that he could be quite blasé about sex at times, so seeing him thisexcited, almost as if a night with Knox was the reward he’d been waiting for all along, tickled Knox’s ego.
“I’m going to kiss every inch of you,” Liv rasped, sending a shiver down Knox’s body. He was already leading the way toward the workshop when Frank cleared his throat.
“After the night we had because of you? You’re not avoiding us tonight. Come in.” He gestured to the door and as much as Knox wanted to get another taste of Liv’s dick, they were on shaky ground and needed all the allies they could get.
Before going in, Knox gave Liv a quick kiss. Just because he could.
Chapter 18
Knox
“But, like, how isit, that getting a smooch to the back of my head feels gayer than a dick up my ass, you know?” Knox slurred, to a roar of laughter. Even the dog joined in by barking.
He slouched over the table and shook his head. His inhibitions on gay topics disappeared around beer number five, and maybe that was for the better, because he had questions.
Jag had left to spend the evening with his mate, though Ros had speculated that Jag might be hanging around the house somewhere, still unsure of Liv and Knox. They all sat around the dining table made out of a large chunk of polished wood, but the many stains told a story of the parties that had come before this one.
It was warm inside the house, and, weirdly enough, the temperature somehow reached Knox’s heart, putting it at peace as he leaned into Liv’s embrace, losing his inhibitions by watching the other two couples together.