This is a gay love story which is pure fiction and fantasy. None of the characters portrayed relate to any known person.
Warning - it contains explicit m/m sex.
The Pink Retreat
"So you think it's a good idea that I employ Jamie as an assistant?" Josh said having told Luke about his idea.
"Yeah, it's a great idea; as you say the business can't support Simon at present and you need some help. If Jacek and Gino need more help we can always get some of the farm guys to assist when required."
"So you wouldn't mind if Jamie lived near here and worked with me?"
"No, should I?" Luke grinned although he knew what Josh was driving at.
"We just need to find somewhere for him to rent then" Josh replied avoiding Luke's question.
"Well, may be able to help you there because one of the farm cottages in the village is vacant now that Mrs Poole has had to go into a home."
"Which cottage is that?" Josh asked not realising the farm also owned a cottage in the village.
"The old stone cottage" Luke replied, "It will need some refurbishment though before Jamie could move in".
Luke then suggested that Josh pay for this since he had plenty of money from his share of Hugh's estate and took the rental income from Jamie.
"That would be great" Josh replied, "Perhaps we could go and look at it later and see what needs doing".
Later that afternoon, they viewed the cottage and decided it needed a new kitchen, new bathroom, redecoration throughout and new carpets. Josh said he'd speak to the builder who built the conservatory at the farm and get a quote. It was a small cottage with just two rooms up and two down but it would be ideal for Jamie who at present only had a small studio flat.
The next morning Josh visited the cottage again with the builder who gave him a ball park figure. It wasn't as much as Josh had expected so he authorised the work to be done.
"Could start next week if you wanted" the guy told Josh, "It will probably take four weeks to do".
Josh said that was great and gave the guy a key. Meanwhile, he would need to arrange for a carpet supplier to come in and measure up and also order some furniture since Jamie didn't own anything.
"Thank you so much Josh" Jamie said excitedly having phoned him after receiving the email from Josh detailing the job, the salary, the conditions of employment and the rent for the cottage.
"When could you come down to see the cottage and choose what furniture you want?" Josh asked.
Since he and Luke were off to Cornwall the following week, Jamie said he'd come down on Friday evening after work and stay over until the Sunday. This would give them time to look at the cottage and go into Brighton to choose what furniture they wanted.
"I can't believe this" Jamie was saying again, "Thank you so much; and Luke is okay with it is he?"
"Of course" Josh replied, "Once you're settled in we'll get you into the sex club then you can fuck me legitimately" he giggled.
"Can't wait" Jamie laughed.
Friday came and Josh met Jamie at the station again. They went straight round to the cottage and Jamie fell in love with it. He'd often dreamt of living in a place like this but never thought it would ever actually happen. Having looked all round, he then pulled Josh into a tight embrace and kissed him.
"Mm, I've missed you" Jamie whispered into Josh's ear.
"And me you but don't forget Jamie that I still have Luke and I will never leave him."
"I know, I know but just being able to see you and be with you makes me so happy."
That evening, Luke had invited Jason round to join them for a meal because Gino was still away in Bristol. He was coming back the following day since his mum was taking over. His Gran was slipping away and it was only a matter of time but Gino decided he couldn't stay any longer. He'd in effect said his goodbyes to his Gran even though she wasn't really aware of him doing so as she was so ill.
When Jason arrived, Josh noticed him giving Luke a very passionate embrace and a kiss; far more so than he'd seen previously. He saw Luke glance at him looking slightly tensed if not embarrassed. Josh just smiled but he sensed there was more to it. He decided to say nothing but it did make him feel slightly better about his relationship with Jamie. `Perhaps we both have a secret lover' he smiled to himself.
The next day, Luke, Josh and Jamie went into Brighton to choose furniture for the cottage. It didn't need much; a bed, chest of drawers, table and chairs for the living room plus a sofa and another easy chair and other odd items. Jamie said he had some bed linen and a few items of crockery and cutlery so they bought a bit more to add to what he'd got. It was arranged that the new items would be delivered in four weeks by which time the refurbishment would be complete.
