project he’d taken on, but never offering more of an explanation, muttering, “Work stuff,” evasively when Noah asked.
By Friday, Noah had had enough. Alex had walked out the door in the morning, promising to be back by dinner, so Noah had concocted a plan. Well, maybe plan was too grand of a word for something as straightforward as I’m going to have sex with my boyfriend.
Noah had taken two naps instead of one to ensure he was well rested. He’d be damned if he allowed himself to nod off before Alex got home. And it was good he had because Alex was late. It was already thirty minutes past ten when Noah heard the sound of the key being turned and the front door opening quietly.
Alex looked startled at the sight of Noah on the couch.
“You’re still up.” Alex smiled at Noah and pressed a brief kiss on his lips. He started to pull away, but Noah hooked his fingers into the back of Alex’s neck and pulled him back down. The next kiss was much more than a peck. Noah crushed his mouth to Alex’s, transferring all his longing and need from his lips to Alex’s. Alex leaned over the armrest of the couch, probably not in the most comfortable of positions, but Noah didn’t want to give him time to think. It had been difficult to get excited by the idea of sex during those first weeks post-concussion, but Noah was really getting into it now. His cock had definitely taken interest in the goings-on.
Alex hummed and opened his mouth as Noah’s tongue licked over his lips. Everything was going way more smoothly than Noah had anticipated, both on his end, seeing as he was fully hard already, and on Alex’s, too, because he was showing no signs that he was preparing an argument against having sex with Noah in his head.
Wanting more contact, Noah wrapped his arms around Alex’s waist and pulled him forward, which made Alex lose his balance and topple onto Noah. It would have been hot if it hadn’t been for Alex’s alarmed expression and the fact that he scrambled to get off Noah like he’d landed on spikes.
“Where are you going?” Noah asked with a laugh as he followed Alex off the couch, trying, ignoring the throbbing feeling in his temples.
Alex didn’t look amused. Instead, he had a frantic look in his eyes as his gaze slid over Noah, trying to see signs of injuries that weren’t there. He backed even further away, and Noah could feel the void between them like it was a living, breathing thing. Determined not to let it grow any bigger, he tried to grab Alex’s hand. Alex pulled away.
“You didn’t hurt me,” Noah said. “Come on, Alex, you’ve never treated me like I’m fragile, so don’t start now.”
“I’m not,” Alex lied.
“Oh please, you jumped off me like my skin was made of snakes.”
“Well, excuse me if I don’t want to break your collarbone again!” Alex snapped.
“You’re not going to hurt me by falling on top of me.” Noah tried to be reasonable. One of them had to.
“You don’t know that,” Alex gritted out through his teeth. He was pacing back and forth in front of the couch.
“We’re practically the same size. You tumbled on top of me because I pulled you. It’s not like you jumped from the top of a skyscraper and used me as a soft landing spot.”
“It’s only been a little while since your accident. I need to be careful,” Alex said stubbornly.
“Fine! Let’s be super careful, then. I won’t pull you down. You can take your time and be as gentle as you want. Now would you just come to the bedroom with me so we can finally have sex?” Noah forced his tone to remain neutral. This seduction plan was working really great, wasn’t it? Instead of rubbing their naked bodies against each other, they were busy sniping and grousing. It would have probably felt more natural if Noah had put up a banner that said, Do me! in block letters.
“Sex!” Alex took a step back, an alarmed look on his face like the concept was unthinkable. “We’re not going to have sex.”
“Umm, yeah we are.” Noah took a step in Alex’s direction, and the man backed away.
“Absolutely not.” Every time Noah took a step closer, Alex retreated. Noah figured he’d corner Alex, but at the last moment, the man changed his direction, so instead of ending up with Alex backed against