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rpg_palaceDavid talks to Craig about rigging Cillian’s auction, they also make wedding plans, set a wedding date, and um well go to bed really early not necessarily to sleep ;)….
Craig closed the book he was reading and looked at his watch. It was time for David to come home, and, as usual, he was feeling lighthearted and happy, anticipating the feel of his lover's arms wrapped snugly around him as they settled in for the evening.
David approached the door and sighed. Gods it felt good to be home, he was so damn tired and still felt uneasy and tense from his conversation with Harry. He hated having to ask Harry to do this; he hated himself for not having the balls to just say no sometimes. It just wasn't how he was wired though, if there was a compromise to be found he'd find it even if he didn't like himself afterwards. He turned the handle and pushed the door open.
Craig stood when he heard the door open. "Hey, baby," he smiled, walking over to greet him with a soft kiss. He pulled back, noting the distinct absence of the usual bright smile that normally graced his handsome face. Craig let his hands slip down to hold David's. "What is it, love? What happened?"
"Nothing...everything?" David said squeezing Craig's hand. "I'm just so damn glad this day is over with." He lets go of Craig's hand and walks into the room collapsing on the couch and lays his head back looking up at the ceiling. "You ever feel like you can never quite do anything right?"
Craig watched David cross the room and sit down. He followed slowly, his mind racing through the possibilities of what could have happened. Settling down on the other end of the couch, he stared worriedly at his fiancé. "Yes. I feel that way all the time," he said. "Tell me what happened."
"Ya know that kid Cillian I'm training?" David said turning to look at Craig. He waited for the answering nod and continued. "Well you knew I got his auction moved up right? Well now I've just fucking well rigged his goddamn auction because I'm such a fucking soft hearted and apparently soft headed fool."
Craig's eyes widened in surprise, another rigged auction? And David was a part of it? "What? Why would you do that? I mean.....I know why I'm part of a rigged auction, but....why would Cillian's have to be rigged? And why would you have to do it? My God. Did that ol' softhearted Harry have something to do with this?
"Yes and no. This was all my idea, you can't pin this one on Harry though he is involved because I dragged his ass into it," David answers running his hand through his hair.
"Fuck. Christian is going to kill us both. You'll be a widow before you ever get married!" he tries to grin but it just doesn't come across. "I felt sorry for the kid. I have since he came here but that isn't the only reason part of it is selfishness on my part. I just got this job. I haven't had Votary duties in over six months before this. So yeah I want this kid to work out, not for him but for me. If I fuck up with him what does that say about me? Of course I couldn't have gotten someone who wanted to fucking BE at Palace. I got this kid who didn't even know what a fucking auction was. He thought he was gona be standing on a goddamn auction block! What the fuck are they teaching people in the smaller villages?" David asks exasperated. He's tired...fucking tired of dealing with everything right now. Harry was right when he'd said it was all too much too soon.
Craig looked at David in bewilderment, trying to piece together what he's telling him.
"David. First of all, how can you be expected to turn out a perfect student if he's not willing to give 100% to the job? You can't hold yourself responsible for someone else's actions, or lack thereof. It's not like he was *forced* into Pleasure Service. There *are* other choices, you know. And what does this have to do with my brother? For that matter, how did Harry get drug into this? He's usually the instigator of soft-hearted schemes like this, not you."
David sighed, "He’s my student sweetheart. If I can’t get him over this and ready for service I look bad. He is trying. And your brother is the reason I had to ask to have his auction moved up in the first damn place. He's been seeing Cillian and not just to play chess if you get my drift."
"Christian and...Cillian? My brother? But....Chris is sooo....I mean, he's a Ranger. And...Cillian is...well, he's ...just NOT. Are you sure? I mean, could you have misunderstood?" Craig was having a hard time picturing the two men together, but, stranger things had been known to happen around Palace.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure. Almost got more details than I wanted the other day," David said pushing himself up off the couch then walking over to a small bar and pouring himself a glass of scotch. Something he rarely ever does.
"I just...well at first I'm sure it was just Chirstian helping the kid out. I'm not saying Cillian isn't learning...he is. Too well that's why the auction was moved up, he's going to be something else if he ever gets past all these fucking mental blocks. Thus there is the issue. I asked him pretty much point blank what was bothering him and he told me. He didn't like the idea of a stranger buying him. I understood that a little. Hell he'd never even been kissed till he came here." David crosses his legs at the ankles and leans against the counter behind him.
Craig leaned back on the couch, crossing his arms. "I understand about him not wanting a stranger to watch, sweetheart. But, this is what he'll be *doing* you know. He'll have to get used to it sometime. So, what did you do? What does this have to do with Harry and rigging the auction?"
"I felt bad for the kid so I decided to see if I could make it easier on him. I called up Harry and asked him to bid. He'll win, put in a reserve. He knows Cillian, got the little bugger drunk the other night," David frowns. "Anyway that is about it. I asked Harry for the favor and he said he'd do it. He's down talking to Cillian now about it. The only person who doesn't know is Christian. He is who Cillian asked to be the participant and accepted last I knew. Gods I hope he doesn't pull out because of this," David said drinking down the scotch in one swallow and setting the glass on the counter.
Craig shook his head. "You know Christian better than that, love. If he agreed, he'll stand by his word. Mighty decent of Harry to agree you know. I'm sure it'll all work out for the best." He tilted his head to the side. "Is there anything I can do? Any way I can help?"
