Self Preservation (20 page)

In any other circumstance, the sight of so much cardboard would have made Davis ill. He reached down under the waistband of his boxer briefs and scratched his hip as he turned, looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows over the view of New York City. The view was about the only thing he truly liked about the new apartment. The place was too big for one, he thought, looking over at the new very modern kitchen with the dark brown cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and granite countertops. He missed the old white fridge from the forties he'd had back home. He loved the round corners of the door with the chrome accents and the tiny little freezer compartment with the ice trays.

He would have never agreed to live here if it hadn't been so close to Deseree and the rent hadn't been so damn reasonable. Morning sun filled the large modern living room, stacked to the brim with boxes, antique art deco furniture, and several large architectural pieces that had come from Davis's store. Closing the store had been difficult. It was the only thing he'd ever done completely on his own, all for himself, without thinking about anyone else. He'd promised Des, though, and she needed him. She'd been there for him so many times over the years. This was his chance to return the favor. Stepping into the sunlight, he felt the temperature of the wood floor change under his bare feet. As his eyes ran over the room, he thought how all of his stuff seemed very much out of place. They landed on his big flat-screen television sitting in the corner and he smiled.
At least
you
look at home here
, he thought.

He turned his attention back out the window, folding his arms and smiling as he smelled the coffeemaker begin to do its job. He closed his eyes, feeling a pair of long arms slip under his, wrapping around his chest and squeezing him tightly, like a boa constrictor. The warmth of Alex's body radiated into Davis's back. The embrace made Davis quake just a bit. Davis hadn't wanted to fall for Alex. He'd actually made it a point to not fall for him. Alex infuriated him but he also made him laugh, and if he'd figured out anything in the six months since Jack married Tadd, it was that he needed to laugh.

“Why in the name of all that is unholy are you awake at this ungodly hour?” Alex asked in a gravelly morning voice.

“This is when poor people usually get out of bed,
Richie Rich
.” Davis opened his eyes and looked back out the windows.

“I'll give you a few million then so we can go back to bed,” Alex said, tugging Davis backward.

“Very funny.” Davis reached up to run his hand through Alex's hair.

Alex nuzzled his mouth into Davis's neck and lightly kissed him. “I'm completely serious.”

“I don't want your money, Alex.” Tingles ran down his spine as Alex nibbled on him. “And stop trying to bribe me every time you wanna get your way.”

“I would have to fall for the only man in the world who can't be bought,” Alex said, sliding a hand over Davis's chest. He pressed his lips to Davis's ear. “You haven't even thanked me for the apartment.”

“I thanked you plenty last night,” Davis said, feeling his cock begin to thicken. “I wouldn't have agreed to this arrangement in the first place if you hadn't forced me.”

A slightly ornery grin spread over Alex's face. “I did no such thing.”

“You pulled the lease papers out while you were fucking me,” Davis said, reaching back and smacking him in the hip. “You waited till I was so worked up I'd have agreed to just about anything.”

“I had to do something. You're so bloody stubborn.” Alex's laugh rumbled through Davis's body. “You refused to let me buy us a house and move in with me, you beastly little ingrate.”

“You're very spoiled, and it's too soon to move in together,” Davis said. “And don't think I don't know why you picked this apartment. You knew I'd despise it.”

“I hate that you see through all my little intrigues. Besides, I already owned the building, so I didn't buy it for you.”

Davis let out a little groan, loving the way Alex's body felt pressing into him. “You're about as transparent as these windows.”

“I don't want you settling in and getting all comfy somewhere without me,” Alex said, kissing Davis on top of his head. “This lovely place buys me time to find some dreadfully old home with loads of history I can purchase and tempt you with.”

“I just don't want to take advantage of you.”

“Darling, please,” Alex said, letting out a little moan while running his hand down Davis's stomach and into his underwear. “I want you to take advantage of me.”

Davis pulled Alex's hand out of his undies and smacked it. “I'm being serious and you're making jokes.”

“I'm not joking.” Alex ran his fingers over Davis's nipple. “I want you to take advantage of me right this minute.”

“And you need to stop lavishing Des with so many gifts. You're spoiling her rotten.”

“I can't seem to stop myself. She's like a greedy little child. I love indulging her. Besides,” Alex said, nibbling on Davis's earlobe, “most of it's for my soon-to-arrive new niece or nephew.”

Davis closed his eyes as his cock strained to break free from the confines of his underwear. “No straight man will ever be able to make her happy at this point unless he's a billionaire.”

“No,” Alex said, running the tip of his tongue down Davis's neck. “She has me to buy her pretty things, love. She's now free to marry for orgasms.”

“You mean love, don't you?”

“Sure, sure,” Alex answered, pressing his erection into Davis's ass. “That too.”

Davis chewed on his lip, feeling his body begin to reach that boiling point. “And I've already told you I love you, so you don't need to shower me with presents anymore.”

“At the moment I'd like to shower you with something else,” Alex said, running his hand back down and over Davis's cock. “Hello, love.”

Davis moaned and reached back, running his hand over Alex's bare ass. Alex slowly pulled Davis's briefs down, running his long fingers over his firm ass and allowing his erection to spring free in the warm sunlight. Alex ground his own hard cock against Davis's ass as Davis spread his legs a little.

“That's it, beautiful,” Alex said, sucking on his neck and sliding his fingers between his cheeks. “I'm dying to slide inside you and see what else I can get you to agree to.”

Davis took in a sharp breath, feeling Alex's fingers reach their intended target. “Now you're just rubbing it in.”

