Chapter 2 – Chapter 2

Kevin woke the next morning and headed to the bathroom to release a steady stream of piss into the toilet. He hadn't drunk in a while and though he hadn't had a lot, the beer still had left his bladder full and his head feeling funny that morning. He flushed, and made his way into his office.

"Computer?" Kevin said as he sat down in front of his terminal.

"Yes, Dr. McEvoy?" Came an automated man's voice.

"Access Uberworld."

"Accessing Uberworld. Would you like to start on your personal page?"

"Yes."

"Your personal Uberworld page was last updated four years seven months and twelve days ago."

"Update personal information."

"Personal information has been updated. Would you like details?"

"No." Kevin said. "Search for user Cathy Upton."

"There are eight Cathy Uptons in the United States. One living in Colorado. Shall I widen the search?"

"No. Access the one living in Colorado."

"Cathy Upton, 35, lives at 184 Market Street, Alamosa Colorado. She is offline at the moment."

"How current is her information?"

"Her last update was yesterday. She uploaded pictures. Would you like to see them?"

"No. Message her."

"Message forum is activated. Begin when ready."

"Begin." Kevin said and waited for the beep to know it was recording. "Cathy, hi. I'm your cousin Kevin. Eric and Layla's son. I know we've never met and honestly, I'm not sure why but I'm in Colorado and you're in Colorado and I have the next couple of days off so I thought if you wanted maybe we could get together. And meet. I don't know what your schedule is like, mine's kinda hectic except for the next few days but if you can't meet soon then give me a ring and we can meet some other time. Anyway, like I said, I just thought since we were so close maybe we could have coffee or something. Well, take care and I hope to hear from you soon….End."

"Recording has ended. Would you like to view message or send?"

"Send."

"Message sent."

"Search user name Pike Malloy, also in Colorado."

"There is one Pike Malloy in Colorado. He is not online."

"View page." Kevin said and watched as Pike's page came up on the monitor. "Friend request."

"Friend request pending."

"Close Uberworld, but let me know of any messages on my page."

"Understood."

"Access NCMS database."

"Please look at the terminal and prepare for identification." The computer requested and Kevin looked at the monitor as it scanned his retina.

"Identity confirmed. Accessing NCMS database."

"Pull up most recent lab status reports for Labs A and B."

"Accessing."

Kevin scanned the results and found those for the tests he ordered. He was working for two hours before his computer interrupted him.

"You have a message on Uberworld. Would you like to view it?"

"Yes."

"Accessing." The computer said and suddenly there was a video of a younger pretty girl smiling at him.

"Hi Kevin, I'm Cathy Upton. It's nice to meet you. My mom never really talked about your side of the family much with the argument between her and your dad but I've always been curious about you and never liked the fact that we hadn't met yet. I guess I didn't have the guts to contact you on here. I'm glad you did. Today is bad for me but this weekend I'm pretty much free though I'll have to stay pretty local since I'm on duty. I'd love if you would come down and have some lunch or dinner or just coffee. I'd really like to get to know you. Can't wait to hear from you! Oh and next time, just call. I'll leave my terminal on. Bye!"

She seemed nice and welcoming. Maybe Pike was right and it was time to start making some connections with people again. The last person he had put any effort into having a relationship of any kind was Anne when she had first started working. And of course Pike, Kevin thought but that was more of a pleasure than an effort.

"Call Cathy Upton."

"Calling." The computer said and Kevin listened to a few electronic rings before he saw Cathy on his monitor. The two cousins spoke for a while and though the conversation started awkwardly, they both hung up feeling good about meeting. Kevin hung up with her and told his computer to call Pike. After a few rings a voice message picked up.

"Hi, this is Pike. I can't answer at the moment. Please leave your address after the beep and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks." The computer beeped.

"Pike, hi this is Kevin. I just wanted to thank you again for a great night last night. I spoke with my cousin today and we're planning on meeting up this weekend. If you're still willing to take me down there, I'd be happy for the company. Just call me back and let me know what day works best for you."

Kevin hung up and accessed the NCMS database and got to work on some reports he needed to read and file. It was around lunch time that he started getting hungry and it was while making a tuna fish sandwich that he heard a truck pull into his driveway. He peeked out the kitchen window and saw Pike walking up the path. They met at the door.

"Hey, how are you?" Kevin asked.

"I'm good. How are you?"

"Fine. Come on in. I'm making tuna if you want a sandwich."

