Chapter 18 #2
“No, no problem. I get it. We’ll get out of your way. Anything Mike or I can do to help, just let us know.” Austin tried to keep his eyes on Jose and not the dust cloud forming behind Kitt’s truck as he drove away.
“Thank you, sir,” Jose said, walking them out to Austin’s truck. As if he had no other choice, Austin finally cut his eyes in the direction of Kitt’s cabin and looked out where the trail to Kitt’s house lay. The dust was already settling. Kitt didn’t waste a minute in his getaway.
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“So that’s your cowboy? He’s good looking enough,” Seth said as he climbed into Austin’s pickup truck.
“He’s hot as hell!” Austin started the truck and waved at Jose as they drove away from Kitt’s barn.
“If you’re into guys.”
“Which I am,” Austin shot back immediately. How could Kitt not acknowledge him? He couldn’t be in the same room without getting a hard-on for Kitt; no way he wouldn’t at least say hello.
“Austin, what’s going to happen if you’re ready to come out and cowboy Kitt isn’t?” Seth asked. “Isn’t that what this is all about? You’re here to get your life back, stop hiding, and by your own admission, he’s buried deep in that closet.”
“That’s still years away.” Austin pulled out on the main road for the quarter of a mile until his entrance began.
“It’ll be a huge problem. I know you. You’re the touchy-feely type. You don’t do well with a bunch of rules. Clearly, you don’t. You’ve up and left a job paying you twenty million dollars a film in order to be who you are.” Seth kept his gaze straight, staring out the front window.
“Look, who knew I’d find him so quickly. Besides, it’ll work out like it’s supposed to. I don’t wanna talk about it anymore. Only time’ll tell how this works out. But, I’m unbelievably happy with him. It’s not something I’m willing to just give up because I don’t know the future in our deal.”
That seemed to stop Seth, and they drove the rest of the way in silence. Austin pulled up to the back of the house, and let the truck idle.
“You aren’t coming in?” Seth asked when he realized Austin wasn’t turning the motor off.
“Nah, I’m going back over so Kitt doesn’t have to stay there alone.”
“Did I miss something? Does he know you’re coming? Does he even care?” Seth stepped from the truck, but stood with the door open waiting for an answer.
“No. But it’s where I want to be. Now shut the door so I can go, and tell Cara hello for me.
” Austin tried not to let Seth’s negativity work its way in.
Kitt hadn’t acknowledged him, hadn’t given him the time of day.
That was bad enough on its own before Seth dumped his line of thinking on top of it.
“Austin, are you sure he’s as into you as you are him?” Now that was the one-million-dollar question Austin couldn’t answer.
“It doesn’t matter.” Austin shook his head, his frustration clear. “Seth, what’s your problem? I was happy for you and Cara. It’s weird to me how you two got together after all this time, but whatever. Just back off some and shut the fucking door.”
“You’re right.” Seth grinned at him.
“Shut the goddamn door.” Austin started backing away. Seth was going to have to move or be hit.
“Okay, okay! Good night!” Seth still didn’t lose the grin as he shut the door.
Austin didn’t look back as he drove to the Kellys’.
Only Kitt’s truck sat out in front of the barn.
Austin jumped out and went through the front doors, looking down at Lady’s stall.
He saw Kitt’s head was bent over the gate.
Again, he was talking to her, but now wearing clean blue jeans and a T-shirt.
His work jacket was slung over the side of the gate.
Not much need for it with the mild temperature back in the area.
Kitt’s voice was soft and light, and Austin knew he hadn’t heard him come in.
“Will this be the colt you keep?” Austin asked as he walked down the aisle to make his presence known.
“I don’t know, we’ll see.” Kitt looked up, surprised to see Austin.
“I couldn’t stay away. Is it okay I’m back?” Austin came to stand close to Kitt at the stall gate. The horse nodded her head at Austin, causing him to smile. He reached out to rub her long nose. Kitt looked all around the barn before he spoke.
“All the trucks are gone?”
“Yeah, it’s just mine and yours out there.
” Austin turned his eyes back on Kitt. The ends of his hair were still wet from the shower he’d taken.
Austin stood there, tucking his fingers in his front pockets to keep from reaching out to touch his hair.
“You were incredible tonight. She’s lucky to have you. ”
“I’m lucky to have her.” Kitt watched Lady until he finally lowered his hand from where he stroked her. He stayed with one booted foot on the bottom rail. Kitt cut his eyes back to Austin. His gaze was somber. Neither one of them said anything for a minute.
