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“You need to rest,” I said “Please,” I added “I want you to be at your sharpest tomorrow so you can keep us both safe”

He looked attime, then nodded He took my hand and followed me to the bed I worked his jacket and shoes off My intent had been to leave it at that and urge hi kiss, all thoughts of rest went out the

He kissedatand I feltI just couldn’t give him No matter how badly I wanted to, I just wasn’t ready yet

“Jace—”

“I know,” Jace said with a nod “You’re not ready I need… I need you to fuck me, Caleb If you’re not ready for that either—”

I kissed him to silence him I wasn’t ready for him to be inside of me, but I was ive hiive hi to me

“I need to feel good,” Jace continued, his voice cracking “I need to not think about what’s co”

His voice broke and I clasped his face “I’ll take care of you, Jace Now, toain, do you hear me?”

He choked back a sob and nodded “Love you”

“Love you,” I whispered back, then I kissed hi at his clothes and mine

He ended up on top of ht It was the first ti his hot skin againstI’d ever experienced before I let an grinding against one another and I could feel one, or both, of us leaking It was a sure sign that if eren’t careful, we’d end up cootten a real taste of one another

I ed to roll Jace onto his back I took his hands and placed them above his head I kissed him deeply, then said, “Leave them there”

Jace pulled in a breath and nodded

“Just feel, Jace”

He sighed, then closed his eyes I tookhis body, but bypassed his dick My confidence grew as Jace began to respond to my every touch By the time I finally did closethe bedsheets and a fine sheen of sweat had broken out all over his body His dick was thick and hard in h me as the past threatened to intrude on the moment, but when I looked up at Jace, I saw that his eyes were on me

“Caleb, you don’t have to,” he said softly