"I'd love one." Pike said and followed Kevin into the kitchen. "I got your message and was working in the area so I thought I'd stop by and give you my answer in person. I'd love to go."

"Great! I was hoping you would. Which day would be better for you?"

"Either day's pretty good, but how about Sunday? There was something I wanted to do tonight and was kinda hoping to sleep in tomorrow."

"Oh? Big plans?" Kevin asked, hoping he didn't seem as pathetic as he felt.

"Not sure yet. I was hoping to see if someone wanted to go get some dinner tonight."

"Oh." Kevin said and tried to think of something to say that would disguise his disappointment.

"So?"

"So what?"

"So do you want to get dinner tonight?" Pike said slowly as if talking to a child.

"Oh! Um… yeah. Yeah, I do."

"You didn't know I was talking about you?" Pike looked affronted but kept smiling. He walked over and stood right next to Kevin, looking down in his face though Kevin couldn't meet his eyes. "You thought I was talking about someone else, didn't you?"

Kevin stopped what he was doing and looked up in Pike bright, blue eyes.

"I don't do this a lot and haven't done this in so long. I'm a bit out of practice. The last person I asked out was a female doctor on my team and that was only to discuss retroviral transduction."

Pike took Kevin's hands in his and turned him so they were facing. He lowered his head the inch or two to look him in the eye and waited till Kevin's eyes met his.

"Dr. Kevin McEvoy, would you go out to dinner with me tonight?" Kevin smiled.

"Yes, Paul Ichabod Malloy II, I will go out to dinner with you tonight."

"Normally, I'd kick your ass for calling me Ichabod but it's cute when you say it." They laughed and Pike leaned in and pressed his lips to Kevin's. It was a soft kiss and even when Pike slipped his tongue forward and into Kevin's mouth, it was slow and sweet.

"Mmm, you taste good Dr. McEvoy."

"Why thank you, sir. As a medical professional I've been highly trained on having a productive and stimulating doctor patient relationship."

"I don't know if this is covered by my health plan."

"I'll do it pro bono."

"Isn't that more of a lawyer thing?" Pike asked.

"Shut up and kiss me again." Kevin demanded.

"Yes, doctor." Pike leaned in and met Kevin's mouth again. This time it was more savage with the attraction both of them felt for the other urging them on. When they broke apart, Kevin stepped back and hid the evidence of his desire behind the kitchen island. Pike chuckled and hid his on the other side.

"Now how about that sandwich?" Kevin asked. Pike left after an hour and promised to return at seven for the date and Kevin returned to his work in a much happier mood than he had been earlier.

At six thirty, Kevin realized he was running late, saved his work and jumped into the shower. As he washed his thoughts drifted to later in the evening. He hadn't been intimate with someone in quite a while and he was looking forward to it with excitement and a little nervousness. Pike was younger than him, not by many years but when you find a gray pubic hair one suddenly feels ancient. He was also hot and hoped that Pike would find him just as desirable. Kevin was rummaging through his closet when he heard Pike pull up. He had left the door open so Pike could let himself in.

"Hello?" Pike called from downstairs.

"Hey, I'll be down in a minute." Kevin chose an outfit and prayed it was flattering. Coming downstairs he found Pike sitting on the couch.

"I'm sorry. I was working and lost track of time."

"Not exactly what a man wants to hear when he comes to pick up his date." Pike smiled.

"Well, I'm pretty sure the reason I was able to get so deeply engrossed in my work was because I often thought of our date tonight and it put me in an exceptionally fine mood."

"That's much better." Pike leaned down and took possession of Kevin's mouth. "You look HOT."

"Thank you. You always do." Kevin said and tried to ignore the sudden heat in his face.

"Thank you. Ready to go?"

Pike had chosen a little Japanese restaurant that Kevin hadn't even known was in town. The decor was a lot of black lacquer with red highlights and Buddhist imagery. It was lit well over the tables but dim enough to be cozy and intimate. Kevin was pleased.

"Ever had hibachi?" Pike asked.

"Once when I was a kid."

"If you don't like Japanese we can go somewhere else."

"No, I remember liking it. I just never got a chance to go back. This is fine."

They sat and talked and watched the show as the chef flipped eggs into his hat, squirted them with saki and told corny jokes that of course, they laughed at. They ate their sushi appetizer and spoke of whatever came to mind.

