Reunion at Forty-eight--section

Reunion at Forty-eight--section 13 By Ezra Randle

Five Hours Later

When Ben woke at nine, he rolled onto his back and felt his belly and genitals, which he did every morning upon rising, but this time they were coated with a dried mix of semen. He smiled and looked over at Dan in the other bed. He was still in a profound sleep breathing deeply, turned so he was facing Ben though oblivious to Ben's musings. Ben had always admired his friend, even during the many years they rarely saw each. Dan fit his idea of what a handsome man looked like, though he was not remotely good looking in a traditional movie star way. The contours of his facial structure did not fit that mold. He'd always appreciated his wide ranging intelligence and curiosity, and, of course, his ability to listen well and ask insightful questions. And those abilities almost seemed etched into his forehead, cheeks, and chin. When they were seniors in high school, he wondered why Dan wanted to be his friend. He could have had anyone at his side in high school, boy or girl. Somehow Dan had selected him though they hadn't attended the same elementary or middle school and rarely had classes together in high school. Not until they were joined in the all school choir their senior year.

Ben no longer doubted his likeability. In fact, now he sometimes thought the only reason Dan selected him back in high school was because Dan desired his body. It was a silly notion, though there was no doubt Dan felt a physical attraction when they were younger. Putting that idea aside, he still felt Dan had special qualities that could only be appreciated by a man their age. He was to be admired. Ben felt lucky to be able to bed such a succulent specimen of the male species. It was a privilege to be his lover.

He could have slept in longer, but the plan he was hatching kept him awake. He needed to shower and dress and put the details in motion--in case Dan was free to go along with it. The warm water and the soap on his genitals and bottom aroused the nerve endings once again. He wasn't erect, but could get there quickly if he were in the right situation. And that might come as early as the afternoon. He sat in a coffee shop two doors down from the motel and called the Hilton in Minneapolis. The Duggins Jazz Group was, indeed, playing tonight. Their usual two sets on a Saturday, at seven and ten. The hotel had a good number of room vacancies. He called Maureen, and she understood completely why he wanted to take an extra night after the funeral. She and her son were going out for supper anyway. Orvy was happy to hear from him and said he would reserve Ben's special table. He paused and let his mind take him away, soaring with possibilities. Dan had mentioned his wife was away helping with her mother. It all came down to Dan's willingness. After last night, he wasn't sure, but he had the feeling that everything had gone well after their sing-a-long. Most of how he'd interacted with Dan were his spontaneous responses to the situation. He hadn't been sure how Dan would react to them being alone again, but Ben trusted his instincts when he asked Dan if he could climb into bed with him. The only thing he had strategized about was the way his dissertation on how he had been transformed by Lorraine Duggins and Orvy Watson would play out.

Dan's text dinged. He had risen and showered, so Ben invited him down to the coffee shop. Neither of them had drunk much alcohol. Their hangover was a mix of fatigue and lingering sexual energy. A strong batch of caffeine could bring them out of that. Dan sat down with his coffee, and Ben smiled at him. "Are you feeling somewhat rested, Danny?"

"Not bad. I didn't fall asleep until after three."

"You fell asleep in my arms right after we exploded," Ben said.

"When did you move back to your bed?"

"I held you for a while, then slipped out. We both needed to sleep. The best way to do that was in separate beds. At least, last night."

He looked at Dan more closely. "I want you to know it was wonderful being with you again. Before we got into bed together. And after I joined you under the sheets. It was one of the best nights I've ever had in my life. Just so you know," Ben said.

"When I woke up and you were gone, I hoped you hadn't driven off."

"Never again."

Dan touched Ben's hand. "I enjoyed it, too. Very much. Surprisingly so. I didn't expect half of what happened."

"How quickly do you need to get back home?"

"No rush. Jenny's gone to her mother's until tomorrow afternoon."

Ben smiled like a young boy hoping to go fishing with his best friend. "Would you come with me to hear Orvy and Lorraine? We can stay over in the hotel where they're performing. They have an early and late show. I'd like to treat you to the whole thing."

"Wow. That's a wonderful invite. Figured I'd be back home by then."

"If you want to or need to get back, I'll understand. But I'd love it if you joined me."

"Did you clear it with Maureen?"

"All good there. What do you think?"

"When do you want to leave?"

"Let's have breakfast and pack up. Get to the hotel at two or so."

"What do you want to do this afternoon?"

Ben looked at him, feeling the love he had tasted just a few hours ago. "I want to spend the afternoon in bed with you. Only if you're willing. Not sure how you feel after last night. But I want to make love with you again. So much I can hardly stand it," Ben said.

"I'd like that, too."

Ben made a pit stop at a Walgreens on his way out of Eau Claire. "Need anything?"

"Don't think so."

