“Ooh,” Jerry said as he moved his hands under David’s thin cotton T-shirt. “Like that?” Jerry pulled David closer when he felt the smaller man shiver. “Wonder if I’ll still be making you shiver like this when we’re old and in rocking chairs.”
“As long as we’re in the same rocking chair, I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet.”
Jerry smiled at that thought and let his head fall back while David’s tongue and lips traced a trail from his ear to his collar bone. Jerry closed his eyes as he pulled David even closer and felt the long fingers lose themselves in his hair. “Can’t believe it’s been almost a year,” Jerry whispered against a sensitive ear.
“I know,” David muttered against the heated skin of Jerry’s neck. “Okay,” he said after he pulled himself away from Jerry’s body a little. “I’ll go and get the boys ready for bed, and you can go and get naked and meet me in the shower.”
“I don’t get to try out the pool?” Jerry couldn’t hold his playful—yet indignant—expression for too long before he was grabbing at the waistband of David’s jeans. “Our only plans for tomorrow were to go to the mall and then do a barbecue here for dinner.” Jerry pushed himself up to his feet without relinquishing his grasp on David’s jeans. “Why don’t we let the boys live a little. We’ll let them wear themselves out, and then you can take me upstairs and wear me out. Then we’ll all sleep in until noon and be really rested for the mall.” With his legs on either side of David’s, Jerry walked both of them out of the kitchen and down the hall, stopping at the large double doors to the pool area. Jerry asked Cory to keep an eye on William while he and David changed upstairs.
Despite his best efforts, Jerry could not convince David to do a little fooling around on the pristine, duvet-covered king-sized bed. Even his usual pout didn’t work and only led to David repeating himself over and over that he’d planned a nice surprise for Jerry later. And so, appeased—but not sated—Jerry followed his lover back down to the pool.
They found William in the shallow end of the pool tossing a waterlogged nerf ball back and forth with Cory, who was perched on the side of the pool with his feet dangling in the warm, clear water. Both William and Cory were completely drenched, laughing each time the ball was caught and more water sprayed over their heads and torso. David threw his towel on one of the cedar lounge chairs and headed for the boys, but Jerry grabbed his arm and guided him in the opposite direction. “We’re going in here first,” Jerry said as he led David to the Jacuzzi.
After entering the water first, Jerry pulled David in so that the younger man was sitting beside him, Jerry’s arm draped lazily over the soft skin of his lover’s shoulders. “Should we be doing this in front of Cory? I mean, since we don’t know how he’ll react and all.”
Jerry wasn’t sure what David meant at first, and then caught up. “It’s wrong to show affection?”
“That’s not what I mean, and you know it.”
“Doesn’t matter what you mean, David. Thought we weren’t going to let people control how we behave anymore.”
“I’m not talking about that.” David moved a few inches away from Jerry so he could look directly at him. “I’m talking about not doing something that might make our guest feel uncomfortable.”
“You want me to find out?”
“Don’t you dare,” David warned as he stood to exit the Jacuzzi. “You’ll embarrass him.” He walked to the edge of the pool with Jerry not too far behind. As he prepared himself for an elegant dive into the pool, Jerry wrapped his arms around the slim waist and fell backwards, pulling David along with him into the calm waters of the deep end.
David surfaced first, his legs and arms working to widen the gap between him and his lover. He made it to the shallow end a few seconds before Jerry did, trying to use William as a shield. With only his eyes above the surface of the water, Jerry made his way slowly to his son. Grabbing William around the waist, Jerry lifted himself out of the water and flipped William onto his shoulder in one seamless movement. With William and Cory both laughing at his antics, Jerry moved his long legs through the shallow waters and managed to take hold of David’s swimming trunks before he could escape the pool. With his family safely in his arms now, he let himself sink back into the water.
“For the record,” Cory began when his own laughter died down, “it doesn’t make me uncomfortable.”
