by Dani Gray
Michael went over to the kitchen and headed to the fridge, grabbing the plate Travis had made up for him, as well as a cup of coffee. He was about to ask Shane if he wanted any coffee when he noticed Travis putting a cup beside Shane’s plate.
After sitting down beside Shane, Michael turned his attention to those around the table.
“Abe,” he called out. “Shane was wondering if he should call Les and delay his therapy appointments here at the house. I wasn’t sure, so we thought it would be better to ask you.”
Abe thought about it for a moment. “I think it would be a good idea. I know that the fire has been put out, but they are going to make sure before they head back to the station so that it won’t flare up again.”
Michael nodded. “I saw that we have an excellent response time from the police and fire department.”
Abe continued, saying, “True, but I think we should limit the amount of people we have contact with. You need to explain to Les why and that as soon as the goon squad is arrested it should be fine for him to come over to the house. I wouldn’t want to make him a target in case they are watching the house.”
Michael quickly grabbed Shane when he went pale, pulling him from his chair onto his lap. “Breathe, hun. We are going to be okay.”
“Shane,” Abe said in a sharp voice, causing him to jump in Michael’s arms. “These three men you see here are who Eric sent over to help me. They are also former teammates of mine when we were in the Marines. There is no one more that I trust than my brothers-in-arms. There is a fourth man, but since he has medical training, I asked him to check on Andy. I will introduce you to them all later. Okay?”
Shane sat there, his body heavy against Michael’s, nodding his head. Michael was getting worried about Shane. He seemed to be getting lighter, and the dark rings under his eyes were getting worse. He should be getting better while at home.
“Travis,” Michael called him over. “Could you please make something else for Shane to eat? He hasn’t been eating right, and he’s lost some weight. Besides, everyone knows how good hospital food is.”
That got him a snicker from Shane and Travis, who scurried off to make Shane something to eat.
“You didn’t have to do that,” Shane quietly said to him. “He has enough to do with all the extra people in the house.”
“Yes, I did.” Michael’s voice was stern. “You need to eat in order for your body to heal. You had surgery a few days ago, and your broken leg needs to get better. It needs the fuel to work. Besides, having something to do keeps Travis from fretting.”
Shane collapsed against Michael, and he could have sworn he heard a “Yes, dear.”
Michael sat there snuggling Shane until Travis brought him a plate of food. He guessed that it was heaping so that there would be something for Michael to eat, as well. The little bit of fruit and yogurt they’d had wasn’t very filling, and they both would need the fuel to keep their bodies going. With a drowsy man in his arms, he appreciated that the food was easy to handle. Some pancakes, sausages, bacon, and eggs. This should help give Shane the calories needed to recover.
Michael moved Shane around a bit so he could easily feed the both of them. He really appreciated the fact that Travis had brought him a spoon to feed them with, since his hands were extra shaky and he didn’t know if he could keep food on a fork. He was also thankful that Travis put his wrist weights beside the plate.
He gave Travis a grateful smile and very sincere “Thank you.” Then he turned to Shane. “I hope you plan on eating half this food because Travis sure went out of his way to make this.” He was hoping that the small bit of guilt would ensure that Shane ate.
As he fed Shane, Michael tried to keep an ear on the conversation going on around them. He became concerned when the military guys were saying that they thought the thugs had some other types of bombs with them.
“What do you mean, other types of bombs?” Michael asked the question to the room. “I have no military training and no idea what you are talking about.”
Abe stood up and started to pace. “Basically, they were bombs to start fires, like a Molotov cocktail and pipe bomb combined. But these are sealed with both the alcohol and some nails. This way when they explode they hurt the person, then burned them.”
When Shane started to whimper, Michael pulled him tight to his chest. “You’re okay, hun. You will be safe. These guys here seem to know what they are doing.”
Abe came over to Shane. “I’m sorry. I’m not trying to frighten you, but you need to know the truth. This is the only way you can be safe.” He started to point to the men in the room. “These guys are trained to handle this type of stuff. We’ve even served a couple of tours overseas. They know their shit.”
Abe got up and went over to the group of men. “Let me introduce you to them. This is Jason Marks, Eddie Carson, and Vince Costello.” Each man waved as their name was said, but Michael knew he wouldn’t remember them. He was too damn tired.
Just then a huge blond man walked in carrying Andy. He shot a look to his teammates and said, “Mine.” He then went and sat down in a chair, tucking Andy wrapped in a blanket close to him. Andy looked comfy and cuddled in and went back to sleep.
Everyone stared for a moment before they started to laugh. Abe shook his head as he introduced the big guy as Henry Hogan.
Michael looked around, not sure what they should be doing. “Abe, what do you think our next move should be?”
“For now,” Abe said, “the guys are going to stand guard, so we can go to bed. I think we should all head off and get some rest. This way we can be alert for tomorrow and able to think of solutions better.”
That sounded like a great plan to Michael. He was looking forward to holding Shane in bed. This short time of snuggling let him know that he was honestly looking forward to it, not dreading the time he would spend in contact with another person.
