Chiaroscuro by Jenna Jones

Author:Jenna Jones [Jones, Jenna]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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"Never," Ben repeated for the fourth or fifth time.

"Never. I never had the opportunity and I wouldn't have wanted to even if I had." Jamie

sipped from a cup of tea. "I don't feel that I'm missing out on anything."

"I'm not saying you are. I would have thought the girls loved you. Did you go to an all-

boys school?"

"No, there were boys and girls together. Most girls never noticed me, really. Or if they

did--" He shook his head and shifted to place his teacup on the night stand. "I'd much

rather talk about something else."

"What did they do if they noticed you?" Ben said seriously.

Jamie seemed to consider it, then sighed. "Laughed at me while their boyfriends beat me

up."

Ben pulled him over and kissed the top of his head. "I'm sorry, Jamie-lad," he said, and

Jamie lay on his chest with a quiet sigh. How anybody could hurt Jamie was a mystery;

Jamie was so golden and bright. His heart ached to think of this gentle artist treated with

anything other than respect and admiration.

"Do you want some more tea?" he said out loud.

Jamie shook his head. "Too comfortable to move."

"I can make it."

"You don't know how to make a proper cup of tea. I've yet to meet an American who

does." He kissed Ben's shoulder. "Not that you don't have many other redeeming

qualities."

Ben smiled and ran his fingers through Jamie's hair, and looked up at the stars dancing on

the ceiling. Jamie's bed was far more comfortable than he'd expected, and the sheets were

soft and warm. Of course, good company made any bed better.

Jamie laid down his head again and then laughed. "What?" Ben said.

"I thought you'd never fuck me. I thought I'd have to wait forever, yet here we are."

Ben pressed his lips together, then said simply, "Yeah."

Jamie said nothing for a moment. "Not that I expect it to be repeated. You have your

rule."

Never have sex with Jamie again. He shivered and put both arms around Jamie now.

Absolutely not. "And you have yours."

"Friendship and sex don't always go together well," Jamie said. "Although Dune and I

have made it work for three years now."

"So, you and I can do the same arrangement as you and Dune. We both have somebody

to rely on." He lifted Jamie's face and lightly kissed his lips. "We don't need love to make it work. Just trust."

Jamie studied him with solemn eyes, and then kissed him back. "I trust you." He laid

down his head. "I can't say that it's better with love since love has never worked well for

me. I've only been in love twice and both times they've ended the same way."

"Who was the other guy?"

"It was while I was at university." He paused. "His name was Stuart."

"Oh," Ben said softly. Dune had warned him about asking after this--but his curiosity was

strong, and Jamie seemed in the mood to talk. "And what happened?"

"We were together for three years, and at the end I just wasn't enough."

"I find that hard to believe, Jamie-lad."

Jamie smiled. "Thanks. But it must be true. How else do you explain Micah doing the

same thing?"

Ben held him close.

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