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.He shook his head and then movedswiftly to initiate a kiss.The soft slide of tongue on Seb'slips was permission to explore inside and taste the otherman.Holding Cody's face in both hands, Seb tilted his headand extended the kiss as Cody sparked to life at the touch.Seb clearly wanted slow, but Cody needed life affirming,and somewhere in the middle of it all, they landed back onSeb's bed.They broke apart only to pull t-shirts aside,hands touching and exploring, as the kisses heated.Codywanted to learn every inch of Seb.There was somethingabout him, some pull, and Cody had a need inside him thatonly Seb could satisfy.Kissing Seb gave him a sense of freedom, like thiswas the first real choice he'd made for himself in his life.He rolled slightly so Seb settled in between his legs, andCody was content to kiss.Anchoring his hands at the baseof Seb's spine, he interlaced his fingers and rested them163The Gallows Tree RJ Scottthere without moving.Vince never really kissed, so Sebkissing Cody so thoroughly was a new thing for Cody andmade for an incendiary connection.Cody enjoyed the touchwith all the enthusiasm of a newbie, but Seb didn'tcomplain or try to move away.He was as into this as Codywas.The kisses grew more heated, and Cody whimperedinto Seb's mouth as he spread his legs and tilted his hips.Seb was forced to inch that little bit farther forward tobalance himself, and then their hard dicks were touchingthrough Seb's jersey boxers and Cody's sweats.Pressingand retreating, there was just enough friction to push themto the edge but not enough to take them over.It wasexquisite, perfect, and a single moment Cody wanted to lastforever.They lay like that for a long time, not taking it anyfurther, just kissing and touching, and then the talkingstarted."I love kissing you," Seb murmured, and Codyaverted his gaze.He couldn't bring himself to look intoSeb's gaze, intent and filled with so many questions."Kissing is good," Cody offered weakly.Was Sebexpecting him to say something else? Cody might havebeen twenty-six, but his experience with pillow talk waszero.Not only had Vince avoided kissing, he'd also avoided164The Gallows Tree RJ Scotttalking about anything more important than where the lubewas or when it was time for Cody to replace the condoms."Kissing is more than good," Seb replied on alaugh, and bent his head to steal more.The kisses ranged from insistent and needy tosearching and careful.Seb had slid forward and restedcomfortably in Cody's hold, moving his head to nuzzle hiswarm lips at Cody's neck.He kissed a small trail from thepulse to his ear, little biting kisses with flicks of his clevertongue.This was teasing.This was silent, just testing theinstant connection between them."I feel like I could hold you forever," Seb whisperedgently.Cody stiffened at the words as Seb burrowed fartheragainst Cody's neck.Seb dropped his fingers to touch theskin of Cody's chest, tracing random patterns, and sighedagainst his skin.Forever? Vince had thrown the wordforever out at every available opportunity, but his idea ofeternity was very short, and forever would have ended withCody in a body bag.Cody refused to answer and instead forced himselfto relax back against the pillow.A familiar exhaustionpulled at the edges of his thoughts, his eyes heavy in thewarmth of the room, his body languid with pleasure, and bit165The Gallows Tree RJ Scottby bit, his body relaxed further.Seb was still drawingrandom shapes on his chest, the skin-to-skin contact warm,but he didn't say anything about forever again.Cody feltthe shift as Seb pulled the cover up and settled it over themboth.Maybe if they slept, this confusing tangle of passionwould unravel, and Cody could make sense of what washappening.* * * *When Cody woke, he did so in abject panic and hepushed hard at the weight on his chest.He'd been standingat the mill race, poised over the churning water, with hishands on his belly and agony carved into his heart.He washer, and it scared him.Fear skimmed and jumped under hisskin as the last vestiges of his dream left him.The things hesaw in his sleep since he'd arrived in Lower Ferrers thethings his brain made him see he wouldn't wish on hisworst enemy.Seb must have been able to see Cody was comingout of a nightmare.He settled Cody with a firm hold, andCody felt coated in sweat.He had all the classic symptomsof his nightmares the night sweats, the short breath, hisheart racing in his chest.166The Gallows Tree RJ ScottSeb didn't say a word, didn't question him, anddidn't push him.Cody wasn't sure he could even form acoherent answer to any question even if he tried.Seblooked directly into his eyes, concern and compassionwarring for dominance, but Cody saw the unasked questionin his eyes: Do you want me to move? Cody closed his eyesbriefly, then opened his eyes wide again to the flickeringshadows in the room.Seb relaxed back against him,shifting slightly, letting Cody have more space to find acomfortable position."You want me to go?" Seb said softly.Where wouldhe go? This was his room.Cody should be the one to leave."Maybe you need ""No, I& Just no." Uncurling his fists, Cody grippedthe cover and tucked it closer around them.No.167The Gallows Tree RJ ScottCHAPTER 13He didn't think he dreamed of the woman and thewater again that night.He hadn't been naive enough toexpect that the dream had completely left him and thatsleeping with Seb was the solution to all his problems, buttonight it had helped.The room clock showed nearly five inthe morning when he woke.Content to lie back, holdingSeb close to him, he contemplated the strange path his lifehad to have taken for him to end up here, wrapped inSebastian Toulson-Brown's arms."Mornin'," Seb growled with morning voice, androlled off the bed.Cody wanted to call him back, missing the weightof him across his body, but Seb was using the bathroomand then brushing his teeth.Experimentally, Cody ran histongue over his teeth; he needed to do that too.Shyly herolled to stand and crossed to the bathroom, helping himselfto the courtesy toothbrush wrapped in plastic.Teethbrushed, he joined Seb back in bed and curled under thecovers.He stuck to his side until Seb took the initiative andremoved his jerseys.Cody needed to move, to pull apartand end this or to go further.Finally Cody got with theplan, pulling his sweats down and off, then waiting.What168The Gallows Tree RJ Scotthe'd done was possibly the bravest act of the entire morningso far, and he knew he'd done right when Seb smiled.Codyfelt himself smiling back.They kissed, soft, insistent and gentle, then harderwith each kiss growing in need and intensity.Cody hadnever felt anything like it, this connection, this burningneed and want that was low in his stomach.He wantedskin, he wanted to touch, and he groaned in his throat asSeb did that thing with his tongue, flicking and tasting andpushing Cody to feel.He closed his eyes, the intensity ofSeb's blue burning into him, the need and want just asstrong in himself.He pulled back, his eyes opening to meet Seb's."This is& " he stopped, totally lost for words."Surreal?" Seb offered.A small smile playedaround his kiss-damp lips, and his high cheekbones werecolored with heat and his eyes soft with desire."We hardly know each other," Cody whispered."But this feeling I have inside me& the connection isintense.I want you.I want all of you, and I never thoughtI'd have something like it [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]