ATF Universe
Chapter 17
Getting up onto his knees, Vin scooted closer to where Chris lay stretched out on the bed, his hands covered with the scented lotion and a definite glint in his sparkling blue eyes. He could feel the liquid beginning to warm his palms and the tingling sensation that Buck had told him to expect. His eyes roamed over Chris's naked body appreciatively, taking in everything about his lover.from the top of his blond head to the tips of his toes.and glorying in the fact that all of this belonged to him and him alone. Vin had never had that before.someone he could call his very own and he was still somewhat in awe of this deep bond that existed between him and Chris. But there was nowhere else on earth he'd rather be and no one else he'd rather be with than this man who had captured his heart. The tip of his tongue came out to wet his suddenly dry lips as Vin sat contemplating just where he wanted to start.Chris eyed the younger man warily, not entirely sure what Vin had in mind. The predatory smile on Vin's face and the gleam in his eyes made him feel more like a side of beef about to be devoured by a hungry wolf. But then again, Chris reckoned that he could think of worse ways to die! He forced himself to lie still, waiting in anticipation of Vin's next move.
Warm hands descended on Chris's shoulders, the touch sure and firm as Vin smoothed the fragrant liquid over silken skin. He spread a liberal coating back and forth across the broad expanse before digging in with his fingers and beginning to massage the hard line of bone and sculpted curve of muscle of Chris's neck and upper chest. Making small circular caressing motions with his hands, Vin was careful to ease up on the pressure whenever he traced across a particularly sensitive area, concentrating instead on making sure that the deep bruises received a generous amount of the healing liquid that oozed from between his fingers. Tilting his head slightly as he went about his task, Vin was unaware of the charming picture he made with his brow lightly furrowed in concentration and the tip of his pink tongue peeking out from between the line of his lips.
Cool. That was the first thing Chris noticed about the scented lotion that Vin was spreading across his skin. It felt cool. It wasn't entirely unpleasant, just not exactly what he had expected either. But then, he hadn't really been sure what to expect given the fact that Vin had gotten this stuff from a notorious ladies man. And who the hell knew where Buck had gotten it from? Although Chris figured that he could make a pretty good educated guess.
Warm. That was the second thing that Chris noticed. Vin's hands were warm and soft against his body, the touch soothing and gentle, those splendidly strong fingers kneading away the knots of tension and easing the ache of sore muscles. He was continually amazed that a man who handled a loaded weapon with such deadly skill and accuracy could so easily turn those same talented hands into instruments of such sensual pleasure. Chris gave a deep sigh of appreciation and relaxed further down into the soft bedding.
Heat was the third thing that Chris noticed. The skin around his neck and shoulders was getting very hot and it had nothing to do with the way that Vin's hands were stroking his body. In fact, everywhere that the younger man had spread the lotion so far was beginning to.well, frankly.it was beginning to burn! Chris was a little bit alarmed by the sensation but he trusted Vin not to do anything that would hurt him. Still, he did seem to be getting just a little bit.uncomfortable.
Vin's hands moved down Chris's torso, his palms gliding across both flat male nipples, circling and rubbing as he spread more of the lotion over the responsive flesh. Carefully taking each small nub between a thumb and index finger, he rolled and pinched both nipples until they were stiff and rigid beneath his fingertips. Releasing them with one final caress, Vin began sliding his hands down over Chris's lower ribcage, stopping suddenly as he felt the other man squirm beneath his touch. Concerned blue eyes turned to look up into Chris's face, silently questioning his lover.
Chris was trying his best to stay relaxed and just enjoy the feeling of Vin's hands sweeping over his body but when his nipples started to sting, he just couldn't manage to keep himself still. He twisted a bit beneath the younger man's touch, not entirely sure what he wanted or needed to relieve the burning sensation that was heating up his skin. It was almost as if he needed to either go wash it off.or rub against something.really hard. What the hell had Buck given to Vin?
