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Sitting at the edge of the bed in his bathrobe made Jared feel nervous. Should he take off his bathrobe? Should he stand? Maybe even pull his legs up on the bed? He didn't know. Maybe he shouldn't have showered first.

Darnell was in the bathroom connected to Jared's bedroom. Jared could hear the shower. Darnell must have had it up to the highest flow. Jared looked down at his feet as he waited, wondering why Darnell was taking so long. Maybe the man was reconsidering his options and didn't want to do this again. Unlikely, but Jared's mind fear mongered him with everything, even though those things made little sense.

They had gotten to Jared's house an hour or so ago. Jared had offered Darnell some food, and the two had talked a bit before heading for the man's room together. Jared had made sure to prepare everything. His bed, the lights, the lube, down to the protection. He wanted things to be perfect, but he was also scared that he was coming off as trying too hard.

Jared raised his head when he heard the shower go off and the door to the bathroom creak open. His eyes went wide when Darnell walked into the room stark naked, and he looked away immediately, feeling like he didn't have a reason to ogle the man the way he did.

"I forgot my towel, so I hope you don't mind that I used yours," Darnell said. Jared bit down on his bottom lip as he heard the man's footsteps approach the bed, but he couldn't keep himself calm. He just couldn't. His hands were shaking, and his stomach was swimming with nerves.

Darnel took a seat beside Jared on the queen-sized bed, his weight sinking the mattress in a bit. Jared was still looking down at his hands. They were shaking, and his whole body probably was too. Jared tried to keep them in check by squeezing his hands into fists that he rested on his lap.

"Are you nervous?" Jared heard Darnell ask as the man turned a bit and leaned close, his lips almost brushing Jared's cheek. Jared shut his eyes, nodding. He wasn't Austin. He couldn't make demands on the spot, and he was very uncomfortable with voicing what he wanted or doing what he wanted to do. It was one of the many reasons sex workers got frustrated with him. Jared had to remind himself that although Darnell was sleeping with him for money, he was also supposed to spend time with him, so much so that it seemed like a little relationship.

Darnell wouldn't get frustrated with him, and even if he did he wouldn't be condescending and cruel about it.

"Okay, it's alright," Darnell whispered giving Jared's kiss a bit. "It's alright," he said again taking hold of Jared's face and turning it towards him. Jared's eyes fluttered open and Darnell smiled, making Jared's heart skip a bit. He couldn't see Darnell as well as he had in the morning but under the dimmed orange light he looked just as good-looking. You could say he went from adorable to sexy, or maybe it was just the mood.

Darnell leaned in, pressing his forehead against Jared's as his brown eyes glared into Jared's equally brown ones. Jared took a deep breath as Darnell's breath fanned his face. With a quick movement, Darnell connected their lips. The kiss was sudden — soft, warm, sweet — and it took everything in Jared not to let out the moan caught up in his throat.

"Mmh," Darnell's sighed in a low tone as his hands moved from Jared's face to his shoulders. He pulled the dressing robe down to Jared's waist, kissing the man as he did so. He then put his hands between them, running his hands up and down Jared's chest as the man trembled under this touch.

Jared couldn't hold it in anymore. He moaned into the kiss, making Darnell chuckle and he deepened it, his tongue coaxing the older man's mouth.

"There we go," Darnell hummed in content as Jared let himself go. He was moaning and writhing, letting his hands wrap around Darnell's waist in other to pull him closer. A little gasp left Jared when Darnell pulled away. His eyes flickered to the younger man, wondering if he had done something wrong.

"We'll fall over," the younger man laughed, pointing out the fact that they were both sitting at the edge of the bed, and half of Jared's weight was already outside it. "Do you want to lie down?" Darnell asked. It wasn't really a question, but a suggestion Jared jumped on immediately. He took off his bathing robe completely, letting the material pool at his feet before he climbed into the bed and laid down in the center, on his back. He stared up at the ceiling, chewing his lip nervously while Darnel moved around in the background.

There was humming, and soon the sound of feet approaching the bed again. Darnell sunk the bed with his weight when he climbed in. Jared's eyes widened in surprise when the man came within his line of vision. Darnell was hovering over him with the smile he'd been wearing all day. His dark curls framed his face and bounced around anytime he moved his head. His hand was on Jared's chest now, playing with the chest hair as he licked his full lips.

"I went to get a condom and the lube," Darnell explained, making Jared nod as he shuddered under his touch.

"I'm going to do something you'll really like," Darnell announced, pressing a kiss on Jared's jaw and then his shoulder. Jared shuddered, feeling nervous. "Relax," Darnell said, opening his palm on Jared's chest before letting his hand run down until it met with Jared's nether regions. Sure, it's not like he hadn't been hard since they started kissing, but a wave of embarrassment made Jared's face turn a deep red when Darnell's cool hand brushed him. It was a series of small touches, and then a firm grip within Darnell's small hand. A yelp left his lips as he hid half his face in the nearest pillow. He wasn't very impressive size wise, but he appreciated Darnell's cute comments of surprise as he stroked him. Quiet moans left Jared as his body burned from the sensation.