His True Home (Gay Romance)

by Trina Solet

"You're a good brother," Cory said to him.

  Teddy smiled, pleased by the compliment. He held Cory's hand even tighter now.

  When Cory looked up, he saw Alec gazing at them with fond amusement.

  Teddy really was brave. Cory saw his eyes tear up, but he just gritted his teeth and blinked. Giving him a hug and a kiss, Cory told him that was the bravest thing he ever saw. He also reminded Teddy that if he needed to cry, it was OK.

  "It's good to cry sometimes. That's why our eyes make tears," Cory said and turned to the doctor for confirmation. He said that was true.

  "See, we all agree, crying is OK," Alec chimed in.

  Teddy sighed. "OK, OK. I'll think about it," he told them.

  All three of them laughed. Dr. Wheeler approved of the progress Teddy was making. He told Cory that Teddy was flourishing.

  "Whatever you're doing, keep it up," he said to Cory.

  After the doctor's appointment, they had hot dogs for lunch and followed that with ice cream. When Alec dropped off Cory in front of Clay's Hardware, Cory noticed that he had a little time before the sign said he would be back to reopen. He decided to take a walk and try to clear his head of Alec. He thought of Palmer's Grotto as the right kind of place for gaining some perspective. The place carried a message: "Look what nature can do, you puny human. Now get over yourself."

  As before, Cory heard the place before he could see it. The noise came to him as he walked through the thick forest. The water became a roar as he climbed to the rock ledge. Sitting on the edge of the stone and letting his legs dangle over the rushing water, Cory watched the river disappear underground. Its noise was soothing as Cory thought about last night. Cory had offered himself as a release, and Alec took him up on it. If he didn't like how that felt afterward, Cory only had himself to blame. He was a fuck buddy and that's all. He had to accept that. If only it didn't feel so good to have Alec inside him.

  Alec was a living, breathing embodiment of raw sex, Cory's desire made into hard flesh. Having had a taste or two, Cory was filled with constant longing for him. Did he really think Alec could fuck him and not leave a mark? He felt like he had made a bargain with the devil and now he had his soul. Damn him.

  He might curse Alec, but Cory was furious with himself, acting like some stupid virgin. Not that he had a lot of experience, but he had never succumbed to one fuck like this. He felt like Alec had claimed him and now owned him, and that was just stupid. And God forbid Alec found out what he had done to Cory. For one thing, Cory would never live it down. Worse yet, knowing that Cory pined for him would send Alec running.

  Cory wondered if Alec could really leave Teddy after spending so much time with him. But his own mother expected Alec would leave. If Cory believed he wouldn't, it was only wishful thinking. It scared the hell out of Cory to think that Alec would be gone one day. He might not be able to keep Alec from ever leaving, but Cory would make sure he didn't give him a reason to run by telling him how he felt about him.

  "What are you doing here?" a soft, familiar voice said from behind him.

  When he turned, Cory was startled to see Rosa from Thompson's Diner. She was in her waitress outfit, probably taking a break from work.

  "Oh, hi. I was just meditating," he said with a smile.

  "Really?"

  "No. It's just something Alec says."

  "Alec. I bet he's a handful," Rosa said as she sat down next to him.

  "What?" Cory wasn't sure if she meant it the way it sounded or if it was just his own dirty mind.

  "I didn't mean that," she said then her big, brown eyes widened. "Is he? Never mind. Don't tell me. I need to be able to look him in the eye and not blush."

  Cory wondered if he should be keeping things between Alec and him a secret. It made him sad to think that. And anyway, Rosa assumed he had intimate knowledge of Alec so maybe it was a foregone conclusion that they were fucking.

  Rosa saw him frowning and asked, "Is Alec the reason you're here? I sometimes come here too when I'm upset. Use this." She handed him a small rock.

  "This isn't big enough to do any real damage," Cory told her.

  "It's to throw in the water, not at Alec. First you touch the rock to your heart and then throw it into the water. Let the water take your troubles. It's something my dad taught me."

  "I like that." Cory said. Feeling a little silly, he did it just like she told him to. He kind of felt better. He and Rosa sat on the edge and talked. She wore flip-flops, and he worried they would fly into the water when she kicked her feet. They reminded him of Alec, his natural recklessness. He wondered how far that recklessness would take them before Alec put on the brakes or simply left.