"If you know a way to turn my brain off that might help. You been wondering why I'm not sleeping? This is 95% of the reason," David said tiredly pressing the heels of his hands to his eyes and sighing heavily.
"Oh, sweetheart. I'm so sorry." Craig opened his arms. "Come here? Let me rub your neck? It's all over now, isn't it? All the plans have been made, and it's no longer your problem is it?"
David crossed the room and sat down on the couch allowing Craig to slide around behind him.
"I guess you're right. Plans are in place. I just can't help worrying about it all I guess. It isn't just that Christian will be shocked. He is royalty, this is going to get out and if it does it may not be pretty. Particularly for him and Harry and if it comes out that I set this up...I'm done for here. This has the potential to blow up in all of our faces, a veritable PR nightmare. Especially now with the gossip problem we seem to be having. There is someone leaking information to that Sally. You just bought Viggo and we are engaged, how the hell do you think that is gona look and then the Cillian auction right behind it with Christian as the participant and not the voyeur? Now you see why I'm worried?" David asked.
Craig gently kneaded the tense muscles in David's neck. "I know what you mean. But you take too much on yourself. This won't come out. Even if it does, you were only trying to help. I'm sure Harry or Chris wont' tell a soul. And Cillian would be crazy to tell anyone. Too many people have put their ass on the line, so he wins all the way around. He gets who he wants, with someone who's not a stranger watching, so, why would he open his mouth? The kid wins all the way around. As far as gossip goes well if it is spun the right way it will be a non-issue. It will be handled and no one will be hurt, maybe a little red in the face for a bit but it will quickly be pushed under the rug with the next big story. So stop worrying yourself, you are just making yourself sick."
"Yeah, I'm worrying myself in circles I know," David said leaning into Craig's touch. "I just feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew sometimes. Once this is all over with though, this auction, and once I get all that damn paperwork caught up, and Harry moves into his office and takes over the interviews from me it won't be as tough. I just wish Sean and I weren't always stepping on each other's toes. Twice this week we have both done the exact same thing and both of us felt more than a little silly over it. It takes time to communicate but when you are running at full throttle just trying to keep caught up it happens." David explained finally starting to relax a little.
"I know, love," Craig said softly, smiling as he felt the tension draining from David's shoulders. "It's all new and there's a lot going on just now. But you'll work it out. You always do."
"Yeah. So you and Nicole come up with anything new I should know about for the party or the wedding?" David asked trying to change the subject to something happy.
Craig wrapped his arms around David, pulling him back to rest against his chest. "Yes, actually. We've looked at some cakes and settings. I've got a few pictures to show you when you feel like looking. No pressure, though. And, everyone keeps asking me about the date of the wedding. I told them we hadn't really talked about that. I guess we should decide sometime. That is, if you haven't changed your mind." Craig smiled, kissing David's temple, knowing that his teasing would make him smile.
David relaxed into Craig's embrace. "Changed my mind? The wedding my love is the ONLY thing I'm sure about. You are stuck with me," he grinned. "I'd like to take a look at what you two came up with, and yeah we do need to set a date. I don't want us to have a terribly drawn out engagement, hell we've been together for three years no sense dragging out the engagement right?"
Craig smiled happily as he reached behind him to grab several large wedding planner books. "Funny you should want to see what we came up with, cause I just *happen* to have everything right here," he said, dumping the books in David's lap with a laugh. "AND, there also happens to be a calendar right there on top if you want to take a look."
David startled when everything landed in his lap. "Well...uh you've been busy. Let's see the calendar, any day you don't want it to be? I think it needs to be a Saturday what about you?" he asked flipping forward in the calendar as Craig nodded his agreement to a Saturday wedding. It landed on October. Glancing at it for a moment he smiled, "What about October the 11th?"
Craig hugged David close. "Perfect. Everything should be ready and you should be settled in with work by then. All our problems should be behind us by then." Resting his head on David's shoulder he looked at the magazines and photos. "I love you, you know?" he whispered into David's ear, still not quite believing this was happening to him. "I mean I love you more than you know."
David grinned happy to have his mind on something not work related, "I love you too, sweetheart." His eyes rested on one of the table setting photos. "This is nice," he commented looking at it a bit closer. "Really nice. What do you think?"
"That was my favorite too. And Nick loved it. She'd have killed the both of us if we'd chosen anything else, I think," he laughed. "She and I are just taking care of the details and you can just tell us what you like. I want this to be as easy on you as possible. You tell me what you like, and then, just show up ok?"
David laughed, "Just show up huh? Sounds like what I told Harry. Ya know he sorta freaked on me about the whole groomsman thing. He actually sputtered and blushed it was cute. I told him his job was to stand between Nicole and hopefully Liv if I ever catch that girl to ask her, and just make sure I don't pass out or if I do at least catch me."
Craig cringed. "I know what you mean about Liv. Hell, I haven't even asked Anna or Chris yet myself. Oh, and, I've been thinking. I needed one more person to be in the wedding party? Well, I'd like to ask Drew. Remember her? My friend from college? I'm thinking of calling her up. If she agrees, then we'll be set for the wedding party."
"Yeah I remember meeting her that time. Nice girl. How about the engagement party? Anything particular I should know about? Seems Nicole kinda ran away with that one last I heard," David asked closing his eyes and leaning his head back on Craig's shoulder.
Craig buried his face in David's neck, pleased to see that he was almost fully relaxed and back to his old self. "Everyone loves the party invitations already. Even Chris loved them. Now we just need to decide on wedding invitations. You know, October 11th is ONLY 2 months away." He started to mention his concerns about Jake, especially after Harry's email, but thought better of it, not wanting David's good mood to disappear.
