Chase couldn’t stop smiling as his truck rumbled down the dirt road in a cloud of dust. These roads weren’t meant to be driven on like that, but Chase didn’t care.

Not today, anyway.

He had something important to take care of at home, and he couldn’t think of anything else—and he definitely couldn’t stop smiling—until he got there.

Just one more mile.

He punched the accelerator with his foot and did his best to ignore the deep ruts in the road that were definitely ruining the shocks on his truck.

Just half a mile to go. Shocks be damned.

The past six months had gone by at the same kind of breakneck pace, and Chase had adapted to life in Baxter Springs surprisingly well.

Not that it was that hard, especially with Ben around. It wasn’t like he hadn’t lived there for the first eighteen years of his life, anyway.

But this time was different. And a lot better.

It had taken about twenty-four hours of officially living back at home before Ben had insisted that Chase move out to the ranch—an offer that Chase had jumped at.

And they hadn’t looked back since. There was plenty of work for a third pair of hands on the ranch, and something about working side by side with Ben all day and then sharing a bed with him at night just made Chase love him even more—a feat he hadn’t even considered to be possible up to that point.

Chase pulled into the driveway and stopped right in front of the house, barely even pausing to turn off the engine before he was out of his truck and on his way to the front door.

He did pause to check his pocket, though, just in case. There had been a lot of bouncing going on in that truck, after all.

Only a few seconds stood between him and the evening he had planned, and Chase could not wait any longer to get it started.

As soon as he cleared the door, Chase started looking for Ben.

“Ben, babe?” He stopped in the living room and listened for a reply “I’m home. Are you here?”

Dammit.

It was really going to be torture if Ben was out somewhere and Chase had to wait. But he’d already waited his whole life for this night. A little while longer wouldn’t kill him.

Probably.

Hopefully.

Okay, it might actually kill him if he had to wait more than point-five seconds.

“Ben?” he called one more time as he rounded the corner into the bedroom just in time to hear the water shut off from the shower. “Ah, jackpot.”

“Chase?” Ben replied. “I’m in here, but I’m naked.”

“Perfect,” Chase grinned, stepping inside the bathroom just as Ben was stepping out of the shower and wrapping a towel around his sexy body. “You don’t have to cover up for me, though. In fact, I’ll get naked and join you in there if you need someone to get those hard to reach places.”

“A few minutes too late, my love,” Ben laughed, pushing his damp hair back off his forehead as he walked back into the bedroom with Chase. “What’s all the excitement about? I thought I heard you yelling.”

“Yeah, I was looking for you,” Chase beamed. “I was…”

His voice trailed off, completely distracted as Ben dropped his towel and slipped on a pair of boxers.

“You were… what?” Ben asked, tossing a cheeky grin in Chase’s direction.

“I was gonna say that you look so fucking sexy I lost my train of thought.”

Ben laughed again, crossing the distance between them and pressing his lips against Chase’s. It only took a moment for both of their hard cocks to be trapped between their bodies.

Which was not helping Chase become any less distracted.

Sex would have to wait for at least a couple of minutes, though. Chase had to do this other thing first. Before anything else. Like, right now.

After one more kiss.

“Do you remember what it was yet?” Ben asked, backing away just a few inches so Chase could see him smile. “Or do we need to retrace our steps?”

For a moment, Chase was tempted to start retracing steps, just to see where that might lead—especially if it led to being naked in the shower.

But no.

Important business. Right now.

“I think I remember,” Chase said, stealing one more kiss, just because. “Have I told you how much I love you lately?”

“I’m pretty sure you’ve said it a few times today,” Ben winked. “And I love you, too. Now, what’s up?”

“Just that.” Chase shrugged. “I love you, and I wanted to tell you that you’ve made these last six months the happiest time of my life. Words don’t even do justice to the way you make me feel every single day, and I’m the luckiest man alive to get to wake up next to you in the morning and fall asleep with you again at night. I don’t ever want that to change.”

“It won’t,” Ben said, his already bright smile going even wider as Chase spoke. “You spoil me by being so sweet, though. I’m pretty sure I’m the lucky one in this relationship.”

“Nope,” Chase shook his head. “I am. But…” He swallowed hard and reached down into his pocket, going down on one knee as he fished out the little black box. “I think I might just press my luck a little more.”

“Oh my God,” Ben’s eyes went wide as his gaze flicked between the box and Chase’s face. “Oh my God,” he repeated. “Chase…”

Chase flipped open the box and took out the simple band, sliding it over Ben’s finger where it fit perfectly. “Ben Harper, I fell in love with you the moment we met, and I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to do what I should have done back in the eighth grade…”

Ben laughed and dashed at his cheeks. His eyes were suspiciously bright with emotion as Chase continued.

“But even though I might not have recognized what unconditional love was back then, I know it now, and I know I have it with you. That’s why I hope you’ll do me the highest honor of my life by saying you’ll be my husband. Ben… will you marry me?”

Big, happy tears were already streaming down Ben’s cheeks as he nodded enthusiastically. “Yes, oh my God, yes. I love you so much, Chase. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I did know it back in the eighth grade.”