"Uh, Vin?" Chris managed to rasp. "Just exactly what is this stuff?" Buck had told Vin that it was a type of liniment but Chris had serious doubts about that. He'd used plenty of liniment on the horses back at his ranch, even gone so far as to use some of it on his lower back on occasion. But not once had any of that stuff ever set fire to his skin the way it felt right now. And damned if he could figure out why. An allergic reaction, maybe? Or more likely, this stuff wasn't really a liniment.which was pretty much just what he had suspected all along.
Vin lifted his hands from Chris's body at that question and sat back on his knees. "Don't rightly know, but Buck said it works great. Why?" He looked from Chris's face down to his own hands and then back again, a perplexed expression crossing his handsome features.
"Oh, no reason. Just.curious is all." Chris wriggled a bit on the bed trying to get comfortable. He didn't want to hurt Vin's feelings by complaining but this stuff was getting just a bit too hot to bear. Perhaps if he made some sort of excuse and went into the bathroom, he could wash enough of it off so that the burning sensation went away. Then again, he supposed he could always flop over onto his belly and wriggle like a fish out of water trying to rub the damned stuff off! That ought to be worth a good laugh or two! Damn that Buck Wilmington anyway!
Seeing a grimace of discomfort flash across Chris's face, Vin's concern deepened. "Chris, you okay? Somethin' wrong?" A knot of anxiety lodged in the younger man's gut at the thought that he might have done something to unintentionally hurt Chris. It would be just his luck anyway. Trying so hard to do something to help and end up making a mess of things.like that time he'd backed Chris's truck into the wall of the barn. The older man had just laughed and been quick to assure him that the damage was minimal but still.Vin wondered if he should quit before he made things any worse.
Catching a glimpse of the hesitation in Vin's blue eyes before he lowered his gaze, Chris hastened to reassure his lover. "No, I'm all right, Vin. It's okay." When the younger man still wouldn't look at him, Chris gave a small sigh before continuing, "It's just this stuff is starting to burn.sort of. just a bit. It's not all that bad.really." The hell it wasn't!
So that was it. Vin breathed a silent sigh of relief, a smile crossing his face once more as he lifted his gaze to Chris. "Oh yeah! Buck said that might happen. Jes means the stuff is doin' its job is all, getting deep down in all them muscles `n loosening `em up." He reached for the bottle and poured some more lotion in his hand before saying, "Buck said as long as it's a tolerable level then best jes leave it be. But if'n it gets ta where ya cain't stand it, he tole me what ta do."
"And what might that be?" Because Chris was starting to get mighty uncomfortable. "Wash it off?" he asked in a rasping tone of voice, his body tensing ever so slightly as he tried not to squirm beneath Vin's regard.
"Hell, no! That ruins the whole damned thing if'n ya wash it off." Vin looked like he was horrified at the mere suggestion.
"Well then, for God's sake, do something, Vin! Otherwise, I'm getting up and running for the shower," Chris managed to growl at his young lover. Geezus, but he could even feel himself starting to sweat from the intense heat!
Vin only paused a moment before leaning down and blowing softly across Chris's right nipple. The effect was a sharp cooling sensation drifting across the heated button of flesh. The response was a jagged cry torn from Chris's lips as his body arched helplessly up off the bed. Vin was quick to move out of the way as his lover's body jerked and spasmed before his astonished eyes, watching intently as Chris fell back to the bed, panting and gasping for air.
"What the.hell.was that?" Chris managed to get out between breaths, his green eyes wide with stunned pleasure.
"Don't rightly know," Vin answered softly, a slow fire starting to kindle inside him as his blue eyes raked over the changes now taking place in his lover's body. Changes that Chris obviously wasn't aware of yet since he was still struggling to get his breath back. "Buck didn't say nothin' `bout somethin' like `at happening."
"Shit!" Chris exclaimed as his breath hitched in the back of his throat. His skin where Vin had spread the lotion still felt like it was on fire but there was a tingling sensation associated with it now. And his right nipple throbbed with every rapid beat of his heart, painfully rigid and stiff after what Vin had just done.
