Growling, Si wiped his feet. He mumbled something about reprogramming and ushered Payton inside. Closing the door behind him, he looked at Payton and shook his head. “It does no good to argue, he’ll just come up with something else to annoy me with.
Dunston, send the lift around at oh three hundred hours and give me a wake-up call.”
Payton wiped his own shoes on the rug, glancing around the marble entryway.
“Oh, I like him. So polite. Not at all like Major Bennett and Colonel Eason,”
Dunston said in a cheery voice.
Payton liked the butler already. Dunston had character and regardless what Si said, the butler amused him. He’d had a grin on his face when he spoke of reprogramming.
Si chuckled. “Come on.” He led Payton up the stairs.
The house was beautiful. The floor was a dark hardwood, as was the wainscoting.
The walls were covered with dark green and burgundy striped wallpaper. It was very masculine, yet elegant. Much more humble than Hollister Palace. “Why are we here?”
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Reaching the last door on the left, Si pushed it open and stepped aside, waiting for Payton to enter.
A bedroom.
Si’s bedroom.
Payton stood there in awe. He’d never been in another man’s—who wasn’t a relative—bedroom before. It was in the same green and burgundy tones as the hallway wallpaper, with dark wood. There were candles lit around the room.
The massive four-poster bed was turned back revealing silky cream-colored sheets. A fire blazed in the green marble fireplace across from the bed, casting a romantic glow.
Arms snaked around Payton’s waist from behind, then Si’s warm breath tickled his ear. He kissed Payton’s neck, leaving goose bumps in his wake. “Why do you think?” His voice was soft and sultry.
Shivering, Payton closed his eyes and leaned back against Si’s warm chest. The fire crackled in the fireplace and the smell of wood burning invaded his senses. He couldn’t have imagined a more romantic setting. Part of him wanted to run and get as far away as he could, the other part never wanted to leave. He could never undo what was about to happen, but he didn’t care. No one would find out. Why shouldn’t he have this?
Si licked a long line up Payton’s neck to his ear as his hands moved from Payton’s waist to unbutton his greatcoat. When he got it undone, he pulled it off Payton’s shoulders and tossed it away. “Tell me, why did you leave Regelence? Isn’t it like Englor in that lords are not required to serve in the military?”
Payton nodded, keeping his eyes closed. He didn’t want to talk about Regelence.
There was a rustle and then Si was back, pressing close to Payton, with his own greatcoat gone. His wide chest rested against Payton’s back and his hands slid forward and tugged at Payton’s cravat. His lips trailed up Payton’s neck, nibbling and biting. It felt wonderful. “Why? Why me, Payton? I know enough about you to realize you’ve never done anything like this. Why now?” His voice was soft, barely a whisper, rasped against Payton’s neck as his cravat came free and was disposed of.
“Because you’re the first person I’ve ever been this attracted to.” It was the truth, if not the whole truth.
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A low groan sounded as Si tugged off Payton’s evening coat. “You make me want things I can’t have.” Si nipped his shoulder and turned him around.
Payton opened his eyes. His heart thundered in his ears and his throat felt like he’d swallowed rocks. His cock grew hard and his pulse raced. Did that mean if things were different, Si would want him for keeps?
The firelight caught Si’s red hair, making it shimmer nearly gold. The man was very handsome. He took Payton’s breath away. Si’s blue eyes were heavy lidded and his focus was on Payton’s lips. Self-conscious, Payton licked his lips.
“Mmm…” As he fussed with the buttons on Payton’s waistcoat, Si dipped his head and nipped Payton’s lip, making his teeth tap lightly against Payton’s. He threw the waistcoat aside and made quick work of Payton’s shirt, all the while licking and nibbling at Payton’s lips.
Tilting his head, Payton rested his hands against Si’s chest. His lips caressed Si’s as he too began ridding Si of clothes. After he got Si’s cravat, evening coat and waistcoat off, Si began moving them backward.
The backs of Payton’s thighs hit the bed.
“Sit.” Si trailed his fingertips down the side of Payton’s cheek then ran his thumb over Payton’s bottom lip.
As soon as Payton sat, Si knelt and began removing Payton’s shoes and stockings.