Jerry looked at David, quite certain that he would be embarrassed at being overheard. “Told you so,” Jerry said through a self-satisfied smirk.
“Wow, good ears,” David muttered as he felt Jerry’s big hand push his head below the water.
Chapter 11
JERRY’S eyes fluttered open. There wasn’t anything that woke him up, but once his eyes opened, he became aware of the sound of David’s breathing, the aroma of the soap and shampoo that still lingered on his lover’s body from the night before. As happened every morning, Jerry ended up on his back, one arm outstretched and draped somewhere over David’s body. He rolled onto his side and snuggled up against David, who always ended up sleeping curled up on his side, both hands in loose fists in front of his face on the pillow. He felt his erection grow as David wiggled his body backwards and closed the distance between them. “Did I wake you?” Jerry asked.
“No,” David whispered, “I’ve been awake for a little while, wondering if I should wake you so that I can ravage you again.”
“You have, have you?” Jerry said as he wrapped one arm around David’s waist and pulled him tightly against his body. “Well, for future reference, the answer to that dilemma will always be yes.”
“Good to know.” David chuckled as he turned to lie on his back.
Jerry raised his head and rested it on one hand while he looked past his lover to the digital clock. “It’s only six thirty in the morning. Do you want to get some more sleep? We’ve got a day full of a happy eleven-year-old at a mall with other screaming and excited kids and rides and junk food and—”
“Don’t worry about me,” David said as he turned on his side, wrapping one arm around Jerry’s back and pulling himself a little closer. “I’ll be fine.”
“Okay,” Jerry said as he nodded and brought a kiss down to David’s forehead. “In that case, I think we need some more practice with my surprise toy.”
“You liked that, did you?” David pushed against Jerry’s shoulder and moved his body so that he was positioned in between Jerry’s legs. As he brought their lips together, he pushed each of his legs forward, delighting in the sound of anticipation in his lover’s moans. “It was incredibly erotic for me too.” David reached down between Jerry’s thighs, a muted whimper escaping his own lips when he felt how rigid Jerry had become. “Knowing that I’m the reason you’re making those noises, knowing I’m the reason you’re leaking so much pre-cum right now.” David kissed Jerry passionately, their tongues moving slowly against each other, as he brought his thumb to graze across the slit of Jerry’s prick. He spread the clear liquid around the mushroom head of Jerry’s cock, being sure to keep the thick foreskin pulled up, just the way Jerry liked.
Jerry imagined seeing himself right then, knees bent, his sensitive hole exposed. He opened his eyes when their kiss ended and saw David moving slowly down his body, planting languid kisses on his neck, shoulders, and all along his belly. Finally, Jerry felt the long, slender fingers pushing against the heat of his hole. His eyes closed involuntarily and he heard the sharp intake of breath into his own lungs. “Fuck, David,” Jerry sighed as he pulled his own knees toward his chest. “Feels so good.” After a few moments licking and kissing the sensitive flesh, David replaced his tongue with his fingers and then—and Jerry had no idea where it had come from—the dildo that had been his surprise last night in the shower.
Almost instantly, Jerry felt himself harden even more, his balls aching almost at the memory of how the slender dildo had felt as David—on his knees and with his mouth around Jerry’s erection—had pushed it slowly inside of him. He’d been lying on th
e ample bench inside the shower when David had explained softly and slowly what he would do with him. It’s not that Jerry had ever objected to having someone entering him, but rather that he’d never found anyone whom he thought enough of to allow himself to be as vulnerable and trusting as this intimacy required.
He and David had discussed it often enough, what David felt when Jerry was inside him, and Jerry had always wondered—out loud even—whether he would enjoy it or not. They’d tried a couple of times just after David had moved into the ranch, but Jerry had found that he’d been far too uptight and had not been able to relax enough. But lately, he’d found himself looking forward to having David fingering him or rimming him. Jerry found he enjoyed it especially when David was able to nip and bite at his foreskin while pushing inside him with his fingers or a thumb. And then last night? Jerry opened his eyes to see David concentrating intently on hitting all of his erogenous zones. When he felt his prostate tapped for the fifth time in what seemed like mere minutes and hours all at the same time, Jerry knew he couldn’t hold on any longer. “Won’t last, David, so good.”
