Love is Always Write Anthology Volume 9

had thought that he loved Sean like a brother, which he was pretty sure now, was not and never had been the case.
    Since they had kissed that first night, Sean had been respectful of Jase's request for time. He hadn't pushed Jase for anything physical, even though Jase often caught Tag watching him with want in his eyes. The one thing that they had continued to do, without even talking about it, was touch each other. They cuddled, held hands, and had slept in the same bed for three nights together. It was a kind of beautiful agony for both of them. Together, they bred peace, comfort, and an intense want, that was both awesome and overwhelming all at the same time. Jase wanted Sean so much, he felt like he'd been half hard for days.
    He knew that Sean was waiting for him to make a decision, and he knew what he wanted. Much to his own amazement, he'd known that first night, but he'd wanted to be sure. Because saying yes to Tag, meant saying yes to being a father to Cody, to being a family. Which was huge. After two days of helping take care of Cody and being there with Sean, Jase knew. He wanted this every day. It was that simple, and it was time to tell Tag.
    He stood up, and watched Cody sleeping, cuddled contentedly in his crib for a few more moments before leaving the room. He grinned wickedly as he contemplated some unorthodox ways to wake up Tag and tell him.
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    Sean woke up with a branch shoved up against his backside. Jase's arm was draped heavily over his waist, and his, um, gulp , huge erection was pressing against Sean. He was immediately alert, heart pounding, his own wood tenting his cotton pants. He pressed himself back, a little awed by the size. He knew Jase was hung, but my GOD . Fucking hell, just thinking about where that was supposed to go was making him sweat. He wanted to smell it. Crawl down the bed, peel down those pants, and rub his face all over his friend's junk. These last two days had been sheer torture. He'd managed to behave himself, but only barely. He wanted Jase so badly, this was just unfair. Just then, Jase shifted and pressed himself hard into Sean. He wasn't sure if Jase was awake or not, but Sean couldn't help himself. He gave a surprised grunt and pressed back, rubbing himself against Jase.
    There was a deep chuckle in his ear, and an arm snaked over him and pulled him in tight against hot warm man. Jase was awake. He turned his head to look up at his friend, and found himself staring into Jase's heated gaze.
    "I wondered how long it would take you to wake up if I did that." Jase grinned. His voice was husky.
    "Did what?" Sean blinked, attempting a wide eyed innocent gaze, which was swallowed by his answering grin. Jase chuckled again, and ground his length against Sean. Sean gave as good as he got and pressed back hard. They both groaned. Mmmph. Jase stilled, and brushed his lips to Sean's temple making him shiver.
    "I checked on Cody. He's fast asleep. I've been up for a while now."
    "Yeah?"
    "I was thinking."
    Sean rolled his eyes. "About?"
    "Stuff and things," Jase grinned. Okay, now Jase was being a punk. Sean glared at him till he caved. "Us." Jase said quietly, "I was thinking about us. You, me, and Cody."
    "Oh?" Sean said, trying to sound nonchalant.
    "Tag, before you told me how you felt on Saturday, I didn't realize I was attracted to you. If I am honest with myself, I have been since I met you, but up until that night... I just dismissed it as a non-possibility. You never said anything Tag." Sean bit his lip and closed his eyes. "When you kissed me..." Jase trailed off, his breath catching. "Tag, kissing you... it was, it felt better than it's been with anyone."
    "For me too, Jase." Sean said softly. He knew he'd never forget it. No matter what came next. He felt like he was falling off a cliff.
    Jase looked down at Sean as he continued. "I want you too, and I know that this," he said, gesturing at himself and Sean, "us, being with you and Cody these past few days, it just feels right. Tag, It feels so right it scares the hell out of me." Sean nodded, afraid to speak. So right. Better than I ever imagined, Sean thought. Jase reached out and cupped Sean's face, tracing the edge of Sean's beard with his thumbs. "Can we really do this?" Jase murmured, "Be together? Is this really what you want?"
    " Jase ," Sean breathed. "God yes. Yes." He reached out and covered Jase's outstretched hands with his.
    "You and me together, in a relationship. Dating, sleeping together,