Noah's New Plan - 24. Chapter 24

Noah raced through the front door after Eli, but he didn’t get far. He barreled right into Eli, who stood his ground on the porch stairs. Before he could tumble down the stairs, the bigger man grabbed Noah and put him back on his feet.

The man was so obviously pissed. If Noah didn’t know Eli better, he might have been worried that he still wore his security uniform and had a loaded pistol strapped to his belt.

“Eli.” Noah took a deep breath for courage. “It’s not what it looks like.” Immediately, he winced. Isn’t that what cheaters always say? But in this case it happened to be true. He just hoped Eli would see it.

Turning on the stairs, Eli pressed his lips together and looked at Noah. His tone was right when he finally replied, “I know that.”

Noah stared back at Eli. Since the taller man was two stair steps below where Noah stood, they were practically nose-to-nose. He usually had to look up to see his man’s eyes. It was a bit disarming, as was Eli’s reply. Did he say he knew?

“I didn’t kiss him,” Noah further clarified. “He kissed me.”

“I know.”

Wait, what? Now Noah was completely confused. Shouldn’t Eli be trying to defend him from his ex? “Well, why did you leave?”

“Because”, Eli replied with a snarl, sending spittle flying out of his mouth. “If I didn’t walk out of the fucking room, I would’ve pulverized that slimy piece of shit motherfucker into goddamned ground beef.”

“Okay, that was… colorful.So, if you knew what he was doing, why didn’t you try to stop him?”

Eli sighed. “Because you don’t need me to come to your rescue, Noah. You’re a strong and independent man who can take care of himself. And I won’t be the kind of man who takes that from you.”

Oh god. Noah pressed his lips together to keep his chin from trembling. His eyes teared up and he blinked rapidly. He didn’t want to cry like a little girl.

He didn’t know what to say to Eli. The first words that came to his mind simply spilled from his lips. “I love you.”

“I know.”

Noah laughed. The look on Eli’s face was one of pure happiness. And Noah had put it there, just by acknowledging his feelings. He leaned forward, pressing his body against his man’s. He grabbed Eli’s head in his hands and kissed him soundly.

“Jesus.”

Noah didn’t want to stop making out with Eli, but the sound of Derek’s voice grated on his nerves.

Reluctantly, Noah ended the kiss and looked over his shoulder at his ex.

“Stop acting like an ass.”

“Then stop acting like a whore.”

Noah felt Eli’s body tighten behind him. He knew the man was once again fighting the urge to pound Derek into ground meat.

“Listen, Derek–”

“Get inside, Noah. Everyone can see you out here for Christ’s sake. I have a reputation in this neighborhood. I won’t have you destroy it by acting like trash.” Derek reached out, grabbed Noah’s arm and pulled.

Big mistake.

Noah slapped Derek’s hand away, then brought his knee up as hard as he could.

Derek cried out as he doubled over. He gripped his nuts with one hand, while trying to steady himself against the door with the other.

“Don’t ever touch me again,” Noah barked.

He turned around to face Eli, who was staring at him proudly.

“Damn, you just gave me a boner.”

Noah laughed and shook his head back and forth. “Come on. Let’s go.”

* * * *

Eli flopped down onto the couch, pulling Noah down with him.

Noah straddled his lap as Eli’s hands moved around to grip his ass. When he tugged Noah forward, he could feel Eli’s hard cock through his uniform pants, pressing into him. Noah’s dick responded accordingly, plumping up within seconds.

“So… You love me, huh?” Eli grinned like a Cheshire cat.

“I do.” He did a little grind against Eli, making the big man moan. “I love you.”

“Mmm… Damn. I don’t think I can get enough of that. Say it again.”

Noah rubbed his hands over Eli’s clean-shaved head. Cupping his face, he rubbed his thick beard whiskers with his thumbs. Staring into Eli’s eyes, he made sure the man was looking at him when he repeated the words. “I love you, Eli.”

As the two men kissed, Eli’s arms tightened around Noah, hands gripped Noah’s ass. With a grunt, Eli stood up, taking Noah with him.

Noah squeaked against Eli’s lips, shocked the man was able to lift him like this. He clung tight to Eli as the big muscle bear of a man carried him to the bedroom.