Feeling the Buzz by Shelley Munro

his face displaying the same turmoil that traversed her mind.
“I’m taking each day one at a time. I don’t like the out-of-control feeling.”
    Jen nodded, a wave of sympathy filling her.
She understood the off-balance sensation. Heck, she was living it right along
with him.
    The song ended and another took its place.
    “My turn,” Wayne said.
    Jen stepped away from Sebastian and turned
expectantly to Wayne. Wayne winked at her and put his arms around Sebastian.
    “Right, that does it. We’re going to talk.”
Gaby grabbed Jen’s arm and dragged her inside into the kitchen. “What’s going
on with you guys?”
    “Nothing,” Jen said, going with the truth
because it was easier. “I spent the night here last night.”
    “ Nada? ” Gaby almost screeched.
“You’re telling me I’m imagining things?”
    “I hurt my hand. Sebastian drove me to the
doctor.”
    “Old news. My mother rang me this morning
wanting deets.”
    Jen blinked in shock even though she was
aware of the gossip vine in Sloan. “Everyone knows?”
    “Yeah, well fight out in the street and
that’s what happens,” Gaby said, waving it off as inconsequential. “Although
from what I hear, Giles deserved it.” She paused, her eyes widening. “You’re
not going to distract me. If nothing happened then why are you here tonight?”
    Jen frowned. “They asked me, and I said
yes.”
    “And what are you going to do next?”
    “Refuse to answer nosy questions. It’s not
as if I know the answers anyway. What’s the story about the new sex toy coming
out? The one the cult is protesting about.”
    “Top secret,” Gaby said, tapping the side
of her nose with her forefinger. “I could do with someone to test out the
design I’m working on at present though.”
    “A vibrator?”
    “Of sorts,” Gaby said with a laugh.
    “What does that mean?”
    “It’s a vibrating butt plug.”
    “I guess I could try that.”
    “Your men might like it too.” Gaby’s black
curls danced as she laughed. “Liam and Fletch do. I’ll drop it off after work
tomorrow.”
     
    “What are you doing?” Sebastian demanded in
an undertone.
    Definitely testy. Wayne bit back a grin.
“Going with my gut instinct.”
    “Which is to flirt with me? You’re lucky I
didn’t punch you in the nose.”
    Yep, now was not the time to smirk. Wayne
moved in time to the music, not much more than a sway really. Dancing with
Sebastian was fun. Fletch and Liam hadn’t reacted with anything other than
grins, and after the initial shock Sebastian had gradually relaxed in his
embrace.
    “Don’t be silly. You want me.” Aw, hell. Blabbermouth .
This wasn’t the best time to force this conversation. He sure as hell didn’t
want to give Sebastian a chance to run. But having their friends around acted
as a kind of a buffer. At least for this initial conversation.
    “I’m sorry.” Sebastian’s throat worked in a
swallow, his shoulders hunching, and Wayne could see the fear in his friend,
the shame.
    “No!” Fuck he didn’t want to make Sebastian
uncomfortable or to make him think he should run. “Don’t apologize. It doesn’t
scare me.” His fingers bit into Seb’s biceps. “This doesn’t scare me.”
    Sebastian checked the whereabouts of the
others before leaning closer. “You’re not worried about the fact that I want to
touch your cock?”
    “I liked kissing you this morning. Besides,
I’ve seen your cock. There’s nothing scary about it.”
    “Yeah, well.” Sebastian averted his gaze,
and Wayne noticed a tinge of pink creeping into his cheeks. “What about your
family? What will they think?”
    “It’s none of their business. I’ve told you
that.” Wayne hesitated, then decided to spit out the question uppermost in his
mind. “Have you had sex with a guy before?”
    A choking sound came from Sebastian, and
Wayne widened the distance between them to scan Sebastian’s face. A whole raft
of emotions flickered for him to see, not that he could