Page 71 of Hittin' the Right Note
I can’t believe Mikey Smiles actually said he loves me,he thought.
Luke was finding that in love, as in so many other aspects in life, things often turned out better than you ever thought they might, if you just learned to have a little faith and didn’t let fear govern your every waking moment.
But can Mikey realize the same thing?
Even though he knew Mikey was out, he couldn’t shake the worry he might go back on his word and maybe even go back in the closet. Celebrities did it all the time, when they realized coming out had some serious consequences, that it wasn’t just something they could do and not feel the repercussions. He didn’tthinkMikey would do it but, well, he also hadn’t thought Mikey would break up with him when they were teenagers, and look where his faith had gotten him.
What was he doing, second-guessing everything? He had Mikey right where he wanted him. Was he really going to waste his time going over the past again and again, expecting it to be something different? As he’d said to Mikey, it was time to stop looking backward and start looking forward, instead.
Thankfully, Mikey hadn’t noticed him letting his mind wander off.
“I mean, I’m game if you are,” he said. “I could use a bit more inspiration before we start writing some of our new songs.”
Luke put his hands on his hips. “Mikey Smiles, are you really saying the only reason you’re interested in sex is because it would help to inspire you?”
Mikey shrugged, and it was just so damn cute of him Luke wanted to tell him at least a dozen more times how much he loved him.
“I didn’t say it was theonlyreason,” Mikey said. “I just said it wasareason, and it is. Don’t you know all the great pop songs are basically about sex? Nothing makes for great art like spending some time in bed.”
Luke couldn’t help but laugh.
“Okay, fine,” he said. “I honestly don’t know why I love you.”
A ghost of something akin to panic flickered through Mikey’s eyes.
Damn it,he thought.I’m going to have to be careful what I say.
He took Mikey’s hands in his, desperate to comfort him, to remind him the past was in the past and he was going to do everything in his power to ensure it stayed there.
“Look,” he said. “I know it’s not easy for either of us to really leave the past behind, but we’re both going to have to make an effort. This…thing we’re building between the two of us isn’t going to work if we both keep acting like we need to walk on eggshells around the other. Yeah, things happened, and yeah, some of them weren’t very good–in fact, they were downright bad–but it’s time to just put it away as much as we can. Agreed?”
Mikey grinned and kissed him.
“Agreed,” he said. Now, can we go back to the cabin and have some fun?”
Luke rolled his eyes, but he still got back on Reba.
“Well?”
Mikey just grinned.
The two ofthem managed to get the horses stabled, but they barely made it in the door before they were going at one another, each of them basically trying to tear their clothes off. It was intoxicating, feeling this kind of desire for someone. No, it was more than desire. It was a powerful sexual energy that went beyond anything Luke had felt for anyone else. It crackled in the air between them, almost a physical thing he could reach out and touch.
His hands roamed over Mikey’s body as he pulled his shirt over his head, enjoying the way his hard muscles moved underhis skin, the way his body had grown and matured and gotten even sexier, just like the rest of him. He wanted to slow things down, to savor the moment in all of its beauty, but he also wanted to see Mikey Smiles naked again, and he wanted to know how it would feel to be inside of him, or to have Mikey inside of him, whichever happened.
Mikey stripped off his pants and socks and, for a few seconds, just stood there in his underwear, his cock straining against the fabric, a bead of precum already soaking through the fabric.
Holy fuck he’s hot,Luke said.Was Mikey Smiles always this hot?
“Um…,” Mikey said, looking him up and down. “Are you going to stand there in your clothes all day, or are you going to strip down too? I mean, I can always take your clothes off for you, if you want, but I thought I’d give you the chance to do it yourself.”
“Do you always have to be such a smartass?” Luke asked, even though he already knew the answer.
“I do, actually. It’s in my contract.”
Luke leaned forward and pressed his lips to Mikey’s but then, as he started to draw back, he bit them, not too hard, but hard enough to hurt. When he drew back, he couldn’t miss the spark of desire burning in his eyes.
I’m going to devour him,Luke thought,or he’s going to devour me.
