Contiued...
"So," Chris asked him. "Are you ready for me to kiss the rest of you?""Chris, I don't know how much more I can take," Vin replied hoarsely. "I'm so hard right now, I'm hurtin'.
"Well, then," Chris answered him with a sly grin. "How about if I kiss this part first?" With that, he wrapped his hand around Vin's rock hard erection.
"Oh God, yes!" Vin managed as he tried to thrust into Chris's hand.
"No, I told you," Chris let go of his cock and pushed him onto his back on the bed. "Tonight, I'm doing all the work. You're not allowed to move at all," he insisted.
Vin nodded and lay there feeling his cock twitching. God, he needed Chris right now.
Chris knew Vin needed release, or he'd be in too much pain to enjoy the rest of it. His own cock throbbed painfully, but he was determined to hold out, until he'd shown Vin how truly sorry he was. He kissed Vin hard on the mouth, tasting the sweetness inside, before descending on the younger man's needy member.
Swirling his tongue over the length, Chris took Vin's cock into his mouth. He moved his mouth up and down over it methodically, while he stroked the swollen balls with one hand. His other hand, he used to hold Vin's slim hips flat.
"Ahhhh! Chrissssss!" Vin screamed. "I'm gonna -" his warning died as the hot liquid shot out of his cock and his body was wracked with tremors.
Chris was ready for him and kept his hands stroking and his tongue teasing the hard flesh, while he swallowed the salty fluid, trying to give Vin the maximum amount of pleasure that he could. When the rigid member softened and stopped throbbing, Chris moved up to hold his panting lover. Vin was limp and unresisting, when Chris pulled him into his arms.
He gently stroked Vin's back, feeling the heart beating wildly and listening to his lover trying to breathe normally.
"Damn Chris! - Ya try - in' - ta kill - me?" Vin panted, when he could finally talk again.
"You have to admit, it'd be a hell of a way to go," Chris grinned and kissed his forehead.
Vin was lying there, completely contented and wishing that they could stay like this forever, when he felt Chris's erection poking his side. "What's this?" he asked coyly, brushing his fingers lightly over the length.
"Nothing for you to go playing with just yet," Chris growled. "I still get to finish what I started."
Vin looked up at him, suddenly completely serious. "Ya ain't gotta do that, ya already made up for bein' late ten times over," he drawled softly. "You need some relief too."
Chris saw the love and generosity shining in those eyes, and he couldn't help tightening his arms around the man he loved. "You're not getting out of this that easy," he whispered huskily. "You wanted me to kiss you everywhere and that's just what I'm gonna do. OK?"
Vin didn't answer, instead he pressed soft kisses against Chris's neck and rubbed his body against Chris's, knowing that the friction would have the trapped cock weeping in no time.
"Ah, dammit Vin -" Chris groaned. "Tonight was supposed to be for you."
"If it's for me, than give me what I really want," Vin whispered seductively into his ear.
"This ain't over," Chris growled, as he gave in and pulled Vin into a fierce kiss.
Wrapping both arms around the younger man Chris held him tightly and rolled over until he was on top of Vin. Looking down into blue eyes that were dark with want, Chris reached over into the nightstand for the oil, they had very quickly learned to keep handy. Chris's own cock was rock hard and needed no stimulation and Vin's cock was already peeking it's head up and a few practised strokes from Chris's hand, had it at attention in seconds. Chris poured the oil on his hand and slid first one, then two fingers inside of Vin. The opening gave way with little resistance, the slender body was almost ready for him.
"I want to see you," Chris whispered and met the soft blue eyes.
Vin nodded wordlessly. He felt like he was drowning in those green eyes, that were full of passion and love. If Chris wanted him to stand on his head while they made love, he'd do it.
Chris's cock nudged the small opening. Vin tried to push back onto the hardness, but Chris held him still.
"Don't rush this, cowboy," he said softly. "I'm not gonna let you get so excited you hurt yourself." Chris's words were soft but firm. Vin was such an eager lover, that he was often so impatient to have Chris inside of him, that he didn't want to wait for his body to get ready. Blood on his sheets a couple of times, had quickly put Chris on notice that he'd have to keep a tight rein on Vin's enthusiasm.
