Page 174 of Cross & Crown

hand out of his pocket. “No, but I will fuck you into oblivion

as soon as we get to the room.”

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“Oh yeah?”

“Yeah, just keep your hands out of my pants.”

Kelly laughed. The sound was like a balm on Nick’s fraying

nerves. He squeezed Kelly’s thigh tighter, keeping his fingers

between Kelly’s knees as they drank and talked for the next

hour. Nick would have given anything to have left as soon as

Kelly’s lips had touched his, to take him upstairs and just take him as many times as they could handle.

But they were here for a reason. He had to be seen tonight.

“How do you earn a favor from the mob?” Kelly asked

after his seventh or eighth drink.

Nick almost spit his alcohol all over the table. He had to

struggle to swallow, and he set his drink down before he could

spill it. He leaned closer to Kelly, his voice full of gravel. “You keep your fucking mouth shut in public, that’s how.”

Kelly blinked at him, then nodded obediently. He stared

into Nick’s eyes for another few seconds, and then a smile

spread over his lips. “That actually made me shiver. Can you

do that again?”

Nick’s lips twitched.

“No seriously, that was the hottest you’ve ever been. Will

you threaten me when you’re fucking me later? Or better yet,

will you just fuck me right here?”

Nick laughed, and he stood to straighten his suit. He

picked up his glass and finished off his drink, then held his

hand down for Kelly. Kelly wavered when Nick pulled him

off the couch.

“Oh, this is going to be fun,” Nick hissed in his ear as he

guided him between the chairs and the table.