The boys learn that one man's mistake is another man's epiphany, in the heartfelt conclusion of Aim To Please.
Alex lied on his bed clutching his wrenching stomach. He knew he'd damaged his friendship with Charlie forever. He wished there was some way he could have seen the robot for what it was and avoided all this confusion. Alex wasn't really an emotional guy, but at this point he nearly felt like crying. The memory of Charlie, turning off Mario Kart Wii mid game and walking to his room, played over and over in Alex' head. He would move out. He would have to! Charlie would never let him stay in the same flat after knowing what he was capable of. Thinking with his dick was a problem Alex often had, but he couldn't believe he'd let it ruin their friendship. Alex was certain no apology could ever fix this, but he still wanted his friend to know how sorry he felt. He sat there most of the day trying to grow some balls, so he could finally apologize.
Meanwhile across the flat in Charlie's room, he could hardly think. He simply sat at the edge of his bed staring at the robot, standing in front of him, against the wall. The big goofy machine appeared to be gazing out the window above Charlie's bed. "Get that ridiculous smile off your face, you Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Fuck Up" Charlie commanded through gritted teeth. "Do you even know what you've done? You've seduced my best mate and ruined my life, that's what you've done!" Charlie spat the words out, expecting no reply from the hunk of metal and plastic. He'd made sure to switch it off upon entering his room.
Maybe this had been his own fault, after all he never bothered to tell Alex the Charlie-bot was even in the flat. He remembered how abruptly he'd left the room after Alex' confession, he hoped he hadn't hurt his mate's feelings. He just didn't know how to react. My flat-mate slept with this thing thinking it was me. He let the thought settle in his head. He couldn't help but wonder if this was something Alex had ever thought about before. It had honestly never occurred to Charlie, he and Alex were friends and that was it! Sure they'd always been very affectionate to each other, but they were just affectionate guys. It was never a gay thing. Of course their viewers have constantly suspected something. His brother, Will, even made an awkward joke about it at Christmas dinner last year. What if it wasn't such a crazy idea? What if it was the next natural step in their already very close relationship? Isn't that how most couples did things? They'd start out as just friends then they'd try for something more, to test the friendship's strength. Sure he and Alex were heterosexuals, but maybe that was just in the first stage of their friendship.
He couldn't take it anymore. He sprang to his feet and marched over to Alex' room, politely knocking on the door when he reached it. "Come in!" Alex sat up, nervously tapping on a pillow, as he awaited his inevitable fate. Charlie flung the door open and stepped in. Alex spoke first. "I know what you're gonna say mate, and I'm so sorr-" "Alex, we have to have sex!" Charlie said interrupting his friend. "Whot?" Alex asked. Charlie continued. "That stupid oversized tinker toy came in here last night and jeopardized our whole friendship! But I refuse to loose you, mate! Now hurry up and take out your willy." Charlie was convinced this was the only way to fix things. He began franticly disrobing as his flat-mate stood up and walked over to him. Alex grabbed Charlie's arms and held them still. "Stop this, it's not necessary" he insisted. "I know," Charlie said leaning his forehead against the other man's. "But I think I want this. No, I need it. I just… need to know." Alex opened his mouth, but couldn't even form a thought before he felt Charlie's supple lips passionately wrestling with his own.
Charlie continued removing his shirt as they kissed then started taking off Alex' shirt when he was done. They stepped back from each other to unbutton and kick off their pants. As Alex' pants hit the floor, Charlie's mouth dropped at the sight of his mate's impressive manhood steadily hardening. Noticing this Alex chuckled and glanced down at the other man's crotch. "You're not so bad yourself" he said. The two men embraced as they kissed pressing their nude forms together. They fell back onto the bed mid snog, becoming even more zealous once they hit the sheets. Alex attempted to flip the younger man on his front like he'd done to the Charlie-bot, but Charlie wouldn't allow him to. "No! If we're gonna make love, I wanna see your face while we do." Alex felt his heart leap when he heard this.
He pushed Charlie down on his back and gently entered him. The sensation sent tingles out to each of Charlie's nerve endings. "Y-yes, Alex... Please!" Hearing his lover's little squeals of ecstasy only further aroused Alex. In that moment he knew he could never go back to just being Charlie's friend. Later, the two men pressed their lips back together as their movements became more rapid. The older of the two knew he was about to climax. He gave one last thrust into his eager partner and gasped as he finally reached orgasm. Alex fell on top of Charlie, the light beads of sweat on their bodies mingling as skin touched skin. Alex could feel Charlie's hard-on pressed against his abdomen. He gently kissed his way down to it. Alex gladly sucked at it, fitting to whole thing in his mouth. The pleasure was too much for Charlie to handle and before long he also reached orgasm. Alex moved back up, to kiss his beautiful best friend, on the lips.
Charlie kissed him back then turned on his side and prepared to get some sleep. Without even thinking about it, Alex clung to the other man's back. "I love you, Charlie" Alex whispered as they contently spooned. "I love you too, Alex" he heard Charlie say as he gradually dozed off.
So here it is, the end of another multi-part fic. I'm glad it's finally all up! As always please tell me what you thought of it.