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Herman moved a finger up farther until he found the spot he
wanted to be. As he touched Steve’s prostate, Steve arched his back in ecstasy.
It wasn’t long before Steve cried out, his release pumping into Herman’s ready
mouth as he sucked every drop.

The water rained over them and Herman closed his eyes while
Steve’s glorious dick was still in his mouth. He didn’t want to let it go. It
gave him a sense of peace knowing he had made his lover come. His tongue spun
around the shrinking rod until he kissed it goodbye.

He savored each sensation with this handsome man. He already
loved bringing this man pleasure—he knew he was in love. It hadn’t taken long.
Thirty minutes ago he’d felt anger at Steve for hiding that he was a
shapeshifter. Now he would give him the world on a platter if he could.

Herman lifted his head. “What happens to your beautiful
muscles when you shift?”

“I become the size of whatever dog I’ve shifted to.”

Herman took soap and lathered Steve’s body. There were
already too many bruises to count. The bruising made him ill and he had to stop
thinking about it. He turned the showerhead at the correct angle and rinsed off
Steve’s strong arms and legs, his muscular chest and abs. Steve was every man’s
fantasy. A wonderful lover and overwhelming in bed.

“You’re a gorgeous man and exactly the kind of man I’m
attracted to. You’re strong and you’re smart. Perfect. I love sucking your cock
and fucking your ass.”

Steve smiled. “You do a great job of both.”

Herman turned off the water and they stepped out of the
shower. They dried the dripping water off each other and fiercely kissed until
they couldn’t breathe. Leaning against one another in a clutch, no words were
spoken. Their bodies were already warmed from being in the water and the
bathroom had steamed up. They held each other close, keeping their eyes locked.
Their dicks hardened as they touched each other.

“Yum,” sighed Steve. He wrapped his hands around their rods
and held them together. He slid the hard lengths through his hands and smiled.

“That feels wonderful.” Herman closed his eyes and
concentrated on the sensation of their cocks bound together in Steve’s hands.

“Let’s move to the bedroom,” Steve whispered into Herman’s
ear. “I’ve started to sweat in his hot bathroom. It’s my turn to take the lead
and I can’t wait to fuck that tight ass of yours long and hard.”

Herman opened his eyes wide. “You just came and you’re ready
again?”

“A perk of being a shifter is a fast recovery. Some days are
faster than others, so don’t automatically think this will happen every time.”

“Color me happy.” Herman grinned. He didn’t need to be asked
twice. “Guess I have the right boyfriend.”

“You do.”

“I’d be unable to resist you even if I wanted to. I want
that shaft deep inside me as soon as possible.” He leaned over and kissed
Steve. “I can almost feel it sliding in.”

“Oh, you’re going to feel it.” Steve grinned. “Right now.”
He pulled Herman to the bedroom and pushed him onto his stomach on the bed. He
took a condom from the nightstand and put it on. He slathered lube over his
already-hard cock.

Herman felt a tickling and couldn’t help but smile as Steve
brushed his dick down the seam of his butt. “Like that.”

“There will be more to like shortly.”

As Steve teased his tight opening with his rod, Herman
reared up, trying to shove himself against Steve. He couldn’t have him as
quickly as his body wanted. The cock head disappeared inside Herman and he
moaned as it entered. He wanted that shaft deeper inside him and the sooner the
better.

“You don’t have to be gentle right now,” hissed Herman. “I
want you.”

Steve inched into his ass and Herman let himself be carried
away with emotion and need. It only took moments until Steve slammed into him,
filling him completely. Steve’s dick inside his ass was pure ecstasy. The
intense pleasure shot through his body and made him shiver.

Herman moaned with pleasure as the fucking intensified.
Steve wrapped an arm around Herman for support as they grunted and panted and
groaned. His shaft pushed, deeper and harder. Every inch was buried inside
Herman. Steve was in control, the lover who Herman had always wanted in his
life. He didn’t want this to end.

When arousal caused Herman’s eyes to close, Steve’s cock
jerked inside him. Herman shuddered and Steve shouted as he came.

