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throat. His thumbs stroked the creases at the sides of Alec’s sac.
He let Alec’s cock hit the back of his throat three times and Alec hardened, ready to spurt. Not wanting it to end this soon, Liam raised his head and watched Alec writhe while he stroked beneath Alec’s sac.
He approached Alec’s hole and Alec noticed.
“No.” Alec’s eyes were unfocused, his face heated.
“No, what?” Liam kept his thumbs where they were, caressing the sensitive skin between balls and anus.
Again, Alec shut his eyes briefly, his breathing unsteady. “No fucking.”
“Okay.” Liam paused. “But you want it.” Still, Liam didn’t move his thumbs. This restraint was exquisite, if difficult. He was about to come in his pants. “Why do you want it and say you don’t?”
Alec thrashed his head.
“I’ll just touch the muscle, I won’t penetrate.”
“Okay,” said Alec.
Liam quickly undid his own pants and held himself. With the other hand he caressed Alec, moving his thumb down to press lightly against Alec’s hole. Alec lifted his ass off the couch. Liam bent to take Alec fully in his mouth, stroking himself and keeping that contact with Alec’s hole.
Liam came first. Then Alec pressed his butt downward against Liam’s thumb and shot against the back of Liam’s throat.
Despite his own jism on him and Alec’s still-hard cock in his mouth, Liam could barely move. Didn’t want to move. His whole body sang with this physical connection to Alec. But Alec felt differently and, not long after he spurted, he pulled out and away from Liam, extricating himself from the couch.
Alec’s eyes were flat again. Mistrustful. As if he wasn’t quite sure what had just happened. Liam badly wanted to cuddle, but sex always seemed to end like this, with his partner wondering what the fuck had happened and Liam being unable to explain.
You wanted it , Liam longed to say, but words did not convince anyone of that and any other explanation was impossible.
Alec yanked up his jeans. “I’ll walk home.”
Liam winced. “No. Let me—”
“Please. You’ve done enough.”
“I stopped. I listened to you.”
As he jerked on his shirt, Alec’s hands trembled and Liam walked over to smell if it was fear. Some.
“ Back off ,” warned Alec.
“Just let me drive you home. I promise I won’t touch you.” The moment hung there and Liam waited, unmoving. He didn’t want Alec to walk out of the house alone.
“All right,” conceded Alec grudgingly.
Liam breathed out relief. Just before they left the room, Alec turned. “For the record, that’s not how I have sex. I’m a top.”
“Okay,” said Liam, unwilling to argue or even ask what Alec was talking about. He could have sworn Alec wanted to bottom.
Chapter Three
    Rain pounded on the windshield. The wipers frantically swept back and forth. Leaning into the corner of the seat, Alec sat as far from Liam as possible. Alec didn’t care if he was paranoid. He didn’t care if, after being thrown down, he’d given Liam the go-ahead.
    He wanted out of this car and away from Liam. What a nightmare. Thank God Liam didn’t try to chat, because Alec was not up for casual conversation.
He looked over once, during a crack of lightning, to see white knuckles on the steering wheel and a bleak look on Liam’s face.
That expression gave Alec pause and he closed his eyes. He used to be quite the sociable guy. As a child, he’d been popular. But this last year had taken its toll. He found himself rubbing his scar and took his hand away. Never mind that the scar ran his life.
Liam darted a glance at him, as if he might say something.
To preempt such a sally, Alec spoke two words, as levelly as possible, “Next right.”
“Sure.”
After the turn, Alec said, “Stop just before the lights.”
Liam nodded and slowly pulled over.
“Alec,” began Liam, tentative, both hands gripping the wheel, and a part of Alec wanted to stay and hear Liam out.
Instead, he opened the door, jumping into the rain, and