Conquering Love (The Santorno Stories)

by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

  “There are people here!” Lily kind of objected.

  “Didn’t notice.” Nikolai grinned and kissed Colin on the mouth. “We’re going to take a break soon. Want to go swimming?”

  “Yes.” Colin closed his eyes as Nikolai’s lips flowed softly over his.

  “God, that’s hot,” Viktoriya observed.

  “Vikki!” Nikolai laughed.

  “What? It is.” Viktoriya winked.

  The rest of the guys headed over, wiping the sweat from their foreheads. Landon picked up Katiana in his arms and kissed her. “Swimming?”

  “Will you hold me the whole time?” Katiana smoothed his hair back.

  “If ya want.”

  Joshua wiped his back off and felt hands running up his chest from behind him. “That had better be Kat.”

  “It is.” Katarina smiled and came around him, smiling. “You look good sweaty.”

  “Let’s go swimming.” Josh picked her up and carried her off.

  Evan was admiring Ryan’s sweaty, muscular body. “You look good enough to eat.”

  “Oh, really?” Ryan laughed and pulled him up, intending a light kiss and ending with more of a make-out session.

  “You’re so good at that.”

  “How about this?” Ryan took his mouth and grabbed his ass.

  “Oh, wow.” Evan looked into his gray eyes.

  “Damn, you’re sexy.” Ryan bit his bottom lip.

  “All right, all right, you all can make out in the pool.” Conner laughed.

  “Really?” Juliet smiled.

  “Oh, yeah.”

  Nico had Tanner in the deep end, up against the pool wall, rubbing the front of Tanner’s shorts. They were kissing and Tanner tightened his arms around Nico’s neck.

  “You have to stop,” Tanner gasped.

  Nico pulled his hand away and smiled. “Okay.”

  “I don’t want to come in the pool!”

  “How about tonight in the tent?” Nico bit his bottom lip.

  “I want you all the time.”

  “The feeling is mutual.” Nico kissed him again.

  “Can we try something new?” Tanner smiled wickedly.

  “Like what?”

  “You haven’t, well you know,” Tanner whispered in his ear.

  “No. Have you?” Nico looked at him.

  “No!” Tanner returned, eyes wide.

  “Well, then. There’s a first time for everything.”

  By the time they got back to their grandfathers’ house, it was well past lunch and almost going on dinner. Jordan and Stefan were on the back deck getting the grills ready and most of the fathers had come back to help out with all their kids.

  Tanner had gone straight into the house but couldn’t find his father anywhere. He ventured into the woods and found his other dad chopping firewood.

  “Dad?”

  Damon stopped chopping and looked up. “Hey, did you have fun?”

  “Yes. Um, do you know where Dad is?” Tanner looked around.

  “He went to the store with your Uncle Vince.” Damon looked closely at Tanner; he looked nervous. “Is everything all right?”

  “Yeah. I just had to talk to Dad about some stuff.”

  “Well, maybe I can help.” Damon put the axe down and headed toward his son.

  “I don’t know, it’s about – well, you know.” Tanner blushed.

  Damon swallowed the vomit on its way up and took a deep breath. “I can help you.”

  “I don’t know, Dad. You’re kinda like Grandpa when it comes to this stuff.” Tanner looked skeptical.

  “Well, I’ll do the best I can. I remember asking my dad about sex.” Damon smiled and took Tanner’s hand. “Is it about penetration?”

  “Oh no!” Tanner blushed crimson. “It’s about other stuff.”

  Damon smiled. “Like touching.”

  “Well, yeah. I kind of wanted to know some other stuff.”

  Damon took his hand and smiled.

  “Let’s take a walk.”

  They walked around the pond and the talk wasn’t as bad as Damon thought it would be. Tanner had wanted to know the normal questions about jacking off and what cum tasted like and did he have to swallow it? Damon almost laughed at that one but held it in. He told Tanner about his first time with Tyler and how it had been for him when they had first started to get closer.

  “The thing is, Tanner, you’re with Nico and he respects you.” Damon palmed his son’s face. “He has been in love with you since you were born.”

  “I love him, Dad.” Tanner blushed again.

