Chapter Fourteen For the past week, Eric had thought of little else besides making love to Steve, but would it be right to do so now? Was Steve ready, or would he freak out afterward and regret their intimacy? What if Eric opened up to him in this way only to be jilted when Steve began to feel buyer’s remorse and returned to the only life he’d ever known? “I want to…” Eric whispered. Steve reached up and caressed the side of Eric’s face with only his fingertips. His index finger trailed across Eric’s cheek and stopped at his lips. Leaning in, Steve pressed his lips to the corner of Eric’s mouth, then planted soft, tender kisses along his jaw, slowly easing his way down Eric’s neck. Without thinking, Eric parted his lips and took Steve’s finger into his mouth, sucking just the tip, then