by AKM Miles
He was so sorry he’d been responsible for putting Tommy through needless pain. Knowing what he did now, he was adamant about not doing anything to make Tommy remember all the boy had gone through.
Dillon chimed in, “I know. So, I’m off to bed. I’m glad we had some time tonight. You’re getting to me in so many ways. I’m calling Daniel in the morning. You’re taking Gom for his special trip, right?”
“Yes, but first thing in the morning, I’m going to work on the stairs. I may have to go get some lumber and so on, but I’ll be back and get it done in time to take Gom for our project. I’ll also buy everything we’ll need for it. I’m looking forward to that.” Soldier thought of something, so he asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to go, too? We can wait 'til Daniel comes and we can both take him.”
“No. You do it. He adores you. This’ll be so good for him.”
They stood and, though they wanted to embrace, they had made a decision that they would not do that here. So. Damn.
Chapter Eight
“Soldier, this is so big! I can see everything." Gom managed to bounce even confined in the seatbelt. "I’m not even scared. Where we goin’? I’m glad you picked me to help you. You and Tommy did a good job doin’ stuff yesterday. Wow. I got my own bed.” Soldier’s heart turned over at seeing true happiness on the little one’s face. “Guess what? I didn’t pee, either. I probably will, though, you know. I’m sorry...” Despite his quickly rattled words and excitement, he still worried about getting in trouble.
They were going to have to work on that.
“Hey, we got a washer and dryer, too, didn’t we? And we got that plastic thing for under the sheets. No problem. You come to me if that happens and we’ll take care of it.” Soldier reached over and patted Gom on the leg, then held his hand out, palm up. Gom smacked it, and they had a pact.
“This thing is big, isn’t it? Dillon and I agreed that you were the perfect person for this job. I believe where we’re going is just up there.” He pointed when he saw the sign ahead and slowed down. “Here we are. You wait, and I’ll come around and get you. If you fall from up in here, you’ll break something for sure.”
Soldier had to admit he enjoyed the tight sweet hug he received when he got Gom down from his seat to set him down on the ground. Goodness and love just radiated from Gom’s little body. Again, Soldier marveled at how someone could hurt him.
“What is this place?” Gom’s eyes were big and he reached for Soldier’s hand.
“It’s a place where they have lots and lots of dogs that nobody wants. I thought maybe we could pick one out and take him home. Give him a little love. Think we could do that?”
“A dog? Really? Really, really?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard three reallys in a row, but, yeah, really. Do you want to help me pick it out?” Soldier smiled down at the incredulous look on Gom’s face.
“You want me to help you pick out a dog?” Gom’s eyes were huge, and so beautiful, filled with his joy and excitement. He bounced up and down. He pulled on Soldier’s hand and began to try to drag him toward the door of the Humane Society.
“Who better to help me? It had to be you.” Soldier was getting excited just watching the little boy’s happiness.
Before long, Gom had fallen in love with a sweet little puppy and when the lady there, Marybeth, had let him out to be held in Gom’s arms, it was obvious the feeling was mutual.
There was much licking and whining and wiggling, and when he peed on Gom’s shirt, it was a done deal. Gom looked up at Soldier with such an awed expression. It was like he’d found his soul mate, one with a problem like his.
”You’re going to have to help house train him. No peeing all over the house. Will you do that?” Soldier had no doubt Gom would be diligent about it.
“I’ll do anything if I can take him home. He loves me, Soldier, can’t you see?” The passion in Gom’s voice was heart-wrenching. Gom obviously couldn’t believe something loved him. Him.
Soldier could see. He talked to Marybeth, making arrangements to take the dog, and they headed out. As they were passing one of the big pens, they heard a whine and Gom stopped dead in his tracks. Soldier stopped so he wouldn’t run in to Gom. Big mistake.
