New Life

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Jonay's knowledge about the plants and the flowers grew with the day. In the living room of the house there were more books about all the plants of the island than in whichever bookstore. He ordered quite a lot on-line, as he had purchased a computer and connected to Internet. There was not a day that went by without him telling me he had found new things. I had the feeling he wanted to go to University and graduate, but the University on the island had no special branch on what he was looking for.

He started to surf the Net and even took some courses on-line. But I could feel it was not enough for him. Jonay was a bright young man and I didn't want to be a deterrent for him. If he went away to study, I would miss him like hell, but despite of missing him, I would allow him to follow a kind of a career.

One day he came to me all excited. He had sent his application to a university and had been accepted. He had the financial means to make it work and I saw he was dreaming about it. He really wanted to learn. He wanted to know more and more about what interested him most. I could understand it and I had made the vow to let him study whatever it was he wanted. At my age I didn't have the same ambitions although I was learning every day about a lot of things.

His desire to go forward in his field was suddenly not only a subject for the two of us, but for the whole family. Roberto and Maria were so proud about him. Veronica and Teresa and their husbands didn't understand it all the same way, but were very supportive. None of the family members were happy with the thought of Jonay going away, but were happy he was pursuing a dream.

Time flew by at the speed of light, and before I really understood what was going on, we were at the airport to wave goodbye at Jonay. He was going to be away for three years! I didn't want to live again where I came from. That was part of another life. The first night I had to lay down alone in our bed, I felt absolutely miserable. I couldn't sleep and when the morning arrived I had not the necessary energy to follow my routine to run to the Holly Rock and back. My life suddenly seemed so empty. I even lost the desire of being in the kitchen. Maria tried to be of as much comfort as possible. Roberto tried to cheer me up, but to no avail.

Although we called each other on a daily basis, I had the strange sensation I was losing Jonay. Three years seemed an eternity to me. I planned to go and visit him but it made me even sadder. Being with him during a week or maybe two would make the inevitable separation even harder. At the same time, I tried to show real enthusiasm with every progress he made. On a regular basis he was sending me his sketches of the plants he was learning new things about. He even talked about increasing the size of the garden where he was growing his plants. I felt happy at those moments because they told me he still intended to come back although I had my doubts about it.

After his first year abroad, Jonay came home for a month. I was so happy and sad at the same time, as I knew it was only for a month. After that he would leave again. But during that month I was again my old-self. We ran each morning and even if I tried to hide I was not in the same shape as when he left, Jonay was neither fool nor stupid. He saw I had problems reaching the house on the way back. It seemed he had done his own investigation because one night he started to ask quite a lot of questions about how my life was, while he was at the university. I tried to pretend that everything was ok, but my heart was bleeding. Life without him was just not the same. He looked me in the eyes and said:

• Please Blake, don't lie to me. Everybody here knows you are having a very hard time. Even if nobody had said anything to me, I would have seen it by myself. Blake, I have eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to feel. You even have problems with our running routine. Mama said she had to take over the kitchen more than once. What is it Blake? Speak to me. Don't hold back, we never did that before and I don't want to start now.

I felt guilty! But I didn't want him to stop pursuing his dream, because that was exactly what he would do if he knew the truth. Jonay was a true altruist. He would do everything for my happiness, even if that supposed him to stop the studies he was following. How on earth could I speak the truth? I knew I was being selfish. I had pity about myself although the best people in the world surrounded me. Oh my... I was lost. In most of the situations in the past, when I was lost, Jonay showed me the way. He was so much younger than me, but mature in a lot of ways. But this time was different. I was lost and Jonay couldn't show me the way because his absence was the cause of my problem.

• You know Blake, the studies I am following are more than satisfactory. They fulfill my dreams and I could very well become a very good botanist. My teachers and professors are really happy with what I achieved in this first year. There are some things I know about certain plants that even they don't know about. All this gives me a lot of pride, but... if all this knowledge means you have to suffer, I don't want that knowledge. We have talked it over and over before I went. Of course, at that time, we didn't know what the real separation would do to us.

Jonay paused for a moment.

• You don't know it, because I didn't tell you, Jonay said, but apart from the time at the university, my life has become a burning hell. I miss you like crazy. I pour myself in my studies and my books to avoid feeling the pain of your absence. I don't go running each morning because while I am running I have too much time to think about you and me being apart. It hurts. It hurts a lot!