  Damon hugged his son and blinked back tears. He remembered when Tanner was a baby, and now here he was all grown up. “I love you, Tanner.”

  “Aw, Dad, don’t cry.” Tanner wiped his father’s eyes. “I’m still your little pumpkin.”

  Damon held him tight. “You always will be.”

  Chris was watching his son with Ryan and the first chance he had, he tackled him into the grass and held him down.

  “Dad!” Evan struggled.

  “Did you have sex?” Chris demanded.

  “What? No! What is wrong with you?” Evan laughed loud.

  “How come?” Chris laughed.

  “Oh my God, you are so twisted.” Evan rolled his eyes.

  “Christophe.” Dimitri stood over them, smiling. Unfortunately, he was used to his husband’s … inappropriateness.

  “Dad, help me,” Evan pleaded.

  “Christophe, get off our son,” Dimitri directed.

  “You’re no fun,” Chris pouted. “I just wanted to know what he’s been up to with Ryan.”

  “I wanna know, too!” Dylan ran up to the group, smiling.

  “Oh, my God. I’m out of here.” Evan laughed and took off down the slope to the pond and was promptly attacked by Ryan.

  “Look how cute they are.” Dylan beamed.

  “They both know the sex talk, right?” Alex asked nervously.

  “Yes, Dylan and I had it with them. Unlike the two of you.” Chris pointed to Dimitri and Alex.

  “What? Oh, come on, Dylan! It was bad enough when you grounded me when he was born.” Alex laughed.

  “You almost knocked the nurse out for taking blood from his foot when he was born.” Dylan cocked an eyebrow.

  “They couldn’t have waited longer to do that?” Alex crossed his arms.

  “I am in agreement with Alex. It could have waited.” Dimitri glared at Chris.

  “Pffft. Come on, Dylan.” Chris looped his arm through his friend’s.

  “I do not understand this.” Dimitri looked at Alex. “It is different in Russia.”

  “The circumcision alone.” Alex shuddered.

  “I do not wish to discuss that.” Dimitri covered his ears.

  “Ah, must be talking sex or doctor’s visits,” Tyler laughed as he and Vince joined the pair.

  “You have brought vodka?” Dimitri looked at Vince.

  “Am I not Russian?” Vince grinned.

  “Well, I’m not Russian and I need a shot,” Alex laughed.

  “Let’s go.” Tyler handed a bottle to Alex.

  Katiana was watching her fathers together, they were so adorable the way they were so in love. She had heard the story of how they had met, her Dad had spilled a drink on her other Dad and they had almost come to blows in the club, but at her grandfathers’ wedding they started to get closer and then her dad had kissed the other one and it was love from then on. She waited for her dad to be alone and then she grabbed him and yanked him down the hill and away from prying ears.

  “Okay. It’s about sex, I already know.” Kyle smiled, hands on his hips.

  “I’m not having sex, Dad.” Katiana rolled her eyes.

  “I know, Landon’s a gentleman. What is it? You need a pill refill?”

  “Dad.” Katiana blushed.

  “Okay. What is it?” Kyle got serious.

  “What if I want to have sex with Landon?”

  Kyle took her face in his hands
. “You are the only one who can make that decision. But I don’t think Landon is ready.”

  “Oh, I know he’s not. I’m not, either. I just wanted to see how you would react.” Katiana giggled.

  “I’m not the whacked-out dad, remember?” Kyle held her close.

  “I love you, Daddy.” Katiana tightened her grip.

  “I love you, too.” Kyle kissed her forehead.

  Dante and Jake were on the deck watching Landon with Katiana and Joshua with Katarina. Jake looked over at Dante. “Do you think we’re whacked out?”

  “Nah.” Dante smiled.

  “I think you are.” Stefan looked at them and laughed. “Don’t worry, Jordan is, too.”

  “I’m a doctor and it irritates me to no end when Roman gets overprotective of Hunter,” Brett admitted.

  “Try being me.” Reece rolled his eyes.

  “You are a cardiologist, not a pediatrician,” Lorenzo pointed out.

  “I still know what to do.” Reece looked offended.

