Collide(27)

He couldn't explain how his body felt as he moved. Adrenaline ripping through him, begging him to hurry the fuck up, but like lead settled into his bones at the same time.

It was only a touch. He knew that and no matter how much he wanted it, he would never take more than that today, but Christ did he want his hands on Cooper.

When he stood in front of his friend, Coop looked up at him. His nerves showed in the crease lines on his face. Noah almost backed up, but then he saw it. Cooper eyes skating over his bare chest. A chest he had seen hundreds of times before, but never looked with the blaze of desire that he had right now. "Christ, you are so fucking brave."

"You know why," Coop rasped his reply.

"Don't do that. If you tell me to walk away right now, you're not running. You wouldn’t be running today just like you weren’t running that night with your parents. You did what you were supposed to do, Coop."

He ignored the part about his parents and the fire when he spoke. "I'm not telling you to walk away."

Noah’s desire amped up, yet another notch. He went down to his knees in front of Coop, kneeling between his spread legs. "Where?" His voice actually cracked as he spoke.

"I don't know. My arms. My chest. Like last night, just go slow." Cooper closed his eyes.

"No. Open them. I need you to look at me. I need to know you see who's touching you. Or if you want me to stop."

Slowly, Cooper's blue eyes opened. Noah didn't waste any time after that. He reached out, and let his fingers trail over Coop's right shoulder. They both watched his hand as he did it. Noah savored the heat of Coop’s hot flesh.

"Both hands," Cooper whispered, so he did. His hands ghosted down each shoulder, to his chest. Fuck he wanted to run his thumbs over each nipple. To get them hard, and see if Cooper liked it, but he held back.

Noah explored his stomach, his sides, traced the muscles in each section of his six-pack.

Cooper hissed. "Your hands are rough."

That was one of Noah's favorite parts about being with a man, the roughness. "Do you like it?"

Cooper's eyes left Noah's hands and met his state straight on. "I like knowing it’s you."

His already hard cock swelled even more. "You're testing me. I don't know how much I can handle."

Urgently Noah Jerked to his feet.

"Where are—"

"I’m not leaving." He stepped around the back of Coop, knowing he would lose it if he didn't try. Noah started by massaging Coop’s shoulders, digging his fingers into his hard muscles, as Cooper sat in the chair.

"Fuck, man. That feels good."

Noah wanted more. He ran his hands over Coop’s pecs. Brushed his thumbs over each nipple. When Cooper froze, so did he, but when his friend moaned out, "No. Don't stop," he started moving again.

He alternated between massaging his shoulders and playing with his hardening nipples. Noah breathed deeply, and so did Coop.

He plucked each nipple between his thumb and finger, making Cooper groan a sexy fucking groan, before his head dropped back against Noah's bare stomach.

Noah had to fight everything inside him not to take Cooper’s mouth. That’s when he knew to pull the breaks. "No more. Not right now," Noah told him, even though he thought the words could kill him. "If you decide you want to try more, I don't want it to be a rash decision."

Coop still leaned back into him and rested his head against Noah's abs.

"I know it wasn't much, but I liked it. I feel like it shouldn’t be a big deal, but damn did I fucking like it."

"Me too," Noah replied, running his hand through Cooper’s hair. Like wasn't a strong enough word. "I don't want to push you but I have to tell you, it feels good seeing you like this. Touching your hair and feeling your head lean against me."

Coop paused before replying. "My...my dick’s hard."

All that fucking honesty again. Noah moaned and for the second time that morning, almost came in his pants. Damn, did he want to make his friend come. To open Coop’s pants, pull out his cock and take it deep to the back of his throat. "You're making me crazy, man. I am so fucking hard for you," he growled out.

Cooper pulled slightly away from him. "I can't..."

"I know. We go at your pace or if you don’t want to, not at all."

"I know."

With that, Noah forced himself to step away. "You need some space. I'm not going to crowd you. I'm going to my room. Might be there all day, but if you want anything, you come to me, okay? I don't want to fuck this up, but I also know your head has to be a mess right now. Take however much time you need. You work tomorrow, right?"