Coming Out of the Closet

JD sat outside the sheriff's office looking towards the stage coach that just arrived. Two women stepped off and were immediately greeted by Bob Smith and Joseph Harper. JD looked over to where Buck was standing talking to Vin. JD sighed when he studied the beautiful man he had come to love so much. Buck unfortunately didn't seem to share JD's feelings since he was always talking about women.

"You seem preoccupied, JD?" A dark voice said.

"What? Yeah, hi Chris." JD said as the black - clad man sat down beside him.

"You alright?" Chris wondered.

"I'm fine." JD said and glanced over at Chris.

"Love trouble, huh?!" Chris said.

"What!?!"

"You're in love." Chris stated.

"What!?!"

"You've already said that, JD." Chris smiled.

"What do you mean?" JD said.

"You're in love with Buck." Chris said.

"Hmm... Well... yes I am." JD smiled slightly.

"Lucky you." Chris said.

"What do you mean?" JD said.

"You're in love with Buck and he's in love with you."

"Huh?"

"It's obvious." Chris said. "Buck just doesn't know what to do."

"How do you know?"

"We do talk, JD. He's my best friend y'know." Chris said.

"He told you that he's in love with me?" JD was in shock.

"Yes." Chris said.

"Wow." Was all JD could get out.

"You're lucky." Chris said and patted JD on the back.

"I am, because I love him and he loves me?" JD asked.

"Yes, you know he loves you back." Chris said and then muttered under his breath. "Which is more than I can say."

"What? What do you mean?" JD said.

"You got some sort of fantstic hearing or what?" Chris said.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with my hearing." JD said. "What did you mean by 'which is more than I can say' that you just said?"

"Nothing." Chris said.

"What? I tell you I'm in love with Buck and you won't even tell me what you mean?" JD was a bit offended.

"Sorry, I'll tell you." Chris said and took a deep breath. "I'm kind of in love too."

"You are?! Who's the lucky... man?" JD was out on a limb here.

"Man is correct." Chris said after a full minute of silence.

"So who?" JD was curious.

"I'd rather not tell you." Chris said.

"Okay." JD said not wanting to push Chris. "If you ever wanna talk... I'll be here."

"Thanks." Chris said and the two men fell silent.

The men sat in silence watching Vin and Buck talk about something that apparently was funny because both kept laughing over and over again. Suddenly Buck noticed Chris and JD and waved over to them. They waved back and tipped their hats at the other two men. Soon Ezra joined Vin and Buck and the three men were smiling the whole time.

"What's Vin saying that's so damn funny?" Chris growled suddenly.

"Don't know." JD said and suddenly realised something. "It's Ezra!"

"What?!" Chris said and looked at the younger man in shock.

"Ezra's the lucky man." JD said. "You didn't react to Buck and Vin laughing but as soon as Ez came out you went mad."

"JD." Chris warned and the kid fell silent.

"Sorry." He whispered looking a bit scared.

"No, I'm sorry, JD. I shouldn't have..." Chris said. "You're right, it's Ezra."

"Great!" JD said. "He's an intelligent, handsome man."

"And way out of my league." Chris said jokingly.

"He's not out of your league." JD said. "You two would be perfect for each other."

"Right, The Gambler and The Bad Element?" Chris chuckled.

"Yes!" JD nodded to emphasize his yes.

"Serious?" Chris said.

"Definitely!" JD said.

"You must have lost your mind." Chris said absently while staring at Ezra.

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A week later Chris and JD spent alot of time together sharing their problems with each other. Chris didn't really know why he was so eager to talk about Ezra with JD, but Chris felt he could really trust JD. And it did help to talk about it.

One day Chris was sitting in the saloon drinking a shot of whiskey. Suddenly he realised he was supposed to help JD with carrying a heavy crate of ammunition from the sheriff's office to one of the stormcellars. Chris quickly emptied his glas and went over to the sheriff's office where JD sat and waited outside.

"Hey, JD." Chris said. "Sorry I'm late."

"Don't worry." JD smiled. "How're you? You seem tired?"

"Not sleeping well." Chris sighed.

"Ezra?"

"Yeah." Chris said. "Now where's that crate?"

"In the small room over there. Don't close the door after you it locks from outside." JD said. "You can manage on your own, right?!"

"Yeah, but why?" Chris asked.

"I've got a meetin'... with a certain Buck Wilmington." JD smiled happily.

"You do?! That's great, kid!" Chris said and ruffled JD's hair. "So you'll tell him tonight then?"

"Yeah, I was planning on it. So don't you come barging into my room tomorrow morning." JD laughed.

"I won't I promise." Chris said as JD left.

Thereafter Chris opened the door to the very small room and entered. He bent down and picked up the crate as he heard a familiar voice from behind.

"What in the world are you doing, mr Larabee?" It was Ezra.

"Helping JD." Chris answered as he with much difficulty turned around in the small room.

Chris found himself face to face with Ezra and he heard the door close behind the gambler. Chris dropped the crate and exclaimed:

"Fuck!"

