Someone to love me

Two men stood outside the Rising Star publishing building. One was a nervous bundle of nerves and the other looked sympathetically at his companion. Their hands clenched together in a tight embrace.

" You ready?" Denzel asked while laying his hand on Aiden's shoulder.

" I... I don't even know. All eyes are gonna be on me as soon as I walk through the doors. God, that's so embarrassing," Aiden looked down to the ground with a face full of worry. Denzel then lifted his chin up to plant a decadent kiss on his lips. That simple action caused love and reassurance to well up inside his heart. His clouds of doubt were soon dispelled.

" Relax babe. It ain't gonna be like last time. You got a boyfriend now who's gonna protect you from any fool who tries to start shit. Let me find out anybody's giving you trouble and I'll end it real quick."

" Thanks Denzel. You always have just the right words to lift me up. Let's go." Aiden strode into the building with his boyfriend glued to his side. The two would trade kisses while riding the elevator to the third floor. They confidently walked into the office, ready to take on whatever drama should come their way.

Aiden's return caused many eyes to be cast in his direction. Some workers looked surprised while others had sympathetic gazes. Any who dared to give Aiden nasty looks were quickly scared away by Denzel's protective stance. 'Fuckin' try it' he seemed to say with body language alone.

Aiden sat down at his desk and was left surprised by what waited for him. Several get-well-soon cards and positive stickers decorated his work space. There was even a pot of lavender left near his keyboard, filling the air with a pleasant aroma. He was so elated that he almost cried on the spot.

" Like what you see? Me and a few other guys took the liberty of giving your desk a makeover. Figured it could use a refresher," Denzel beamed a radiant smile for his shocked lover. Aiden had no words. He hugged Denzel tightly while showering him with wet kisses.

" Oh my God thank you so much! You are a Godsend. What did I do to deserve such a perfect boyfriend?"

" Being born with all that cake in the back, for starters. An ass like that would make any nigga fall in love," Denzel slid his hands into Aiden's pants to trace his fingers around the asscrack.

" Stop! People could be watching." he playfully swatted Denzel's hand away before whispering, " I'm not against doing something freaky in public. Let's just not do it here."

" Aight then. As soon as we get off, that ass is mine," he purred into Aiden's ear and even nibbled on his lobe. A brief masochistic yelp escaped his plump lips. The two went their separate ways to immerse themselves in a long day of work. Aiden occupied himself with a handful of manuscripts, fixing any egregious errors and adding his professional spin to the content. He also had to send advanced reader copies to esteemed bloggers, setup artists to design book covers, schedule book tours, conference with authors, and other tasks that left his brain a tired heap of clay.

His job could be daunting but the publishing industry was where he was meant to be. Aiden finished up his business call so he could open up his Facebook. There was a certain passion project he had tend to. Though editing was his his pride and joy, Aiden had stories of his own he wanted to be told. He created a small facebook group where he'd upload short stories that was read by a modest collection of devoted fans. They loved his steamy erotica tales and eagerly awaited each release. He figured he'd one day publish novels on kindle and start his career as an author. The thought of ending up on the same bestsellers list that he helped other authors enter brought him immense joy.

Aiden never told Denzel about his side hustle because he was simply too embarased to have Denzel read his stories. His latest story, for example, was about an African prince who lived in a fantasy kingdom where a man's ass size determined his social status. It was such an outta pocket premise that it took him weeks to build the nerve to publish it. Thankfully, the fans all loved it and celebrated each new chapter. The benefit of being an indie author was that Aiden could write stories that would never see the light of day in mainstream publishing. Forget all that 300 pages of slowburn nonsense certain readers praised as literary genius. Aiden knew his audience wanted to get straight to the nitty gritty of kink filled sex. It was such a liberating experience to be a writer who was beloved by a small group of loyal fans. Aiden figured that since he shared the impassioned night with Denzel, he might as well share the novella and see what he thinks.

Aiden gulped nervously as he sent Denzel an invite to the group along with a pdf file of the story. The butterflies fluttering in his heart went crazy. Would Denzel laugh at his work or even be repulsed by it? Quite a few of his stories were simply unadulterated fetish material. He once wrote a story about a white professor with an obsession for watersports and his black students. Calling it controversial would've been an understatement of a lifetime.

As soon as time for lunch came around, Aiden sauntered into the cafeteria holding a tray of his favorite foods. A tuna salad mixed with pasta sat next to a plate of chicken tenders with freshly air fried potato wedges. All it was drowned with healthy helpings of salt and pepper for extra flavor. It didn't him long to find a table since Denzel was already sitting at one and waving at him.

" Yo babe. I see you brought a feast for us." Denzel helped himself to some of Aiden's wedges and even took a chicken tender to munch on. It was a good thing they were in love cause Aiden would never tolerate that nonsense from anyone else.

" Boy, I'mma need you to act like you have some sense and ask permission before taking my food." He chuckled lightheartedly before sipping on Denzel's cola as revenge.

" You should've told me you're a writer. I would've promoted the hell outta your stories. They're sure as hell better than the last few books I've worked on," said Denzel.

" I didn't want you finding out all the weird crap I write. You saw that pdf file I sent, didn't you? The stuff is write is so...," Aiden struggled to find the right words so Denzel finished for him

" So fucking kinky is what it is. Only someome as imaginative as you would come up with a story about a kingdom filled with big booty niggas. And an African prince as a protagonist? That's the kind of representation I love to see. Reading all that made me brick hard my whole shift. Had to spend the day trying to hide my boner. Fuck, I'm still hard right now. You gonna do something about it?"

" I already told you we can't be screwing around at the job." Aiden sheepishly grinned.

" Then maybe we should take our lunch outside. I wanna pin you down in a back alley and tear the ass up."

" Now that's a proposal too romantic to turn down. This ass is all yours as soon as I finish this plate."

The two men enjoyed an appetizing meal together before having their full course in a back alley that would soon be covered in their bodily fluids.