I was glad Gray told his brother the truth about us. I knew they wouldn’t judge us since they were gay too. We walked out of the casino with Gray’s arm wrapped around me. I wondered if it was because we’d won a lot of money that put him in such a carefree mood, or the fact that he was too drunk to care about anything. Gray claiming we were together was the biggest prize I’d won that evening. I felt a sense of pride to be with such a handsome and powerful man.

We left the casino to go back to the hotel.

“Is anyone hungry?” Carter asked.

Everyone nodded. It was so late that I wondered if anything was open. We decided to go for a walk and see if we could find anything. It wasn’t too cold, even though it was snowing and the streets were a bit quieter than it was when we’d first arrived in Niagara Falls. We walked in twos, Blue and Hunter, Harry and Carter, Gray and I. I looked up at the sky and watched the snowflakes fall gently from the sky. The bright lights made the street glow yellow.

There was a shawarma place across the street that was still open, and we all went inside. It was a small shop with no room for seating. We ordered food and decided to eat it while walking back to the hotel.

When we finally arrived back in the hotel suite, we all sat down onto the big sectional couch in the living room. Gray took off his blazer and wrapped it around me when he saw I was shivering after the walk. He rolled up his sleeves and exposed his strong forearms.

It was already six in the morning, and we could see the sun coming up over the Falls. Since we were on the highest floor, we got a magnificent view. It was one of the most beautiful things I’d ever seen. Gray wrapped his arm around me as we watched the sky turn purple, then orange.

I wished the night could last forever. Harry was the first to pass out, and Carter had to carry him to the bedroom. Hunter and Blue cuddled up on the couch while looking into each other’s eyes. They looked so in love.

Eventually, Hunter and Blue said goodnight and went to bed. They were definitely about to have some crazy sex in their room.

“Thank you for this weekend,” I said.

“You don’t have to thank me. You deserve it,” Gray said.

Gray and I stayed on the couch. I leaned against his chest as he stroked my back gently.

It was the closest I’d ever felt to another person. Gray’s touch should’ve felt good. I was bombarded with thoughts that this was too good to be true. That once we returned to the city, Gray was going to realize it was a mistake—that my flaws were too much for him. I tried to be in the moment as much as I could, trying to let go and just enjoy my time with Gray.

He picked me up and brought me into the master suite. He closed the door behind us, then pressed me against it, kissing me passionately. I felt his cock harden in his pants. I closed my eyes and let Gray take control. I wrapped my legs around him as he carried me to the bed.

“Do whatever you want to me,” I whispered. “Anything.”

“Anything?” Gray asked.

I nodded and looked into his blue eyes that were brightened by a sliver of light coming in through the curtains. I wanted him to fuck me. I’d wanted it for so long that I couldn’t wait any longer. I took off his belt and unbuttoned his pants, reaching in them to take out his cock. His tip was wet with precome, and I put it in my mouth to taste it.

Gray unbuttoned and took off my pants in one swift motion, and he squeezed my ass gently. I remembered when Blue had seen my bruised ass earlier and I had to think of something quick to say to protect our secret.

Gray pulled his cock away from my mouth.

“Give me one second,” he said.

He went into his suitcase, which was on a chair next to the bed and brought out two pairs of handcuffs.

He held them up in the air with a smirk. My heart raced as he came back up on the bed. I’d wanted him to retrain me and spank me all night.

He put my hands above my head and made me grab the headboard as he cuffed me to it.

“You came prepared,” I said.

“I’m always prepared,” Gray whispered.

He tightened the handcuffs and leaned in close to me. I expected him to kiss me, but instead Gray hovered his face just out of reach from mine. He had a mischievous grin as I leaned forward to try and kiss him, but I couldn’t.

“Please,” I begged.

After making me wait for it, he finally lowered his body onto mine and kissed me. I savored the taste of his lips. Gray was my drug, and I was slowly becoming addicted to him. He knew exactly when to pull away to make me want more. He knew how to make me crave his touch. He knew how to be the Dom without even trying.

I could finally let go and have him take charge.

Gray lifted my legs and pressed them close to my chest, putting me in a vulnerable position. His calloused fingertips grazed my ass gently as I waited for him to spank me. But he didn’t.

Instead, he put his face between my ass cheeks and rimmed me. He looked right into my eyes as he licked my hole. His stubble scratched my skin, but it felt good. I’d been waiting all evening to have him to myself.

