Chapter 9
Charles took the time to quickly brushed his teeth and hair and slap on a bit of after shave before contemplating changing his outfit. He decided against it, not wanting to seem too eager even though he really, really was.
His phone vibrated and lit up with a text ~All clear~
His heart pounded with excitement ~Heading over~
Erik opened the door at his first light rap to the panel. “Hi,” he said warmly.
“Hi,” Charles stepped into his arms and leaned back against the now closed door to accept Erik’s kiss. He wrapped his arms around the taller man’s waist and moaned softly into his mouth.
Erik pulled away with a light smirk, “Living room,” he all but growled, catching Charles by the hand and leading the way through the quiet, dimly lit house.
“Thanks for inviting me over,” he whispered softly as Erik smoothed his hands up his sides and leaned in to nip at the delicate nape of his neck.
“Thank you for coming," he murmured, "you look so good tonight I just couldn’t help myself.”
Charles blushed at the compliment and pressed his hands against Erik’s chest, forcing him to lean back against the couch. “Funny, I was thinking the same about you.”
Erik gave a predatory smile, “Were you? Well, what are we going to do about that?”
Charles slowly began unbuttoning the taller man’s shirt, kissing his way down washboard abs. Erik moaned softly and threaded his fingers through Charles’ hair, not guiding, just holding on.
“Condoms?” Charles whispered into his belly button.
Erik trembled against the force of his desire and gave a mute shake of his head.
Charles quirked an eyebrow.
“I-haven’t needed them. I didn’t think-” he broke off with a gasp when Charles caressed his rigid cock through the fabric of his trousers. He didn’t have the wherewithal to explain that it had felt like jinxing himself to anticipate sex so early in their relationship.
A decision he was regretting now.
Charles looked up at him from beneath lowered lashes, “I brought a couple but from the impression I’m getting they aren’t up to the task,” he punctuated his words with another light squeeze to Erik’s cock.
He moaned and thrust up into the pressure, “No. Not regular sized.”
Charles gave a low laugh and looked up at him with lust blown eyes. Only a thin sliver of blue visible around his dilated pupils. “So I see. That’s too bad; I really wanted you in my mouth.”
Erik groaned, remembering his fantasies of Charles from the first night they met. “I-I’m clean. If you want to-” he felt himself blushing and broke off with another moan as Charles began lightly caressing him through his pants.
Charles hesitated for a moment before nodding, “I am too. And I do really want to-”
“Please,” Erik was too far gone to care how desperate he sounded to have Charles’ mouth on his cock.
The younger man smirked up at him, “Promise to buy condoms?”
“Tomorrow,” he swore heatedly, thanking god and all his angels when Charles finally undid his trousers and wrapped his hands around his dick with a hungry glint in his eyes.
He didn’t think it could get better until Charles wrapped that pretty mouth around him instead. He bit down hard on the inside of his wrist to keep from crying out and risk waking Nina.
Charles gave a particularly hard suck, causing him to buck his hips eagerly. Clearly his boyfriend wasn’t going to make this easy on him and thank goodness for that.
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Charles cuddled against Erik as they lounged on the sofa, basking in the afterglow. He’d finished Erik off in style-he’d pulled out all the stops trying to impress him and it seemed that he’d succeeded.
Erik had repaid the favor with a blisteringly hot hand job complete with graphic dirty talk about just what Erik was going to do with him once they had a proper evening alone.
Erik sighed and pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth, “Wait here. I’ll be right back,” he whispered softly before rising from the sofa and leaving the room.
Charles smiled sleepily and took a moment to rest his eyes before heading home for the night.
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Nina was very excited. She couldn’t wait to get to school and see the video of the concert that Ms. Katie, the teacher’s aide had taken.
She smiled at the vase of roses set on her dresser. Her Papa must have put them there so she could see them when she woke up, she knew she had the best Papa in the whole world.
She ran out of her room and down the hall. Her papa’s door was wide open-not like usual when he only left it a little open. She didn’t really thinking about that as she ran inside and bent her knees to leap onto the bed-
She stopped.
The bed was empty.
Nina was very confused. Papa never woke up before her.
She looked into his bathroom. It was dark and empty. She bit her lip nervously. Maybe he was just downstairs? Maybe someone had called and woke him up?
She ran down the stairs, one hand on the banister because it was a rule. She ran through the foyer and down the hall into the kitchen.
Papa wasn’t there either.
He wasn’t in his study and she didn’t hear him on the phone anywhere.
She frowned, heart pounding. Trying not to get upset. Papa would never leave her, she knew that.
But where was he?
She ran to the door-wanting to look out and see if his car was in the driveway but she stopped short. Charles’ jacket was hanging on the coat rack.
Nina was confused. Hadn’t he told her goodnight? He wasn’t there when papa put her to bed. Maybe papa had to go out and had asked Charles to come stay with her.
She looked into the living room and didn’t see anything except the back of the sofa.
“OH!” and Charles’ sweater from last night crumpled on the floor. She darted around the couch, eager to find out what was going on.
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Charles woke slowly, something niggling at the edge of his consciousness. His stirring caused his bed partner to shift and curl a muscular arm around him more tightly.
His bed partner.
The night before came rushing back and he snapped his eyes open to find Nina in white and purple footie pajamas and rumpled hair, staring at him with wide eyes.
Charles gaped at her, speechless and could only be grateful that it seemed that Erik had cleaned them up before coming back to sleep. Though that clearly hadn’t been the plan for either man.
“What are you doing?” Nina asked with a small frown, her soft voice seeming unnaturally loud in the still of the morning.
Erik jolted awake behind him. “Shit,” he groaned, taking in the awkward tableau in a single glance.
“Swear jar!”
“Yes, Thank you. Nina,” Erik groaned, blushing deep red in embarrassment.
She turned her curious eyes to Charles, “Why are you here? Did you and Papa have a sleep over?”
He jumped on the excuse readily, “Yes. Exactly. That. And it’s morning now so I’ll go!” he gave a bright smile and jumped up pulling at his clothes and heading for the door, Erik hot on his heels.
They glanced at Nina who was watching them with open curiosity as Charles pulled on his shoes and jacket.
“I had a great time, last night. See you both tomorrow?” he said, voice cracking with nerves at the tail end of his sentence.
“Yes, of course. See you then,” Erik said with false cheer, clearly still reeling from their wakeup call.
“Goodbye, Charles!” Nina sang out, rushing to clutch her father’s leg from behind as she peered out at their flustered neighbor.
“Goodbye, Nina. Have a nice day,” he stammered before escaping out the door.
Erik wished he could follow him and check in, make sure there were no regrets from the night before and that they were alright. He could also admit that he was jealous that Charles was able to escape the awkward mess that this morning had become.
He looked down to find Nina watching him with barely restrained interest, “Breakfast?” he asked weakly, hoping to move past the scene in the living room without further ado.
She gave him a knowing look and his heart sank. This wasn’t over by a long shot.