Jamie left on Sunday on a high. On Monday he would hand in his notice at his place of work and move down in a month's time. Josh said he'd drive up to London and help him move his stuff.
Two days later, Luke and Josh were on their way down to Cornwall.
"You okay my love?" Luke asked once they were well on their way having noticed that Josh seemed deep in thought.
"Yeah, just thinking how much has changed since we were last doing this journey."
Luke agreed. It seemed like a lifetime ago.
"Any regrets?"
"Fuck no" Josh exclaimed, "Why do you ask that?"
"Just want to make sure you're happy" Luke said patting Josh's thigh.
"I'm the happiest guy in the world" Josh replied placing a hand on top of Luke's, "I'm married to a gorgeous guy, live a wonderful life, have a job that I love doing, and have no worries about money. How could I have any regrets? Do you?"
"No, of course not; I so love you Josh" Luke then blurted out feeling tears run down his face.
Josh turned and saw the tears falling, "Pull in when you can" he instructed Luke.
A short way along the road they found a lay-by. As soon as the car had stopped, Josh pulled Luke into a tight embrace.
"I love you too; with all my heart; you know that Luke don't you."
"Yeah" Luke whimpered as he kissed and hugged, "I do".
After a few more minutes of just hugging and petting Josh released Luke, "Come on, we'd better get going otherwise mum is going to wonder what's happened to us!" he giggled.
The rest of the journey was spent chatting idly until they reached the farm where Jane, Pam and John lived. As they drove in and parked in front of the house, it really did seem a lifetime away since they were last here and John had given Josh his first car. Here they were arriving in a smart Jaguar, owners of a farm, their own cottage, managing their own business employing staff and rich. How things could change in just a year. Even so, Luke still shed a tear whenever he thought why it had all come about. He still missed Hugh so much.
Josh's mum ran to meet them as soon as she heard the car arrive and hugged each of them. She too could sense the difference in them. Even since their Civil Partnership ceremony just on two months ago, she had the feeling she was now hugging two grown men instead of two teenagers despite the fact they were still only nineteen. It was hard to take in seeing the difference.
John and Pam were just as pleased to see them and more kisses and hugs were given all round. Josh handed out presents they'd brought with them and everyone hugged and kissed again.
"I've arranged for you to come to the school tomorrow morning son, is that okay?" Josh's mum said once they'd sat down and drinking their coffee.
"Yeah, whatever" Josh grinned. He'd not really thought about what he was going to play but had plenty of things in his repertoire.
"Anything in particular you want me to play?"
"If you could play an excerpt from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Number 2 that would be lovely" she replied, "You play that so beautifully".
Josh grinned and gave her a kiss, "Okay, anything to keep you happy" he giggled.
The next day, he and Luke went along to the school and were met by the headmaster. He thanked Josh profusely for agreeing to come and said how excited all the students were about it. Josh introduced Luke as his partner and the head just shook Luke's hands without any hesitation or sign of disapproval.
Josh was led into the large hall where all the students were seated and Luke joined Ann in the front row. The head introduced Josh and the students all clapped whilst he sat down at the grand piano situated on the stage. Josh felt very much alone and on view. Previously he'd always had an orchestra and a conductor nearby whereas now it was just him. Even the head had gone to sit down in the front row.
He took a deep breath and started playing. It always amazed him how quickly he became enveloped into the music. It seemed to flow from him without any effort and his hands flew across the keys. The whole audience were spellbound and there was not a sound of anything apart from the piano music.
Josh had forgotten to ask how long they wanted him to play beforehand so decided to complete the particular part he had chosen. When he finally finished all the students stood up whistling and cheering as they applauded. Josh looked over to where his mum and Luke were sitting and smiled at them. His mum felt so proud of him.
Eventually the head came back on stage and invited Ann to join them.
