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He wanted Jaylin naked, wanton, completely his in

every possible way.

Shifting slightly, he winced and Jaylin pulled back,

concerned. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing….”

“Max?”

“It’s just my leg. I pushed myself today. It’s not a big

deal.”

“You in pain is a big deal to me.” Jaylin untangled

himself from his arms and stood. “Scoot back on the bed and make yourself comfortable, baby.” He smiled, taking a

moment to pull off his shirt, and Max did as he said,

scooting up farther to lie back against the pillow stack, but he didn’t take his eyes off Jaylin.

He was as beautiful as ever, maybe more so. His chest

was smooth, the skin sun-kissed and golden and the

muscles beneath defined. He still had a runner’s body, lean and firm, and Max looked him over greedily, eyes widening a bit when he saw a tattoo low on his flat stomach, directly

above his right hip bone.

It was simple: a numeric sign and the number eight.

“That was my jersey number.”

To his surprise, Jaylin actually blushed. “Yeah. I know.

I…I got it about a year after we lost each other. I know it seems silly, but I…well, I just wanted….”

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“Wanted?”

“Something that marked me as yours.”

The words were fuel thrown onto an already raging fire

and Max started to sit up, but Jaylin shook his head.

“Stay right where you are, babe. Let me take care of

you.”

“What do you have in mind?”

Jaylin smiled, but said nothing as he tugged off his

shoes. Max sat up long enough to pull off his own shirt,

which he quickly tossed to the floor. He wanted to touch

Jaylin again. He wanted the years to melt away with each

eager touch, but Jaylin didn’t rush. He just took his time

and easily slipped from his jeans, leaving his underwear on.

Leaning close, he brushed his fingers down Max’s

stomach and he sucked in a breath, skin ablaze, as Jaylin

hesitated at the snap on his jeans.

“May I?”

“Please.”

“I don’t want to rush you, Max.”

“Jaylin, get me naked. Now!”

Laughing, Jaylin obeyed the demand, unfastening the

jeans and tugging them down, lifting a surprised eyebrow to find no underwear. Max realized it was his turn to blush.

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“Guess that means I should finish stripping down

myself?”

“For the love of God, please!”

“If you insist.”

With a reckless grin, he pushed his underwear down his

hips, kicking them aside, and Max sat up on his elbows,

admiring what he considered the most incredible sight he

had ever seen. Nothing, no one, could be as beautiful as

Jaylin. He was perfection, and Max drank in the remarkable

beauty, from head to toe, moaning when his full attention

settled on Jaylin’s cock, hard, nestled in pale blond curls that Max longed to touch.

Lying back down, Max extended a hand that Jaylin

accepted, crawling onto the bed, to stretch out beside him.

“This reminds me of being in the room at my house,

fumbling our way through first kisses and touches, both of

us so nervous.”

“We were more than nervous. More like terrified.”

“And now?”

Max picked up the hand that rested on his chest and

lifted it to his lips, kissing it. “And now, I feel like I am back where I belong. And I’ve got to say, I didn’t expect this, Jay.

When I asked to meet with you, I wasn’t even certain you

would and I…well, I never allowed myself to even hope we

could actually find our way back together.”

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“I had given up hope of this ever happening, but now

that it has, I know I never want to be without you again.”

Caught up in the emotional current, Jaylin kissed him

again and Max eagerly responded, tangling his hands in

Jaylin’s hair as Jaylin slid a hand slowly down his chest. He arched into the feel, into the touch. He had missed this so much, missed Jaylin, missed being this close to him, and he knew he couldn’t get close enough. The desire was all-consuming and he wanted everything at once, but he also

wanted to take his time.

He wanted to savor this, cherish it. This moment had

been seven years in the making and it shouldn’t be rushed.

Desire becoming more and more intense, he carefully

shifted their position, pinning Jaylin beneath him, his

naturally dominant nature taking control.

“Now this is familiar.” Jaylin smiled, arching his hips,

pressing their cocks together. Max gasped, grinding against the man beneath him, gleefully adding to the friction. “Love the way you feel against me.” He arched again, moving his

eager hands down Max’s shoulders to his back, where they

paused briefly before moving again, and his eyes darkened.

The blue eyes closed and Max watched as Jaylin drew in

a breath, holding it a moment, before looking at him again.

“You have scars.”

“A few. Some worse than others.”

“Max….”

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“The scars are reminders of the past. I can’t deny that.

But it’s up to us to not allow what we left in the past to

touch us now.”

Swallowing, he nodded, and Max kissed him again, a

quick kiss before moving his lips to the sensitive skin

beneath his ear, and Jaylin moaned and tilted his head,

allowing Max the access he sought, and Max smiled. He

remembered exactly what Jaylin liked, where he liked to be

touched and how, kisses, nips, bites, Jaylin’s body…. Every inch of it was still familiar to Max because he had seen it in countless dreams during the past seven years.

Sliding a hand between them, he shifted again, allowing

enough room for his hand to wrap around Jaylin’s cock.

Jaylin shuddered in anticipation, before groaning and

opening his eyes to look up at Max’s.

“I just realized something.”

“That you want me to fuck you senseless?”

“Oh, I already knew that, and believe me, I want that,

but it just occurred to me that I don’t actually have condoms or lube here.”

“Seriously?”

Jaylin shook his head. “I didn’t think I would need

them.”

“I actually didn’t think I would need them, but….”

“You have some?”