"My first relationship was when I was eighteen, he was twenty three. His name was Roger and I was in love." Pike started. "I didn't really know what love was at the time and I was still feeling weird about my feelings for guys but when we met I fell head over heels. I was a jock, played football and baseball and hockey sometimes. Roger was a slacker, I guess you'd call him. He smoked pot, wouldn't join a team to save his life, hung out with the 'bad kids' and wore a lot of leather."

Pike laughed and Kevin smiled at the image he had of these two different young boys finding each other.

"I guess it was his apathy that sort of fascinated me. He was so cool, you know. Plus, he was out at the time and no one gave him shit for it. He was just gay and if you didn't like it, he could care less. No one seemed to be able to make him feel bad about it, so they stopped trying and accepted him. I learned a lot from Roger."

"What happened?" Kevin asked.

"I think it was the fact that I wasn't as ready to accept myself as he was. When I went to college, I asked him to move with me but he wouldn't. He moved to Portland. Last I knew he was in Seattle, had changed his name and is lead singer for a band which is doing pretty well. I even have an album of theirs. Ever heard of the Grundles?"

The name brought up a vague impression of punk music and overtly sexual stage antics. They were interrupted by the waiter placing their orders in front of them.

"Aren't they the ones who wear tutus and throw vegetables at the audience?"

"Yup. That's them."

"You dated the lead singer?"

"Yeah." Pike smiled. "He wasn't throwing vegetables when I knew him."

"That's pretty cool." Kevin laughed.

"He's really a great guy, just a little eccentric. He sends me tickets when he's doing a show in the area. Maybe we'll go next time he's around."

"Sounds good. I haven't gotten pelted by a zucchini in forever."

"All right, wise guy, what about you?"

"My early relationships?" Kevin thought for a moment. "Well, I played around with friends in high school and in college that really turned into alliances."

"Alliances? What does that mean?" Pike asked.

"If you were having trouble in organic chem you'd date this guy. If you needed help in physics you'd date this guy. That kind of rolled over into med school a bit, though I have to say it was a bit more honest. The 'dating' side of it just turned into having sex. It was like study buddies with benefits."

"Sounds cold." Pike said.

"It was, but at the same time we didn't have time for much else."

"So what were you good at?"

"I was a really good student and was usually the stronger academic partner. I was driven and determined to get into Harvard."

"And in Harvard?"

"Well, I was still driven but you're now going to school with only the top neurotic driven hopeful doctors in the country. I will say I held my own though." Kevin felt a little embarrassed by his early love life and was asking himself why he had decided to be this honest with Pike.

"And your first real relationship?"

"Was with a young surgical resident in the hospital I was doing my internship in. His name is Michael and he was great. I was in love. We dated for four months before I moved in and I think that's when it started to collapse. The only time we saw each other was when we'd break away for lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Other than that, we'd come home, hopefully be awake enough to give sex a try and then pass out. We did try though and I believe he loved me as much as I loved him but when you consider the life of two doctors trying to establish their careers, there's not much time left for anything else."

"I'm sorry." Pike said.

"It was a very amicable break up in the end. We've remained friends and his current boyfriend is great so I'm happy for them both."

"What about your last?"

"My last was Brian, an insurance adjuster from Florida that my parents set me up with. Nice guy, a little set in his ways and when the opportunity came for me to work at the NCMS there wasn't really a choice. I think we had just been there to ease each others loneliness for a while. What about yours?"

"My last was Hector." Pike said and sighed. "He was from Denver and we dated for a while before we decided he should move up here. We lived together for six years, then we hit a rough patch. He lost his job and didn't try too hard to find another one. I started resenting it when he would just be lounging around the house, not even cleaning. Then I came home and found him in bed with another guy. I kicked him out. That was three years ago. No one really since him."

"God!" Kevin said. "That's horrible."

"Well, no one ever said relationships were easy."

"No, but I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to be that hard either."

"Probably not." Pike raised his glass. "To a better relationship for both of us."

"I'll drink to that." Kevin said and touched his glass to Pike's. "I have to thank you, Pike. I haven't had this good a time in forever."

"I'm glad. That means I'm special." Pike grinned.

"Yeah. You are special." Kevin admitted.

"Good. I think you are incredible. Even though I've only just met you I get happy every time I see or think about you." Pike took Kevin's hand in his.

"Oxytocin."

"What?"

"Your body's producing a high amount of a neurohormone called oxytocin which is necessary for mammalian bonding and mating. It increases empathy and lowers fear and distrust actions of the amygdala. It's release is trigger based and the cerebrum interprets it as a positive emotion, such as love."

