Catching A Buzz

Excerpt:

The shop was decorated in blues and purples, managing to give the impression of dangerous darkness in spite of the brightly lit shelves. Throbbing, percussion-heavy music played in the background, loud enough to set the mood without making conversation difficult. Groups, couples and a few lone shoppers mingled among the shelves. They all seemed just like anyone else Adam saw on the street every day.

“Wow,” he said, gazing around. “This isn’t exactly what I expected.”

“Why, what’d you expect?” Buzz turned down a row of shelves containing various anal toys and lube. He ran his fingers over a package containing a realistic-looking rubber fist and forearm. “Dude, check it out. Bet that feels amazing.”

Adam winced. “Ouch.” Resting an arm across Buzz’s shoulders, Adam led him around the corner to the next row. To Adam’s relief, it contained nothing to make his anus clench in self-defense. “I don’t know what I expected. Big guys in leather clothes leading around slave boys on leashes, I guess. Everybody in here looks like regular people.”

“That’s ’cause they are regular people.” Buzz’s eyes lit up. He snatched something off the shelf. “Dude, I am so getting this.”

Adam looked. Buzz held a thick black leather collar with six silver D-rings set in it. Oh my, now won’t that look nice, Scarlett lilted, reflecting Adam’s thoughts almost exactly, if more coherently.

“Yeah, that’s good,” Adam said, wishing his voice wouldn’t shake.

Buzz flashed an evil smile. “I’m getting this too,” he added, picking up a long black leather leash. “I can be your slave boy for the night.”

What a magnificent idea, Adam attempted to say. What actually came out was an embarrassing squeak.

Buzz pressed his body against Adam’s and kissed his throat. “Oh yeah. You like that.”

“Definitely,” Adam answered, finding his voice at last. “Buzz, unless you want to get fucked right here in the store, you’d better stop it.”

Laughing, Buzz flicked his tongue over Adam’s pulse point, then pulled away. He swayed over to the other end of the row to peruse the available goods. Adam stared shamelessly at his ass. It was a damn fine ass, and Adam’s hands itched to touch it. Seeing no reason why he shouldn’t do just that, Adam walked over and planted his palms on Buzz’s tempting posterior.

There was something small, flat and rectangular in Buzz’s back pocket. Adam traced the outline of it with his thumb, wondering what it was.

Buzz smiled over his shoulder. “Fresh,” he teased, wiggling his rear in Adam’s grip.

“Yep.” Leaning forward, Adam bit Buzz’s neck. “What’s in your pocket?”

Buzz turned and planted a quick kiss on Adam’s lips. “I’ll show you later.”

Adam frowned. “But why—”

“Oh hey, here you go.” Standing on tiptoe, Buzz plucked a black leather biker hat off the top shelf and tossed it to Adam. “You can’t be a daddy without the hat.”

Adam considered being annoyed at Buzz for not telling him what was in his pocket, but decided it wasn’t worth it. He stared at the hat and cracked up. “Shit, I’m gonna look like such a fucking idiot.”

“No way, dude, you’ll look hot.” Buzz draped his arms around Adam’s neck and straddled his thigh. “I bet you couldn’t look anything but smokin’ hot if you tried.”

To his supreme mortification, Adam blushed. He’d never understand why anyone thought he was hot. Buzz was hot; Adam, to his own mind, was cute at best. Not knowing what to say, Adam avoided the whole issue by kissing Buzz’s seductive smile.

“Let’s check out,” Adam suggested. “I want to get to the club before the bar gets too crowded.”

“Yeah, me too. Let’s roll.”

Buzz slid a hand down to Adam’s butt, ignoring the threesome that wandered down the aisle at that moment. One of the men gave them a wolfish smile. Adam blushed harder and crowded closer to Buzz.

As he and Buzz left the aisle and headed for the register, Adam stole a glance at the threesome. “Buzz, those guys were checking you out.”

Buzz gave him the sort of look you’d give a sweet but rather dim child. “Dude, those guys were checking us out.”

Shaking his head, Adam got in line behind an expensively dressed silver-haired man carrying three huge dildos and what looked like a tub of Crisco. “Why would they even be looking at me? You’re the sexy one.”

