Dark Wolf (Spirit Wild) - By Kate Douglas Page 0,84

left him feeling like a lost boy, totally wiped out. When Alex stood, grabbed his hand, and tugged, Sebastian didn’t question him. He merely followed blindly, clutching Alex’s hand as if it were his lifeline. He stumbled on the bottom step to the cottage, grabbed the railing for support, and wondered how they’d gotten here so quickly.

The kitchen first, where Alex handed him a clean, damp towel so he could wipe his face and regain at least a bit of composure. Then Alex led him to the bedroom and pulled back the covers as if Sebastian were still a child, and like a child, he took off his cotton shorts and crawled into the big bed without a word.

Lily rolled over, and he sensed her concern, but she made room for him without saying a word. He lay down beside her, inhaling her scent, breathing in the sense of peace he felt when she was near.

Sebastian figured Alex would get into bed on Lily’s other side, but he scooted in close behind Sebastian and threw an arm over him, holding him close, breathing deeply, slowly. Lily snuggled against his chest. Alex had his back.

So many emotions, pouring through him, almost strangling him until he felt Lily relax in sleep, until Alex ran his hand gently over Sebastian’s hip and across his groin before finally wrapping his fingers around his flaccid cock.

He stayed soft, too enervated from all the emotion to feel any arousal, no matter how arousing the touch. He felt Alex rise against him, the gentle pressure of his semierect penis settling into the valley between Sebastian’s buttocks. Vaguely, as if he thought of himself from afar, he wondered what was coming next.

But nothing happened. Alex merely turned a bit as if finding a more comfortable position. His fingers stayed where they were, holding Sebastian in a gentle caress. Sebastian thought about the way Alex’s hand felt holding his cock and decided it felt right. Lily’s breath tickled his chest, and he seemed to have his tears under control.

It was all good, for now. That’s all that mattered, and it was the last thing he knew before drifting off to sleep.

Sebastian came out of a deep, sound sleep as Alex crawled quietly out of bed and headed down the hall in the direction of the bathroom. Lily snuggled against his chest, all warm woman and tangled hair, but he was awake now and nature called.

Still drowsy and dopey with sleep, Sebastian finally extricated himself from Lily’s arms and headed for the bathroom. He passed Alex going back to bed and grunted as they stumbled past one another. Alex was still half asleep and didn’t reply.

It didn’t really matter. What mattered was the sense of contentment, the knowledge he wasn’t alone. Whether he and Alex ever had sex or not wasn’t what counted. What counted was the fact that Alex had been there for him when he’d needed a friend.

He’d never had a friend he could count on. Not one who would hold him when he needed holding, tease him when he needed to laugh. It was early—still dark out—and his mind wasn’t all that clear, but the sense he was no longer alone filled his heart and mind with peace unlike anything he’d ever known.

When Sebastian got back to the bed, Alex was lying next to Lily and had her tucked close against his chest, probably the way they’d spent a lot of their nights. He was already asleep.

Sebastian crawled in behind Alex. It was cold this early in the morning, and Alex was warm. Sebastian snuggled up close behind him, wrapped an arm around Alex’s waist, and drifted, not quite awake, not really asleep.

His thoughts drifted as well, and he thought of how he’d fallen apart the night before, how Alex hadn’t said a word but had just let him get it out. He’d figured he’d wake up with at least a headache, but he actually felt pretty good, considering.

That was something a lot of friends might not have done for a guy. So what did that make Alex? He’d have to think about that.

He stroked Alex’s flank, running his hands along his muscular thigh, down his leg. Arousal was more a simmering heat than full blown desire, though he had to admit it was pretty arousing to be pressed up against Alex’s back with his cock riding in the crease between his buttocks.

Just the way Alex had been when he’d drifted off last night. Sebastian’s hand brushed