Chapter 35

"Thank you so much for the meal. It was delicious.", Alex says while they are leaving the restaurant. "I am glad you liked it." They smile at each other, enjoying the contented happiness. As soon as they close the car doors, Daniel leans over and kisses Alex. He mumbles against his lips, "Hah, it was really hard to restrain myself in the restaurant." His face turns confused when he sees Alex tensing. "What's wrong?" But he can guess it when he notices Alex looking around frantically. "Relax, the car has tinted windows. You can see practically nothing from the outside." In a hurt voice he adds "I am really trying to comply with your wish to hide our relationship from the public's eye." In his thoughts he finishes: 'Even though it is not necessary to this extent.'

"I ... I know. Thank you." He sounds so shy and meek, his voice barely audible. Daniel realizes he needs to lighten the mood and distract him. "I know how you can thank me. Later, there will be plenty of opportunity." he gurrs seductively. Alex blushes accordingly to the teasing and tries to hide his face by looking out of the window. Daniel just smiles and starts the car.

The road they drive isn't frequently travelled at this hour so Daniel decides to tease his lover a little, who is still not facing him. He settles his hand on Alex' thigh, controlling the stirring wheel with his left hand. He caresses him gently, soothingly. Out of the corner of his eye he seems to notice Alex displaying a loving smile, still facing towards the window. Daniel smirks as he slowly lets his hand slide to the inside of the thigh, inching between the legs. Alex' head snaps up, realising what his lover is about to do. "Daniel!", he exclaims alarmed. Still teasing, Daniel only replies "Sssh. Don't distract me. I am trying to concentrate on the road." "But...!" He doesn't manage to finish his thought, as Daniel's hand slides between his thighs, upwards and upwards until Daniel's thump rests firmly between his lover's legs, caressing the part of his body that slowly starts to stiffen. He runs his hand across the member, rubbing it. He touches his finger to the point were the tip is located under the pants, sliding down the length of it until he finds the place where the shaft connects to the body. He rubs gently. "Daniel...." The protest sounds more like a moan. Daniel feels himself stiffening while listening to his lover's sounds of pleasure.

The drive is over in seemingly seconds. Daniel parks in front of the house. The entrance is secluded, the big mansions all placed with some distance between them. "What do you want, love?" He asks in a low voice, motioning outside of the window. "The windows are tinted and the mansion is located in a secluded area. No one can see us. Do you want me to continue here or do you want to go inside?" Daniel grows even harder as he watches his lover's pained expressions. The excitement, the pleasure, the fear and the already stirred lust all swirl in his eyes, leaving him confused.

Alex looks around one last time, then faces Daniel, but isn't able to meet his eyes. He whispers, "Here."

Daniel smirks, his desire rising to nearly unsupportable highs. But he also feels guilty. His lover has so much fear of being exposed, yet he agrees to this. He decides to let him off easily. "Okay, but we won't go all the way. I will make it quick and we can continue in the bedroom." He leans over and reaches for a button at the side of Alex' seat. The seat lowers into a lying position. Then he quickly opens the button and zipper of Alex' pants, pulling them down halfway with his underwear, exposing his already hard member. "However, I will first take care of this." He smirks as he lowers his head.

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They take the rest of their love-making inside, with Alex barely registering what is happening. Daniel is careful to be gentle, but still loves him thoroughly. He marvels in the sight in front of him: his lover sweating, moaning and screaming underneath him, curling and uncurling his toes and fingers as he fights the waves of pleasure. This sight alone would be enough to drive Daniel over the edge, but combined with the wet hotness enveloping his shaft as he thrusts into his lover's bottom he also has to fight hard to contain even an ounce of control. With a desperate scream he releases inside of Alex.

Afterwards, he takes his time cleaning his lover up, massaging him until he relaxes in the warm water, totally spent and drained of energy. With a loving smile on his lips, Daniel carries him out of the tub, rubs him dry while he is still half asleep and hoists him up on his hips to carry him towards the bed. He embraces Alex tightly, comfortably huddled under the blankets. It does not take long for them both to fall asleep.

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The next morning, Alex wakes up before Daniel - again. His early schedule during the week makes it normal for him to wake at six o'clock. But since it is the weekend, he snuggles back in, hugging Daniel. He listens to his heartbeat and lets himself be comforted by it. Slowly, he matches his breathing to Daniel's. After only minutes he drifts back off to sleep.

They only start to wake up at noon. Hearing his boyfriend's stomach grumble, Daniel smiles "Stay here, I will bring us breakfast and let Zero out in the garden." With this they also spent the next hours in bed, first eating then watching a film on Daniel's laptop. It is the perfect lazy Sunday. At two o'clock Alex finally starts to get out of bed, still a bit wobbly. He searches for his underwear, putting it on. "Why are you getting dressed?", Daniel voices his discontentment with this development. "It is not enough to only let Zero out in the garden. I have to walk him properly at least once today."

Sighing, Daniel relents "Okay, love. Wait for me, I am also getting dressed. And I need to comb my hair and wash my face." Daniel fishes for his boxer shorts.

"I will go ahead.", Alex heads towards the bathroom.

"Teacher Alex, good morning." Alex freezes and looks up. In the hallway stands Dana, clearly assessing the situation with a glance all over his body. Panic rises in him. He feels painfully aware of being in a stranger's house in only his underwear. Thankfully, he doesn't yet realize that like this, the love bites and other left over marks of their love making are now in plain sight. Dana arches an eyebrow but doesn't ask further. Instead she shouts over her shoulder "Peter, could you please check whether we have milk in the fridge?"

"But mom, you just said to me I should wash my face?", Peter protests.

"Yeah, sorry. The milk is important." They hear a groan as Peter complies. Dana looks back at Alex. "I gained you two minutes. Shouldn't you get dressed?" Without answering a beet red Alex hurries back inside the bedroom, slamming the door behind him.

Daniel looks at him questioningly. "What's wrong?"

"I am so, so sorry. Your sister, she is here. She saw me.... Like this." His voice goes high with panic, frantically pointing to his naked body. "She knows. She knows." Alex nearly sobs.

Daniel finally understands his distress and misunderstanding. "Alex, love. Calm down. My sister knows about my sexuality and she already knows that there's something going on between us."

"But knowing it theoretically and seeing it naked in front of you is totally different. She is going to be so disappointed or even disgusted."

Daniel walks over, hugging Alex close to his chest, shutting him up and calming him down. "Shush now, love. Dana has already seen me with my previous boyfriends. She has no such thoughts. She really is happy for us."

Feeling that his soothing was to no avail, he rubs Alex' arms hard, trying to shake him out of his stupor. "Alex, if you don't believe me, get dressed and we will talk with her together." The panic still won't leave his eyes, but he also shows determination to survive this situation. Daniel resolves to just work with this.

They quietly get dressed and Daniel tries to guide Alex down by the hand only to feel it shaken off.

"Don't.", Alex hisses. He can't believe how nonchalantly Daniel acts, still trying to flaunt their relationship into everyone's eyes.

Bracing himself he walks down the stairs with Daniel, totally at ease, following behind him.