Elijah gives in immediately, opening for my tongue to sweep inside his mouth. His breath hitches as I move my hands deftly over his chest, feeling the rapid thump of his heart beneath my fingertips.
Pillows rain down from the bed. I don’t know what’s going on above us but whatever Jay and Ry are doing are making Liz shriek with giggles.
“Sayflubberjizz.” Ry says.
“What does that even mean?” She laughs harder. “Julien, help!”
“A little busy,” I reply as I try to pin Elijah’s arms above his head.
“Sayflubberjizz, and we’ll let you up,” Ry tells her.
“Flubberjizz! Flubberjizz!”
“What the hell isflubberjizz?” Elijah says.
“Don’t care.”
I kiss across his clavicle to his neck.
Liz’s head pokes over the side of the bed.
“Good morning, Elijah.”
“Hey, Liz,” he replies breathlessly when I lightly suck just behind his ear.
She smacks my ass, and I involuntarily jump.
“Shit! Watch the balls,” Elijah exclaims.
I cup his dick, and he bites back a moan.
Jay peeks down at us. “Are you about to fuck?”
My hands slide underneath Elijah’s shirt. “Yes, so get out of my room.”
“I want to watch,” Liz says, which stops me in my tracks.
I lift off Elijah, and he sits up. Liz blushes when four sets of eyes gape at her.
“I was joking.” She grabs Ry’s and Jay’s hands and pulls them up. “Come on. I’m hungry for those pancakes. Feed me,” she says and sends me a wink.
I can’t help but feel grateful for this small moment of playful levity amid all the chaos consuming our lives. It feels like old times. Just the five of us. Best friends hanging out. The shared laughter and smiles. The poignancy of it hits me deep.
I wait for the door to close, then push Elijah onto the messy bed.
“You’re all mine now, baby,” I whisper, my lips grazing his ear.
Before I can claim him completely, he suddenly flips us over, his face poised above the tent in my shorts.
“Other way around, sweetheart.”
Elijah takes out my cock.
Best. Morning. Ever.
Chapter Twenty-Four
ELIJAH