Amazed by the reaction of his lover's body, curiosity got the better of Vin and he leaned down once more to blow softly across Chris's taut nipple. The response to his actions was the same and Vin grinned with delight despite the string of curses coming from the other man's mouth. He grabbed hold of Chris when he tried to twist off the bed, swinging one bent leg across the narrow waist and hips until he was kneeling over the top of him. "Where ya going, Cowboy? I ain't done yet," he teased gently.
Leaning over, Vin fused his open mouth to Chris's parted lips, plunging his tongue deep inside while his lotion-covered hands roamed busily over any part of his lover's body that he could reach. He was careful to hold his weight off of Larabee's chest and abdomen, keeping him pinned to the bed using his thighs on each side of Chris's slender hips and his mobile mouth that slanted hungrily across the other man's lips time and time again. Chris's hands came up to capture both his wrists and still the restless motion that was spreading more fire across his skin. Both men were breathing hard when Vin finally pulled away with a reluctant groan, pleased by the glazed expression that darkened Chris's green eyes and the sight of his kiss-swollen lips.
Determined to continue his sensuous assault, Vin tugged briefly at his arms in an attempt to free himself but wasn't surprised when Chris's long fingers only settled more firmly around his wrists. Deciding to try a different approach, one that didn't require Chris's cooperation in order to free his hands, Vin brought his head down until his mouth was just above the other man's left nipple. Taking a quiet breath in so that Chris wouldn't know what he was about to do, Vin experimented again with blowing across the responsive bud of flesh.
It had the desired effect. Only this time, Chris didn't just curse.he screamed with the intense pleasure shooting through him at the caress of the younger man's breath. He didn't just arch his back and nearly convulse on top of the bedsheets. He managed to buck Vin off of him, the sharpshooter losing his balance and landing on the floor beside the bed with a definite thud. For his part, Chris collapsed back down onto the mattress, his fingers digging into the bed and taking a white-knuckled death grip on the sheets. Air wheezed in and out of his chest as he struggled to breath, his green eyes wide with nearly frenzied desperation.
Sitting naked on the floor next to the bed, Vin was at the perfect eye level to gage the extent of his lover's need. Chris's hardened shaft was already fully distended and thick with arousal, the tip reaching upwards to brush against the flat sculpted line of his abdominal muscles. Grinning widely, Vin scrambled back up onto the bed until he was once more kneeling over Chris's prone form, his thighs again encircling the other man's waist. Looking down into his lover's ecstasy-lined face, Vin couldn't help but wonder just what was in the stuff that Buck had given him. He'd probably never know for sure but what Vin did know was that he damned sure liked the effect it was having on Chris!
Filling his hands with more lotion, he leaned down and whispered into Chris's left ear, "Payback's a bitch, pard!" as his palms descended lower on his lover's body.
Chapter 18
Chris groaned raggedly as Vin's fingers moved over his lower chest and abdomen, stroking firmly while smearing more of the liniment over his body. His skin still felt like it was on fire but there was now a tingling sensation spreading a deep warmth that was slowly seeping into every fiber of his being. It seemed to ease the aches and pains associated with the bruises covering his body but at the same time, created a new one that centered low in his gut and brought an intense heat rushing to his groin. The proof of his blatant arousal was trapped between Vin's thighs as he knelt over him.Breathing hard, Chris glanced down the length of his body, his gaze captured and held by the sight of the younger man's lotion-covered hands moving over his skin. Entranced by the erotic view of those long seductive fingers caressing his waist and hips, he held his breath as they moved inward, waiting and trembling eagerly for the feel of Vin's hands around his stiff erection. Air escaped him in a sudden rush of disappointment when those same hands moved outward and up again, circling but not touching where Chris needed and wanted them most. He threw his head back sharply, body tensing and his neck arching as his hands dug into the sheets once more, a low ragged moan of need escaping with his next breath.
