A Bar Tender Tale (15 page)

Nathan didn’t waste a moment to press his lips against Auryn’s and kiss him. His hands clutched at the man’s shoulders, holding on as if he expected to be thrown off at any moment.

He was almost surprised when he felt Auryn kiss him back. Just to reassure himself, he leaned back slightly to ask, “Um, is this... okay?”

He felt Auryn’s hands as they crept onto his legs and squeezed. “This is okay,” he said. Slowly, he tilted his face up and caught Nathan’s mouth with his own.

Nathan gasped as they kissed and Auryn’s tongue dipped into his mouth. Nathan sighed and rolled his hips to relieve the ever-growing pressure in his jeans, rubbing A Bar Tender Tale |
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himself into Auryn’s lap. There was a definite hardness blooming underneath him.

“Mmm,” Nathan murmured against the man’s lips. “Is that for me?”

His hands slipped away from Auryn’s neck, up onto the back of the upright futon. Nathan held onto it as he began to grind his hips down, leaving no question to what he wanted.

His lips at Auryn’s cheek skimmed the skin and whispered near his ear, “You make me so hard. I want you.” A sharp intake of breath preceded the words “God, yes.” Nathan brushed his lips back to Auryn’s mouth and covered it. He kissed roughly, shoved his tongue in, then licked along the man’s lips. He made groaning noises in his throat as he continued to roll his hips, dry humping and friction warming their cocks.

He felt Auryn’s hands inch up his thighs then squeeze his hips. Nathan pulled his face away with a faint smirk and a knowing glint in his eye. They were both breathing hard; he could feel each intake of air against him as the man breathed. Nathan’s hands dropped onto and trailed over Auryn’s shoulders, dragged down his chest then lightly over his groin. Nathan watched Auryn’s eyes silently tracking his hands, almost if as the man didn’t dare to move.

It felt like they were teetering on the edge. The sound of the TV was distant; all Nathan could hear now was their breathing and his own heartbeat. He wanted to push things further. He had to get this man into bed; he simply couldn’t wait a second longer. Nathan’s hands kept moving. He crossed them at the wrists then hooked his fingers under the fabric of his top and pulled his T-shirt off, dropping it on the A Bar Tender Tale |
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floor. A light sparkle of silver was in the air, some of the glitter from Nathan’s hair dusted loose upon the removal. He noticed it, but nothing could tear his eyes away from the man beneath him.

Nathan took hold of the warm, strong hands that gripped his legs and moved both of them higher. He wanted Auryn to touch his bare skin, and he didn’t mind leading the way. He could see Auryn’s gaze settle on his chest; was he staring at the tattoo of the smiling demon nestled there? Or maybe he hadn’t even noticed it. The man’s dark eyes were following the journey of his own hands as Nathan guided them along his skin.

Nathan brought one of those hands higher, caught the long index finger in his lips and sucked it into his mouth.

His eyes closed briefly as he sucked passionately on that finger, working it in and out of his mouth. Nathan knew he put on a good show; he sucked loudly, wetting the digit and making appreciative noises.

He felt Auryn shift under him, felt that growing bulge under his legs become harder still. Nathan opened his eyes and caught the man’s gaze. Those eyes looked almost black in their intensity. Nathan’s lips curled up in a smile.

That was it. Auryn snapped into motion, and before Nathan could react the world had shifted, and he was flat on his back. Nathan’s smile turned into a grin as Auryn’s face was at his neck, kissing urgently, nipping and trailing onto his collarbone. He knelt over Nathan as he kissed down, his hands already grappling with the assortment of belts on Nathan’s jeans.

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Nathan was so elated his cock swelled even bigger inside his jeans, desperate to break free. He also wanted to clap his hands together and cheer. However, Auryn was struggling a bit with one belt….

“Here,” Nathan offered and quickly flipped a catch on the buckle. He tried not to laugh. If he’d known they would be doing this he wouldn’t have worn those belts.