Leaning in to hold David closer, he kept his voice light. "It's all going to be ok, isnt' it? I mean.....everything."
Turning a bit David looked at Craig, "Hey? Of course it is. It will be perfect," he said kissing him softly, intending for it to only be a peck but instead it turned into more. David shifted around a bit more and pulled Craig into a deeper kiss his tongue tracing along Craig's lips and then slipping inside. Sometimes he wished he could just stay like this forever, wrapped in Craig's arms and forget the rest of the world.
Craig sighed happily into the kiss, his heartbeat speeding up as David's tongue explored his mouth. I'll never get tired of this he thought Of these lips, this body, this man whom I love more than life itself. His hands touched David's face and neck, skimming lightly over his warm skin, loving the feel of him beneath his fingertips. "Gods David," he moaned, pulling back slightly, "I can't ever get enough of you, you know. I still want you as much today as I did when we first made love." Leaning back in to resume the kiss, he closed his eyes and gave himself over to him, body and soul, Wrapping his arms around him, and holding him as close as their awkward positions would allow.
David pulled back a bit to gaze into deep blue eyes and smiled as his fingers traced down Craig's cheek to his jaw. "I don't think I'll ever stop wanting you, dreaming of you. Come on," he said sitting back and settling the wedding books back on the coffee table. He stood offering Craig his hand.
Craig took his hand with a smile and allowed himself to be pulled to his feet. "Sleepy already, are you?" he grinned. "Well, it is still early, but I guess if you feel like a nap....." his voice trailed off as he looked at David slyly.
David grinned, "Exhausted sweetheart. Come on?" he asked pulling Craig up. He was finally completely relaxed and wanted to just forget everything in his lovers arms.
Craig wrapped his arm around David's waist and smiled. "Yeah. I'm so glad you're feeling better. I hate to see you upset. You just need some rest and a good night's sleep, and everything will be better in the morning. Let me just wrap my arms around you and hold you, ok?"
David pulled Craig closer "I'm only better because of you, love. I come home and you listen to me when I need to vent all my frustrations, and you do really listen. You don't know how much that means to me. I do need some rest, but I need you more. Come on, let's just go to bed I need you, Craig. I'll never stop needing you, but I really need to feel you close tonight," David said kissing Craig on the nose and pulling him to the bedroom.
Craig smiled as he followed David to their bed. "I'll always be here for you, you know." He put his arms around his lover's waist, pulling him close. "I'll always be here to listen and help in any way I can. I know you always take care of me, but I want to take care of you too. " He slowly began to unbutton David's shirt resting his hands across the smooth chest before leaning in to capture his lips in a soft kiss. "I love you. Always," he whispered.
"I love you too," David murmured against soft lips as he caught Craig's lips beneath his own. His hands roaming up and under Craig's shirt caressing, his finger tips tingling with sensation. He'd never get over how the world just melted away when Craig kissed him. Nothing ever seemed to matter except the two of them, even if the rest of the time it felt like the world was falling down around them. They always had each other, and now always would. With that thought David pulled back and grinned as he pulled Craig onto the bed with him in a tangle of arms and legs and laughter. "I love you so much," he said smiling.
Craig buried his face in David's neck and laughed. He *was* going to marry this perfect man who really and truly loved him. They'd been through so much, and he couldn't believe his luck in finding his soul mate, let alone being able to marry him and spend the rest of his life in his arms. Placing feather kisses on his lover's face he raised a hand to card through the strawberry hair. "Do you have any idea how happy you make me? Every second of every day? How very much I need to feel your arms around me and to hold you and touch you and love you?"
David smiled as Craig kissed him, his hand settling on the small of Craig's back pulling him closer. "Ya know you are making this hard for me, you keep saying all these beautiful sweet things and it's making it really hard for me to justify rolling you over and fucking you into the mattress," David grinned waiting for Craig's reaction. He wanted to say he felt the exact same way Craig did but he didn't want it to just sound like an echo of Craig's words. He meant them as much as Craig had.
Craig raised an eyebrow and tried to smirk. "Then, by all means, I'll just stop talking, and let you get on with your business, kind sir," he laughed, loving the way David was smiling down at him. "You may proceed." He reached down to unfasten his lover's black pants, his hand trailing softly inside to grasp his arousal. "Is this all for *me*?" he grinned wickedly, running his hand along the smooth skin, teasing lightly.
David grinned down at Craig trying not to laugh and then when his lover's hand encircled his aching arousal he gasped softly. "Ah...well thank you for being so polite," he barely got the words out trying to decide if he should laugh or thrust into the hand surrounding him. Scooting back and up he disentangled himself pulling his shirt the rest of the way off while he toed off his shoes and socks. Craig was still laying on the bed watching him from lust darkened cobalt eyes. "You like those clothes love? You have approximately two minutes to get them off or I rip them off," he said firmly though barely able to keep the grin from his face while he finished removing his clothes.
Craig immediately began tearing his clothes off, heedless of ripped seams or flying buttons. When he lay there stark naked, he grinned up at David. "How's this? And with 67 seconds to spare!" He shivered as he stared into David's eyes, seeing the yearning and love that shone brightly. "Come here, love. I want you in me. Now."