He watched Gom walk over to the pen and look into the sad eyes of the ugliest dog he’d ever seen. Really, really ugly in the extreme. The dog was sitting, but when Gom got close, it stood and hobbled over. The dog was nearly skin and bones and one leg was obviously shorter than the others. Its fur was scruffy and uneven. A mutt. An ugly, broken-down mutt.
“Oh, that’s Traveler. He showed up here on his own a few weeks ago. He was nearly dead.” The lady waved her hand as if the dog were nothing. “No one even looks at him. I’m afraid he’ll have to be put down if he doesn’t start to do better pretty soon. His feet have recovered from what must have been a long walk. He’s not sick or anything, he’s just sort of hopeless.” Marybeth shook her head before going on. “It’s sad, but we can’t afford to keep him. There’s not much chance of anyone wanting him.”
Gom looked up at Soldier and, of course, there were tears in his eyes. Shit.
“He’s not hopeless, Soldier. He’s just lonely. No one loves him. Does she mean they’re going to kill him?” A tear escaped and ran down, followed by another. “You can’t let them. Here, you can take Pee Wiggles back, ma’am. I want this one. He needs me more.”
When he tried to give the pup back, it wiggled harder and whined and cried and put up such a fuss that the lady had to give him back to Gom to make it calm down.
Soldier watched as Gom stood, tears running down his face at the dilemma he was faced with. Clearly, he loved the puppy already, but Traveler’s needs were bigger.. Soldier could read Gom’s thoughts in his expression. His little face showed that he realized that someone would come for the puppy because he was cute, but Traveler would be lonely forever and die if Gom didn’t take him.
“Pee Wiggles, I love you. I’m sorry. But he needs me more. I can’t leave him. You’ll be okay, I promise.” Gom’s little voice shook as he said the words that were obviously breaking his little heart. “Somebody good’ll come for you, but I can’t let him die here all alone. I gotta let you go. Here, please take him, ma’am.”
It was a toss up as to which of the two grown ups was more misty-eyed at the love, wisdom, and caring in the young boy.
Soldier cleared his throat, “We’ll take both of them. What do we need to do? Gom and I need to run to the store and get stuff for two dogs and we’ll come back and pick them up in about an hour. Is that okay?”
Marybeth was thrilled and Gom just stood and cried. Of course. He did that when he was upset and when he was happy. Soldier picked him up, let Gom put his head on his big shoulder and cry it out. He finished up the paperwork and they made plans to return for the two, Traveler and Pee Wiggles.
Marybeth pointed at Gom. “Is he all right?”
“Yeah. He’s happy. He’s just really sensitive. Cries when he’s this excited. You’re okay, right, Gom?”
Gom nodded against his neck, wiped his eyes on Soldier’s shirt, and raised his face to see Marybeth. His face was still a little wet, but it was glowing with such joy. Marybeth smiled back at Gom and winked at him.
“Your son is a lucky little boy. Your love for him is evident in the way you hold him and know him so well.”
Gom looked at Soldier with huge eyes, and Soldier looked back at Gom. Neither one said anything. Neither denied it. They just smiled at each other and left the building to go shop for their two new dogs.
They returned shortly and picked up clean and excited dogs. Soldier even bought a towel to put on Gom’s lap in case the puppy peed again. Soldier couldn’t wait to see Dillon’s face. Two dogs. It wouldn’t take long, with Gom explaining, for Dillon to be right there with them.
***
Dillon was still shaking his head as they drove to the store to shop for the boys.
“Stop that now. You’d hav
e done the same thing,” Soldier demanded.
“You’re right. I would have. I feel bad leaving Daniel with seven boys and two new dogs. But he seemed okay with it. He even said he’d stay 'til about nine or so.” Dillon let out a joyful laugh.
“Happy?” Soldier asked, looking over quickly then back to the road.
“Oh, my God, Soldier. We’re going to get some time. I can’t quit thinking about it... you... us.” He made himself straighten up until they got the job done. “Okay, stopping now. Shop. Clothes, shoes, and we’ll stop on the way home for more juice. Who knew it would be juice they’d crave?”