  A few days later, Cory was about to find himself alone with Alec. On that evening, Miriam had plans for Teddy. "I'm taking this cutie to my ladies' night."

  "Teddy doesn't want to go to your old ladies' night," Alec said.

  "There will be cookies and cake," Miriam said to Teddy, trumping Alec's objection easily.

  "That's dirty politics," Alec told her.

  Teddy looked up at Cory.

  "You too?" he said.

  Cory felt trapped by those sweet blue eyes. He was terrified that he would have to go until Alec spoke up.

  "That's where I draw the line. You can't have them both," Alec said to his mother, saving Cory or ensuring his doom maybe.

  "I guess I have to stay. We can't leave Alec all alone," Cory said to Teddy.

  Teddy nodded with understanding and gave Alec a pitying look.

  "Let's get you ready," Miriam said. "I want all those biddies to turn green when they see what a good-looking guy I'm bringing to the party."

  Now it was Alec's turn to look at Teddy with sympathy.

  "If he had a little bowtie and a vest, she would put him in it," Alec said as they went to get ready.

  Cory was all set to take pictures when they came back.

  "Get your phone," he nudged Alec. "I want pictures. I want a mountain of pictures."

  Alec smiled at him indulgently and went to get his camera not his phone. The camera looked pretty serious.

  "Good enough?" he asked and took a picture of Cory. "You'll have so many family pictures, you won't know what to do with them," Alec promised him.

  Cory couldn't help it. He had to kiss him for that. It was quick and hot, surprising Alec into a gasp. After it was over, Cory watched him lick his lower lip.

  A million pictures were taken with Alec's mom all dressed up and posing and Teddy looking wide-eyed and adorable in a buttoned, short sleeved shirt tucked into his jeans. When Miriam wasn't looking, Alec untucked his shirt.

  Left alone with Alec, Cory made up his mind to act cool and not give away how much he wanted him. But as soon as Alec reached for him, he gave in. His whole being opened up to him, like Alec owned him deep inside. Alec pulled him in for a kiss, held the back of his head and went deep. Cory didn't want it to end. When Alec pulled back, Cory was lost in his eyes. He stepped back so he could pull himself together, kind of.

  "So what's the plan? Do I strip right here and now?" Cory asked, seeing that he was doomed anyway.

  "Eager. I like that. But keep your clothes on. We're going out," Alec said with a smirk.

  "Where is there to go?" Cory wondered. He imagined some smoky, gay hangout in the middle of nowhere.

  "I told you I know all the good places. Come on," he said and took Cory by the hand, leading him out the door.

  "Are we holding hands now?" Cory asked. He pulled away because his whole body was on fire just from the touch of Alec's hand.

  Alec reached for his ass instead.

  To Cory's surprise, they didn't go to the car. Alec took him straight into the woods behind the house. It was cool and shadowy. The ground was soft with fallen pine needles muffling their footsteps. Walking among the shadows lit by the deep red of the setting sun felt sweet and mysterious because Alec was by his side. They were more together so far away from any other living soul. They didn't talk. It was as if th
e hush of the forest silenced them.

  After about half an hour and seeing nothing but trees, they came across a house. It was a one story, wood cabin that seemed to grow out of the forest. Cory just stared at it for a while, noticing all the signs that told him it was abandoned. Some of the windows were boarded up. Others were covered in grime. A small shrub had grown right through the front steps. The front door was barred and padlocked.

  "Are you taking me to a haunted house?" Cory asked.

  "Not as far as I know," Alec said as he went around to the side of the house.

  There a bush had completely covered a window.

  "Whose house is this?" Cory wanted to know as Alec pushed his way through the branches blocking the window.

  "Johansen family. The last of them moved away years ago."

  After a few tries, Alec pushed open the window. He held it open and invited Cory to climb through.

  "So we're trespassing," Cory said, not moving.

  "We aren't the first."

  "Don't tell me this is the local fuck spot," Cory said as he finally climbed in and Alec followed.

