Four years ago, Dimitri Petrov had his leg blown off by a landmine while in military service. Suffering from PTSD, he doesn’t do crowds, and he doesn’t do people. If he had his way, he’d never leave his house at all. Dimitri’s sister, Irina, runs a dating agency, and despite that it would be better for business if they had a pretty woman working the front desk, Irina insists Dimitri’s the man for the job.<br><br>In a whirlwind of pink shirts, flapping hands, and outrageous flirting enters Elian Hubert. Elian needs a date. Invited to speak on love through time in fiction at a Valentine dinner, there is no way he’s showing up alone. When Dimitri tells him The Single Pursuit is unable to help on such short notice, Elian suggests Dimitri be his date.<br><br>Dimitri doesn’t do dates, and he doesn’t do dinners, but Elian’s made him happier in the last few minutes than anyone’s been able to do in years. He might not do Valentine's, and he might not do gatherings, but maybe he can do Elian ... a favor and accompany him to his presentation? If things go too badly, he can always hide behind a curtain and pretend he’s somewhere else.

Be Still, My Heart

Soon Elian moved, though. He got up on his knees and straddled Dimitri. “This okay?” He was breathless, his hair disheveled, and his eyes glassy.


“More than.” He gripped Elian’s hips and guided him down, angled his cock so it was lined up right. Elian closed his eyes and tilted his face toward the ceiling as he slowly slid down Dimitri’s length. There was a slight flinch, and he halted the process. Dimitri couldn’t breathe, Elian was so hot and tight he saw stars. It was a struggle to keep still, to not thrust until Elian was ready to take it. He ran his hands up and down Elian’s thighs as if he was trying to soothe him, and partly he was, but mostly he had to focus on something other than the sensation.


“Oh, fuck.” He blew out a breath and gripped Elian’s thigh tighter as he slid down all the way.


“Uh-huh.” Elian met his gaze, his mouth open. “Damn, you’re big.”


Chapter 18