Chapter 3
On Sunday morning, Renly woke up alone. He lay there on his back, smiling at the ceiling, feeling light and content.
His daydreaming was interrupted, however, by the bedroom door opening. He sat up to see Loras returning, glistening with sweat and wearing his jogging clothes – shorts, tight vest, sunglasses, watch, curly hair pushed back off his face by the Alice band Renly fondly teased him about.
"Morning." Renly said with a grin. Loras looked at him and grinned, removing his shades and watch.
"Morning." He replied, pulling off his top, his chest slick and shiny. Renly had to stop his breath from hitching.
"Good run?" he asked, smile slightly strained now, eyes raking over Loras' body. The slender young man shrugged and nodded.
"Yeah, not bad – about 7 miles." He said with a shrug. Renly laughed – 2 miles was all he could manage on a good day, and 7 was adequate for Loras even after vigorous fucking… "Mags is cooking breakfast, if you want some?" he asked, removing his shorts. Renly's grin widened and he got up. Loras stood up straight and smiled at him. "Well, fancy meeting you here." He said, his eyes on Renly's cock as he removed his hairband. Renly laughed and hugged him, slipping his fingers into the waistband of Loras' underwear as he tugged him closer.
They kissed until Loras pulled back, pushing his own hair off his face. "I need to shower, I'm all sweaty." He said, trying to escape Renly's arms but the taller man only tugged him closer, tasting the salty flesh of his neck, making him shiver.
"I don't care." Renly whispered, running his hands over Loras' back, his skin warm.
"No, I really need to shower…" Loras said raising his eyebrows with a smirk. Renly looked at him and grinned.
"Then I'll join you." He said. Loras grinned and they kissed their way into the bathroom, Renly kicking the door closed.
Loras turned around in his arms to switch on the shower, Renly's arms wrapping tight around his waist as he kissed his neck and shoulders, hands delving into his underwear. Loras let out a gasp, his shoulders tensing against Renly's chest. "D-didn't you get enough last night..?" he asked breathlessly. Renly grinned.
"I can never get enough of you…especially if you strip naked in front of me, all sweaty and gorgeous." He muttered against his ear, pulling his underwear down and pressing his own hard dick between his arse cheeks. Loras moaned, his hands pressed against the glass of the shower door, his head down as he panted. "Looks like you didn't get enough either..?" he asked with a chuckle, stroking Loras' erection, rubbing his other hand down Loras' side and hip. He stuck his hand into the shower, feeling the temperature of the water. "Shall we?" he asked.
Loras turned to face him again, kissing him before stepping into the shower. Renly grinned and followed him in, wrapping his arms around him again. They stood under the hot flow of water, kissing and touching. Renly picked up the bar of soap and started lathering it over his back. Loras grinned, kissing him deep, his hands going down between them to take hold of Renly's erection. Renly's breath hitched and they parted, panting slightly.
"Well?" Loras asked. Renly half smiled, half frowned.
"'Well' what?"
"How do you want me?" he asked, smirking, his neck craned up for a kiss but he kept their lips separate. Renly leaned in to kiss him but Loras moved away, grinning. Renly chuckled and pulling him close, kissing him fiercely.
"Turn around." He said when they parted. Loras looked surprised but obeyed, smirking slightly. With Loras' back against his front, Renly's arms snaked around him, still holding the soap, and he began lathering it thickly over his chest, his other hand massaging it in.
"Ren, you don't have to wash m-"
"Shh…" Renly whispered, kissing his neck, tugging him close to his own chest, his dick hot against Loras' arse. Loras' breath hitched, tilting his head back to give Renly more access. His hands were driving him crazy as they moved slowly, soaping up his skin so it was slick and hot under the shower. His mouth opened in a small gasp when he felt Renly's hands moving lower. Renly continued kissing his neck, rubbing his hands over his flat, toned stomach before going lower, to his hips.
Loras was getting agitated, the teasing becoming too much for his patience. He tried to move but Renly's hands kept him there, still touching him so slowly.
