Geoffrey Kirk has been in love with his best friend, Nash, since
almost the moment they met. Convinced that Nash would never return
his feelings, he forced himself to move on, and fell for his assistant,
Sunny. Despite his strong feelings, he never acted on them, and
when he discovered Sunny and Nash together, he thought he lost
his chance for happiness forever.
Until Sunny and Nash make it clear that he hasn't lost anything...and
he still has a great deal to gain...
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Now Nash was standing toe to toe with him, and the sheer strength
of his will forced Geoffrey to look at him. "I can't see
you two like that, Nash. What we've done together, what we've
built, is too important for me to walk away from it all. But
I can't watch you two. I know I should just deal with it, but
I can't."
"Why?" Nash asked softly, as though he actually expected
Geoffrey to answer him.
"Why? Nash
" Geoffrey paused, unsure of what
to say. He had already made a massive ass of himself that morning;
he might as well go the distance. "Because it's looking
at everything I've ever wanted and nothing I can ever have."
"Everything?" Nash said, as though he wasn't familiar
with the word.
"Everything."
"Geoffrey
"
And then the world was frozen around him. Time stopped. His
heart stopped. Nash's mouth was on his, his hands gripping Geoffrey's
shoulders. This was something Geoffrey had thought about, a
fantasy he had forced himself to forget, and now he didn't know
how to react. His body betrayed him, his mind left him, and
he was left as stiff and dumb as a mannequin while Nash continued
to tease his mouth.
Finally his lungs remembered how to work and forced him to
gasp. That slight movement was enough to re-awaken his body,
and he moved forward, into Nash's embrace and opened his lips
to deepen the kiss. They stumbled back, Geoffrey pushing until
Nash hit the tree behind him. The kiss moved from something
hesitant, to something demanding, both of them giving in to
an urge that had been dogging them for over ten years.
The kiss slowed, losing that desperate edge, and Nash put his
hands on Geoffrey's hips, pulling him closer. Geoffrey could
taste the sweet fruit juice on Nash's lips, and something else,
something a bit bitter. He knew it was Sunny. He knew she could
be coming to look for them at any minute, and knew what he was
doing was wrong. So wrong. But desire was flooding his body
and he couldn't make himself stop. He was dying for it, dying
for the attention, dying to explore every bit of Nash's mouth,
and then further, to know every inch of his body.
"You've been wanting to do that for awhile," Nash
murmured when Geoffrey finally lifted his head, but he didn't
step away.
"Yeah, awhile," Geoffrey agreed.
"Why didn't you?"
Geoffrey's eyes widened. "Why didn't I slam you against
a wall and kiss you? Did I have any reason to think you'd welcome
that sort of treatment?"
"You really are oblivious, aren't you?" Nash asked,
but not unkindly.
"Who said I was oblivious?"
"Me," Sunny said from behind him.
Geoffrey stiffened, taking a halting step backward. He didn't
want to turn to face her. How could he explain pushing her boyfriend
against the tree and devouring his mouth? He looked at Nash
helplessly, but Nash didn't seem concerned at all.
In fact, he was smiling.