Page 29 of Doubting Hearts

Chapter Nine

TOBY

I SAW sheer greed in Rain’s eyes, and my mouth went dry. The evening had started out promisingly, gone completely wrong, and ended up being an emotional roller coaster. The man swung from hot to cold and gave off mixed signals that confused the hell out of me. I was horrified at what Rain had experienced. I understood his reluctance to allow a man to penetrate him. I guessed that if I wanted to continue this relationship my desire to be inside him would have to be forgotten. It was a disappointment but something I’d have to put up with. The taxi driver had been the icing on the cake. When I’d first seen him, I’d been a little worried about what his reaction would be to two guys dry humping each other in plain sight. But it just went to prove appearances were deceptive.

“Rain, let’s go inside, get a drink, and just cuddle for a minute. Can you keep it in your pants long enough to do that?”

“Cuddle?” His tone was incredulous. I nodded firmly.

“Yes. Cuddle.” I made my way back to the house, hearing him muttering behind me. I grinned. It would do him good to have to control himself for a change. The dog wagged her tail as we went in but didn’t bother to move from the spot she’d been in when I left. After finding wineglasses and a half-opened bottle of wine in the fridge, I poured two glasses and went to sit on the large black fabric sofa along the wall under the window of the lounge. I put the glasses on the little center table, patting the seat next to me. Rain simply stood watching me, a slight frown on his face.

“Come over here. We need to talk.” He frowned deeper at that but came over, curling up next to me, his legs tucked underneath him. I pulled him into me, wrapping my arm around his shoulder. He stiffened when I made my grip firmer, then grumbled and relaxed into my side. His black hair tickled my neck, and the top of his head was just under my jaw. I kissed it, smelling the scent of apple on his hair. The man loved his fruity essences. He also didn’t look too used to being cuddled like this. I grinned to myself. I’d obviously just invaded his comfort zone.

“Let’s recap the evening, shall we, so we know where we both are. The feelings I have for Simon are just purely friendship. I am not attracted to him sexually, well, maybe just that one time when I was so bloody desperate. But now that would be you. Definitely you.”

Rain shifted in my arms, his hand gently trailing its way up my thigh. The man was bloody insatiable. I took a deep breath, my own cock clamoring for his attention.

“You were let down by your very stupid boyfriend, who decided, in a state of sheer insanity in my opinion, to leave you. He’s obviously a loony without any taste whatsoever. I hope he gets the clap.”

Rain’s deep chuckle echoed against my chest at those words. His hand moved higher. I took another deep, ragged breath.

“You had a bad experience, and I’m glad you told me. It was a terrible thing to go through, but I don’t think any less of you for it. So stop feeling so angsty about it. Shit happens.”

His hand brushed my groin, and my cock leapt like a salmon. “I understand your reluctance to bottom, based on said bad experience. That’s fine with me. We’ll find another way around that. We’ll just have to get creative.”

He looked up at me. “I didn’t say never, Toby. It’s just going to take some time.”

I was relieved at his words. “There’s no rush. We’ll just take it one day at a time. When you’re ready, you let me know. Now, is that it? Have we got all the baggage out of the way?”

He nodded, his hair falling over his eyes. He reached up and caressed my cheek. “Are we done cuddling? Can I fuck you now?”

My innards rocked around in my stomach like pinballs, and my cock was definitely screaming a resounding “Yes, yes!” It was a bit of a slut when it came to Rain, and for the past two weeks, it hadn’t known how to say no. It wasn’t going to do it now either, from the feel of it. He could see my yes in my eyes. He leapt off the couch, grabbed my hand, and dragged me across the lounge into the narrow hallway. I thought we were on our way to the bedroom, but I was wrong. Instead he pushed open a door, and we entered one of the most luxurious bathrooms I’d ever seen, and I’d seen a few in my time in hotels.

It was a large, airy room, with wall-to-wall deep-cream tiles, a huge wet room in one corner with large glass doors, and the usual sink and toilet. It was tastefully decorated in splashes of red and cream, giving the whole place a vibrant, opulent feel. But what it made it spectacular was the open ceiling, a series of skylights that brought the outside inside.

I saw the stars through the glass above my head. I sucked in a gasp of awe. “God, this is an incredible place, Rain. You’d never think it from the outside.”

He grinned proudly. “The previous owner was a bit of a fanatic about bathrooms, and he had this designed specially. It’s one of the reasons I rent this place, apart from the barn.” He smiled sexily. “And the wet room of course. Plenty of space for two people to fit in there. So take your clothes off, Prentiss. I want to see you wet. In every sense of the word.”

My cock rammed itself against my trousers, begging to be set free. I’d done it in a shower before, but nothing like this and definitely not with someone like Rain Engel. If you’ll pardon the obvious pun, this was a wet dream come true. Growing impatient with my lack of action, he bounded over to me, slid the loose tie off my neck, and unbuttoned my shirt with urgent fingers. I stood there, letting him undress me. I grew harder and hornier with every touch of his fingers against my skin, every lick of his lips as he concentrated on getting my clothes off my very heated, willing, and eager body. Finally, I was buck naked, standing in all my glory with a hard-on that just begged for relief. Rain kicked my clothes into the corner of the bathroom and eyed me up and down. He nodded. “Very nice indeed,” he growled. “Do you want to undress me or should I just get naked?”

“Just get bloody naked,” I said huskily. “I’m getting cold standing here in the altogether.”

He took off his clothes with alacrity, and soon he was standing naked before me, his cock very ready indeed. Ready and definitely bigger in the light of the bathroom than I remembered. I could still feel the fullness of him in me from the haystack episode, and I swallowed. He reached down and stroked himself, the first drop of precome glistening at the tip of his penis. My breath grew deeper, and he smiled lazily. “Soon. But first, I want to get that dirty body of yours all wet and glistening.”

He moved over to the wet room, fiddled with the knobs, and soon jets of water were streaming from openings both above and on the side of the shower, a hedonist’s fantasy. It cascaded down in transparent sheets from the showerhead and jets from the side. Taking my hand, he got into the shower, pulling me in behind him.

The hot water was a real turn-on, as was the man standing in front of me. I cupped his face in my hands, tasting his mouth, feeling the water run down my face and into his mouth, which was warm and very hungry. He gripped my slippery hips, pulling me toward him as we kissed. Our cocks ground together, sharp thrills of sheer pleasure coursing through my groin as his hard, silky heat met mine.

I groaned, and his tongue got even busier in my mouth.

“God, Toby, what you do to me,” he whispered huskily when we came up for air. “You are so bloody sexy. I want to wear you.”

I laughed breathlessly. “Ditto, Rain. I have never had as many hard- ons in my life as I’ve had since meeting you. You’re the gay man’s Viagra.”

He chuckled, sliding his hands down my backside, parting my butt cheeks, and teasing my crease. I hissed at the sensation, feeling his fingers slowly caress my hole teasingly. I reached down, stroking myself, slow strokes from root to tip, feeling the sensation multiply in my groin as Rain slid a finger gently inside me. Water ran down my body, and the slick wetness of Rain felt so good as he clasped me tightly and fingered my arse.

I finally found my voice. “Rain, I want to feel you inside me. Get that condom and lube and crank him up.”