"Ren-"
"Shhh…" he said again, his hands running over the smaller man's hips, then down his thighs before moving one round to touch his arse. Loras gasped, his back arching up away from Renly's chest, Renly just pulled him closer. He enjoyed being in control of Loras. He was such a wilful and stubborn person, it was fun to make him squirm, and he knew Loras secretly loved it.
"Renly…please…" Loras whispered, achingly aroused and annoyed at being shushed. Renly grinned.
"What? What do you want me to do..?" he asked softly, kissing and nibbling his neck and shoulder, rubbing one finger over Loras' entrance. Loras glared at the tiles, squirming against him.
"Something else..." he muttered, his jaw clenched. Renly grinned and finally gripped Loras' dick, wringing it slowly, lathering soap there too. Loras moaned and grabbed his arm, trying to control his movements but Renly refused to let him do so. Having distracted him, Renly took his opportunity and pushed one finger inside him. Loras gasped, his dick twitching in Renly's hand. Renly grinned.
"Is that better?" he asked. One of Loras' hands moved down to find where he was being entered, then looked at his own fingers to find them foamy.
"You're…using soap as lube…?" Loras asked, his voice breathy. Renly chuckled.
"Yep." He said, adding a second finger. "Is that a problem?" he asked, loving the way Loras' body stretched as they moved inside him.
"If you have something to say…you should just say it.." he muttered. Renly chuckled again, kissing his shoulder.
"I have no complaints." He said, practically feeling Loras rolling his eyes. He added a third finger and Loras let out a moan.
Renly began moving his fingers and hand, his pace getting faster until Loras was forced to lean against the wall in front of them, to stop himself collapsing on shaking legs. Renly watched his back muscles quivering, his forehead resting on one forearm, his mouth open and eyes closed as he moaned.
"Ren…please…!" he whispered, his face fiercely flushed and eyes misty as his head hung between his braced arms, his breathing deep and shaky. Renly grinned and took pity, removing his fingers. Loras gasped, his whole body shaking, and he turned slowly to look at Renly, still using the wall for support. "You're such a bastard..." He said, both grinning as he wrapped his arms around his neck and they kissed passionately.
Renly chuckled into the kiss and picked Loras up by the arse, pressing his back against the wall. Half desperate with arousal, Renly fumbled to get himself positioned, their tongues still locked in battle, both letting out moans and gasps as their bodies ground together.
Renly parted their kiss and they looked into each other's eyes as he pushed himself inside Loras. Loras watched him, his mouth opening slowly as he felt himself being filled.
Renly looked amazing, his black hair long and wet over his powerful shoulders, his blue eyes darkening to the colour of the sky at dusk. Loras loved this expression, just as he loved it when he smiled, or laughed, or when he was asleep and his mouth was ever so slightly open, letting out cute little breaths, like tiny sighs.
Loras grinned and kissed Renly deeply, moaning into his mouth when Renly began moving his own hips. He rocked into him, slowly at first, assessing how much Loras could take after last night, though he quickly discovered he was more than willing for it all.
Loras scratched at Renly's shoulders and made an insistent sound in his throat as a sign to get a bit rougher. The hips against his immediately started moving faster, pushing in so deep that Loras almost screamed, biting Renly's shoulder, which only made his hips buck harder.
"Ren…Ren, I'm close..!" Loras moaned, wringing his own rock hard cock as Renly fucked him.
"Come for me, baby…" the deep voice breathed in his ear, making Loras moan and shiver. It only took two more thrusts and hand strokes before Loras plunged into orgasm, his body arching off the wall, his inside embracing Renly cock so tightly and his voice so incredibly erotic that Ren was only seconds behind him, burying his face in Loras' neck as he let out a cry of pleasure, balls deep inside as he pumped him full of hot seed.
Renly pushed himself against Loras as he stood, panting harshly, needing the support as he knees shook. He unclenched one hand from Loras' arse and pressed into the wall beside his hip, using it to languidly push himself back. His softening, satisfied cock slid out of its previous dwelling and he let Loras down slowly, making sure he was strong enough to stand which, of course, he was.
The smaller man smiled up at him, pushing the wet black hair off his forehead before leaning up to kiss him softly.
"I love you." he said and Renly grinned, kissing him back.
