Chapter 5
It had been a while since Adam had woken up in a strange bed. He glanced over at the man sleeping next to him. Jake lay on his stomach, eyes closed, mouth parted, slightly revealing his large pointy teeth. His clawed hands rested on the bed.
Adam supposed that for most people, waking up next to a werewolf would invoke fear, not desire. Maybe he was broken, but he’d always liked big, hairy guys, and Jake was exactly that. That he had a tail and claws didn’t bother him.
According to some of the news stories, it should.
But then again, some people always found a reason to hate.
Jake was kind and caring, and he worried about getting by as much as the next person.
He worried Adam would get into trouble for seeing him, not from other mythos, but from humans.
And while he hoped the passing of the bill would change things, he knew it wouldn’t be immediate.
Change took time. Dating Jake was like stepping back into the closet because he wasn’t able to talk about his boyfriend or be seen with him in public.
He didn’t keep any photos on his phone, and there were no photos of them together.
Instead, he needed to make the most of every moment he spent there.
He had, however, told Mom he was seeing someone, and that Jake worked at the hospital—she’d already told him to bring Jake around for dinner—but he hadn’t told her Jake was mytho and he didn’t want her to worry about him.
And with good reason. A couple of the guys at work weren’t shy about dissing mythos, the same ones still made homophobic jokes.
Those people were always going to exist, but the world would be a nicer place if they learned to keep their hate to themselves.
Jake opened one eye, reached out his hand, and pulled Adam close. He licked beneath Adam’s jaw. “Were you thinking about sneaking out?”
That had been the last thought on his mind. He shook his head. “I was wondering how much longer you’d sleep for.”
Jake nuzzled Adam’s neck. “I’m sure that’s exactly what you were thinking.” His hand skimmed over Adam’s belly. The rough pads of his paw left a trail of heat.
That was all it took for Adam to go from half-hard to wanting Jake to fuck him. He held his breath, hoping Jake’s touch would drift lower.
Jake made a little noise and rolled onto his side to face him. “You smell like sleep and sex.”
Adam laughed. “I didn’t shower after last night.”
They’d cuddled and fallen asleep, tangled together.
“I like it.” His fingers brushed the length of Adam’s dick. “And so do you.”
“I like you.” He ran his hand over Jake’s chest, feeling the muscle beneath the fur. He wanted Jake to fuck him, but he didn’t want to get out of bed to clean and prepare because the moment would be dead by the time he returned.
“What’s wrong?” Jake’s tongue flicked against his pulse.
“Logistical concerns.” His hand brushed over Jake’s belly, then his dick, which had pushed out of the sheath and was hot and hard in his hand.
“Such as?”
“My problem.” And he didn’t want to talk about it because it was such a mood killer. He had a boyfriend who’d hated the way Adam would only bottom if he had cleaned.
“It’s not a problem. Now roll over and tuck that nice meaty ass against me.”
Adam hesitated. Then turned over, pressing his ass against Jake’s cock. Jake adjusted himself so it was tucked between Adam’s ass cheeks.
“This is nice. I might go back to sleep,” Jake murmured.
“Don’t you dare.” Adam gave a tentative grind, adjusting so that each movement let Jake’s cock brush over his hole. It wasn’t enough for him… It wouldn’t be enough for Jake.
Jake’s paw gripped Adam’s cock, and Adam thrust into his fist a couple of times, but the pads of his paw were too rough to continue.
“I’ve got an idea,” Jake said when Adam whined. “Do you trust me?”
“Yes.”
That was how Adam found himself face down on the mattress with Jake behind him, lifting his hips. He got his knees beneath him, which put his ass in the air as if he were about to be fucked. That had been why Jake had asked first, but for a few seconds, Adam had doubts.
He heard the click of the lube cap, which only solidified those doubts. Then Jake’s slick dick was sliding between his ass cheeks and teasing his hole. Jake’s claws pressed into his skin as he kneaded Adam’s ass with just the right amount of pressure.
It wasn’t fair. All he wanted now was for Jake to press in and fuck him.
To be honest, that was what he’d wanted from the moment he’d woken up, but the last time he’d done that, the guy he’d been with… Adam didn’t want to deal with the humiliation and embarrassment again. Which was why he had rules. Rules he wanted to abandon.