“Here we are. You got the list. Let’s get this done. Then we’ll have a quick lunch, then go to the hotel, a long, shared shower, and hours of hot, hard sex.” There was a gleam in Soldier’s eyes as he started teasing. “Exploring every inch of you with my hands and my mouth.”
Dillon blushed and his breathing changed at Soldier’s words, so, of course, Soldier just had to keep it up.
“Taking you in ways that I’ve dreamed about for days. Finding out what makes you sigh, what makes you moan, and seeing if I can make you scream. Though I got to say I love that sweet hum you get going when you’re about to come.”
Dillon was embarrassed by the whimper he couldn’t hold in. “Shut the fuck up. Talk about me! How am I supposed to walk in there now and shop like I’m not hard as nails and hungry as hell?” But Dillon smiled. “You’re a mean, mean bastard, you are.”
“I’m your mean bastard. What do you think of that?”
“I like it. Maybe we could shop later, before we go home and, go to the hotel now, like right now?” Dillon was already shaking from the images in his head from Soldier’s words.
“They open late?”
“'Til nine. It says so on the door.”
Soldier turned the truck back on and peeled out of the parking lot. In a very few minutes that felt like much longer, they were trying to get the key card in the little slot in the door. There! Yes.
“Kiss. Now. Oh,” Dillon said as he was up against the wall right inside the door to the room. He closed his eyes and sank into sensation and emotion. He threw his arms up around Soldier and held on as they finally shared a kiss, knowing that they had hours to continue. He moaned as Soldier thrust his tongue in and out repeatedly. He pulled himself closer and ground his hips against Soldier’s. Mmmmmm. Hard.
“Jesus! Dillon, I have to have you. You are so sexy, so hot. Do you even know that?” Soldier appeared to be having a hard time getting a deep breath.
“Never knew it before. Glad you think so.”
They both pulled back for a moment and looked at each other.
“Take those clothes off and meet me in the bathroom. I want to be sure I’m clean and don’t smell like dog pee. I have everything we need by the bed... and in the shower. I’m not sure I can wait that long. Need you so much. Go on. I’m going to strip in there... if we do it together we’ll never make it to the shower. I’m going in there now... uh...” Soldier stopped to take one more kiss before he headed for the bathroom.
Dillon followed, completely naked, in very short order. He walked in and gasped. Soldier stood, waiting for him. His cock stood tall and curved slightly toward his stomach. Dillon headed for Soldier, his own dick bouncing as he walked. Dillon smiled as Soldier watched every movement as he walked to him.
Right before Dillon reached him, though; Soldier turned and reached in to turn on the shower, took Dillon's arm, and pulled Dillon in with him. It was a very large shower with big glass doors and a wide seat in the back. Oh, now that had possibilities.
They stood under the spray and kissed and touched and explored new areas on each other. He and Soldier had done a little exploring together, but Dillon thought that being able to see and feel all of each other was fabulous. Oh. Dillon shivered as Soldier eased his fingers down his crack and teased his hole. He sighed into Soldier’s neck and spread his legs a little, giving Soldier easier access. Dillon felt one thick finger entering his body and he pushed back, wanting more.
Soldier gave him more... and more. He pulled his hips back a little and reached for Dillon’s prick. Soldier squeezed and began to jerk Dillon off as he eased his finger in and out of Dillon’s ass. Dillon started that humming noise that made Soldier smile wickedly. He bent to take Dillon’s mouth and the circle was complete.
Soldier thrust and teased and forced more and more feelings through Dillon. It didn’t take long for Dillon to cover Soldier's hand with come. Since Soldier had his back to the spray, he was able to bring his hand up and lick it clean. Dillon’s eyes glazed over, watching Soldier taste him.