"Yeah?" Pike said and leaned in.

"Yeah."

"Well, get ready cause I've just released a whole shit load." Pike took Kevin's lips with his and slipped his tongue into the doctors mouth. Not caring of who was around and who might be watching they kissed and held hands for some time.

"Are you ready to go?" Pike asked.

"Yeah."

"How are your oxytocin levels?" Pike chuckled.

"I think I might be close to an overdose."

"We can't have that. We need to release some, don't you think Doctor?"

"Well, actually it doesn't really-."

"Shut up and come on."

Even though Kevin offered money toward dinner, Pike became Alpha male and refused him flat.

"I invited you out. I pay. Ever feel like returning the favor I'll let you pay."

They jumped in the truck and were headed back to Kevin's house when Pike turned to him.

"I was going to take you home and hopefully get invited in but I think I'd rather offer an invite of my own. Would you like to come over my house?"

"I'd love to see your house, Pike."

Pike smiled and pulled the truck back onto the road. When Kevin's turn came, Pike kept heading up the mountain and they were soon high above the town and lower valley. He pulled up a long driveway and Kevin watched as the woods gave way to a clearing and an impressive log cabin sitting right in the middle.

"This is home." Pike said and smiled as Kevin was obviously charmed.

"It's beautiful."

"Thanks. Wait till you see the bed." Pike said and got out of the truck. Kevin chuckled and felt a tingle of anticipation in his stomach. As they walked up the stairs to the front porch, Kevin heard dogs barking.

"That's my alarm system." Pike said.

"Sounds like you have quite a few."

"I'm a dog person. I bought about half the litter." He said and opened the doors. Medium sized black dogs with white chests and funny little, light brown eyebrows.

"They're gorgeous. What kind are they?" Kevin asked.

"They're Australian Shepherds. They're great dogs and one of the smartest." Pike told the dogs to go and play and led the way inside.

Kevin walked into a large great room which was just as described. High cathedral ceilings, a huge river stone fireplace and an entire wall full of windows and glass doors which led out to the back porch.

"Out there, you can look out and it seems like you can see forever. It's got a great view." Pike said. "Ready for the tour?"

"Yeah." Kevin said and followed him.

Pike's house was beautiful, Kevin thought as he followed the bigger man around. It had a master bedroom and two other spare rooms, one that Pike used as a gym. It had an upstairs full bath, with a downstairs half bath and of course a full master bath. On the walls were pictures of smiling people that Kevin assumed was Pike's family due to their resemblance.

"Come on. You've got to see the bed."

Pike said and grabbed Kevin's hand.

Pike flipped the lights of the master bedroom and in the middle of the room was a huge, dark wooden bed. The headboard had been carved to show a nature scene of two bears fishing in a river underneath a sun. The foot board had been carved to show a similar scene, but the bears were curled up next to each other sleeping underneath a sky bright with a full moon and stars.

"I made it myself with a little help from a carpenter friend. I knew what I wanted and he helped me make it. I even carved it out myself." Pike said proudly.

"Pike, it's beautiful! When you said you wanted me to see your bed, you really meant just see it." Pike laughed.

"Not exactly, Kevin, but I hope I'm a little smoother than that. I was thinking of offering you some tea, coffee and maybe some dessert or something." Kevin smiled.

"Nah. I'd rather have you." Kevin pulled Pike into him and they kissed as they had in the restaurant with passion and need. Kevin helped Pike pull his shirt up over his head and almost gasped at the sight. Pike was a truly beautiful man with a large chest covered in black hair. It made a shiver run up Kevin's spine.

"Whatever the doctor orders." Pike said and pulled Kevin onto the bed. "I've thought about having you in this bed ever since I saw your cute ass bending over trying to catch your breath."

"Wow, all of two days ago? You must have been going out of your mind." Kevin said, nibbling on Pike's lower jaw that smelled of man and a heady aftershave.

"Well, luckily for me you're easy." Pike said with a shit eating grin and Kevin burst out laughing.

"Bitch! Just for that I think I might just change my mind." Kevin smiled down at Pike who smiled back.

"You can do whatever makes you comfortable but I just want to tell you that I'm really enjoying getting to know you and there hasn't been anything about you that has made me think twice."

"Not anything?" Kevin asked.

"Not anything. That scares me a little."

"Why does it scare you?"

"Because if there isn't anything that slows me a down then I'll charge full ahead. I might wake up one day totally and completely in love with you and I can see that happening very easily." Pike said and looked up at Kevin who had lain on top of him. Kevin was struck by the honesty and vulnerability in his face.

