Chapter 26

[Dear readers, we are ready for the good part. NSFW]

Still keeping their hands on top of each other they settle into a comfortable silence. Everything has been said. They are on the same page, heading in the same direction, alongside each other on the same path.

It is a reassuring feeling.

They drink their glasses of wine, both not knowing where to look, what to touch.

When Alex sees that Daniel drank the last drop from his glass he stands up.

"Come." He still helds Daniel's hand in his, now leading him towards the bedroom.

Where did this courage to once again take the lead come from? He doesn't know. It just feels right.

He feels reassured, as he notices that Daniel follows behind him. He sits himself on the bed, positioning Daniel in front of him, between his legs so the other man looks down on him.

Still in a daze, his emotions not really settled yet, Daniel stretches out a hand to caress Alex' cheek gently. He strokes from his temple down, going twice over the smooth skin on his cheek. Alex can feel his gaze on him. He looks up at this person that he learned to love over the last few weeks. Happiness and tenderness fill his eyes as he waits for the other man's eyes to leave their daze and focus on him. Slowly, Daniel's eyeshade grows first clearer, then more focused. He takes Alex in, sitting in front of him, waiting for him. Daniel's chest fills with warmth. He looks down on Alex, focusing on his eyes, then his lips. The shade of his eyes grows deeper, his green eyes sucking Alex in. He strokes down the jawline, halting at Alex' chin, lifting it up.

He leans down and kisses him. First gently, then parting his lips. His tongue protrudes between the other man's lips, licking them gently, nudging them apart. Alex parts his lips in permission, widening the gap, letting his lover's tongue in deeper. He feels Daniel licking across his teeth, meeting his tongue, intertwining with it. He lets out a low moan when Daniel's tongue meets the roof of his mouth.

Hearing this, Daniel pushes Alex gently to lie down on the bed, positioning himself on top of him. He continues to kiss him, whilst his hand starts to slip under Alex' shirt, caressing his stomach, his chest and finally circling in on the rosy bud. He kneads it, pinches it.

"Ah." Alex lets out a low moan.

Slowly, Daniel releases Alex from the kiss, just to start taking of his shirt. Seeing the slender body bare in front of him, he takes a moment to savour it. His eyes gliding over the exposed stomach and chest, the bud he just played with that already starts to stiffen. He senses how Alex starts feeling self-conscious under his intense gaze, a slight blush creeping up his neck. He shifts his longing gaze to Alex' face. The other man lies in front of him, trusting him with his body, waiting for him to take him. Their eyes meet and Daniel sees the slight fear being shoved back by expectation and desire.

"Don't worry. At least I myself will never hurt you." He answers the unspoken fears in Alex eyes. But the other man just says "I know" and smilingly lies back down.

Daniel can't help but smile. This makes him want to equally cherish and tease him. He starts licking his bare chest, trailing kisses towards the buds. He nibbles on them, licks them and then, gently with only a hint of pain, bites them. He smiles when he sees Alex flinch under him.

He continues to lick them and rejoices when he notices Alex arching his back, unconsciously bending his body towards the pleasure.

"Alex." He lets the sound linger between them. Without the formalities saying his name leaves a feeling of intimacy between them. He likes it. "You have work tomorrow, so we won't go all the way." He chuckles when he sees the look of disappointment in the other's eyes. "Don't worry; I will make your wait worth it." He smiles mischievously whilst his kisses trail down further, across the bellybutton and towards the waistband. He busies himself with opening the button, slowly opening the zipper. Whilst pulling down the pants he starts to nibble on the waistband of the underwear, letting his tongue slide under it. As soon as the pants are gone, he trails his left hand upwards on Alex's leg, sliding on the inside of the thigh, slowly nudging towards the yet clothes-covered part. His gaze fixed on Alex face, he sees how he starts biting his lip, holding back a moan. His hand finally reaches its destination and strokes over Alex' member, sliding over the entire length.

"Mmmh." Alex moans. Then, suddenly, as if he only now realizes what it happening, he starts to look up, embarrassment and agitation in his eyes. "What, what are you doing?"

