“Fuck your uncle. You made the decision. I don’t blame you for it because I know this comes with a whole set of problems you’ve never had to deal with, but you still fucking made the choice, Coop. And, I won’t wait around for you. I won’t be my father, wanting someone who only wants them when it’s convenient. I’m not here to play fucking games, man. I don’t do the back and forth shit. We’re in or we’re out.”
He’d witnessed that too many times. His mom loved his dad when she messed up, when he threatened to leave her, but she seemed to forget that love when it suited her.
Cooper took a step toward him. Then another. “I don’t only want you when it’s convenient. I want you all the damn time!” Another step. Then another. “Jesus, I jack-off thinking about you, and I remember what it felt like to be in your mouth and how you tasted in mine. God damn you, Noah. Damn you for making me want you. For the fact that my eyes are always on you, and my mind always with you.”
He stood so close to Noah now, he felt the other man’s breath.
“Damn you for making me jealous when I’ve never been fucking jealous in my life. For knowing I would have gone bat-shit crazy if you didn’t walk out of that bar with me tonight, just like I would have lost it if you didn’t find me in the woods all those years ago.” A muscle ticked in Cooper’s jaw. Anger in his eyes. Anger at himself, or Noah, he didn’t know. But Noah saw something else there too…desire.
“Damn you for making me want you too, Coop. For making me want to keep someone off that edge when I’ve never cared about being that person for anyone else before. Just. Fucking. You.”
Noah went to push around him, but Cooper blocked him. Before he realized what was happening, Cooper shoved him against the wall, his mouth coming down hard on Noah’s. They battled each other, fought each other for dominance. Noah pulling Cooper closer, Cooper doing the same to him. Their tongues each trying to probe, to gain control of the hard, wet kiss. Their bodies collided, grabbing and grinding as though they were starving for each other.
What am I doing?
Noah grabbed Coop’s face, pulled him again. The other man’s chest heaved heavy with breath. “You decide now, Coop. You’re in this or you’re out. No more games. No more changing your mind. You touch me again, and you won’t have a choice. You’ll be mine.”