“Emma is a pretty good judge of that sort of thing.” Donna stood, grabbed everyone’s plate, and moved to the kitchen sink. “She’s delivered a few babies in her lifetime.”
“Has she?”
Donna rinsed the few dishes after she’d cleaned off the food, and slid them into the dishwasher. “Yes. She used to be a mid-wife several years ago, before she retired when the hospital came in. There wasn’t much of a need for one after the women started going there to deliver their babies.”
“I never knew that about her.”
“She loves taking care of you these days. When you have children of your own, she’ll be like a grandmother to them.”
“It’s kind of hard for a gay man to have children, Mom.”
“Not so. I hear about a lot of gay couples adopting children or doing surrogacy with someone to carry for them.” She turned around as she wiped her hands on the dishtowel. “I’ve been doing some research on the subject.”
Levi’s eyebrow rose. “Why are you doing research on it?”
She put the dishtowel on the counter all folded neatly. “Because I’m sure someday, you’d like to have a couple of kids. Am I right?”
“I guess.” He glanced at Curt. “I really hadn’t thought about it. I’d like to have a partner first and now that gay marriage is legal in Oklahoma, I hope to be able to marry.”
“Well after marriage comes children.”
Levi shook his head and laughed. “Yes, Mom, in a normal relationship, but it’s a lot more difficult in a gay relationship.”
“What do you think, Curt?”
“Uh—” He kind of sputtered. “I hadn’t really thought about it either.”
“Do you want children someday?”
“Sure, but since I’m not planning to retire from the circuit for several more years, it hasn’t been a priority for me. Like Levi, it’s hard to wrap my brain around marriage and kids right now.” He really didn’t want to get into the fact that he wasn’t completely gay either. His preferences really didn’t matter in this scenario. Plus, if he really thought about it, he wasn’t sure he would marry a man or a woman. In this case, he was with Levi and they were enjoying the sexual relationship they had currently, but what if he found a woman he really loved? Could he walk away from being with men?
The conversation switched to ranching and Curt sighed. He really didn’t want to think beyond this week. He wanted to enjoy the time with Levi, his family, and the ranch, ride a couple of bulls to get warmed up for this weekend, and maybe have some fun between the sheets. Serious thoughts weren’t on his agenda.
When they returned to the ranch that evening, the sun had already set, ranch work was done, and the hands had gone on home except for the foreman. Nick met them on the porch where he sat smoking a cigarette and enjoying a beer. “Did you two enjoy supper with your momma?”
“Sure did. How did things go here today?”
“Just fine. Cattle are down in the outer pasture. The boys got them all settled in, fixed a couple of spots that were weak in the fence, cleaned the barn stalls out, and bedded down the horses for the night. I got all the tack cleaned today too.” Nick snuffed out the butt of his cigarette in the ashtray sitting near his elbow. “I’ll be heading home now.”
“Thanks for staying until we got back. I didn’t realize we would be gone so long.”
Nick laughed as he climbed to his feet. “I figured as much. Your folks like to talk, especially when you’re home.” He walked down the two stairs of the porch, but stopped at the bottom to turn back around. “I’ll be here at six. We’ve got a load of supplies coming in. I’ll need to be here to inventory them.”
“Great.”
“Enjoy your evenin’.” Nick walked to his truck, opened the door, and then slid inside, shutting it behind him. The engine turned over a moment later, before he backed up, and headed down the driveway.
“You got lucky with your foreman.”
“Yeah, I know. He’s a nice guy, hard worker, and knows ranching like the back of his hand.”
Curt walked toward Levi, pushing him back against the side of the house with his body. “Is Emma still here?”
“No.” Levi’s breath came out in a rush.
“Good.” Curt slammed his mouth down on Levi’s, crushing his lips beneath his as he ground his lips against Levi’s. He wanted it rough, needed it hard, and he planned to fuck Levi down and dirty tonight. He hoped his lover didn’t mind.