Vin blushed and hid his face against Chris's chest. He couldn't help it if his need for Chris was so overwhelming, that it overrode common sense. When they were making love, he always wanted Chris so badly, that he could barely control himself. And Chris had made him wait a hell of a long time tonight, he justified to himself.
All thoughts of Vin's overeagerness fled both men's minds, when Chris's cock finally slid inside of the samller man. The fullness for one and the tight heat for the other was wildly exciting and drove them both to hard thrusting. Chris held onto Vin's cock, squeezing and pulling with his slick hand, until both men burst, their seed spurting and leaving them spent and gasping for breath.
"Don't let me go, Chris. Don't ever let me go," Vin whispered later when they had cleaned themselves up and were lying together.
"Not in a million years," Chris hugged him tighter and kissed Vin's lips softly. And don't think, I'm gonna forget about kissing the rest of you, he thought with a satisfied glow. First thing tomorrow, was his last thought as he fell asleep.
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Unfortunately, the first thing that happened tomorrow, was that the phone rang. Vin was bustling about the kitchen fixing breakfast, when he heard Chris pick it up in the living room. The "dammit" and the loud groan Chris let out, told him it was not good news. Chris didn't sound upset, just angry, so Vin didn't bother going to see what was wrong.
He was just putting eggs onto their plates, along with a couple of links of sausage, when Chris came into the kitchen and slumped down at the bar glumly.
"Damn brass called another meeting," he groaned.
"Aw hell," Vin echoed Chris's sentiments. "How long?" he asked.
"Today, tonight, tomorrow, with my luck," Chris replied angrily, unresigned to not seeing Vin again for days on end.
"Aw hell," Vin muttered again.
They ate silently, both men thinking of how much they would miss spending this weekend together.
Chris kissed Vin goodbye reluctantly and went off to his meeting, leaving the younger man to spend a long day mucking out stalls.
Chris's prediction of today, tonight and tomorrow was dead on. He'd spent hours listening to two accountants arguing over whether they should spend more money on hand held weapons or computers. He'd been tempted to shoot them both, but Travis had told him in no uncertain terms, that if Chris shot them, he would see to it that Larabee attended these meetings every damn day. The judge wasn't any happier than Chris to have his weekend ruined. The final budget had been approved at 10:57 pm Sunday night, after Chris told both of the idiots, that if either one of them raised one more crucial issue, Judge or no Judge, he would shoot them. And the Judge had simply gotten up and poured himself more coffee, leaving the accountants to deal with an irate Chris Larabee. They weren't Harvard graduates for nothing and both men wisely decided that they could live with what was already established.
It was well after midnight, when Chris crawled into bed beside Vin, who was sound asleep and curled up against him. Vin murmured something unintelligible and grabbed onto the arm Chris slipped around his waist. His body snuggled tightly up against Chris's and he was back in a deep sleep in minutes, while Chris lay awake thinking and planning for an hour, until he too drifted off.
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I've got something I have to take care of, Chris announced to the team, just before lunch. "I won't be back in the office today.
Nodding, they went out the door, except for Vin, who waited for a more thorough explanation.
"Can't give you any details just yet, but I promise, I'll be home on time tonight. And, I'll take care of dinner too, ok?" Chris asked, hoping that Vin would trust him and not question him anymore.
"OK," Vin's soft drawl floated out. "Just make sure you get plenty of whatever you bring home." Vin was under no illusions, that Chris would cook dinner himself. They had mutually agreed, after Chris's first disastrous attempt at cooking dinner for them, that Vin would do the cooking.
"I will," Chris smiled. "See you later," he said as Vin put on his jacket and they parted company at the elevator.
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True to his word, Chris's Ram was already in the driveway, when Vin pulled up, in his battered blue jeep. Luckily, he'd left it at the Federal Building, when Buck had driven him home last Wednesday, after he got sick. Home, he thought wistfully, he really thought of this place as home. He knew that it was getting close to time to make a decision about his apartment. Chris had been after him for months, to let the month to month lease run out, but he didn't feel ready yet to give it up.
"Chris," he called when he stepped into the house.
"Right here, pard," Chris came out of the living room and kissed him lightly. "Get a shower and then come back soon," he instructed.
"Why don't you get in with me?" Vin offered suggestively.
