Art of Love (Valley Boys Book 1) by Vicki Tharp

Author:Vicki Tharp [Tharp, Vicki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948798327
Publisher: JPC Publishing
Published: 2020-07-09T18:30:00+00:00

Roman waited for Demetri to respond, his heart rate kicking up the longer it took Demetri to form the words. Way, way back in a deep dark corner of Roman’s mind, he heard that grating whisper. The one that said he wasn’t good enough, wasn’t worthy enough, wasn’t deserving enough.

All those inconvenient truths his father’s lies had taught him came bubbling up. Those stupid insecurities. Slippery bastards that resisted any strategy to tie them down or drown them with confidence.

Then what is it?

Demetri took a deep breath. Why was that such a difficult question to answer? “For once, I’d like to take things slow.”

Not a lie, but it certainly wasn’t the whole truth. What was Demetri hiding?

A steel door shuttered over Roman’s heart. Above all else, he had to protect himself. “Yeah. I heard you the first time you said that. But you’re the one who asked me to stay.”

“I meant it. Though that was great,” Demetri quickly added. “Just having you here, laying in my arms, would have been more than I could have imagined for myself a few weeks ago.”

“You make it sound like you’re some antisocial troll that no one in their right mind would want in their life. I don’t get it. You’re sexy as fuck. You’re smart. You’re not always an asshole...”

Demetri chuckled like Roman hoped he would, then the smile fell from Demetri’s lips. “I feel like I owe you an apology.”

“For not dicking me down, maybe. Though as soon as I can run by the pharmacy, I’ll let you make it up to me.”

Something flashed behind Demetri’s eyes as he said, “Very generous of you.”

Roman took another swipe through the jizz on Demetri’s belly, already getting aroused again at the thought of Demetri fucking him. He brought his finger to his lips to get a taste of Demetri, but Demetri caught his hand.

Demetri sucked Roman’s finger clean, giving him a wink, then rolled out of bed. “Come on. We could both use a shower.”

They showered together. A perfunctory, utilitarian task and not the least bit sexy. Roman washed Demetri’s back, but when he got to the good bits, Demetri stepped away spewing some bullshit about having had a long day and being tired and blah, blah, blah.

Something was wrong.

That knowledge burned into Roman’s bones. Melted into his marrow. As they climbed into bed, he wanted to press Demetri for more, but the sadness and melancholy in Demetri’s eyes had Roman swallowing down the words. Whatever Demetri was hiding gnawed at him, too.

He had mercy on Demetri and let the matter drop. At least for now.

“Roll over,” Demetri said.

Roman rolled to his other side. Demetri lay behind him and curled up against Roman’s body. With Roman’s size, he usually played the big spoon. But something about having Demetri’s arms around him holding him tight, his lips pressing into the space between Roman’s shoulder blades, soothed the unease that had begun brewing in his belly.

Maybe he’d read Demetri wrong. The fright of almost losing his job had to have hit Demetri hard.

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