When Ben returned, he tossed him a bag and headed out to the interstate. Dan set the bag on the floor in front of him and leaned back. "You can look inside if you want," Ben said.

"Do I need to?"

"Of course not. But if you're curious, it's OK."

After ten minutes on the interstate, Dan set the bag on his lap. He pulled out a bottle of Glide. Then several douche kits and saline enemas. "I wasn't sure what would be the best. But I want to do this right. Just in case it happens. Cause it might."

Dan laughed. "Very thoughtful. You're at least ten steps ahead of me."

"My fucking libido is on overdrive, if you want to know. Last night was like an hors d'oeuvre. We were both so fagged I'm surprised we got as far as we did. I woke up this morning with some wood. But more than that, I really want you, Danny," Ben said.

"Any caution signs telling us to slow down?"

"It's an opportunity. We both know how often moments like this come along. Let's take advantage."

The room on the tenth floor had a king bed and an expansive view of the downtown high rises. Ben asked him if he wanted to get cleaned up first. Ever the gentleman on this expedition. Dan hadn't had much to eat, so the clean out was easy. "I thought I'd save the shower until you're ready, Ben. It's a nice unit. Plenty big for us."

"I asked them for the room with the biggest shower."

When Ben invited him into the warm water, they kissed and lathered each other. Both of them recalled their erotic shower on their second date. "You were eager for ass on that date as I recall," Dan said.

"Yeah. Got to taste yours. Memorable."

They cleaned each other front and back. As they were drying off, Ben asked, "Is this how gay couples do it, Dan? Taking care of all the incidentals."

"Maybe. Leonard and I always come prepared, so we don't have these conversations."

"Do you shower with him very often?"

"Couple of times."

"Tell me again about his cock."

"He's cut. Had it done when he was an adult. If I shrink yours down in length by two inches, his would be like yours. He's thick like you are."

"Have you had it inside you?"

"Just once. He wasn't that good at it. When he finally got in, he orgasmed right away."

"How'd you like it?" Ben said.

"Didn't hurt much as he'd stretched me with a toy beforehand. He was very embarrassed he came so quickly and didn't give me a chance to enjoy it more. After that, he said I should be the one topping."

"You prefer that?"

"I think I'm open to both. It's a nice thought to flip like that."

"I like that idea. Making each other fully a part of it. But maybe it won't work out," Ben said.

They kissed for a minute, and soon they were aroused and leaking, but they didn't reach down and play with each other. "Hearing me talk about Leonard get you hard, Ben?"

"Yes, but mostly it's you. I'm just curious. I'm barely into my rookie season with this stuff."

They lay on top of the sheets, touching each other lightly, cocks at half-mast. Ben snuggled into Dan's chest, rubbing his chest and belly. "Do you ever think if we had done this when we were nineteen, we would have turned out differently?"

"I don't think you would have. I might have."

"Why do you say that?"

"Orvy told you that you have a few shades of gay running through you. I think I have more than that. It might be fifty-fifty for me. Probably more at this point in my life. I'm kind of making up for lost opportunities. That's what I'm doing with Leonard. I like him, but I'm not going to fall in love with him. I'm learning how to make love with a man," Dan said.

"That's all he is. An opportunity?"

"I'm making it sound like I'm using him. It's not that at all. Because I really care about him."

"Is he falling for you?"

"He already told me he is, but knows he can't let himself. I'm not available in that way."

"I'm not either. I'm only in it because of you. Because of my feelings for you," Ben said.

"This is a getaway for you, Ben. You wanted to extend it for another day. Try it on for a few more hours before you go back."

"I know. It's the best I can do for you. But I think we can figure out other ways to get together."

Ben held Dan's hand, rubbing his arm as he did so. "Look at us. Who would ever believe it?" Ben said.

"Yeah. Are you accepting it? Do you think it will still be an excellent adventure after you get home and unpack everything we're doing?" Dan said.

"I think so. Danny, let's stop talking like it's already happened. Let me kiss you."

Their affections poured out. All the conversations and their singalong and gentle rubbing of each other over the past day contributed to their touching and tasting each other. Their tongues initiated the ass touching, taking turns, making each other moan with pleasure. Ben took the lead opening Dan up with his fingers. He lubed him generously. "Can I come inside you?"

"Yes. I'll kneel by the edge of the bed. You can stand there and come in."

"I'll do it as gently as I can."

And he did. Rubbing his tip against Dan's hole and then pushing slightly and advancing over ten minutes. Dan could feel his girth but the subtlety of his pushing minimized his discomfort. When Ben was in him fully, Dan said, "How does it feel?"

"Incredible. It's so tight. My cock feels on fire.

"Can you control it?" Dan said.

"I'll do my best."