He did so in silence, and Payton ran his fingers through the thick auburn hair, unable to help himself. Si leaned into the touch, his eyes closing briefly. Quickly, he stood and divested himself of shoes and stockings, before sitting on the bed next to Payton.
Payton had to glance up to catch Si’s gaze, even with both of them sitting. When he did, Si caught his lips in a gentle kiss that grew heated almost instantly.
Caressing and soothing, Si’s hands were all over him. The only sounds were of their breathing, the fire and the rustling of clothes. It seemed like a strange thing to notice given the circumstances, but as long as he lived, Payton would never forget this moment.
The next thing Payton knew he was sans shirt, on his back in the middle of the bed, with Si resting his weight on one arm and staring down at him.
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Si ran his other hand down Payton’s chest. His eyelids fluttered, then his head lifted and those blue eyes focused on Payton’s face. “You have a great body.”
“Me?” Oh, that had come out kind of squeaky. Payton frowned.
Nodding, Si chuckled. “Yes you.”
Si was the one with the marvelous body. Payton reached up and flicked the top button of Si’s shirt open, wanting to see that incredible body.
“It would be rather boring if we all looked like me.”
Speak for yourself.
Payton snorted and kept revealing the strong godlike torso he’d come to crave. “You’re insane.”
“No, I’m not. You are a beautiful man. How can you not know that?” Si bent and captured Payton’s lips in a quick kiss, then slipped down and flicked his tongue over Payton’s nipple.
Arching his back, Payton hissed out a breath, and all thoughts of his body being inadequate fled.
“Oh, you like that.” Si’s voice dropped into a seductive whisper. He closed his mouth over Payton’s nipple and sucked.
The sensation zipped through his body right to his cock, making it jerk against his trousers, begging for similar treatment. Who would have thought that would feel so good? He arched again, bucking his hips up and into Si’s stomach.
Si smiled against his nipple, then rose and unbuttoned Payton’s trousers. “Lift.” He caught Payton’s smallclothes and took them off along with his trousers.
His cock slapped against his belly when it came free of his pants. Payton moaned. He swore even the air felt good. His testicles drew tighter along with his abdomen. Si and the things they did together were becoming an addiction. His body craved it.
Si stood at the side of the bed and began removing his own clothes. He was breathtaking with the firelight casting shadows over the plains of his chiseled body. The man was so gorgeous he looked…fake. No human could be so perfectly sculpted, yet he was. Payton’s fingers itched to touch and his mouth watered to taste.
“Damn, I love that. You’re so responsive. I love those sweet little noises you make.”
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Who could blame him with such a fine specimen of manhood standing in front of him, mostly naked?
Si threw his trousers aside then hooked his fingers in his smallclothes and pulled them down. Invitingly, his cock jutted out from his body. This time Payton was very aware of the moan that crawled out of his throat. He felt like he was going to burst. He sat up and reached for Si.
Putting his knee on the edge of the bed, Si pushed him back down, but not before Payton got a handful of hot, hard, leaking cock. Si groaned. “Bloody hell, Pay.” He caught Payton’s wrist in his hand and came down on the bed. His weight settled on Payton, mashing their pricks together.
They both moaned.
Si’s lips crushed his, his tongue thrusting inside. In and out it moved, caressing Payton’s tongue and lips. He nipped Payton’s lips and slid down, trailing kisses in his wake.
Goose bumps raced up Payton’s arms and legs, but he lifted his hips, all but begging Si to touch him where he most wanted it.
“In good time, Pay. We’re taking this slow. I took the effort to make your first experience in a bed. I’m not about to spoil it by rushing.” Without allowing him to respond, Si captured a nipple between his teeth then sucked.
Payton gasped. Partly because of the feel of Si’s lips on him, but mostly because of what Si had said. Si had taken an extra effort to make this special for him. His throat tightened and a warmth that had nothing to do with sex pulsed through him. Nervousness threatened to overtake him when he thought of Si’s cock in his arse, but he squashed it down. So far Payton had loved everything they’d done together.
A hand closed around his prick as Si kissed down his stomach.
Fisting his hands in the comforter, Payton lifted his head and watched as Si guided Payton’s prick to his mouth.
Wet heat slid down his shaft, making Payton moan. It was as nice to watch as it felt.