"And I love you." they hugged each other close, then Loras sighed.
"We should get ready…Mags is cooking us breakfast.." he said again, moving away from his boyfriend with a smirk. Renly sighed and nodded, watching Loras as he moved to stand under the flow of water. He put his head back, exposing his neck, his long slender frame perfectly surrounded by the steam of the hot water.
Renly sighed dramatically, forcing himself not to get aroused again. Loras looked at him with a frown. "What?" Renly chuckled and joined him, pouring some shampoo into his hands and lathered it into his own hair.
"Nothing, love." He said, moving his hands to Loras' hair, massaging the remaining shampoo into his heavy brown locks. Loras grinned and they kissed again, softly.
They washed themselves quickly, Loras telling Renly to look away as he washed himself thoroughly, then they got out. They both dressed comfortably – Renly in a jumper Loras usually wore when he was sick, a huge woollen green thing he'd stolen from one of his brothers, and a pair of his own loose trousers. Loras pulled on loose shorts, a vest and a cardigan. They both looked very cute in each other's eyes as they grinned at the ensembles. They made a slight effort to dry their hair before emerging to follow the delicious smells of breakfast.
Margaery turned to look at them as they entered the kitchen, smirking knowingly at her brother. They both had wet hair, and they both looked very pleased with themselves.
"Morning." She said, smiling.
"Morning." Loras said, kissing her cheek as she did his.
"What's for breakfast?" Renly asked, Loras turning to smirk at him.
"Eggs Benedict and bacon." Margaery replied, smiling. She was wearing a simple grey jumper and black leggings, her long curly hair tied in a thick messy bun.
"Perfect, I'm starving." He said, grinning at Loras. Margaery snorted, giggling quietly. Loras sighed, going to sit next to his boyfriend, who rubbed his back.
"How was last night, Ren?" Mags asked, turning to grin at them. They both looked surprised. "The party. How was the party?" she asked. They instantly relaxed, making her laugh, winking at her brother.
"Oh, you know, as pleasant as being locked in a room with Stannis and Cersei can be."
"Was Cersei drinking?" she asked. He sighed and nodded. "God, you poor thing. She's even more of a bitch when she's drunk." She said, looking sympathetic.
"I think she just doesn't try to hide it." Renly said with a chuckle. She laughed and nodded.
"Probably. Lo, can you get plates, please?" she asked, pulling the bacon out from under the grill. It was crisp and sizzling, smelling amazing. Loras left Renly's side to obey and she served up three plates of poached eggs in Hollandaise sauce, bacon, English muffins, and – to Renly's amusement – asparagus.
"Gods, you're so posh..." he said with a grin, making Margaery laugh.
"You can't have Eggs Benedict without asparagus." Loras said with a grin, Margaery nodding her agreement.
"We're not savages." She added, making them both laugh.
They sat together at the table, drinking coffee and tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice. It was a lovely day, the kitchen bright and airy, fresh flowers sitting in a vase by the window, and another on the table. Renly was so happy here, he never wanted to leave.
After breakfast, Renly asked Loras if he had school work to do. Judging from Margaery's laugh and Loras' grumpy face, he did.
"You're going fail if you don't do your work." He said with a grin, kissing him.
"But you're here, I can't do work while you're here..." he muttered, making Renly chuckle.
"Don't blame me. I have work I can be doing too, let's have a study day. We can put some music on, work down here so there's space?" he said, raising his eyebrows with a grin. Loras continued to pout but couldn't stop a smile at that.
"As if I can say no to that face…" he muttered with a sigh, making Renly laugh and kiss him again.
"Willas is going to like you." Margaery said to Renly with a grin. Loras nodded, grinning at Renly. Again, he felt the pang of fear about wanting to tell the world about their relationship. He wanted Renly to come to Highgarden as his partner and know that his family would welcome him with open arms. Renly didn't have a nice family, he needed one. But he was so scared.
"Let's get to work then." Renly said with a grin, rubbing the small of his back. Loras pulled a face but followed him up to his room to get his university stuff. Renly grabbed his laptop, which he kept at Loras' now as he was there so often, and sketchbook and they returned to the kitchen table, the radio on quietly. Margaery went to her room to do her own school work.