"Easy, Chris!" Vin murmured huskily, his dark gaze drinking in the sight of the older man's passion-flushed features, his own body responding to the sound of Chris's desire, the feel of the compact frame beneath his hands.the hardened cock brushing against his thigh. He swallowed against the knot of desire lodged in his gut and scooted backwards on his knees down the length of his lover's body. Spreading more lotion over the span of Chris's narrow hips and the stretch of his thighs, Vin worked the warm flesh and concentrated on keeping his touch soothing and gentle.
He slipped a hand behind Chris's left knee, his fingertips pressing and massaging before digging in with his fingernail and scratching firmly across the sensitive flesh. A small grin covered his face when he felt Chris tense, his left leg twitching with the sharp sensation as he sucked in a deep breath. Vin worked his way downward, moving off the end of the bed as he wrapped his hands around the lower portion of Chris's legs and then slid them down to his ankles and feet. Using his thumbs, Vin pressed inward and began to massage the bottom of his lover's feet, easing the tight knots he found there as well while smearing more liniment over the top with his palms.
Vin was trying to kill him. That's all there was to it, Chris decided. Slowly but surely, inch by inch, stroke by glorious stroke, his lover was driving him right out of his mind and sending him to an early grave. The feel of those hands gliding sensuously over every part of his body, the light fragrance of mint filling the air, the heat radiating off of Vin's body and adding to the fire invading his skin.no doubt about it. He was going to be six feet under before the next sunrise.and yet Chris had never felt so alive in his entire life!
Panting raggedly, Chris lifted his head from the pillow as Vin slid down his body, watching through glazed eyes as his partner eased off the end of the bed while his hands worked their way lower. There was a focused intensity about the younger man's face, a depth of fierce concentration shining in those dark blue eyes that held a carefully banked fire of their own. A light layer of sweat covered what Chris could see of Vin's superbly muscled chest and there was a strong pulse beating visibly at the base of his throat. It looked as if he wasn't the only one being affected by the play of fingers moving over muscle, bone and flesh.
Circling his hands, Vin continued to work the tight muscles in Chris's feet, feeling the other man flinch slightly whenever he rubbed over a particularly sensitive spot. Inhaling deeply, he could smell mint, soap and the subtle unmistakable fragrance of warm flesh.Chris's flesh and Vin sighed at the rush of pleasure flowing through him. Unable to resist, he ran the tip of his index finger along the arch of the other man's foot, smiling once again as he watched the toes curl at his touch. He felt the hard shudder that rippled through the length of Chris's body and the reflexive jerk of his ankle as he tried to pull away from the ticklish stroke of Vin's fingers. Lifting his head, he repeated the caress as his blue eyes locked on the glittering green ones that were staring down at him, a fierce hunger radiating from their emerald depths.
Curious to see how much more teasing torment he could inflict upon his lover, Vin leaned forward and ran the tip of his tongue along the instep of Chris's foot. He heard Chris curse on a rapidly indrawn breath as his leg jerked sharply against Vin's hold. But the younger man's hands were quick to grasp the nearest slender ankle, capturing it in a vise-like grip and pinning Chris's lower leg to the bed.
"Dammit, Vin!" Chris managed to gasp, shock rolling through him at the stroke of Vin's tongue on the inside of his right foot. He tried to pull away but found his ankle held firm by an iron grasp that for all its strength and determination was still amazingly gentle. Chris bent his left knee, drawing his leg up and digging his heel into the bed. Arching his back, he struggled to pull free from Vin's hand on his leg, but his attempts were only half-hearted as he sank back down onto the mattress.
Vin was surprised. He had never realized that Chris's feet were so extremely sensitive. All this time the two had spent together, touching, caressing, playing, making love.and not once had he ever noticed that fact. Berating himself silently, he was determined to make up for lost opportunities. Vin repeated the teasing caress, his tongue licking roughly along the arch of Chris's foot, working its way from heel to toe before returning to start the journey all over again. Delighted by his lover's response, Vin couldn't hold back the quiet laughter at the muttered curses issuing from between Chris's lips or the way his fists pounded heavily against the mattress with each stroke from the younger man's tongue.