“Oh. Oh, Soldier. I... needed that. I want you so much. Do you have anything in here to...” Dillon sighed as Soldier reached over and held up a new tube of lubricant.
“On your knees, lean on that seat back there. I want to take you right here, right now. You want that? Want me inside you?” Soldier smiled down at Dillon.
“More than you know.” Dillon reached up and pushed his tongue into Soldier’s mouth for a couple of thrusts of his own. He pulled out, turned quickly, and knelt on the floor of the tub, his arms on the seat. Turning his head, he watched as Soldier knelt behind him and opened the lube. Soldier winked at him right before leaning down and licking the small of his back.
“Oh. Mmmm,” Dillon managed.
“I’m gonna taste you down here later, gonna rim you 'til you hum me a whole song. Want to do everything with you.” Soldier’s hands were shaking a bit, making it hard to get the lube open. “But right now, I want in.”
“Come on. I’m all yours. Need to feel you.”
Soldier greased his fingers and pushed one, then two, into Dillon, watching to make sure Dillon was doing okay with it. Soldier added another finger and moved them around, stretching him out.
“Now, Dillon? You okay?”
Dillon thought that Soldier’s voice sounded like there might be a prayer attached to the question. He quickly let Soldier know he was ready. “Please, do it.”
Soldier almost growled as he eased his fingers out and got more lube for his dick. He grasped Dillon’s cheeks and spread him, pushing his cock right into that little hole. He pushed steadily until he was all the way inside Dillon. He held still for just a second, as if to savor the heat and the tightness surrounding him. He moved his hands to hold onto Dillon’s hips.
“Hold on, baby. I don’t want to ram your head into the wall. I want to fuck your brains out, not smash ‘em.”
Dillon wondered how Soldier could joke, since he was almost senseless with need.
“Oh, Soldier, you feel so good, so big. It almost hurts, but it’s so good. Please, don’t hold back. Take me as hard as you want to. I want you so much. Oh, my God, so worth the wait. Go for it.”
***
Soldier went for it. He eased out and then back in for a few strokes, making sure he wasn’t going to hurt Dillon. When Dillon started pushing back to meet his thrusts, Soldier knew his lover was ready for more. He held on tight and started slamming in over and over, making them moan in unison. Oh, this was what he was talking about.
“Put your hands up on the wall,” Soldier told Dillon. When Dillon did, Soldier put his hands on Dillon’s shoulders and began to fuck him hard and fast. Dillon obviously loved it. He rocked back to force Soldier deeper into him and hummed deep in his throat, letting Soldier know exactly how much he was enjoying it.
Soldier had thought he wouldn’t last once he got inside Dillon’s hot body, but he seemed to be in a zone. He just thrust and humped, faster and harder, even when he felt the water begin to cool a little. He wasn’t stopping. He didn’t care if it turned into icicles.
Soldier eased down a little and reached down with one hand to grab Dillon’s cock and jerked him in time with his thrusts. Moving around, Soldier could tell when his prick hit Dillon’s gland. Dillon's hum stopped and he yelled out Soldier’s name. Soldier repeated the action, wanting to hear it again. Not long after
that, both of them roared out their release.
Soldier came in great spurts deep inside Dillon’s ass and slumped for a moment onto his back. God. He felt so good. But he bet Dillon was feeling a little battered and sore.
“Come on, baby, let’s get up and clean up a little. I’ll dry you off and take you to bed. That was... I don’t even know the words for it. You’re amazing. I didn’t hurt you, did I?” Soldier helped Dillon stand and held him when he wobbled a little. Soldier reached to add some more hot water and they stood in the spray, holding on to each other as their hearts calmed a little.
“I loved every minute of it. You were amazing. Lord help me, I’ll feel you for days.” Dillon caught the look on Soldier’s face and hurried on, “No, don’t frown. That makes me very happy. Come on, out. I want to lie down with you. Hold you and learn everything there is to know about this beautiful body.”