“Why, sugar, you’re both perfectly lovely young men. Why on God’s green earth would you think gentlemen wouldn’t be lookin’ at you?”

Adam’s mouth fell open. The world tilted on its axis. Oh my God. No way. No fucking way.

He forced himself to turn toward the honey-thick female voice coming from behind Buzz. A tiny woman in an ankle-length, high-necked black dress stood there, holding a copy of Hog-Tied Lesbians and a wicked-looking whip. She patted her lavender poodle perm and smiled at him.

“Pardon me,” she said. “Didn’t mean to pry. When you get to be my age, you tend to speak your mind and not fret about what folks think.”

“Um. No problem.” Adam clutched at the counter, relearning how to breathe. He was relieved to know he wasn’t going crazy and even more relieved Scarlett hadn’t somehow come to life.

Buzz grinned at the woman. “Lady, thank you for telling him he’s hot. Because he is.” He gave her a deep bow, causing her to titter behind her hand, then turned back to Adam. His brows drew together in a frown. “You okay? You look kind of green.”

“I’m fine,” Adam insisted, handing his biker hat to the clerk and digging a wad of twenties out of his wallet. “I just…I thought she was someone else.”

Buzz gave him a curious look but kept quiet, for which Adam was grateful. He really didn’t want to explain Scarlett just yet. Or, preferably, ever.

Reviews:

Nicole Harvey of Paranormal Romance Reviews calls Catching A Buzz "a wonderful story of finding true love." Read her review here!

