The Return of Jake Slater

by Zavo

  I waved my arm in the direction of the river as I spoke. When I was done, Alejandro was silent for several minutes.

  “Jake, I know that something has been troubling you since your arrival in Mexico. Until you are ready to talk about it, I will not press you. I’ve only known you a short time, but I’ve seen what a good man you are. Whatever happened across the river, I have to believe occurred under unusual and trying circumstances. I have not said this to you before, Jake, because I did not want to add to your troubles.”

  He paused a moment, and took my hand in his.

  “I am developing strong feelings for you, Jake. Stronger than for any man I have known in the past. I don’t know how you feel about me, but I’d be pleased if you made your stay at the fort permanent. I would be even more pleased if the new life you came to my country looking for included me. However, if this is to come to pass, we must deal with whatever is troubling you. It cannot remain as a wall between us.”

  I was taken aback by his statement, but before I had a chance to reply, Carmelo returned with our lunch. He placed two large stone platters on the table, heaped with strips of steak and chicken, beans, onions, large chunks of potatoes, and the ubiquitous flour tortillas. Another man accompanied him, carrying a carafe of wine and two goblets.

  “Thank you, Carmelo. This looks delicious. Before you leave us, I was curious if Luke is around. I’d like him to join us as I would very much like him to meet Jake.”

  “No, Alejandro, Luke is not here. He’s visiting the local towns, looking for some new workers. We had two leave unexpectedly last week. He won’t be back for several days.”

  “Very well, Carmelo. We are only staying the night, but we’ll be back in another week. Please let Luke know I was here and was asking about him.”

  “It will be my pleasure, Alejandro.”

  Before we began eating, I knew I had to give Alejandro an answer.

  “I too am starting to have feelings for you, Alejandro. I would very much enjoy continuing my stay at the fort and getting to know you better. When the time is right, I will tell you what brought me over the river. However, now is not the time as I don’t want to ruin our visit. But it will be very soon.”

  He squeezed my hand.

  “I am a very patient man, Jake.”

  When we had finished eating, Carmelo materialized and removed the dishes. He returned with glasses of whiskey and long, thick cigars. After Alejandro had lit mine and then his, we sat smoking in silence, lost in our own thoughts. Carmelo interrupted again, asking if we’d like to bathe before retiring to our room for the evening.

  “That would be very nice, Carmelo.”

  We got up from the table and headed back through the cantina. I stopped dead in my tracks when I spotted a large black man sitting by himself at one of the tables. It was Ezekiel!

  He looked up just as I reached the table. A large smile appeared on his face. He stood and we clasped hands and hugged one another.

  “Ezekiel, I certainly never thought I’d see you again. How have you been and what the hell are you doing here?”

  “I’m fine, Jake. I own a ranch several miles from here. Actually, Michael and I own it. Please, pull up a chair and join me.”

  “I’d like that very much. This is my companion, Alejandro.”

  As they shook hands, I could tell that Alejandro was quite taken with Ezekiel. In fact, after we sat down, he could not take his eyes from him.

  “How do you know Ezekiel, Jake?”

  “He and I met in Abilene before I came to Mexico. Ezekiel, please catch me up on what’s been happening to you since we last met.”

  Ezekiel picked up on the fact that I didn’t want Alejandro to know that the two of us had met in jail. As he began speaking, Ignacio appeared with a bottle of whiskey and three glasses. I poured as Ezekiel began his tale.

  “Michael’s father is staying with us for a month to gauge how well we are running the ranch. He decided to overlook the trouble he caused me, and is working very hard to get along with me. But I needed a break from him. I decided to be elsewhere for a few days of his visit. Michael told me about this place and how to find it. His name got me in. I arrived only a short time ago.”

  “How is the ranching business, Ezekiel?”

  “It’s a lot of work, Jake, but it’s rewarding to build something that’s your own. It’s a hard land, but it’s a good one. We’re starting out slow. We’re still looking for hired hands as there is much to rebuild and repair before we can purchase any livestock. If you’re looking for work, Jake, I can keep you busy for many, many years.”

  I laughed at his comment, but it struck a chord deep inside me. I was looking for a new beginning. Why not try my hand at ranching?