"I already had mine and I've got something special in mind, so hurry up, OK?" Chris whispered urgently and kissed him.
Vin nodded and Chris laughed at the speed with which he tore down the hall.
Vin came out of the hallway and stepped into a scene out of a romance novel. Chris had candles lit everywhere in the living room and a fire burning in the fireplace. There was a small table set beautifully for two and two tapered candles burned elegantly around a silver vase with two roses in it. Chris carried two plates in out of the kitchen and Vin laughed out loud. Pot roast, potatoes and carrots, the exact meal that had been ruined on Friday, was on the plates.
"Where the hell'd you get that?" Vin asked him around chuckles. "Don't even try selling me that bull, that you made it yourself."
"Nettie," Chris grinned back. "She came over earlier and made everything and all I had to do was turn the oven off at 5: 00 and wait for you to get out of the shower.
"Nettie make anything else?" Vin asked.
"Of course she did. Nettie wouldn't make a whole dinner and not leave you something special," Chris grinned. Everyone knew that Vin's sweet tooth was as big as his heart and Nettie took pains to satisfy it. "I think she made something chocolate, just for you."
Vin's eyes got round as saucers in anticipation and Chris laughed outright at the childlike enthusiasm. "Dinner first," he laughed and sat down with the Texan.
They ate, relishing the delicious food. Vin ate two platefuls and Chris wondered, not for the first time, where all that food the younger man consumed went.
"Dessert now?" Vin asked hopefully.
Chris had to smother the urge to laugh again, knowing that food was a sensitive subject with Vin. He'd done without often enough as a kid, that a little thing like a homemade dessert was enough to get his eyes sparkling. And, Chris did love seeing those blue eyes sparkle.
"Yeah, let me take these plates out and I'll bring you a big helping of whatever she left, ok?" he cupped Vin's upturned face and kissed him gently.
'Whatever she left', turned out to be a chocolate pie, with whipped cream and a graham cracker crumb crust. Chris grabbed two plates and the whole pie, knowing that Vin could devour the gooey treat in minutes.
His lover settled for two pieces, before declaring himself to be full.
They cleared the table and washed the dishes together. When the leftovers were wrapped and put away, Chris grabbed a couple of beers and took Vin by the hand and pulled him into the living room. He produced a small gaudily wrapped package and handed it to the younger man.
Vin looked at him questioningly. "What's this for?"
"I'm not very good at saying how I feel and sometimes I'm a real bastard." Chris waved him off, when Vin started to protest and grinned ruefully. "I know myself pretty well, pard. Anyway, maybe one of those times, when I'm being an asshole, you can listen to this and remember that I really do love you." He added a quick kiss to punctuate his words.
Vin opened the package and found a CD identically made to the one he'd given Chris less than, a month ago for Valentine's Day. Chris had named this one, From My Heart To Yours. Reading the song list, he recognized most of them, but there were two from some guy named Dr. Hook, that he'd never heard of.
1. Looking For Love, by Johhny Lee
2. Because You Love Me, by Jo Dee Messina
3. That Was A River, by Colin Raye
4. I Look At You, by George Strait
5. Home To You, by John Michael Montgomery
6. Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye, by Vince Gill
7. There's No Way, by Alabama
8. Hold On To Me, by John Michael Montgomery
9. Years From Now, by Dr. Hook
10. Face to Face, by Alabama
11. Little Bit More, by Dr. Hook
12. Amazed, by Lonestar
Chris watched Vin closely, while he was reading the back of the CD case. He saw all of the emotion in the depths of those blue eyes and he was very glad he'd thought of the CD. And, he was very sure of what he wanted to happen later. "Why don't you put it on?" Chris suggested softly.
Vin put the CD on and they sat together on the couch, Chris leaning his back into the overstuffed corner of the sofa and Vin leaning against him. They sipped their beers and listened to the story of a man searching for the wrong kind of love.
