Chapter 5

I open it as he says, “Michael Stein. I love you. Will you marry me?”

The ring is gorgeous. It could have been a rock on a string, and I would love it just the same.

“Absolutely,” I whisper as I place the gold and silver diamond-studded band on my finger. It’s beautiful, just like the man before me.

* * * *

We make love to each other, a gentle taking that is even more poignant than the frantic fucking we will likely be doing later on. Chris caresses my body all over, reverently touching me in a way that seems new.

His kisses and licks cause a slow burn in my belly, and when he takes my cock all the way down, my back arches at the sensation of being loved by the man who wants me by his side forever.

“Chris,” I moan as he sucks the tip and swallows me whole, over and over, bringing me to a point of oblivion that is unlike anything we’ve ever had before.