"On behalf of you all I would like to thank Josh for coming along to play that wonderful piece for us" the head announced, "I hope it inspires all of you because I understand that Mrs Palmer, who some of you will know is Josh's mother, taught Josh to play the piano. And I also believe you play the clarinet as well Josh" the head added turning to Josh.
Josh nodded feeling somewhat embarrassed with all the praise. The head then turned to Ann and asked her if she wanted to add anything.
"Just to say that Josh practised every day and he probably still does to get to that level of achievement so it is possible. Josh is not a professional performer although he does play in an orchestra on occasions and has played solos in public but don't think you can't achieve what he's done, because if you have a mind to do so, you can" she added.
The head once again thanked Josh for coming along and giving them such a beautiful rendition. He then turned to Luke and said "You must be very proud of your partner; he really is a great pianist".
Luke smiled and said he was and always enjoyed listening to him play.
The head then invited them to stay for lunch which was taken in the canteen with all the students, although the head and the other teachers had their own table. Over lunch, both Luke and Josh were questioned about what they did for a living and everyone was very impressed when they found out that Luke was a computer programmer and Josh ran his own garden design business.
"You must be very proud of your son and his partner Ann" one of the other teachers said.
Ann said she was and that it just showed how young people could achieve great things when given the chance."I hear you were a star at school" John chuckled later when they were having their meal. Josh grinned and felt embarrassed once again.
"He's always a star" Luke said leaning over to kiss his partner.
The others smiled. They liked to see the love between the two lads.
A month later, Josh drove to London to collect Jamie and his belongings to move into the cottage which had now been refurbished, had new carpets laid and new furniture delivered. Luke and Josh were pleased with the result and decided it would provide a nice home for Jamie.
"Hi my love" Jamie said on opening the door to his tiny studio flat. As soon as they were inside, Jamie took Josh into his arms and gave him a big hug and a passionate kiss. As usual, Josh felt his erection forming but tried not to think about it. They had more important things to do!
Jamie was well organised and had all his stuff boxed up ready to take down to the car. Within half an hour they were packed and Jamie was dropping the keys through the letterbox, as agreed with the Landlord.
"Any regrets about leaving London?" Josh asked as they moved off down the road.
"Nah, don't think so"
"What about leaving friends?" Josh asked as he turned into the main road.
"To be honest I don't have that many and certainly nobody I would call a real friend" Jamie replied and then after a pause added, "You're my only real friend Josh".
Josh was touched by Jamie's comment and patted his leg.
"I would have thought a gorgeous guy like you would have loads of real friends."
"Nope, I often wonder if it's a racist thing although I'm never particularly conscious of that in London."
"Can't really believe that" Josh replied.
"Perhaps not; perhaps it's just me and I'm fussy about who I have as close friends" Jamie said thoughtfully. "How you reckon my face will go down in the village?" he then added.
"If they accept us gays, then I don't see they'll have any problem with a gorgeous black guy living amongst them" Josh replied assuming that Jamie was referring to his race again.
"Yeah, oh well, will have to see won't I and charm the locals. At least I've got two who like me and enjoy my cock up their arse!"
"That's true" Josh laughed feeling his cock get even harder.
Josh drove straight to the cottage and helped Jamie unpack the boxes from the car and take them into the rooms where he wanted them. He'd even marked up each box with the room on it to make it easier.
"What an organised queen" Josh laughed when he noticed the labelling.
"Told you I was organised so get used to it" Jamie quipped back giving Josh a playful slap on his butt.
When they'd got all the boxes into the cottage and into their respective rooms, Jamie walked round each one again.
"This is fantastic" he exclaimed, "Thank you so much; I never ever dreamt I'd live in a place like this; new kitchen, new bathroom, new furniture, and a new bed" he said listing each item as he walked from room to room.
When they were in the bedroom he looked at the bed which Josh had made up ready for him with the new set of bed linen they'd purchased.
"I think that bed needs christening, don't you?" Jamie giggled coming up behind Josh and feeling all over his body before reaching down to his crotch where he felt a burgeoning organ.
