Chapter 10

Todd stood and took the Pepsi from him. "Someone else with their eye on Lorelei, I take it," he asked as he headed into the kitchen for glasses. Then he stopped, realizing he had no idea where the glasses were. "Where are the glasses?"

"She's got more eyes on her than then a roach doing the conga at Mardi Gras." Setting everything on the coffee table, Loren settled back in his place. "Cupboard. Left side of the sink."

The kitchen looked absolutely pristine from the white tile floor to the cream shaded walls. Pots and pans hung from the ceiling over the kitchen island, and the equipment gleamed. Sprigs of herbs were drying on racks on one of the counters, and the scent still lingered in the room.

"She looks good; I'll give her that." Todd returned a few minutes later with two glasses of Pepsi. He set them on the coffee table and sat down beside Loren, handing him the remote. "Damn, that smells good."

"Glad I got to you first or she would have definitely snagged you, babe. Don't think she liked Elliot or his boyfriend though."

"I'm still trying to figure out what I saw in him, Loren." He fell silent as he ate. He swore this wouldn't happen; he swore he wouldn't fall. But damned if he didn't.

"I'm wondering why in the hell he left you for that uptight little prick."

"It doesn't surprise me Elliot was cheating."

"You didn't know? I figured the two of you had some kind of open arrangement though admittedly Elliot doesn't seem to be the type."

Todd snorted. "Didn't have a fucking clue. He just gathered his shit one day and walked out. No reason, no excuse, nothing. And neither of us are the type for arrangements like that." He shrugged. "I'm a one-man man. I find one guy I like, and I focus solely on him."

He reached over to lightly caress Todd's face, voice softening, "I noticed, and I'm not complaining, babe. Your ex is an ass, pure and simple. If he wanted a taste of something else, he should have let you know, not go behind your back."

Closing his eyes, Todd tilted his head, nuzzling Loren's hand. "It's over now. I've found something much better than anything Elliot could ever dream of."

"I'd like to think I am, Todd. You deserve a hell of a lot of better than what you got out of him."

Todd shivered slightly and reached up, holding Loren's palm to his cheek. "Trust me. You are."

Pulling away just long enough to set his glass on the table, Todd shifted until he sat sideways on the couch, facing Loren. He threaded his fingers through Loren's hair and kissed him again, the touch light only lingering briefly before slipping to Loren's face.

A feather touch of Loren's lips brushed slowly against Todd's as he lowered his hands, running them over Todd's thigh. They both simply wanted to touch each other.

Todd moved slowly from Loren's mouth to his ear, nibbling lightly along the line of his jaw. He sucked on Loren's earlobe and combed his fingers through Loren's hair, enjoying the silkiness.

As his head tilted back, Loren's shifted to stretch back on the couch, drawing Todd with him. Loren's hands roamed along his back in soft touches.

Wanting at the skin beneath, Loren unfastened the buttons of Todd's shirt then pulled it off. The tips of fingers ran back up over Todd's arms then to his back, kneading gently. Turning his head slightly, he sought the feel of Todd's lips with a soft sound.

Todd met him in the kiss, sucking Loren's tongue into his mouth. He moved his hands over Loren's sides and down to his hips, fingers curling against the denim of Loren's jeans. The fire was there, stoked and burning, but it wasn't about hunger this time. It was about exploration.

Tongue stroking Loren's, Todd moved slow and easy, hips rocking against Loren in a rolling, steady rhythm. He kissed a path down Loren's throat and fastened his mouth over a spot just at the nape of Loren's neck, sucking and grazing his teeth over the skin beneath his lips.

A small sound in Loren's throat rose in tone with the rocking pressure. Edging his hand between them, Loren unfastened Todd's pants.

Todd rose up enough to help Loren push his pants open and then he undid Loren's jeans. He slipped his hand inside them. Pulling Loren's cock out, Todd groaned, sliding his own alongside it.

The friction fanned the fire already rising in Loren. Loren nudged beneath Todd's chin to bring his face up, then caught at his lips in a hungering kiss.

Todd inched his hand between them again and wrapped his fingers around both of their shafts, stroking from base to tip. He rocked and pushed against Loren as he worked his fist over their cocks with long, slow pulls.

For several moments, Loren enjoyed the feel of Todd‘s hand and cock against his. The slow rise of his hips arced into each move. It sent his pulse skyrocketing, and the throb running through his body turned his breathing ragged. Dropping his head back to the cushion, he whispered, "If you don't stop, I'm gonna come this way. I want you inside me."

"Here or your room?" Todd slowed but didn't stop completely.

"Bedroom." Loren's hand grabbed Todd's to stop the motion.

Todd placed another soft kiss on his lips and got up. He held out a hand to Loren and smiled. "Come on, babe. I need to touch you without clothes getting in the way."

"A little extra strength." Snagging a piece of bread, Loren munched on it as they headed back to the bedroom.

"I think I'll settle for feasting on this," Todd said, reaching down to slide a finger down the crease of Loren's ass as they walked.

"Fuck, babe." Loren shivered from the light touch, trying to resist the urge to stop right then and there to feel more of that finger. He devoured the slice as they entered the bedroom then licked his fingers cleaned. Two seconds later, he stretched out on the bed, spreading his legs for Todd. A heated anticipation darkened his eyes as Loren reached for his lover.

Todd crawled between Loren's legs and hovered over him, licking at the corner of Loren’s lips. "Mm, taste good."

"I think there's something else that might be just as good." With a wicked smile, Loren rocked upward against Todd. The dart of his tongue flicked over Todd's lips as his hands moved to Todd's backside.

Sliding down Loren's body, Todd hummed his agreement. He settled back on his heels and pushed his hands under Loren, lifting and rolling him up. With Loren practically doubled over and his legs spread wide, Todd could see his face as he pushed his tongue into Loren's hole.

A deep groan erupted from Loren as Todd's tongue entered him. His hands clawed at the covers beneath him as his body squirmed. "Fuck, yes."

Hands on Loren's buttocks, Todd spread him open, fucking Loren with his tongue. He flicked the rim of the puckered hole and sucked on it before plunging back inside.

Blindly, he fumbled for the tube and rubber on stand before he got them. Within seconds, Todd had Loren down and his prick sheathed and slick. Then he was pushing into Loren, surging deep inside him as he claimed Loren's mouth with his own. Hips flush with Loren's ass, Todd stopped, cock deep in his lover's body as he kissed him.

With one hand cupping the back of Loren's head and the other gripping Loren's hip, Todd began moving in and out. He groaned deep into the kiss as the heat of Loren's body enveloped him over and over.

With the rake of Loren’s nails, Todd growled and his movements increased, the slow, easy turning hard and deep. Working a hand between them, he gripped Loren's cock and started stroking.

Desperately, Loren meet the increasingly harder thrusts. As the tension tighten throughout his body, he began to beg. "Please, Todd. Oh, fuck yes." The tone of his voice rose until he cried out, and his body shuddered violently as he came. Straining against Todd in a rigid line of tight muscles, come spurted from his cock, slicking Todd's hand.

Todd shouted, coming hard and fast. His hips ground against Loren until the tremors slowly faded. He kissed Loren softly, moaning as he eased them both back down. "Damn," he whispered.

Breathing heavily, Loren needed a moment to regain his balance from the intensity of pleasure. Staring up at Todd, he whispered, "I'm not quite sure what you do to me anymore, babe."

Todd rubbed his nose alongside Loren's and sighed. "Ditto."