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What the fuck?" He grabbed him by the shoulders, forcing the bigger man back before he could open the suite's door. "What just happened?"
    "You like Sherry. I'll stay out of your way," Eli babbled, to Simon's astonishment. Eli never babbled.
    "You fucking moron. You like Sherry too." He gave Eli a little shake. "What the hell is going through your mind right now?"
    "I didn't mean to kiss you. I thought—" Eli flushed again and tried to shrug Simon's arms off.
    "You thought what?" Eli bit his lip so hard Simon was afraid he was going to draw blood. Since Eli wasn't trying to get away anymore, Simon let go and reached up, cupping his friend's face. He tapped his thumb on Eli's lip, urging the teeth to let go. "You're going to hurt yourself. Stop that."
    Eli closed his eyes and leaned his head back on the door. Simon rubbed his thumb over Eli's mouth. So soft. His cock sprang back to life, pushing up against the soft elastic of his briefs. Could this get any weirder? He was attracted to his best friend. He forced himself to accept it even as he kept his thumb over Eli's lips. But did Eli feel the same? He'd thought so, but now he wasn't so sure. What had just happened?
    "You're going to make me say it out loud?" Eli muttered.
    Simon wanted to punch him and kiss him simultaneously. He ground his teeth in frustration. "Since I don't know what the fuck is going on, yeah, I'm going to make you say it out loud."
    Eli sighed and opened his eyes. "I like Sherry. I want to get to know her better."
    Simon felt his heart shrivel up into a horrible little ball, but Eli kept talking.
    "I want you, too. For the first time in my life I've realized that I'm just as attracted to you as I am to women, and I feel like an idiot."
    Simon's heart unfurled and banged against his ribs. Eli wanted him too? Simon didn't think the attraction was entirely one-sided, but he'd been shoving his libido down into a box whenever Eli was near. Which was all the time. He tried to think of what to say. Eli flushed again and Simon found it unbearably sexy.
    "Fuck, Simon, say something." Eli was staring at him, his green eyes so bright Simon thought he could see right into his soul. Instead of speaking, he leaned in, slow enough that Eli could stop him if he wanted and kissed him. Kissed his best friend. He licked into Eli's mouth with all the passion he'd been keeping tied up tight and ground his rock-hard erection into Eli's hip. He kissed Eli until he ran out of air then he hung on and kissed him some more. When he finally pulled back, gasping, he had the feeling Eli finally knew all about how Simon was desperate to fuck his brains out.
    Eli cleared his throat. "Um. Okay. I'm guessing you feel the same way."
    Simon snorted. He couldn't help himself. "Ya think?" One look at Eli and Simon burst out laughing. He couldn't keep it in. The situation was absurd.
    "I think you just sucked my brains out through my mouth," Eli said, lips twitching.
    Simon laughed harder, hanging onto Eli's lapels. His stomach ached from holding so much in. "How in the world could you think I didn't want you? You fucking idiot." He shoved his cock into Eli again, enjoying the sensation of Eli's dick lodged up against his. He ignored the fleeting pangs of terror that still raced through him.
    "Yeah, well, I didn't know. For fuck's sake, you're straight." Eli pried Simon's hands off his jacket and tucked them around his waist. He pulled Simon closer, not seeming to mind the hard-on digging into him.
    "So are you," Simon said, still chuckling. "We're both straight. What the hell?"
    "This is all Sherry's fault," Eli said, laughing now too.
    Simon nodded, willing to go with that. "We'll have to tell her she broke us."
    Eli grinned. Simon could feel it against his cheek. "She totally broke us. Clearly."
    Simon sighed then stepped away. "How can this work? I mean, seriously?"
    Eli looked at him then shrugged. "I have no idea. But I'm not going to just let it slip away, you know? We'll figure it