know you have a life outside of me. You’re free to do whatever you want.” Or whomever . Lucas tried to silence the little voice that told him Nate could do a lot better. “You don’t have to answer to me.”
“Of course I do. Lucas, I’m just saying we should both have our own time as well as time together.”
“Sure. Yeah, that makes sense.”
Nate went to the fridge and poured himself a glass of water from the Brita filter. “Did you cook?”
Lucas didn’t want to answer, and he felt strangely embarrassed now that he’d gone to the effort. “It was no big deal. Just a casserole.” He went back to the futon and reopened his textbook.
Sitting on the other end of the futon, Nate gently closed the book. “It is a big deal. I should have called. I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay. I don’t know why I freaked out.”
“Were you really worried?”
“A bit.”
Nate brushed the hair back from Lucas’s forehead. “I promise I’ll call next time.”
“I promise I won’t freak out and act like a five-year-old.”
“No, it’s good that you told me you were upset. Even though I’m not sure if you told me the real reason.”
Lucas shrugged. “Like I said, I was worried. And…”
“And what?”
“I don’t know. I just feel like a big loser sometimes.”
“What? Why?” Nate seemed completely baffled.
“Forget it.”
“No, I don’t want to forget it. Tell me what’s going on.”
“It’s just…growing up, I never had many friends. My dad and I moved around so much that after a while, it seemed like a waste of time to get to know anyone.”
“Yeah, that would pretty much suck. It takes me a long time to get to know people.” Nate smiled. “Well, except for you. You were the exception.”
Lucas smiled back and shifted closer on the futon. “When I moved here this summer and you were in Europe, I realized how alone I am without you and your family. Without you, I don’t have anyone. I don’t think that’s really a good thing, you know? I mean, what if we broke up?”
Nate’s smile was uneasy. “Hmm. You know something I don’t?”
“No, no. Of course not. I’m just saying…”
“I hear you. You don’t want your entire world to revolve around me.” He grinned. “Although I am pretty awesome, so it’s understandable that you’d want to be with me day and night.”
Lucas laughed. “Right. So you can see my dilemma.”
“Look, don’t worry. You just need to get out there and meet people. Join a club or something.”
He made it sound so easy, but Lucas wasn’t convinced. “Yeah, I should look into it. Maybe I’ll ask Casey.”
At Casey’s name, Nate’s smile flickered, but he said, “Sounds like a good idea.” Leaning in, he kissed Lucas’s neck. “So, am I forgiven?” His hand slid up Lucas’s thigh.
A bolt of desire surged through Lucas. “Well, that depends.”
“On?”
“How hard you make me come tonight.”
Nate kissed him in response, his tongue slipping between Lucas’s lips. Before long, they’d made their way to the bed, flinging their clothes off and bumping into the wall in the small space between the foot of the bed and the bathroom.
As Nate reached for the lube, Lucas got onto his hands and knees on the mattress. Nate pressed up close behind him, kissing down his spine, his hands teasing. Then a slick finger pushed inside him, and Lucas moaned softly. “Fuck me,” he muttered.
“That’s the plan.” Nate added another finger, opening him up.
Lucas was hard, and he resisted the urge to touch himself. He heard the tear of foil and tensed in anticipation as Nate slipped his fingers out. The head of his cock replaced them, and Lucas pushed back, eager to take him inside.
As Nate entered him, Lucas closed his eyes and savored the familiar mix of pleasure and pain. He loved the sensation of being possessed, and of possessing Nate at the same time. Nate thrust back and forth gently at first, then with increasing power.
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