Suddenly I wanted to be strong for him. Suddenly I realized my feelings were exactly the same as his. When we were together, we were one. When we were apart we were just a fraction of ourselves. I had never felt such a bond with anyone in my whole life. I was thinking about the times I had felt the worst and realized those times always coincided with the moments that Jonay was not at the university! It was then that I was convinced that I actually felt how Jonay was feeling although he was miles and miles away. If I felt bad it was because he was having a rough time. It seemed my powers were increasing, at least what he and I was concerned.

We squeezed each other and felt our joined energy charging our inner batteries. That was what it felt like: empty batteries when we were not together. I thought I was selfish during that year he was gone, but in fact we were just feeling the same. Jonay had his studies and all this new knowledge to pour himself into, to avoid getting crazy. I had to find something for my own. Something I could concentrate on to avoid thinking too much about the fact we were separated by thousands of miles. We both had to find a way to ease the pain. Jonay would have to be away another two years before he could graduate. It was far too important to stop everything now.

• So, it seems we have a problem, I said. We have to face it together as together we are stronger.

I propped myself onto my elbow and looked him in the eyes. I thought about all the times I felt lonely and sad, but I couldn't feel them having an effect on me right now and that was because Jonay was here with me and HE was feeling happy and content. Yes, my feelings were directly connected to Jonay's state of mind, even if we were apart. The realization of that fact filled me with joy because it confirmed we were soul mates. We were like twins who feel the other. What I had to do was to learn how to send him my energy. I guessed it was just a matter of concentration. We would have to try.

• Listen Jonay. I have an idea. Tomorrow, one of us is going to the sacred mountain. The other one will stay here. It is easy to calculate how much time the one that goes up needs to reach the top. Then we will try to connect. You will have to concentrate on feelings you had when you were at the university. I will have to catch those feelings and send you the necessary energy to make those feelings go away. If we can manage that, the forthcoming two years will be a lot easier.

Jonay looked at me as if he didn't understand what I was saying, but I explained to him what I had just discovered about feeling his state of mind. I could see by the look on his face that he finally understood what I was trying to do. We cuddled up and fell peacefully asleep in each other's arms.

The following morning we went for our run. I felt a total renewed energy invading my body. We ran to the Holly Rock and back in record time. The shower we took afterwards was invigorating. Our breakfast was replacing the energy we had spent.

It was Jonay who went up to the sacred mountain. As soon as he left I went to my little office and for the first time at all, I closed the door. I didn't want any interference from outside energies, or people coming in while I was going to connect with Jonay by the pure power of our feelings. I was nervous. NO, it was not me who was nervous, it was Jonay! I could feel it. I concentrated and sent out calming vibrations out to him. The feeling of nervousness faded away slowly but surely. I looked at the clock on the wall and estimated that Jonay was about to leave the SUV behind and starting climbing the mountain. After some time I felt me heartbeat going stronger and I even started to sweat. It was the effort Jonay was doing to reach the peak as soon as possible.

As time passed by, a feeling of total serenity came over me. I knew that was how Jonay must be feeling reaching the top and our secret place. A vision came to my mind. I felt as if I was high up the sky and looking down on the mountain where I could see Jonay. He was taking off his clothes. I wondered where that vision came from when I realized that what I saw was what the eagles saw. I would have to ask Jonay if the eagles were there. I started to feel something fresh on my feet and I could easily guess the puddle was forming at Jonay's feet. I tried to send Jonay all of my love and my desire for him. Through the eyes of the eagle I could see him with the water already around his knees. I saw him getting down and lay in the water, splashing it all over his body and I could actual feel the drops of water refreshing my own skin.

The vision faded away, but the feeling got stronger. The memory of our first time being there came to my mind. Even though I was sitting in the center of my office with closed eyes, I got aroused. I could feel my manhood swelling. It felt good and I sent this vibration to Jonay. I had the sensation cold hands roamed over my body and I knew they were Jonay's hands and the refreshing water of the pond. I felt as if someone was grabbing me between my legs and I knew Jonay wanted me. I sent him even more of my love, if that was possible and suddenly my whole body received like jolt of electricity, wakening all of my nerves from my head to my toes. All those feelings and sensations went on and on. It was absolutely fantastic. And then, without any warning, my cock started to spurt my semen in my briefs. I knew for sure that it was because Jonay had just reached his climax as well.