He retracted and reinserted his cock very slowly. Dan felt complete pleasure as he pushed back on Ben. He could almost feel Ben's foreskin sliding back and forth over Ben's cock tip. It felt completely different than Leonard's mounting, though Ben was just as much an amateur. Once again he appreciated how much Ben had an innate ability to satisfy a partner. He was sure it translated to his sexual experiences with women. Ben gripped Dan's hips, sometimes massaging his ass cheeks, putting Dan further under a sensuous spell. Dan pulled forward, and Ben came out. "Everything OK?"

"Yes. Let me lie on my back. Stay right where you are."

Dan repositioned himself, legs perched on Ben's shoulders. Ben slid in easily and thrusted gently a dozen times. "You're still quite hard," Dan said.

"I've never been more aroused."

"I wanted you to see what you're doing to my cock. Touch it," Dan said.

Ben captured some of the seminal juices from the tip of Dan's cock, tasting it. "Did you already cum?"

"No. It's the juice you are bringing out of me when you rub up against my prostate."

"Our cocks are such marvelous inventions," Ben said.

They fucked that way for another fifteen minutes. Ben paused when he had to, to prevent himself from orgasming. "Spoon me, Ben. I want us to end that way."

Ben positioned himself in that profoundly loving position and slid back into Dan. He reached over and played with Dan's nipples and rubbed his belly. When his hand slid down on Dan's slippery cock, he said, "I want to cum into you in this position. Will you cum at the same time?"

"Yeah. You're getting me closer," Dan said.

The last stretch of thrusting never became frantic, just the steady push and pull, as Dan's hips coordinated their motions with Ben's. Ben kissed the back of his neck. "I'm on the brink."

Dan put his hand on Ben's as they stroked Dan's cock together. "O fuck, Danny. I'm going to fill your fucking ass."

The moment of explosion brought Dan along as he spurted into Ben's fingers and onto his belly. Ben juices coated his pulsing rectal walls. His glans rubbed the jizz against his tissues. They descended into motionless pleasure slowly, their bodies reluctantly relaxing after such enormously profound pleasuring. They were still fatigued from the previous night's lack of sleep and quickly reached a deep drowse.

When Dan woke, their positions were reversed. As he spooned Ben, rubbing his hand across his chest and belly, he recalled how much that part of Ben's body he yearned for when they were nineteen. He had been dreaming about Ben while he slept. Of coming home to Ben's apartment after drinking. They shared a joint. Ben went to his bedroom, and Dan stretched out on an old couch. He could hear Ben jacking off. He got up thinking he'd pee one more time, but stood outside of the partly closed door to Ben's room. He was hard and stroking as he listened to Ben moan. He wanted to go in and join him. When he heard Ben give a small shout, he proceeded to the bathroom. Wishing there were more.

And now there was so much more. He could allow his nineteen year old self to roam freely, at least on occasion. His cock had stiffened a bit at Ben's crack. Ben laughed when he woke. "How long have you been perched against me like this?"

"Don't know. Sometime in our sleep, we switched positions," Dan said.

"You like your cock there?" Ben asked.

"Yes."

"I'd like you to complete what we've started," Ben said.

Dan pushed his cock forward so it was fully immersed inside Ben's fleshy cheeks. Ben moaned. "I told you I'm very sensitive right there. On the ring outside my hole. So, that feels very good."

Ben reached up to the bedside table and grabbed the bottle of lube. Dan rubbed Ben's perineal and anal areas, and placed his cock back there. It slid so easily on the outside, running all the way to the base of Ben's balls. He centered it right at Ben's hole and pushed just a bit. "O, shit, go slow, so I can experience the nerve endings all the way," Ben said.

When Dan rested at the first sphincter, Ben said, "I've dreamed of fucking like this for many months. Sometimes, during daydreams. Even at work."

"Who was with you in the dream?" Dan said.

"The bodies changed. A kid I met at football camp when I was fourteen sometimes appears. He was smooth because he was so young, but usually the guys are hairy. I didn't know who they were most of the time. Some mishmash of the men I've seen naked in shower rooms. But when I turned to kiss whoever it was, it was always you."

With that thought, Dan gently pushed through the sphincters and rested. "O, my, was I too big when I pushed through there entering you?" Ben said.

"It took a bit of patience on my part. To get used to it even after you'd stretched me."

"Was it clear sailing after that?"

"Not completely. But it didn't take long for the discomfort to ease off."

Dan pushed in half way. "See what you mean. You're lucky your cock is thinner," Ben said.

Dan laughed. "I think women appreciate it being thicker."

Ben pushed back and took him another inch. "I think I've got all of you."

"Not just yet," Dan said as pushed the final two inches inside him.

"Wow. Not sure I could handle anything longer."

Dan laughed. "You're satisfied with an average cock?"

