Epilogue
RYDER
June
Ryder walked into his kitchen, or their kitchen as it was now. After being persistent for the past six months, Felix had finally moved in. Laura had moved in with her new girlfriend as well. Ryder knew Felix didn’t want to leave her on her own, even though he spent most nights at Ryder’s place.
The last six months had been incredible.
It hadn’t all been plain sailing, but they’d never been stronger as a couple.
And Felix’s business was booming. He no longer had to do weddings, christenings, and all that crap.
He focussed solely on portraits and headshots.
A lot of the Broadway stars now used him, after Ryder may have done some shameless plugging of his boyfriend’s talents all over social media.
He’d asked Felix to do some tasteful shots of him, wearing clothes for once, and then he’d published them over a week on his socials.
It built up such a following that when he revealed who the photographer was, although many people had guessed, Felix’s website had crashed with the demand.
Now, there he was, the love of his life, frowning at his cufflinks as he struggled to fasten them.
Ryder came up behind him and kissed his neck.
Felix leaned back against Ryder, giving him more access.
He spun Felix around and could see in his eyes how stressed he was.
This was a big day for his man. It was the first day of pride month and the opening of his exhibition.
“How are you feeling?”
“What if nobody comes?”
That would not happen. Ryder had invited everyone he knew. Even his agent was coming, probably to hustle some of his friends, but regardless, she’d still be there. All the portrait subjects would be there, as well as their loved ones. The place would be packed out.
“Do you need me to help you relax?”
Felix nodded.
“Okay, let’s take this off so it doesn’t get creased.”
He took off the shirt and placed it on the back of the chair, then Ryder pulled Felix’s briefs down, so he was completely naked, and lifted him up onto the kitchen island.
“Just relax, and don’t think about anything but what my tongue is doing.”
He stroked Felix’s hard cock a few times, slicking up the head with the precum, before taking it down his throat.
He loved the taste of him. Felix was clearly eager to get to the finish line as he fucked Ryder’s mouth, but they had a couple of hours before they needed to be at the event, so he was going to take his time.
Ryder wet one of his fingers and pressed it against Felix’s hole.
He eased it in gently, loving how tight he was, and Felix moaned loudly in pleasure.
Over the last few months, Felix had really let himself go with sex.
He loved being fucked, and he was happy for the entire apartment block to know about it.
Ryder didn’t care, and nobody had complained.
“Ryder, I need you.”
“How do you need me?”
“Fuck me. Please.”
Ryder didn’t need to be asked twice. He pushed Felix’s legs back, revealing his glorious hole, and dove in, using his tongue to open him up.
His own cock was rock hard and poking out of his boxers.
He held Felix’s legs in place, tongue fucking him, and reached for the lube in the drawer at the same time.
They had lube stashed all over the apartment because they could never get enough of each other.
Ryder slicked up his fingers, warmed the lube, and slid two straight inside him.
He took them with ease, begging for Ryder to hurry.
Even though they’d now fucked hundreds of times, Ryder was always careful.
He never wanted to hurt Felix, but he was aching to get inside him.
Ryder pulled his boxers down and stepped out of them, before sliding three fingers inside Felix and pushing on his prostate. He cried out in pleasure.
“Please, Ryder. I can’t hold on much longer.”
He slathered up his cock with lube and positioned the head at Felix’s hole.
“Please,” he begged.
Ryder pushed forward and drove all the way in. Felix cried out and Ryder halted, not sure if he’d gone too fast.
“Fuck me hard, Ryder. I want to feel it all day.”
The mouth on this man. His growth in confidence was incredible, but if he kept talking like that, it’d be over quickly.
Ryder pulled almost all the way out and then slammed back in.
He saw Felix’s eyes roll back in his head, and a look of blissful pleasure painted all over his face.
He slid back out, and in, watching all ten inches disappear inside the man he loved.
Holding Felix’s legs up, he pounded him harder.
Ryder was close to blowing, but he wasn’t going over the edge first. He felt Felix squeeze around his cock.
He was playing dirty, so Ryder pulled all the way out and looked down at his open hole before he thrust back in, not holding anything back.
Felix cried out, begging for more, and Ryder gave it to him.
Ryder could feel the sweat dripping down his back as he drove in and out of Felix, angling his hips so he could nail his prostate each time.
Felix kept clenching his internal muscles, pulling Ryder closer to the edge, so he gripped Felix’s cock and thrust in hard a few more times.
Felix shouted out as his cock erupted with cum all over his stomach.
Ryder slammed into him a few more times, before he joined him in ecstasy and emptied his load inside Felix.
Ryder let go of Felix’s legs and lowered them gently. He was still inside him, not wanting to break the connection yet. He leaned forward and kissed him.
“How are you feeling, baby?”
“Amazing, but wondering if I’ll regret this when I try to walk.”
