The Second Time Around by Rowan McAllister

Author:Rowan McAllister [McAllister, Rowan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64080-481-4
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

CLOSE TO dinnertime according to the somewhat battered clock on Russ’s nightstand, Jordan once again lay partially draped over Russ’s chest, with his chin propped on the backs of his hands, watching Russ sleep. They’d made love two more times since the first, and Jordan’s body was still humming and tingling from head to toe. He probably looked like an idiot, staring all gooey-eyed, but he didn’t care. One-night stands and hurried hookups in bathrooms, alleys, and bathhouses had nothing on a few hours of Russ’s undivided attention in his creaky old bed. Russ was incredibly intense once he’d made up his mind about something, and Jordan still hadn’t quite caught up.

Unfortunately, the bang of the screen door downstairs ended any further uninterrupted study. Russ cracked open sleepy brown eyes, and a small, sexy smile curved his hard lips.

“What?” Russ asked.

Caught staring, Jordan flushed, smiled sheepishly, and shook his head. “Nothing.”

Russ did a full-body stretch before folding an arm behind his head and resting his other hand on Jordan’s flank. As he’d done pretty much all afternoon, Russ started exploring and petting Jordan’s skin like he couldn’t help himself, and Jordan wanted to purr. He’d had no idea Russ was such a sensualist, and now that he knew, he had this ridiculous urge to do a little happy dance around the room.

“You were looking at me awful intently for it being nothin’,” Russ said with a chuckle.

“Sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. I didn’t say it was a bad thing. But obviously somethin’s on your mind.”

Jordan worried his lower lip and squinted at him. “I just…. You’re going to have to bear with me for a bit. Like I said before, I got a little whiplash here. This is going to take some getting used to.”

“Which part?”

“You being nice to me. I mean, like, really nice to me. Like so nice I’m kind of melted over here.”

“Are you saying you want me to stop?” Russ asked, raising his dark eyebrows and stilling the fingertips he’d been trailing down Jordan’s spine.

“Hell no, I don’t want you to stop. I’m just going to need a bit to wrap my head around everything that’s happened over the last few days… hell, the last few weeks. Nothing is what I’d thought it was, I guess. I don’t know.”

He frowned helplessly. He wasn’t explaining himself very well. Russ’s small smile faded, and he dropped both hands to Jordan’s sides and urged him up. Russ rolled onto his side, and when they were face-to-face, he kissed Jordan, plucking at Jordan’s lips until he stopped worrying and sank into it. When they broke apart, Jordan laid his head on the pillow next to Russ’s and held his concerned gaze.

“Boy, when you make up your mind about something, you really make up your mind,” Jordan teased breathlessly.

Russ’s face sobered, and he nodded. “Maybe we should start there, because that’s probably something you should know about me up-front before this goes any further.”

A spike of unease made his stomach clench. “What’s that?”

“You haven’t

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