“And thank God you’ve been here for me every day since then,” Chase said, meaning it. “My light at the end of the tunnel. The man I’ll be coming home to every day for the rest of my life. I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

He kissed Ben again and took his hand, loving the way that gold band felt as it pressed against his finger. He really did love this man more than words, more than life itself.

Chase was home at last, and he never wanted to leave again.

Every bit of self-restraint Chase had shown while he was proposing went out the window the moment Ben said yes. It didn’t help that Ben was still in his boxers, smelling fresh and clean and looking fucking delicious as he melted into Chase’s arms.

On a regular day, it only took one hot look from Ben to get Chase hard and ready to get naked. But today? Now that they were officially engaged?

And especially now that they were both already hard, and Ben was already mostly naked?

Yeah, Chase was done being patient.

He kissed Ben hungrily, pulling those boxers right back down and freeing that beautiful cock. Chase wrapped his hand around the silky hot shaft, his own dick throbbing insistently from the confines of his jeans.

“I need you naked,” Ben rumbled, tugging at the hem of Chase’s shirt as he stepped out of the boxers that were pooled around his ankles. “I need you naked now.”

“Oh, fuck yeah,” Chase moaned, reluctantly taking a step back and letting go of Ben’s cock just long enough to get his own clothes off.

Chase had barely kicked his jeans and underwear free before Ben was on his knees and taking the head of Chase’s cock past those full lips.

Jesus, he could never get enough of the way Ben’s mouth felt on his cock, warm and wet and tight as he sucked Chase deep into the back of his throat.

“Damn, Ben,” Chase gasped as Ben’s tongue massaged up and down his shaft while the muscles in the back of Ben’s throat gripped the head of his cock. It was enough to take Chase’s breath away, and it was seriously going to cut their little celebration short if Chase didn’t hold himself back just a little.

And he didn’t plan on stopping until he’d buried his cock deep inside Ben’s sweet ass.

“Fuck, babe,” Chase gripped Ben’s hair and held his head steady as he thrust his hips forward, fucking that pretty mouth as Ben looked up at him with those big brown eyes.

The man was simply beautiful, and no matter how many times they had sex, no matter how many times Chase’s hands roamed over that toned, tanned body, it was never enough.

And now, with the promise of forever between them?

That took things to a whole new level. A level that had Chase panting Ben’s name and seeing stars after only a few minutes.

“Oh, fuck, oh God, babe,” Chase relaxed his grip and helped Ben to his feet, kissing him hungrily before gently pushing him down onto the bed. “I need to be inside you, Ben. You’ve got me so fucking horny I can’t even think straight.”

“Yes,” Ben nodded, scrambling up onto his hands and knees on the bed. He arched his back and lowered his head, spreading that sexy ass so beautifully and perfectly in front of Chase that he had to hold himself back. “You like this view?” Ben asked, looking back over his shoulder with a grin that made Chase’s cock jerk as he walked over to the nightstand to get a condom and lube.

“You know I can’t take my eyes off you,” Chase said, positioning himself on his knees behind Ben and slicking his fingers across that tight little entrance. “I’ve been waiting all day for this, babe.”

Ben rocked back onto Chase’s cock, making both of them moan as Chase sank inside Ben’s velvety hole.

“God, yes,” Chase groaned, losing his breath as Ben’s muscular ass milked every inch of his cock. “You feel amazing… so good.”

Ben turned his head and opened his mouth like he was going to speak, but all that came out was a series of delicious little whimpers as Chase drove his cock all the way in to the root, then pulled back out and sank in again without even stopping for a breath.

“So… fucking… tight,” Chase panted, thanking his lucky stars that he was the man who was lucky enough to have Ben Harper fall in love with him.

“Just like that,” Ben gasped, finally finding his voice as he slammed his ass back against each thrust. “You’re gonna make me come so hard, oh God, you feel so good inside me, Chase.”

Chase leaned in, planting a line of kisses up between Ben’s shoulder blades and along his neck as he reached underneath to stroke his man’s straining cock.

“Oh, God,” Ben whimpered, tossing his head back as Chase made his way over to the sensitive spot under his ear. “Chase… I’m so close…”

“That’s it,” Chase growled, nipping at Ben’s ear as he slammed his cock in harder, deeper, faster. “Come for me, babe. Come now.”

That tight ring of muscle contracted around the base of Chase’s cock, making his vision blur as he felt Ben’s cock swell even thicker in his hand. “Fuck, Ben,” Chase called out, emptying his cock as he felt Ben’s shooting out like a fountain over his fist.

He thrust one more time, just to hear another one of those sexy little moans from deep within Ben’s throat, then collapsed on top of him, pinning Ben under him and nestling his face against the back of his neck.

“You’re so beautiful, babe,” Chase whispered, rolling onto his side and planting another kiss on Ben’s cheek as their arms and legs tangled together. “How did I get so lucky?”

“We both got lucky,” Ben flashed a sleepy, sexy smile. “I’m thankful every day. I love you so much.”

Chase leaned in and kissed Ben’s forehead as Ben’s heavy eyelids fluttered shut and whispered, “I love you, too, and I always will.”

And always was even better than luck.

Always was everything and Ben’s everything was home.