He flopped onto his stomach.
“What’s wrong?” Jake leaned over him.
“I want you to fuck me, knot inside me.”
“Okay, but I thought—”
“Yeah. Which is why, no matter how good it feels, it’s not what I really want… if you know what I mean?”
“I do. I want to give you a blow job… but I can’t.”
That wasn’t quite the same as Jake couldn’t physically do that. He was, however, damn good at licking.
Adam sighed. He shouldn’t ask for something and not be prepared to do it.
Jake ran his tongue up the back of Adam’s neck, his breath hot against Adam’s ear. “Whatever you’re comfortable with.”
He wanted to be like some of his friends, who didn’t stop to overthink. “I don’t know… I want to not care.”
“It’s okay that you do.” Jake continued to lick and nuzzle beneath Adam’s ear. His cock nestled between Adam’s ass cheeks like it belonged there. Which was doing nothing to help Adam’s self-control.
“Do you want some other options?” Jake asked.
Adam kept his face pressed to the mattress, sure it was bright red. “Yes.”
No. He wanted Jake to fuck away his concerns.
“As much as I love it when you have your ass in the air, you could roll onto your back and you can jerk us off. I liked that last night.” Jake rolled his hips.
“So did I.” The way Jake’s body had caged his, his weight and fur on him… then his cum hot on Adam’s skin.
“Or you can find out what wet wolf smells like and join me in the shower where I’ll fuck you and knot you.”
With those two options, Jake had given him an out and a chance to get what he wanted without making a big deal about his hang-ups.
“Is your shower big enough for two?” Neither of them was small.
“Only if you’re pinned to the wall by my cock.”
Adam groaned at the idea. No one had ever pinned him to the wall and fucked him. “Let’s go with that option.”
“Your feet won’t be on the ground.”
“I know.” He lifted his hips, even though he had no hope of throwing Jake off him from this position. Not that he wanted to.
Jake stepped off the bed, and Adam pushed himself to his knees. He arched his back, knowing that Jake was watching and liked it when he exposed his hole, silently asking to be fucked. What had he called it? Presenting?
Jake groaned. “You are such a tease.”
Adam thrust his hips back and spread his knees a bit more.
“If you keep doing that, I’m gonna jerk off and paint your ass with my cum.”
Adam glanced over his shoulder. Jake had his hand on his cock, staring at Adam’s ass with rampant desire. “Another time.”
Jake made a low noise. A hungry growl. He picked up the lube and walked to the bathroom, leaving Adam to follow.
Which he did.
The water was already running, and Jake was slicking his cock with lube, but he wasn’t in the shower. He motioned for Adam to step in and watched as Adam grabbed some soap and washed his ass while he watched Jake.
“Why don’t you turn around while you’re doing that? So I can have a better look?”
Because then Jake would watch him. Adam’s face was hot, but he did it. Circling the outside, pressing against the ring of muscle.
“Do you need some lube to open that greedy hole and get it nice and clean?”
Adam was glad Jake couldn’t see his face with how his cheeks were burning.
“Was that too much?” Jake asked, his tone switching to concern.
“No… I just never thought someone would want to watch.” It’s not as though he was doing a thorough clean… Would Jake want to watch that, too? He held out his hand without looking back, and Jake squirted some lube onto his fingers.
Was he cleaning his asshole or finger fucking himself? Adam wasn’t sure he cared either way. He knew without checking over his shoulder he had Jake’s full attention.
He pushed his ass out a little more, resting his other hand on the tiles. The hot water drummed on his back as he gave Jake a show.
He was not ready for Jake’s tongue to join in, licking his balls and over his taint.
“Are you teasing me?” Jake asked, punctuating each word with a lick.
“Yes.” Adam found himself spun around and up against the wall, feet off the ground, before he drew another breath. He wrapped his arms around Jake’s neck.
Jake’s cock nudged at his hole. “I’m going to lower you down, slowly.”
Fuck slowly. He wanted Jake to sheath himself in one overpowering thrust and leave him gasping and full and sore. Which he’d probably regret afterward, but whatever. It would be worth it.