Renly drew out designs and researched fashions and materials and so on, while Loras read essays and case studies on physiotherapy. They shared little snippets of interesting information with each other, Renly occasionally asking what Loras thought of his designs, and Loras expressed how bored he was.
After about three hours, Loras started to get fidgety and irritated, and Renly, of course, noticed.
"Shall we go sit in the garden?" he asked. He knew Loras wanted to go for a walk, but it was difficult when they were together. Loras sighed and nodded, closing his book. He stood up, stretching his legs, getting them both a glass of water.
They went outside into the apartment building's private courtyard and garden. It was empty so they were safe to be close together. Renly sat on a bench, breathing in the fresh air and sweet flowery scents, watching Loras wander around.
So much energy… Renly though with a smile, enjoying his boyfriend's long legs and beautiful arse as he walked. After half an hour or so they went back inside. In the evening, they made dinner together, and sat with Margaery watching television and playing games. They made love twice before falling asleep, and in the morning they lazed around and wished they could go out and do something without fear of paparazzi. On Sunday night, Renly went home, telling Loras he'd call him. Loras waved him off feeling sad, and far more interested in Renly's plan of coming out than he thought he would be.
He closed the front door once the lift had started going down, and went into the living room. Margaery was sitting on the sofa, reading a magazine article about Daenerys Stormborn's new boyfriend. She looked up when he returned sans boyfriend, and smiled gently at him.
"He'll be back extremely soon." She assured him, seeing he looked glum. He nodded.
"I know…" he said, sitting beside her. He took a deep breath. "Mags…Ren and I were talking. We, uh, we think we want to, um…you know, come out." he said nervously. She put her magazine down and looked at him properly.
"You mean, like, go public? That you're together?" she asked. He nodded and she grinned. "I think it's great! It's obvious how much you love each other – you deserve to be able to show it!" she said, holding his hands. He looked surprised, but happy.
"Really?" he asked and she nodded. "What about mum and dad? And grandmother? They won't want-…not after Olyvar." he said, his eyes down. She looked at him sadly. She knew how devastated he'd been after the story broke that Olyvar had sold him out. For days, she was the only one he'd talk to.
"We can talk to them, they'll understand. Grandmother already knows about you and Ren, right?" she asked and he nodded, biting his lip.
"Father won't be very happy…" he said, fiddling with the hem of his jeans.
"He won't mind that much, especially if Grandmother is ok with it. Do Willas and Garlan know?"
"Um, Willas does… Not sure about Garlan, but he probably does." He said and sighed. "I'm just…I can't help but worry that…"
"It'll be like Olyvar?" she said and he glanced at her before nodding. She took his hands and squeezed them affectionately. "It won't be. Renly borderline worships you, he'd never do anything to hurt you." She said, smiling, and he could help smiling too. "We're still going to mum and dad's on Sunday so we can tell them together, if you want?" she asked, trying to cheer him up. He nodded.
"Yeah, ok… I'm gonna call Willas, see what he thinks.." he said and she nodded.
"Good idea. This requires strategy." She said and he smiled properly, nodding.
Willas came to his siblings' flat on Monday night, bearing wine and a bottle of Margaery's favourite perfume he'd gotten as swag from some event he'd been to. Loras answered the door and they hugged, greeting each other warmly.
"Thanks for coming, Will." Loras said with a grin, taking the wine from him with thanks and led him into the living room, where Margaery was sitting. She stood up when they appeared, hugging their eldest brother.
Loras went to get wine glasses from the kitchen while Willas presented their sister with her present.
"Oh, thanks, Will!" she cried, grinning as she hugged him again.
"No problem, Mags – it was either that or some awful teenage boy stuff, so I thought you'd like it." She grinned and nodded, thanking him again. "So, what did you need my help with?" he asked, easing himself into a chair and rubbing his knee.
"Loras needs your advice on a…personal matter." She told him, just as their brother returned.
"I see. This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain dashing young Baratheon, would it?" he asked Loras teasingly, who blushed. Margaery poured them each a glass of wine and they both thanked her, Loras taking a big sip after they 'cheers'ed.