David watched in amusement as Craig undressed but then when he lay back and beaconed him to bed, to him all thoughts of amusement fled. He moved forward first taking the lube from the nightstand and then crawling onto the bed slowly. David settled on his side next to Craig his hand trailing up and down his lover's chest then slowly moving his body shifting over the warmth beneath his. Starting at Craig's neck he kissed, licked, and nibbled a trail to first one dusky nipple then the other teasing them to hard peaks with teeth and tongue then he moved lower still. Kissing a path to his navel and letting his tongue dance around the sensitive area slowly. He rose up on his knees between Craig's legs coating his fingers with lube and watching his lover's eyes dark with lust and love.
Craig's eyes closed and he couldn't suppress a shudder as David's mouth worked it's magic on his body. It had always been like this - one look from those incredible eyes, and he instantly found himself aching and hard. All thoughts were erased from his mind as he focused on just *feeling* David's every touch and whisper. As David settled between his legs, Craig's hips arched up of their own accord, his eyes never leaving his lover's. "Gods, I love you, David," he whispered unsteadily. "I need you so much."
"I love you too and you will always have me...always," he whispered in return. He leaned down capturing the head of Craig's cock in his mouth as a slick finger slowly slid inside his lover. He teased the underside of the head with his tongue as his finger delved deeper and brushed against the bundle of nerves causing Craig to arch into his mouth which he allowed taking him deeper. He loved the taste of this man, the soft musky scent of him. Everything. Neither of them were perfect on their own but together they were. They balanced each other in a way David never thought he would find in his life.
Craig moaned softly and curled his fingers into David's hair as he felt his cock engulfed into the hot cavern of his lover's mouth. Biting his bottom lip, he struggled to control himself, desperately wanting to thrust up into the warmth, and at the same time, to press downward into the sweet invasion of the gently probing finger. "Yes, love. That feels so good," he whimpered, his breath already coming in harsh pants. "So. Fucking. Good."
David felt the fingers curling into his hair and increased his pace slightly then slid another finger alongside the first he curled his fingers slighting reveling in the feel of Craig's thick cock throbbing and twitching in his mouth. Slowly he pulled up and way watching Craig as he removed his fingers and slicked his own aching cock. "I love you," he whispered before pressing forward breaching the tight muscle and sliding deep within the hot channel. He paused once he was buried within in his lover. Raising a shaking hand he brushed it through Craig's hair, "I love you and only you for all time."
Craig reached up to caress his lover's face softly as he felt himself being filled. When he paused, Craig wrapped his legs around David's waist and closed his eyes; reveling in the feel of making love to this beautiful man he loved with all his heart. Always, always perfect. Always loved. Always cherished. Opening his eyes, he leaned up to kiss David's lips. "I love you too. More than you know. Always." Lying back down, he shifted slightly, pulling David in even deeper. "Show me, love. Show me how you feel. Show me what forever is like."
With those words David felt his heart melt, he began to move slowly at first pulling out to the head and then pushing forward deeply in a slow steady rhythm allowing the pace to build as their bodies melded as one. One life, one love, forever and ever after, not only their bodies joined but their hearts, their souls, their lives. Then all thought seemed to disappear as he picked up the pace moving faster and deeper into his lover. David scooped Craig into his arms, pulling him up chest-to-chest and hot sweat slicked skin. He kissed him deeply his tongue thrusting into Craig's mouth as he thrust inside his lover. Breaking the kiss panting and gasping for breath David moaned his lover's name.
As Craig felt himself being pulled up into David's arms, he released a moan that was quickly lost in his lover's kiss. Wrapping his arms around David's shoulders, he drove himself down to meet each upward thrust, drowning in the sensations of his lover's cock and tongue filling him in perfect rhythm. When David broke the kiss, Craig held him close, pulling away only far enough to watch his lover's lust filled eyes turn impossibly darker with passion. Breath coming in harsh gasps, he knew his release was close and reached down to fist his aching cock in time with their movements. Unable to find the words, he tried to let his eyes express all that he could not say, the sound of his name falling softly from his lover's lips was music to his ears.
The look in Craig's eyes almost sent David spiraling out of control. He sped his movements more dropping his head to Craig's shoulder kissing and licking the salty sweet sweat from the gentle slope. Unable to hold back anymore as he felt his lover clench around him he thrust deeply throwing his head back as every muscle tensed with release in a low rumbling moan and lost himself spilling deep inside his lover. His hand joined Craig's between their linked bodies and began to move with him.
The incredible sensation of his lover's release deep inside him caused Craig to cry out hoarsely just as their hands joined between them. Entwining their fingers, he sped up their strokes and came only seconds after David, spilling his seed over the hands and stomachs. Gasping for breath, he leaned his forehead in to David's for a moment, a blissful smile upon his face. "Gods, love, that was......incredible. I don't think I can *move*." He kissed David's lips softly and buried his face against his neck, feeling their hearts beat in perfect rhythm against each other.
Holding Craig close in the aftermath David smiled, "Yeah...it was," he said kissing him softly then pulling back a bit. "Not real sure about the moving thing myself." After a few moments of trying to catch his breath David carefully, as if Craig were made of glass lowered him back to the bed following slowly and slipping from him completely as he collapsed onto the bed next to him.
"We're a bit of a mess," he said grinning, "care to join me in the shower?"
Craig smiled up at his lover as he was lowered back tenderly. His sweet David. So gentle. So perfect. So, so very loved. "Hmmm...you. Me. A shower? Yeah, I think I can definitely do that." He waggled his eyebrows. "Though I don't think you're going to get any sleep anytime soon you know. You *know* how I get when you're all wet and slippery......."