Levi panted hard from the kiss and when Curt cupped his cock in his hand, Levi groaned, pushing the hard flesh against his hand. The hornier the better, Curt figured, and he knew he was on the verge of losing it in his pants at the moment.
When he lifted his mouth, he growled, “Bedroom. Now.”
Levi scooted past him, opened the screen, and walked into the main hall. The place was dark except for one lamp left on in the living room. As Curt followed him, they made their way up the stairs at the end of the long hall, to the second floor. The bedroom stood off to the right. He didn’t have to wait long after they entered the room for Levi to work his jeans off his hips, freeing the length of his cock to Curt’s view. He loved the long, thick shaft of Levi’s cock.
The moment Levi had his pants off, along with his socks and boots, Curt fell to his knees to take the length of flesh between his lips. Sucking Levi was one of the joys of this relationship and he intended to enjoy it tremendously. He licked at the pre-cum leaking from the tip before taking the entire shaft in his mouth. The purple head of Levi’s cock looked painfully swollen with need, but he planned to enjoy sucking him until he was ready to explode.
The moans coming from Levi’s lips encouraged Curt to continue his ministrations to Levi’s cock. When Levi wrapped his fingers in Curt’s hair, he groaned at the pull on his scalp. Every once in a while, he liked being the one on the bottom, but this time, he planned to appreciate the man beneath him with everything in him.
Levi’s breathing sped up, telling Curt he was close to coming, but Curt didn’t want him to come until he was deep in his ass. He pulled back, licking slowly along the front of Levi’s dick, waiting for Levi’s to come down off the ledge.
“You are a bastard, you know that?”
“Nope. My momma was married to my daddy when I was born.” Curt laughed as he sat back on his haunches. “On the edge of the bed, feet up, knees to your chest. I want to see that puckered hole just waiting for me to ram my dick inside.”
“Do it.”
“I plan to in a second. I need some lube and a condom.”
“Lube yes, but you can go bare if you want. I’m clean. I trust you.”
Surprise ricocheted through him. He didn’t think Levi would let him go bare, but man, he wanted to so he could feel that silky slide of his cock into Levi’s ass. “Are you sure? I’m clean. I was tested about six months ago. I do it every time I change partners.”
“Yes, I’m sure. I can’t wait to feel that little ball.”
“Okay then.” Curt grabbed the lube and trickled some down the crack of Levi’s ass.
The hole spasmed from the cooler liquid against his skin. The sight turned him into jelly, it was so fucking sexy.
Curt quickly shed his clothes in his haste to be inside Levi. His cock hurt. He needed this so badly, his balls ached. Had it only been this afternoon since he’d been inside this man? The connection was so strong he didn’t know how he would walk away when the time came. For now, he would enjoy the attentions of his friend and lover, to the fullest.
Positioned at Levi’s hole, he slicked up his dick before slowly pushing inside. The sensation amazed him. The slide of his piercing against the slick walls of Levi’s channel made him shudder in response. He’d never felt anything like it. The groan escaping from his own lips made him realize Levi moaned in return.
“Fuck yeah.”
He pushed until his cock was completely engulfed in Levi. “Oh, my God.”
“You can say that again, but right now, I need you to mo
ve. Please, God, move, Curt. You’re killing me, here.”
Curt slowly withdrew his cock only to push it back in a second later. The slow glide tortured him with the intensity of the feeling. Goose bumps broke out on his skin. Cold sweat trickled down his back as he leaned into Levi. The passion between them amazed him. He couldn’t believe he’d connected with his friend in such a manner that all he wanted to do was fuck him silly, sleep curled up with him in bed, and wake up side-by-side in the morning.
With each thrust of his hips, he brought his desire to an explosive ending. He didn’t know how much longer he could hold on without coming hard inside Levi’s ass. “Are you ready?”
“Hell yeah. I’m about to lose it.”
“Come with me, then. I want to see you paint your cum all over your abdomen and chest.”
“Fuck!” Levi exploded. White spurts of cum streamed across his skin as Curt detonated himself inside Levi with a deep groan of satisfaction.