I felt a certain sadness coming over me and unconsciously I asked Jonay what was going on. I just knew he missed me up there and actually wanted to stay there, not coming back to reality at all. But he did. What I felt after that was that the sadness faded away and was replaced by happiness. Jonay was indeed on his way back to me.

As soon as he parked the SUV, he came running to me and almost jumped in my arms. He kissed me with a total sense of happiness. I squeezed him in my arms and returned his kiss with renewed energy. We had both tears in our eyes, but hey were not sad ones, on the contrary. We made love like two kids discovering the joys of sex. In the following days we made love everywhere and in all possible and imaginable positions. He penetrated me as often as I penetrated him. It was like we were falling in love again and again. Roberto and Maria beamed happiness to see us like that, although I saw some concern in Maria's looks. She, of course, wondered what would happen once we had to drop Jonay off at the airport again.

That day came far too quickly. Strangely enough, this goodbye was different between Jonay and me. We knew we had a new connection and that we would be closer to each other than ever before, despite the distance separating us.

A few months after Jonay's leaving, I had an idea. I didn't know if it would work, but I certainly was going to try. I went to town hall and tried to discover who was the owner of our sacred mountain. The guy at the registry office was not helping a lot and pretended he didn't know what I was talking about. After a lot of pleading, begging and even imploring, we didn't reach any results. I was about to abandon the idea, when Juan stepped into the building. We hugged and had some small talk till he asked me what I was doing there. I explained to him that I wanted to know who the owner was of the sacred mountain. He looked at me with a smile on his face and asked me why I wanted to know.

• I want to buy it, if the price is correct, and even build a cabin up there.

• And what would you think is a correct price? Juan asked.

I mentioned what I had in mind.

• That is a correct price indeed, he said, and I am willing to sell it to for that amount. You see Blake, it was property of my grandmother and so now it is mine. I have a few projects of my own and could use the money. I have no use of the piece of land and mountain. Why is it you are so interested in it?

I explained to him that it was Jonay's and my secret spot and that we just loved the view. I added Jonay's idea to grow more plants, but at the house there was not a lot of space. I didn't speak about the eagles and the puddle that grew into a pond.

We agreed on the price. I knew that after paying the land, build up a road so we would not have to climb a couple of hours and building the cabin, I wouldn't have a penny left in my account, but I was determined to go through with it.

A few weeks later the deed was signed and I was the official owner of the mountain and surrounding land. Juan was happy because he could realize a project of his. It was a win-win situation. That same night, when I called Jonay he said he sensed excitement, but didn't know what for. I wanted to keep it a secret and a surprise for his next visit. I didn't want to lie to him, but I didn't want to spoil the surprise either. He said he had some visions of our secret sport up the mountain, but nothing else.

• I guess the excitement is that the mountain is calling you, I said.

I dropped the news onto Roberto and Maria. The only comment Roberto made was to Maria:

• I told you!

Maria had a smile on her face and came over to hug me and congratulate me with the purchase. Roberto, the pragmatic one, came up with several ideas as well for the road and for the cabin that had to be built. Of course, he knew everybody on this island and told me who to contact for both things. I thanked him and asked them both to keep the whole project as silent as possible as I didn't want it to leak to Jonay. They swore secrecy.

Time flew by. The road was built and the access to the top of the mountain was a lot easier. The cabin was built exclusively with wood. It turned out to be a little bigger than what I had thought at the start, but thanks to the wooden construction it was cozy and it felt home even before it was even finished. I felt a bit guilty of choosing all the furniture and decoration without Jonay, but I wanted it finished for his next visit. A generator had been installed to provide electricity and we had discovered a small source of water nearby. Just a week before Jonay's arrival, I moved all our personal stuff. That night, when we had our daily call, he announced that he wouldn't come alone. Justin, a fellow student and colleague, was coming to visit. They had become close friends over the year and even if Jonay had mentioned him several times, I wondered what their relationship was. Jonay reassured me:

• Justin is a good friend and an even better person. He knows all about you Blake and he is anxious to meet you. Justin is gay like we are, but we haven't had any sexual contact. He respects our relationship. He made this year going by much faster than the first one. He studies zoology and I talked to him about our eagles up the mountain. He says it is strange as eagles are quite individualists. He is eager to discover the island.

I trusted Jonay and believed what he told me, but despite of that I felt there was something more. I couldn't put my finger on it. Fortunately I knew it was not a bad feeling but was nonetheless intrigued.

