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over his nipples.
    With a chuckle, Jaylin broke the kiss to look down at
    him, and Max felt all the cold inside of him fade away,
    leaving him warm, safe, wishing with all his heart this
    moment would last forever.
    “I love you, Max.”
    “I love you too, Jaylin. Always.”
    In answer, Jaylin kissed him again, neither of them
    holding back their desire, their need. Max could feel Jaylin’s erection straining hard and throbbing against his jeans and he wanted all barriers between them gone.

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    He wanted Jaylin naked, wanton, completely his in
    every possible way.
    Shifting slightly, he winced and Jaylin pulled back,
    concerned. “What’s wrong?”
    “It’s nothing….”
    “Max?”
    “It’s just my leg. I pushed myself today. It’s not a big
    deal.”
    “You in pain is a big deal to me.” Jaylin untangled
    himself from his arms and stood. “Scoot back on the bed and make yourself comfortable, baby.” He smiled, taking a
    moment to pull off his shirt, and Max did as he said,
    scooting up farther to lie back against the pillow stack, but he didn’t take his eyes off Jaylin.
    He was as beautiful as ever, maybe more so. His chest
    was smooth, the skin sun-kissed and golden and the
    muscles beneath defined. He still had a runner’s body, lean and firm, and Max looked him over greedily, eyes widening a bit when he saw a tattoo low on his flat stomach, directly
    above his right hip bone.
    It was simple: a numeric sign and the number eight.
    “That was my jersey number.”
    To his surprise, Jaylin actually blushed. “Yeah. I know.
    I…I got it about a year after we lost each other. I know it seems silly, but I…well, I just wanted….”

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    “Wanted?”
    “Something that marked me as yours.”
    The words were fuel thrown onto an already raging fire
    and Max started to sit up, but Jaylin shook his head.
    “Stay right where you are, babe. Let me take care of
    you.”
    “What do you have in mind?”
    Jaylin smiled, but said nothing as he tugged off his
    shoes. Max sat up long enough to pull off his own shirt,
    which he quickly tossed to the floor. He wanted to touch
    Jaylin again. He wanted the years to melt away with each
    eager touch, but Jaylin didn’t rush. He just took his time
    and easily slipped from his jeans, leaving his underwear on.
    Leaning close, he brushed his fingers down Max’s
    stomach and he sucked in a breath, skin ablaze, as Jaylin
    hesitated at the snap on his jeans.
    “May I?”
    “Please.”
    “I don’t want to rush you, Max.”
    “Jaylin, get me naked. Now!”
    Laughing, Jaylin obeyed the demand, unfastening the
    jeans and tugging them down, lifting a surprised eyebrow to find no underwear. Max realized it was his turn to blush.

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    “Guess that means I should finish stripping down
    myself?”
    “For the love of God, please!”
    “If you insist.”
    With a reckless grin, he pushed his underwear down his
    hips, kicking them aside, and Max sat up on his elbows,
    admiring what he considered the most incredible sight he
    had ever seen. Nothing, no one, could be as beautiful as
    Jaylin. He was perfection, and Max drank in the remarkable
    beauty, from head to toe, moaning when his full attention
    settled on Jaylin’s cock, hard, nestled in pale blond curls that Max longed to touch.
    Lying back down, Max extended a hand that Jaylin
    accepted, crawling onto the bed, to stretch out beside him.
    “This reminds me of being in the room at my house,
    fumbling our way through first kisses and touches, both of
    us so nervous.”
    “We were more than nervous. More like terrified.”
    “And now?”
    Max picked up the hand that rested on his chest and
    lifted it to his lips, kissing it. “And now, I feel like I am back where I belong. And I’ve got to say, I didn’t expect this, Jay.
    When I asked to meet with you, I wasn’t even certain you
    would and I…well, I never allowed