Chapter 20

When the sexual storm had cooled, Bear said, “It’s a good thing we didn’t make it into the bag.”

He was rewarded with Dane’s chuckle against his lips.

“We didn’t, did we? Maybe we’d better climb in before we’re both shivering.”

Bear pulled a cloth from his backpack and cleaned Dane off before tending to himself.

Once inside the bag and just before drifting off, Dane said, “Did you know you still have your socks on?” 4

In the deep night, Dane moved closer and settled himself against Bear, waking him while Bear slept on his stomach. The heat from his body, his very nearness, tantalized and beckoned. Knowing what was coming because of what they’d shared, when his hand slid over Bear’s buttocks and down the crack to finger him there, then brushed down an inner thigh, he finally mobilized himself to whisper, “Again?”