As the SUV was needed for the restaurant, Roberto and Maria bought a second car that would be for Jonay and I going home and back. The whole family gathered to go to the airport and we had to take the two cars as Teresa and Veronica would come along as well. We arrived at the airport just in time. Jonay's plane had just landed and the passengers were disembarking and led to the baggage claim. When he came through the door, he spotted us and ran towards me, jumping in my arms and kissing me oblivious of all other people around us. Roberto, Maria and the sisters let him do for a while but then coughed so obviously to remind Jonay they were there, too. Jonay broke the kiss and his first words to me were:

• I love you!

He then went out to his Mama and Dad. After profusely greeting them, he kissed his sisters on their cheeks. He then turned to a young man standing there, a little bit lost, and introduced him to us. First to his sisters, than to his parents and then to me.

When I shook Justin's hand there was immediately a flow of energy going from him to me and back. We hold hands for quite a while and I heard Maria say to Roberto:

• That's what happens when two gifted people meet!

That simple comment made everything fall in its place. The sensations I had felt, the knowledge there was something more that what Jonay had told me. Justin and I just connected there and then and I knew for sure I had just met a friend for life, even though we had not spoken to each other yet, at least not with words. We had communicated through our energies. I pulled Justin closer and hugged him. He returned the hug as if he was meeting someone he had not seen in ages.

Jonay made a remark about the fact we couldn't all get into the SUV when I handed him the keys to the brand new Range Rover that was parked next to it. He looked at the key holder and saw the logo of the car on it and then looked at me in awe. I told him to thank his parents, as I had nothing to do with it. We all got in and Jonay was at the wheel of the Range Rover. He was like a kid with a new toy!

We reached the restaurant and were soon sitting around the family dinning table. Jonay had his hand constantly on my thigh. Justin adapted very quickly to the surroundings and the whole family. It was so nice to be reunited again and I was getting nervous by the minute, as I wanted to show Jonay the big surprise I had for him. We had left the luggage in the car because I had suggested we could do that later. When Jonay wanted to go for their luggage, I stopped him and said that before we did that I wanted to show him something. He looked very surprised and even the sisters were wondering what I had to show him first. Roberto and Maria were acting as if they hadn't heard us. I took the keys of the Range Rover and Jonay and Justin followed me. I told them to get in. Jonay of course saw the direction I was taking and looked at me quizzically. When we reached the spot where normally we left the car, he saw the new road. He looked at me, but didn't say a word. The Range Rover climbed the steep road without the slightest problem. Jonay opened his mouth several times to say something, but closed it again. After the last curve, the top of the mountain came in sight and finally the cabin.

I stopped the car and said that now he could take his luggage out as he was home!

Jonay got out and was like paralyzed. He didn't move. He looked at the cabin and then at me.

• How did you manage that? Jonay asked.

• I'll tell you later, I said, but now come in and discover your new home.

We got into the cabin. Jonay was in shock. He touched everything his hands could reach: the soft leather of the couch, the wood of the walls and the counter top of the kitchen. Justin was actually doing exactly the same and after touching something, he always nodded as to give his approval. While they discovered the house I lit the fireplace and the flames soon warmed up the whole place. I took out three glasses and a chilled bottle of Champagne and we were drinking to our new home.

I showed Justin to the guest bedroom and then took Jonay's hand and led him to ours. We made love that night like in the good old times, giving each other pleasure to no extend. We both came several times and I had the pleasure of feeling Jonay in me and vice versa. It was well into the late hours when we fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning the sun shone through the windows, giving the whole house a warm and welcoming glow. Even I had not seen this, as I wanted to spend my first night at the cabin with the love of my life. We got up and opened the front door. Jonay and I were naked as we usually are in the morning. Justin came out of his room with a towel around his waist. Jonay told him he didn't have to "dress" as he could obviously observe! Jonay shrugged his shoulders and pulled off the towel. We went out and instinctively got on our spot where normally seen the puddle formed. Jonay called to Justin to join us and look for himself what was happening. The puddle grew faster than normal. We didn't move at all while the water did its work. The puddle became a pond again and almost reached the porch in front of the cabin. Justin didn't seem surprised at all. Once the water was high enough we emerged ourselves into it. It kept growing and at one point we could even have a swim. We didn't know how it was possible, but the temperature of the water was absolutely perfect. We rested on the plants next to the border of the pond and I had Jonay at my right side and Justin at my left side. I put my arms over their shoulders and squeezed them. The feelings of relax and serenity overwhelmed us.

