He tries to turn and face Jeff, but Eli’s legs are still tight around him, and when he looks back at Eli, hands sliding down to cup the thighs bracketing his waist, he gets distracted. Eli is still laughing and looking at him like—like Alex is something important. Eli licks his bottom lip, tongue followed by his upper teeth. He sits there, biting his lip and looking at Alex, and Alex feels so much. And it’s stupid. To feel this much this soon. It’s stupid and reckless and amazing, and Alex has to swallow down whatever words want to accompany this unexpected emotional upheaval. He didn’t think
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