Manchester Ménage 01 - Saving Samuel by Nicole Colville

laughed as he walked inside. “You're worried about what a homeless person thinks of your house? It can’t be that ba…” Samuel bit his lip when he caught the first glimpse of the sitting room. “Oh, I see what you mean.” He burst out laughing and Daniel dropped his head to his chest and leaned against the wall next to him.
    “I know, right. It’s just I'm so busy, and I barely live here, I just crash here on a night. It looks worse than it is.”
    “Uh huh.” Samuel smiled as he tipped Daniel’s head back, then kissed his cheek softly. “Thank you.”
    “Thank you?”
    “For making me laugh. It’s been a while.” Samuel pressed his hand on Daniel’s chest and lost himself in those green eyes. The feeling was stronger when they touched. Samuel wanted to remove his hand and move, but Daniel’s hand was on his hip, gently rubbing him.
    “I like making you laugh. You have a great one. You look even more beautiful when you smile.” Daniel ran his fingertip down his cheek and Samuel felt his knees shake. Was Daniel coming onto him? The thought woke him up.
    “I'm not gay.” Samuel stepped back, shocking them both with how fast he moved.
    “What? I mean… Why did you say that?” Daniel blushed like mad and Samuel felt suddenly stupid. Maybe he was all wrong and Daniel was just a touchy person.
    “I just… I don’t know. Are you?”
    “What? Gay?” Daniel sighed then met his eyes again. “Yes.”
    Samuel opened his mouth, but said nothing and stepped back.
    “No, please. I didn’t bring you back for… I’m not like that.” Daniel growled a little and fisted his hands by his sides.
    “Are you mad at me?” Samuel didn’t want Daniel to be mad at him. “I'm sorry.”
    “You don’t have to apologise. God, it’s me. I’m… Please, I'm sorry. I won’t touch you again. I didn’t bring you back here for anything like that. I just want to help you.”
    Samuel nodded, twisting his hair behind his back as he calmed down. “I'm sorry, I really am. I just… It’s been a long time since I let someone close to me, you know. I like it, I'm just… confused.”
    “I’ll try not to confuse you so much.” Daniel smiled and stood up straight. “Okay, how about I show you to your room, you can settle in and I’ll, erm, tidy up. Or try to.”
    Daniel started out of the room, heading up the stairs, and Samuel followed. He was shown into a nice baby blue painted room with a pretty cream wrought iron double bed in it. It was clean, but unused.
    “You can tell I never come in here, right?”
    “Yes.” Samuel laughed again.
    “It has a lock on the inside. Just in case you feel like using it.”
    Samuel turned around and shook his head. He hated he’d made Daniel feel like this. “I won’t need it.”
    “I know you won’t.” Daniel grinned. “I’ll leave you to get comfortable. The bathroom’s right there. It’s the only clean room in the place apart from this one. It has an amazing tub. It has a spa feature so you can have bubbles.”
    Samuel followed Daniel and popped his head in the bathroom. The tub was huge, made for two, and he smiled. “I love baths.”
    “Feel free to use it whenever you want. Okay, I’m running off to clean.” Daniel flashed him a big smile then ran down the stairs.
    Samuel walked back into the bedroom and looked at the bed then the rest of the room, and fell face first onto the mattress. It was so comfy, he laughed. At least for one night he would try to enjoy his time here and relax. Who knew when he would next get to sleep somewhere nice and warm and comfortable?

Chapter 7
     
    D aniel rushed around the sitting room, grabbing his clothes, dirty cups and plates, and threw them in the kitchen. At least they would have one cleanish place to sit down tonight. He opened the window and straightened up the cushions on the sofa. It looked okay to him. It was still a shithole, but better.
    By the time Samuel came down, things were a little more organised and Daniel