Ryder chuckled. He slid his cock out, and Felix moaned and pouted. It was adorable. Ryder scooped him up into his arms and carried him toward the bathroom. His man needed to soak in a bath so he was all relaxed for his big event.
“How are there so many people here?” asked Felix.
“They’re here because they love you and want to support you.”
“How am I supposed to speak in front of them all?”
“You don’t have to say much. The art speaks for itself. Just thank a few people and tell them to enjoy themselves. I’ll be right there with you. People will be so focused on how hot I am in this tux that they won’t be listening to what you’re saying.”
Felix laughed. “Is that supposed to make me feel better?”
“I thought I made you feel better earlier?”
Felix blushed and tried to hide his smile, but Ryder knew him too well. He kissed him on the cheek and kept their hands locked together as they mingled with the crowd.
The exhibition was sensational. Ryder was the first of June model.
Mason had been a feature, as had Sebastian.
Ryder had convinced Laura to take part as well, and the picture of Max and Paolo was hot.
That was one fine looking couple. Felix had been in tears listening to their story, but then, most people were.
The fact they’d found each other again after everything they’d been through was something special, and Felix had captured their love perfectly.
Mason was off to the side, scowling at Zeb’s boyfriend.
It had been a difficult few months for his friend, but Zeb had been right in that he couldn’t wait for Mason forever.
He still worked at the restaurant, though, which had to be awkward.
There was also something about Zeb’s boyfriend that put Ryder on edge, but he’d been told not to interfere by Mason, so he was doing as he was told.
The others agreed that something was off about the guy, but they were trying to be respectful of Mason.
There was a hush in the crowd as Felix took to the stage. He looked confident, but Ryder could see his nerves given how well he knew him. He was positioned at the side of the stage, ready to join him if needed, but Ryder knew he’d be okay.
“Thank you all for coming today. I can’t believe how many people are here.”
There was a ripple of friendly laughter through the crowd.
“When I got the idea to celebrate pride month with this exhibition, I hoped it would feature the breadth of diversity we have in this community, and we’ve achieved that.”
There was applause. Felix looked adorably bashful.
He wasn’t wrong. Looking at all the images behind him, there were people from all walks of life.
They all belonged to the LGBTQ+ community, but that was the only thing they had in common.
The diversity of background, experience, and thought made it a truly wonderful showcase.
Each person had worked through some form of struggle and made something of their life.
Yes, there was a billionaire like Sebastian up there, and a couple of famous faces, but for the most part, they were all just real people living their lives in this wonderful city.
“None of this would have been possible without the amazing models who shared their stories. You’ll have seen that I did something different for the last day of the month, and that’s down to my partner, Ryder Quinn.”
All eyes moved to him, so he gave a cheeky wave, causing more laughter.
“When I asked my best friend, Laura, to be part of the exhibition, she told me to get fu—she said no.”
That cracked everyone up. He was killing it up there.
“I wanted her to be part of it because she’s my hero.”
Ryder noticed Laura burying her head into her girlfriend’s shoulder, who was beaming with pride. They were such a cute couple.
“Ryder asked why I wasn’t in the exhibition myself.”
“Because he’s my hero,” shouted Ryder.
That got a big “aww” from the crowd. He could see Felix was getting choked up, so he joined him on stage and wrapped his arm around him, kissing him on the temple. This got more appreciative noises from the crowd. He could feel Felix trembling next to him, so knew he had to wrap this up.
“I thought it would be good if I started off the month, given I can bring in a crowd.”
More laughter.
“Then I thought this amazing man, who made it all possible, should close it out. And the rest of you are like the filling in the sandwich. Okay, that sounded better in my head.”
Everyone lost it at that point. Felix looked at Ryder like he wanted to kill him and kiss him at the same time.
“And that’s it from us, everyone. Have a good night and make sure you buy something. It all goes to the shelter.”
Everyone applauded, and he maneuvered Felix off the stage.
The sales from the exhibition were going to the homeless LGBTQ+ shelter Sebastian had set up.
They’d opened another site and needed investment.
Sebastian had put a lot of money into setting it up, but they needed to generate their own revenue for the long term.
This exhibition was great publicity for them.
“I can’t believe you said everyone was the meat in our sandwich,” said Felix, looking mortified.
Ryder couldn’t help but laugh. Felix tried to look irritated, but soon laughed with him.
He knew it was difficult for Felix to be the center of attention, and it was rare they went out in public and someone didn’t speak to them.
They’d taken a holiday to Europe in the spring, which had been wonderful, because people either hadn’t recognized them, or had been too polite to bother them.
Enough of their life was on display, and some things needed to be kept private between them.
One of those things was the ring burning a hole in Ryder’s pocket.
Ryder knew once this celebration was over, he’d ask this wonderful man, who he loved with all his heart, to spend the rest of his life with him.