Total pages in book: 76
Estimated words: 70574 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 353(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70574 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 353(@200wpm)___ 282(@250wpm)___ 235(@300wpm)
Hmmm…to be honest or lie?
Honestly—I only planned on lying to Ari about one thing and one thing only, and it wasn’t whether or not I needed to jerk off before my cock exploded on its own.
“I’m not exactly going to the room to work, angel,” he said quietly. “I have a…problem that has to be dealt with.” My eyes drifted down to where my engorged cock fought a battle with the swim trunks trying to confine them in a lycra prison—a prison which it refused to stay hidden in. “Watching your glorious ass swathed in that pretty pink lace all morning has taken its toll on me. My cock has a date with my hand and I’m not leaving you out here, unprotected while I go jerk off…not so sure I could defend that one to your father or my sister.”
He looked at me strangely for a few seconds—my eyes, then my cock, then my eyes—before he finally shrugged nonchalantly and answered, “Oh…okay. I am a little hungry. Not eating yesterday took its toll on me.” He sat up and began packing his stuff into the cabana boy bag. “Thank goodness the bracelets seem to be working, though. It would have been horrible if I’d been sick the entire time. Do you think I’ve worn them long enough to take them off now? It might have just been the alcohol. I hadn’t drunk that much in my entire life, much less in one sitting. What do you think? Would I still be sick?”
He was chatting nervously—one sentence right after another, like he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown or really damned excited about something. I couldn’t tell which. When he started to put his cropped top back on, I stopped the movement by grabbing his arm. “No need to get dressed. We’ll be coming right back out in a few minutes.” I honestly felt myself blush. “Anyway, I enjoy seeing you show some skin…as long as I’m around to make sure others only look and don’t dare try to touch.”
He giggled like a schoolgirl. Yeah, he was nervous about something.
“Are you sure? What if people laugh at me? That would hurt my feelings.”
I gaped at him. “Why in the motherfucking hell would anybody laugh at you? You’re the hottest piece of ass on this entire cruise ship, angel. If I’m not careful, they’ll resort to a pack mentality and work together to toss me overboard just to get rid of me so they can have their way with you!”
He giggled again, but I noticed he tucked his folded clothes into his bag instead of putting them on. It was going to be a damned long elevator ride or walk back to our room.
“I hate to lose these chairs,” he said as he slid his feet into his flip flops. “They were in a perfect spot.” He looked around the deck, paused as he watched a few men playing in the pool, and then allowed his eyes to finish their sweep of the area around us.
Scantily clad men were everywhere—some wearing even less than Ari, but not looking nearly as fucking hot. Many kissed and clung to each other in a way that I knew so many of us weren’t comfortable doing out in public in regular settings. It was sad—straight people were blessed with the opportunity to show their affection and love for each other anywhere, but if we did…we were perverts or, at least, gawked at like we were some sort of exhibit. The safe setting on the cruise was refreshing.
“Don’t worry about the chairs, angel. I’ll make sure we get another perfect spot when we come back up on deck.” If I needed to, I’d toss somebody overboard to make Ari smile.
As we started walking, my eyes glued to his ass, he said, “I’m gonna be honest with you. I thought things might not be so…tame on this cruise.” He laughed and added, “I don’t know what I based that on, but in my head, things were pictured much differently.”
Laughing, I answered, “I’m pretty sure what you’re referring to is what happens up on the top deck—the clothes optional level.” I pointed to the top of deck of the cruise ship, where naked men were leaning over the railing, and said, “Maybe that’s what you had in mind?”
Ari stopped mid-stride, causing me to almost run smack into him, and gazed upward. His eyes were round as saucers and his mouth was gaped open in shock. A cute pink shade tinged his cheeks. “Oh…so that’s like the, uh, adult deck, huh?”
“I’m starting to get a bit jealous here, angel,” I said as I took my hand and guided his face away from the wanton display of cocks and asses. “I mean, if your eyes got any wider, they would fall out of the sockets and roll around on the deck, leaving me to have to retrieve them.” I gave his bubble ass a firm swat and said, “On top of that, we’re all adults here. The crowd on the upper deck just enjoys partying naked.” Hell, between the plumpness of his cheeks and the feel of the lace against my palm, my cock threatened to detonate.