"Uh, yes. We, um, we want to…come out, officially, to the press and everything. We want to be public, so we can, you know, go out in public." He said, uncharacteristically sheepish. Will nodded, rubbing his injured knee thoughtful.
"Ok, I think that's perfectly fair. Have you told mum and dad?" he asked. Loras shook his head.
"No…that's kind of what I was hoping you could help with. I know grandmother knows, and I think mum does…I'm just not sure how to…broach the subject, kind of thing." he said. Will nodded again.
"Grandmother knows…so I suppose ask her? Dad probably won't be too…harsh if she's fine with it – which I assume she is?" he asked and they both nodded.
"She is, I'm sure." Margaery said, Loras nodding.
"I'd suggest talking to her first then. She'd probably enjoy telling them more than you will." He said with a smile to his brother, who smirked slightly.
"That's true… Ok, yeah, I'll do that." He said, making a note in his phone to pop round to see her after his morning jog.
"So you and Renly are pretty serious, hm?" Willas said with a smile. Loras blushed a little and nodded, grinning.
"I guess we are…" he said, feeling a little giddy about it, as he always did when he thought about Renly.
"I'm so glad, Lo'. You deserve it." He said, smiling at him fondly. Loras smiled shyly. "So, do you want me to come with you to talk to them?" he asked. Loras looked nervously at Margaery, and nodded.
"Uh, yeah, if you're not busy… Mum wants us to go on Friday, for dinner." He said. Willas grinned and nodded.
"I'd love to, I haven't been home in a while." Loras smiled and nodded, thanking him.
"So, Will, how's your work going? Anything exciting happening?" Margaery asked. Willas worked for British Intelligence.
"Not really, been a bit quiet recently – I just got a new office though. One that doesn't smell of damp, so that's good." He said and they both grinned.
"That's great!" she said and he grinned.
"Yeah, it's a nice change. Well, now that I'm here, how about we go out for dinner? My treat." He said with a smile and they both grinned their beautiful smiles.
"That would be lovely, thanks!" Mags said.
"Great. Where do you want to go?"
"There's a really nice Greek place down the road." Loras suggested. Willas grinned.
"Perfect! Greek, it is." He said. They both grinned and thanked him going to grab their jackets. Willas sighed contently, so glad his little brother was getting better.
Willas had been Loras' confidant since he was a child – not quite to the standard of Margaery, who knew every last detail about Loras' life, and he hers – but Loras did ask his advice often. When the scandal broke between Loras and that fucker he'd been dating, he noticed a big change in Loras, and nothing for the better. His confidence had been shaken, his self-worth disastrously diminished and, though it wasn't often noticeable, it was there in his eyes.
Since he and Renly had gotten closer, however, that shadow was slowly dissipating, and soon, Willas hoped, the golden eyes would only show nothing but the sun again, as they had when he was a carefree youngster with curly hair and dirt on his cheeks and clothes.
He stood in the hallway, waiting for his younger siblings. Loras returned first, wearing a dark blue jacket, clearly designer and expensive.
"That's a nice jacket." Willas said, feeling the soft material.
"Thanks, Ren chose it..." he said with a smile, making Willas grin. Margaery came back a moment later, wearing a beautiful white coat he knew their mother had bought for her. They were both so beautiful, Willas thought. He should feel jealous of his siblings' lucky genes but he knew it wasn't just their faces that always made them the most stunning people in the room.
"Ready?" he asked, and they both nodded. "Let's go." He said and they left.
The walk to the restaurant was short and pleasant, the three siblings chatting happily. Willas updated them that their father had conceded to fund Garlan and Leonette buying a house together, but on the condition that he helped get their trading company business in Africa, where Garlan had connections. At dinner, they talked about their friends, their family, who their grandmother had publically insulted recently, etc. It was very enjoyable and when Willas went home, he hugged them both and promised Loras his decision to come out with Renly was the right thing to do, and everything would be fine.
Loras called Renly to update him on the situation when they got home, Renly very enthusiastic about it, and they fell asleep on the phone.
Bit of a boring filler chapter but necessary!
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