Collapsing on his back, Steve let out a deep breath. “That
was fucking great.” His hand cupped Herman’s ass cheeks and squeezed. “I hate
to tell you this but you’re not going to be able to leave the apartment
anymore.”

“What?” Herman turned over and sat up. “Are you a crazy Dom
or something?”

“No. Not at all.”

“I will tell you that I’m not against handcuffs. I assume
you have a pair.”

“I do.” Steve smiled. “I’ll remember that for another day.”

“Okay. Getting back to your original thought, why can’t I
leave the apartment? Is there another secret that you’ve decided I’m allowed to
know?”

“It’s for your safety.”

Herman crossed his arms. “What the fuck am I supposed to do
here every day?”

“Easy, boy.” Steve put a hand on Herman’s chest and let it
glide down to his dick. He wrapped his hand around it and fingered the head.
“You wait for me to come home from work, maybe have a little dinner ready, and
then you can suck my rod while I relax in front of the television after a hard
day. How does that sound?”

“Sounds like I’m a house husband. I have to get back to the
station, Steve. I have a job. They’re short of help without me. I’m needed.
Seriously.”

“I respect that but I need you too.”

Herman stared into his eyes. “Do you?” His heart throbbed
fast and he felt afraid of what Steve might say next.

“Yeah, I do. Our time together has meant everything to me
but we have to clear your name and keep you safe.” He pulled Herman’s face to
his. “Don’t worry. We’ll get this figured out soon. In the meantime, you can
fuck me with your big axe anytime you want.”

Herman stiffened. “I know you’re trying to make me feel
better, but that isn’t enough. I’m worried about you too. You were hurt today
because of me.”

“Herman, this is my job. It isn’t the first and it certainly
won’t be the last time I’m hurt. If you’re going to be with me you have to get
used to it.”

“Get used to it? It seems like me worrying about you will be
my life.”

“Hello Mr. Fireman. Did you forget what your job entails?
Going into burning buildings where things are collapsing all around you? Come
on, Herman. Don’t you think I’ll worry about you too?”

Herman swallowed hard.

Steve gently pressed the head of Herman’s cock until a drop
of arousal gathered at the slit. He gave a squeeze and the drop became larger.
“Damn, I’d love to see you in your gear. I’ll bet you’re the hottest
firefighter around.” He bent down his head and licked across the wet slit.

“That feels great.” Herman exhaled. “I haven’t had many
lovers, but you’re the most exciting one I’ve ever had. I don’t know if this is
the right time to say it, Steve, but I think I’m falling for you.”

Steve moved up to Herman’s mouth. The kisses were tender,
passionate and deep.

“I already know I’ve fallen for you.” Steve broke off the
kissing and touched Herman’s chin. “Herman Fleming, I love you, and I’ve never said
that to anyone before.” He kissed Herman’s neck and ran his tongue down his
chest, stopping to gently kiss each nipple.

“I was afraid to say it.” Herman rolled his eyes. “Ha!
Listen to me. Afraid again.”

Steve glanced up at him. “You don’t have to be afraid around
me.”

Herman smiled. “I won’t be afraid any longer. Yes, I already
love you too.”

Steve moved his mouth down to Herman’s shaft and kissed the
head. “I crave this gorgeous dick slipping in and out of my mouth as I suck it
and pounding in and out of my ass as it fucks me. I want it like I’ve never
wanted anything else.” He slid his mouth over the head and twirled his tongue.
“I want it forever.”

Pleasure spiraled up and down Herman’s spine as Steve
started a gentle suction.

It wasn’t long before they were intertwined together in the
throes of passion once again. The rest of the world disappeared as they
surrendered everything to one another.

Steve walked into his apartment after work and saw Nahla
drinking tea with Herman. “What’s going on here?”

“Since I’m not allowed to leave the apartment, I can see who
comes and goes in the building. I saw Nahla the other day and we talked in the
foyer. We ran into each other again this morning, so she offered to make me
tea.” Herman held up his cup. “This is an organic herbal tea blend.”

Nahla smiled. “Hello, Steve. Nice to see you again.”