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serious about taking it slowly. He lingered over Payton’s prick, gliding up and down in a leisurely pace, until Payton thought he’d lose his mind.
Removing his mouth from Payton’s cock, he moved lower, nuzzling Payton’s testicles. He licked and took them into his mouth, sucking lightly.
Payton pulled his feet up, planting them on the bed, giving Si more room. It was so wanton, but he didn’t care.
Si pushed Payton’s legs up, exposing him more, and swirled his tongue around Payton’s hole.
To think, a week ago this would have shocked Payton to his core, but after what he and Si shared? Not much surprised him now. Oddly, he wasn’t the least bit embarrassed either.
Lifting his head, Si let go of Payton’s legs and glanced up. He met Payton’s gaze and slid one finger into Payton’s arse.
It felt strange. Not painful, but foreign. Payton tensed a little.
“Relax, love.” Si’s breath brushed over Payton’s thigh, then he kissed it. He pushed in further, wriggling it around. He hit Payton’s gland and grinned when Payton gasped.
“Mmm…like that?”
Payton nodded jerkily.
Wait,
had Si said love? Payton melted. Si really was going all out to make this special.
Thrusting in and out a few times, Si tipped his head to the side and gripped Payton’s cock again. “Beside you on the bedside table is an automatic lube dispenser. Get some in your hand and give it to me.”
Turning his head, Payton found the dispenser. He’d seen them in bedrooms before, but never used them himself. He held his hand out and a dollop of clear gel fell into his palm. A warm clove scent filled the room. As he maneuvered his hand down toward Si, trepidation tried to creep back in. What did Si need lube for so soon?
“Relax, Pay. You’re stiffening up again.” Si dropped a kiss to his stomach, right above the black curls over his prick, and dipped his fingers into the lube, then smeared it around the outside of Payton’s hole.
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Payton didn’t know what to do with the sticky residue left in his hand, so he just lay it palm up.
Si eased another finger in alongside his other one.
It burned. Eyes going wide, Payton froze. His cock flagged a little.
“Shh…” Si kept his fingers still. “Easy.” His tongue slid up the length of Payton’s prick on one side and back down on the other.
“Unh.” His cock went right back to fully hard and leapt up, reaching for Si’s mouth.
Closing his eyes, Payton relaxed.
It was still awkward, but not bad. It didn’t sting now, and the sensation on his prick was mind-numbing. Moving his fingers slowly, Si took the head of Payton’s cock in his mouth. He kept it up, sucking and fucking Payton with his fingers, grazing Payton’s gland every now and again.
It felt incredible, better than Payton would have thought. He found himself pushing into those fingers. Wanting more. Wanting everything.
Si added another finger and took Payton all the way into the back of his throat.
“Ah.” Panting, Payton couldn’t decide whether to move away or closer. It felt good and not quite painful at the same time. As it was, the fingers moving in his arse probably kept him from climaxing when Si deep-throated him. Si didn’t stop this time, he kept working Payton’s cock, and thrust his fingers in to hit Payton’s prostate.
Blast.
Payton bucked up into Si’s mouth, a tingle shooting up his spine. His cock throbbed and began to leak. He was so close. His head thrashed back and forth.
“Yesss…”
Abruptly, the fingers in his arse were gone and Si was on his knees between Payton’s legs. He bent forward, kissing Payton’s chin, his lips. “Ready for me, Pay?”
Payton nodded, his hand drifting down to his cock.
Si rested his weight on one hand and reached toward the table with the other. Sitting back, he rubbed the lube over his cock, stroking it. A drop of clear liquid beaded up on the tip when his hand rose. He leaned forward again, his chest hovering over Payton’s face. His collarbone looked so lickable.
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Groaning, Payton gripped his own cock. Squeezing, he stuck his tongue out and swept it across Si’s shoulder and neck. It earned him a drawn-out sexy groan.
When Si moved back this time, he rested one hand on Payton’s upraised knee and the other pushed warm, slick fingers into Payton’s hole. He stared at Payton the whole time. Inserting one finger, then two and three. After pumping in and out a few times, he removed his fingers and scooted forward. His thighs cradled the backs of Payton’s. His other hand dropped down, tugging on one arse cheek. “Are you ready for me? Ready for this?” His gaze stayed locked to Payton’s, his expression serious and tender at the same time.