12 Chapter 12

“Water, Gatorade, Perrier? I might have a Coke or something in there, too, if you want…”

Alex stills him with a hand on his arm. “Water would be nice, but are you okay? This feels. Um. Rather abrupt.”

Mahiro turns questioning eyes on him. “In what way?”

“You just came on me. A hug might not go amiss.” Alex aims for humor and isn’t sure he quite hit his target, but Mahiro smiles anyway. Finally.

“I was getting there. I just didn’t want to touch you yet, as we’re not…well. It’s early, and I tend to let people initiate first contact, to be honest. I want you to be ready for that level of intimacy.”

Alex frowns. This feels all backward to him. He just tied him up, had Alex take off his pants, and then had Alex jerk off in front of him, and a simple hug is too intimate?