Steve let out a breath. “I think I’ll skip the tea and go
right for a beer.” He went into the kitchen and took a beer from the
refrigerator, smelling a strong aroma of cleaning supplies. He sniffed and
glanced around him. The kitchen had been cleaned to perfection and so had
everything else in the apartment. Guzzling half of the beer, he walked back
into the living room.

Herman stood and hugged Steve. “Rough day?”

“I paid a motel clerk a hundred dollars to call me when a
fugitive showed up. I waited for two hours and got the call. Took him down in
the lobby with thirty people watching.” He finished his beer. “Then I fell down
five steps while chasing someone this afternoon and lost my mace down a
sidewalk grate.”

“Oh no!”

“But since I’m already sore, I guess none of it matters. I
have bruises on top of my bruises. Goes along with the job. My eye will look
worse before it looks better.”

Nahla stared. “I’m sorry that your incident yesterday was no
accident.”

“I had shifted to a little dog to eavesdrop on a werewolf in
human form. He threw rocks at me and my brother.” Steve glanced at Herman.
“Don’t worry. She knows I’m a shifter.”

Herman’s eyes widened.

“Did she tell you she was a witch?”

“She told me she might be able to give you advice on what to
do about your bad dreams. Perhaps stop them.” Herman turned his head to Nahla.
“The ‘witch’ word never came up.”

Nahla nodded. “That’s right.” She put a hand over Herman’s.
“But I wasn’t being evasive. It isn’t within my nature.”

Herman looked up at Steve. “I hate seeing you so upset when
you have a nightmare. I want you to be able to sleep. Will you be open about
her trying to help?”

“She told me things aren’t without a price the day I met
her. Did you ask how much it costs?”

“Of course I did,” confirmed Herman. “All she wants is a
job. Maybe as an occasional contractor at Beck Recovery. She might be able to
help find the bad guys.”

“We’ve done fine on our own up until now.” Steve looked over
to Nahla.

She lifted her long braids and let them fall behind her
shoulders. “What Herman says is correct. I work at a shop in Logan Square that
sells teas, oils, herbs and spices. It doesn’t pay much and I’m always looking
to add another job. Why not use my skills to help others and pay my bills at
the same time? I’m looking for harmony in my life.”

“All right. I understand where you’re coming from.” His
nostrils flared but he wasn’t angry. It was time to let things out. Maybe Nahla
could help. “Here you go. I could have been put on prescription drugs years ago
and the nightmares might have gone away, but I didn’t want that. I wanted to
feel things.” He let out a breath. “I’m tired some days from not sleeping.
Other days, I know I’ve had them but I’m so used to it, nothing seems to matter
anymore.”

Nahla nodded.

“How would you get rid of my nightmares?”

“Sometimes they’re the mind trying to fill in the missing
pieces. They can express anxiety about something that happened.”

“That’s for sure. I’ve been to therapy. It helped some but
the nightmares never completely went away.”

“You’re re-experiencing a stressful event of the past.”

“My father’s death. I saw it.” Steve took a sip of beer. “I
was twelve.”

Nahla stared into his eyes. “There is a spell we can use to
stop the dreams.”

Steve let out a breath. “For real? After all these years?”

She nodded. “But first, you’ll need to trust me.”

“Come on, Steve,” prodded Herman. “At least give it a try.”

Steve hesitated. “What do we need to do?”

“I’m busy this evening but can come back tomorrow after
work. If you have the nightmare tonight, write it down.”

“It’s always the same. I know it by heart.” Steve shrugged.

“Turn on the lights. Wake up Herman. Put any kind of pieces
together that you haven’t before. There are things missing that you need to
know. That is one reason why you have continued to have the dream all these
years. Let Herman ask any questions and you give the answers the best you can.
Providing clarity can get rid of the nightmare. Meditate and try to clear it
out of your head. It will help provide mental flexibility and the strength to
move forward. You’ll reach another spiritual level. Remember there is nothing
to be afraid of. Your heart wants to live in the present. Your home is a safe
place.”

“We can do that.” Herman nodded.

