EPILOGUE: 1 ½ months later…

 

“So how much was that in dollars?” my Sky asks as we step out of the taxi in from of Giovanni’s beachside villa.

“Nine hundred and eighty thousand. Then there is also the cost of any damage done to anyone else’s property.”

“Damn, that much just to keep them out of jail? Shit, I would have just left them there.”

“Then I’d have to deal with Daevin.”

“Oh…yeah,” my Sky replies as we walk up the stone steps to the front door. The door opens just as we come within arms reach of it to reveal the butler who recognizes me immediately and steps out to hug me. He then hugs my Sky and shows us to the veranda where those two idiots are relaxing. I spent two hours negotiating a number that would keep the two of them out of jail and as soon as they were released they flee to the beach house. Their release was based on them staying in the city for the rest of the week, not being twenty miles west of it.

“Ah Sky, Ares, welcome,” Giovanni says standing up.

“You’re supposed to be in the city for the rest of the week, not here.” I say.

“But the townhouse is being renovated and I will not stay in a hotel.”

“Why am I not surprised to hear that.”

“And besides, Anthony looks so much better here than in the city. They know we were coming here.”

I look over at my Sky who’s looking over at the other culprit that’s interrupted our vacation. I follow his gaze and see a stark naked Anthony Daevin sitting in a chair facing the ocean and most assuredly drinking something alcoholic. I shake my head and look back at Giovanni, “What was he wearing?”

“The most hideous pair of black jeans,” Giovanni says, “They didn’t fit him at all in the right places.”

“But did you have to burn them in the back yard? Someone could have been hurt.”

“I was using the grill.”

I shake my head again, “So how long are you staying?”

“I don’t know, a month, maybe three.”

“You’re going to keep him naked for three months?”

“I did with you.”

Please don’t remind me.

“Anthony seems to be enjoying himself,” my Sky says, “Where are his clothes? There wasn’t that much damage, was there?”

“Giovanni burned them.”

“Why?”

“Long story,” I say, “Come on, let’s get back to your own vacation.”

“You two aren’t leaving are you?” Giovanni says, “The police have you listed as the ones watching us…vagrants.”

My Sky was right….I should have left them in jail.

 

 

“This is nice,” my Sky says as we come around a rock three hundred yards away from the villa. His hand runs over the worn surface, his mind wandering from the look in his eyes. He leans against the rock and looks out into the ocean, the breeze tugging at his bangs. I come to lean against the rock beside him, his gaze still far away.

“Are you ok?” I ask after a bit of silence. We were in Greece just over a month and a half before those two went and got arrested. My Sky is still troubled by what happened to him and I blame myself. I should have ended it right there. I saw how he stiffened when Giovanni’s butler hugged him. It wasn’t the unexpecting type, it was one of reactional fear.

“I’m not gonna lie Ares, it still bothers me,” he says looking up at me, “I know that it’s over and I know that I should just get on with my life like before.”

I take him in my arms, “This is different than what your mother did to you or that guy, my Sky. It will take time to get over.”

“I know you’re here for me so I can get through this,” he says slipping his arms around my waist, “And stop blaming yourself. You couldn’t have known it was going to happen.”

That will take time, “Yes my Sky.”  

We stay like that for a while. I love feeling him against me. I close my eyes and lean my head back on the rock. How I wish my Sky never had to go through that, but he is right, I can’t see into people’s minds to know what they are going to do. If I could, I’d have a lot more problems on my hands. I feel him shift and I open my eyes to look at him.

“Ya know…Anthony looked kinda hot chillin’ in his skin like that,” he says, his mood is changed and I smile.

“He’ll be like that for the next three months.”

“Why?”

“Giovanni has this thing for well fitted blue jeans when he comes here. I have no clue why. He’d rather see you naked than in something he thinks is ill-fitting. If he sees you in it, he’ll burn all of your clothes.”

“Are you serious?”

“I found that out the hard way my first trip to Italy with him.”

“No way!”

I nod and my Sky laughs. It’s so good to hear him laugh. I look into his eyes. There’s something there that hasn’t been since he was kidnapped. He leans his head against me and I look out at the ocean.

“…Just how much of this beach is private?”

“Another hundred yards in each direction,” I say, “What are you thinking my Sky?”

“Oh nothin’, just how cool it’d be to relax under the stars one night while we’re here. Listen to the waves, that sort of thing. We…really haven’t done that since we’ve been on vacation…We haven’t really done…anything.”

“I’m not going to do anything unless you want me to, my Sky.”

