His Holiday Crush by Cari Z

Author:Cari Z [Z, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Friends to Lovers Romance, best friend’s brother romance, holiday romance, category romance, series romance, brazen, Entangled Publishing, second chance at a first time by cari Z, male/male romance, M/M romance, Diverse romance, New York City, War Vet, Secret Crush Romance, Cop Hero, small town romance, Winter, Christmas romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-12-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Max

I could honestly say that I hadn’t seen this coming, not in a million years. I hadn’t had any intention of coming back to Edgewood for anything other than supporting Hal and the girls. I’d figured it would be a lightning-fast trip, where I made my presence felt and made the girls happy then got out of town again.

I hadn’t figured on Dominic Bell. I hadn’t figured on having some of the best sex of my life with my best friend’s younger brother, a man I’d basically watched grow up. It might have squicked me if I thought about it too much. But Dominic was a consenting adult now, and he was into it—damn was he into it—and his presence had taken my trip from a comfort to myself and Hal into a genuine, expansive pleasure.

Everything seemed better—even work felt like less of a pervasive weight across my shoulders.

I was happy, I realized on the second morning Dominic dropped me back at his brother’s house, his hair still wet from the shower and his lips still a little swollen from the blowjob in said shower half an hour ago. I’d fingered him again when I returned the favor, and he almost fell down when he came as a result. Thinking about it was enough to have warmth flood my body, from my chest straight down to my cock.

I genuinely couldn’t remember the last time I had felt like this. I thought about it as I walked into the still-dark house, lips still tingling from a good-bye kiss.

After hanging my coat at the door and setting my bag of clothes down by the stairs, I made a beeline for the coffeemaker. Happy was such a rare feeling. I thought I was happy in the city, but compared to this? I shook my head. There was no comparison—I could practically float through the air.

What kind of person didn’t recognize how being really happy felt? Fuck. Was my life in the city that depressing?

I liked being a lawyer. The pace of work at the offices of Staller, Weisz and Coast was frenetic, especially when I was still a junior trying to rise through the ranks. I honestly didn’t remember the last time I’d gone to a play on Broadway or out to a restaurant while I wasn’t also wooing a client or…anything, really, other than the gym and work. I liked the work, overwhelming as it could be sometimes, but…

When was the last time I’d gone out in New York City, just for fun?

“Earth to Max.”

Hal’s voice broke my reverie. I’d been standing at the coffee machine with a cup of steaming French roast in my hand, completely lost in thought. “Sorry, what?”

He motioned to the mostly full pot. “Just trying to get in for a cup of my own. I didn’t mean to startle you.”

“You didn’t.” I moved out of the way and watched Hal pour coffee into a cappuccino mug. Ariel had given the machine to Hal last year—he’d always wanted a cappuccino maker.

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