That studying gaze was back. “So you saw the videos. Shit, Aiden. That didn’t freak you out? I brought you on a trip.”
I wanted to pull my hair out because it was like the guy was too dumb to figure it out.
“I don’t know if you noticed, but I don’t often say no when it involves you. For fuck’s sake, I kissed you.”
“Are you saying you have a thing for me, kid?”
If you held a piece of paper to my face, it would ignite. “Dammit. You’re going to make me say it.”
There was suddenly a devilish smirk on Joe’s face as he moved closer to me. I backed away a little. “Oh, you have no idea whatyou’re asking for, sweetheart. This is a terrible idea. We already discussed that.”
I held up my hands in surrender. “We’re here. For a whole week. What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico?”
Chapter 8
Joe
Fuck.
My mind reeled as I continued to process that Aiden had seen the videos. Not only that, but he had obviously subscribed. How often did he watch me? The idea shouldn’t be so fucking hot. My dick definitely shouldn’t be getting hard thinking about him watching me playing with it.
And his suggestion?
Mother fucking shit. That—that needed to be discouraged. As much as I liked Aiden and it would be a lie to say that I didn’t find him attractive, I had promised Nathan that I would remain hands off.
But damn. I’d be stupid to pass up the opportunity. Aiden was exactly my type. He was tall and fit, with that innocent charm just begging to be corrupted. If what he’d hinted at during the New Year’s party was true, the kid didn’t have a lot of experience, if any. I could be the perfect person for him to learn from.
“What happens in Mexico? Isn’t that what happens in Vegas?”
Aiden sighed, his hands tugging at his light brown hair as he turned away from me. “You know what? You’re right. That was stupid. Forget I said anything.”
He went to walk away, but I didn’t want him to think I was outright rejecting him, even if I should. My hand wrapped around his wrist, an electric shock pulsing through me at the contact, and turned him to face me. “Would you hold up for a second? Do you even know what you’re suggesting?”
Chocolate-brown eyes blinked at where our skin connected before they looked up at me. We were the same height, but at that moment, I felt like he was shrinking beneath my stare.
Aiden shook from my grasp, letting out a heavy sigh. “Yeah. I’m suggesting that we see what this is while we’re here.”
“You want to fuck around? With me?”
The way his face turned blotchy red once more, maybe Aiden was a lot more innocent than I thought.
“When you put it that way...”
I swallowed, backing away from him for a moment to gather my thoughts. This hadn’t been my intention when bringing him on this trip. But maybe my intentions hadn’t been exactly pure when my eyes turned to the bed. Why the hell had I booked a single room? Was it that Aiden had said he’d never shared a bed with someone before? Did I want to be the one to give him that? To give him so many of his firsts?
Oh, I was a fuckingdead man.
“Gimme a minute.” I took a steadying breath and grabbed my bag. I pulled some slides out of them before disappearing into the bathroom and changing into my swimming trunks. When we’d started this conversation, I hadn’t thought it would be weird to change in front of Aiden, but now it seemed like an awkward concept. Fuck, he’d seen me naked. He’d seen me come. It was pointless to hide from him now, but he was proposing we hook up while we were here.
It was shitty to keep hiding in the bathroom. The poor guy was probably freaking out while waiting for me. My tongue fidgeted with my piercing as I finally made my way back into the room. At least Aiden had taken the time to change as well, but he didn’t look comfortable. He sat on the edge of the bed, fingers playing with the edge of his shorts. He looked so unsure when he faced me as I entered the room. His eyes were wide and his mouth pulled into a tight smile.
“Where are we going to swim?” he asked. Disappointment settled from his subject change, but maybe it was for the best. We needed to break the awkwardness that had started with our conversation. I couldn’t fuck up our friendship over this shit.
“Sort of the perk of this room. We can hop in from here.” I waved to the open doors.
He nodded as he stood from the bed and walked out onto the small wooden patio. He sat on the edge, dangling his feet into the water.
“I’m—I’m sorry if I made things awkward.”