Daniel just grins at him. "I am going to blow you, Alex."

Alex' face goes beet red. "It... it's okay. You don't have to."

Daniel's grin softens into a gently smile "Don't worry, today I want you to relax and enjoy yourself. This is perfectly normal. I just want to make my boyfriend feel good."

Alex' eyes widen. It is the first time one of them said it out loud. Boyfriend. It sounds like promises and hope and happiness. Alex' face shows an even deeper shade of red, but he lies down obediently.

Daniel takes this as permission to continue and starts licking over the underwear until the bulge where his lover's member is placed is wet with his saliva. His hand stretches up to knead the nipple again. He waits until Alex lets out another moan, meaning that he finally relaxed into the situation.

Then he slowly takes also the underwear of. Alex' member greets him, fully erect, in anticipation of what is to come. Daniel feels Alex gaze shift towards him, looking at his reaction. Daniel just grins. It takes more to embarrass him. Still holding Alex' gaze in his he starts licking the length of Alex' member. Sure enough, Alex looses focus, arching his head back as a moan escapes his lips. Provoked like this Daniel finally settles his mouth over the member, licking the tip, circling in on the urethrae. He closes his lips. With a final gaze towards Alex, who peeks again, he starts sucking. First gently, but soon he slowly lets the member glide deeper into his throat, taking it all in.

"Aaah." Alex is finally gone. He falls back in the pillows and just lets the pleasure wash over his body. Daniel intensifies his movements, going quicker and quicker, still occasionally licking the shaft. He feels Alex responding, arching his hips up and urging him to go deeper.

Daniel complies. He feels Alex violently thrusting into his mouth. He reaches with his hands under his lover's bottom and squeezes it, using it to guide him in his rhythm.

Alex' moans intensify. "I am close, stop!" Daniel hears the panic in his voice, meaning that he realized he is about to release in his lover's mouth. Daniel ignores the protest and instead squeezes his bottom another time and licking his length, driving him over the edge purposefully.

"Ahh." Alex releases inside his mouth, his face twisted in pleasure. Daniel savours the image, knowing he was the one putting this expression there. Alex finally collapses back on the bed, spent.

"You are really beautiful when you come." Daniel teases his lover. Alex' face, which is already slight pinkish because of the just felt pleasure, turns a deeper shade. Daniel loves these cute reactions, it makes him just want to tease him more. Then he sees Alex' gaze changing, showing panic.

"What is wrong? Are you alright?" Daniel immediately starts to worry.

"Did... did you swallow it?" Daniel needs a moment to understand. When it dawns on him he just smiles down on his boyfriend, "Of course."

Alex gives out a horrified shriek, burying his head in the pillow. Daniel notices he might have gone too far. He needs to reassure him "Alex, this is perfectly normal. I have no problem with it." He contemplates a moment, then adds, "But that doesn't mean you have to force yourself to do this, too. We have all the time in the world to slowly explore each other." His smile at Alex is lost, since the other still doesn't face him. Daniel tries a different approach, kissing his back, trailing his tongue down his spine, only halting in the small of his back, sucking on the mole he already discovered on the beach. Mumbling against his back he teases "When we go further, I might also lick you in even more embarrassing places."

This pushed Alex over the edge. He turns around abruptly, shoving Daniel down beside him and pushes a pillow in the other man's face. "Waaah. Enough! Stop teasing me."

Daniel decides not to elaborate right now that he was indeed serious about this possibility. He reaches over and hugs Alex towards him. Talking in his hair he asks "Was this your first time being intimate with someone else?"

He feels Alex burying his face deeper in his chest, probably to hide his embarrassment. "Was it that obvious?"

"Just a little." Daniel kisses him on the head. "But don't worry. We will take one step at a time. I am just happy we can still be like this."

"Yes, me too." Daniel feels Alex tightening the hug, how he snuggles even closer. He starts stroking his bare back, pulling up the covers with his other hand. Like this they lie until they fall asleep.