I spent a lifetime lookin' for you . . . single bars and good time lovers were never true . . . playing a fools game, hopin to win . . . tellin those sweet lies and losin' again . . . I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places . . . lookin' for love in too many places . . . searchin' her eyes . . . lookin' for traces . . . of what I'm dreamin' of . . . Hoping to find a friend and a lover . . . I'll bless the day I discover . . . you lookin' for love . . . I was alone then, no love in sight . . . I did every thing I could to get me through the night . . . Don't know where it started or where it might end . . . I'd turn to a stranger just like a friend . . . I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places . . . lookin' for love in too many places . . . searchin' her eyes . . . lookin' for traces . . . of what I'm dreamin' of . . . Hoping to find a friend and a lover . . . I'll bless the day I discover . . . you lookin' for love . . .
Vin listened to the words and was truly grateful, that somehow, they'd found each other. He couldn't imagine what it had been like for Chris, the pain he'd suffered losing his family. How empty life must have seemed.
I don't know how I survived In this cold and empty world . . . For all this time I only know that I'm alive . . . Because you love me . . . When I recall what I've been through . . . There's some things That I wish I didn't do . . . Now I do the things I do . . . Because you love me . . . And now that you're in my life . . . I'm so glad I'm alive . . . 'Cause you showed me the way . . . And I know now how good it can be . . . Because You love me . . . And now that you're in my life . . . Oh, I'm so glad I'm alive . . . 'Cause you showed me the way . . . And I know now how good it can be . . . Because you love me . . . I believe in things unseen . . . I believe in the message of a dream . . . And I believe in what you are . . . Because you love me . . . With all my heart and all my soul . . . I'm loving you and I never will let go . . . And every day I'll let it show . . . Because you love me . . . Because you love me . . . Because you love me . . .
Chris took another drink from the bottle and thought about the next song. He only hoped Vin understood what he was trying to say. He remembered the fights they'd had about Mary.
I've seen that look before; here comes that doubt again . . . You think that girl we saw was more than just a friend . . . Yes there was a time I thought she had it all . . . She meant the world to me, back when the world was small . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . . That never carried this much emotion . . . Nothing compares to this deep devotion . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . . The love we've had before can never change this one . . . We're not imprisoned by the past we've brought along . . . It's just you and me, just one ship in the night . . . There are no boundaries, there is no end in sight . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . . That never carried this much emotion . . . Nothing compares to this deep devotion . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . . Nothing compares to this deep devotion . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . . That was a river, this is the ocean . . .
Chris saw the pink color staining Vin's cheeks and he knew Vin was thinking of those fights too. He put a hand under Vin's chin and brought his head around, so that they were looking directly into each other's eyes.
Sometimes I can't put up with . . . Bein' so put down . . . And all my faith can manage . . . is the shadow of a frown . . . My soul's about to break . . . There's only one escape . . . I look at you.when the world is full of lies . . . I look at you..and the truth is in your eyes . . . I look at you..when I lay me down at night . . . And I wanna see a dream come true . . . I look at you and I know I've got it all . . . You touch my hand . . . And the burdens start to fall . . . You ease my troubled mind . . . I love you more each time I look at you . . . You know some days I'm tempted . . . To run away and hide . . . 'Cause I can't miss the bad luck . . . That's fallin' from the sky . . . I'm under some dark cloud . . . and there's only one way out I look at you . . . And I know I've got it all . . . You touch my hand . . . And the burdens start to fall . . . You ease my troubled mind . . . I love you more each time I look at you . . .
"Home was hell for a long time. I hated coming back to this place. That's all changed, since I've got you to come home to," Chris said sincerely and kissed the younger man softly. "You gave me something to come home to again and I love you for it," he added.
I get up and battle the day . . . Things don't always go my way . . . It might rain but that's okay . . . I get to come home to you . . . You are my best friend . . . And you are where my heart is . . . And I know at the day's end . . . I get to come home to you . . . Sometimes life may get me down . . . And I get tired of getting kicked around . . . I feel lost in this maddening crowd . . . But I get to come home to you . . . You are my best friend . . . And you are where my heart is . . . And I know at the day's end . . . I get to come home to you . . . Hanging out in our old sweatshirts . . . You let me complain about a hard day's work . . . I don't know what I did to deserve . . . To get to come home to you . . . You are my best friend . . . And you are where my heart is . . . And I know at the day's end . . . I get to come home to you . . . Yes I get to come home to you . . . Oh I love coming home to you . . .
"I like comin' home ta you too," Vin said simply. "I was alone for a real long time, 'til we found each other. And, I'm real grateful we're together."