  “I will give that offer some serious thought, Ezekiel.”

  During our entire conversation, Alejandro had simply stared at Ezekiel, mesmerized. I kicked his leg under the table.

  “Alejandro, are you going to say anything or are we going to do all the talking?”

  He seemed to snap out of his trance and smiled at both of us.

  “My apologies, gentlemen. I have never seen a man with skin the color of Ezekiel’s. It is beautiful and, Ezekiel, you are incredibly handsome.”

  Ezekiel smiled at Alejandro’s words.

  “Thank you, Alejandro. You’re quite pleasing to the eyes as well. You and Jake make a fine pair. If you’d like to see more of me, I have a room upstairs.”

  “I would very much like that, Ezekiel,” he responded without hesitation.

  He turned to me.

  “Jake, is this okay with you.”

  “It is, Alejandro.”

  “Then it’s settled. Ezekiel, let’s go to my suite on the third floor. I think we’ll be more comfortable there.”

  We finished our whiskeys and followed Alejandro to the third floor. When he opened the door, we stepped into a room that was very opulent indeed. It was not as large as his room back at the fort, but it was at least half the size. The bed was almost identical to the one in Alejandro’s room. It was only missing the white fabric cascading from the top. A sofa was against the far wall. A table and four chairs were to the right of the door. To our left was a large armoire. Alejandro closed the door behind us and stood facing Ezekiel. He stepped to him and ran the fingers of his right hand lightly down his cheek. Ezekiel bent and kissed him deeply, then wrapped his arms around him. Alejandro was a big man, but he looked small in the arms of this giant. I could see the swell at the crotch of Alejandro’s pants. When Ezekiel finally released him, Alejandro took a few steps backward, his chest heaving slightly.

  “Ezekiel, I believe you said we could see the rest of you.”

  “It would be my pleasure, Alejandro.”

  I had never seen Ezekiel completely naked. Our pairings in the Abilene jail had been carried out with most of our clothes on. The giant unbuttoned his shirt and undershirt and pulled them off. I marveled at his massive, muscular chest and arms. They resembled finely polished black marble. He slid his boots off along with his socks. Finally, he unbuttoned his pants and slid them and his white drawers down to his ankles and stepped out of them. His legs were thick and resembled tree trunks. He turned around, giving us a view of his muscular back and the round, sculpted cheeks of his ass. He was indeed a magnificent specimen of manhood. When he turned back around, Alejandro grabbed his cock and held it firmly. The only hair on his body other than that on his head was the thick patch above his pole. And Alejandro could not take his eyes from this enormous piece of flesh.

  “It’s your turn, Alejandro,” Ezekiel murmured.

  Alejandro reluctantly released Ezekiel’s stiffer and began working the buttons on his blue uniform jacket. He tossed it on the bed and took off his white shirt. Ezekiel reached out a large hand and ran his fingers through the thick hair on Alejandro’s broad chest.

  “This is my lucky day. Two hairy men at the same time!”

  Alejandro pulled off his boots and his socks. When he str
aightened up, he unbuttoned his white pants and pushed them down to his ankles. His drawers were next. His cock sprang free and slapped against his brown, hairy belly. He kicked his pants and drawers off. They turned to me expectantly with lust-filled eyes. I undressed slowly, teasing them as I revealed naked skin inch by inch. When I was naked, we moved to the bed and stretched out on it. Ezekiel was in the middle, Alejandro was on the right side, and I was on the left. Alejandro began running his hands over Ezekiel, feeling the muscles in his arms. From there he worked Ezekiel’s large nipples before venturing to his horse-like cock.

  He slid down to Ezekiel’s crotch and began running his tongue up and down his long, thick shaft. I joined him, and we began taking turns on the large prick. When Alejandro next reached the root, he moved lower, lapping at the dark ballsac that held two balls the size of small apples. From there he began probing Ezekiel’s hole. After several more licks on Ezekiel’s cock, I crawled back up to his head, kissed him on the lips and whispered in his ear. He smiled and rolled off the bed amidst Alejandro’s cries of protest. He crawled back on at the foot, pushed Alejandro onto his stomach and knelt behind him. I got up on my hands and knees and placed a pillow under my chest for support. I wiggled my ass at my naked soldier.

