Love is Always Write Anthology Bonus Volume

bit his lip and waited, shivering a little as the water trickled from his skin.
    "You mean it." Jacob's eyes got big. "You really aren't sure?"
    Daniel shrugged one shoulder and turned away from Jacob's face, reaching for the towel. He failed to get there as Jacob moved in close, locking him in a tight embrace.
    "Don't do that, Daniel," Jacob whispered against his skin. "Don't second guess this, us. I've been waiting three years for you to come home."
    "It's going to be hard," Daniels said perversely, because at the same time he was leaning into Jacob's body. "Being together, being queer. It'll be hard."
    Jacob hugged him tighter and said, "I don't think I have a choice about being queer. And you used to like it hard."
    Daniel choked. "That's my line."
    "Then say it, damn you. Say you want me."
    "I want you." He mumbled it against Jacob's skin. "I do. I've been waiting too."
    Jacob eased him back toward the bedroom, pausing to scoop up the towel with one hand. "Come on then. Let's get you dry and go on from there."
    Daniel let himself be guided over toward the bed and wrapped in scratchy terrycloth. "Your towels are worse than the Navy ones," he muttered through suddenly chattering teeth. "How cheap are you?"
    Jacob rubbed the cloth over Daniel's arms roughly, his eyes bright. "Father said if I didn't live at home, the rent had to come out of my salary. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on other things. I've started saving for a house."
    "Oh." Daniel sat abruptly on the edge of the bed.
    Jacob eased down beside him. Daniel had noticed that for all Jacob's cheerful letters about his recovery, he still moved like an old man. Jacob asked, "Too much?"
    "No." He tried again with more conviction. "No."
    "Here, get in and warm up again." Jacob lifted the covers and pulled Daniel underneath them. Daniel dropped the towel on the floor and followed his lead. They lay face to face under the blankets. Jacob pressed his warm feet against Daniel's cold ones. "You're like ice. I should have warned you, the hot water is seriously limited here."
    "I'm okay." He was warming up rapidly. The bed was a cocoon of safety, and Jacob was like a stove radiating warmth. Daniel tested the temperature of his own hand on his thigh and shivered. He tucked his hands under his arms rather than reach for Jacob. But Jacob caught his wrists and pulled Daniel's hands against his chest cradling them between his palms.
    "Here. Give me those." He chafed Daniel's hands lightly.
    "Trip?"
    "Yeah?"
    "Kiss me?"
    Jacob smiled and moved closer. His mouth hovered over Daniel's. Daniel shut his eyes. Looking at Jacob made it too much. He parted his lips as Jacob leaned in, and lost himself in the touch and taste of Jacob's kiss.
    They moved slowly and carefully, light touches of lips on lips. Jacob let go of Daniel's hands to gather him closer, and Daniel complied, fitting them together from shoulder to thigh. He slid his hands up Jacob's back. He felt Jacob's palms press against his spine, right above his ass. He opened his mouth more for the kiss.
    Jacob moaned and thrust his tongue into Daniel's mouth, his fingers digging into Daniel's ass-cheeks. His cock was jutting up against Daniel's belly but they just rocked together in a slow rolling motion, as they explored each other's mouths. Eventually Jacob pulled back a little and laughed softly. "You missed me. You really missed me."
    "Hell, yes." Daniel slid sideways so their dicks lined up against each other. They both gasped at the slide of hot hard flesh on flesh.
    "Missed you too. Missed this. Missed everything." Jacob moved his mouth to Daniel's neck, sucking hard until Daniel whimpered. Jacob slipped lower, disappearing under the covers. Daniel felt Jacob's wet tongue slide over his collarbone and slide down to circle his nipple. Daniel threaded his fingers into Jacob's hair, and pushed back the covers. He wanted to see this. He needed to watch Jacob's mouth on him.
    Jacob licked and nibbled, sucking Daniel's nipples to aching peaks. He began moving from one to the other, using lips and teeth. Daniel tightened his fingers in Jacob's hair, pushing his head downward. Jacob chuckled against his skin, tracing with his open mouth lower over Daniel's hip.
    "You don't have to," Daniel choked, even as his brain had no room left for anything except Please, please, please.
    Jacob didn't bother to answer that, just turned his head to put a wet kiss over the swollen leaking head of Daniel's cock. Daniel moaned. "Oh,