David laughed pulling him up from the bed. "Well....tomorrow is my day off."
Craig closed the book he was reading and looked at his watch. It was time for David to come home, and, as usual, he was feeling lighthearted and happy, anticipating the feel of his lover's arms wrapped snugly around him as they settled in for the evening.
David approached the door and sighed. Gods it felt good to be home, he was so damn tired and still felt uneasy and tense from his conversation with Harry. He hated having to ask Harry to do this; he hated himself for not having the balls to just say no sometimes. It just wasn't how he was wired though, if there was a compromise to be found he'd find it even if he didn't like himself afterwards. He turned the handle and pushed the door open.
Craig stood when he heard the door open. "Hey, baby," he smiled, walking over to greet him with a soft kiss. He pulled back, noting the distinct absence of the usual bright smile that normally graced his handsome face. Craig let his hands slip down to hold David's. "What is it, love? What happened?"
"Nothing...everything?" David said squeezing Craig's hand. "I'm just so damn glad this day is over with." He lets go of Craig's hand and walks into the room collapsing on the couch and lays his head back looking up at the ceiling. "You ever feel like you can never quite do anything right?"
Craig watched David cross the room and sit down. He followed slowly, his mind racing through the possibilities of what could have happened. Settling down on the other end of the couch, he stared worriedly at his fiancé. "Yes. I feel that way all the time," he said. "Tell me what happened."
"Ya know that kid Cillian I'm training?" David said turning to look at Craig. He waited for the answering nod and continued. "Well you knew I got his auction moved up right? Well now I've just fucking well rigged his goddamn auction because I'm such a fucking soft hearted and apparently soft headed fool."
Craig's eyes widened in surprise, another rigged auction? And David was a part of it? "What? Why would you do that? I mean.....I know why I'm part of a rigged auction, but....why would Cillian's have to be rigged? And why would you have to do it? My God. Did that ol' softhearted Harry have something to do with this?
"Yes and no. This was all my idea, you can't pin this one on Harry though he is involved because I dragged his ass into it," David answers running his hand through his hair.
"Fuck. Christian is going to kill us both. You'll be a widow before you ever get married!" he tries to grin but it just doesn't come across. "I felt sorry for the kid. I have since he came here but that isn't the only reason part of it is selfishness on my part. I just got this job. I haven't had Votary duties in over six months before this. So yeah I want this kid to work out, not for him but for me. If I fuck up with him what does that say about me? Of course I couldn't have gotten someone who wanted to fucking BE at Palace. I got this kid who didn't even know what a fucking auction was. He thought he was gona be standing on a goddamn auction block! What the fuck are they teaching people in the smaller villages?" David asks exasperated. He's tired...fucking tired of dealing with everything right now. Harry was right when he'd said it was all too much too soon.
Craig looked at David in bewilderment, trying to piece together what he's telling him.
"David. First of all, how can you be expected to turn out a perfect student if he's not willing to give 100% to the job? You can't hold yourself responsible for someone else's actions, or lack thereof. It's not like he was *forced* into Pleasure Service. There *are* other choices, you know. And what does this have to do with my brother? For that matter, how did Harry get drug into this? He's usually the instigator of soft-hearted schemes like this, not you."
David sighed, "He’s my student sweetheart. If I can’t get him over this and ready for service I look bad. He is trying. And your brother is the reason I had to ask to have his auction moved up in the first damn place. He's been seeing Cillian and not just to play chess if you get my drift."
"Christian and...Cillian? My brother? But....Chris is sooo....I mean, he's a Ranger. And...Cillian is...well, he's ...just NOT. Are you sure? I mean, could you have misunderstood?" Craig was having a hard time picturing the two men together, but, stranger things had been known to happen around Palace.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure. Almost got more details than I wanted the other day," David said pushing himself up off the couch then walking over to a small bar and pouring himself a glass of scotch. Something he rarely ever does.
"I just...well at first I'm sure it was just Chirstian helping the kid out. I'm not saying Cillian isn't learning...he is. Too well that's why the auction was moved up, he's going to be something else if he ever gets past all these fucking mental blocks. Thus there is the issue. I asked him pretty much point blank what was bothering him and he told me. He didn't like the idea of a stranger buying him. I understood that a little. Hell he'd never even been kissed till he came here." David crosses his legs at the ankles and leans against the counter behind him.
Craig leaned back on the couch, crossing his arms. "I understand about him not wanting a stranger to watch, sweetheart. But, this is what he'll be *doing* you know. He'll have to get used to it sometime. So, what did you do? What does this have to do with Harry and rigging the auction?"
"I felt bad for the kid so I decided to see if I could make it easier on him. I called up Harry and asked him to bid. He'll win, put in a reserve. He knows Cillian, got the little bugger drunk the other night," David frowns. "Anyway that is about it. I asked Harry for the favor and he said he'd do it. He's down talking to Cillian now about it. The only person who doesn't know is Christian. He is who Cillian asked to be the participant and accepted last I knew. Gods I hope he doesn't pull out because of this," David said drinking down the scotch in one swallow and setting the glass on the counter.
Craig shook his head. "You know Christian better than that, love. If he agreed, he'll stand by his word. Mighty decent of Harry to agree you know. I'm sure it'll all work out for the best." He tilted his head to the side. "Is there anything I can do? Any way I can help?"
"If you know a way to turn my brain off that might help. You been wondering why I'm not sleeping? This is 95% of the reason," David said tiredly pressing the heels of his hands to his eyes and sighing heavily.
