Page 23 of Glow

“What do you want to do now?” Quinn asked as Dan stifled a yawn.

“Honestly? Let’s go back to my room, curl up in bed, and watch a movie on TV,” Dan replied. “Can you stay over?”

“I’d love to,” Quinn answered.

Dan reached across the table and gave Quinn’s hand a quick squeeze. “Good.”

They were quiet on the way back, and it didn’t take much to realize that Dan was still more exhausted than he was trying to let on.

“If you need the extra sleep, we can do this another night,” Quinn offered. The idea of spending the evening tangled up together made him happy, but he realized that Dan was probably still worn out from the danger he had escaped as well as the long drive from Dover.

Dan shook his head. “I can’t promise I’ll be the most sparkling company, but I don’t want to lose one more thing to those damn hunters. And I know this sounds crazy but being with you calms Wally and me. I need that.”

“Your company is more than enough for me,” Quinn promised. “But I’ll have to head home fairly early in the morning.”

“That’s perfectly okay,” Dan told him. “I’ll probably just go back to sleep.”

When they got to the room, Dan tossed the remote to Quinn. “Go ahead and pick something lively. I’m probably not up to following a complicated plot, but explosions are always good.”

He rummaged in a plastic bag on the dresser. “I have two cans of soda and a bag of chips from the drive. Take your pick.”

They each chose a soda and settled on the bed, sitting close enough that their shoulders and knees bumped. Quinn flipped through channels, and they settled on an action movie both had seen before, but that delivered fairly mindless adventure.

“I was awake enough to call the post office in Dover and get them to hold my mail,” Dan volunteered as the movie started. “Tomorrow I’ll go to the post office here to get a PO box. That’ll make it harder for someone to track me.”

“I’m sorry that you have to think like that.” Quinn pressed in closer to Dan, enjoying the warmth of their contact. “I’ll do everything I can to keep you safe.”

“Thanks. That means a lot,” Dan said. “I really wanted to get back to you and Fox Hollow. It’s what kept me going on the drive. One more thing I wasn’t going to let those bastards take away from me.”

Quinn admired Dan’s grit, even when he must have been terrified by the threat. “You’re here now. And when you have to go back to finish the move, I’ll go with you. You don’t have to go alone.”

They finished their drinks and set the cans on the nightstand. Dan leaned against Quinn, resting his head on Quinn’s shoulder. “Is this okay?”

“Better than okay,” Quinn said. “What do you want?”

“What I want? Everything. What I’m up to tonight? Low-key making out. Sorry to disappoint.”

Quinn pressed a kiss to the side of Dan’s head. “Not disappointed at all. We’re together. That makes it a good evening.”

He let Dan take the lead, not wanting to make his partner feel pushed. Dan ran his hand over Quinn’s shirt and down to his belt. He lingered to cup Quinn’s crotch and then slid down his inner thigh. Despite clothing, Quinn’s cock took notice.

“You like that?” Dan’s voice was low and rough.

“Uh-huh.” Quinn turned slightly so he had equal access to Dan’s body, slowly exploring. He gently tweaked a nipple and felt it harden. Beneath the shirt, Dan’s firm belly quivered at Quinn’s touch. When he stroked gently over Dan’s already stiff cock, his partner let out a low moan.

“Feels so good,” Dan murmured. “I’ve been thinking about doing this practically since we met.”

“Oh yeah?” Quinn asked. “Me too. There’s no hurry. We’ll get to everything eventually.”

They lay tangled together on the bed, the movie forgotten as they explored each other’s bodies. Quinn took his time, trying to discover what Dan liked and gently guiding his partner to his own hot spots as they kissed.

“It’s been a while,” Dan confessed. “Not gonna last long, even just with this.”

“It’s not a competition,” Quinn assured him with a chuckle, stroking Dan’s hard cock through his jeans. “Let me make you feel good and relax. We’ll have time for everything else later.”

It only took a few more touches before both of them came in their jeans like teenagers. Quinn leaned in to kiss Dan on the lips. “That was awesome,” he murmured. “And we’re just getting started.”

He pulled some tissues from the bedside box, handed them to Dan, and used a few more himself to clean up. Quinn could tell that Dan was hardly awake. The orgasm seemed to have relaxed him past the last of his caffeine-boosted energy.