I tilted my head back and moaned at the feeling of Gray drawing circles with his tongue on my hole. Gray put a hand over my mouth.

“Quiet,” he warned. “My brothers are in the other room.”

I bit my lip to remain quiet as Gray continued to play with my ass.

“Can you spank me?” I asked.

He shook his head. “It’ll be too loud.”

I wanted his hand to strike my ass so badly. Gray sucked on his finger and put it against my opening.

“God, your ass is so beautiful,” he said.

I felt a bit of pressure as he inserted his finger inside of me.

“And you’re so tight too,” he said.

“Can you fuck me?” I asked Gray. “I want your cock inside me so bad.”

Gray raised a brow. “How badly do you want it?”

“If I wasn’t tied up, I’d be on top of you right now, so that I can ride you,” I said.

I pulled my wrists, and the handcuffs rattled against the headboard.

Gray looked delighted to see me restrained. His strong gaze reminded me that he was in control.

“I didn’t bring condoms,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting to fuck you this weekend.”

“But you brought handcuffs?” I asked. “I thought you said you came prepared.”

Gray shook his head. “I was prepared to tie you up. I wasn’t prepared to fuck another guy for the first time.”

“Do you...want to try it,” I whispered.

Gray looked down at my body. “Of course, I want to, Riv. You’re fucking beautiful and sexy and mine.”

I always practiced safe sex, but with Gray kneeling over me, I was lusting hard for him.

“Kiss me,” I said.

Gray leaned in, and I parted my lips to take his tongue into my mouth. He thrust his finger inside me deeper, and I felt my precome leak on my abs. Gray pulled his face back and looked me in the eyes.

“Are you clean?” he asked.

I nodded. “I haven’t had sex since the last time I was tested, and I never had sex with my past clients.”

Gray looked like he was thinking about fucking me for the first time. It would be the perfect way to end an incredible day.

“We should wait,” Gray said. “It will be better if we do. I have a surprise waiting for you when we return to the city.”

A surprise? I wondered what it could be. I remembered he’d mentioned making a playroom for us. But I didn’t think he’d been entirely serious. I couldn’t picture a playroom in his mansion that lacked any kind of furniture.

His restraint made me want him even more. But he was in charge, so if he wanted me to wait, then I was willing to.

Gray stroked my cock as he continued to finger me. The windows fogged up from the heat of our bodies. My cock ached in his strong grip. I felt my body start to tense up and could feel his finger thrust against my prostate.

“You’re going to make me come, Gray,” I said.

He leaned in and kissed me as he fingered me even harder. I couldn’t help but moan as come erupted all over my abs and my chest.

Gray smiled as he swiped his finger through my come and brought it to my mouth, making me taste it.

He kept his finger in my mouth as he stroked himself.

“I’m getting close,” he said.

“Come in my mouth,” I said.

Gray kneeled over me with his hand against the wall as he stroked himself. I opened my mouth and swallowed every drop.

“You drive me crazy,” Gray said, slapping the side of my ass gently.

Gray collapsed next to me and wrapped his arms around my come- and sweat-covered body.

“Are you going to let me out of these cuffs?” I asked.

He shook his head. “I want you restrained in this position all night,” he said.

My arms were starting to ache, and my hands felt numb from the lack of circulation. But the numbness felt good to me.

“What if your brothers come in and see me like this?” I asked.

“The door’s locked,” he said with a smile.

Gray leaned in to kiss me on my cheek before closing his eyes. It’d been a very long day, and we were both exhausted. It was the perfect start to the weekend, and it was everything I could’ve asked for. But what Gray and I were was still a bit of a mystery to me. Sure, his brothers saw us kissing in the casino, but the lines were still blurred. Was he still a client? Or were we moving into the realm of dating? I wasn’t sure if I was ready to be with someone at all. I didn’t date because I was scared of other people getting too close and knowing all the sick and twisted things I was into. Gray understood me and was willing to give me what I wanted. So, what was I still afraid of?

I couldn’t stand the thought of having someone as perfect as Gray and ruining it somehow. I didn’t think I could love anyone else after meeting someone like Gray. And was he even interested in pursuing a relationship with me? Maybe I was jumping ahead of myself. These were questions I thought I’d never ask because I didn’t think we’d get this far.

He lay peacefully beside me, and I leaned into his neck, which was still dewy from his sweat, to take in his strong musky scent.

* * *

I woke up still handcuffed to the bed with Gray lying beside me. He was awake already and on his phone.

“Good morning,” I said.