"Oh, sweetheart. I'm so sorry." Craig opened his arms. "Come here? Let me rub your neck? It's all over now, isn't it? All the plans have been made, and it's no longer your problem is it?"
David crossed the room and sat down on the couch allowing Craig to slide around behind him.
"I guess you're right. Plans are in place. I just can't help worrying about it all I guess. It isn't just that Christian will be shocked. He is royalty, this is going to get out and if it does it may not be pretty. Particularly for him and Harry and if it comes out that I set this up...I'm done for here. This has the potential to blow up in all of our faces, a veritable PR nightmare. Especially now with the gossip problem we seem to be having. There is someone leaking information to that Sally. You just bought Viggo and we are engaged, how the hell do you think that is gona look and then the Cillian auction right behind it with Christian as the participant and not the voyeur? Now you see why I'm worried?" David asked.
Craig gently kneaded the tense muscles in David's neck. "I know what you mean. But you take too much on yourself. This won't come out. Even if it does, you were only trying to help. I'm sure Harry or Chris wont' tell a soul. And Cillian would be crazy to tell anyone. Too many people have put their ass on the line, so he wins all the way around. He gets who he wants, with someone who's not a stranger watching, so, why would he open his mouth? The kid wins all the way around. As far as gossip goes well if it is spun the right way it will be a non-issue. It will be handled and no one will be hurt, maybe a little red in the face for a bit but it will quickly be pushed under the rug with the next big story. So stop worrying yourself, you are just making yourself sick."
"Yeah, I'm worrying myself in circles I know," David said leaning into Craig's touch. "I just feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew sometimes. Once this is all over with though, this auction, and once I get all that damn paperwork caught up, and Harry moves into his office and takes over the interviews from me it won't be as tough. I just wish Sean and I weren't always stepping on each other's toes. Twice this week we have both done the exact same thing and both of us felt more than a little silly over it. It takes time to communicate but when you are running at full throttle just trying to keep caught up it happens." David explained finally starting to relax a little.
"I know, love," Craig said softly, smiling as he felt the tension draining from David's shoulders. "It's all new and there's a lot going on just now. But you'll work it out. You always do."
"Yeah. So you and Nicole come up with anything new I should know about for the party or the wedding?" David asked trying to change the subject to something happy.
Craig wrapped his arms around David, pulling him back to rest against his chest. "Yes, actually. We've looked at some cakes and settings. I've got a few pictures to show you when you feel like looking. No pressure, though. And, everyone keeps asking me about the date of the wedding. I told them we hadn't really talked about that. I guess we should decide sometime. That is, if you haven't changed your mind." Craig smiled, kissing David's temple, knowing that his teasing would make him smile.
David relaxed into Craig's embrace. "Changed my mind? The wedding my love is the ONLY thing I'm sure about. You are stuck with me," he grinned. "I'd like to take a look at what you two came up with, and yeah we do need to set a date. I don't want us to have a terribly drawn out engagement, hell we've been together for three years no sense dragging out the engagement right?"
Craig smiled happily as he reached behind him to grab several large wedding planner books. "Funny you should want to see what we came up with, cause I just *happen* to have everything right here," he said, dumping the books in David's lap with a laugh. "AND, there also happens to be a calendar right there on top if you want to take a look."
David startled when everything landed in his lap. "Well...uh you've been busy. Let's see the calendar, any day you don't want it to be? I think it needs to be a Saturday what about you?" he asked flipping forward in the calendar as Craig nodded his agreement to a Saturday wedding. It landed on October. Glancing at it for a moment he smiled, "What about October the 11th?"
Craig hugged David close. "Perfect. Everything should be ready and you should be settled in with work by then. All our problems should be behind us by then." Resting his head on David's shoulder he looked at the magazines and photos. "I love you, you know?" he whispered into David's ear, still not quite believing this was happening to him. "I mean I love you more than you know."
David grinned happy to have his mind on something not work related, "I love you too, sweetheart." His eyes rested on one of the table setting photos. "This is nice," he commented looking at it a bit closer. "Really nice. What do you think?"
"That was my favorite too. And Nick loved it. She'd have killed the both of us if we'd chosen anything else, I think," he laughed. "She and I are just taking care of the details and you can just tell us what you like. I want this to be as easy on you as possible. You tell me what you like, and then, just show up ok?"
David laughed, "Just show up huh? Sounds like what I told Harry. Ya know he sorta freaked on me about the whole groomsman thing. He actually sputtered and blushed it was cute. I told him his job was to stand between Nicole and hopefully Liv if I ever catch that girl to ask her, and just make sure I don't pass out or if I do at least catch me."
Craig cringed. "I know what you mean about Liv. Hell, I haven't even asked Anna or Chris yet myself. Oh, and, I've been thinking. I needed one more person to be in the wedding party? Well, I'd like to ask Drew. Remember her? My friend from college? I'm thinking of calling her up. If she agrees, then we'll be set for the wedding party."
"Yeah I remember meeting her that time. Nice girl. How about the engagement party? Anything particular I should know about? Seems Nicole kinda ran away with that one last I heard," David asked closing his eyes and leaning his head back on Craig's shoulder.
Craig buried his face in David's neck, pleased to see that he was almost fully relaxed and back to his old self. "Everyone loves the party invitations already. Even Chris loved them. Now we just need to decide on wedding invitations. You know, October 11th is ONLY 2 months away." He started to mention his concerns about Jake, especially after Harry's email, but thought better of it, not wanting David's good mood to disappear.