"You're scared if you wake up one day in love with me-."

"Totally and completely in love with you." Pike clarified.

"Totally and completely in love with me that I won't love you back?"

"Something like that, yeah." Pike felt Kevin's hands stroke his chest through his shirt and felt his whole body respond to his touch.

"I'm scared too, Pike. I'm scared that you'll wake up one morning and realize that I'm not good enough for you. That you need someone else, someone younger or smarter or better. And I'm scared because I could see myself falling completely and totally in love with you too." Kevin admitted.

"I couldn't imagine someone better or smarter than you are. And as for younger? What the fuck do I want with younger? You're only two years older than me. I don't go in for little kid drama shit. I want a man in my bed. I want you in my bed, Kevin."

"Well, you got me here, Pike. What are you going to do with me?"

Pike lifted his arms and started unbuttoning Kevin's shirt. It was like unwrapping a present and his excitement grew with each inch of skin uncovered. His chest was broad and covered in hair, some dark brown, some gray, all of it beautiful. Pike pushed Kevin down so he was straddling Pike's groin and sat up. He took off Kevin's shirt and pressed his face into his chest to smell the man. 'God, he smelled good', Pike thought and wrapped his arms around him.

Kevin took Pike in his arms and squeezed the man into himself. The man's very presence was comforting as much as it was exciting. They met for a kiss as they held each other both half naked. Pike lowered his hands to Kevin's waist and unbuttoned his pants, then repositioned him so they could shuck the pants down. Kevin laid next to Pike wearing nothing but his briefs and began unbuttoning Pike's jeans. When they were shucked, Pike pulled Kevin into his arms and languished in the feeling of their erections still enclosed in fabric, pressing up against the others.

"You're so hot, Kevin. I can't believe how good you feel."

"God, Pike I need you so bad."

Kevin drew back from kissing Pike and made his way slowly down his lovers body. He sucked and lightly nipped Pike's nipples till they were hard as rocks. He dragged his body down along Pike's torso as Pike shivered with pleasure. When Kevin came to his briefs, he lifted the waistband and pulled them down over Pike's generous penis which was hard and pointing to his own stomach. A small drop of pre-cum had leaked out and fell on Pike's naval. Kevin dipped his finger in it and brought it to his mouth to taste it while Pike watched him intently.

"You taste good, Pike."

"Oh baby, you can taste all you want."

Kevin leaned down and started licking up Pike's shaft. When he took the head into his mouth, Pike grabbed a handful of blanket with both hands and held on as he breathed deep and fast. By the time Kevin had reached the base of the cock, Pike was moaning and bucking his hips. Kevin hadn't been intimate with a man in quite a while and was taking his time enjoying the hot man writhing beneath him. Pike's cock leaked out copious amounts of the salty sweet liquid Kevin had tasted before as he continued sucking up and down his long length. The full feeling of Pike's manhood in his mouth made Kevin wonder what it would feel like up his ass just as Pike pulled on Kevin's shoulders bringing him to meet his mouth.

"I was about to cum and I don't want to cum in your mouth. Is that ok?" Pike asked.

"Have you been vaccinated against HIV?"

"Yeah, and I don't have anything else either. I take advantage of the free clinic at the Center and get tested pretty regularly. You can check my records if you want. I'll approve it."

"No, I believe you."

"You've been vaccinated?" Pike asked.

"Of course, I'm a medical professional."

"God love you doctors!" Pike said and laid Kevin down across the bed. Pike stood on the floor and leaned down to take Kevin's large penis into his mouth trying to give him the same amazing pleasure he had just received. Kevin moaned and took Pike's head in his hands, loving the soft, prickly feeling of the bigger man's short hair. When Pike had brought Kevin to the brink of orgasm, Kevin stopped him and told him it was time.

"I want you inside me."

"I want to be inside you, baby." Pike said as he lubed his cock with a great deal of lotion then massaged Kevin's ass until he was begging to be fucked. Pike brought the head of his penis to Kevin's soft opening and slowly pushed in and out until he felt it begin to open and respond against his body. Once he knew he was being accepted, Pike pushed further and felt Kevin's body being stretched tight with his.

"Are you ok, Kevin?"

"I haven't done this is forever. It hurts." Kevin said through gritted teeth.