Chapter Eight
After getting Shane undressed and back into bed, Michael was embarrassed. He wasn’t sure what to do. He really wanted to have the physical side of the relationship, as well as an emotional one. So far, the emotional part had been great. He was clueless on the physical side of things.
Michael had watched a lot of porn over the years, a lot. Hell, his mom had even bought him the Joys of Gay Sex, so he would know what to do. That had been a ‘please let a hole in the ground open under me’ birthday gift to open. Problem was, he was a virgin, with no clue how to put all those years of study into practice. He was going to make damn sure all his studying paid off.
Shane looked at him and started to snicker. The way his eyes were shining made Michael catch his breath. The man was so beautiful and didn’t seem to be aware of it.
Michael started to get undressed. He wasn’t sure if Shane was going to like his body. From what he understood from everything he had seen, he was what someone would consider a bear. He had a lot of body hair, even on his back. Holding out his hand, Shane told him, “Come here, I need to touch you. I love your body, and I find all the hair a massive turn-on.”
Michael raised an eyebrow at Shane. “Are you sure?” he asked, as he crawled onto the bed beside Shane. “Mom offered to take me to get some of the hair removed with laser treatment, and I will if you want me to.”
Michael was praying Shane wouldn’t ask him to do that. The idea of getting it done scared the bejesus out of him.
“No,” Shane said as he ran his hands over the hair on Michael’s chest. “I’m loving it.”
“We need to discuss condoms, hun.” Michael looked at Shane seriously. “I know that neither of us have ever been with anyone, but I would like us to have another test in three months. Providing we are both clean, and I’m assuming we will be, we can get rid of them then. I refused to put either of us at risk. Is this acceptable to you?”
“Oh god, yes.” Shane sighed.
Michael leaned down to kiss Shane. He found that he was becoming hooked on the taste of this man. It was all Shane, with a
touch of mint. He pushed his tongue into Shane’s willing mouth and rubbed all over the interior, memorizing the feeling and flavor.
As their tongues caressed each other, their hands were busy, too. When he found Shane’s nipples, he found out how sensitive they were. The small brown disks were hard, and these were something else that Michael knew he needed to taste. He slowed the kiss down, swallowing the cries that Shane made.
“Shh, hun,” he crooned to Shane. “I’m not leaving you. I really need to play with those pretty nips of yours.”
Shane was whimpering and squirming around as much as he could, trying to get closer to Michael.
As he slowly moved his mouth down over Shane’s chin, he found out that his Adam’s apple was another hot spot for the man. Michael spent a couple minutes licking and sucking on that. He then moved down a bit more and started to nibble on Shane’s collarbone.
The sounds that Shane made were better than any porn and had Michael close to climax. Knowing he needed to hurry this along, or it would be over before it started, Michael went directly for Shane’s left nipple, immediately sucking on it hard. When Shane let out a small scream, that had Michael pulling back, worried he’d hurt him.
“Oh, sweet baby Jesus, more, please dear god, more,” Shane kept babbling, begging for more.
Michael grinned and got back to the joy of Shane. He was looking forward to the years he would get to spend with this man, mapping every hot spot on his body. His own personal playground.
While Michael continued to lave the attention on Shane’s chest, he was surprised when his hair was suddenly yanked.
Shane was passing him the lube and condom. “Get me ready and fuck me, now!” he practically growled at Michael.
Michael sat up and grabbed the condom. His fingers trembled as he ripped open the package and gingerly—but quickly—rolled it down his cock. He was too close as it was.
Looking down at Shane’s body, he zeroed in on the proud dick waiting for him to feast on it. Pulling his eyes up to Shane, he said, “Later, I’m going to suck your cock until you come down my throat.”
Hearing Shane whimper was music to Michael’s ears.
He opened the cap to the lube and then poured out a good amount on his fingers. He wasn’t a small man and had no intention of hurting Shane. He never wanted to cause his love a moment of pain.
Michael paused. My love?
Yes, yes, he was.
With a huge grin, Michael moved down between Shane’s legs. He grabbed a pillow to put under Shane’s ass and draped Shane’s legs over his thighs, taking extra care with his broken leg. Getting a good dollop of lube on his fingers, he slowly rubbed them over the pink star he wanted in.
“Michael!” Shane cried out. “Oh god, I can feel what you are doing. More, put it in me. I need to feel you.”
Listening to Shane beg was ramping up Michael’s desire, but he knew he had to go slow. Since Shane had never had a lover before, he had to make sure he was properly stretched, and he refused to cause him any further pain, only pleasure.
Reaching his other hand out, he took Shane’s cock in hand and slowly started to jack him off. While doing this he gently began to work a finger into Shane. When he finally felt the muscles of Shane’s ass loosen, he added a second finger.
By the time he was able to move four fingers in and out of Shane’s ass, his own muscles were shaking with tension from holding back. He needed to be in Shane more than breathing. Making love was his only imperative.
When he released Shane’s dick and took out his fingers, Shane glared at him. “Fuck me. Now!”
“No,” Michael replied. “I’m going to make love to you. I love you, Shane.” As Michael lined his prick up with Shane’s ass, he looked up to stare into the man’s twinkling eyes. “I love you and will for the rest of our lives. You are it for me.”