“I wasn’t encouraged to talk about the details of the dream
during therapy. It consisted of trying to accept my father’s death and move
on.”

“Therapists all have different ways of healing.” Nahla
smiled. “This is the natural way. For tomorrow night, get three white candles,
a yard of a silver ribbon and a piece of silver that you don’t usually wear.
I’ll be over after work. Around ten.” She stood. “You’re lucky. Tomorrow night
will be the perfect time in the month to cast a spell. The black moon is rising
tonight. Tomorrow will be the second of the three nights.”

“The black moon?” Steve frowned. “Shifters don’t think of
the black moon like witches do.”

“It is a powerful force for us. The black moon rises only once
a year and three nights are all we get. Any magic worked during this time can
be very potent.” She smiled. “After I leave you tonight and tomorrow evening,
I’ll spend time with my own kind developing the powers of the mind. We will be
up until the black moon has passed and bestowed more power upon us. Every year
we get stronger because of it. It’s all a part of my spiritual evolution and
enlightenment.”

Herman embraced her. “Thank you for coming over. I enjoyed
our visit and look forward to tomorrow night.”

“I’ll do as you say.” Steve swallowed hard. “I’m open to it.
Thank you.”

After Nahla left, Herman moved in front of Steve. He put his
arms around him. “I gave Nahla your phone number since I can’t use my phone.
Hope that’s okay.”

“I guess.”

“How are you really?”

“It was a difficult day for me, but I see you’ve kept busy
sprucing up the place.” Steve glanced around the living room.

Herman gave a weak smile. “Couldn’t help it. Sorry.”

“It’s all right, if it makes you happy.”

“I found your box of toys in the bedroom closet.”

“Sex toys?” Steve winked.

“No. Dog toys.”

Steve chuckled. “I wondered when you’d find those. I may as
well tell you that I love going to the park and playing fetch.”

“Okay,” Herman said slowly. “I’ll have to remember that for
the future.”

Steve looked up and became lost in Herman’s chestnut-colored
eyes. “How do you always look so gorgeous without even trying?”

Herman met his gaze. “Want to talk about what’s troubling
you?”

Steve shook his head. Herman was such a protective man and
that was one of the things that Steve already loved about him. It would be nice
for Herman to hold him and kiss him and tell him everything was going to be
okay. But everything wasn’t okay. Things were getting scarier, and he didn’t
know whether or not he should tell Herman that Merlotti was looking for him.
“I’m sorry, but not right now.”

“You look miserable.”

Right now he needed Herman. He didn’t have to tell him
everything but he could love him. As Steve moved his hands up Herman’s strong
forearms, he put his hands to his face and kissed him. His cock rose and pushed
against his tight jeans.

“I’m ready to help you relieve the tension. Say the word.”

Steve smiled. Being with Herman gave him a sense of solace
from the world. “Word.” He unzipped his pants and pulled them off.

After Herman sank to his knees, Steve fed him his aching
shaft. His rod pulsed with need as Herman sucked. Steve sighed as he looked at
Herman’s beautiful mouth working over him, each sensation causing him to grow
larger. How did he get so damn lucky? Their meeting had been accidental, but
felt oh so right this time. He touched Herman’s full, wet lips as they moved
softly along his dick. What a gorgeous man and he was all Steve’s. Herman stuck
out his tongue at Steve and licked around his own lips, and then around the tip
of Steve’s cock.

Steve laughed. “You’re driving me crazy.” He moved his
pelvis slowly at first and then increased the speed as he began to fuck
Herman’s mouth. Herman kept up with the sucking, not letting go, so Steve
pumped faster.

“Oh Herman.” Steve groaned, barely able to stand. “I’m
coming.”

He began to lose control as the heat spread from his pelvis
to every point in his body. Everything was about his orgasm.

Suddenly he reached the boiling point and the pleasure began
to tear through him. It was only moments later that Steve exploded into
Herman’s throat, unable to hold out any longer. Herman never left Steve’s
shaft, taking in every drop as he continued to make love with his mouth to the
man in front of him. As the orgasm slowly began to fade away, Steve put his
hands into Herman’s short hair to let him know he could stop.