Waking up next to Gray made me happier than winning money at the casino.

Gray smiled and set his phone down and kissed me on my cheek. “Morning handsome,” he said.

He reached for a key on the bedside table to uncuff me. I moved my fingers around. My hands were numb from being in that position all night.

“You think your brothers are awake yet?” I asked.

“I think so. I heard Blue’s voice earlier,” he said.

“Have you been up for a while?” I asked.

Gray nodded. “Yeah, I wanted to answer some important emails to get them out of the way.”

We got out of bed and went into the living area. Gray put on the white shirt he wore the night before and left it unbuttoned. I was happy I packed a pair of sweatpants in my duffle bag. I put them on, but I was too hungover to put on a shirt.

Blue was lounging on the couch. He was shirtless too and looked like he’d just gotten out of the Jacuzzi.

“Look who finally woke up,” Blue said. “I thought you guys were going to sleep all day.”

Gray laughed. “You were usually the last one to wake up when we were growing up.”

“Where’s everyone else?” I asked.

“Harry’s still in bed. Carter and Hunter went to the gym to work out,” Blue said.

I sat next to Blue on the couch and then heard a knock on the door.

“That must be them,” Gray said.

Gray went over to open the door, but it wasn’t either of the guys. Instead, it was someone who worked at the hotel.

“Did someone order room service?” the man asked.

Blue got up from the couch. “Yeah, I did.”

Gray glanced over at Blue. “You would order room service on my card without asking me.”

“What? Was I not supposed to?” Blue said.

The man pushed a cart of food into the suite, then two more carts after that.

“Blue, you got to be kidding me. This is a feast,” Gray said.

“What? Didn’t you win a lot of money at the casino last night?” Blue said.

Gray rolled his eyes. “You’re lucky this is your bachelor party, or else I’d make you pay for this.”

Gray went into the bedroom and came back to give the man a tip.

I loved the way Gray and Blue bickered all the time. I could tell it came from a place of love, and it was funny as hell to me that Blue knew all the right buttons to push to get a reaction out of Gray.

I looked at all the food Blue had ordered. There were plates of pancakes, bacon, and fresh fruit. The next cart had breakfast potatoes, sausages, and waffles.

Hunter and Carter returned from the gym shortly after. Their bodies glistened with sweat.

“Oh, breakfast,” Carter said. “Someone read my mind.”

“Let’s have a little family brunch,” Blue said, moving the plates of food onto the table next to the window.

“You know what? I’m kind of glad you did this,” Gray said to Blue.

“Is someone going to wake up Harry?” Hunter asked.

“I will,” Carter said.

Carter returned moments later with Harry, who was shirtless with his hair all disheveled.

“Morning,” Blue said to Harry. “I thought you were going to be in bed until tomorrow.”

Harry didn’t look pleased. “I would have if Carter hadn’t woken me up.”

But when Harry saw all the food on the table, he smiled instantly.

We sat around the table, and I poured everyone a cup of coffee.

“What do you guys want to do today?” I asked.

“There’s an arcade nearby our parents always brought us to when we were younger,” Blue said. “I think we should go there today.”

Gray shook his head. “Really? You’re going to make me go back to that place?”

Harry laughed. “Gray’s mad because he was the one who was in charge of watching us while our parents went to the casino.”

I was getting a snippet of Gray’s past, and hearing his brothers share stories about him made me smile.

“Wouldn’t it be better if we do something that’s for—I don’t know—adults?” Gray asked.

“Like what? Go on a boat tour at the falls?” Blue said. “Boooring.”

“Let’s go to a strip club,” Hunter suggested. “We can drop some of the money we won last night on some strippers.”

Everyone went quiet for a second.

“You know what? That sounds like a great idea and fitting for a bachelor party,” Carter said.

I went on my phone to see if there were any close by.

“There’s one close to the hotel,” I said. “And it looks like it’s the only one with male strippers.”

I looked over at Gray, who seemed to be the only one who was not too excited about that idea.

“Why are we going to go to a strip club when the hottest guys in Niagara Falls are in this room?” Gray asked

Blue laughed. “That’s a very Gray thing to say.”

“I think we should go,” I said. “I’ve never been to a strip club before, and I’ve always been curious to go.”

“Damn, are we going to take your strip club virginity?” Hunter said with a mischievous grin.

I laughed. “I guess so.”

We ate almost everything on the table. Then everyone went back into their rooms to get ready for the day. Gray was sitting on the bed when I came into the room. He was looking down on the ground like there was something on his mind.

