When he was outside, he noticed the rain had let up a little. But it was even chillier out there. At least it wasn't pouring buckets anymore. He didn't close the door all the way because he was afraid the click might wake Hood and Blaze. He walked from one end of the porch to the other and didn't see the boots. He knew he hadn't left them out there, and no one else had put them out there either. He wondered what could have happened to them. Could he have been so upset about Jase losing his memory he'd completely blocked out where he'd put them? He'd misplaced items before when he'd been stressed out. He'd once set Camp's flea medication in a safe place so he wouldn't lose it and totally forgot where he'd put it. He didn't find it until six months later, in a desk drawer in the living room at Cider Mill Farm, after he'd already spent more money on more flea medication.
Luis shrugged and turned toward the front door. But he stopped short and froze when he heard a loud crack in the woods in front of the cabin. He even thought he heard whispers. So he walked to the edge of the dark porch, leaned over the rail, and took a closer look. He saw a few branches moving around, or he thought he saw them moving. Then he gulped. What appeared to be a tall male figure, or the shadow of a male figure, crept into the woods. Luis blinked and looked again but saw nothing. He couldn't be sure about anything because it was so dark. He had to be imagining this, too. Maybe he was just tired and needed a good night's sleep. He'd had a long, tiring day, and Jase and Matthias had left him breathless that night more than once. The things they'd done to him brought new meaning to the expression “being fucked senseless.”
But as he turned to head back, a pair of large, warm hands grabbed his naked hips and all the blood drained from his body.
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Chapter Eight
A deep voice said, “What are you doing out here all alone?” The rough hands went lower and rested on Luis's ass.
Luis held his breath and waited for a moment. A wave of terror passed through this body. He thought he'd been scared when the bear had followed him into the stream in Alaska the previous summer, but that was nothing compared to the way he was feeling now. He shouldn't have gone out alone, especially naked. What had he been thinking?
“You look nice,” the deep voice said.
Luis gulped and held his breath. He slowly turned and glanced over his shoulder. When he saw it was Hood standing behind him, he exhaled and said, “You scared me to death, you big fool. Get your hands off me.”
“Calm down,” Hood said. “I didn't mean to scare you. I saw you walk outside and I couldn't help wondering where you were going stark naked.” He laughed and squeezed Luis's ass with both hands. “That was hot inside. When I saw them taking turns on you I wanted to join in. Did you know your butt jiggles when you walk?”
Luis jerked away from him and turned around. “It sounded like you had plenty of fun with Blaze tonight.” Hood was naked, only wearing a pair of unkempt brown sandals. His body wasn't as muscular as Matthias's, but he had natural definition and his torso was covered with an even layer of dark drown hair. He trimmed his pubic hair, but didn't shave it completely. His legs had the same even layer of dark hair as his torso.
“Not as much fun as you had with Matthias and Jase,” Hood said, taking a step forward.
Luis tried to move sideways, but Hood put his arms around him before he had a chance. He grabbed Luis by the waist, lifted him up, and set him down on the wide, flat porch rail. When Luis tried to get away from him, Hood moved between Luis's legs and put his arms all the way around him. “Let's do it again,” he said. “Everyone's sleeping. No one will know. You'll like it.”
Luis felt Hood's erection poking into his right thigh. Luis had never been able to resist good-looking, aggressive men with dark hair. He was just as hard at Hood. But there was no way he was going to do anything without Jase. So he grabbed Hood's shoulder and said, “Let me go. Not now. I don't play around without Jase.”
Hood's breathing grew heavier and he started kissing and biting Luis's neck. “Lift up your legs and wrap them around me. This is perfect. We'll make it fast. You know you want it just as much as I do. You'll like it, I promise.”
Luis caressed the back of his head and said, “Not without Jase. And stop telling me what I'll like.” He did wrap his legs around Hood's waist, but not because he was going to have sex with him. He wanted Hood to know he wasn't rejecting him because he wasn't attracted to him. Luis didn't want to be mean about it. He rubbed his heel up and down the small of Hood's back and said, “Look, you're a nice guy. I really mean that.” Luis squeezed his shoulder muscles and then grabbed the back of his neck. “But I never do anything without Jase. I'll talk to the guys tomorrow and see if you can join us. As long as it's okay with Jase, it's okay with me.” He didn't care what Matthias thought.
He had hoped this explanation might work. But Hood's head went down and he started sucking Luis's left nipple. Luis's head went back and his legs went up higher. Hood had found one of Luis's weakest spots and he was doing a good job working it. Luis cradled Hood's head and said, “You have to stop. I told you, not without Jase.”
“Just let me slide in and out for a second,” Hood said, circling Luis's nipple with his tongue. “I'll pull out. I swear.”
“No, you won't,” Luis said. “And we both know that.” Luis had a feeling that if this went on any longer, he wouldn't be able to stop either. Being outside like this, naked in the woods, with a hot college guy caused his entire body to go weak. And Hood looked so cute and messy in those old leather sandals Luis's heart wouldn't stop racing. But he wasn't going to let this happen. He grabbed Hood's shoulders and shoved him back. Then he climbed down from the porch rail and said, “I'll talk to the guys about tomorrow. I'm sorry. It's nothing personal.”
Hood smiled and nodded. “Okay, I'm good.” He lifted his arms in surrender and said, “I can wait until tomorrow.” Then he put his arm around Luis and walked him into the house, across the dark living room, to the bedroom door. He patted Luis on the ass three times and kissed him on the lips. “I'll see you in the morning.”
When Luis opened his eyes on Monday morning, Hood was kneeling at the foot of the bed, holding his erection. At first, Luis thought he might be dreaming. Luis blinked a few times and looked at the small clock on the nightstand. It was still pouring outside and the one small window wasn't letting much light into the bedroom. If anything, the rain sounded as if it were coming down harder now.