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“Yeah. Only I didn’t bring them. I left them in my room

at the B and B.” Max grinned. “Just think: if you had agreed to meet me at my room….”

“Oh, shut up. And get up and get dressed.”

“Why? Someplace you want to go?”

“I want to go back to your room and spend the entire

night in bed.”

Still grinning, Max slipped from the bed and Jaylin

followed, both of them dressing quickly, forcing themselves not to touch. If they did, Max knew they would never make it from the room, and he wasn’t certain he would be able to

care if they didn’t. He was a breath away from finally being inside of Jaylin, finally getting lost in the man he loved, the man he had wanted to make love with since he was eighteen

years old.

“We’ll come back for your stuff tomorrow. For now….”

“I know. Let’s go.”

Grabbing his keys in one hand, Jaylin held out his other

hand to Max, who happily accepted it, needing what contact

he could get as they left the room and fell into Jaylin’s rental car.

Exchanging a look that said far more than mere words

could, Max knew everything really would be okay, once and

for all.

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He had Jaylin back and as long as he had that, he could

face anything.

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THEY made it to the bed-and-breakfast where Max was

staying in less than ten minutes and they went directly to

Max’s room.

Later, Jaylin would notice how much nicer the B and B

was than the motel, but in the frantic moment, he didn’t

care about the white and yellow wallpaper and the pretty

spread and fresh flowers, because all he cared about was

Max. Finally being close to Max. Having him wrapped in his

arms, in his bed, he had given up hope but in less than an

hour, not only did he have hope again, he had Max and it

was a dream come true.

Once in the room, the door locked, they undressed

quickly, trembling. Jaylin couldn’t recall the last time he had ever felt so consumed with desire. A small part of him was

still afraid this wasn’t real. He was afraid he would wake up and find himself all alone, in some cold hotel room, but the way Max smiled chased that fear away.

The impossible had become possible.

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He had the answers he had never thought he would get,

but even more important, he had Max and he wouldn’t lose

him again.

Naked, they came together, the kiss desperate,

demanding, hands roaming and exploring. It was eager and

hungry, but Jaylin restrained himself as much as he could.

He only had to feel the rise of scars on Max’s back to

remember the trauma he had suffered and, even if seven

years had passed, he was afraid of doing something that

would bring back the memories.

And that was the last thing he ever wanted to do.

Moving to the bed, they sat down together and to

Jaylin’s surprise, Max caught his hands by the wrist, stilling them, and he pulled back, confused.

“I won’t break, Jaylin.”

“What do you…?”

“You know what I mean.” Max’s eyes held his. “It took a

long time for me to be able to be this close to anyone. And there haven’t been many lovers in my life and part of me was always nervous, to an extent, but I’m not nervous with you. I know you. I love you. So don’t think you have to hold back, because you don’t.”

“I just…I’d rather die than hurt you.”

“You could never hurt me.”

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Before he could protest, Max released his hands, kissing

him again, and Jaylin melted into the embrace. Max was

warm and solid and strong. Being close to him was

incredible and, with just a bit of effort, Jaylin decided to take Max’s words to heart and he didn’t hold back. He responded

with a growing hunger when Max dipped his tongue deep

into the heat of his mouth, tasting and teasing until they

were both breathless and nearly out of control.

Pulling away, Jaylin stood, trembling with the force of

his desire. “You get comfortable. Just tell me where the

condoms are.”

“My duffel bag. Second compartment on the right. Lube

is there too.”

Jaylin nodded and quickly went to retrieve the items,

aware that Max was watching him, and knowing those

brown eyes took in every move he made only aroused him

more. He and Max were, at long last, finally going to have

their first time, but it would only be the first of many and that reality made the past seven years seem like a bad

dream.

Crossing back to the bed, he set the condoms and lube

on the nightstand before crawling onto the bed and falling

into Max’s open arms.

Their lips came together again and Jaylin’s hands were

everywhere. He wanted to touch, to remember. He wanted

desperately to take away all the bad memories and replace

them with good ones, good memories that would mark the

beginning of their life together.

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Moaning as he was pushed to his back, he smiled,

seeing the desire he felt mirrored in Max’s brown eyes that were still the most beautiful he had ever seen. He wanted to spend a lifetime looking into those eyes and, knowing that

after all this time he could get what he most wanted made

the fire inside of him burn even hotter.

There were still questions to answer, decisions to make,

but they would come in time. For now, this was what they

needed.

“I love the way you kiss,” Max whispered, nuzzling his

neck. “I love the way you taste. So very sweet and hot.

Gonna spend a lot of time kissing you, Jay.” His lips trailed a teasing, wet path down Jaylin’s neck to his chest, and an

electric-like jolt shattered Jaylin’s senses when Max sucked his left nipple into his mouth.

Back arched, he tangled his hands in Max’s hair,

gasping his name, needing more, his senses on fire, the idea of rational thought shattered.

“Max….”

“Just getting started, baby.”

Moving lower, he took obvious delight in teasing Jaylin

with kisses, licks, biting gently from time to time until Jaylin was withering and begging for more. His cock was so hard it ached, but Max was careful not to touch him as he kissed

the inside of his trembling thighs, slowly sliding one hand beneath Jaylin, gently cupping his balls.

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A strangled cry ripped itself from Jaylin’s throat,

shattering around the room, and he felt Max smile against

his skin.

“Oh, I remember how much you like this, sweetheart.”

Before Jaylin could fully process those words through

the foggy haze of desire, Max’s tongue was lapping at his