Auryn managed to get them all open and yanked Nathan’s jeans down roughly. Nathan didn’t mind; he loved it. His hands hovered at the man’s shoulders, guiding and pushing him down. Auryn lowered his head and rubbed his lips across the front of Nathan’s tight black boxers. He took in a deep breath then exhaled, his breath blowing out hot.

Nathan closed his eyes when he felt those lips on him through the fabric, gently mouthing him. He squirmed, trying to push himself against that mouth. His fingers touched Auryn’s head, weaved through his hair, gently insisting. Even he could feel how wet he was; his cock had left a wet trail against his own skin inside his pants. Not one for waiting, Nathan dropped a hand and tugged at his own underwear. “While I’m young, yeah?”

Auryn laughed softly. “Bit bossy, aren’t you?” It was on the tip of Nathan’s tongue to retort
you ain’t
seen nothing yet
, but he thought better of it. The image of a nag was not what he wanted to project right now. So instead he settled for what he hoped was an ambiguous smile.

At least Auryn did as he was told. He pulled the boxers down to Nathan’s knees to rest where his jeans were currently bunched. Not the easiest way to do things, but Nathan was past caring, as Auryn leaned over him and A Bar Tender Tale |
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licked a long, wet line from the base of his cock all the way to the tip.

Nathan groaned wildly, both his hands finding and gripping the head between his legs. He didn’t think he was going to last long. He couldn’t help it! He had wanted this
so
much he’d been in a perpetual state of arousal for the last three days just thinking about it.

When Auryn opened his mouth and swallowed his cock down, a shudder broke through Nathan’s body. Auryn sucked his way back to the tip, going tortuously slow. He tongued around the weeping slit then swallowed his cock down again. Nathan thrust his hips up, pushing harder into that hot, wet mouth.

Nope, he wasn’t going to last. All it took was one touch; Nathan was oversensitized, and as soon as he felt Auryn’s hand start to massage his balls, that was it.

“Oh, babe, I’m coming….” His hands fisted in Auryn’s hair, pushing his mouth away. Auryn understood and used his hands in place of his mouth, wrapping his fingers around Nathan’s cock as it pulsed. Nathan came hard, as if all the tension of the past few days and tonight especially burst out of him in one hit. His release spurted onto his own stomach and chest, pooling on his skin. “Oh, man,” he groaned, a lazy smile spreading on his lips.

Auryn’s hands left him. “Um… should I get a towel?” Nathan gazed down his body as Auryn hovered over him. He pointed vaguely at the floor. “Hand me my T-shirt?”

“What? Let me get you a towel,” Auryn offered.

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“No, it’s cool.” Nathan couldn’t help snickering. He flexed his outstretched fingers in command. He knew he only had one clean towel anyway. That stupid cherry T-shirt could take one for the team.

Auryn got up gently and retrieved the T-shirt, handing it to Nathan.

“Thank you,” Nathan smiled as he used it to wipe himself off.

Not terribly romantic, but he didn’t really care. He didn’t want Auryn to swallow anyway, not yet. While Nathan only had tests done recently and came back all clear, he reasoned he’d better have some more now he was no longer with Danny.

Nathan pushed that to the back of his mind. All that could wait. Right now he wanted to concentrate on the good stuff.

“Um….” Auryn stood next to the futon.

Nathan’s eyebrow quirked. The man looked nervous, like he was about to take off. What was he doing?

“Look, this is fine,” Auryn said, eyes glancing down Nathan’s body. “More than fine. I like you, Nathan. But…

why don’t we leave it here tonight? There’s no rush to—” A growl of frustration escaped Nathan’s throat. He sat up on his elbows, his eyes fixed on Auryn. “
You
aren’t going anywhere,” he stated. “Now undress me properly.” He wriggled his legs at Auryn to make his point.

A hint of a smile was on Auryn’s lips. “Are you always this demanding?”

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“I could ask if you’re always this reluctant to get laid.” Nathan leaned forward and grabbed at his own shoes, pulling them off with his socks. “I don’t get you,” he said, as he pushed his jeans and underwear off and kicked them out of the way. “You like me, right? I like you. What’s the problem?”