“I love you, too.” As tears gathered in Shane’s eyes, he ordered Michael, “Now, make love to me.”
Michael slowly pushed himself into Shane’s welcoming body. The heat surrounding him was indescribable. Every time he had to pull back, all he could do was push back in as soon as possible. This was a haven that he never wanted to leave. He leaned forward to rest his upper body on his arms and brought their mouths together again.
As they breathed into each other, it felt as if their souls were bonding. Michael was grateful that he waited for this man. Shane was everything to him, his best friend, his lover, and his soul mate.
The give and take of their bodies as they moved soon had Michael feel the tightening of his balls, letting him know that the end was close, and he needed to make sure that Shane found his pleasure first. He reached between their bodies to grab Shane’s cock and ran his hand up and down, matching the pace of their lovemaking.
Michael bent to whisper in his ear, “Come for me, my love.”
As Shane screamed out his release that was the signal Michael had been waiting for. He started to pound his dick into Shane, chasing his orgasm. When it happened, the stars shining in his vision blinded him for a moment. He collapsed onto Shane.
* * * *
Shane held Michael against him tight, wishing that he never had to let him go. That they could stay like this forever. Being able to feel the care that Michael showed him while getting him ready was both frustrating and amazing, and he had tears running down his face.
“Do you know how much I love you?” his voice a raspy whisper to Michael, not wanting to break the moment by speaking louder. “You have given me so much, Michael, and I love you with all I am.”
Michael pulled back, beginning to frown when he saw the tears. “Did I hurt you, love?”
“No, tears of happiness.” Shane quietly cried. “I never thought I would have this, someone to love who loves me back. Being able to feel our loving was just the cherry on top.”
As they stole lazy kisses, the cooling cum between them began to get uncomfortable.
“Babe,” Shane asked, “can you please get us a damp cloth?”
Michael pushed himself up and, holding the end of the condom, slowly pulled out of Shane’s body, and he was immediately missing the contact.
While Michael went into the bathroom, Shane dragged the pillow out from under him. By the time he removed it, Michael was back with a warm cloth. As he gently cleaned Shane off, he realized that this was another way for Michael to show his love. After he was cleaned up, Michael tucked him under the covers before he took the cloth back to the bathroom to throw it into the hamper.
Shane was all set for the night. The only thing missing was Michael. He was surprised to hear the quiet sound of crying coming from the bathroom.
“Michael?” Shane worriedly called out. “Are you okay? Why are you crying?”
When a teary Michael came to the door, he sheepishly looked at Shane.
“I’m just so damn happy. I never thought I could have a relationship with anyone. I thought my mental issues would prevent me from it. But I have been able to touch you, kiss you, and make love you without having a breakdown. Do you have any idea how terrified I was?”
Shane’s heart broke at the pain he could hear in Michael’s voice. “Come here, love,” he said as he lifted the covers.
“I love you, no matter what,” Shane continued. “I know that you have some issues, but if we work together, we can learn what we need to do to prevent you from melting down. I know we still have lots to discover about each other, but we have the time. And when the time is right, I want us to get married. If we can, I would love to have children. I want it all with you.”
Michael turned to his side so he was facing Shane. The look of love in his eyes was humbling to Shane, knowing this big man cared for him.
“I will marry you any day you decide. I will spend the rest of my life showing you how amazing I think you are, and any children we are blessed with will just be an added bonus.”
Michael rolled onto his back, grabbing Shane’s hand. With Shane’s leg still casted and not being able to
move, snuggling was a bit difficult. The way they worked around that was to hold their hands tightly together: their own personal version of snuggling.
Shane was almost asleep, when Michael quietly asked him, “Shane, when did you get the condoms and lube?”
Shane started to quietly snicker. “Amazon,” he said. “It’s great for overnight delivery.”
Michael groaned. “You planning on any more online shopping?”
“Yup, lots more. Just you wait until you see what else I get.”
“I’m not sure I want to.”
As they continued to quietly lie there, the talking and teasing slowing down, sleep took both men quickly.
A couple of hour later, Shane was woken by a warm mouth around his cock. For a man who had never given a blow job before, Michael was simply amazing. The hand holding his balls was gentle, but with enough pressure to have Shane ready to shoot off in minutes.
“Michael, soon,” Shane panted out, trying to warn him.
As soon as he finished saying that, he was coming down Michael’s throat. It felt like it was never going to stop, and when it finally did, he lay there in a boneless heap.
When Michael started to kiss him, he was able to taste himself on the tongue Michael drove into his mouth. He moved his tongue into Michael’s mouth, wanted to be able to taste both of them together. Shane realized he was becoming addicted to the flavor that was all Michael.
Shane slowly pulled away from the kiss. “What about you?” he asked, grinning at the red creeping up Michael’s face.
“Um,” Michael stammered out. “I came when you did.”
“Oh, my precious man. Do you know how much I love you?”
Michael blushed brighter. “Probably about the same as I love you.”
After a few more minutes of gentle kisses, Michael moved to get up.
“Ready to get started with our day?”
Shane laughed. “I am now.”