"I'm almost in, baby. Can you take it?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah, you can take it baby. Take my dick for me, Kevin." Pike whispered words of encouragement and they both felt Kevin's body open enough for Pike's head to slip through.

"Oh God!" Kevin moaned. Pike waited for his lover to get used to his girth and nuzzled Kevin's neck, sucked on his nipples, pressed kisses to his face and stroked his cock till Kevin relaxed enough.

"Pike, give me more."

"All right, baby. Take some more." He said and shifted his hips to push his cock deeper into the beautiful man laying beneath him. When he felt himself being take to his hilt, he let out a soft moan and lowered his head on Kevin's chest. Pike felt Kevin wrap his arms around his back and his legs around his ass. "Oh God Kevin, you feel so good!"

"You do too, Pike. You're so big!"

"Are you all right? I want to move." Pike asked.

"Yeah, Tiger. Move all you want." Kevin said and felt Pike pull out and push back in.

They started in a slow rhythm, with Pike leaning down over Kevin. They kissed as they made love and stared into each others eyes. Green ones looking up into blue, the two felt themselves getting lost in the other. Pike slipped his arms behind Kevin's back and gripped his shoulders to give him better leverage. With each thrust in he pulled Kevin down to meet him and soon wasn't able to hold back the pace.

Kevin felt himself being thrust into with an abandon he not only wanted and matched but needed. He pulled at the man above him with his arms and his legs. Kevin's body screamed to be joined with Pike's and seemed never to be satisfied when it was given more. But Pike kept giving more, even lifting Kevin partially off the bed so that he was almost in a sitting position while being taken.

"Oh God, Kevin! Your ass feels so good!"

"Fuck me, Pike!" Kevin answered.

"You're so fucking tight! Your ass is so fucking tight around my dick!" Pike yelled as he plowed Kevin.

"Don't stop! Just keep going! Please don't stop!" Kevin leaned back into Pike's arms and let himself go as he was thrust into. His ass was burning as much as the shocks of Pike's lovemaking was bringing him closer and closer to the edge.

"Baby, I'm getting close! Are you ready? I want you to come just before I do."

"Yeah, I'm close! Just a little bit more!" Kevin shouted.

Pike slowed his rhythm down and used longer thrusts to massage Kevin's prostate and anus with his thick cock. Kevin's eyes rolled back into his head and he squeezed them close and he took his own cock in his hand and started fisting himself. Pike's long thrusts were sending little electric shocks through out his body and bringing him closer to orgasm.

"I'm cumming, Pike! I'm cumming!!" Kevin shouted and felt Pike quicken his pace and slam into him again and again.

"Me too, baby. Me too." Pike felt Kevin's ass spasm around his shaft and felt his cock thicken and spurt shot after shot of his seen into Kevin. Pike kept fucking until he couldn't move any more and collapsed on top of him.

The only sound to be heard in the room was the heavy breathing of the two men as they lay together in each others arms and the warm sensation of afterglow. Pike felt Kevin's hand stroking his back and smiled at the gesture, especially because he was sure Kevin wasn't even aware he was doing it. Pike was still inside Kevin and slowly shifted to pull himself out, but remained kneeling on the side of the bed where he had fallen post coitus. Kevin sat up suddenly.

"What's up, babe?" Pike asked.

"I have to go to the bathroom." Kevin grinned and Pike chuckled.

"Fine. Ruin the moment."

"You answer one need and another just pops up to take it's place." Kevin said and ran to the bathroom to clean himself up. Pike came in a minute later and let loose a large stream of piss into the bath since the toilet was occupied. When they were through, Pike went downstairs still naked to let the dogs in and returned to the bedroom where Kevin was waiting for him.

"You look good in my bed, Kevin." Pike said from the bedroom doorway. He was leaning with one arm against the door jam looking entirely too pleased with himself. His smile was filled with a manly sort of pride. Kevin's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but smile back.

"You sure look proud of yourself there, stud."

"Talk like that will get you more of the same." Pike said and came over to climb into bed.

"I don't know if I could take more just now. I think that's something that I'll have to work up to." Pike chuckled and pulled Kevin to him.

"We'll have to work up to." Pike said. "I don't think I could do that again if I wanted to, but my machismo won't let me admit it too often. I'm beat."

"Me too." Kevin said as Pike shut the light off. A half moon sat low in the sky just above the mountains and lit the room with a soft, pale glow.

"I'm glad you're here, baby." Pike whispered into Kevin's neck.

"I'm am too, stud."

"Good night." Said the one.

"Good night." Said the other.