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Chapter 20

“I wondered if you’d…” His words petered out. He didn’t want to come across as needy or desperate for what he wanted, although truth to tell, he was.

“Quoi, Avery?”

Smitty could feel heat rise in his cheeks. He tried to back away a step, but Max held on tight and wouldn’t let him. Smitty looked away, but when Max cradled his cheek and urged him to meet Max’s gaze, he surrendered.

“I was wondering if you might agree to me…well…topping you?”

Max sighed, and Smitty got a cold feeling in his gut. He’d learned Browne always fucked Max—he wouldn’t call it making love. Browne had never…never…given Max the opportunity to top him. Had he just handed Max the perfect reason to walk away from both of them?

“Never mind, it isn’t important.” He tried to step back, to turn away, but Max still held onto him.

“I have been a bad, bad boyfriend,” Max said.

“What? What are you talking about? You’re a wonderful boyfriend!”