"Mm, now that sounds a brilliant idea" Josh chuckled pressing Jamie's hand into his crotch to feel his growing organ some more.
Within seconds, they were both naked and on the bed having pulled back the duvet. Jamie pulled out of his bag a bottle of lube he'd got handy and immediately lubricated Josh's arsehole.
"God that is such a beautiful arse" Jamie exclaimed as he fingered the hot inviting hole.
They kissed and hugged passionately like lovers just as they'd done in Manchester. Josh had told himself that this wouldn't happen again but there was something about Jamie that caused all reason to go to the wind. He just loved the feel of Jamie's hot naked body against his and the way he explored every part of his body.
Jamie gently pushed Josh onto his back, lifted his legs and slowly inserted his long thick black cock into the now open hole.
"Oh fuck, that is so good, I've been dreaming about doing this again ever since we last met" Jamie exclaimed as his organ slowly sank inside Josh.
Josh lay back absorbing the wonderful feeling he had as the organ filled him. It was truly beautiful.
Jamie kept fucking for a good ten minutes before he finally had to let his climax take over his body. He felt his hot seed shoot out; ribbon after ribbon with each thrust. Josh felt it too and smiled at Jamie as his body thrust back and forward into him.
"Oh fuck, that was beautiful" Jamie exclaimed when he'd finally come to a stop.
He remained inside Josh for several minutes whilst leaning forward to kiss him but gradually his cock slipped out. He then slipped down Josh's body and took his hard organ into his mouth. It wasn't long before he had Josh spilling his load into his mouth and it tasted like honey.
That evening, Luke and Josh had invited Jacek and Gino with Jamie for a meal so they could get to know each other more since they'd be working together. Jamie had met Jacek and Gino the last time he'd come to see the cottage before the renovation but it was only a brief introduction.
Josh was pleased to see they all got on very well and he could tell that Gino was eying Jamie up and down with great interest.
"So is Jamie going to join the sex club?" Gino asked with a grin.
"He is" Luke replied, "I've asked Colin to test him when he can.
"Brilliant" Gino replied grinning with excitement.
"Down boy, down boy" Josh laughed. He wanted to add `He's mine', but of course couldn't.
Jamie just laughed but didn't seem to show that much interest in any of the other three guys. His eyes were definitely on Josh and Luke picked up on it fairly quickly but decided to say nothing.
"I think we're going to need a dedicated office somewhere" Josh commented to Luke a few days later.
"Yeah, been thinking about that" Luke replied, "I too need some storage space for papers and stuff to do with my work".
After much thought and discussion, it was decided they would look at the possibility of building over the garage. This would make a large open plan office which would be ideal and also provide storage space for Luke's papers. They called in the local builder they'd got to know well and he suggested how they could do it. A few weeks later they had an architect round who had drawn up plans for them to consider.
The plan involved extending the large garage forward a few feet so that a separate entrance to the office above it could be included. This would lead off a new porch to the main cottage so that the office could be accessed without going outside. It would mean coming out of the front door to the cottage and into another door to go upstairs.
At the top of the stairs to the front, there would be a small cloakroom and a small kitchen area for making tea, and a door leading into the large open plan office that would have windows at the end overlooking the garden and the fields beyond and a window wrapping round on one side that looked over their farmland. They also had some space at one side of the garage way for additional parking if they needed it since this would be shortened.
"I think that is fantastic" Josh replied having poured over the drawings and tried to imagine what it would look like.
Luke had to agree that the plan was perfect and it wouldn't spoil the overall look of the cottage too much.
"Having a dedicated office separate to our own living space is ideal" Luke added looking over the plans again.
"And, if you should sell at anytime, that space could always be converted into a granny flat" the architect added.
"Yeah" Luke and Josh replied although neither of them could ever envisage leaving the cottage.