“I just—” Auryn tried to look Nathan in the eye, obviously distracted by his now completely naked form reclining on the futon. “I
do
like you, which is why I don’t want to make any mistakes.”

“You
won’t
.” Nathan was on the verge of snapping but managed to keep his voice calm. “Now click my bed down.”

“What?”

“You heard me. Lift the top part—” Nathan waved his hand at the raised half of the futon. “—then slide the middle bit along and it'll open up.”

“Um….”

“Are you going to sleep here tonight?”

“I can do.”

“Do the bed then.”

Auryn breathed in as he walked around to the edge of the futon. “Are you this bossy with anyone else?” The statement alone would have weakened Nathan’s resolve, but he caught the smile on Auryn’s lips. Wise guy, Nathan thought.

“No one
else
frustrates me this much,” Nathan replied.

He kept his eyes fixed on Auryn as he watched him pull at the upright half of the futon. Nathan bent his elbow and A Bar Tender Tale |
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rested his head on his hand in an effort to look cool and seductive. Auryn eased the futon out, holding Nathan’s eyes.

Nathan tried to keep a straight face, but it was a losing battle, especially when Auryn dropped the bed out a lot quicker than he expected.

Nathan fell down flat and laughed. “Bitch.”

“Uh-uh,” Auryn shook his head, watching him.

Nathan began to smile. “Oh, you’re not a bitch?” he teased.

Auryn gave him a look. Nathan had known the answer anyway.

“Hmmm.” He pretended to consider, raising up and crawling backwards on the bed, keeping his eyes on Auryn as his hand reached out. The small, overcrowded shelves next to Nathan’s bed had his playthings right where he could get them. Unfortunately he still knocked a few ornaments and models over because he wasn’t looking, but that didn’t matter. He sat up again and threw onto the edge of the futon a condom and a tube of lubricant, strawberry flavor.

“Mmm, well if you’re not the bitch,” Nathan’s hands played on his own chest, rubbing and pinching at his nipples. “That means I am.”

Nathan was rewarded with Auryn’s unwavering attention. His eyes were locked onto Nathan’s hands as they trailed lower. Nathan was amazed that Auryn still seemed so shy, but he hoped it was just a matter of keeping the man focused enough for them to get past this first-time hurdle.

Nathan decided now would be a good point to get vocal. He moaned softly as his hands reached his hips, his nails raked A Bar Tender Tale |
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over his skin, and he loved the feel of it, holding his own cock in his hands. He knew he wasn’t about to get all the way hard right now but it still felt good.

Anyway, he was putting on a show. He knew what he wanted. He had wanted it since he’d first set eyes on Auryn three days ago. He wanted that gorgeous specimen of a man above him, holding him down and driving deep inside him.

He wanted it so bad it was making him crazy. His cock throbbed at the thought. Nathan was pleasantly surprised.

He also hadn’t realized he’d closed his eyes, but when he opened them he could see this little show was doing wonders on his man.

“
Auryn
,” he coaxed with a smile. “Why don’t you get undressed and come here?”

“Or?”

Nathan frowned. “Or? What do you mean,
or
?”

“Oh, sorry,” Auryn said. “It sounded like there should have been an ‘or’ at the end of your sentence, like a veiled threat.”

“
What?
” Nathan stared at him in confusion. His hands dropped away, the spell broken. Too late, Nathan noticed the smile hidden on Auryn’s lips and the mischievous glint in his eye.

“Oh, right,” he frowned. “
Very
funny. Now look here, mister, this isn’t over.”

“Oh?” Auryn smiled.

“Damn right,” Nathan tried very hard not to smile back.

“And if you aren’t undressed and on this bed in like,
three
seconds flat
, there’s gonna be trouble.” A Bar Tender Tale |
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“Uh oh. Three seconds?”

“Yes, and I’m going to count. One!” Nathan tried to give his best glare while fighting to keep his face straight. When Auryn didn’t move he said, “One and a half!” Feigning defeat, Auryn shrugged off his jacket.

“Two!”

The T-shirt was pulled off next. Nathan goggled at the smooth, toned body that had been hidden underneath.