Ghost Walk

Part 4

"Huh?" Kai's arm is resting on the open car door and his head's dipped down toward my face. For a moment I think he's joking. But no, he's not even smiling. He looks kind of nervous. Holy shit.

Kai blinks, expression going sheepish, eyes falling to the ground. "Was that creepy?"

"No!" I exclaim. "Well, okay, maybe. But seeing as I've been creeping on you ever since I saw you ... Oh, fuck, my mouth needs to come with a zipper."

Kai laughs and sways closer. "Ever since you saw me?"

"Yeah. Do you not realize how hot you are?"

"No." Kai's eyes glitter as he smiles before going soft and flirty. Can't believe that look is directed at me. "But I don't think you realize how cute you are, so I guess we're both clueless."

"You think I'm cute." Cannot. Stop. Grinning.

"Yeah, I do." He takes another step. He's close now. So close I can feel the heat bouncing between our bodies. "So," he murmurs, voice low. "A kiss and we'll call it even."

I swallow the disbelief that's lodged in my throat. This has to be some sort of dream, right? A wet dream, but a dream nonetheless. But even if it is just a dream, shouldn't I enjoy it for a minute before pinching myself awake? "Okay, sure," I say. "A kiss."

Before I can chicken out, I grab a fistful of The T-shirt and haul him forward the rest of the way, tilting my head to press our mouths together. He makes this cute surprised noise before parting his lips to let me in. We kiss. And kiss. And kiss. It starts out slow and gentle, but that doesn't last, because the hot, wet slide of his tongue licking into my mouth has me falling into the kiss. It's been a while since I've kissed a guy and it's so good it's not long before I'm hard and rubbing shamelessly against him. Which is too much and I need to rein myself back in.

Kai's hand lands on my ass through my jeans before I do. He pulls back with a groan, eyes gone black with desire. "Come back to my place?" he asks huskily.

I've never hooked up with a stranger before and I know I really shouldn't now. This could go all sorts of wrong. But Kai doesn't feel like a stranger. He feels like someone I can trust.

And if you turn this down now, when's the next chance to get laid with someone like him gonna come again?

Never, that's when.

"How far away is your place?" I ask, considering whether a rough tumble in the backseat might not be better. But I want to get away from here, and Kai's place would have a bed. I want Kai and a bed.

"Only ten minutes from here."

Okay. Ten minutes! I pull him in for another quick kiss, just to make sure this is a good idea. He takes his time, sliding his tongue against mine and sucking softly on my bottom lip. His hand lands on the small of my back and presses in, warmth seeping through my shirt. I release a happy sigh when we pull apart. "Okay. Let's go."

We get into the car and Kai pulls out of his parking stall, driving us away from downtown Honolulu towards Ala Moana. He drives with his left hand, keeping his right on my thigh, not quite close enough to rub my erection through my jeans. It doesn't take long for us to stop at a three-story building in Makiki that's only a few blocks away from my own apartment.

"Sorry, we'll have to walk up the stairs," Kai mutters, shutting off the engine and giving me another kiss before we leave the car. We race each other up to Kai's apartment, laughing and taking the steps two at a time. When we get inside, I only have enough time to take in a dark hallway and an overstuffed couch in the living room before he pushes me through one of the bedroom doors and slams it shut behind us.

We tumble onto his bed and resume kissing. I let my fingers map the muscled planes of his abdomen and chest, dragging his T-shirt up to give myself access to his nipples. He groans when I tweak them between my fingers and reaches down to retaliate by feeling up my hard-on through the fabric of my jeans.

Then as quickly as he's on me, he's pushing off me.

"Hey, where're you..." I begin to ask, but it's obvious what Kai's intentions are when he gets down on his knees and nudges my thighs apart, fingers undoing the clasp of my belt. "Oh, god. Oh fuck."