Wanting to see if he could push Chris even further, reveling in this newfound power he held over his lover's aroused body, Vin turned his head and sank his teeth into the soft arch of Chris's foot. He tasted the subtle fragrance of soap, the sharp tang of mint.but most of all he tasted Chris. Applying his lips firmly around the bite mark, Vin proceeded to suckle and lick the bruised flesh while Chris's cries of rapture sounded in his ears.
A hoarse exclamation of desperate need erupted from between Chris's lips when he felt Vin bite into the tender skin of his foot. His hands clawed frantically at the rumpled bedsheets while his body writhed helplessly beneath the sensuous assault. He could hardly believe that the soft sobs of ecstasy ringing in his ears were coming from his own mouth, that just the feel of Vin's teeth and tongue on his foot could so easily arouse his passions to the point where his entire body was throbbing painfully with the need for release.
The fierce ache in his groin overriding all other concerns, Chris twisted on the bed, his body snaking around quickly as his hands reached down to grab hold of the man positioned at his feet. He'd had enough of the teasing torment and desperately needed to feel Vin's superbly sculpted body pressed fully against him, wanted those marvelous hands to surround and stroke his engorged flesh, the firm lips responding beneath his own while he plundered and ravaged the inside of the younger man's mouth. And he wanted it all now!
Hearing the low growl building in the back of his partner's throat, Vin was prepared for Chris's sudden lunge. He hurriedly scampered out of range of those reaching hands, barely suppressing a triumphant laugh at the desperate need reflected in those dark glittering green eyes. He'd broken that vaunted control of Larabee's, pushed him past the point where he was no longer in command of his own body, and Vin was filled with elation at his success. But his amusement gave way to concern as he moved forward to catch Chris before he tumbled off the end of the bed.
Quickly gaining his feet, Vin wrapped his arms around Chris and let him fall forward onto his own chest, his body acting as a block before lifting the older man back onto the bed. "Goin' somewhere, Cowboy?" Vin teased breathlessly as he felt Chris's arms circle around him. Lowering his head, he placed a string of light butterfly kisses along the firm line of Chris's jaw before trailing upward and into the soft strands of hair at his temple.
"Vin." Chris managed to rasp before burying his mouth in the side of the younger man's neck, his tongue seeking, finding and tasting the warm flesh covering the steady beat of Vin's lifeblood. His hands clutched convulsively at the corded muscles of the other man's back and shoulders before stroking down the length of smooth skin, past the trim waist and over narrow hips, filling his hands with the taut curves of firm round buttocks. He tried to pull Vin closer, into the searing heat of his groin, wanting to grind his hips against him and find relief in the frenzy of hardened flesh rubbing against silken steel. He groaned in near-desperation when Chris felt the resistance in his lover's lithe frame. He lifted his head and looked at Vin pleadingly. "Stop teasing."
Vin's eyes sparkled wickedly as he shook his head at Chris. "Ain't done yet, pard." At the questioning look in his lover's eyes, he commanded, "On yer stomach.still need to do yer backside."
Chris started to protest but Vin was already easing out of the older man's hold and turning him within the circle of his arms. A firm hand on his back pushed Chris down and he felt the bed sag beneath Vin's weight as he crawled back up on the mattress. Chris gave a muffled cry of pain as his body settled onto the sheets, tensing and lifting his hips again as his swollen member was trapped beneath his weight. Before he could even form the words to complain, Vin's hands were already there, a soft pillow snagged by quick fingers as he rolled it underneath the other man's hips.