As the slender dildo was pushed and pulled tantalizingly slowly, Jerry felt the vibrations of David’s response, and felt the heated, rigid tip of that tongue dip one more time into his slit. Then, as if he could sense Jerry’s climax building deep inside of his belly, David touched his teeth against the sensitive head as he pushed the dildo in and used it to massage Jerry’s prostate over and over again. The combined sensations of David tonguing his slit, massaging his prostate, and nipping at the sensitive head of his cock sent Jerry over the edge, and he cried out as an orgasm—more powerful than last night’s—came from somewhere outside of himself. The sensations of feeling David’s throat work to swallow his release did nothing to soothe Jerry’s overheated and sensitive body.
He felt David petting his overly warm skin, placing kisses as Jerry continued to come down back to earth. “Come here, baby,” Jerry whispered as he reached for his husband.
“Good morning,” David said as he snuggled beside Jerry. “I’m going to go down and get breakfast ready for the boys. You sleep some more.”
“Or….” Jerry pushed against David’s shoulder and then let most of his body weight work to pin David in place, preventing him from getting out of the warm bed. “We can both stay in bed and make out?”
“I don’t know. I was really looking forward to breakfast. Maybe you can convince me to stay here.”
Jerry’s mouth lifted at one side, a small sneer to let David know he’d accepted the challenge. Jerry lowered his body slowly, positioning it so that David would not be able to escape and knowing exactly what he could do to keep him from leaving the room. Letting his arms support him, his torso suspended a few centimeters above the silky skin, Jerry let his lips find their way to the sensitive ears, kissing first one and then the other, finally whispering in the more sensitive of the two, “Until I met you, I never realized how great morning sex can be.” Jerry kissed the ear again and nibbled at the ear lobe for a few seconds. “You’re even more sensitive in the morning.” He positioned his legs so that their hips and cocks were aligned perfectly, and then returned his lips to David’s ear. “I love you, mountain lion,” he whispered, and then kissed around the shell of his lover’s ear, closing his own eyes as he felt the shudder pass through David’s body. “You make me happy.” Jerry felt David’s body push up to meet his, felt his hands pull against the thick muscles of his back. He kissed the sensitive ear once more and whispered, “Love to see your face when you come. Come for me, baby.”
Jerry lowered his body slightly so that David was able to get a little more friction going between their bodies, Jerry’s own cock hard again,and leaking beside David’s. He could tell by the rhythm of his panting that David was close. Taking this as his cue, Jerry moved his body, his movements opposed to David’s, his lips continuing to kiss at the sensitive ear. He heard his name, a mere puff of air against his neck and then felt the heat spill out between them. He held himself there, knowing how sensitive his husband was after every orgasm. “So pretty, baby,” Jerry whispered as his body felt David’s body relax back against the mattress. “Never get tired of that, David, never.” Jerry moved off to the side of his lover and petted and stroked the sensitive skin, pushing himself down a little so that he could rest his head on David’s chest. “Think we might have to get a shower like that for home,” Jerry said and felt his head bounce as David laughed.
“Something tells me that if we do, poor William would never see us again.”
“Don’t think he’d notice,” Jerry said as he raised his head and smiled. “I don’t think he’s ever going to let Cory out of his sight again.”
“I’m just glad he’s actually putting himself out there trying to make a friend.” David’s hand came up, almost on its own, and stroked Jerry’s hair. “But I’m not sure I like the fact that Cory ran away.”
“Does seem to raise more questions than it answers, that’s for sure.”
“I told him that if he felt like talking, I’d be more than willing, but I have this feeling that he’s a closed book, and a very tightly closed book at that.”
