Adam laughed and cried all at once. “Not fair.”
John chuckled, then he slowly pulled back and bent down, brushing barely-there kisses across Adam's chest.
Adam trembled. The kisses were somehow both painfully erotic and yet so achingly sweet that Adam couldn't help feeling both frustrated and completely at peace all at once. He thought he might die, having to wait until John could really touch him. Until he could really and truly feel every grope and caress from John's hands on his skin.
But the bone-deep relief of having John touch him at all was more exquisite than he'd ever imagined. Adam felt so light and free andwantedthat he thought he might simply float away from the sheer bliss of it all.
Adam laughed.
John straightened up and looked down at him. “What's so funny?”
Adam shook his head. “Nothing.” He couldn't stop grinning. “I just never realized it was possible to be this happy. Okay, this happyandthis frustrated all at the same time, but yeah.” He looked down at where John's hand still skimmed lightly over his bruised skin. “This is just amazing.”
John pulled him close again, his hold firmer while still being careful with him.
Adam burrowed against John, rubbing his cheek on the man's chest hair, matted down by water.
John's chest rumbled. “I might have to do that to you just as soon as you're clear.”
Adam moaned at the thought. Having John rub his face all over Adam's chest? He couldn't wait to feel that. “Yes,” he gasped. “And your hands again. And your cock. Definitely your cock.”
John laughed, a big, booming sound that seemed too large for the small space, but was also so full of joy that Adam couldn't help joining him.
“Oh, don't you worry,” John growled. “You're gonna get plenty of Daddy's cock, just as soon as the doctor says so.” John suddenly tensed, and a slight tremble ran through him. “Was that okay?”
Adam tipped his head back to look up at him. “Yeah,” he whispered. “Yeah, that's okay.”
John studied his eyes, still looking uncertain.
“Daddy,” Adam whispered. “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.”
John's worry melted away and a smile took over his face, growing into a grin with each repetition of the word. He grabbed Adam's head and kissed him, hard and demanding, completely in control, then pulled Adam back into his arms. “Daddy loves you so much, baby.”
Adam grinned and hugged him back, letting out a sigh of contentment as he settled in John's arms. The feeling of John'sbody against his was simply amazing. He couldn't get enough of it.
“Hey,” Adam gasped. He pressed a little bit closer. “I can feel your heartbeat.”
John looked down at him, and Adam stretched up onto his toes, putting their chests almost at the same level.
Adam breathed a laugh. “I can feel your heartbeat right next to my own.”
A strange look came over John's face. He gasped and breathed a curse, then crushed their mouths together in a fleeting but grateful kiss.
“What was that for?” Adam asked.
John grinned. “You just gave me an idea.”
Chapter 27
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JOHN
JOHN FROWNED at his front porch as he aimed Adam's car towards the garage.
He'd been back to work for just over a week, except he still hadn't dealt with getting a replacement for his truck, so Adam had been driving him to and from work every day.
But that day, Adam had arrived at the vineyard and said he was feeling a bit sluggish, so John had taken back the driver's seat, letting Adam doze beside him.
