Especially at Christmas by Yolande Kleinn

Author:Yolande Kleinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic romance, gay romance, mm romance, contemporary romance, mm erotic romance, gay holiday romance, mm contemporary, mm holiday romance

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The night passes in patches, agonizingly slow one moment, a headlong rush the next. Andrew spends the entire rest of the party trying not to let his eyes follow Jake around the room. He mingles and pretends he's not completely lost, anxious for everyone to leave, terrified they'll go before he's sorted out the chaotic jumble of feelings in his chest.

This could be a disastrous idea, he realizes more than once. This could end in awkwardness or heartbreak or both. Andrew hasn't really dated since Paul left. And Jake is so young. Ten years is a hell of an age gap. Plus Greg will probably kill him if he breaks Jake's heart. And fuck, what about Andrew's heart? He doesn't know the first thing about casual romance.

Then again, there was nothing casual about the look in Jake's eyes.

Andrew knows he's overthinking things, but he can't shut down the tangle of worries. The party slowly winds to a close around him, a steady stream of tired goodbyes as people depart by ones and twos. Finally the door closes and there's no one else in the apartment. There's only Andrew and Jake in the party-strewn mess of their living room.

It's nearly five in the morning. Andrew should be exhausted, but he's wide awake, frozen in place as he watches Jake lock up. Jake pauses with one hand still on the door, and an unexpected thought hits Andrew. For all the times his eyes have strayed to Jake in the past few hours, this is the first moment it occurs to him: Jake might be just as nervous as he is. Maybe more so. The thought shouldn't be reassuring, but for some reason it makes Andrew feel steadier as Jake crosses the room to join him near the tree.

The silence is almost overwhelming after so many hours of noise, and the two men regard each other in the disconcerting quiet. Andrew is barely taller than Jake. His hands itch to reach out and touch, even while his brain tries to suggest a more cautious course of action. They could talk about this. They should talk about this. Talking would be the intelligent, adult thing to do in this situation.

So of course Andrew kisses Jake instead. Because fuck it, Andrew is only human. He takes Jake's face in his hands and closes the narrow distance between them.

He means it to be a chaste kiss, and it starts that way. But then Jake presses closer, humming a pleased sound as he nudges with his tongue. Andrew parts his lips at the wordless request, kissing Jake more deeply. His hands drift from Jake's face, wandering lower. He can feel Jake's smile against his mouth. Warmth curls in Andrew's chest, a twining rush of contentment and sharp, eager heat.

His hands slip lower along Jake's spine, palms pressing flat to the small of Jake's back, and he hesitates there. Then, almost like a question, Andrew slides one hand lower, cupping the swell of Jake's ass and pressing their bodies more firmly together.

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