With Abandon: With or Without, Book 4

earlier because
    he liked to open the house up when it wasn’t too hot. It was always humid, but he was used to it. As long as there was a breeze he could stand it. “C’mere you.” He climbed onto the bed and offered his hand to Matt.
    Matt grinned and dove at him, knocking him backward and nearly off the side of the bed. They both
    laughed and rolled, getting to the middle of the mattress with Aubrey on the bottom.
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    “If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to teach you patience.” Raising his head, he nipped Matt’s chin.
    Matt pushed up on his elbows and frowned down at Aubrey. It was ruined by the twinkle in his eyes
    though. “I can be patient.”
    “Prove it.”
    “Okay.” Matt rolled off him to lie beside him.
    “Patient, not comatose.” Aubrey laughed.
    “I’m not comatose, I’m waiting.”
    “For what?”
    “For you to have your wicked way with me.”
    “Oh ho ho. Are you now?” He tugged Matt onto his side until they were nose to nose and kissed him.
    Giggling, Matt nodded. “Go ahead. Ravish me.” He pressed the back of his hand to his forehead and
    fell onto his back again. “Swoon.”
    Swoon? Aubrey laughed, really enjoying himself. He had the playful Matt back, at least for now.
    “What, are you a fainting little Southern belle?” And how weird was it to be laughing this much with a hard-on? He was certain it was only something Matt could inspire.
    Matt continued to giggle and shrugged.
    Gawd, he loved that sound. If he lived to be a hundred, he’d never tire of hearing it. And that face…
    Matt squinted, eyes almost disappearing when he giggled.
    Just like that the playfulness left Aubrey. He had to have Matt right that minute. Leaning over, he
    captured Matt’s lips with his own, stopping him mid-giggle.
    “Mmm…” Matt tangled his hands around Aubrey’s neck and urged him closer, but he didn’t rush the
    kiss like normal. It was languid. His hands constantly moved though, touching Aubrey’s face, sifting
    through his hair.
    Aubrey did nothing to speed the pace. He savored the moment, teasing and tasting his mate. Was
    there anything sweeter than this? He pulled back only to press his lips to Matt’s again, and Matt’s nose, his cheek and his chin.
    Matt blinked up at him, still caressing his face and head. His eyes were heavy-lidded and…adoring?
    Aubrey groaned and sat up. He wanted skin. He ripped his own shirt over his head before discarding
    Matt’s. Once again he lay down, but this time he rolled to his side and tugged Matt with him. Kissing and licking, he worked his way down Matt’s neck to his chest, and still Matt clung to him, arching toward
    Aubrey’s mouth. He took one peaked nipple into his mouth and was rewarded with his favorite sound.
    “Tickles.”
    Smiling against Matt’s chest, he flicked with his tongue.
    Matt gasped and tried to pull him back up.

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    Aubrey let him. He didn’t stop where Matt wanted him though and got growled at. He sat up and
    motioned for Matt to turn onto his stomach. He was going to kiss every square inch of this long, lean body.
    “Patience, remember?”
    Grumbling a little, Matt rolled over. Aubrey placed his hand in the middle of Matt’s back and rubbed.
    The differences between him and Matt were exhilarating. They were opposites yet not. They complemented
    one another. You belong together , his brain supplied and he couldn’t deny it, they did.
    For the longest time he petted Matt’s back and his shoulders. He straddled Matt’s hips and pressed his
    erection against Matt’s ass as he sucked the skin on the back of Matt’s neck.
    Matt shivered and sighed. Pushing up to his elbows, he turned his head, trying to capture Aubrey’s
    lips.
    Aubrey let him and slipped down his body. “Lift up.”
    Matt’s pert bottom raised into the air as his forehead hit the mattress. “I’m tired of being patient.”
    Unfastening Matt’s shorts, Aubrey chuckled. “But you’re doing so well.” He eased the denim down
    along with Matt’s underwear until Matt’s perfect ass was revealed. Aubrey groaned at the sight but didn’t stop until he pulled the pants over Matt’s legs and tossed them on the floor.
    Running a hand over the curve of Matt’s rear end and down his thigh, Aubrey unfastened his own
    jeans. He bent and kissed one cheek then the other, and he shimmied his jeans down his hips. Once his cock bounced free, he