Noah awoke with a vague sense of confusion. It wasn’t unpleasant, exactly, but he had no idea where he was. He wasn’t between Gabe and Jack the way he’d been waking up recently. He wasn’t alone in his own bed. He wasn’t with Jack in Jack’s bed. His sleep-fogged brain finally sorted out that Gabe had ended up in the middle this time, and Noah was lying next to him. He relaxed, having figured it out, and snuggled up a bit closer to Gabe.
Gabe made a happy, sleepy sound and snuggled a bit closer in turn, tipping his head down to nuzzle against Noah. Noah tipped his head up in response and next thing he knew Gabe was kissing him, softly at first but with rapidly increasing passion. Noah froze in surprise for an instant, then kissed back willingly. He slipped his tongue between Gabe’s parted l
