Chapter 2: Just the Tip, I Swear 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Beau couldn't help glancing back in the direction the woman had fled. ◆ 98aeb8a6 When he turned around, he nearly jumped out of his skin. ed.f2b7c00f
The man standing in front of him looked perfectly put-together -- you'd never guess he'd just been doing what he'd been doing a few hundred yards from a public road. [ms.6f917050] A cigarette dangled between his right index and middle fingers. plate-303f339a He lifted it to his lips, and the flare of the ember lit up a face all hard angles and sharp lines. ©68b83244/May 21, 2026
It was hard to imagine a guy this good-looking in a little town like this. [ed.729e8e5e] Magazine cover material -- the kind of face you saw in cologne ads. (2a339fbc/Thu) Winter clothes hid a lot, but Beau could tell the body underneath was built. no.cd108fbd Serious muscle. ··8b08766d
If it weren't for the predatory look in the man's eyes -- that raw, animal hunger -- Beau might've been interested. ‹def6f37b›
He instinctively pulled his coat tighter and ducked his head, planning to slip past the same way the woman had. ·bca0cc13·
Except when he moved left, the man's feet appeared on his left. #a952d5d5 When he moved right, so did the man. ref·cee7c186 After a few rounds of this, Beau got the message. (1f928bb9) The guy was doing it on purpose. [d15b7a8e]
Fair enough. imp.2d1634bb He'd stumbled into the middle of the guy's good time. plate-aa88a56e Of course he was annoyed. [ms.ed040ddf]
Beau took a couple steps back, ready to turn around and take the long way home.·f6738494
He didn't get the chance. (1fb8173a) Arms grabbed him from behind, shoved him against the wall. ref·224ba8dc Both his wrists were pinned behind his back with one hand -- just one -- and the man's other hand tipped his chin up, forcing eye contact. ref·0a2ab922
"What did you see?" ©7f700b3e/May 21, 2026
The words hit him in a wave of heat and tobacco. 60c7cd6d·· Beau's brain went blank for a second. (4423d210) His ears burned. [ed.6893c40e] Then he stammered out a denial. ref·2be3fa0d
"I -- I didn't see anything, I swear, I was just passing through!" sub:d039b9db
The man ignored him. ¶6f9f6061 The hand under his chin moved to brush the hair off his forehead, sweeping it back to reveal the whole of his fine-boned face. §1aa224a8
Beau had inherited the best of both parents. (9457903a) His features ran a little feminine, sure, but the overall effect was striking. imp.c1c87d4a Under the dim streetlight, with the man's warm breath making the tiny hairs on his skin stand on end, he looked almost unbearably soft. sub:a8ccd37d Inviting. ‹8ad66b23›
The kind of face that made you think things you shouldn't.·2e88054c
Dominic Hale stared at that face and forgot what he was doing. §3deae7e0 The second his eyes met Beau's wide, panicked gaze, something hooked behind his ribs. ·17f1752e· His fingers traced Beau's features, slow and deliberate -- brow, nose, lips. [v.0cbed601]
When the body beneath him started trembling, Dominic pressed closer, eliminating every inch of space between them. no.0d91d8f3
In the span of a few seconds, Beau experienced the closest physical contact he'd ever had with another person. §1000a247 It should've felt wrong. ed.8141dc4f It didn't. plate-60ea97a4 He was shaking, yeah, but it didn't occur to him to scream, or push the guy off. ◆ 2debef35 Not once. — 218a745e
Dominic was close enough to notice that something about Beau's chest felt... off. — galley 32a47340 — Too soft. sig.9c5f5db3 Before Beau could react, a cold hand slid up under the hem of his shirt, skating over smooth skin, and grabbed onto something impossibly, undeniably soft. ed.8bf3808f
"You -- you're a woman?" ¶52edd384 A note of disappointment crept into Dominic's voice that even he didn't seem to notice. no.fc134c7d Beau caught it before he did. ·e3f5debd· Something fired in his brain like a flare, and his hands started fighting. ⟨2b165cb5⟩
Dominic caught up a beat later. plate-d774535d After a brief pause, the surprise on his face didn't just disappear -- it bloomed into something brighter, sharper, openly delighted. ◆ 0a3e4a90 He pressed Beau flat against the wall, leaned in close to his ear, and murmured, "Shame. [v.9ec827e9] I didn't bring a condom tonight." ed.11d9cc0b
