Chapter 22
CHAPTER
TWENTY-TWO
Ash
Friday afternoon found Ash sitting at his desk across from Hank, filling out some reports and generally killing time.
“I may cut out early,” Hank told him.
“Fine by me,” said Ash. “It’s not like there’s a lot going on around here.”
His phone buzzed, and he saw it was a text from Ker.
Got any plans for tonight?
Not really. What did you have in mind?
I could drive to your house, and then we could start our weekend early.
I like the way you think. We can order a pizza for dinner and watch a movie or something.
Or something. :)
See you soon! 3
“From the smile on your face, I’m guessing that was Ker,” Hank said.
“Yep. We had plans to spend the weekend together, starting tomorrow, but now he’s gonna head to my place after work tonight.”
“So it’s going well between the two of you?”
“It is.” Ash grinned. “The more time I spend with him, the more I think he might be the one.”
“Really? That’s great, Ash. I’m so happy for you.”
“Thanks. In fact, I’m giving him a key to my place tomorrow.”
“Wow, so you’re that serious,” said Hank, awe in his voice. “I guess all I can say is congratulations. And I really want to meet him at some point.”
“You definitely will,” Ash agreed. “Now let me finish this report, then I might just leave early too.”
Thanks to the timer he’d set up, the small tabletop tree that graced the front window of Ash’s home was already lit when he pulled in the driveway, giving the place a warm, cozy feel. He had a few decorations around the house, but frankly, he wasn’t home much, so he didn’t go overboard. If things worked out with Ker, he might need to rethink that.
He quickly changed the sheets on the bed, then stripped and showered. He wanted everything to be perfect for Ker’s visit this weekend. He had just finished dressing in dark jeans and a cranberry cotton pullover sweater when he heard a car pull into the driveway, so he bounded down the stairs to greet Ker at the door.
“Hi,” he said, letting Ker in.
“Hey there.” The radiance of Ker’s smile near did Ash in.
They kissed. When they separated, Ash said, “I’m so glad you’re here.”
“Me, too. I thought this week would never end.”
As Ker hung up his coat, Ash gestured to the overnight bag at Ker’s feet, “Why don’t you take that up to the bedroom, and I’ll order the pizza?”
Ash sat on the sofa in the family room until Ker returned. Ker sat beside him.
“Pizza will be here in about twenty minutes.”
They chatted about their week until the food arrived, then ate while an episode of Grimm played on the TV. At one point in the past few weeks, they’d both admitted to enjoying the show, so Ash had found it on one of the cable stations and recorded a bunch of episodes.
When the pizza was reduced to just a couple of crusts and a few crumbs, they cleaned up and got cozy on the couch. Ash turned off the TV, saying, “Don’t worry, we’ll get back to the show in a bit, but first, I wanted to talk to you about something.”
Ker looked like a deer caught in headlights, and Ash immediately took his hand. “Hey, it’s nothing bad. Really.”
“Okay.”
“Look, I know we said that we weren’t gonna buy gifts for each other this year. That we just wanted to spend some time together, especially since we won’t actually be together on Christmas Day, but there’s something that I wanted you to have.” Ash reached into a drawer on the side of the coffee table and pulled out a small box that he handed to Ker. It was wrapped in deep-green paper with a glistening gold bow on the top.
Ker carefully unwrapped it. Inside was Ash’s house key, attached to a beautiful silver lighthouse keychain. “I …” He choked on the word.
“I wanted you to know that you’re always welcome here. You’re in my heart, so it only makes sense that you should be in my home too.” Ash spoke sincerely.
Ker kissed him, then said, “You’re not gonna believe this.” He rose and went to his coat, hanging on a peg by the back door. When he returned, he was holding a small package, wrapped in plain brown paper and sporting a simple bow made of red-and-white twine. He handed it to Ash, saying, “Great minds and all that.”
Ash ripped open the package to find a key ring, on which hung an anchor charm and a single key. “Wow.”
“Yeah,” said Ker, “I wanted you to have a key to my place too.”
They hugged and kissed and chuckled, realizing that indeed, they both wanted to move forward with whatever was going on between them.
Retiring to the bedroom, they undressed slowly, savoring the sight of each other as more and more skin was revealed. When they were both naked, Ash led Ker to the bed, and they lay down side by side, kissing gently.
“I want you so badly,” Ash said quietly.
“I want you too,” Ker said. “Tonight, I want you inside me.”
“You’re sure?” Ash asked. “We’ve never really talked about what we like.”
“I like it all,” Ker said. “But right now, I want you in me.”
Ash kissed him hard, then slowly worked his way down Ker’s body, kissing and licking as he moved down the length of his torso. Reaching his now-hard cock, he kissed the head, then sucked it into his mouth, relishing Ker’s flavor. Moving lower still, he lifted Ker’s legs, pushing Ker’s knees to his chest, licking along his taint and then circling his rim.
Ker writhed in pleasure, moaning and calling out Ash’s name.
Ash reached for some lube in the nightstand drawer along with a condom. Applying a generous amount of lube, he slowly entered Ker’s hole with his index finger, gently prepping him for what was to come. After a few minutes of teasing, he added a second finger, scissoring both as he licked and sucked on Ker’s rigid dick.
Ker panted, “I’m ready. Gimme your cock.”
Ash unwrapped the condom and slipped it down his own hard shaft, adding more lube as he went. Positioning the head of his cock at Ker’s entrance, he pushed slowly until the head was just past the ring of muscle. He kissed Ker deeply, thrusting his tongue into Ker’s mouth.
He felt Ker’s hands on his ass, pulling him in so that his cock slid slowly forward until his balls rested on Ker’s ass.
“You feel amazing,” Ker breathed into Ash’s mouth. “I can feel you pulsing inside me.”
Ash began to thrust in a slow but steady rhythm, continuing for several minutes. He changed his angle slightly, pushing deeper until the head of his cock grazed Ker’s gland.
“Right there, baby,” Ker whispered breathlessly. “Do that again.”
Ash obliged, loving the feel of Ker’s hot channel surrounding him. “Won’t last,” he panted, the speed of his thrusts increasing.
“Me either,” said Ker. “Gonna come!”
Ash felt a warm wetness across his belly as Ker’s orgasm hit. He sucked on Ker’s tongue, and as Ker clenched around his cock, Ash came hard. He saw spots flash in front of his eyes and almost blacked out. As his breathing slowed, he pulled out of Ker and removed the condom.
Kissing him once again, Ker said, “That was fantastic.”
“Mmmm,” Ash hummed, not able to form words just yet.
Eventually, he rose. Padding to the bathroom, he cleaned himself off, then brought a warm washcloth back to bed and gently wiped Ker’s belly and cock.
They snuggled under the covers and were asleep within moments.