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table right here by the window so we can wake up every day, drink our coffee, and just stare at Central Park?”
    Jeremy allowed the image to fill his mind. It would be nice to have this view and to share it with Andrew, but it wouldn’t change the fact Andrew didn’t understand him.
    He snuggled closer into Andrew’s embrace, hoping to push his thoughts out of his mind and to keep Andrew from sensing his disappointment. “Yes, that would be amazing.”
    Jeremy pushed the thought out of his mind. After all, he’d never see Craig again and Andrew was his partner in life. He turned and clasped his arms around Andrew’s neck. He let go of the lingering frustration he had been harboring and ignored the flash of guilt he experienced under Andrew’s adoring gaze. “This place is awesome. And yes, the view is beautiful. I was just thinking that when you came over. You must have been reading my mind.” He brushed his lips against Andrew’s in a chaste but sweet kiss.
    Inside, a part of him shut down. A piece of him broke and he needed to shield himself from the crushing weight of having given in. Where there had been fight, now resided nothing. The emptiness threatened to suffocate him.
    Lance cleared his throat. “I’ll be outside. Why don’t the two of you spend a few minutes alone and decide whether the place talks to you?”
    Andrew waved Lance off without taking his eyes off of Jeremy. “Thanks.”
    Jeremy heard the door click shut and then Andrew’s lips closed over his. The erotic dance of their tongues and the moist heat of his mouth caused Jeremy’s knees to wobble and he poured fierce passion into their kiss. Despite his actions, Craig remained in his mind. The image of a different life, one where he grew closer to his partner, not further apart, filled his thoughts. The guilt overwhelmed him, yet Andrew couldn’t seem to sense his conflict, which only fed his distance from Andrew.
    Andrew reached down, grabbing Jeremy’s ass and pulled the two of them together.
    His hard cock pressed against the upper part of Jeremy’s hip and Jeremy’s cock leapt to attention in response, blood flowing south and filling out his shaft. The physical acts helped him to push his thoughts aside. Losing himself in the sensations of Andrew’s attentions, Jeremy focused on Andrew, yanking his mind away from thoughts of Craig and a different life.

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    D.H. Starr

    Meant For Each Other
    The cool wetness of precum wiped against Jeremy’s inner thigh and he smiled up at Andrew. “Baby, if you want to check out other units today, you better ease up on what you’re doing because I’m about to come any minute now.”
    Andrew pulled his head back, a sensual gleam in his eyes. “Really? You little vixen!
    I’m not even touching you there.”
    Jeremy laughed, letting himself get caught up in the moment. “You don’t need to touch me there when you kiss me like that.” He leaned in and took Andrew’s mouth once again, kissing him fervently, allowing his affection and love to be expressed through wet, silky caresses. Yet, with each lick of his tongue against Andrew’s, the memory of another kiss, one far sweeter, lingered in the back of his mind, refusing to leave.

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In spite of the kiss they’d shared, Andrew couldn’t shake the nagging feeling something was very wrong. Jeremy had been quiet after they left the condo with the view of Central Park and remained so during Lance’s showings of the two remaining units. Maybe he’s tired. He’d so wanted Jeremy to be as excited about house-hunting for their dream apartment yet a world of thoughts and feelings seemed to be going on in Jeremy, things that Andrew couldn’t do anything about. Why did it have to be so hard?
    After the second unit, Andrew told Lance he would be in touch to let him know whether they were interested in putting down a bid on any of the units. Lance gave the required warning the two of them shouldn’t take too much time since the units