The heat in his voice sent a flush racing across Beau's pale skin. [be2fcfc2] Even Dominic, who'd seen a thing or two, lost his train of thought for a second. ⟨55b218b7⟩
The words landed, and Beau felt a wave of relief. ⁰2b3d6a3a But something still felt off. * 9bf3fb52
Since when did guys who did *this* in alleyways come prepared?·629b9d83
Dominic didn't care what Beau was thinking. * 61751a5b His hand found a breast through the thin fabric and squeezed. — 7a890b05 Kneaded. (f04afded) Didn't stop. ed.df65a5d0
In twenty-some years of life, Dominic was the first person to ever get a hand under Beau's shirt. imp.f6ea9d5e The strangeness of it, the invasion -- it should've been terrifying. #1126afdf Instead, some dark, secret part of him lit up. — galley eac6b5d8 — He didn't stop Dominic from going further. ‹aaeb9640›
Dominic wasn't the decent type. [05f6cffe] He groped for a while, decided it wasn't enough, and shoved his hand past the fabric entirely.·c9dfeb23
One hand couldn't contain what he found. [2a651986] Soft. ‹4a4aabce› Unbelievably soft. plate-0532b7e9 The texture alone was addictive, and he squeezed harder, rougher, lost in it. plate-7d368fc1
This was the real thing. ◆ 2058bca8 Nothing like the silicone he'd just had his hands on. ⁰7fcbf42a No -- comparing the two was an insult to what he was touching right now. (a0855dc8)
The shock of Dominic's cold hands made Beau flinch, but those hands knew exactly what they were doing. [ed.3c202ddc] The pressure, the rhythm -- Beau's head went fuzzy. — galley 48832831 — His body was responding in ways it never had before, and it felt good, so good that the initial discomfort was gone in seconds. [ms.a6a88c83] He stopped struggling. ◆ ce658068
Beau wasn't worried, not really. §cdf48429 It was pitch dark, and the guy couldn't see his face. ··4143e045 And if things escalated -- well, one look below the belt would send this guy running for his life. bff32693··
The moment Beau stopped resisting, Dominic went in with both hands. §2aa23c63
Someone else's touch was nothing like doing it himself. [proof:cfa7bdec] It was so much more intense. ◆ d58cd7dd His breasts ached with need, and he wanted those hands rougher, harder. (d78ee153/Thu)
Dominic's hands weren't soft like Beau's. [ed.b7466afb] The calluses on his fingertips kept grazing his stiff, aching nipples -- whether on purpose or not, Beau couldn't tell -- but the bastard wouldn't actually give them proper attention. ⟨513305d1⟩
Dominic had been watching him the whole time. plate-e3e396a8 The second Beau relaxed, he pulled his hands away. [ed.73bff2c5]
Beau's eyes went red-rimmed. [fa99a30e] The arousal flooding his body had nowhere to go. ref·0f2e6e40 He shot Dominic a look -- wounded, accusing, needy. (a36cd23f)
That look hit Dominic like a fishhook through the chest. (cb586956/Thu) Something snapped. ©ea51ae4b/May 21, 2026 He grabbed the front of Beau's shirt with both fists and ripped it open. ⁰36ab5bd5 Fabric tore. «5df5baed» The shirt Beau had bought days ago was done for. [v.b5294826]
Cold air rushed in. ⟨068504c4⟩ Beau shivered.·e4ea5262
"What are you--" The rest died in his throat when he saw the look on Dominic's face. ©eecd77e3/May 21, 2026 Stunned. no.f2c38cb2 Unblinking. * a6d29279 Hungry. * 8dd97303
In the decade-plus since these things had grown in, Beau had only ever known the trouble they caused.·590482a3 Never once had someone looked at them like this -- raw, unfiltered awe -- and the satisfaction that bloomed in his chest was startling. [ed.fb8efdd8] Secret. ⟨75d18b22⟩ Sweet. ⟨c148b4ee⟩
Dominic moved toward them slowly, then buried his face between them on impulse. ed.87dd942c Beau didn't expect it.·43be6959 He let it happen anyway. ref·9524cffa
A fuzzy head burrowed into his chest, nuzzling deeper, and the hot breath against his skin made Beau's knees buckle. — galley cadf51aa — Every ounce of strength drained out of him. (a6b7b7cb) He grabbed Dominic's head with both hands and held him still before he could go further. [ms.43cd4679]
Dominic lifted his head from Beau's chest, but his hands were already around back, fumbling with the clasp of Beau's bra. [proof:0bf38c65]
The bra came undone and his breasts bounced free. imp.9b137e50 Beau sighed with relief. ⁰444ec0cf