“I'd bloody well like to,” Alex said as Davis turned and raised up on his tiptoes, hungrily shoving his tongue into Alex's mouth.

Alex reciprocated and continued to rub his fingers over Davis's hole. Davis put his arms around his neck and hopped up into Alex's arms, wrapping his legs around his waist. Alex turned and began to walk back toward the bedroom as Davis ground his erection into his stomach. Davis sucked on his lips and kissed his nose and cheeks as Alex passed through the doorway into the bedroom. He ran them into a box, knocking it over, and kept going till he reached the bed, which was lying in the middle of the floor. He knelt on the bed and laid Davis down, pressing his full weight on top of him.

Davis pushed him off, rolling Alex onto his back, and began licking his way down his neck, nibbling and sucking a path to a nipple. Davis took it between his teeth and pulled.

“Fuck me!” Alex said, grabbing Davis by the back of the head and shoving his face into his chest.

“I didn't know you liked that,” Davis said, reaching down between Alex's legs and shoving a finger between his ass cheeks.

“That wasn't an invitation, love,” Alex said, looking down at Davis with a raised eyebrow, “merely an exclamation.”

Davis giggled and looked down at Alex's long, hard cock. He roughly took the head into his mouth and sucked him all the way down to the back of his throat. Alex groaned, running his hands into Davis's hair. He closed his eyes, thanking Tadd over and over in the back of his mind for marrying Jack. Davis worked his way up and down, sucking his dick with a voraciousness that he felt all the way to the tension in his abs. His upper body began to lift up off the bed.

“Christ, your mouth is like a Hoover,” Alex yelled, feeling his vision began to blur. He swore to himself he'd buy Davis the oldest, mustiest, most expensive anniversary gift he could find as he felt the head of his cock begin to swell and his balls begin to rise. “Come,” was all he could manage to get out as Davis took him all the way into the back of his throat, sucking hard as Alex shot into his mouth. He slammed the back of his head into the bed, thrusting his pelvis and yelling out his pleasure as the sound echoed off the bare walls.

Davis lifted his head and looked up at Alex. He looked down and practically got hard again seeing Davis's pink cheeks, swollen lips, and all the hair around his face wet and sticking to his forehead and temples.

“I don't think you've ever looked more beautiful than you do at this very moment,” Alex said.

Davis crawled up his long, lanky body and sat down on top of his ravaged cock, gasping for air as he tried to catch his breath.

“I bet you say that to all the boys,” Davis said, smiling between breaths as he began to gyrate, grinding his ass onto Alex.

“I'm serious,” Alex said, reaching up and running his thumb over Davis's bottom lip.

Davis reached back, spreading his cheeks, and ground his ass harder over Alex's already-swelling dick. Davis loved that Alex could drive him to near delirium in bed, and he loved being able to drive Alex into a sex-hazed frenzy as well. Davis bit his lower lip and looked down at Alex with his best wide-eyed, innocent expression. “I need it,” he said with an almost-pleading whimper. “Please, Alex. Give it to me?”

“You're going to be the death of me,” Alex said, picking Davis up and tossing him to the side.

“Come on, old man,” Davis said, laughing out loud, throwing his arms up above his head.

Alex rolled him over onto his stomach, grabbed him by the ankles, and yanked him closer. He got between his legs and pulled Davis up by his hips, lifting his ass into the air. Davis got up on his hands and knees and Alex smacked him on the ass with the palm of his hand. Davis gasped, feeling the sting as heat and tingles ran over his skin.

“I'll show you
old man
,” Alex said, pushing his chest out as he ripped open a condom and rolled it over his cock.

Davis laughed at his display of manliness, and Alex shook his head at him. “Shameless harlot,” he said, slapping his ass a little harder the second time.

Alex felt his cock get harder as Davis moaned, shoving his face into the bed and pushing his ass out. Alex worked lube over the condom and groaned as he noticed the red handprint forming on the pale white skin of Davis's ass.

“You have a right sexy little bum,” Alex said, biting his lip. He ran his hands slowly down the center of Davis's back and shoved his knees between Davis's legs, forcing them farther apart until his ass was opened and exposed.

He rubbed the head of his cock over the pink hole. Davis moaned more as he pushed his ass back, trying to force it in. Alex popped the head in slowly, then thrust deeper, sliding all the way in, pressing his pelvis firmly against Davis's ass. Davis started to lift his upper body with his arms and Alex reached up, shoving his face back into the bed.

“Stay down,” Alex said forcefully, watching a smile spread across Davis's face. He began to slide out and slapped his ass again with the palm of his hand. “And stop smiling,” he added as he thrust back deep inside him.

Davis gasped, feeling Alex drive into him, and another smile spread over his face. Alex began to work his cock in and out, quickly picking up the pace. Davis's breath began to get rougher. He balled up wads of blanket in his fists and bit his lip as his face was forced into the mattress each time Alex slammed into him.

“Is this what you needed?” Alex asked, breathing heavily as sweat began to run down his back and chest.

“Fuck me, yes, Alex. I love you.” Davis felt his face get warmer as he breathed into the mattress.

Alex grabbed his hip with one hand and reached down, taking Davis's cock into the other. Davis bit into the mattress as Alex stroked his dick. He clamped his ass down as Alex penetrated him deeper. Davis began to moan wildly, pressing his face into the bed as his balls began to rise up.

He closed his eyes tight and yelled out as Alex began to groan deeply. Davis felt his cock tingle as the warm juice shot out into Alex's hand. He whimpered as Alex pounded into his ass. Alex bellowed, “Bloody hell,” as he filled the condom inside Davis.