Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 75999 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 380(@200wpm)___ 304(@250wpm)___ 253(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 75999 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 380(@200wpm)___ 304(@250wpm)___ 253(@300wpm)
“Who did you meet?”
Do you want to kiss again? We could literally do it right here.
But Cass has no idea the masked troll was me, and his eyes dart toward a boulder covered with moss, as if he were ashamed. “It was this guy, dressed as a troll. He was flirting with me, and we ended up kissing. I know my relationship with Logan’s open, but there was something different about that dude. I’m not sure how that whole thing makes me feel.”
I push my hands into my pockets, and while stress is eating me up from the inside, I love our hike already. Just me and him in the woods, the scent of fall, squirrels jumping from one branch to the other. I have a sudden urge to go camping with him, yet have no idea how I could now possibly not get a boner when alone in a tent with him.
I used to think I admire him, that I have a healthy appreciation of my male friend. How could I not see it that I’m actually crushing on him?
Only then my brain circles back to what I just heard. “Wait. What? You have an open relationship with him?”
His eyes shut, and the length of his lashes becomes more obvious. “Yes, that’s what he wanted from the start. It’s not really my thing, but he's an exclusive top, so I agreed.” He blinks. “Sorry, is this weirding you out?”
“No, no! I want you to tell me stuff. I just… He’s a what?” I think I might know, but I don’t want some stupid misunderstanding.
He stares at me with hands on his hips, as if asking, Do you really wanna know? But when I say nothing, he shrugs. “In anal sex, he’s always the one… giving.”
I would have understood giving head, but now I’m confused. “Like… Giving himself?”
Cass scowls. “No… eh… the top is the one who gives dick, and the bottom is the one who receives dick inside him. So… yeah, he only ever tops, and I like both.”
My brain melts a little, because now I’m thinking of Cass giving dick, and moments later, the vision is overtaken by him saying that he likes both. I’m glad my pants aren’t tight because I remember standing between his legs the other day after I lifted him to the counter, and arousal trails down my body.
“Okay, okay, I’m with you.” I frown, forcing myself to zero in on the slug making its way over a fallen tree trunk. I think of licking its bitter, slimy body, and that helps me relax.
“Look, maybe I shouldn’t have gone into the specifics. It’s just that we aren’t quite compatible in bed. But he also isn’t the kind of guy who goes all in and makes the other person’s life his. Makes sense to have some separation, but I… I don’t know. Something is lacking, you know?” he asks as sadness once again passes over his features.
I want to throttle Logan for not only taking Cass away from me, but also for not succeeding at making him happy.
“So are you saying that you want to be closer and exclusive with him, or that he’s an ass and now you want this other guy?”
Cass bursts out laughing and keeps walking forward. At least I did something right by lifting his mood. “He’s not an ass. I do like him, but if he can’t really commit, then I’m not sure if this is for me in the long run, you know? I like sex like any other guy, but I guess I want someone to be… my person.” He swallows, meeting my eyes.
I should not read too much into it.
“Someone you can top too.” I wink and laugh, because I’m so glad to see him smiling again, but it’s overwhelming to hear all this. I don’t even know what I would like to do with another guy. If Cass were up for it, I’d love for us to make out and rub our dicks together, but everything else is fuzzy.
And what if we’re incompatible in that department? What if I don’t want to bottom either? I haven’t given it much thought, since all I did know was that I wanted to touch him.
Cass chuckles as we approach a whispering creek cutting through the quiet woods. “Among other things. But yeah... I don’t know, maybe it was the costume, but the guy I kissed last night felt different. Or maybe it’s just hot that I didn’t even get to see his face?”
“Oooh! Kinky!” I tease him, even though I should come clean about last night. Then again, he seems to enjoy the mystery of the troll, so why spoil it for him?
Cass shrugs but seems more at ease now. “I mean, I suppose that was a part of it, but he was a really good kisser, and smelled just… ugh, incredible. Though he seemed a bit shy and ran off on me in the end. Bummer, right?”