Defiance (The Protectors #9)(79)

Once Nathan was all the way inside of me, he settled his weight down on top of me and I curled my legs around his ass. He kissed me over and over until the worst of the pain eased and changed over to a delicious burn.

“Need you to move,” I grated as heat began to engulf my body in heady anticipation.

Nathan pulled out slowly and then slid back into me in one slick move, then did it again. Over and over again, he drove into me. I wrapped my arms around his back and hung on as he sent me higher with every agonizingly deep thrust. When it became too much, I told him so and he kissed me hard and picked up the pace. The bed rocked and creaked as Nathan’s instincts took over and he began ramming into me. His fingers sifted through my hair to hold me in place as he fucked me mercilessly, while his lips pressed gentle kisses to my forehead.

“So close,” I called out as I reached for my dick and began jerking myself off. I loved the feel of Nathan’s hard abdomen brushing over the backs of my fingers as I worked myself over to match the rhythm he’d set with his body.

“Gonna come,” he growled as he pressed his mouth against my throat and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, lifting my upper body off the bed and holding me tight against his chest.

I ended up coming first, but he was literally just seconds behind me. I cried out in relief as the orgasm washed over me, and the sensation of his hot cum filling me up sent a violent aftershock through my entire system. We clung to each other as we came down from the high. I settled my hands on Nathan’s ass to keep him inside me a little longer as he placed soft kisses on my lips.

“Did I hurt you?” he asked.

“In the best way possible,” I said drowsily, which caused him to smile.

“We’re definitely doing that more often,” he said.

“Agreed,” I returned before I realized what I was saying.

Because we didn’t have that many “oftens” left. But I didn’t say that. I just let him hold me and when he suggested a shower together, I agreed without argument and followed him into the bathroom.





Chapter 27





Nathan





“Can I get you anything? A blanket? Something to drink?” I asked as I watched Brody carefully ease himself into one of the deck chairs on the large patio that overlooked a gorgeous infinity swimming pool.

“Nathan, relax,” Brody said. “You’re worse than Mom when you broke your arm when you fell out of that tree at Grandpa’s farm.”

“I wouldn’t have been in that tree if you hadn’t convinced me you’d seen a monkey in it,” I reminded him.

He laughed. “Yeah, you were so gullible.”

“I was seven,” I said with a roll of my eyes as I sat down in the chair next to his. “And you seemed intent on getting me in trouble that summer.”

Brody smiled, but didn’t comment.

And I knew why.

At that age, we’d still been too na?ve to understand what the future had in store for us. We’d just been a couple of innocent kids playing silly games and trying to best one another.

We both sat in uncomfortable silence for a moment before Brody said, “I don’t know where to start.”

“Me either,” I admitted. “So many things I need to say to you, but I can’t think of a single one of them right now.”

“Okay, let’s start with something easy,” Brody said as he shifted so he was facing me. I did the same. “Vincent.”

I laughed and shook my head. “What happened to easy?” I asked as I ran my fingers through my hair.

“I saw the way you two looked at each other, Nathan. Admitting that part should be pretty easy, since you clearly suck so bad at hiding it.”

I took in a deep breath because I knew he was right. “I’m in love with him. I know it’s crazy and it’s too soon and I only admitted to myself I’m gay like five minutes ago…but there it is. I’m in love with him.”

“See? Easy!” Brody said with a smirk.

I took a swipe at him, but made sure not to make contact since I didn’t want him jerking away and hurting himself.

“He hasn’t said it back,” I admitted as I let my eyes connect with Brody’s. I knew it was selfish to dump that on him considering everything that had happened, but I literally had no one else to talk to about it, and the fact that Vincent hadn’t said the words back to me was messing with my head.

“Even if he hasn’t said it, Nathan, he’s not doing a lot to hide it.”

I nodded. Every time we were together, it felt like Vincent was saying things to me without the use of words, but I couldn’t be sure.

I let my eyes drift to the scenery around us. It really was a gorgeous view, and although there were a few puffy white clouds in the sky, I didn’t see even a hint of the rain that Seattle was famous for.

“Brody, you have to believe me that I didn’t really know until I met him. I mean, maybe deep down I did, but I got so good at denying it that I was just able to pass it off as being related to stress.”

“You mean being gay?”

I nodded. “And my problems with women. I just never…I never associated one with the other. I mean, when we were kids, I was so certain that some of the thoughts I had were the devil trying to get inside of me. If I thought some guy was good-looking, it wasn’t really me…it was the sin of the devil trying to lure me away from the side of the righteous.”