As they both came down off their temporary high, Curt wondered where they went from here? Would their lives intertwine? Would they stay in this relationship a while before moving on to find new lovers? Right now, he didn’t want anyone else and if it was up to him, they would stay this way for a good long while. Did that mean he was falling in love with Levi? Nah. That couldn’t be it.
* * * *
“So, Curt. Where do we go from here?” Levi asked, lowering his legs as Curt slowly withdrew his cock from his ass.
“I’m not sure I know what you mean.”
“Are we going to stay lovers on the circuit?”
“Sure, why not?”
“What about keeping it from the other riders? It might get difficult.”
“But if we’re rooming together anyway, they won’t think twice about it. We just won’t be able to touch, kiss, or anything like that while we are around the other guys,” Curt said from the bathroom off the back of the bedroom where he’d went to clean up.
Levi sat up on the bed. “You do realize Jefferson wants you, right?”
“He does?”
Levi frowned as he stood to find a towel to wipe himself off with after their rousing bout of sex. “Hell yeah, he does. He got all pissy with me at the last stop after you left breakfast wanting to know if I was doing you.”
“What did you say?” Curt asked, wiping the lube from his dick before throwing the towel to Levi.
“No, of course. We weren’t lovers then.” Levi caught the piece of cotton in his fist. The slimy goop came off easily with the rough towel.
“Was he really demanding about it?”
Levi didn’t like the way this conversation seemed headed. He didn’t want Curt even thinking about Jefferson as a potential partner while they were fucking, but it’s not like they had talked about exclusivity. Maybe they should. “Yes, he was.” Levi pulled his pants back on. “You know, if you really are interested in Jefferson, let me know. I’ll back off.”
Curt had pulled on his underwear before rounding on Levi. “I don’t want Jefferson. I want you.” He crushed his mouth against Levi’s in a lip splitting kiss. The demand behind the gesture was apparent. Curt wanted him. “Curiosity got the best of me. I’m not interested in anyone else, but it’s flattering to think someone wants you, Levi.”
“I’m not jealous.”
“Yes you were.”
Levi looked deep into Curt’s dark brown eyes. He wasn’t sure what he saw except the temporary need building inside both of them. He knew he wanted Curt and he liked having the other man around, but where did they go from here? For now, it seemed they had a partnership of sorts, lovers definitely, and were in a relationship. What happened when the whole thing fell apart, he didn’t want to fathom. He’d cross that path when the time came. “Okay. I guess I am a little jealous. We are kind of in a relationship, right?”
“Yeah, I guess.” Curt pulled on his pants as he looked around for his socks.
“You guess?”
He turned to face Levi. “Listen, Levi, don’t put a lot of stock into what we have. It’s new. It’s scary. It’s different from what I’ve had before, but I can’t even think about anything beyond the here and now. I have too much going on in my life to think about the future beyond next week or the week after with finals coming. That’s where my focus is. What we’ve got is good, don’t get me wrong. I like you and I think the sex between us is fantastic, but I’m not into putting labels on things. Not now.”
Levi’s heart did a little flip. He wasn’t sure what Curt meant, but he had a guess. Levi wasn’t ready to put labels on things between them yet either. It was too soon. For now he would go with the flow, have some great sex with Curt, and see where things went.
Chapter Nine
While they rode back toward Oklahoma City, Levi reflected on the last couple of days. They worked side-by-side doing chores, riding fences, working on the books, and loving the nights away. Levi thought things were going great. He’d really learned a lot from Curt on the finances of the ranch, realizing he was in better shape financially than he thought. Of course, he wanted Curt to keep doing the books, but that would mean a permanent type relationship between them and neither of them wanted to look that far into the future.
With it only being a little over an hour by car, they didn’t need to go until later in the morning. The rides started at eight in the evening, but they wanted to have a few hours to schmooze with the fans hanging around, work out, and warm up.