  "Not really. It's too out of the way. Vagrants are more likely to break in here than local teenagers. The sheriff is always boarding up broken windows. The bottom line is that we have complete privacy," Alec said and grabbed Cory by the ass to pull him close. Pressed up against him, Cory could feel his hard-on, and he immediately got hard himself, wanting it.

  First, Cory looked around. There was still some light coming in, but the interior was pretty dark. It was all wood beams and a few pieces of furniture that identified the space as a living area and kitchen. Walking into the next room, Cory saw the bed and looked over at Alec.

  "Is this our real destination?" Cory asked as he eyed the relatively clean but bare mattress.

  "Unless you want it on the floor or against the wall. I'm up for anything," Alec said. He came up behind Cory and wrapped him up in his arms. Slipping his hand under his t-shirt, he kissed Cory's neck. It all reminded Cory of the last time. Only the location was different.

  "We could have done this at the house too," Cory pointed out, sounding a little breathless already, and Alec hadn't even done anything to him.

  Alec's hand moved lower, sneaking inside the front of Cory's jeans.

  "And worry about being interrupted by Mom's early return? Nope. This is real privacy," Alec whispered in his ear.

  Cory's skin got burning hot under Alec's touch. Turning to him, he pushed his hand under Alec's t-shirt to give him a taste. He pinched his nipples lightly. Alec breathed raggedly then kissed him, letting his tongue explore Cory's mouth. On fire for each other, they were grinding in a frenzy of clothes flying off.

  Cory made Alec lie down so he could explore him. Long limbs stretched out in front of him. Alec's muscles were bulging, curving, begging for Cory's hands to run over them and memorize them. Cory licked up from his navel to one nipple then the other. He gave each a quick nip before giving Alec a hard kiss on the mouth then moving back down.

  Alec was a feast and Cory was in ecstasy, but Alec didn't let him play for long. He flipped them over so he was on top. Straddling him, Alec skimmed his lips over Cory's chest until he reached his nipple. He sucked it and bit it as Cory arched his back. As he licked his way down, he let Cory's overheated skin feel the wetness of his tongue then the edge of his teeth. Not stopping until he reached Cory's cock, he took it in his mouth. It was wonderful, but Cory didn't want to come like that.

  "I'll..." Cory tried to warn him, but Alec just kept sucking until he had what he wanted – Cory's come filling his mouth.

  "Damn it," Cory cursed.

  "Don't worry. That was just an appetizer. I want you to last when I fuck you," Alec assured him.

  Cory smiled up at Alec and pulled him down.

  "Look at you so happy," Alec teased him. "I wouldn't drag you all the way out here and then shortchange you."

  "You just want to exhaust me," Cory said.

  "Just making the most of the time we have."

  "So that's a yes."

  Cory recharged quickly, and Alec was barely able to hold back until he did. Cory could feel the effort as Alec's whole body tensed and shuddered under Cory's touch. He still took his time and made sure Cory was ready to take his cock.

  They started with Cory on his hands and knees. Gripping him firmly by the hip, Alec held him in place. With his other hand, he rubbed his back as he pushed in. It wasn't any easier than last time. Cory was sweating and moaning with the effort. Being able to make noise and let it out was a relief. He liked hearing Alec grunt and moan too, but he hated it when he stopped and pulled out.

  "Why, why, why?" Cory asked, furious.

  "On your back. I need to see you," Alec said as he panted and laughed at Cory.

  "What the hell for?" Cory said, but he did as he was told. He wasn't about to cause trouble. He needed Alec back inside him. Plus he loved looking at him and having Alec's eyes on him even if he didn't want to admit it.

  As Alec pushed in again, Cory let out a long, loud moan. Alec was ramming in deep just the way Cory needed. At first he gave him a deep, slow fuck. It was amazing. Every thick inch sinking into him was more intense than the last. Cory's dick turned to steel. When Alec picked up speed, Cory went out of his mind. Alec's hips hammered against him. Cory thought he might get shoved right off the bed from the force of it.

