Total pages in book: 112
Estimated words: 103637 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 518(@200wpm)___ 415(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103637 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 518(@200wpm)___ 415(@250wpm)___ 345(@300wpm)
Distraction. Mike needed to focus.
“I haven’t seen him,” Mom huffed. “And if you want to know my opinion—”
He didn’t.
“With all due respect, Ma, I’m all grown up. I know what’s good for me, and I don’t need advice about my love life. And if you’re angry over Dad’s face, ask him why it happened before coming here to chastise me. See you later,” he said before she managed to get a word in, his gaze searching the crowd that seemed to have gotten far denser in the past fifteen minutes.
He looked behind the bar, in the restrooms, outside, becoming increasingly frustrated. He wanted his kitten back in his lap. He wanted to see Arden’s pretty mouth stuffed full of cock again, and once more hear him beg for cum. Considering what the blowjob meant in terms of their relationship could come later, once he found Arden.
He spotted Leo crossing the room with a large bag of Zolt's favorite potato chips, and since he had nothing to go on, he jogged up to him, maneuvering between little groups of people, and pulled on his brother’s shoulder.
“Hey, did you see my boy?” he shouted, dragging Leo to the room next door, where the noise wasn’t nearly as sharp.
Leo’s expression got serious. “You think someone took him?”
Mike’s shoulders dropped, and he realized that not everyone had seen what happened. “I… I don’t think so. But we finally had sex, and Shay filmed us, and he was gone by the time I dealt with her,” he blurted out on one breath.
Leo covered his face with his hand. “Jesus, Mike… How do these things keep happening to you?”
Mike pushed at Leo’s chest. “So it’s my fault now? I did everything right!”
“Just saying. Maybe you could have had sex somewhere private.” Leo looked through his fingers. “How… how was it for you? Because if you’re saying ‘finally’, I’m guessing nothing actually happened before, despite him boasting to anyone who’d listen about his boyfriend’s dick.”
Mike scowled, rolling farther down the well of desperation. “Not exactly. We dry-humped once, but it doesn’t matter, okay? He’s sensitive, and I don’t want him to feel bad about this.”
Leo’s shoulders fell, and he scanned Mike’s face like an emotional X-Ray. “You need help looking for him?”
Mike glanced at their surroundings, but they were on their own in the small space filled with additional alcohol and snacks, and the noise beyond it would make it impossible for anyone to overhear their conversation.
He looked up, more than aware that he rarely spoke to his brothers about sex in a serious manner, but his conversation with Dad had triggered doubts he needed to tackle. “How did you know you wanted to be with Zolt?”
Leo assessed him, squinted, waited for a punchline, but relaxed when none came. “He made me feel like I was hot shit, like he had eyes just for me. No woman ever made me feel that way. From there, it didn’t matter that he was a guy, because he gave me what I was looking for. But also, Mike, I’ve always been bi, just never thought I’d take the plunge.”
That was how Mike felt about Arden, even though, unlike Leo, he didn’t see men as appealing overall. He’d never experienced chemistry quite so unexpected. It was a constant hunger only Arden could satisfy. Only this boy who needed him more than anyone.
But if he actually chose Arden the way Leo had chosen Zolt, he’d have to treat him like any other partner, and that would involve doing new things. Things he wasn’t quite sure of, no matter how many times he saw them in Arden’s sketchbook.
“H-how does it feel to suck dick?”
Leo dropped the chips when he spread his arms too abruptly. “Seriously? It’s always like this with you. I’m sharing some profound shit here, and you ask me about cock-sucking?”
Mike couldn’t help himself and looked over his shoulder. “Keep your voice down. I’m being serious!”
Leo cocked his head and eyed Mike as if he were a ticking time bomb. “What do you think? It’s hot if you like dick. You’re doing it with someone you’re into, and they’re excited too. What more do you want? Find out for yourself. It’s just a body part, not toxic waste. What’s the worst that can happen?”
It made so much sense Mike was embarrassed over asking in the first place, and he dug the heels of his hands into his eyes. “Arg, Yeah, I suppose. But I don’t like dick. I like his dick. It looks so damn hot in lacy underwear, Leo. He’s making me crazy. The one time we fucked before I came into his panties.”
Leo shook his head. “You’re so weird. Talk about TMI. There’s only one way to find out whether you’ll like this or not.”
Mike rolled that around in his head, and there was no arguing with Leo’s conclusion. But first, he needed to make sure Arden was safe. “Will you help me then?”