Page 36 of Mouth to Mouth

Luca’s fingers flexed and he forced himself to pull away. “You talked to Josh about the club?”

Dawson scowled. “He talked to me. I didn’t ask him anything. He told me about the quiet room. Assured me that he’d be there to help if need be.”

“That’s nice of him,” Luca offered. Of course he was fully aware of Josh’s crush on Dawson. Dawson wasn’t in a place where he was even thinking about a relationship, but maybe sometime in the future. And if anyone could handle the stress in Dawson’s life, it was Josh.

“He… I know he’s a nice guy,” Dawson said.

Oh? “And what else do you know?” Luca teased.

“Not going to happen.” Dawson stomped up the stairs ahead of him. “That man is crazy if he thinks I’m the one for him.”

Maybe it wouldn’t be too long after all. As long as Josh didn’t give up. Luca skipped up behind Dawson. “Did you see Cal’s face when Scott said he was going?”

Dawson snorted. “I had no idea that Scott was as big of a brat as you and James.”

Cackling, Luca clapped his hands. Already the little side of him was pushing to the surface. Playdates with James were fun but the club was so awesome. So many friends that Luca had made over the year. Including one of the owners being a playful puppy that tended to hang out with the littles. He hoped that the pup would be around to snuggle with.

Dawson had the door open by the time Luca hurried through.

“I’m going to take a quick shower. I don’t want to smell like coffee,” Luca said.

“Do you need me to pack your little bag?” Dawson offered. He was glancing at his feet with his cheeks red.

“Already did that before work this morning,” Luca said. “But feel free to add anything that you want to bring.”

Dawson shook his head. “I don’t have anything.”

“You’re welcome to anything of mine,” Luca reminded him. “Anytime.”

“I’m going to change clothes.” Dawson left Luca staring after him before Luca remembered he didn’t have much time.

He raced to his room, pulling his shirt over his head while trying to kick off his shoes. Luca was excited. Even if his plan to force Brad’s Daddy side out of the closet failed, Luca was going to have the best time.

Taking the fastest shower of his life, Luca was in and out then dressed with three minutes to go. He was brushing his thick black hair when he heard conversation in the living room. Damn! His friends must already be there.

Luca gave his head a shake, sending water drops over the room. The wet strands would dry and curl naturally in a way that Luca didn’t usually style it. A boy wouldn’t have perfect hair though. This was just one step to throwing himself into his little persona. On the way out of his bedroom, he snagged his backpack. “I’m ready!” Luca called as he ran down the hall.

In the living room, Dawson was sitting on the couch with his arms wrapped around his legs as Josh sat on the coffee table in front of him. Brad was sitting in Luca’s favorite chair, allowing him to see Luca first.

He nearly tripped over his own feet. Brad looked good. And he wasn’t even dressed sexy. Just wearing black jeans and a tight tank top that brought out the blue in his eyes even more than usual, with a relaxed and calm air about him.

Brad smiled, his blue eyes sparkling with desire when he spotted Luca.

Luca wanted to preen. Step one was getting Brad to go to the club. That was done. Now he just needed to see if the Daddyness that Luca kept seeing was going to come out. First things first. They had to get on the road to the club. He turned toward Dawson and Josh. Shuffling forward, Luca lowered himself beside Josh. “Everything okay?”

Dawson was gritting his teeth. “Fine.”

Luca glanced at Josh, who gave him a small nod.

“We’ll go pull the car around,” Josh said. He rose while motioning for Brad to join him.

Luca waited until Josh and Brad had exited the apartment before leaning forward and grasping Dawson’s knee. “What’s going on?”

Dawson didn’t raise his eyes. “Nothing.”

One-word answers told a different story. “Do you want to stay home? I can stay with you. We’ll order a pizza and watch bad 80s horror movies,” Luca made the offer sincerely. The plan for Brad would never be more important than Dawson.

“I don’t want to stay home,” Dawson whispered.