Waves of Winter by L.C. Chase

Author:L.C. Chase [Chase, L.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-741-4
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

PLAYING THE guitar again felt so good. With every strum of the strings, with every vibration traveling from his fingertips to his shoulders, to his heart, the light around him seemed brighter somehow. Like weight was slipping from him with every chord.

He glanced over at Jax and smiled. He looked at home on the couch. Like he belonged there. His eyes were closed, his posture completely relaxed. Kellan took advantage of the moment to study him. His skin was lightly tanned, probably permanently. Long, dark eyelashes fanned half crescents over cheeks rosy from the hours they’d spent outside in the cold elements today. His nose was straight and his lips were a full, healthy pink. Lips he still remembered the feel and taste of from earlier in the evening—and that he wanted to feel again. Soon. And often. Stubble shadowed a strong jawline and square chin. Jax hadn’t taken off the hoodie he’d put on after surfing, and Kellan knew what that fabric hid. How hot that skin beneath it had been.

“I see you,” Jax said as if knowing Kellan was watching. His tone was playful, eyes still closed, and a grin lit his face. He bumped his knee against Kellan’s. “Keep playing. You’re good.”

Kellan shook his head, not that Jax could see, and started another song. With the last strains of Weiss’s “Fantasie,” he flexed his fingers again and began Chamonix’s “Leyenda.” With one more look at Jax, he also closed his eyes and fell into the music. From Chamonix to Bach to Handel to more modern music, he completely lost track of time and played until his fingertips hurt and his hands began to cramp. As much as he was enjoying playing again, his strumming fingers were clearly out of shape. He was going to feel this tomorrow.

He paused, and a soft snuffling sound filled the space left silent from his guitar. Beside him, Jax was sound asleep. Who snored so politely? He laughed quietly to himself and lowered the guitar to the floor. Moving slowly and deliberately so as not to wake Jax, he carefully lifted Jax’s legs and maneuvered him onto the length of the couch. Kellan held still while Jax grunted and shimmied onto his side, curling his hands under his chin. Kellan smiled at the sight, and something in his chest shifted. Warmth radiated outward. He pulled one of the blankets from the back of the couch where they’d tossed them when they came in from the beach, and gently draped it over Jax.

Ignoring the urge to kiss Jax’s forehead with a shake of his head, Kellan quietly replaced his guitar in its cradle, dimmed the lights, and made his way up the stairs to his room.

Earlier tonight he had been sure he wouldn’t be crawling into bed alone, but like Jax said when Lacey knocked on the door, they had all week.

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