  “I think we should build a side of the deck for the crazies,” Tyler laughed.

  “Guess I’ll shout at ya when I want something.” Vince sat back, putting his feet up.

  “Yes, you will sit over there.” Andrei looked at him. “You were very bad whenever we had to take the children to the doctor.”

  “I recall a gun being brought out?” Tyler cracked up.

  “That was one time!” Vince defended himself.

  “Look at them, Mark.” Andrei put his arm around Mark and they watched their sons kissing in the pond.

  “I had a feeling.” Mark smiled. “They were always close.”

  Nikolai was holding Colin to him close and kissing him slowly, they both pulled away from the kiss and Colin looked into his eyes. “They’re watching aren’t they?”

  “I don’t even have to look. I know they are,” Nikolai snickered.

  “I love your lips.” Colin sighed, kissing them softly.

  “I love your hands.” Nikolai threaded their fingers together. “I want to feel them on my body.”

  “Tonight.” Colin licked Nikolai’s bottom lip.

  “Promise?” Nikolai squeezed Colin’s ass with his other hand.

  “Guaranteed.”

  Jensen was waiting for the right opportunity to talk to his father and he finally got it. When his other dad went into the house, he grabbed Brandon and led him around the side of the house. Brandon looked at his son and smiled; he had grown so much so fast.

  “Dad.”

  “Jensen.” Brandon smiled again. “You finally kissed him.”

  Jensen let out a huge sigh of relief. “How do you always know?”

  “I’m your father.” Brandon looked up at his son. “So, you two are ready?”

  “Yes.” Jensen blushed.

  “Okay. What else do you want to know?” Brandon walked them over to the picnic bench. At least sitting there, he was mostly eye level with his son.

  “Well, we kind of got a little, um.”

  “Touchy feely?” Brandon guessed.

  “Yes. Dad, I had all these feelings.” Jensen looked down in his lap.

  Brandon gently lifted Jensen’s chin. “And that’s okay. Just go slow, all right?”

  “And if I have any questions and stuff?” Jensen looked at him a bit nervously.

  “I’ll always be here for you. And it’s best if you come to me and not your father.” Brandon laughed.

  “Well, duh.” Jensen cracked up, looked at his father and smiled. He had always been the one who Jensen had gone to when he needed help. When he had nightmares as a child, his dad had come in the room and slept with him. “I love you, Dad.”

  Brandon hugged him hard. “You’ll always be my little boy. I love you, too.”

  Roman and Justin watched their sons together and Roman smiled. “They’ll be dating.”

  “If they aren’t already.” Justin watched as Jensen took Hunter down in the water.

  “Jensen’s a good kid.” Roman smiled.

  “So is Hunter. Is he back for good now?” Justin eyed Roman.

  “Yes. He didn’t want to be in boarding school anymore. I think I know why now.”

  “I don’t understand why most of them wanted to go there. We all know that school is rigid.”

  “College opportunities, jobs. It looks good on a resume.”

  “So does paid assassin,” Justin cracked up.

  “Yes, but they never call back. I wonder why?” Roman laughed loud.

  “Well I’m glad they took their time and started over.” Justin watched his son; he took Hunter in his arms and held him close.

  “Hunter has always had feelings for Jensen.” Roman smiled. “Now they can finally be together.”

  Jensen loved the feel of Hunter in his arms. He kissed his neck and felt Hunter’s hands sliding up and down his back. “I can’t wait to be alone with you.”

  “What kind of experience do you have?” Jensen asked.

  “Not much. I mean touching and stuff. You?”

  “About the same. I’ve always wanted you, Hunter.”

  Hunter palmed his face. “I want you. I always have.”

  “I guess you’ll have to teach me some stuff.”

  “How about we figure it out together?” Hunter smiled.

  “I like that plan.”

  Dinner found everyone crowded on the deck and the fathers watched their kids laughing and eating together. Vince’s family had been killed when he was fifteen and the Youngbloods had unofficially adopted him as an adult. Now, he had more family than he knew what to do with. He and Andrei had stopped at two kids. Vince didn’t want to explain to another one what he had once been. Nikolai had taken it surprisingly well. They adopted Viktoriya and Vince fathered Nikolai and that was all they needed. Both kids had been easy to raise and Andrei had been a hands-on parent from the beginning.