  “Come and get it, Brigadier General.”

  Alejandro didn’t need to be asked twice. He moved in behind me and spread the cheeks of my ass. He began licking between them for all he was worth. I moaned softly and pushed back against him. After a final flick of his tongue, I felt the fat head of his cock pressing against my secret spot. I pushed back, and the head popped through. He sank into me to the hilt. When I looked over my shoulder Ezekiel was directly behind Alejandro. When the brigadier general he uttered a small cry, I knew that the head of that gargantuan cock had penetrated him. This was followed by a long, drawn-out moan, as Ezekiel filled Alejandro with his massive stiffer.

  Alejandro sprawled across my back, his cock deep inside me. The sweaty hairs of his chest squished against me. He grabbed me firmly at the waist and began slow thrusts, going deep on each one. When his pace quickened, I knew Ezekiel was plowing him hard. I could hear Ezekiel moaning, and the smell of our coupling was ripe in the air. The bed was shaking from the extra weight and the amount of movement. I had a fleeting thought that it might collapse. But it held firm as Alejandro again increased his thrusts into me, driving me forward with each one. Adding to the moans and groans in the room were the sound of Alejandro’s thighs slapping against my ass. Ezekiel’s thighs were doing double duty on Alejandro’s ass. Alejandro’s grip on my waist suddenly tightened, and he cried out. I felt his seed spilling into me. When he was spent, he collapsed on top of me. That’s when Ezekiel really began to pound Alejandro’s ass. With Alejandro still on top of me, I was pressed down deep in the bed. The soldier began making sounds I’d never heard from him.

  “Oh my God, Ezekiel,” he cried.

  “I’m gonna shoot, Alejandro!”

  Ezekiel’s cries filled the room till he was spent. He must have collapsed on top of Alejandro at that point, because the weight on me increased tenfold.

  “Whenever you boys are done, let me know. I’m having trouble breathing!”

  They both laughed. Suddenly Alejandro was gone from my back and was beside me, kissing me deeply. Ezekiel was on my other side, kissing me as well. He flopped onto his back, and soon his soft snores filled the room. Alejandro’s snores echoed on my left. I laid my head on Alejandro’s chest and was soon fast asleep myself.

  When I woke, Ezekiel was still in the bed. However, he was wide-awake and Alejandro was bouncing wildly on his pole. Ezekiel was busy stroking Alejandro’s stiffer. I rose up on one elbow and kissed Ezekiel. He reached over, grabbed my cock, and began dry stroking it till I was fully hard. He spit in his hand, slicked up my stiffer, and began pumping me in tandem with Alejandro. All too soon, I felt my juices begin to boil. But Alejandro was to be the first to release. He cried out as white ropes of his spunk splattered onto Ezekiel’s stomach and chest. When Alejandro was spent, Ezekiel renewed his efforts on my pole. After several more strokes, my eruption began. Ezekiel placed his hand underneath the head of my cock, and I filled it with my seed. When I was spent, he licked his hand clean. He now turned his full attention to plowing Alejandro’s hole. He grabbed him by the waist and held him steady as he thrust into him. I rolled over and began sucking and biting Ezekiel’s nipples.

  “Here it comes, Alejandro!”

  The black man gave a last mighty thrust and then fell back on the bed. Alejandro rose up off the giant’s stiffer and lay beside him.

  “Thanks, Ezekiel. That was one hell of a ride.”

  Ezekiel laughed softly.

  “Let’s get washed up, gents, and grab some breakfast before we leave.”

  We headed down the backstairs to the bath area. Dawn was just breaking. After an invigorating bath, we got dressed and went to the cantina for breakfast. It was already busy. Melchor brought us breakfast and, as we ate, we made plans to meet back here tonight for dinner. When we had eaten our fill, we went to the bar for a parting shot of tequila. Both of us hugged Ezekiel good-bye. He would be staying here during the day, awaiting our return this evening. I had just grabbed one of the door handles when I heard a commotion outside. Alejandro was right behind me, and I motioned for him to stand firm. Alejandro shot me a puzzled look, but I held a finger to my lips to silence him. Ezekiel came over to stand behind Alejandro. I went to the first window to see what was happening. My heart sank in my chest when I saw two men out on the veranda. It was Seth Rawlins and Nathaniel Harrison.