I closed the door behind me and sat next to him on the bed.

“Is everything okay?” I asked.

He was so deep in thought that he didn’t even see me come in.

“Yeah, everything’s okay,” he said.

But I could tell that it wasn’t.

“You sure?” I asked.

“I don’t want to go to a strip club,” he said.

“Why?” I asked. “I think it’ll be a fun activity.”

“I just feel a bit uncomfortable...going with you.”

“With me?” I was confused.

He remained quiet.

“Yeah, I don’t want guys to be hitting on you,” he finally said.

“It’s not like I’d actually be interested in them,” I said. “We’re just going to have a good time.”

“Yeah, but there are going to be guys all over you. And I know it sounds selfish, but I just want you to myself,” Gray said.

I was a bit confused about what Gray was saying. On the one hand, it was nice he wanted me just to himself. But I also wanted him to feel secure about the bond we had together.

“We don’t have to go if you don’t want to,” I said.

Gray shook his head. “No, I don’t want to make a big deal out of this. We can go. I’ll try to have a good time.”

I could tell Gray was still dealing with a lot of emotions that were new to him since coming out to his brothers. Going to a strip club would be a good experience for him to feel more comfortable with his sexuality.

We got dressed and went to the living room. Hunter was counting a stack of bills on the table.

“You think this is too much money to spend on strippers?” Hunter asked.

Blue rolled his eyes. “You seem a bit too excited about going.”

Hunter wrapped his arm around Blue. “I’m not. If it were my choice, I’d stay here and have you strip for me.”

“Smoooth,” Harry said.

Blue couldn’t help but smile.

We left the hotel and went over to the strip club. I was holding on to Gray’s arm because the sidewalk was slippery from the snowfall last night. A bouncer checked our IDs before we were let into a dark corridor with purple neon lights to direct us where to go. At the end of the hallway, there was a door that led us downstairs to the club. Three guys were on stage wearing matching firefighter outfits. I was surprised by how realistic their uniforms looked. We stood next to the stage and watched the strippers.

I glanced over at Gray, who looked tense, and I wrapped my arm around him to get him to relax.

The strippers had a choreographed routine that was surprisingly good.

Hunter pulled out his stack of bills and gave Blue some. “Make it rain on them, baby,” he said to Blue.

Blue took the money and made it rain on the strippers.

“I think I might need a drink for this,” Harry said.

“I’ll come with you,” Gray said.

“Do you want anything?” Gray asked me.

“Sure. I’ll have whatever you’re having,” I said.

I stayed with the rest of the guys while Gray and Harry went to the bar to get drinks.

There was a stripper on stage with blue eyes and dark brown hair who kept looking at me. I smiled politely as he gestured for me to come to the stage.

Blue pushed me playfully toward him.

The stripper danced seductively and kneeled down close to me. “You want a private dance?” he whispered in my ear.

I shook my head. “No thanks,” I said.

“You sure? I’ll make it free for you.”

“Yeah, I’m sure. I’m here with someone.”

The stripper smiled and continued to dance in front of me. I wasn’t sure why he asked me when Hunter was the one who was holding all the money. When I turned around to find Gray, I realized he was standing right behind me and must’ve seen the stripper talking to me. He looked at me and shook his head as he held a drink in each hand. Then he turned away and walked toward the exit. I was confused and didn’t know why he was mad. I moved through the crowd and chased after him.

“Gray,” I called out as he was walking up the stairs.

He stopped on the landing of the staircase. It was so dark I could only see the outline of his body. I walked up to him and reached for him in the dark. I could feel how fast his heart was beating.

“That was the reason why I didn’t want to come here,” he said.

“Nothing happened,” I said. “He was just asking me if I wanted a private dance.”

“He was eye fucking you,” Gray said. “I don’t want another guy propositioning you like that.”

“So what if he did? Don’t you trust me?” I asked.

Gray didn’t answer, and I couldn’t see his face very well in the dark.

“I’m trying to trust you,” he said. “But it’s always in the back of my mind that I’m not enough for you.”

That was a ridiculous thing to say. Gray had everything when I had nothing. I wasn’t sure where his insecurity was coming from.

“You’re everything I need,” I said. “Just because I’m an escort doesn’t mean you’re not enough. I have boundaries with my other clients, and I haven’t even had a client since I met you.”

“So, what’s going to happen now that we’re...together,” he said. “Are you still going to have clients in the future?”