The architect gave them a rough estimate of the cost involved and both Josh and Luke were pleasantly surprised that it was not a lot higher so they placed the order for the work to commence. First the detailed drawings had to be produced for the planning application but it was felt there would not be any objections since nobody else lived nearby and the design was very much in keeping with the style of the cottage. If anything, it improved it since instead of having an ugly flat roof, the new roof would be pitched and match the roof of the cottage.
It took six months for everything to be done so it was the autumn by the time Josh was taking delivery of the office furniture.
"Fucking brilliant" Luke exclaimed when everything was in place. He'd now got his own four drawer filing cabinet for his papers and there were large desks that lined the end wall and wrapped round beneath the side window. Additional filing cabinets and shelving took up the remaining wall leading up to the back of the kitchen.
When Jamie saw it he jumped with joy. It had been difficult for him for the past six months trying to work on the dining room table.
"That is beautiful" he exclaimed giving Josh and big hug and then Luke.
"Mm" Luke giggled, "I think he likes it Josh!"
Luke and Josh had now passed their twentieth birthdays so were no longer teenagers. It made a big difference to them and they both felt like `proper adults' now. They hadn't celebrated much apart from going out for a meal with Jacek, Gino, Jamie, Jason and Ian. Colin seemed to be too tied up with Craig to join them very much although he still did the blood tests on a regular basis and they both came round for a group sex session every now and then.
Even Jacek and Gino didn't come round as much now since they had made their own circle of friends so very often it was just Luke, Josh and Jamie who spent time together. Sometimes just for a meal and other times for a soak in the hot tub followed by a sex session. Luke noticed more and more that Josh and Jamie were close but he had no fears now about Josh's love for him. He too was still meeting up with Jason at the farm and having hot steamy sex together. Even Ian joined in sometimes for a threesome. He had noticed that Jason and Luke were much closer than they used to be and had commented to Josh who just shrugged his shoulders showing that he was resigned to the situation.
"Does it bother you?" Josh had asked Ian.
"Not really; in fact if anything Jason and I are even closer than we were so perhaps having Luke has improved things" he replied somewhat philosophically. "Apart from that I enjoy the threesomes we have together" he laughed.
Josh chuckled knowing very well what was going on between the three of them.
"Does that bother you?" Ian asked.
"Nope; Luke and I are still very much in love with each other so I'm quite happy for him to have extra sex if he wants to."
"Well, you have got Jamie haven't you?" Ian chuckled, "I assume you two are fucking each other".
Josh laughed, "Well yes, although he does the fucking since he's very much a top but he's fucking good at sucking cock!"
"Yeah, so I'd noticed" Ian grinned, "So everyone is happy then?"
"Yep, seems we are"
Christmas came and went and this year Jason invited Luke, Josh, Jamie, Jacek and Gino to stay Christmas Day and night. They had a great time together and everyone had lots of fun. That night, Luke, Josh and Jamie slept in the large king size bed in the main bedroom, Jason and Ian slept in the spare room whilst Jacek and Gino slept on a makeshift bed using the roll up mattress in the living room.
On Boxing Day Jacek and Gino went to visit some other friends leaving just the five of them. That night, Jason and Ian reclaimed their own bed but had Luke sleep with them, leaving Josh and Jamie to use the spare room. It was the first time the pair had slept together since their trip to Manchester earlier in the year.
At Easter, Josh's brother Danny, and his wife and young son came over from Canada to stay with them at the cottage for a week. It was the first time Josh had met his brother for several years so it was a very emotional meeting for them. Danny of course had never met Luke but they all got on very well. Their little boy who was now five was a delight and loved playing out in the garden. Josh also took him to see the farm and got Ian to give him a ride on one of the tractors which he thought was great fun.
When the week ended, they had another very emotional parting but promised to not let so long pass by before they met again.
"You must come over to Canada to see us next time" Danny told Josh and Luke as they said their goodbyes.
Josh and Luke watched them board their train back to London and waited until it left. Danny and family were now off to see his mother down in Cornwall.