His nipples, flushed and stiff with arousal, trembled in the cold air, pink against pale skin. [proof:f2cf3291] Under the dim yellow light, they were gorgeous enough to make a man forget to look away. * de0c24a6
Dominic lifted his gaze and stared into Beau's lust-glazed eyes. ⟨74253669⟩
"Has anyone ever touched these?" * 07daafab
"N-no," Beau managed, the words slurring together. [d11d3199] "Nobody's ever even seen them. — galley ee81bfad — Just you-- ah..." He guided a nipple to Dominic's mouth without thinking, like his body already knew what to do. ⁰8aa7c7f5
Dominic was thrilled. ◆ e789a6cc He closed his teeth around the spot that belonged only to him. [v.ec9d27a2]
The instant those sharp teeth grazed his nipple, a bolt of sensation ripped through Beau's entire body like an electric shock. [ms.b6f81a8c] Then the bud was drawn into the heat of Dominic's mouth -- sucked, licked, gently bitten. ¶dda0a51a
Dominic's hands had long since warmed against Beau's skin, and now they worked the soft flesh in earnest, squeezing, pressing, kneading. (832d83b1)
This was a level of pleasure Beau had never come close to on his own. ·5f9e0d96· Some rational part of his brain warned him that once this door opened, it would never shut again. «d33f043e» But his body didn't care about doors. ⟨90c46672⟩ His body wanted more. — galley 8041a4be —
The pressure on his chest intensified, tipping into pain. — ae9b4357 He couldn't tell anymore whether it was the pain or the pleasure driving the soft, broken sounds spilling from his throat. [b2792c3f]
Beau had completely forgotten that they were a few hundred yards from a public road. ed.6794d3a2
Dominic worked his breasts until they were flushed and swollen, the red marks on his skin even more vivid than the ones on the woman from earlier. ref·b075e744 Still, he couldn't bring himself to let go. no.1c3bbbc8
*Does he have some kind of obsession with breasts?* Beau wondered. #6d8caf95
But the man wasn't satisfied with just that. §8986f96d He finally finished kissing and licking every inch of Beau's chest, then raised his head. [ms.86642306]
Beau was gasping, mouth open, trying to figure out why he'd stopped. [02e49676] Then a wet, soft tongue pushed into his mouth. — f7a88850 His eyes flew wide. — galley c3952a6c — Dominic's face -- handsome, a little wild -- filled his vision.·7e9d729d
Their lips sealed together. ◆ e1287ba0 Dominic's tongue claimed the space, coaxing and demanding in equal measure. «20cf12c5» Beau had no idea how to respond. #9e650908 All he could do was breathe unevenly and let the man take what he wanted, trading warmth and spit. imp.3f92f589
By the time Dominic finally pulled back, Beau was seconds from blacking out.·bab1e702 A thin strand of saliva stretched and broke between their mouths. [ed.f4301984] They stayed close, breathing each other's air. sig.f2b627bf
The whole thing had started as raw, dumb lust. — 08d8522f But right now, something softer hung between them. imp.663e8a87 Beau -- who five minutes ago hadn't cared what happened to him -- felt a flicker of retreat. (2a7ea283/Thu) He turned his head slightly, afraid to meet Dominic's eyes. ©5e8b5cf8/May 21, 2026
Dominic smiled.·27427fe3 He wasn't letting him off that easy. — 86d9625d One hand cupped Beau's jaw and turned his face back. (a5037240)
"Dominic Hale." ⟨c025c47f⟩
Beau frowned slightly, not because he was annoyed -- he genuinely hadn't caught it the first time. ◆ 60d3cec9 A second later, seeing the look on Dominic's face, a guilty little jolt went through him. ed.eece5d78
"What's your name?"·a164b2b6
In Beau's admittedly limited experience, hookups didn't usually exchange names. — 981ec7c8 But even he could figure out what this meant. ©e22dcebc/May 21, 2026 The guy wasn't thinking one-night stand.·4d0b12d7 He was thinking long-term arrangement. * 64a8b4c8
But...
Beau dropped his gaze. [ed.a6d04839] Bit his lip. ⟨796d52b2⟩ Made a decision.·7fa8a387
He undid his own pants, grabbed Dominic's hand -- the man was watching with open amusement -- and guided it downward. no.2ae6756b
Dominic's grin widened. plate-1d0bdef2 He nipped at Beau's earlobe, letting himself be led. [ed.39018de3]
"You little minx. «c4215b74» That eager, huh? ref·94d804e6 But I'd really rather know your name first." imp.558530c5