Leaning in to hold David closer, he kept his voice light. "It's all going to be ok, isnt' it? I mean.....everything."
Turning a bit David looked at Craig, "Hey? Of course it is. It will be perfect," he said kissing him softly, intending for it to only be a peck but instead it turned into more. David shifted around a bit more and pulled Craig into a deeper kiss his tongue tracing along Craig's lips and then slipping inside. Sometimes he wished he could just stay like this forever, wrapped in Craig's arms and forget the rest of the world.
Craig sighed happily into the kiss, his heartbeat speeding up as David's tongue explored his mouth. I'll never get tired of this he thought Of these lips, this body, this man whom I love more than life itself. His hands touched David's face and neck, skimming lightly over his warm skin, loving the feel of him beneath his fingertips. "Gods David," he moaned, pulling back slightly, "I can't ever get enough of you, you know. I still want you as much today as I did when we first made love." Leaning back in to resume the kiss, he closed his eyes and gave himself over to him, body and soul, Wrapping his arms around him, and holding him as close as their awkward positions would allow.
David pulled back a bit to gaze into deep blue eyes and smiled as his fingers traced down Craig's cheek to his jaw. "I don't think I'll ever stop wanting you, dreaming of you. Come on," he said sitting back and settling the wedding books back on the coffee table. He stood offering Craig his hand.
Craig took his hand with a smile and allowed himself to be pulled to his feet. "Sleepy already, are you?" he grinned. "Well, it is still early, but I guess if you feel like a nap....." his voice trailed off as he looked at David slyly.
David grinned, "Exhausted sweetheart. Come on?" he asked pulling Craig up. He was finally completely relaxed and wanted to just forget everything in his lovers arms.
Craig wrapped his arm around David's waist and smiled. "Yeah. I'm so glad you're feeling better. I hate to see you upset. You just need some rest and a good night's sleep, and everything will be better in the morning. Let me just wrap my arms around you and hold you, ok?"
David pulled Craig closer "I'm only better because of you, love. I come home and you listen to me when I need to vent all my frustrations, and you do really listen. You don't know how much that means to me. I do need some rest, but I need you more. Come on, let's just go to bed I need you, Craig. I'll never stop needing you, but I really need to feel you close tonight," David said kissing Craig on the nose and pulling him to the bedroom.
Craig smiled as he followed David to their bed. "I'll always be here for you, you know." He put his arms around his lover's waist, pulling him close. "I'll always be here to listen and help in any way I can. I know you always take care of me, but I want to take care of you too. " He slowly began to unbutton David's shirt resting his hands across the smooth chest before leaning in to capture his lips in a soft kiss. "I love you. Always," he whispered.
"I love you too," David murmured against soft lips as he caught Craig's lips beneath his own. His hands roaming up and under Craig's shirt caressing, his finger tips tingling with sensation. He'd never get over how the world just melted away when Craig kissed him. Nothing ever seemed to matter except the two of them, even if the rest of the time it felt like the world was falling down around them. They always had each other, and now always would. With that thought David pulled back and grinned as he pulled Craig onto the bed with him in a tangle of arms and legs and laughter. "I love you so much," he said smiling.
Craig buried his face in David's neck and laughed. He *was* going to marry this perfect man who really and truly loved him. They'd been through so much, and he couldn't believe his luck in finding his soul mate, let alone being able to marry him and spend the rest of his life in his arms. Placing feather kisses on his lover's face he raised a hand to card through the strawberry hair. "Do you have any idea how happy you make me? Every second of every day? How very much I need to feel your arms around me and to hold you and touch you and love you?"
David smiled as Craig kissed him, his hand settling on the small of Craig's back pulling him closer. "Ya know you are making this hard for me, you keep saying all these beautiful sweet things and it's making it really hard for me to justify rolling you over and fucking you into the mattress," David grinned waiting for Craig's reaction. He wanted to say he felt the exact same way Craig did but he didn't want it to just sound like an echo of Craig's words. He meant them as much as Craig had.
Craig raised an eyebrow and tried to smirk. "Then, by all means, I'll just stop talking, and let you get on with your business, kind sir," he laughed, loving the way David was smiling down at him. "You may proceed." He reached down to unfasten his lover's black pants, his hand trailing softly inside to grasp his arousal. "Is this all for *me*?" he grinned wickedly, running his hand along the smooth skin, teasing lightly.
David grinned down at Craig trying not to laugh and then when his lover's hand encircled his aching arousal he gasped softly. "Ah...well thank you for being so polite," he barely got the words out trying to decide if he should laugh or thrust into the hand surrounding him. Scooting back and up he disentangled himself pulling his shirt the rest of the way off while he toed off his shoes and socks. Craig was still laying on the bed watching him from lust darkened cobalt eyes. "You like those clothes love? You have approximately two minutes to get them off or I rip them off," he said firmly though barely able to keep the grin from his face while he finished removing his clothes.
Craig immediately began tearing his clothes off, heedless of ripped seams or flying buttons. When he lay there stark naked, he grinned up at David. "How's this? And with 67 seconds to spare!" He shivered as he stared into David's eyes, seeing the yearning and love that shone brightly. "Come here, love. I want you in me. Now."