"What?" Ezra said as he backed away from the crate which fell to the floor.

"We're stuck!" Chris said.

"I'll just open the... door..." Ezra said as he jiggled the doorhandle only to find it was locked.

"JD warned me about the door." Chris sighed as Ezra pounded on the door and yelled for help. "It's no use."

"JD will be back here soon, right?" Ezra said.

"Well, no he won't be back until tomorrow." Chris said.

"You're joking, tell me you are joking, mr Larabee." Ezra said.

"No, nobody will be here until tomorrow morning." Chris sighed again.

"Well, that's just great!" Ezra exclaimed.

"It's not my fault that you came in here and closed the door!" Chris growled angrily.

"Well, I... I... I guess it's my fault." Ezra said after trying to find a reason to blame Chris for locking of the door, but he was unsuccessfull.

"Yep." Chris said as he sat down on the floor. "Best we make ourselves comfortable, since we'll be here all night."

"Great." Ezra said sarcastically and removed his waistcoat and spread it on the floor and then sat down.

The two men sat in silence, Ezra trying to calm down, since he had a bit of a problem with small spaces and Chris trying to calm his feelings down. Chris had been instantly aroused as he thought about spending the night in the room with Ezra. The two men wasn't able to sit without touching each other somehow. Finally Ezra turned his back on Chris and he did the same, then they were resting back to back. Suddenly Chris noticed that Ezra's breathing was a bit laboured. He turned his head to see that the gambler was quite pale and sweating. Chris rose and turned around and sat down again so he was facing Ezra's back.

"You alright, Ez?" Chris was concerned.

"No, I have a slight problem with small spaces." Ezra said.

"Calm down, Ezra." Chris said as he laid a soothing hand on Ezra's shoulder. He felt Ezra jerk at the touch and immediately removed his hand. "Sorry."

"No no, I was just... unprepared for that." Ezra said and rose on shaky legs and turned around and sat down so he faced Chris.

"I'm here, Ezra." Chris said seeing the panic all over the man's face. "What can I do?"

"This feel so silly. But would you please hold my hands?" Ezra said blushing some at the request.

"Of course I will." Chris said and caught Ezra's soft hands in his own. Then he locked eyes with Ezra's wonderful green eyes. "Look into my eyes, Ezra. Concentrate on my eyes and my eyes only."

"I will." Ezra said and the two stared at each other for several minutes until Ezra's breathing started to return to normal.

"You feelin' better?" Chris asked without releasing Ezra's hands.

"Yes. But I think I need to stay like this for a little while longer." Ezra said and smiled faintly.

"Sure, sure. I can stay like this all night." Chris said happy to be holding Ezra's hands in his.

An hour later Ezra was calm again and had freed himself from Chris' hands. Suddenly the light from the candle lit in there went out. Chris cursed loudly as he tried to locate a new candle but he was unsuccessfull. Ezra started to hyperventilate and got to his feet and started pounding the door again. Chris tried to calm Ezra down by talking to him but it didn't work.

Okay, more drastic measures. Chris thought and turned Ezra around and pulled him to him.

Ezra first protested some but soon wrapped his arms around Chris and rested his head on his shoulder. Chris heard that Ezra began to calm down again as he rubbed his back soothingly.

"I'm tired." Ezra said breathing down Chris' neck and it made the leader shiver.

"You wanna sleep?" Chris asked.

"Yes, but how?" Ezra said.

"I can stay awake. I sit down and you rest your head in my lap." Chris suggested.

"That would be very nice." Ezra said.

"Okay. Let me just sit down first." Chris said and reluctantly released Ezra.

Chris eased himself down on the floor and soon Ezra laid down and placed his head in Chris lap.

"What's this?" Ezra suddenly asked.

"What? What did ya find?" Chris asked.

"It feels like a candle." Ezra said and lit a match. "It's a candle, mr Larabee."

"Wonderful." Chris smiled as Ezra place the lit candle on the floor.

Then Ezra returned to Chris' lap and he looked up into Chris' eyes and smiled slightly before he closed his eyes. Not long after that Chris heard that Ezra's breathing became slower and more regular and he knew that the gambler was asleep. Chris sat and studied Ezra's beautiful features and a couple of minutes later he softly put a hand on Ezra's cheek. When the conman didn't react more than to moan slightly he softly stroked his cheek and then started playing with Ezra's hair.

Suddenly Chris realised that Ezra's eyes were open and they were looking up at him. Chris quickly drew his hand away and looked the other way. Chris heard Ezra sit up and he felt a gentle hand turn his face towards Ezra's. Blue eyes met with green ones and suddenly Ezra's lips were covering Chris' in a soft kiss. As Ezra drew back he studied Chris face to see any reaction that might warn him about a fist connectiong with his face. Ezra didn't detect that at all but arousal was written all over Chris' face.

"I want you." Chris finally growled.

