It’s over all too fast. Jacob doesn’t even remember quite how it began, but it hurt. He remembers that much. It hurt a lot and Avery kissed the discomfort away. “Shh,” he murmured, kissing Jacob’s soft moans from his lips. After a few moments, the pain gave way to intense pleasure—Jacob remembers that. Avery in him, above him, the motion of their bodies rocking the rest of the world away.
Afterwards Jacob clings to Avery with a desperation that frightens him. He buries his face against Avery’s chest, hugging his waist in a tight embrace. They lie together on the bed now, the sheets too warm where they wrap around his legs, but he doesn’t kick them free.
Avery is tangled around him, too, like the sheets. He holds Jacob close. He’s already wiped away the tears that Jacob cried when they we
