The evening was warm, a
blessed relief from the past few days that had been unseasonably chilly in
Joseph's opinion. He turned to Rawleigh, suggesting they go down toward the
river, away from the streets that were still busy even at that hour of the
night.
As they strolled, Joseph
could sense the tension rolling off his companion. The question is, am I willing to ease it. Or perhaps more to the point, how will I alleviate it? Verbally or
physically?
He was more than willing to
admit, to himself at least, that taking the young man to his bed would not be
an unwelcome venture. He did trust Rawleigh to the extent of believing he would
never reveal what happened, should they have a one-time fling or a relationship
lasting for a few months. And that was as long as it would continue, if it even
began. Rawleigh was human. Joseph avoided long-term connections with them on
any personal level for obvious reasons. While the humans he came in contact
with on a day-to-day basis might not realize he aged very slowly, a lover would
undoubtedly pick up on the fact if they were around him for an extended period
of time. He was not willing to let it happen. His very life depended on it.
As they neared the river,
the streets darkened and, conversely, Joseph's mood lightened when he finally
reached a decision. He put his arm around Rawleigh's shoulders in a
companionable manner.
Rawleigh stiffened, asking
quietly, "What are you doing? What if…if someone sees us?"
"Look around. We're
the only ones here at the moment and even if we weren't, we're just two friends
out for a stroll after a bit too much to drink."
"We didn't…" Then
Rawleigh understood and smiled. "Way too much, so you need to keep me on
my feet."
"Precisely."
Joseph grinned, pulling him even closer. "And as we're nearing my house, I
think it would behoove me invite you in until you sobered up a bit."
"Oh, I definitely
agree." Rawleigh glanced around, obviously wondering which of the few
houses they were nearing was Joseph's.
"The red brick one
with the white-pillared porch," Joseph told him, picking up on what he was
doing.
"Three stories tall.
You must be somewhat well-to-do."
"Not really. Elizabeth shared it with
me for a brief time but we both discovered we liked our privacy, so she moved
to a smaller one down the block." Joseph pointed to a two-story clapboard
house.
"She's safe? Living
alone like that?"
Joseph nodded, trying not
to laugh. Very safe, considering what she
is. Aloud, he explained that his sister was a crack shot and kept two guns
at her disposal, a fact that was well known in the neighborhood.
When they arrived on the
porch of Joseph's house, Rawleigh hesitated. "Are you…? Is this…?"
Instead of replying
immediately, Joseph unlocked the door and eased the young man inside. "I
am, and this is, if you're willing," he said, once he'd closed the door
behind them.
After taking a deep breath,
Rawleigh nodded. "I am. I've been, well, you'll probably think me silly,
but I've dreamt of this. Often."
"I can't honestly say
the same, I'm afraid, but the thought has crossed my mind once or twice."
Slipping one arm around Rawleigh's waist, Joseph pulled him close enough to
feel the heat of his body and the slight bulge in his trousers. He cupped the
nape of his neck beneath his dark hair, his eyes scanning Rawleigh's face as he
looked for any indication he might have second thoughts.
"Kiss me,"
Rawleigh whispered. "Kiss me then take me to your bed."
Joseph had no problem
complying with the first request. He started gently, just the barest of
pressure as his lips met Rawleigh's. It only took an instant for him to drop
any pretense of reluctance. Joseph's mouth devoured the young man's. His tongue
darted in to taste, savor, and fight for dominance.
Rawleigh broke the kiss,
but only so he could grasp Joseph's hands and pull him toward the narrow
staircase leading to the second floor. They made it to Joseph's bedroom where
the kiss resumed as they tore off unwanted clothing.
"You're…
incredible," Rawleigh pronounced, taking in the now-naked man standing in
front of him. "Absolutely amazingly incredible."
"We haven't even done
anything," Joseph replied, smiling. "So how can you say that?"
Rawleigh played his fingers
over Joseph's muscular torso, tracing each well-defined line then following the
trail of dark hair leading down past his navel to the thick phallus jutting up,
just begging to be worshiped. And worship it he did, with tongue and lips as he
knelt in front of Joseph.