Ben grabbed his hand and pulled it across his chest. "Give it a minute before you start fucking me. I want to remember how this stage feels."

"Let me know when you're ready."

Their hands and arms interacted with each other, like individuals loosened from the torsos to which they belonged. Rubbing and clutching. Ben kissed his fingers and said, "OK. Work your magic."

It went on for half an hour. They chatted about sex and orgasms and first time masturbation. Sometimes, Dan would be slowly pulling and pushing, other times resting. Because they each had orgasmed so deeply just two hours earlier, there was no rush. "You getting sore?" Dan asked.

"Not sure. It's all so new."

"I'm not sure I will cum after last time. I can pull out anytime," Dan said.

Ben reached for Dan's left hand again and began sucking on his pinkie finger. Then his ring finger over Dan's wedding band. When he sucked his middle and index fingers, and then the two of them together, it was as though he was sucking Dan's cock. Dan moaned and felt another pleasure zone was being tapped. And when Ben took his thumb into his mouth, and played with it, bending and sucking the digit like it was the most desirable cock in the world, Dan felt like Ben's thumb was exploring his ass. The pleasure was acute and he shouted, "Damn, Ben, you're bringing it out of me."

Dan reached for Ben's cock and stroked the slippery organ until they were a vibrating mass of two bodies, both moaning and cumming, exploding inside and out. Dan felt like he was cumming into Ben's ass and mouth at the same time as Ben continued to suck his thumb.

They lay there, breathing deeply. When Dan slipped out of Ben's ass, Ben reached behind and gathered the slippery semen and rubbed it on his belly mixing with his own. "I don't know where I am, Ben," Dan said as he faded again into sleep.

When Dan woke from his short doze, Ben was on his elbow staring down at him. "You OK, buddy?" Ben asked.

"Yeah. Something happened at the end there. The sexual pleasure was so intense I wasn't sure where I was."

"That's what you said before you fell asleep. I was worried."

"I don't think I've had an orgasm that had that effect, ever before," Dan said.

"What do you mean?"

"That the pleasure of sex became something else. Lifting me. I'm not a religious person. So, all I can do is compare it to listening to music where a voice and a song are so perfect I lift off," Dan said.

"That's nice. Maybe that will happen later tonight," Ben said.

"Whatever happens with us, tonight or down the road, I won't be able to feel any better than I do now," Dan said.

"You still feeling what you said to me last night? Or was it just that the sex was so intense?" Ben said.

"Both, I guess. I can't separate it out."

"Fair answer, buddy. The pleasure was unbelievable for me, too," Ben said. He pulled Dan to his chest as they kissed again. "We need to get cleaned up and get a bite before the show."

"Yeah. I'm almost ready. Let me hold you one more time. Just in case," Dan said.

"In case of what?" Ben asked.

"In case it never happens again."

The Trinity Club was packed as the first set of the first show wound down. Ben led Dan to a reserved table a few feet from the group. When the music stopped, Orvy sat with them. Ben introduced him to Dan who would never have recognized him without the introduction. "I'm sure you don't remember me, Orvy."

"Maybe not if I passed you on the street. But when we were eighteen I was so jealous of you."

"Why's that?"

"You had the guy who used to be my best friend. I spent a few nights weeping over that," Orvy said.

Dan smiled. "I had no idea at the time. Otherwise, we would have included you in what we did."

"Ben was such an asshole then. I'm not sure it would have made any difference," Orvy said.

"You're absolutely correct," Ben said as all three of them laughed.

Orvy asked, "You like this type of music, Dan?"

"Big, big fan. Looking forward to the killer set. Ben's filled me in."

Orvy excused himself, and Ben went to get them a beer. Roland was standing at the bar. "Good to see you, Ben. Orvy mentioned you were making a surprise appearance."

"Coming here was very much last minute. We went to a funeral in Eau Claire yesterday. Let me introduce you to my friend, Dan."

"Yes, I'd like to meet him. But let me ask you, have things worked out with the two of you?"

Ben smiled but didn't want to say anything. Roland laughed. "I can tell by that look something really good happened."

"Yes, more than good," Ben said.

The music began and Roland followed him to their table. After a quick introduction, the songs started flowing. Ben wanted Dan to love the music so much he couldn't focus on it right away. But when he saw the look of rapture on Dan's face, he knew he was caught in the same spell as he was. Roland touched him on the shoulder and whispered, "I'll leave you lovebirds alone."

Their knees touched under the table. Sometimes he rubbed Dan's thigh and Dan returned the secret touch. Lorraine looked at them and smiled. Orvy blew magic out of his cornet directed their way. Ben was overwhelmed. The music and the friendship and love for Dan lifted Ben and overwhelmed him at the same time. His emotions overflowed. Ben couldn't stop his tears, even when Dan touched his cheek and wiped them dry.