And then Jeremy’s orgasm nailed him in the back, stole his breath, and roared through him. And it was like he’d never come before, because being filled so completely added a whole other level of intensity to his release. Charlie stroked him through it and he came so long and so hard that he got light--headed.
Charlie moaned, his hips moving harder, faster. “Love you, love you,” he rasped, and then his cock was jerking inside Jeremy. That sensation was so unexpectedly sexy that Jeremy found himself pressing back onto Charlie’s dick, taking him even deeper, giving him every ounce of pleasure he could.
Charlie heaved a long breath against Jeremy’s back and wrapped both arms around his chest. He squeezed Jeremy so tight that it was hard to breathe, but Jeremy wouldn’t have traded it for anything. This closeness. This intimacy. This absolute fucking perfection.
After a long moment, Charlie withdrew from Jer’s body. He got off the bed to dispose of the condom, and Jeremy hated every second of separation from the man who owned his heart.
Charlie climbed back into bed and snuggled in tight, his stomach to Jer’s back again. “How was it?” Charlie whispered.
Needing to see Charlie’s beautiful eyes, Jeremy turned in the tight embrace of his arms. Their faces were close, their breaths mingled, and their legs intertwined.
“It was amazing. Perfect,” Jeremy said, stealing a soft kiss. “I just may not be able to sit for a day or two.” He winked.
Charlie grinned. “Well,” he said, peering at Jeremy through strands of blond hair that had fallen across his face. “Every time you feel a twinge just remember it was because I was inside you.”
“Damn, Charlie. That was sexy as fuck,” Jeremy said, kissing him deeply and totally loving the idea of the reminder.
For a while, they lay quietly, just staring into each other’s eyes, not talking or kissing, just touching and looking and being present in the moment.
How could this day get any better?
Suddenly, Jeremy knew exactly what would make it better. “There’s one more thing I want,” he said in a quiet voice, his heart beating a little faster.
“What’s that?” Charlie asked, lazily stroking his fingers against Jeremy’s back.
“Move in here with me,” Jeremy said, the rightness of the idea settling deep inside his chest. Just thinking of Charlie’s belongings mixed up with his and waking up with Charlie in his arms every morning was enough to make his dick stir again. “We don’t have to do it right away if you need time to adjust to us, but—-”
“Really?” Charlie asked, something close to awe filling his expression. “You really . . . want me . . . to . . .”
“Charlie Merritt,” Jeremy said, taking his cheek in his hand. “Listen to me good and believe it down deep. I want you in every single way. And I will tell you and show you that every day if that’s what it takes to make you believe it.” Jeremy kissed him once, twice, knowing that his father’s lack of acceptance made it so that Charlie was probably going to require a whole lot of reassurance. Jer was only too happy to give it.
Charlie nodded. “Then I would love to move in here with you.” His expression went serious. “I just want to say something, Jeremy. Your brother might’ve saved me, but you’re the one who rescued me from a lonely life not worth living. I love you.”
“I love you, too. And you’ll never be lonely again, Charlie. I promise you that,” Jeremy said, pulling him in for another kiss.
“So, when do you want me to move my stuff over here?” Charlie asked.
Jeremy was off the bed like a shot. He threw Charlie’s jeans at him while he jumped into his own. The biggest, happiest belly laugh spilled from Charlie’s mouth. Jeremy had never heard him laugh so freely before, and it was his new favorite sound. He would fucking live to give Charlie cause to make it again and again.
“Sooo, that would mean now, then?” Charlie asked, sitting up and still wearing a big smile.
“You better believe it,” Jeremy said. The team’s investigation might be impossibly complicated and their enemies enormously powerful, but no matter what, Jeremy would have the man he loved standing at his side. “I want to make you mine in every way I can, Charlie. And I want to do it right now.”
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