Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 62923 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 315(@200wpm)___ 252(@250wpm)___ 210(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 62923 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 315(@200wpm)___ 252(@250wpm)___ 210(@300wpm)
Ryder growled, shutting down any last-minute hopes Jeremy might have had regarding a threesome.
“Tell me how the two of you met,” Jeremy asked. “I can’t believe you kept him a secret from me, Ry. Why would you do something like that? Hide something so perfect?”
Remi rolled off Ryder’s lap but snuggled his body next to his lover. “Oh, let me explain that one,” he griped. “I first met Ryder Livingston on opening night of the Pegasus Club; I was there celebrating my twenty-first birthday—all by myself. I’d just transferred schools, so the friend column was really low. I wasn’t going to let it drag me down, though. I planned to have a good time, no matter what.”
“Please don’t do this,” Ryder pleaded. “I’ve already apologized like a million times. Come on; have some mercy on me.”
“No mercy!” Jeremy yelled. “No mercy! Show me his ugliest side, Boy Wonder!”
“Well…I met this really hot guy. He wasn’t much of a talker but built like a fucking brickhouse of muscles.” Remi’s fingers started to toy with Ryder’s hair. “He had this inky black hair with just enough curl to drive a guy crazy with the need to run his fingers through it. I could tell he kept it clipped short because the curls irritated him…maybe like he was a control freak.”
“Sounds like somebody I know,” Jeremy remarked. His eyes twinkled with the enjoyment of seeing Ryder squirm.
“He was all manly but had these incredibly long eyelashes that framed the most gorgeous gray eyes in the world. I watched him for the longest time, afraid to even say ‘hi’, but then the need to know if those gray eyes would darken in the middle of passion became too strong for me to resist.” Remi batted his eyelashes at Ryder. “So, I gathered my courage, crossed the dance floor, and walked straight up to him.”
“No way he turned you down,” Jeremy said in outrage. “Absolutely no way! I know this man; I know what he likes!”
Remi arched a brow. “Really? What does he like?”
“You,” Jeremy answered without hesitation. “You are his walking wet dream.” He leaned forward. “So, tell me; do his eyes get darker when he’s fucking?”
“Jeezus,” Ryder muttered.
“Why, yes; they do,” Remi answered smugly. “So, we danced. We talked. We flirted. The night was perfect. He took me back to his apartment and rocked my world. I fell in love that very night.” Remi’s eyes glared at Ryder. “The next day, he sent on my way with a pat on the head and promise of a phone call. That very afternoon, I’m moving my stuff into my new roommate’s house and guess who shows up? None other than Mr. Rock-My-World. When he found out I was Cassie’s new roommate, he very adamantly refused to ever see me again…at least in a physical or romantic way.” Leaning over, Remi captured Ryder’s bottom lip between his teeth and gave a sharp nip and tug. “It took three years, but I finally wore him down. You’re all mine now, Mr. Livingston,” he declared. “We’re tossing that whole bullshit rule of not dating any of Cassie’s friends or roommates out the fucking window. Got it?”
Ryder looked at Remi for several long seconds before he answered, “Actually, Remi, I’d like to keep the roommate rule in place. It would just be awkward. Cassie’s my niece and I know she’s all grown up now, but to me, she’ll always be my little princess.”
The first look on Remi’s face was one of shock…then pain…then fury. Ryder found it amusing that his lover could switch from one emotion to the next so quickly. He had a feeling being with Remi would keep him on his toes for the rest of his life. If Remi was an alcohol, he’d be Fireball, for sure.
“Fuck you, asshole,” Remi hissed as he tried to tear his body away from Ryder to make his escape.
Ryder snatched him back in an instant. “That was my fucked-up way to ask you to move in with me, Remington. I want to spend as much time with you as possible…without my nosey niece trying to sneak peeks at what we’re doing together. You’ve lived here with her long enough to know she has an unhealthy love of gay porn. I know in the deepest corners of my heart, she would be trying to film us…just for shits and giggles.”
Remi’s blue eyes widened. “Are you serious? You really want me to move in with you?” he asked, excitement creeping into his voice. “Am I going to be like…your boyfriend? Your only boyfriend? Oh, I mean me and Gilley, of course. We’re a package deal.”
“Hell, yeah; you are,” Ryder answered. “Mine and only mine. That’s how I do things. And, of course, Gilley is welcome.”
“Took you damn long enough,” Remi whispered as his lips crashed against Ryder in a kiss that could only be described as Remi claiming what belonged to him.