  By the end, Cory was crazed with the need to come. His whole body was just raw nerve endings that only craved Alec and more Alec all the time. Cory threw his head back. The roof beams whirled above as if Alec had set them into motion, as if he had spun the world just to give Cory the best ride of his life. The intensity of the pleasure made him lose all his senses. There was only that one sensation building, surging through him. It burst out of him as Alec kissed him. Alec was still pumping in and out right through Cory's orgasm, desperate to come. Cory was coming with an explosion of pleasure so white hot, he was blind and deaf and as mindless as an animal. There was only one thought in his head – Alec, Alec. It echoed inside him where he made it stay. He wasn't going to call out the name of a man who didn't love him no matter how good he made him feel. Cory almost bit his tongue trying not to say Alec's name. As their bodies crashed together, Cory willed himself not to scream out his name as he watched him come.

  *

  From the first kiss, Alec was lost in Cory. His eyes were soft and gleaming with lust. As he lay on the bed, Cory's skin vibrated under his touch. Alec had to make him come. More than that, he had to taste him.

  Cory's passion was unlimited. Arching under him, rising for more, pulsing around him like a heartbeat, he was always asking for more. Alec fucked like a madman, driven deep inside him. He fucked him so hard that it scared him, but Cory was with him, rising for it. As crazy as Alec, he wanted it as hard as Alec gave it to him.

  Sweating and moaning under his pounding, Cory held him down like an anchor holds a ship, nailing him into place with his body and his eyes. With his mouth almost forming his name but never saying it aloud, Cory came closing around him like a fist, pumping Alec and sending him into an abyss of pure pleasure.

  Cory's eyes glazed over. His lips parted. Still breathing hard and moaning softly, Cory let his hands slide all over Alec. The caress was aimless and careless over his slick body. Alec pulled him close and made Cory wrap his body around him. While Cory's moans subsided in his ear, Alec leaned back with Cory exhausted and boneless in his arms. God, he was good to fuck and to hold.

  *

  Enfolded in Alec's arms, Cory felt so good. It was hard for him to believe that this was sex and nothing more. In the quiet of the night, he felt like nothing else in the dark world existed except for Alec's breathing, his warm, hard body pressed against him, his arm heavy across Cory's back.

  Cory didn't realize he had drifted off until he woke up gasping for breath.

  "It's OK. You're awake now. Breathe," someone told him. It was Alec.

  Cory looked around
, remembering where he was as he saw moonbeams lighting the wood on the walls.

  "Shit. Sorry," Cory said, getting his breathing under control though his heart still raced. "I was dreaming about Teddy. He was on the side of the road, and a black car stopped. He got in and disappeared. Just disappeared, like he never existed." Cory's feeling of panic renewed at that terrifying sight.

  Alec held him tighter and soothed him.

  "Shh. Bonnie picked him up. Scatterbrained, drives like crazy and talks a mile a minute, that Bonnie, and she's as harmless as a kitten," Alec whispered to him and pushed sweat soaked hair off his face.

  Now Cory had trouble breathing because he wanted to cry with relief and also go and hug Bonnie for being the one who picked up Teddy that day. He hugged Alec instead. Alec kept holding him and told him that Teddy was safe. Still in Alec's arms, Cory slumped back into bed. With Alec smoothing his hair gently, Cory felt his eyelids getting heavy. In Alec's embrace, Cory would have no trouble falling asleep again. Just as his eyes started to close, he thought of Teddy coming home. His eyes snapped open, and he sat up, dislodging Alec.

  Cory dressed hurriedly only able to find some of his clothes after he found his phone and used it as a flashlight. By throwing his clothes at him, he encouraged Alec to get dressed too.

  "Hurry up!" Cory said when Alec didn't move fast enough. "I will not have my brand new little brother worrying about where I am this late at night."

  "Teddy is with Mom and her cronies," Alec said, but he did put on his clothes.

  "They might be back by now. Come on. Move it!" Cory said pulling him up by the arm. "I don't want to get lost out there." Otherwise he was ready to go without him.

  "A big bad wolf might eat you," Alec teased, groping him.

  He stood up too close to Cory and ground into him. As he felt Alec's teeth graze his throat, Cory stroked his hair only for a second. Pushing him away, he lit the way with his phone. When they got outside, Alec stopped Cory and texted his mother. After reading her reply, he said to Cory, "They're still at Lilah's. So we don't need to break our necks rushing through the woods in the dark. OK?"