After a few moments, Scout murmured, “Can’t hold back much longer. Feels too fucking good.” He increased the pace, driving both of them higher and higher. Reaching around Alex’s hip, he grasped Alex’s throbbing erection. His lightly-calloused hand pumped up and down, drawing Alex closer to the orgasm that was threatening to explode.
“Come for me, baby,” Scout demanded before he bit Alex’s earlobe. “I need you to come because I’m almost there.”
Scout squeezed Alex’s cock hard, and pure ecstasy streaked through his entire body as he came in spurts in his lover’s hand. His mind went completely blank for a moment, focusing only on the euphoria his body was experiencing. After a few more punishing thrusts, Scout plunged deep and held himself there as his own climax tore through him. He cursed as he emptied his seed into the latex barrier separating him from Alex, who wished for the day they wouldn’t need the protection.
Completely spent, the two men sagged into a heap, sweating and heaving for oxygen. After a few moments, Scout slid from Alex’s ass and rolled onto his back, closing his eyes as his breathing slowed.
With his heart swelling within his chest, Alex flipped onto his other side and ran his hand over the coarse hair on Scout’s jaw. “Look at me.” When he did, Alex continued. “I love you, Scout. I’ve never felt for any other man what I feel for you. I’m here for as long as you’ll have me.”
Turning his head, Scout kissed Alex’s palm. “I guess that means you’re going to be here for a very long time, babe, because I have no intention of ever letting you go.”
Scout checked that the small, black box was safely in the inside pocket of his winter jacket for the second or third or twentieth time in the past hour. He and Alex had spent the past three days exploring New York City. While he remembered a few places from the one and only other time he’d been in the Big Apple, it all felt new and exciting again with Alex playing his personal tour guide. During the daytime they’d gone to a bunch of tourist attractions and done quite a bit of Christmas shopping for their families and friends. Their first night in town they’d had dinner at the Four Seasons, where they were staying, and then met up with several of Alex’s former coworkers and bosses in the hotel’s bar for a few hours. Last night, they’d gone to Greenwich Village, to a little cabaret-type place where a good friend of Alex’s was in an improv show—that had been a lot of fun. Tomorrow, they had tickets for a new Broadway musical everyone seemed to be raving about, including the critics. But tonight . . . tonight was what Scout had been most excited about.
The two men had been dating for over seven months now, and Scout had never been happier in his entire life. In a couple of hours, they’d be standing with hundreds of other people in Rockefeller Center, watching the Christmas show and waiting for this year’s eighty-two-foot tall Norway spruce tree to be lit up for the first time. According to an article Scout had read in that morning’s paper, over 18,000 multi-colored lights would come to life with the flip of a switch. It was at that moment he planned to get down on one knee and ask Alex to marry him with the platinum and diamond ring he’d had custom made a few weeks ago. Back in California, his and Alex’s families were both waiting to hear the good news, and as far as Scout knew, his boyfriend had no idea a proposal had been in the works.
The two families had joined Alex and Scout for their first Thanksgiving together a week and a half ago in the penthouse. Alex had finally moved in there a few weeks earlier. Scout had wanted that to happen several months ago, but he’d given Alex the space he’d needed while their relationship had grown. And it wasn’t as if Alex hadn’t spent a lot of time with Scout to begin with.
Two months ago they’d traveled to Seattle for the grand opening of Paradox-North. They’d held a huge party, inviting local dignitaries and business owners to join them. His new staff at the hotel already had the banquet halls booked solid for the next eight or nine months with dozens of weddings and other events. And they’d also received many rave reviews for the events they’d hosted since opening. All in all, the new venue was already a smashing success.
Inside the bathroom, the toilet flushed, and a few moments later, Alex emerged. “Ready?” he asked as he picked up his gray, wool coat and put it on over a red sweater that looked amazing on him.
Scout had to force himself not to ogle the man. If he did, they’d never get uptown in time to get a good spot by the ice-skating rink in Rockefeller Center, where the tree was located. Hundreds of people would also be there, trying to find the best spot to view the entertainment leading up to the big finale. Scout had offered to pay for an indoor spot overlooking the event, but Alex had said it was more fun being down below in the middle of it all. Scout was just glad it wasn’t supposed to get too cold outside. The forecast was for light snow with the temperature hovering around thirty degrees with little to no wind chill.
Patting the hidden ring box one more time, then making certain he had his phone, hotel key, and wallet, Scout gestured toward the door. Instead of getting a cab or Uber, Scout had arranged for a limousine to take them wherever they wanted to go tonight and a bottle of chilled champagne to celebrate after he popped the question. “Let’s go.”
As they arrived at Rockefeller Center, early enough to find the perfect place to watch the festivities, Scout held Alex’s hand, knowing they were meant to be. Their future was together, traveling the world and experiencing new things. Maybe, one day, they’d have some kids. They both had great paternal role models, so the thought of raising a family wasn’t as scary as Scout had expected it to be. But, for now, they’d settle for the two rescued dogs that were waiting for them back in California. The medium-sized, mixed-breed sister and brother, Apple and Jacks, were one of the Christmas presents Scout had gotten for Alex. Their foster mom was taking care of them for him until Christmas Eve. He couldn’t wait to surprise his fiancé with the two pups, but, first, he had a proposal to make.
Suddenly, impatient, Scout decided not to wait until the tree was lit. Without letting go of Alex’s hand, Scout reached into his pocket with his other hand and withdrew the little box. As he dropped to one knee, Alex’s eyes widened in shock, and there were several gasps and murmurs of “aw” from several people around them. But Scout only had eyes for the man he loved with all his heart. “Alex, will you marry me?”
For three or four heartbeats, Alex just gaped at him, but when the corners of his mouth lifted and his eyes glistened like the snowflakes that’d begun softly falling around them, Scout knew he had his answer. Someday soon, they’d be husband and husband.
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Dallas James is an author of M/M romance, who believes it’s no one else’s business who someone falls in love with. Dallas lives in New York and loves to travel the world, experiencing all life has to offer and wanting to never have any regrets.