Turned it over to test readers and my editor(s) last night. Usually I do a round of test reads before it goes to the editor but I’m late and my editor is most likely debating severe bodily harm. I can still integrate test reader feedback into the edits I get from her, so I’m hoping it will all be good.
The story topped out at 11,344 words, I’d originally estimated it at 8k. Oops.
Here’s a short excerpt (behind the cut because it’s ADULT)
They’d survived.
Derek turned in his arms and nestled against him, arms laced around his waist. “That was really weird, you know?” Derek’s blonde head nestled against his shoulder, nuzzling his face against Troy’s neck.
Warmth filled him, a nearly overwhelming wave of tenderness and love. He ran his hands up and down Derek’s back, stroking him through the button-down shirt he’d changed into for dinner. Gods he hoped Derek’s dad would come to his senses and do it soon. Derek was obviously feeling much better with the rest of his family’s backing but he’d worked with his father every day for years and his dad’s rejection had cut him to the bone.
Derek wiggled closer and nipped Troy’s neck. Heat flared through Troy and his cock jerked to instant attention. Shit. What this man did to him was amazing and almost scary sometimes.
He slid his hands down to cup Derek’s tight ass and ground their cocks together through their slacks. “Let’s go inside. This time without your family interrupting us, please.”
His lover chuckled and swayed his hips again. “It’s not my fault they decided to descend without warning, but I’d love to pick up where we left off.”
He growled in response and released Derek long enough to turn and lead the other man into the house and up the stairs. Unable to resist, he pinned Derek to the wall inside the bedroom and devoured his mouth.
God he tasted good. A hint of sugar and spices mixed with the sweet, pure taste of Derek. He’d never tire of the taste. Hell, his lips tingled like they were electrified and he used his tongue to seek out all the tender, sensitive areas of Derek’s mouth.
He was going to come in his pants if he didn’t slow down a little. With a supreme act of willpower, he tore his lips away. “Shower, now.”
He took Derek’s hand again and pulled him toward the big master bathroom. “Strip.”
Troy turned to start the shower running, adjusting the temperature until it was nicely hot but not scalding. Steam began to billow from the huge shower enclosure and Troy turned back to see the sleek, naked body of his partner leaning back against the counter. Despite the casual pose, his thick, hard cock betrayed his eagerness.
Unable to resist, Troy dropped to his knees and swallowed Derek’s cock down with a single, hard suck. Finesse be damned, he needed this man now. The musky, salty-bitter taste of the other man’s pre-cum teased at Troy’s senses. He slowly pulled away, pressing his tongue along the base of the other man’s cock and drawing the motion out as long as possible, then flicking his tongue along the rim of the head before he let it pop from between his lips.
Nearly breathless, he rested his head against Troy’s muscled thigh for a moment and tried to calm himself. As hard as his cock was right now, he might explode just trying to take his pants off.
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