Their twenty first birthdays came and went and once again they didn't celebrate that much. They went to visit Luke's mum and she took them both out for a slap up meal. She seemed happy enough wallowing around in the large house although the second floor had now been more or less shut off unless Luke and Josh ever used it when they visited Wimbledon.
Josh and Jamie had done more concerts for both the London and the Brighton Gay Orchestras. One had been just before Christmas and the other just after, but this time Josh insisted on both orchestras allowing Jamie and him do a duet. As before, it caused a standing ovation so Jamie was well and truly recognised as being a virtuoso when it came to the violin. They'd also been invited to Manchester again for two more concerts. This time Ron had insisted they stay with him and Dee but on these occasions the silk robes were not in evidence so the four of them pranced around in their underwear or as happened on one occasion with nothing on at all much to the delight of Dee who enjoyed seeing both Josh's and Jamie's nakedness.
Life had settled down for everyone. Luke was still happy programming computer games which every so often were accepted. Josh loved doing the garden design work in amongst his music which now involved Jamie as well. Jacek and Gino seemed happy enough and had become very sociable with a band of other friends, some gay but most straight. Jason and Ian were happy enough and in the two years since Jason had taken over managing the farm the profits had doubled. Luke was so impressed that he made Jason a director and shareholder of the farm company so that he felt even more a part of the business. Jason wept when Luke told him and gave him a very passionate hug and a kiss with Josh looking on. Josh just smiled knowing very well what they felt for each other.
Josh and Jamie had their private sessions of sex every so often at Jamie's cottage, which he loved. He'd also got to know the local villagers and they all loved him so his concerns about his race were completely unfounded. They'd even sussed that he was gay and since he was working with Josh even that was accepted without exception.
The garden design business blossomed. Jamie had everything well organised and he was brilliant with the customers and the suppliers who all loved dealing with him. Josh had also trained him on design work using the computer program that Luke had designed so he was able to do a lot of that work having been given the basic ideas by Josh.
Josh met up with Simon one day when he had to visit London on other business but he found that Simon now had a steady boyfriend who was a photographer so didn't want to leave London. He was also doing well with his company so didn't really want to leave that either. It was agreed that Simon wouldn't join Josh's business which suited Josh really since Jamie was developing in leaps and bounds. In any event, Josh didn't want to allow the business to get too large. It was a comfortable size at present so he decided to leave it that way.
The following summer, Francois and Mario came to visit them and stayed for three weeks. It was one of those rare summers when the weather was hot and they all enjoyed sunbathing in the garden in the nude and eating outside of an evening.
Francois sketched Luke and Josh as they lay naked on the grass. Sometimes with them showing flaccid cocks and other times with erections. He even drew them whilst having sex on the grass one evening as the sun was setting.
Having found Hugh's box of paints, he then set to and produced beautiful paintings. When he'd finished, Luke and Josh loved them and wanted to frame them and have them up on their bedroom wall. Even the one of Luke fucking Josh whilst on his back was tastefully done, if it's possible to paint two guys having sex tastefully, but neither Luke nor Josh cared whether it was seen by others; well perhaps they'd take it down if either of their mothers visited!
"We really are a couple of lucky queens aren't we?" Josh said casually to Luke one day after Francois and Mario had left to go back to France.
"Yep, we sure are my love; are you still happy?"
"Of course; are you?"
"Stupid question; I'm with the man of my dreams" Luke giggled pulling Josh into a kiss.
"Let's go upstairs!" he then added taking hold of Josh's hand.
As they walked upstairs, Luke thought back to the times he used to visit his `Pink Retreat' to see Hugh. It was now so much more than that and even though he wept on occasions when he thought of Hugh, who he still missed terribly, he knew he was a lucky guy to have Josh and all the others around him.
They really did live happily ever after!
My next story 'First Love' will be available shortly so look out for that. I welcome comments so feel free to do so by sending me an email.
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Other stories by Adam Stewart: Moving Forward Love at Last Gary's Story Finding Ryan The Advert Number Twenty Five Life After Ryan The Tangled Web The Pink Retreat