Joseph hadn't been lying
when he said it had been a long time since he'd been with a man. He might not
truly have been celibate, but he was close enough to it so it took all of his
willpower to refrain from coming then and there when Rawleigh's hot mouth
encompassed his member.
"Enough"—Joseph
groaned—"unless you wish this to end too soon."
Rawleigh released him,
looking up. "I want this to last forever," he murmured, rising to his
feet so he could kiss Joseph yet again.
Wrapping his arms around
the young man, Joseph returned the fevered kiss while taking two steps back so
his could tumble them onto his bed. With Rawleigh now sprawling on his chest,
Joseph had free rein to slide his hands lower, molding them over Rawleigh's
firm buttocks, squeezing and caressing. His fingers moved as if of their own
volition to separate the cheeks of Rawleigh's ass, one finger tracing light
circles around his tight hole.
"Yes," Rawleigh
moaned into Joseph's mouth. "More… please…"
Joseph paused just long
enough to moisten his fingers with saliva before gently pressing one into
Rawleigh deeply enough to stroke his sensitive gland. Rawleigh responded with a
cry of pleasure, aching up—the kissing forgotten it seemed when he moaned in
ecstasy.
"I've barely begun and
already you're close to coming," Joseph said with a small laugh as he
wrapped his other hand around Rawleigh's hard member, two fingers tightening
around the base. He slid a second finger into his hole, using both to stretch
the tight muscle.
"I want… I need…"
Rawleigh almost sobbed out the words
"Soon, soon,"
Joseph whispered, removing his fingers despite Rawleigh's protests then sliding
him off his chest onto the bed. "But not too soon, else I'll hurt
you."
Rawleigh rolled onto his
back, his throbbing erection leaking prodigiously. Joseph's mouth descended,
his tongue teasing up and down its length, his own member pulsing with need.
"Back onto your
stomach," he ordered, softening his tone to add, "please." When
Rawleigh quickly complied, thrusting his buttocks into the air, Joseph
chuckled. "So ready, so willing."
"So wanting you inside
of me," Rawleigh moaned.
"As I said,
soon." Moving between his legs, Joseph spread the cheeks of Rawleigh's ass
and began to tease his hole with his tongue, circling it slowly until Rawleigh
thrust back, obviously wanting it in him.
"You will drive me to
insanity," Rawleigh moaned.
"I do intend to
try." Joseph eased his tongue in, letting his saliva lubricate the
entrance as much as possible.
"Now, now."
Rawleigh's voice was tight with need.
Joseph pulled back.
"Shush. Soon." His member was covered with leaking pre-cum. Spitting
into the palm of his hand, he added saliva to the mix as he pulled back his
foreskin. He hoped, when he finished, he was lubricated enough to enter
Rawleigh without hurting him too much.
"I am neither a babe
nor an innocent, Joseph," Rawleigh muttered, his voice fraught with
tension. "I will, however, die of frustration if you do not pierce me
soon."
With a low chuckle, Joseph
did exactly that, pushing in inch by inch, his senses open to any nuance that
would tell him he was too much for Rawleigh, even as every fiber of his being
wanted to thrust hard and fast. His fingers bit into the young man's hips as he
fought for restraint, eliciting a small bark of surprise from Rawleigh.
"Sorry," Joseph murmured.
Instead of replying,
Rawleigh thrust back, impaling himself completely on Joseph's thick shaft with
a cry halfway between pain and total pleasure.
"You fool,"
Joseph barked out, gripping him tightly to keep him still for a moment.
"If you won't do it…
well, someone had to," Rawleigh gasped in reply.
Then, slowly at first,
Joseph began to ride him and with each stroke pleasure flooded his body until
he was unable to rein in his need for more. Faster, harder, he plunged in, one
hand now wrapped firmly around Rawleigh's rampant member. Rawleigh moaned,
matching thrust for thrust and between one breath and the next, they both
exploded, their orgasms sending them beyond rapture into nirvana.
"By all that's
holy," Rawleigh whispered when he regained his voice, "I knew it
would be wonderful, but this—this was heaven beyond belief."
Joseph laughed delightedly
as he pulled away and collapsed onto the bed, wrapping his arms tightly around
Rawleigh. "The reporter surfaces with colorful words to describe…"
Rawleigh's kiss ended what he was going to say—not that he minded in the least.