  I turned around quickly and motioned Ezekiel over to me.

  “Ezekiel, Seth Rawlins and Nathaniel Harrison are out front. They must be looking for one or both of us.”

  A look of incredulity appeared on his face.

  “But they don’t have any jurisdiction here, Jake. What can they do to us? And how the hell did they find us?”

  “I’m not sure they have, yet. They may just be sweeping the borders on both sides to see what they flush out. What little I do know of Seth Rawlins, if he did find us I’m sure he’d just as soon kill us here and be done with it. What are we going to do if they come inside?”

  “If who comes inside, Jake? You act as if you’ve seen a ghost. Who’s out there that has you so nervous?”

  I realized I would have to come clean to Alejandro.

  “Alejandro, there are two men outside that cannot see me or Ezekiel. Can you help us out?”

  “I can, Jake, but first you’d better explain to me what’s going on. Let’s go back up to my room and talk. We won’t be disturbed there.”

  “Okay, it looks like Donato and Ignacio have things handled outside.”

  We climbed the stairs to his room and he closed the door behind us.

  “Please sit down, Alejandro. This is a long story.”

  When I had finished, he sat in stunned silence for a full minute. He then began pacing the room.

  “This Seth Rawlins sounds like a real bad character, Jake. While he doesn’t have any jurisdiction over here, you seem convinced he will still act against you and Ezekiel. What about this Harrison fellow? Do you think he could be reasoned with?”

  “I very much doubt it, Alejandro. If he’s come this far it means he’s pretty much under Seth’s thumb.”

  “Okay, gentlemen, we need to fill Luke in on this as soon as he returns.”

  For now, I’m going to alert Donato.

  After he left the room, Ezekiel sat at the table, while I paced the room. Neither one of us spoke.

  Suddenly, the door opened and Alejandro stepped into the room.

  “Seth and Nathaniel have gone. Apparently, they tried to force their way into the hacienda. Seth slugged Ignacio. Donato and several of the other men drove them off. I have a real bad feeling about this, Jake. It’s almost as if they knew you were here. I think we have some real trouble on our hands. Luke probably won’t be back till late this afternoon.
It’s almost noon. I have time to return to the fort to take care of some matters. Hopefully, I’ll be back right around the time that Luke returns. Why don’t you two stay in my room till I’m back? I’ll let Donato know so he can get you anything you need.”

  “Okay, Alejandro. Please be careful. None of us knows what Seth Rawlins is capable of!”

  “I’ll be careful, Jake.”

  He kissed me good-bye, clasped hands with Ezekiel, and left the room.

  Chapter Nine

  Jake and Ben

  I was sitting at a table in the cantina, a half-empty bottle of tequila in front of me. Luke was sitting across from me. We were both slightly drunk. I had just finished telling him the whole story of me and Jake. I ended with why Seth Rawlins had been at the hacienda.

  “Ben, I told you when you got here that whatever you were running from didn’t matter to me. All that was left behind in the States. We don’t take kindly to outsiders meddling where they don’t belong. No sheriff from Abilene or El Paso has any rights or any jurisdiction here. If they do come back, we’ll handle it, and that will be the end of it.”

  Hearing those words from Luke should have made me feel better. But I had a bad feeling about this. If Seth Rawlins was poking around, it was a good bet that trouble wasn’t far behind.

  Donato stopped by the table.

  “Luke, Brigadier General Reyes is back.”

  “Thanks, Donato.”

  “Who is Brigadier General Reyes?”

  “He runs Fort Loreto, Ben. It’s a Mexican fort a few miles from here.”

  I saw a tall, handsome man standing just inside the door. He was dressed in a blue uniform jacket with white pants.

  “Alejandro,” Luke hollered to him.

  He smiled and grabbed the drink that Ignacio had just brought to him. He made his way over to our table. The two men clasped hands and kissed each other on both cheeks.

  “It’s good to see you again, Alejandro. I’m honored you’ve been here twice in one week. Donato told me you arrived yesterday afternoon and then left this morning.”