“So what are we going to do?” Jerry raised himself on an elbow. “Take him home and call Sara?”
“He says he doesn’t have any other family, so I don’t see what else we can do.” David smiled at Jerry and tried to sit up, but was stopped by a large, beautiful hand on his chest.
“No, don’t go yet,” Jerry said calmly. “The boys won’t be up for hours, and I feel like spooning.” He rolled David onto his side and snuggled up behind him, wondering what surprises lay in store for his family. If Cory did run away, there must have been a good reason for doing so. And if the reason was something bad enough to cause the teenager to find his way 300 kilometers from home, then what did that mean for Jerry and David and William? Were they in any danger? Could Cory’s presence here jeopardize the new family that Jerry had found and worked so hard to keep? As he closed his eyes, content to feel David safe in his arms, Jerry contemplated the most important question of all: Would Jerry be able to fix whatever Cory broke?
AS HE leaned against the metal railing, David watched Cory and William take another turn on the swinging ship and was impressed at how attentive and protective Cory was with William. Jerry had disappeared to the bathroom only minutes before, and David could hear the whistling before he felt the hand at the small of his back. “How are the boys doing? They haven’t thrown up yet?”
David laughed and shook his head. “I don’t get how William can eat everything he’s eaten—including that huge breakfast—and go on these rides again and again.”
“Stomach of iron, I guess,” Jerry said as he pushed closer against David’s body. “So, I was thinking that maybe one of us should have a little sit-down with Cory and talk to him about what his plans were before we found him in Edmonton. I mean, I remember you telling me he was busking outside of a bank, so I’m guessing that he hadn’t really spent too much time planning his getaway.”
“I know we should, but what if he runs away again? Maybe we should just call Sara and see what she says.”
“Could do that too.” Jerry let his hand stroke lazily up and down David’s back. “But whatever he wants to do, we can’t really stop him. He’s not ours, not any relation to either of us. And for all we know,” Jerry said as he shrugged, feeling a little more than helpless, “he could have some family that he’s not admitting to.”
“I just hope this doesn’t end up hurting William,” David said as he watched Cory and William, both smiling, come toward them.
“Can’t protect him from that.” Jerry said as he nudged David’s shoulder with his.
“David?” William was standing in front of him and looking up, a big, happy smile on his face. “Will you come on the Orbiter with me? Cory says he wants to take a break.”
“I’d love to.”
“It’s no wonder Cory wants a break there partner; you�
�ve kept him going for almost an hour straight.” Jerry put his hand on David’s shoulder. “Cory and I will meet you over in the food court in about twenty minutes.”
“Why so long?” David asked as William pulled him toward the next ride.
“I need to head up to DeSerres for a few art supplies.” David watched Jerry turn to Cory and ask, “Hope you don’t mind?” And with Cory offering a quick shake of his head, David watched the pair of them head off to the art supply store.
“Come on,” William grunted as he continued to pull on David’s hand.
“How can you keep going on these rides, William? Don’t you feel even a little sick?”
“No!” William stopped at the gate and held out the correct number of tickets for both himself and David. “I love feeling like I’m flying. And on this one you spin around while you’re going fast on the roller coaster at the same time.”
“I love roller coasters.” David sat beside William in the chair and the young employee closed the bar on them and then turned his attention to securing the other two passengers who’d gotten on just after David and William. “I used to drive my parents crazy every time we went somewhere with a roller coaster, begging and pleading until my dad usually gave up and took me on the roller coaster.”
“I know,” William announced, “Opa Niels told me how much you used to love going riding on the horses and how you’d beg to go off the highest diving board at the pool.” He looked up at David’s bewildered expression. “When we go out on the horses or when he babysits, I always ask him questions about you.” William suddenly looked panicked. “Is that okay?”
“Of course it is,” David smiled down at the flushed face and ran his hand over William’s short, blond hair. “But you know that you can ask me anything you want, right?”
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