JJ nodded. He turned the problem over in his head, inspecting the issue from every angle. “How about this? Maybe plan some lunches or shopping trips with your mom and see how it goes. If she treats you poorly, cut things short and try again another day. Maybe seeing your mom without your dad will help. Plus, if you’re seeing her, your dad might not bother making plans involving you very often. Obviously, I’m fine to never set eyes on either of them again. You take the lead on this. If you don’t want me to ever be around them again, just say the word.” He stared at Leary with his eyebrows raised, hoping Leary would read between the lines. Tonight had been a onetime thing for Beau so they could be together. That was done. They were free to live their lives together now. “I’m here for you. It’s you I’m in love with. Parents are a concept that doesn’t matter to me. Loving you, though, I can’t live without that.”
Leary nodded. “As you’ve noticed since you just met them after being together over six months, I don’t get invited to dinner often. Even during the holidays, they usually travel out of the country. We’ll just cross each bridge as we come to it.”
JJ furrowed his brow. “Do you mean, before now, you’ve spent the holidays completely alone?”
Leary shrugged. It was an uncomfortable-looking gesture. “Well, not this past Christmas. July and I did Thanksgiving and Christmas together last year. Otherwise, yeah. Pretty much.”
JJ snatched Leary from the counter and headed back to bed. “Not this year. This year, there’ll be a tree, all the sugary treats, and presents. I’ll even take you to see Santa, if you’d like. Oh, and we’ll drive around and look at all the lights. You’ll never be sad or alone again.”
Leary kissed him. “You’re my miracle. You know that, right?”
JJ tossed Leary onto the bed and then curled around him to snuggle. “And you’re mine. We’ll be so damn happy that people will gag around us. I swear you’ll have the best life. You know I keep my promises no matter what it takes.”
Leary ran his fingers through JJ’s hair, making his eyes fall closed at the sensation. “I know you do. You should know I do the same. I promise nothing will ever come between us. This is forever and ever.”
“Yay!”
At JJ’s childish-sounding cheer, Leary chuckled. It was such a seductive sound. JJ kissed his neck. “Forever and ever.”
“Promise?”
JJ shifted and covered Leary’s body with his. He sat back on his heels and drew a cross on his chest. “I swear it on everything I possess. I’ll love you for the rest of my life.”
JJ meant every word.
Chapter Eleven
SweatcoatedJJ’sbody.He couldn’t breathe. Leary kissed the bottom of his foot, sticking to his promise of kissing JJ from head to toe to the letter. Pre-cum leaked onto his stomach. He wondered if anyone had ever actually died from unquenched lust. Leary had literally open-mouth kissed every inch of JJ except where JJ begged for him to be. His entire body was on fire.
“Oh my God. You’re evil. You’re actually evil. How have you managed to hide this much sadism for nearly a year? Holy shit, baby. I might literally die.”
Leary laughed against the top of JJ’s foot. “I haven’t started on the backside of you yet.”
JJ’s head shot up. He glared down the line of his body, ready to commit crimes against humanity. JJ had never been so close to snapping in his life.
“Oooh, my poor baby. You should see your face. Do you give in yet? Do I get to be the daddy today?”
JJ threw his arms in the air. “For fuck’s sake, Leary. I’ll call you anything you want if you’ll just—” His words died in a guttural moan as Leary licked his cock from root to tip.
“Oh God.”
Leary swallowed him.
That was all it took. He had been on a hair trigger for at least half an hour. “Fuck, Daddy. That’s it. Suck me,” JJ cried out as he blew so hard, he was pretty sure he also had a stroke. He convulsed to the point of pulling a muscle. His entire body locked up as waves of ecstasy shook him. JJ had no idea what words or sounds left him. He saw God. He wheezed while Leary propped his head up with his hand and looked thoughtful.
“Huh. You’re right. Being the daddy really isn’t for me. I much prefer being the baby.”
JJ’s mind glitched. He snagged Leary and yanked him up the bed until they were eye to eye. “Do you mean to tell me I just endured all that and you don’t even want to play that game now?”
Leary must have seen something in his expression. His eyes darted from side to side, as if searching for an escape. “I mean, you still had fun, right?”
JJ pounced. He went down on Leary, showing no mercy. When he felt Leary tense, JJ squeezed his erection, stopping him from coming.
“Oh no.”
Leary chuckled. The sound was evil, even to him. “Oh yeah. Two can play this game.” He waited until he felt Leary’s muscles relax before sucking him again, and again he squeezed off Leary’s orgasm at the last second. Unfortunately, his whimpers didn’t make JJ feel vindicated. He just felt guilty.
“Please, Daddy? I promise I’ll be good. I’ll never try to be the daddy again. That’s your title forever.”