This was enough for Ezra and the two men met in a deep kiss. Ezra was suddenly pushed down on the floor and Chris was on top of him. Ezra was becoming more and more aroused by the second. Chris was a completely fantastic kisser and it made Ezra want even more. Chris started unbuttoning Ezra's white shirt and after he did that he began kissing him lightly from his neck down to his pants. There he unbuttoned Ezra's pants and pulled them off. Then he pulled off his own black duster, unbuttoned his shirt, pulled it off and soon his pants headed the same way. Ezra's breath was coming out in small ragged gasps. Chris's hand found its way down under Ezra's underwear and Ezra moaned loudly when he felt Chris' hand grab his very erect manhood. Chris began stroking Ezra up and down and he heard Ezra whimper.

"Chris." Ezra moaned and his hand found it's way into Chris' underwear and as Ezra grabbed him, Chris growled in a very erotic way.

"Ezra." Chris murmured as the two met in a deep kiss.

Then Chris climbed down and took off Ezra's underwear and then took Ezra's manhood into his mouth. Ezra gasped and growled as Chris began sucking him. Chris tongue swirled over the tip of the shaft and his teeth gently bit at the top, while Ezra was pulling at Chris' hair and moaning loudly. When Ezra began gasping and convulsing Chris almost sucked his whole manhood into his own mouth. And as Ezra exploded while screaming Chris' name, Chris drank every thing until the last spasm died out.

"Oh my God." Was all Ezra could pant.

"Ezra, you alright?" Chris asked as he climbed over him again and looked at him.

"I'm fine, mr Lara... Chris. I'm fine, Chris." He smiled sleepily.

"Glad to hear it." Chris smiled.

Ezra pulled Chris to him and then pulled Chris' black duster over them, they fell asleep wrapped around each other.

The next morning Ezra woke up and felt a wonderful smell. When he finally got his bearings he remember that he and Chris were trapped in the small room. The wonderful smell was Chris' hair, Chris lay with his head on Ezra's shoulder. Ezra had rested his head on Chris' and inhaled the lovely smell of his lover. Chris was still asleep and Ezra decided not to wake him so he lay still thinking about how wonderful last night had been.
A couple of minutes later he noticed how Chris began to stir and soon his blue eyes looked up at him and smiled.

"Hi." Ezra whispered.

"Hey." Chris smiled and they met in a soft kiss.

"It's not as dark in here now." Ezra said.

"No, you're right." Chris said noticing a lot of light flooding from the cracks in the door.

"So should we make an attempt to get out of here?" Ezra asked.

"I don't need to." Chris said and kissed Ezra's neck.

"Neither do I." Ezra said and touched Chris's chest and started moving downwards.

About 10 minutes later Ezra lay ontop of a panting Chris. The usually grim man's face lit up with a happy smile. Then he raised his head and kissed Ezra tasting his own cum in Ezra's mouth.

Suddenly somebody tried to open the door, that made both Chris and Ezra panic and they tried to untangle from each other. They failed miserably and was found, in each others arms under Chris' black duster, by Buck and JD.

"Oh dear." Ezra whispered as he saw the shocked expressions on Buck's face.

"What the..." Was all Buck got out and supported himself on JD.

"Hi!" Chris gave a silly smile towards JD who was grinning like an idiot.

"The Gambler and The Bad Element wasn't possible, huh?" JD said still grinning.

"Shut up, JD." Chris said. "So how are you?"

"Never been better." JD smiled.

"Glad to hear it." Chris said. "You okay, Buck?"

"I don't know." Buck answered. "I think I am."

"He's fine." JD said and slid an arm around Buck's waist.

"So... Last night went well?" Chris said.

"Yes, very much so." JD blushed furiously as Buck wrapped his arms around him.

"You two are..?" Ezra began and JD nodded. "Congratulations."

"Thank you." JD said as Buck started to laugh hysterically. "What?"

"Nuthin'" Buck giggled.

"What's so funny?" Ezra asked.

"I was just thinking that it might be time for you two to come out of the closet." Buck laughed.

"Shut up!" Chris said. "JD, please close the door. We'll bang on it when we're ready to come out."

The last remark sent JD into fits of laughter but he did as Chris said and closed the door again. Through the door Ezra and Chris heard Buck and JD laugh so hard they were hardly able to breathe.

Chris and Ezra rose from the floor and started to sort out their clothes which were in a heap on the floor. 5 minutes later Ezra buttoned his waistcoat and took a deep breath. Then he turned to Chris and looked at him questioningly. Chris pulled Ezra close to him and they yet again kissed passionately. After that they pounded on the door and JD came and opened the door, still giggling.

Chris and Ezra stepped out of the room and closed the door. Buck was leaning on the desk in the office still giggling. Chris glared at him warning that if he didn't shut up he'd be dead. Buck, suddenly serious, grabbed JD and pulled him close and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Chris tipped his hat at the two men and he and Ezra left the sheriff's office. They walked out into the chilly morning and headed towards their rooms. As they were about to part ways Chris whispered:

"Don't go."

"I won't if you don't want me too." Ezra said and they both headed for Chris' room not caring that anyone saw them.

In Chris' room they both undressed again and climbed into bed where they soon fell asleep wrapped in each others arms.

The End