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Max rocked on the balls of his socked feet, looking agitated He unzipped his coat and restlessly flicked the overhead light on and off even though sunlight streah theat the far end of the small bathroom “I really am sorry I was out of line”

“No, Ihis parka on a hook in the foyer, and he fiddled with the sleeves of his sweater before crossing his arms

Max frowned “Would you rather I didn’t?”

“No” He laughed aardly, and Max gave hier “Not used to it, I guess” He bit his lip Screw it “Are you jealous?”

The question hung in the air Max was still by the closed door, and Jeremy had retreated to the end of the narrow bathrooht He fiddled with the shower curtain as he waited for Max’s answer Levi had been so certain, but…

“Yes” Max gazed at hi else in the world “I’m jealous as fuck”

Heart skipping, Jeremy kept his expression neutral, or so he hoped “What if I was trying to make you jealous?”

Max’s eyebrows shot up “It worked I hated seeing you with hi you” He stepped closer He cupped Jeremy’s face and ran his hands down over his shoulders “Truth is, I don’t want anyone touching you I want you all to myself”

Jere himself into Max’s arms, but he held firm He had to know his trust arranted “What if I say you can’t have me?”

Inhaling sharply, Max stepped back and shoved his hands in his pockets “Then I can’t have you Then I really did fuck up everything”

Warrin “Can we stop pretending we’re just friends?”

In an exhaled rush, Max hauled Jereh his thick coat, his toes barely touching the worn tile floor

The kiss was everything he’d iue invading his mouth He tasted faintly of chocolate and mint, and Jeremy wondered if it was uly in approval

He’d never tasted or smelled or felt another person so intimately It had been less than a week since they’d last kissed, and it felt like forever Jereainst Max His cock ached, pressing against the fly of his jeans He tried to hook a leg around Max, relief and joy taking a backseat to lust