It was a difficult question. I wasn’t expecting to be talking about this in a stairway of a strip club.

“It’s what I do,” I said. “And it’s something I’m good at.”

“How would you feel if I did sexual things with someone else?” Gray asked.

“I’d hate that,” I said.

“So...how do you think I feel about you doing things with other guys?” Gray said.

I understood what he was trying to tell me. Gray feeling uncomfortable earlier about going to the strip club had less to do with his sexuality and more to do with us.

“We only talked about remaining exclusive within our contract,” I said. “We never talked about what would happen after that.”

I still was unsure of what he wanted, and I didn’t want to pressure him into doing anything he didn’t want to do.

“I’d want that,” Gray said. “Seeing my brothers so happy with their boyfriends makes me want that too. I never thought that being with someone was something I ever wanted. But I now realize how great it feels to be with you. I like having someone by my side, and I like spoiling you. But is that what you want?”

I was feeling a mix of emotions, and my heart was beating out my chest. The most amazing man in the world had just asked if I wanted to be exclusive with him. I hadn’t thought it would happen in my wildest dreams. But I was still scared that he’d leave me once he realized I wasn’t the guy he thought I was. I thought about Blue, Gray, Harry, and Carter. People who were normal. I wasn’t like any of them. I didn’t know if Gray was ready to be with someone who needed to be spanked often. Who enjoyed pain as much as pleasure.

“You sure about that?” I asked.

“Of course, I’m sure. I wouldn’t ask you if I wasn’t sure.”

The door at the top of the staircase swung open, and we had to move aside to let people walk by us.

“We can try it out,” I said, not wanting to commit to something I’d regret later.

I could feel his body become less tense. He set the drinks he was holding on a small ledge so that he could wrap his arms around me.

“Good,” he said.

“So, does that mean I can call you my boyfriend?” I asked.

He nodded. “You can call me whatever you want.”

I thought I’d be a lot happier to have Gray as my boyfriend. But I was still unsure about the whole situation. I’d never believed I was worthy of love, and now that I was moving closer toward it, I was terrified.

Gray smoothed my hair back with his hand, and he kissed me. What was undeniable was how great it felt to kiss Gray. I loved how passionate he was when he kissed me, and how I felt safe when he held me in his arms.

Gray moved his hands down my waist and slid them over my pants to squeeze my ass. “I want this ass to be mine forever,” he said.

We went back downstairs into the club holding hands. There was an intermission, and the stage was empty. We scanned the crowd to see where our friends were and found them sitting around a table, sipping on their drinks.

Gray and I pulled up some chairs and joined them.

“What do you guys think? Should we stay here or go somewhere else?” Harry said.

“I’m ready to leave if you guys are,” Hunter said. “I’ve given them all the money I’d brought.”

Blue and Carter nodded as well. I knew Gray wanted to get out of there too. We finished our drinks and left the club.

“What’s next?” Carter asked. “Should we go to that arcade?”

Blue laughed. “We just went from doing the most adult thing you can do here to the most family-friendly thing. But let’s go.”

We walked down the street and arrived at the arcade that was filled with kids running around.

Gray seemed much more comfortable now that he was out of the strip club.

“I want to win something for you,” Gray said.

Gray and I roamed around the arcade, finding something he was good at. We stopped at a shooting game.

“I used to play this when I came here with my brothers,” Gray said.

“Are you good at it?” I asked.

Gray put some coins in the machine and picked up the gun. “I’ll show you.”

He concentrated as he brought the gun into position, closing one of his eyes like he was a sniper. He looked so serious as he waited for the zombies to pop up so that he could shoot them. It was a turn-on to see him that good with a gun, even though it wasn’t real. It was the way his big hands wrapped around it and how his forearms flexed whenever he pulled the trigger. I wanted his hands on my ass instead, but I knew this wasn’t the place for it. Tickets shot out as his score got higher and higher.

He died right before the last level.

“Damn, that was close,” he said.

He reached for the pile of tickets that were on the ground. “What do you think we can get with this?” he asked.

We went over to the prize area, and I picked out an oversized bear on the top rack.

“I only got this one so that I can watch you carry it back to the hotel,” I said.

The bear was so big I could barely carry it.

“If that’s the case, then someone’s getting a spanking tonight,” Gray said.

My cock hardened at the thought of getting spanked by him.

“But your brothers are going to be there,” I said.

Gray smiled. “I’ll find a way. I always do.”