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	*Catching A Buzz* Catching A Buzz, now available in ebook format from Samhain Publishing! Now available in print as well, as part of the all-manlove multi-author anthology Temperature's Rising. Click the book cover for blurb, another excerpt, and purchase info! Click the Temperature's Rising link above for purchase info on the print book! * Excerpt:** The shop was decorated in blues and purples, managing to give the impression of dangerous darkness in spite of the brightly lit shelves. Throbbing, percussion-heavy music played in the background, loud enough to set the mood without making conversation difficult. Groups, couples and a few lone shoppers mingled among the shelves. They all seemed just like anyone else Adam saw on the street every day. “Wow,” he said, gazing around. “This isn’t exactly what I expected.” “Why, what’d you expect?” Buzz turned down a row of shelves containing various anal toys and lube. He ran his fingers over a package containing a realistic-looking rubber fist and forearm. “Dude, check it out. Bet that feels amazing.” Adam winced. “Ouch.” Resting an arm across Buzz’s shoulders, Adam led him around the corner to the next row. To Adam’s relief, it contained nothing to make his anus clench in self-defense. “I don’t know what I expected. Big guys in leather clothes leading around slave boys on leashes, I guess. Everybody in here looks like regular people.” “That’s ’cause they are regular people.” Buzz’s eyes lit up. He snatched something off the shelf. “Dude, I am so getting this.” Adam looked. Buzz held a thick black leather collar with six silver D-rings set in it. Oh my, now won’t that look nice, Scarlett lilted, reflecting Adam’s thoughts almost exactly, if more coherently. “Yeah, that’s good,” Adam said, wishing his voice wouldn’t shake. Buzz flashed an evil smile. “I’m getting this too,” he added, picking up a long black leather leash. “I can be your slave boy for the night.” What a magnificent idea, Adam attempted to say. What actually came out was an embarrassing squeak. Buzz pressed his body against Adam’s and kissed his throat. “Oh yeah. You like that.” “Definitely,” Adam answered, finding his voice at last. “Buzz, unless you want to get fucked right here in the store, you’d better stop it.” Laughing, Buzz flicked his tongue over Adam’s pulse point, then pulled away. He swayed over to the other end of the row to peruse the available goods. Adam stared shamelessly at his ass. It was a damn fine ass, and Adam’s hands itched to touch it. Seeing no reason why he shouldn’t do just that, Adam walked over and planted his palms on Buzz’s tempting posterior. There was something small, flat and rectangular in Buzz’s back pocket. Adam traced the outline of it with his thumb, wondering what it was. Buzz smiled over his shoulder. “Fresh,” he teased, wiggling his rear in Adam’s grip. “Yep.” Leaning forward, Adam bit Buzz’s neck. “What’s in your pocket?” Buzz turned and planted a quick kiss on Adam’s lips. “I’ll show you later.” Adam frowned. “But why—” “Oh hey, here you go.” Standing on tiptoe, Buzz plucked a black leather biker hat off the top shelf and tossed it to Adam. “You can’t be a daddy without the hat.” Adam considered being annoyed at Buzz for not telling him what was in his pocket, but decided it wasn’t worth it. He stared at the hat and cracked up. “Shit, I’m gonna look like such a fucking idiot.” “No way, dude, you’ll look hot.” Buzz draped his arms around Adam’s neck and straddled his thigh. “I bet you couldn’t look anything but smokin’ hot if you tried.” To his supreme mortification, Adam blushed. He’d never understand why anyone thought he was hot. Buzz was hot; Adam, to his own mind, was cute at best. Not knowing what to say, Adam avoided the whole issue by kissing Buzz’s seductive smile. “Let’s check out,” Adam suggested. “I want to get to the club before the bar gets too crowded.” “Yeah, me too. Let’s roll.” Buzz slid a hand down to Adam’s butt, ignoring the threesome that wandered down the aisle at that moment. One of the men gave them a wolfish smile. Adam blushed harder and crowded closer to Buzz. As he and Buzz left the aisle and headed for the register, Adam stole a glance at the threesome. “Buzz, those guys were checking you out.” Buzz gave him the sort of look you’d give a sweet but rather dim child. “Dude, those guys were checking us out.” Shaking his head, Adam got in line behind an expensively dressed silver-haired man carrying three huge dildos and what looked like a tub of Crisco. “Why would they even be looking at me? You’re the sexy one.” “Why, sugar, you’re both perfectly lovely young men. Why on God’s green earth would you think gentlemen wouldn’t be lookin’ at you?” Adam’s mouth fell open. The world tilted on its axis. Oh my God. No way. No fucking way. He forced himself to turn toward the honey-thick female voice coming from behind Buzz. A tiny woman in an ankle-length, high-necked black dress stood there, holding a copy of Hog-Tied Lesbians and a wicked-looking whip. She patted her lavender poodle perm and smiled at him. “Pardon me,” she said. “Didn’t mean to pry. When you get to be my age, you tend to speak your mind and not fret about what folks think.” “Um. No problem.” Adam clutched at the counter, relearning how to breathe. He was relieved to know he wasn’t going crazy and even more relieved Scarlett hadn’t somehow come to life. Buzz grinned at the woman. “Lady, thank you for telling him he’s hot. Because he is.” He gave her a deep bow, causing her to titter behind her hand, then turned back to Adam. His brows drew together in a frown. “You okay? You look kind of green.” “I’m fine,” Adam insisted, handing his biker hat to the clerk and digging a wad of twenties out of his wallet. “I just…I thought she was someone else.” Buzz gave him a curious look but kept quiet, for which Adam was grateful. He really didn’t want to explain Scarlett just yet. Or, preferably, ever. Reviews: Nicole Harvey of Paranormal Romance Reviews calls Catching A Buzz "a wonderful story of finding true love." Read her review here! ~~ Catching A Buzz* has been Joyfully Recommended! Sabella says, "Catching a Buzz is hilarious, charming and erotic." Click the button below to read the full review! ~~ Fallen Angel Reviews gives Catching A Buzz* 4 angels! Teresa has this to say: "Ms. Blue fashioned a unique and hot short story where Buzz and Adam’s characters grab the reader from the start." Read the full review here! ~~ Catching A Buzz* receives 4.5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies! Chrissy says, "Ally Blue has always written sexy tales that I find irresistible to put down - CATCHING A BUZZ is no exception!" Click the graphic below to read the entire review! ~~ Two Lips Reviews gives Catching A Buzz* 5 kisses! Samantha says, "Catching a Buzz is definitely the most amusing and heartwarming story of (relatively) young love I have across in a long while." Read the rest of the review here! ~~ Catching A Buzz* gets 5 Nymphs from Literary Nymphs Reviews! Water Nymph calls Catching A Buzz a "...fun and sexy summer romance... The sexual tension builds throughout the story and explodes in a climactic end that’s as passion filled and scorching as you’d expect." Read the full review in the June 2nd post on their review blog!