He slid onto Jake’s cock, inch by inch, with Jake rolling his hips, fucking him until he’d taken it all. This was a different angle to bending over the kitchen counter, which meant it hit differently. It felt like Jake’s cock was getting too friendly with his lungs.
Jake kept one hand on Adam’s hip and placed the other on the tiles by his head, then he started fucking him as if he could drive deeper with each thrust.
Adam tipped his head back against the tiles, loving feeling a little helpless. “Oh, fuck.”
Jake nipped his throat. “Mmm. Grab your dick. I want to see you come.”
Adam didn’t stop to think. He couldn’t. Every brain cell was concentrating on the way Jake’s cock moved inside of him, the way it was starting to thicken and stretch his hole. “You’re about to knot?”
“Yeah. Still want it?”
“Yes.” Adam quickly stroked his shaft as Jake’s thrusts slowed, the beginnings of the knot tugging at his rim with each stroke.
Jake growled as he came, his knot filling Adam’s ass, stretching him to the point of it almost being too much. With his ass clenching the knot and shoulders hunching forward, Adam came. Pleasure rippled through him, as his cum splashed onto Jake’s chest with each stroke.
Jake’s grip on his ass tightened, claws digging into his skin as the wolf’s cock twitched inside of him.
He groaned and gave himself another stroke and another dribble of cum spilled.
It was a good thing he wasn’t responsible for holding himself upright.
Exhausted, he rested his head on Jake’s shoulder, unable and unwilling for the moment to move.
Jake nuzzled the side of his face, his jaw, and neck. “I want to bite you and mark you so much.”
“Yeah…” He wanted that, too. “Just a little one.”
Jake nipped his neck harder than usual, then licked the mark. “I’m going to sit on the floor.”
“Okay.”
Jake lowered them both to the base of the shower, Adam held firmly in his lap. He pressed his nose to Jake’s.
“Thank you.”
“What for? I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it as much as you.”
Adam smiled. “For not making me feel weird.”
“You are weird. You’re fucking a werewolf… Why would I worry about you wanting to wash your ass?”
Adam smiled. “I am not fucking a werewolf. The werewolf is fucking me. It’s completely different.” The hot water hit his shoulders and trickled over his chest. His cum was once again matting the fur on Jake’s abs and chest. “Do you like me coming on you?”
“I like smelling you on my skin even when you’re not here.”
“So even if you wash it off, that won’t remove my scent?”
“Not for a couple of days. That’s why I warned you that other mythos will smell me on you… and in you.” He gave Adam’s ass cheek a squeeze.
Adam ran his fingers through the wet fur on Jake’s shoulders.
The knot was still firmly inside of him, so they weren't pulling apart yet, but he wasn’t ready for the morning to be over or to return to his regular life.
He wanted what they had to exist outside of Jake’s apartment.
“So… Is there a place to get coffee around here?”
“You don’t want my instant?”
“I do not. I’ll buy us both breakfast.”
Jake glanced away. “You don’t have to keep buying me things.”
“I want to because… because when I’m with you, I… I can just be…” What? Myself? In love? Adam wasn’t sure. “Like you care about me, and you laugh at my bad jokes, and you’re interested in my forums, and you ask me how Dad is, and you don’t seem to resent that I have family commitments.”
That was a mess of word vomit that hinted at far too many of his insecurities.
Jake cupped Adam’s face with one rough paw. “Why would I resent your family? Or not be interested in your things? I am interested in you. And all your idiosyncrasies. But sometimes I’m embarrassed that I don’t have much money. That’s why I have instant coffee. Plus, if we go out, people will talk.”
“I want to have breakfast with you.” They had both admitted this was more than sex. And while they couldn’t go out in human areas, they could go out in mytho areas. “And I want to buy you things. I care about you, and it’s an obstacle I can remove.”
Especially when there were so many that he couldn’t.
Jake nodded. “There is a place nearby where we can grab coffee and breakfast.”
Adam smiled, glad he’d won the argument before it began.
Jake gave him a toothy grin. “People will ask who my boyfriend is.”
“Then you can tell them your boyfriend is a hot firefighter who picked you up in a bar.”
When Jake didn’t make any effort to deny that, Adam guessed it meant they were dating.