Soon enough, as we expected, our friends the eagles appeared. I had never seen them during the construction of the house, but they were back. When Justin saw them he stood up. He looked at those two mighty birds and told us this was absolutely amazing to see them flying in unison and even more because it were two males. The eagles made their typical noise that shrieked through the air. Justin took a deep breath and produced the same sound. It was rather strange and unexpected to see Justin imitate the eagle's sound. He repeated it several times un put his arm out straight in front of him. Jonay and I were awestruck. Justin repeated the scream one more time and one of the eagles came closer and landed on Justin's arm, pulling its wings close to its body. I thought the claws of the eagles would hurt Justin, and if they did, Justin didn't show it. The eagle let Justin caress its head softly and turned it towards Justin's face as if it wanted to look him in the eyes. The eagle looked for a few seconds and then flew away, joining the other one that was still circling above our heads.

Justin was beaming with pride and joy. He admitted it was the first time a wild eagle had answered his call. He had done it before with trained eagles, but never with one in open nature. His arm showed some marks of the eagle's claws, but there was no blood coming out. It seemed Justin knew what he was doing and how to do it. When asking how he managed that he said he had a natural gift with wild animals. He had done it with several other species like falcons and owls. The animals seemed to sense he was no danger to them. Justin said he felt connected to them, just as Jonay had a strong connection with the plants. That was one of the reason Jonay and Justin had connected so well from the start at university.

It was bizarre. The water of the pond didn't seem to drain away like the other times. We got out and lay in the grass to dry in the sun. What was weird as well was that I had two splendid specimen of mankind, naked by my side and not the slightest sexual arousal. What I felt was pure and unconditional love towards Jonay and a strong bond with Justin. I sat up and asked Justin to put his hands in mine. The images came without delay. They were all images of serenity and beauty. All the images reflected love. I knew instantly that Justin had a crush on Jonay and that he didn't act on it out of respect for our relationship but also respect for me. It hurt a little to see the frustration of Justin. I opened my eyes and he was looking at me, shrugging his shoulders as if to say "What do you want me to do with it?". I pulled him to me and hugged him as I would hug a dear friend, because that was what Justin became very fast: a dear friend.

As it was the first day after Jonay's return, Maria had told me to not come down to work. She said we needed time for each other but also for Justin, even though she had not met him at the time she said it. The fridge and the storeroom were well stocked and we didn't have any reason to go down. We were almost literally on the top of the world and we couldn't have enjoyed it more. I went into the house to see what I could prepare for our meal. It was a special feeling to use everything for the first time in the new kitchen. We ate outside, on the porch, next to the pond. It was really heaven on earth.

In the afternoon we went exploring a little bit around the cabin. Jonay was on cloud nine with all the different plants he discovered. He said it was totally incredible to find them here and certainly at this time of the year. It was once again Justin that came up with an answer, telling us there was a microclimate on top of this mountain. It was also the reason why the eagles stayed so close by. He explained it all quite scientifically, showing us clear signs of nature that made it all so obvious to him. That little guy had a serious scientific baggage and surprised us more than once with clear and undeniable explanations about what surrounded us. He had the patience to make it all clear and didn't use scientific terminologies so we could understand it better. Jonay, as well as I, appreciated his company and his way of being humble with so much knowledge.

When the sun went down, we lit the fireplace and continued our easygoing conversation, covering a lot of topics. We discovered quite a lot of common interests and we always had something to talk about. When it was time to go to bed, I felt sorry for Justin, being all alone and probably hearing us making love. We had been going at it for quite some time, and we knew we were quite noisy. After that Jonay had deposited his seed in me, we were talking quietly and I mentioned it to Jonay that I was feeling sorry for Justin.

• There is something you have to know Blake, Jonay said. Justin and I have slept in the same bed more than once. We never made love and didn't even have sex. We were just keeping each other company and even warm in wintertime.

That came as a surprise as Jonay had never mentioned it before. I believed him when he said they only slept together. Jonay had never been a liar and I saw no reason why he would start today. So I told him to get Justin and invite him in our bed. It didn't take long before we were all three spooned to the other. I had Jonay pressed against my chest and Justin pressed against my back. I felt like the ham in a sandwich! A happy ham as a matter of fact.

To be continued É if you guys like it and let me know! All comments welcome to amahy1957@gmail.com