"I 'm grateful too-- for every minute we have together. I know how fast your whole life can fall apart -" Chris's voice was so choked with emotion, that he couldn't continue.
Vin gently stroked Chris's cheek. He knew Chris was thinking about his family and that there was nothing he could say to ease his lover's pain, but he wanted to let Chris know how much he cared, in some small way.
Kiss me like you're never gonna see my face again . . . Soft and tender as you can . . . Hold me like we'll never make sweet love again . . . Please, make me feel like a man . . . Oh let's send up a prayer for this love that we share . . . 'cause it could change in the blink of an eye . . . No, you just never know how tomorrow will go . . . So, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . . Oh, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . . Look at me, just like the day we fell in love . . . when we found the missing piece of our souls . . . you and me have always fit just like a glove . . . wherever you are feels like home . . . So, let's send up a prayer for this love that we share . . . 'cause it could change in the blink of an eye . . . No, you just never know how tomorrow will go . . . So, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . . Oh, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . . Oh, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . . Oh, let's make sure we kiss goodbye . . .
Chris was lost in thought, when he felt Vin's hand on his face. He smiled and caught the hand in his and brought it to his mouth and kissed the palm. "I wonder, if you really know how much I love you?" he asked quietly.
As I lay by your side and hold you tonight . . . I want you to understand, . . . This love that I feel is so right and so real . . . And I realize how lucky I am. And should you ever wonder if my love is true, . . . There's something that I wanna make clear to you . . . It means so much to me, whenever I see, That wanting me look in your eyes . . . I don't know how I could do without, Holding you close every night . . . I've waited so long just to have you to hold, . . . And now that I've got you, I'll never let go . . . There's no way I could make it without you, . . . There's no way that I'd even try, If I had to survive, without you in my life . . . I know I wouldn't last a day, . . . Oh baby, there's no way . . . I never knew until you, what I was missing . . . Now you say forever, and I find my heart is listening . . . Yes I'm listening . . . There's no way I could make it without you, . . . There's no way that I'd even try, If I had to survive, without you in my life, . . .I know I wouldn't last a day, . . . Oh baby, there's no way . . . Baby, there's just no way.
"It's not just about you being there for me, even though, you always are. If you need me, you can count on me," Chris meant every word he said.
I wanna wake up each morning . . . With you the rest of my life . . . I wanna feel your heart beating . . . Just get lost in your eyes . . . You can tell me your secrets . . . You can let me feel your pain . . . You can show me your weakness . . . And never be shamed . . . Hold on to me when your world's turning cold . . . When it feels like your life's spinnin' out of control . . . You're hopin', prayin', tryin', so hard to believe . . . Hold on to me when there's no middle ground . . . And every emotion is comin' unwound . . . And you don't know if you can hold on To your dreams . . . Baby you can hold on to me . . . I wanna lay down each evening . . . With you right here by my side . . . I wanna get drunk on your laughter . . . And wipe all the tears when you cry . . . You can scare me with your darkness . . . You can blind me with your light . . . Throw your worries out the window baby . . . On your wildest night . . . Hold on to me when there's no middle ground . . . And every emotion is comin' unwound . . . And you don't know if you can hold on To your dreams . . . Baby you can hold on . . . I said Baby you can hold on . . . I said Baby you can hold on to me . . .
"I know ya love me, now. I know it," Vin's cheeks were pink again and his drawl was very soft, "but sometimes, I start thinkin' about what's gonna happen next month, or next year, or five years from now, and I get real scared."
"I'm always going to love you, you need to know that," Chris's voice was gentle, as he continued. "It's forever, do you understand?"
I'll want you years from now . . . and I'll hold you years from now . . . as I love you tonight . . . you are my one true friend . . . always my one true friend . . . and I'll love you till life's end . . . as I love you tonight . . . wanting you years from now . . . and holding you years from now . . . and loving you years from now . . . as I love you tonight . . . I know this world that we live in can be hard now and then . . . and it will be again . . . many times we've been down . . . still love has kept us together . . . when I look in your eyes . . . the future I see . . . wanting you years from now . . . and holding you years from now . . . and loving you years from now . . . as I love you tonight . . . wanting you years from now . . . and holding you years from now . . . and loving you years from now . . . as I love you tonight . . .