He liked that idea.
“True,” Henri finally said. “Want me to go? Someone once told me that I’m real good at vanishing.”
Bailey chuckled. A couple of weeks ago, that comment would’ve made his stomach sink, but not now. “Oh, I don’t know. You’ve gotten pretty bad at it lately.”
“Are you doubting my skills?”
“Not at all. I’m just pointing out the fact that you’ve acquired a new skill set lately.”
“Oh yeah?” Henri’s voice had dropped an octave or three, and the raspy cadence sent a shiver of anticipation up Bailey’s spine. “And what might that be?”
Bailey ran his eyes down to the small scrap of fabric across Henri’s lap, the prominent bulge between those thick thighs making his pulse race. “Staying.”
Henri reached down between his legs and massaged the heel of his hand over his stiffening cock, and then said in a voice rough with desire, “With you standing in front of me, why would I ever want to leave?”
Chapter Eighteen
CONFESSION
I never thought I’d want to belong to someone.
But when Henri looks at me as though I’m his,
all I want is to make him mine.
DAMN, IT WAS moments like this that Bailey felt like the luckiest person on the planet. How he’d ended up catching and keeping Henri’s attention long enough to make him fall in love with him, he would never know. But he was going to do everything in his power to keep it that way.
Bailey’s eyes fell to what Henri was doing with his hand. Henri crooked a finger. “Come closer.”
Bailey took a step forward until his legs brushed the end of the lounger. Henri’s eyes made a slow path from Bailey’s face down to his shorts. “Strip for me, officer.”
Bailey’s breath caught, his cock throbbing in immediate response, as the idea of losing his clothes out in public rushed through him. After a quick look to the left and right, Bailey focused back on Henri, who said, “It’s just you and me, Bailey. Nothing else for miles. Take off your clothes for me.”
Henri’s voice was hypnotic, and Bailey licked at his lips as he pulled the drawstring of his shorts. As they fell from his hips in a pool of material at his feet, Henri growled with approval, and Bailey squeezed his aching dick.
Henri widened his legs a fraction. “I swear, every time I see you like this is better than the last.”
Bailey couldn’t help the smug smile that crossed his lips. The way Henri was looking at him, the way he’d slipped his hand inside his briefs, was hot as hell.
“That’s pretty high praise.”
“It’s the God’s honest truth,” Henri said, his eyes roving all over Bailey. “And since I’m the one who can’t keep my eyes off you, I should know.”
“Henri…” Bailey said, then closed his eyes, tipped his head back, and began to stroke himself. “I’ve never had anyone make me feel the way you do.”
“Good,” Henri said in a voice full of gravel and sex. Bailey opened his eyes. “I don’t want you to feel this way with anyone but me.”
Jesus. The intensity in Henri’s eyes was possessive and so sexy that Bailey probably could’ve gotten off from that alone. But no, he wanted Henri’s hands, his mouth, and he wanted to feel Henri deep inside his body, as they fell apart out there in the middle of nowhere.
“Bailey. Come here to me.”
Bailey walked around the end of the lounger. Henri shoved his briefs off his hips and down his legs, kicking them out of his way. His cock was hard as a rock, and when Bailey’s gaze trailed down his body to where it stood at full attention, Henri groaned.
Henri reached for the hand by his side, and Bailey entwined their fingers. But when Henri tugged him closer, urging Bailey to come down and straddle him, Bailey halted at the last second.
“Something wrong?” Henri said.
“No, I—” Bailey once again took in the sinfully attractive man stretched out on the lounger. Then he took a breath, trying to get a hold of himself, because this was important.
“What is it, Bailey?”
“We don’t have the, um, stuff we need out here. Unless…” Bailey let his words trail off, hoping Henri would understand what he was getting at. When Henri tugged on his hand again, Bailey moved down until he was straddled over Henri’s lap.
A pleasure-filled groan left Bailey as he placed his hands on Henri’s chest, and when their cocks rubbed up against one another, he sucked in a breath and dug his fingers into Henri’s pecs. “Oh God, that feels— Ahh.”
Henri’s hands found Bailey’s ass and tugged him up so he was even closer. “I would never do anything to put your life in danger. I’m clean, officer. But if you want to wait until we get back home and get tested, I understand. There are plenty of other things we can—”