He presses his body closer to mine, his arms tighten around me. I feel his heart beating fast, “…I…need something to…not remind me of…that…”

“Are you sure?” my Sky nods and buries his face in my chest and I hug him tighter. He’s a bit nervous and that’s understandable. After a few minutes, he turns around and keeps my arms around him. His hands come over mine and he guides me under his shirt to his warm skin. He presses my hands against his flesh and breathes, taking in the feel of my hands. I feel his sigh, he misses this kind of contact with me. At night I only hold him in my arms while he sleeps and I try not to touch him too much during the day. I don’t want him to be reminded of those handlers restraining him. His right hand moves down and soon my fingertips are at the waistband of his shorts. His abs concave and my fingers slip underneath the material, “Are you sure?” I whisper against the breeze. He nods and his hand moves mine to come in contact with his length. I take hold of him and I feel his body quiver. I move my hand up his hardening length gently, he takes a breath. I bring my hand down his shaft and just hold him. His hands press mine. My lips come to his ear, “I love you my Sky,” he moans and I stroke him tenderly. I bring my left hand to the center of his chest and press him closer to me. My Sky thrusts into my hand, his breath beginning to quicken.

“…More….please…” he grips my right hand wanting me to move faster. I do and his moans gain in volume. His left hand moves so that his fingers are in between mine. I move faster and his body trembles, his head falls forward. I pass my index finger over his slit and he jerks, a delicious moan pouring out. I go back to stroking his shaft and his body trembles more. I bring our left hands down and take him about the waist. I feel his body slipping and I ease us down to the base of the rock. He presses into me as I slip my hand down to cup his sac, “God…Ares…” I move back up to his shaft and stroke him fast. His head comes back on my shoulder, his hips bucking into my hand, his right moving up to grip my forearm. I press my left flat against his stomach.

“I love you my Sky,” I say to him again. His body stills suddenly, a passioned cry comes from his lips as he falls into bliss. I feel his hot seed spill on my hand as he holds on to me tightly, his body shaking hard. After endless seconds he falls limp against me breathing hard. I move to let go of his length but he stills my hand.

“…Please…just…I…want to feel….your hands on…me…” he pants out.  

“Do you want more?”

“…Please….Ares…”

I keep contact with his skin and move my hands to his hips. I tug at his shorts and he lifts up so I can push his shorts down over his knees. I come back to his hips then make my way up his body. I feel his body move with his breath. My Sky moans as my fingertips graze his nipples. He leans his head against mine, his lips parted and wanting. I move down his body taking care to feel every line, to make sure he feels only me. I settle my hands at his hips again, his length hard and twitching, wanting to be touched again by me. I kiss his temple as I take hold of his length in my right hand and his testicles in my left.

“Ares…” my Sky breathes out. I stroke him slowly, making sure he feels my hand on him. He spreads his thighs wider as I tease his entrance with my middle finger, “Faster Ares…please…” he asks and I give to him. I re-familiarize myself with the swollen veins along his shaft squeezing him gently and feeling him buck into my hand. I rub my finger along his slit feeling his seed and hearing him moan above the sound of the waves. I feel his chest heaving, his thighs trembling, his length swelling, his hands gripping the underside of my thighs as I stroke his length with both hands now. My Sky thrusts himself into my hands, my name pouring from between his lips. His body starts to shake, his movements sharper before abruptly ceasing, “ARES!” is his cry as his seed erupts from his being. His body trembles again before finally going lax against me again. I kiss his sweaty temple as he catches his breath, my hands pressing against his lower abs. The minutes pass as I hear his breathing return to normal. He moves his head to look at me. I take in the sight of his gorgeous eyes, “Thank you Ares.”

“I love you my Sky.”

“I love you too my god of war.”

We sit in silence and watch the ocean for a while, the rocks shielding us from the direct rays of the sun. My Sky shifts his head, he’s looking over his lower body, his seed all over his thighs, “I'm gonna need a shower.”

“Do you want to go in the water? I can clean you up there so you won’t have to hear anything from Anthony.”

“…That sounds better. I’ve never been in the ocean before,” he says sitting up and pulling off his shirt. As soon as it comes off he stops.

“What’s wrong?”

“Won’t they see us?” he asks looking back at me.

“I doubt they’ll even care. Anthony is drinking and Giovanni has him naked. They probably forgot about us as soon as we went down the stairs to the beach.”

My Sky smiles and then removes his shorts. We get up and I take off my clothes as well then take hold of my Sky’s hand and walk into the waves with him. We get to about waist high on him and I take him in my arms with my back to the shore and kiss him. His arms come around me as I seek entry into his mouth. He tastes of the vanilla ice cream we had on the way to the police station. The water pushes against us as we stand there, the wind blowing all around us, I’m so thankful to have him with me. We part and I smile at him as his hands drift lower to take hold of my ass. He gives me a squeeze and smiles at me.

“You really do love my ass don’t you.”

