Aiden Haru was just so erotic that Aiden found it hard to take it—the lovemaking—slowly. Damn, but ever since he had started dating Haru, his body, and hence, his hormones, seemed to be behaving like a teenager, getting turned on at the mere sight of the boy. “Ngh…” Haru groaned softly against his lips, which sounded like music to Aiden’s ears. Fuck, but he wanted to hear more of those groans, since it was an indication of how good he made Haru feel. And of course, Haru’s voice worked to boost his ego and turned him on even further. “Haru?” he whispered softly back into the boy’s mouth. “Haru.” “Aiden,” Haru whispered his name softly. “It feels so good.” “I’ll make you feel even better than that,” Aiden said and then moved back. Naturally, the man had come prepared for this sort of session. He retrieved a bottle of lubricant and a condom from his luggage. Haru watched, quite dumbfounded. “You…you brought those?” he asked. Aiden chuckled. “In case things like this happen,” he s

Haru We were waiting outside the train station of a little resort town called Aoi in Hokkaido, and since it was snowing and freakin’ freezing, I found myself huddling against Aiden to steal some of his warmth. After four days of fun, sightseeing, and eating our way around both Tokyo and Kyoto, now here we were, ready to meet up with Uncle Jin, whom Reo and I hadn’t seen for over ten years. Uncle Jin used to live in Osaka, where he and Mom had been born and raised, but then he moved here to Hokkaido to open his own little ryokan a few years after Mom, Reo, and I moved to America when I had been eight years old. I wondered if he still remembered us. I mean we’ve grown a lot, after all. Then again, Reo did say he had sent the old man photos of us via email, since they had always kept in contact. It was hard for me since I wasn’t good at writing. I especially sucked at kanji. Every time I tried, the meaning would come out weird, and when translated to English, it became incomprehensib

Haru It wasn’t long before I found myself, along with Aiden, immersed in the hot spring after we had washed ourselves clean in the shower with the essentials provided. The water temperature was perfect, easing my aching muscles and joints from the days of traveling. I sighed as I relaxed back against the side of the rocky pool on the opposite side of Aiden. “Feeling better?” Aiden asked. I nodded. “Mm-hmm. Much better.” I was just enjoying the peace and quiet, when suddenly, noises came from the sliding door of the suite. “Whoa! Awesome.” It was Isaac, and he sounded, as usual, excited. “Bro, Haru, you guys are already in? Why didn’t you call me?” “Isaac, you’re so noisy.” I heard Noah’s voice next. I turned to see Isaac, stark naked, rushing into the pool. “Jesus! It’s cold out here.” Then a splash, followed by a satisfied sigh. “Ahh… It feels so good in here.” Noah, also naked and with a tiny cloth covering his front, came into the pool as well. A few moments later, Mason,

HaruLunch with Uncle Jin and everyone was fun and the food was delicious, but I must admit that deep down, I felt like shit. The reason? That woman named Patricia Steel.Wearing that kimono and with her face perfectly made up and her long hair done, she was beautiful, which made me feel uncomfortable, more so when she was flirting with Aiden in that subtle way of hers. I knew this feeling well. I was afraid and I felt insecure, especially where Aiden was concerned.Fact was, I hadn’t yet figured out how she knew Aiden, how she knew us brothers. I had put off asking Aiden, or any of the others for that matter. Deep down, I was afraid of what I’d find. What if she was more than just a friend to Aiden? What if they had some sort of deep, more intimate past together? If so, did Aiden still have any lingering feelings toward her? I mean she was freakin’ beautiful, after all. Hot, even, and comparing me to her…She was a woman, and I was a man, so…Shit! This was getting on my nerves, and

Haru“You okay, Haru?” It was Mason who was asking me that question. Damn, but I guess every one of my brothers noticed me feeling down.I smiled at him since I didn’t want him to worry about me. “Yeah, I’m fine.”He nodded. “That’s good.” He signaled for me to come to him. I did, wondering what he wanted.He asked, “Are you cold?”“Just a little,” I said. “Is it going to snow again?”Mason placed his box, which contained his kimonos, on top of mine in my arms and then turned me around. With my back to him, he wrapped his arms around me and rested his chin on the top of my head.“It’s cold,” he said. “Let’s stay like this for a little bit, until Higa-san brings around the car.”“Is that where he is?” I asked. “Bringing around the car?”“Mm-hmm.”We both were quiet for moment, and then I asked, “Were you worried about me?”“Mm-hmm,” he responded.“Thanks,” I said and then chuckled. “I’m being spoiled, aren’t I?”Mason said, “You know, sometimes I wonder why you chose Aiden. Why you fel