The venue was a large arena in Oklahoma City where they’d done a run before. This was a venue they did every year, and so far, every year, his rides had sucked. He hoped this was his year. So far, he’d ridden his last six bulls without being bucked off. He needed a good weekend, and so did Curt.
“You ready for this?”
“Yep. Ready as I’ll ever be,” Curt replied as they worked the rosin into their bull ropes at the back of the chutes right before the rides began.
They still needed to do their introductions to the crowd, which they did in the middle of the arena, but he was ready, loose, and confident. “Me too.”
“I’ll be your spotter in the chutes if you want me to.”
“Sure. I’ll do the same for you, of course.”
“Good.” Curt nodded, his hat shading his eyes while he bent to his task.
This venue was absolutely amazing. The crowds loved bull riders here and they loved the crowds. Soon the introductions would be made and the group would soak up every cheer. It was part of being in the limelight, he figured. One he loved like everyone else on the circuit.
Jefferson walked by, giving Levi a sideways glance before taking a long look at Curt where he was bent over at the waist working his chaps over his legs. Curt has a great ass, rounded in all the right places, with great assets in his Wranglers. God, I love Wranglers.
“What the hell are you staring at, Jefferson?” Curt snarled as he turned around. “Beat it.”
Jefferson scooted along like a dog with his tail between his legs and a frown on his face. He obviously didn’t like being put in his place by Curt. Levi did. He loved the way Curt told the other man off.
“You’re lookin’ might smug, Levi,” Curt said as he finished fastening his chaps.
“Nope. Not me.” Levi grinned, feeling the smug look he knew rested on his lips. Okay, I admit to it. I really like Curt.
The guys gathered by ranking on the circuit, with the last guy out being whoever held first place in the world standings Levi was third to the last coming out since he was the winner from the week before. The three guys behind him were the top three in the standings. He hoped he’d be there in a couple of weeks. None of the rankings were very far apart in point totals. It was anyone’s game.
After all the guys were introduced, everyone got into place. Levi would be riding almost last in the first round. He’d drawn a pretty good bull, one who spun a lot into his riding hand, which made it much easier for him to stay on the bull, but one who gave the fans a good show. Those things mea
nt he might get a good score if he stayed on for his full eight.
Curt drew a harder bull to ride. He would have a great score, should he ride the entire time.
Before their respective rides, he tried to avoid spending any alone time with Curt. He didn’t want the other riders to get wind of the change in their relationship since he didn’t know how they would react to it. There would be a few haters, he knew, but he hoped the majority would accept it for what it was. Hell, he didn’t even know what it was, but he would try to ride it out for however long Curt wanted it to be.
When Curt’s turn came up to ride, he settled himself on the back of the bull with his bull rope. The fence man helped him tighten the rope around the bull while Levi spotted him with his vest in case the bull jumped or something. It was a precautionary measure for the safety of the rider.
Curt wore a helmet to ride, although several of the riders didn’t. Levi thought they were foolish not to. He’d seen a rider killed when his head snapped back and hit the back end of the bull, breaking his neck in the process. The kid was only twenty when it happened, way too young to die. It had put the fear of God in Levi as they carried the kid off the dirt on a stretcher.
This was a rough sport anyway, but to watch that, just wow. God forbid it happen again even though injuries were part of the sport. Levi knew all too well as he rotated his shoulder, hoping it would stay put in the socket for a few more weeks. After finals, he would get it worked on.
After Curt wrapped his rope around his hand, he pounded on his fingers to help tighten his grip on the rope. He nodded quickly, telling the guy holding the catch on the fence to release the bull.
With his left hand whipping back and forth, Curt held on. The bull spun to the right, before doubling back to spin to the left, still his rider wouldn’t budge.
The buzzer sounded, indicating Curt had managed his full eight.
Levi cheered as the crowd went wild with applause. Curt pumped his fists in the air before he ran for the fence to get out of the way of the bull, which made his way into the exit chute. Curt went around to the exit for the riders and made his way back to the dressing rooms. His day was done. Levi still had to ride, but he knew his friend would be back in a few minutes to help him with his own ride.
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