David watched in amusement as Craig undressed but then when he lay back and beaconed him to bed, to him all thoughts of amusement fled. He moved forward first taking the lube from the nightstand and then crawling onto the bed slowly. David settled on his side next to Craig his hand trailing up and down his lover's chest then slowly moving his body shifting over the warmth beneath his. Starting at Craig's neck he kissed, licked, and nibbled a trail to first one dusky nipple then the other teasing them to hard peaks with teeth and tongue then he moved lower still. Kissing a path to his navel and letting his tongue dance around the sensitive area slowly. He rose up on his knees between Craig's legs coating his fingers with lube and watching his lover's eyes dark with lust and love.
Craig's eyes closed and he couldn't suppress a shudder as David's mouth worked it's magic on his body. It had always been like this - one look from those incredible eyes, and he instantly found himself aching and hard. All thoughts were erased from his mind as he focused on just *feeling* David's every touch and whisper. As David settled between his legs, Craig's hips arched up of their own accord, his eyes never leaving his lover's. "Gods, I love you, David," he whispered unsteadily. "I need you so much."
"I love you too and you will always have me...always," he whispered in return. He leaned down capturing the head of Craig's cock in his mouth as a slick finger slowly slid inside his lover. He teased the underside of the head with his tongue as his finger delved deeper and brushed against the bundle of nerves causing Craig to arch into his mouth which he allowed taking him deeper. He loved the taste of this man, the soft musky scent of him. Everything. Neither of them were perfect on their own but together they were. They balanced each other in a way David never thought he would find in his life.
Craig moaned softly and curled his fingers into David's hair as he felt his cock engulfed into the hot cavern of his lover's mouth. Biting his bottom lip, he struggled to control himself, desperately wanting to thrust up into the warmth, and at the same time, to press downward into the sweet invasion of the gently probing finger. "Yes, love. That feels so good," he whimpered, his breath already coming in harsh pants. "So. Fucking. Good."
David felt the fingers curling into his hair and increased his pace slightly then slid another finger alongside the first he curled his fingers slighting reveling in the feel of Craig's thick cock throbbing and twitching in his mouth. Slowly he pulled up and way watching Craig as he removed his fingers and slicked his own aching cock. "I love you," he whispered before pressing forward breaching the tight muscle and sliding deep within the hot channel. He paused once he was buried within in his lover. Raising a shaking hand he brushed it through Craig's hair, "I love you and only you for all time."
Craig reached up to caress his lover's face softly as he felt himself being filled. When he paused, Craig wrapped his legs around David's waist and closed his eyes; reveling in the feel of making love to this beautiful man he loved with all his heart. Always, always perfect. Always loved. Always cherished. Opening his eyes, he leaned up to kiss David's lips. "I love you too. More than you know. Always." Lying back down, he shifted slightly, pulling David in even deeper. "Show me, love. Show me how you feel. Show me what forever is like."
With those words David felt his heart melt, he began to move slowly at first pulling out to the head and then pushing forward deeply in a slow steady rhythm allowing the pace to build as their bodies melded as one. One life, one love, forever and ever after, not only their bodies joined but their hearts, their souls, their lives. Then all thought seemed to disappear as he picked up the pace moving faster and deeper into his lover. David scooped Craig into his arms, pulling him up chest-to-chest and hot sweat slicked skin. He kissed him deeply his tongue thrusting into Craig's mouth as he thrust inside his lover. Breaking the kiss panting and gasping for breath David moaned his lover's name.
As Craig felt himself being pulled up into David's arms, he released a moan that was quickly lost in his lover's kiss. Wrapping his arms around David's shoulders, he drove himself down to meet each upward thrust, drowning in the sensations of his lover's cock and tongue filling him in perfect rhythm. When David broke the kiss, Craig held him close, pulling away only far enough to watch his lover's lust filled eyes turn impossibly darker with passion. Breath coming in harsh gasps, he knew his release was close and reached down to fist his aching cock in time with their movements. Unable to find the words, he tried to let his eyes express all that he could not say, the sound of his name falling softly from his lover's lips was music to his ears.
The look in Craig's eyes almost sent David spiraling out of control. He sped his movements more dropping his head to Craig's shoulder kissing and licking the salty sweet sweat from the gentle slope. Unable to hold back anymore as he felt his lover clench around him he thrust deeply throwing his head back as every muscle tensed with release in a low rumbling moan and lost himself spilling deep inside his lover. His hand joined Craig's between their linked bodies and began to move with him.
The incredible sensation of his lover's release deep inside him caused Craig to cry out hoarsely just as their hands joined between them. Entwining their fingers, he sped up their strokes and came only seconds after David, spilling his seed over the hands and stomachs. Gasping for breath, he leaned his forehead in to David's for a moment, a blissful smile upon his face. "Gods, love, that was......incredible. I don't think I can *move*." He kissed David's lips softly and buried his face against his neck, feeling their hearts beat in perfect rhythm against each other.
Holding Craig close in the aftermath David smiled, "Yeah...it was," he said kissing him softly then pulling back a bit. "Not real sure about the moving thing myself." After a few moments of trying to catch his breath David carefully, as if Craig were made of glass lowered him back to the bed following slowly and slipping from him completely as he collapsed onto the bed next to him.
"We're a bit of a mess," he said grinning, "care to join me in the shower?"
Craig smiled up at his lover as he was lowered back tenderly. His sweet David. So gentle. So perfect. So, so very loved. "Hmmm...you. Me. A shower? Yeah, I think I can definitely do that." He waggled his eyebrows. "Though I don't think you're going to get any sleep anytime soon you know. You *know* how I get when you're all wet and slippery......."
David laughed pulling him up from the bed. "Well....tomorrow is my day off."
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