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Thankfully, he never had to explain.
His mind spun, wondering what Matt would consider a grand gesture.
He didn’t have to wonder for very long. As soon as he pulled up, he found his front porch covered in flowers. Colorful carnations, daisies, tulips. Sunflowers, lilies, begonias. Pansies, lilacs, and some blooms he didn’t even recognize.
And in the center of it all sat Matt, leaning against the front door with his eyes closed. He startled and jumped up when he heard Robby’s approach, the daisies clutched in his hand. He held them out, helplessly. “Th—these are for you.”
Robby accepted them, his gaze sweeping across the porch then locking on Matt’s face. “I figured.”
“You told me once—your favorite part of a romantic movie was when the guy—”
“I remember.” He swept as many flowers as he could into his arms. “Help me bring these inside.”
Matt grabbed the last few arrangements and followed him in.
“You didn’t have to do all this. You don’t have the money to waste on this.”
Matt dropped the flowers on the table, then spun to face him. “A waste? Is that what you think?” He advanced. “You could never be a waste.”
Matt cupped his cheeks. “You are worth anything—everything to me. I love you, Rob. With all I have and all I am. And I hope you’re willing to try again, but if you’re not ready, I’ll wait, but I won’t give up. I’m willing to do the work. For as long as it takes. Until you believe—until you know. You. Are. Worth. It.”
The still-wounded part of him fought against it, but Robby’s heart could not deny the truth right in front of him. “It’s a lot easier to forgive you than it is to forgive myself. You think maybe you could help me there?”
The answer didn’t come in words. Matt leaned in for a kiss. Tender, just a gentle sweep of his lips. But it was enough.
The emotion—the connection—threatened to overwhelm him. The kiss answered prayers he hadn’t dared to give voice to. The man he thought he’d never get back held him in his arms now shared his breath. He’d offer up his soul right now if Matt wanted it.
But he had to be sure; he had to ask one more time. Fighting his deepest instincts, he pulled back and held Matt at arms’ length. “I want this. More than anything, I want a life with you, but I need to know you’re all in. I’m not sure my heart can take having you, then losing you again. Maybe you need to take some more time to think about what you really want.”
“No. I already know. I was miserable without you. Even with the best possible future in front of me—a future you made possible, by the way—nothing felt right. Somehow, my world is only complete with you in it. I don’t need more time; I just need you. Trust me, I’m not giving up on a life with you or my son.”
***
Matt
Matt could see the second Robby accepted his words as the truth. Those gorgeous brown eyes, so full of vulnerability, softened, along with the tight lines bracketing his mouth.
And words were no longer necessary.
Robby took the lead, leaning in first for the kiss, but they met somewhere in the middle. It was a tender joining, a brush of lips. Matt’s hands glided up his lover’s bare arms, the scars imperceptible beneath his fingertips.
Gently, Robby’s kisses drifted to the column of his throat. “Be with me tonight.”
Matt could only moan his consent, but it was enough. They rose together, headed toward the bedroom, dropping their clothes like breadcrumbs in their wake. This time, the light stayed on.
Finally, he could drink in Robby’s beauty, and oh, was he beautiful. A light dusting of hair covered the center of his slim but defined pecs. It vanished over his tight stomach and reappeared in a trail below his navel leading down to the trim patch around his half-hard cock. Indeed, he did have a small birthmark.
Matt wrapped his hand around the ruddy skin, growing empowered as it hardened further in his grip. “Let me make you feel good tonight.”
No way he could work the same kind of magic Robby had for him, but damn he wanted to try. “Say yes.”
“Yes.”
His heart raced. “Lie down.”
Robby climbed across the bed, giving him a quick flash of his marked shoulder blades and firm, round ass before settling on his back.
Matt couldn’t help but stare at the beautiful, defined lines of Robby’s body. “I want to taste you.”
