"Maybe … "
"You should give your foster parents a chance. They brought you here. That's a good sign, but I also want you to know, if you ever need anyone, you go to Austin, okay? He'll do whatever he has to do to help, and he can give you my number too. Maybe I can stop by the center sometime, and we can play a few games of air hockey or something."
Alexander looked up at him and beamed. "Really? That's awesome. Thank you. I haven't met any friends here yet."
"You will," Dare told him.
They watched everyone dance for a few moments before the music turned from a fast song to a slow one. Once it did, another young man walked up and stopped in front of Alexander. "Do you want to dance with me?" he asked.
Alexander's eyes shot toward Dare. He nodded his head, silently pleading with Alexander to say yes … and he did. He stood up and walked to the dance floor with the young man … and they danced.
Dare's pulse sped up and his heart went crazy. It was incredible to see Alexander on the dance floor with the other boy. This place-what they did for teens, what Austin did for them, touched his heart.
Dare stood and made his way to Austin. He held out his hand and said, "Dance with me, Austin."
He grabbed Dare's hand and they wrapped their arms around each other. He let his hands travel up and down Austin's back, savoring him, holding him close.
"What happened with you and Alexander?" he asked.
"I'll tell you later. Right now, I just want to enjoy you," Dare told him. They spent the rest of the night dancing-fast songs and slow songs. He'd never cheered for anyone as loudly as he did for Austin when he took the stage to talk about the dance and the center.
He'd never been prouder of anyone in his life.
He'd never cared about anyone more, either.
CHAPTER TWELVE
As crazy as it was, they lingered in front of Austin's door when they got home. "I've never been on a real date before. Is this where I'm supposed to kiss you goodnight and tell you I had fun?" Dare asked, teasing him. It was a whole lot easier than paying attention to the emotions wreaking havoc on him.
Austin wasn't having it, though. He seemed determined to keep this serious, "No. This is where you're supposed to come inside and fuck me," he told Dare, which made his dick get all sorts of excited.
The truth was, it also made the chaos in his brain twist even faster because, "I've never been with someone I cared about before." How sad was that? He'd never fucked someone who meant something to him. Someone who he thought would be more than a one-night stand. But it would be different with Austin. Everything was different with him.
"I won't let you down, Dare. I promise."
Dare exhaled a heavy breath. He needed to hear that. Jesus, he fucking needed it. "Then I guess we better get inside and get down and dirty. This is one thing I know I'm good at." He reached out, grabbed Austin's hand and pressed it down against his growing erection. "Gonna get you addicted to this dick."
"So fucking cocky," Austin playfully rolled his eyes.
"I'm so glad you approve." Dare nodded toward his prick to make sure Austin got the joke. He did, and they laughed before their mouths were on each other.
He was greedy for Austin. Wanted to devour him. Wanted to know what Austin felt like from the inside.
They stumbled into the apartment. Austin kicked the door closed behind him, and they kept kissing, kept kissing the whole way to Austin's room.
Dare slid Austin's jacket off and dropped it to the floor. "I can't wait to see you naked again," Dare told him as he worked Austin's bowtie next. He went straight to his shirt afterward. Once Austin was bare to him from the waist up, Dare put a hand to his chest. Austin leaned forward to kiss him, but Dare pushed him down onto the bed.
"Fucker."
"Fuck you," Dare countered, and then he went to his knees.
"What are you doing?" Austin asked before Dare pulled one of his shoes off, then his sock. He went to the other next.
"I don't know," Dare answered honestly. He planned to fuck Austin, that was for sure, but this was different than his regular lays. "I just want to savor you," he added, his voice hoarse.
"Jesus Christ, Dare, do you know what you're doing to me? You're turning my brain into mush. I'm all fucking heart when it comes to you; do you hear what I'm saying?"