Page 84 of Grounding the Baker
Austin couldn’t help but smile, especially at the blush on Liam’s face. Tony was watching them with a shit-eating grin.
“What?” asked Austin.
“Thanks for the show. It’s a shame Gerard had to be a party pooper. I was looking forward to seeing how far you took it. It was better than porn. Well, it could have been if you’d kept going. I was waiting for you to throw Liam over your shoulder and take him back to your cave.”
Austin snorted. He wasn’t wrong. Austin had neverbeen a possessive guy. He loved fiercely, but he trusted as well. It had sometimes been to his detriment in the relationships he’d had before he met Ellie, but there was something different about Liam.
“Are you sure he’s a total top?” asked Tony.
“Are we still on this?” Austin grumbled.
“Said there was no need to flip with the equipment he had.”
“What the fuck!” snapped Austin.
Liam cracked up laughing, with Tony joining him. He glared at them both.
“Relax, we never talked like that. The top thing only came up because we were trying to guess what someone else in the gym was. He said he can spot another top from a hundred paces.”
Austin snorted. He had no idea what that meant.
“I have a question for Tony.”
“Ask me anything, Liam. And I meananything.”
“Please don’t ask himanything, Liam. Not unless you want to hire a therapist.”
Liam chuckled. “How does it work when you’re both tops? Do you play rock, paper, scissors or something?”
Tony laughed. “There’s plenty you can do without clapping cheeks.”
“Huh, I suppose. I guess being vers has always meant fucking was on the table.”
Austin growled again. What the fuck was wrong with him? Liam was smiling at him affectionately, thankfully.
“I guess you don’t have relationships, so that wouldn’t really matter,” said Liam.
“What have you been telling him about me, Austin?” asked Tony, with a smile.
“That you’re a slut!”
They all laughed.
“And before you ask,” said Liam quietly to Austin. “I didn’t ask you thetwo topsquestion because I would have got all growly as well.”
Austin smiled, giving Liam a quick kiss. He felt better about his primal need to growl at any other man who dared come near Liam. It was something he’d need to get over. His man was hot as fuck, and people were going to hit on him. At least it would only be Austin who’d have his arms wrapped around him at night, though.
“I’m sorry,” he said in his ear, not wanting Tony to hear them. “I didn’t mean to get like that. You know I trust you, don’t you?”
“Of course,” he replied with a smile. “I love it when you get all growly anyway. It usually means you’ll take your time with me later.”
Liam gave him a brief kiss, making Austin’s dick plump immediately. The downside of having a big dick was that it could be uncomfortable if he got hard sitting down in jeans. Not something he would ever say out loud. He wouldn’t put it past Tony to pull out a violin and serenade him.
“I bet I could get him to flip for me,” said Tony.
“Or maybe don’t fuck the only personal trainer in the village, Tony. It’s not like you don’t have plenty of options in London.”
“They don’t look like that in London, or if they do, I’ve already had them.”