  When it came to discipline, Vince figured he was as bad as the rest of the whacked-out fathers. They had all been pushovers when the kids were young. When they hit their teens is when the fights had started. Dante had made it clear to Katiana she was to only date Landon, but when Landon moved, she had started seeing Joe Weiss. Dante had gone through the roof. Vince and Tyler had been called over, as well as Jake to diffuse that bomb. In the end, they convinced Dante the more he forbade it, the more she would want to do it.

  Dante smiled now at his daughter, was nestled into Landon’s side as he played with her hair. He had known from their childhood they would end up together and looking at them now, they were an adorable couple.

  “Stop staring at them,” Kyle whispered.

  “I can’t help it; they are so cute,” Dante chuckled.

  They had movie night and all the kids settled in on the floor of the living room. Stefan put in a scary movie. They all sat together and most of the guys made jokes about how the women always got killed first, usually running in high heels. Damon took Tyler’s hand as they watched Nico and Tanner together. Tanner was in Nico’s lap, leaning against him. Damon could see his two-year-old son again, nestled into Nico’s lap.

  “Aw, babe.” Tyler palmed his face. “It’s okay.”

  “Where does the time go?” Damon caressed Tyler’s cheek.

  Lily was wrapped in Damon’s strong arms and he was running his nose softly in her hair. She got goosebumps and smiled, looking up at him.

  “What?” Damon smiled.

  “Nothing.” Lily wrapped his arms around her tighter.

  Caleb nudged Heath and they both smiled and nudged Tyler. The three of them happily observed their kids.

  “He’s a good kid, Tyler.” Caleb smiled. “I approve.”

  “Yeah? You’d better,” Tyler laughed.

  chapter seven

  The kids had said goodnight to their parents and headed their separate ways. The girls took their showers and settled in for the night. Lily was at the bedroom window and her heart raced as she saw Damon heading up to the house. The minute his lips touched hers he
r whole body warmed up and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

  “I want to be with you,” Lily whispered.

  “You are.” Damon kissed her softly.

  Lily climbed out the window and Damon carried her down to his tent. Lily looked around. “Tanner?”

  “With Nico.”

  Lily took off her shirt and stood in her bra and panties; Damon was pretty sure he was drooling and was instantly hard. Lily came over to him and ran her hands up his muscular chest. “I want to feel your hands on me, Damon.” She got on her tiptoes and kissed him.

  Damon picked her up and carried her to the sleeping bag, laying her down gently before propping up over her. The kissing was passionate and Lily brought his hand to her breast.

  “Lily!”

  “Don’t worry, we won’t go too far.” She pulled him down and kissed him.

  Damon was trying to control his dick but it was so hard it hurt like hell. Lily was squeezing his hand over her breast and he was certain he was going to come – and fast. He dragged his hips over hers and orgasm washed over him. Lily let her tongue roam his mouth and broke from the kiss slowly.

  “Did you just —” Lily looked surprised.

  “Yeah, I did.” Damon blushed.

  “Hey, it’s okay.” Lily took his face in her hands. “I’m really turned on.” She took his hand and put it between her thighs. “Just rub me on the outside.”

  “Lily, are you sure?” Damon looked uncertain.

  Lily moved her hips and Damon finally moved his hand. The heat she put off was unexplainable and Damon was getting hard again. He rubbed her through her panties and her noises drove him crazy.

  “Damon!” Lily gasped. “I’m coming!”

  Damon kissed her hard as her orgasm washed through her. Damon came again moaning and he kissed Lily softly as his hand stopped moving. They lay in the tent breathing hard and Damon finally kissed her nose and grabbed her pajamas. “You should get back; we can’t get caught together.”

  “That is so unfair.” Lily pouted. “The guys still get to share a tent.”

  “I know, but for some reason when it comes to you girls.” Damon rolled his eyes.

  “Well, I’m going to have a talk with Grandpa,” Lily giggled.

  “I wish you could sleep in here. I’d love to wake up with you.” Damon caressed her face.