“You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Herman lifted his head and Steve helped him to stand. “Hope
you feel better now.”

Steve groaned. “You bet I do. You’re fantastic but we’re not
finished. I want to fuck that hot ass of yours.”

“Before or after dinner?”

“You made dinner?” Steve glanced toward the kitchen and
twitched his nose. “Wow! A perk I wasn’t expecting.”

“A little casserole. It’s on a timer. Probably another
fifteen minutes or so.”

“I do smell something good.”

“Yep, of course you do. That’s because I’m a house husband.”
Herman put his hands on his hips. “Remember?”

Steve chuckled. “But you didn’t want to be one. You
complained about it only yesterday, if I’m remembering correctly.”

“I’m making the best of a temporary situation.” His eyes
widened. “Did you hear me? I said temporary. Once this entire mess is over, we
need to reevaluate our roles in this relationship. No more house husband. I
like my job. I’m for being equal in this relationship. We can cook sometimes
and go out to eat sometimes.” He tilted his head. “Or we can pick up
carry-out.”

“All right. No argument from me.” Steve narrowed his eyes as
he looked into Herman’s. “Now show it to me.”

“What are you talking about?” Herman threw up his hands. “I
have no idea.”

“That ass.”

Herman’s mouth turned upward into a smile. He slowly removed
his pants and his cock poked through his briefs. He thrust out his pelvis.
“Like it?”

“Yeah.” Steve pointed toward the hallway. “Thataway.”

They moved to the bedroom and the bed. Steve pulled off
Herman’s briefs and flipped him onto his stomach.

“Get up on your knees and show me yourself.”

Herman did as he was told. “You like my ass, boyfriend? I
want you to know it’s for your eyes and your dick only.” He shook it from side
to side.

“Yes, I like it.” Steve stared at the round, tight cheeks.
Herman was strong and muscular even here. Steve placed a hand on Herman’s ass
and let it glide over each cheek.

“You’re not messing with me?”

“It’s absolutely magnificent.” Steve sighed. He bent over
and kissed each cheek and then spread them as he looked at Herman’s firm hole.
“I want nobody but you.”

“Truthfully?”

“Truthfully.”

“Did you mean what you said last night?”

“That I love you?”

“That would be the words.”

“I do.”

“You do what?” Herman turned his head to look back at Steve.
“Say it.”

Steve stared back into those gorgeous brown eyes. “I love
you, Herman.”

For a space of a few heartbeats, neither said anything. They
stared into each other’s eyes until Steve broke the spell. He changed his focus
to the sight in front of him. It was the entry to Herman’s ass and he was
already getting hard just looking at it. Heat traveled throughout his body and
centered in his shaft. He bent his head and licked over the ridges of his
lover’s anus. If all was truthful, he could lick Herman this way for quite a
while.

Herman closed his eyes and threw his head back. “I could
almost come when you do that.”

He pressed inside with the point of his tongue and Herman
shuddered. All Steve could think about was fucking Herman and hearing him cry
out in delight.

“Fuck me with your hard, hot cock,” murmured Herman. “I want
to feel the heat between us.”

Steve moved back from Herman and took his rod into his own
hands. He rubbed it over Herman’s butt cheeks and then in-between them. He
shuddered in happiness at being naked near Herman’s entrance and Herman seemed
to do the same. Steve’s dick became hard in seconds.

It was all he could do not to take Herman right then, before
he even applied the condom. But he stopped himself. Perhaps in the future that
would be something they could consider as a couple. He shouldn’t do it right
now without Herman’s consent. It was important to him to be respectful to this
man that he loved.

He covered his shaft with the condom and greased it up with
a handful of lube, applying some to Herman’s beautiful ass. As he placed his
rod at the opening, he stopped.

Herman let out a breath. “What the hell are you waiting
for?” he asked impatiently.

“I want you to tell me how you want it. Slow and easy or
hard and fast.”

“Start of off slow like we have all night and you’ll be able
to last. After a few strokes, surprise me and slam into me hard.”