“Are we okay?” Austin asked, getting straight to the point.
“It’s weird seeing you with another guy,” Kitt said after a long minute. He looked down as he spoke but forced his eyes back up. He nodded as he got to the end of the sentence as some sort of affirmation to his statement.
“Seth’s been my best friend and agent for fifteen years, nothing more.” Austin wanted to make his relationship with Seth clear to Kitt. After another long minute, Kitt spoke.
“I have coffee going, want some?” Kitt lowered his foot and pushed away from the stall. Austin grabbed his arm, keeping him there.
“Seth’s straight. He’s the one Cara’s all crazy about.”
“He isn’t crazy about me, is he?” Kitt shot back.
They stood so close he could feel Kitt’s breath slide across his face, and he barely resisted the urge to lean in and kiss Kitt’s closed lips.
This moment was one of those rare relationship moments that needed to be worked out before anything else could happen.
But, dear God, Kitt’s lips were perfectly made.
Austin couldn’t resist anchoring an arm around Kitt to pull him closer.
“All that matters is that I’m crazy about you,” Austin said.
He gave up on trying to work it all out in his head.
Instead, he crushed his lips to Kitt’s. Kitt didn’t hesitate, immediately opening to him, pushing his tongue out, swirling and sucking it around Austin’s.
Their kiss was perfect. Any concern or worry Austin had melted away as Kitt opened wider for him.
It was only the need to breathe that broke them apart.
Kitt locked onto Austin’s neck, whispering as he trailed kisses to his ear. “Come to the break room. Have some coffee with me. I need to hold you and do more of this. It’s too open out here. The room’ll give us privacy.”
“You have to be exhausted. I can leave, let you get rest, or stay out here with her while you sleep.” Austin leaned his head back, giving Kitt better access to his neck.
“It’s gonna take time to wind down. Besides, I’ll be staying with her out here, on a cot.
I have to keep an eye on her, so there won’t be much sleeping.
Unless you need to leave. Is your agent at your house alone?
” Kitt asked, pulling away a bit when asking about Seth.
Anger shot across his face before he schooled his features, and Austin grinned. Kitt was jealous.
“Yeah, but he’s fine. He’s just here catching his breath,” Austin said, tucking his hand in Kitt’s. He began to walk toward the break room, tugging Kitt along with him. It took a second for Austin to realize he had no idea where the room was located.
“Come on, this way.” Kitt took over the lead and took them down the long barn to a room by the back door.
“Are you jealous?” Austin asked.
“No! Not at all, not really.” Kitt flipped on the light as they entered the small room.
There was a sink, refrigerator, and cabinet along with three large tables with chairs.
The smell of coffee filled the air as it was filling the pot.
Kitt let go of Austin’s hand to reach around inside the drawers pulling out packets of cream and sugar.
“Of course not, because if you were jealous, it would indicate some sort of feeling, wouldn’t it?
” Austin came behind Kitt and ran one hand up Kitt’s chest as he slid the other down over his hard cock.
Austin grinned and ducked his head, breathing in Kitt’s scent when he found him already rigid.
Austin rolled his hips into Kitt’s backside, rubbing his equally hard dick against Kitt’s blue-jean-covered ass.
“I guess I didn’t expect him to be so young or good lookin’.” He leaned back against Austin, laying his head back on Austin’s shoulder.
“Baby, he’s completely straight,” Austin murmured, lowering his face toward Kitt’s as he placed a simple kiss on Kitt’s lips.
“You’ve never been with him?” There was worry in his eyes, and it made Austin feel like he won some major war all by himself. It showed that, on some level, Kitt shared all this emotion with Austin and that caused him to involuntarily roll his hips and rub his rigid length against Kitt’s ass.
“Not once.”
“Good,” Kitt said, and turned in Austin’s arms. He wrapped his own arms tightly around Austin, kissing him deeply.
Both men ground against the other. It felt like months since he’d been with Kitt.
Austin slid his hands down, gripping Kitt’s ass cheeks as he tugged him closer until he was grinding Kitt harder against his aching cock.
As Austin ripped his mouth free, his hips rolled in constant motion.
He hadn’t stroked himself off since their one time together on the phone.
Austin had saved it for Kitt, and he was already too close to release.
His plan was to be buried inside Kitt’s ass when it happened.
Austin just hadn’t worked Kitt there yet, he needed to slow this down some.