Making It Personal Wells, C. (red queen free ebook TXT) 📖

white pillows and a white sheet. The lights were on and there were steps placed around the makeshift bed, obviously for when Dave wanted to take shots from a higher angle. Dave’s camera was on his work table, along with his filters and lenses.

Will stared. “Oh wow.” He turned to Blake, eyes shining. “I want to do this.” He was almost vibrating with excitement. There was no way Blake would disappoint him when he was clearly so eager. Dave was watching the pair of them, a hopeful expression on his face.

“Okay,” Blake said at last. “Let’s do this.” Dave’s woot of joy made him chuckle. “How do you want us?”

Dave leered. “Nude—and under that sheet.” Then his face cleared and he blushed. “There’s a screen over there if you’re shy about undressing in front of me.” Blake knew he was addressing Will.

Will snorted. “Yeah, right, like that’s gonna be an issue.” He grinned at Blake and waggled his eyebrows. “Let’s get naked, babe.”

Blake laughed as Will grabbed the hem of Blake’s sweater and began to pull it up roughly, his face creased into a joyful smile. Will’s mood was infectious. Blake got in on the act and the two men stripped each other, laughing and giggling, especially when Will tried to tickle Blake’s ribs. Blake’s peripheral vision caught Dave already clicking away quietly with his digital SLR camera, but Blake shut him out and concentrated on his lover. Nude, they fell onto the pillows, laughing. Will pulled the sheet up over their heads and reached for him, taking his mouth in an eager kiss, Blake responding immediately.

“Hey! Not fair! Get out from under there, you two!” Dave’s amused exclamation made Blake laugh.

Will chuckled but then pushed the sheet down, revealing their upper bodies. He pulled a face at Dave. “You’re no fun.”

Dave shook his head. “I might have known you’d be trouble. Okay, you two—pretend I’m not here. I’m just going to take as many shots as I can, either from down here or up there.” He indicated the steps with a wave of his camera. “I’m not going to direct you, unless I see something that would look really good. Talk to each other, touch each other. Just be yourselves.”

Blake could do that.

He pulled Will to him and kissed him, winding his arms around Will’s body and holding him close. Then he lost all track of time. They laughed quietly, rolling around on the pillows. They lay next to each other, hands reaching for each other, caressing each other. Now and again Dave issued a quietly worded request, but for the most part Blake was unaware of his friend’s presence. It was a magical feeling, as if time had somehow been suspended, trapping them in this bubble where only the two of them existed. No Melissa. No farewells on the horizon. Just him and Will.

It was a shock when Dave’s voice pierced through the quiet euphoria.

“Okay, guys, that’s it.”

Blake stared in surprise. “Already?” He didn’t want to move. And then Will looked at him with an expression which told Blake in no uncertain terms that this wasn’t over, merely postponed until he got Blake into bed. Will smiled. Yeah, he could tell Blake had gotten the message. Blake’s cock certainly had. He was so hard, he ached.

“Already?” Dave echoed. “I’ve been taking shots for the last hour.” He chuckled. “You were obviously enjoying yourselves too much.” He grabbed his camera and memory cards. “You two get dressed and I’ll meet you upstairs. I want to load these onto my laptop right away.” He left them to it and headed for the stairs.

Will kissed Blake, running his hands down Blake’s spine to cup his arse, pulling Blake against him so that he could feel Will’s prominent erection against his own. “You and me. Tonight. Making love. For hours.” His voice was husky.

Blake caught his breath. It was the first time Will had used those words to describe their coupling. “I like the sound of that.” He pushed at Will’s lips with his tongue, and Will responded eagerly, giving him entrance. They kissed passionately for several minutes, until Will pushed him away with a loud groan.

“This isn’t good. We’re never gonna get dressed at this rate.”

Blake chortled. “You take your time. I’ll get dressed and go on up there so he doesn’t think we’re up to something.” He arched his eyebrows. “Tempting though that thought is, right now.”

Will laughed. “Later. Promise.”

Blake’s laugh echoed his. He pulled on his clothes, and carrying his trainers and socks, headed up the stairs to Dave’s apartment. He found Dave sitting at his dining table, staring intently at his laptop screen. Dave looked deep in thought. As Blake approached him, he looked up, startled.

“Sorry, I was miles away. I was just checking out some photos I took of this couple.”

“What was so engrossing?” Something in Dave’s expression piqued Blake’s interest.

Dave let out a sigh. “Sometimes—not often, I’ll admit, but once in a while—I take a photo that blows me away by how much it reveals. The camera captures more than I’d intended.” He glanced down at the screen. “This is such a photo. I look at these two people and when I see the emotion I’ve caught in one brief click… Wow.”

“Can I see it?” Blake couldn’t contain his curiosity.

Dave smiled. “Sure.” He turned the laptop to face Blake—and waited.

Blake was shocked into stillness. It was him and Will, both lying on their backs, Will’s head resting on Blake’s shoulder. Will was craning his neck to stare up at Blake. What made the breath catch in his throat was the expression in Will’s eyes. Love shone out of them. It was unmistakable.

“You see it, don’t you.” Dave’s quiet statement crept out into the silence which had ensued.

Blake nodded, unable to tear his eyes away from the screen. Then he studied his own image and his throat tightened. The expression in his eyes could have been the mirror image of Will’s.

“I want this photo,” Blake whispered. He