Placing a hand on Chris's back, Vin gently urged him down again. He dropped a soft kiss on the curve of his lover's shoulder before reaching for what was left of the bottle of liniment. Turning back to Chris, Vin was brought up short by the vision displayed so temptingly before his eyes. The sight of Chris's taut buttocks lifted up into the air by the padding beneath him was almost more than he could bear, the inviting flesh just begging to be taken and ravaged. His chest constricted painfully making it difficult to breathe as his hands trembled with the desire to fill themselves with Chris's flesh. The solid length of Vin's arousal twitched and seemed to harden even further in anticipation of invading and plundering between the tight cheeks, merging their bodies into one being, thrusting so deep that there was no way to tell where he ended and Chris began!
Quickly throwing his leg over Chris's hips, Vin straddled him again, his hands eagerly reaching to caress the tantalizing length of flesh along the ridge of his lover's spine. He couldn't hold back a sigh of pure pleasure at the feel of warm rolling muscle playing beneath his fingers, moving up and down Chris's torso in long sweeping strokes, working the firm body beneath his hands. Wanting more, wanting to get closer, Vin leaned down over Chris's back. He pressed his chest intimately against the slick skin, sliding back and forth in a slow sensual caress, the diamond-hard points of his nipples scraping and teasing. His eyes closed briefly with the ecstasy of feeling Chris writhe beneath him.
Flexing his arms, Vin dug in with his fingers again, taking hold of the powerful muscles of Chris's neck and shoulders, kneading and stroking.feeling a deep groan of appreciation vibrate through his lover's chest and spread into his own. Circling, his hands traveled down the length of Chris's arms, spreading more of the mint-scented lotion over muscle and bone, drifting down to the long elegant fingers, so powerful and graceful. He flattened his palms and let his fingers settle in between the ones digging into the sheets with such desperation. Entangling and intertwining.flexing and extending.one curling around the other, hands and fingers joined to dance intimately together.a prelude to the physical sharing of bodies.
Vin was breathing raggedly, rapidly losing himself in the sensual haze of exploring the magnificent body beneath him. His lips and tongue tingled from the liniment he had licked from Chris's foot and the skin of his chest was starting to burn with the heat of smearing the fragrant lotion across his lover's back. Dropping his head, eyes closing with the undeniable pleasure coursing through his veins, Vin ran his open mouth over the back of Chris's neck, nuzzling close.kissing.nibbling. licking.drinking in the scent, flavor and texture of the focus of his raging desire.
He heard himself moan softly as the hunger continued to build, felt Chris shuddering forcefully beneath him.heard the cry of desperation torn from the back of his lover's throat.
"Oh, God! Vin!"
Taking hold of Chris's wrists, Vin lifted his lover's arms and placed his hands over the top of the headboard, wrapping the other man's fingers around the curved wood. When he was satisfied that Chris had a firm grip, Vin released him and let his entire body slither down the length of the older man's spine, caressing his upper torso with his hands, chest and devouring mouth. He pressed his arousal tight against Chris's buttocks, his fingers wrapping around narrow hips and pulling the rounded curve of flesh into the scorching heat of his body. Vin quickly readjusted his hold when Chris unexpectedly flinched, the large bruise on his hip forgotten by both men in the heat of desire.
The urge to take Chris, ride him hard and fast while ramming his steel shaft into the waiting heat, was fierce and nearly uncontrollable. Vin shuddered hard as he pulled back slightly, not wanting to risk injuring his lover, knowing that he needed to prepare Chris's body first before he could give in to the intense longing that held them both captive. The bottle of liniment was the quickest thing he could find to use as lubrication.
Chris was growing increasingly frantic and started to thrash about on the bed. It was taking Vin entirely too long to get to what they both needed and wanted so badly. His swollen shaft was aching, begging for release, hungry for the feel of Vin's hands stroking and squeezing him into a mindless oblivion. He craved the younger man's forceful possession, wanted to feel that long solid length slide deep into his body, sear through him with demanding powerful thrusts, fill all the dark barren places inside him and drive away the loneliness that haunted his soul.
Chris felt greedy, reckless, out of control, and he desperately wanted Vin to fuck his brains out!
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