“Of course,” he says giving me another squeeze, “I haven’t felt one this nice and hard before. It’s totally hot,” he grinds his hips against me, “I do love other parts of you, too,” he places kisses along my collarbone as he keeps our lower parts in close quarters of each other. His right hand come up to the small of my back, his fingers press into my flesh. He then slides his hand up my back, his index and middle finger travel along my vertebrae as he ducks his head to kiss my nipples. My Sky has no idea what his touch does to me. His left hand comes in between us to take hold of me. I feel his lips come into a smile on my chest as I gasp. My Sky strokes my slowly, teasing me as we stand there among the waves. I feel his hardened length against mine and we both moan as our most sensitive parts are next to each other. His hand comes from between our bodies and he rubs his beautiful body on mine. Both his hands are pressing into my back as my Sky wants to feel me against him. I guide him to the shallower waters near the shore. I break our contact only long enough to bring him down to the sand on top of me. I capture his lips and feel his body move on mine, the small waves lapping at our bodies as I let his feel mine. He buries his hands in my hair and his tongue roams over mine and into my mouth, his hips grinding against me as if he were dancing for me. His moan breaks our kiss as his length moves with mine, my hands resting at his hips feeling the movement of his body. My need starts to build and I’m matching his actions and loving the feel of his body on mine. I look into his amethyst orbs and see the passion that has been a long time gone. His pace quickens as he nears another climax, his eyes flutter close as I feel my own peak approaching. I cup his cheeks and increase the pressure between our bodies, the warm water fueling our desires as splashes manage to slips between us. My Sky stiffens and I feel his heat spill between us before my own, his name the only thing I can say. I love my Sky.

 

 

The sun is almost gone from the sky as I come back to our room after talking with the butler about wardrobe. He told me that Giovanni had kept some of my clothes, more like the jeans he likes to see me in, and that they were put in our room while we were on the beach. He told me that he’s already sent for our clothes and they should be here by late tomorrow. My Sky is asleep on the huge four poster bed that dominated the center of the room on his side. I slip in behind him and wrap my arm around his waist. His hair smells faintly of the ocean, his skin a bit red from our time outside. I kiss his shoulder before closing my eyes. It’s not long after that I feel him shift and then his lips pressing gently against mine. I open my eyes to see his looking back at me. 

“I wasn’t trying to wake you,” I say softly.

“That’s ok. I was just cat nappin’.”

I reach up and stroke his cheek. He leans into my touch. I brush my thumb across his lips and he kisses it. A knock on the door interrupts us and I sit up, “Yes?”

The door opens and in comes Anthony in all his glory carrying a stack of CDs. My Sky sits up as he comes and sits on the bed next to me.

“G thought you’d like to have something to listen to while you’re here,” he says handing my Sky the stack. My Sky looks through them, his face lighting up with each passing case.

“…You’re going to be noisy tonight aren’t you,” I say to the redhead.

“What, me? Noisy?”

“I’ve heard you before Anthony. You have no volume but loud.”

“I’m not that-,” I look at him, “Ok maybe a little.”

“A lot.”

“…Whatever. G thought you’d like them since you guys are gonna be here for a while.”

My Sky looks up form the CDs, “We’ve got to be back in like a month and a half Anthony.”

“Nah, I just told bro you two need some more time. He’s cool with it.”

My Sky looks at him, “You didn’t tell him you got arrested did you.”

“He’ll find out anyway so why bother,” Anthony replies. He looks over my Sky and smiles, “You’re lookin’ better with some color on you. You guys do some skinny dippin’ before ya came back?”

“Since our clothes are still in Greece that would be a yes,” he responds looking at Anthony with the ‘why do you ask such stupid questions’ look.

“Well you guys could just hang around in the buff like moi.”

My Sky looks him over, lovers marks decorate his neck and shoulders, “No thanks, although Giovanni seems to like you like that.”

“You had to see if it was true didn’t you,” I say. Anthony chuckles.

“I was curious.”

“That killed the cat ya know,” my Sky says.

“Yeah, but it just leaves me naked.”

“There you are. I was wondering where you disappeared to,” come Giovanni from the doorway. He comes in and stops beside Anthony and tilts his chin back to ravish his lips. Sky and I trade looks as those two trade tongues. After a minute I clear my throat to get their attention.

“Don’t you guys have your own room?” my Sky asks.

“I thought you were into that sort of thing Sky,” Anthony says looking at him.

“That was to shut you up Anthony,” he retorts, “So can you guys, um, go away? We were kinda takin’ a break here.”

“That does sound like a good idea. Come Anthony, let us take a break as well,” Giovanni says taking Anthony’s right hand and bringing it to his lips. Anthony smiles and gets up, walking ahead of Giovanni out of the room giving my ex a good eyeful. Giovanni smiles as he closes the door behind him.

“…He’s loud isn’t he…”

“Very.”

My Sky shakes his head and looks out of the large windows as the moon is starting to shine over the water. I get up and dim the lights just enough to see the night sky as well as my own. I come back and sit next to him bringing him into my arms. The open windows channel the sound of the sea into our room as we sit there in peaceful silence.

“Ya know, maybe that’s not such a bad idea.”

“What.”

“Lounging around in our skin,” he says moving to look back at me, smiling.

“I have no problem with it if you don’t.”

“Great ‘cause I want you naked my god of war,” he says grabbing the end if his braid and pulling out the dark green ribbon, “It’s been a while since I paid homage to you.”

I smile, “As you wish, my Sky.”