John Paul lay perfectly still with his eyes tightly closed. He could hear Craig breathing beside him and he could feel the warmth of Craig's arm as it rested across his middle.
There was a half smile on John Paul's lips, as there had be the last few mornings that he woken with Craig by his side. But this time his smile was tinged with sadness, as he knew that the next time he awoke it would be back in his own bed in Hollyoaks and once again Craig would be many miles from him.
Slowly opening his eyes he turned his head to face Craig and was surprised to see the rich brown of Craig's eyes smiling back at him.
"You're already awake," John Paul said in surprise as Craig usually slept as long as he could.
"Yeah I couldn't sleep," Craig told him.
"You should have woken me."
Craig shook his head. "I was just watching you," he said as he touched his fingertips to the curve of John Paul's face, "Memorising every inch…"
There was sadness in Craig's voice that tore at John Paul's heart. Spending the last few days together had been a wondrous dream but all too soon they had to wake up to the reality of being apart again.
"I wish you didn't have to go," Craig said with a sigh.
"I know," John Paul replied, "So do I."
"If you lived here we could always be like this…"
"It's not possible… not yet… you know that."
"I know," Craig moved to rest his face against John Paul's chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart, "I just wish things were different… I miss you when you're not around."
John Paul circled his arms around Craig and held the man tightly against his chest. "I miss you too," he said, "But we've still got a few more hours before I have to leave."
"We do," Craig agreed pressing a kiss against the centre of John Paul's chest, "So we'd better make the most of it."
"And what exactly did you have in mind Mr Dean?" John Paul asked with a laugh.
"Why don't I show you Mr McQueen?" Craig replied as his hand slid along John Paul's side.
"Why don't you do that," John Paul agreed as he felt the familiar tingle rush through his body at Craig's touch.
Craig touched his lips to John Paul's chest again before raising his head to place a soft kiss against his mouth.
His eyes glistened with love and sorrow and John Paul felt his breath catch in his chest at the thought of being so far from those dark mysterious eyes.
"Tell me you love me," Craig said quietly.
"You know I do," John Paul replied.
"But tell me anyway," Craig said, "I need to hear it."
John Paul cupped his hands around Craig's face and brushed a feather light kiss across his lips.
"I love you more than my own life," he said still holding on to Craig's face, "You're my world Craig Dean… You're all I need."
Craig turned his head to kiss the palm that was resting against his cheek. "What did I ever do to deserve you?" he asked.
John Paul laughed gently. "I don't know," he said with a smile, "You must have been very good in a previous life."
"I could be very good in this one," Craig said with a mischievous glint in his eye as he squeezed his fingers into John Paul's hip.
"Oh I know that," John Paul agreed, "But I think you'd better just remind me."
John Paul's hands slid from Craig's face to the back of his neck as he pulled the man towards him. Their mouths meeting in a tender kiss as they held each other close.
Craig could feel the rapid beat of John Paul's heart close to his own as he tasted the richness of John Paul's mouth. He had never known a single kiss that could excite him as much as John Paul's. Just the slightest touch of the mans lips could drive him crazy, but lying with him like this with their bare flesh pressed together drove a desire through him that he could hardly control.
Craig raised himself up on his hands to look down into the inviting intensity of John Paul's eyes. Their blueness never failed to amaze him and Craig felt hypnotised under John Paul's gaze.
"God John Paul," Craig's tone was hushed, almost reverent as his eyes drank in the figure of the man before him.
"Craig…" John Paul smiled as he pulled Craig back down on top of him, sliding his hands around Craig's waist and pulling their bodies close together until it was impossible to tell where one ended and the other began.
John Paul's hands ran down the length of Craig's back, stroking the softness of his skin as they went, cupping the firmness of his buttocks and squeezing them hard. Craig wriggled his hips in response causing a pleasurable friction between their bodies and their rapidly growing erections that were trapped between.
John Paul raised his hips against the movement of Craig's causing both men to moan simultaneously as the pressure between them made their flesh tingle with desperate arousal.
Slipping his mouth from Craig's kiss John Paul breathed heavily into Craig's ear as his desire for the man raged through his veins.
"I want you so much Craig," he panted, "I need you… I need to feel you inside me."
"John Paul…" Craig couldn't find the words to express his love; his desire and his overwhelming need for the amazing person in his arms.
Reluctantly tearing himself from the closeness of John Paul's body Craig leaned over the edge of the bed to dip his hand into his bedside cabinet, quickly finding the small bottle he sought and returning to John Paul's side.
Kissing Craig deeply John Paul took hold of the bottle of lube and flipped the top. Pouring a small measure of the oily liquid into his hand he smoothed it over the length of Craig's cock creating a low rumble of gratification in Craig's throat.
Enjoying the sounds of pleasure coming from his lover John Paul eased the oil further, pushing his hand over the head of Craig's cock and along it's firm length until he reached the base where he slipped his fingers over Craig's balls and rolled them gently in his palm.
Craig dug his fingers into John Paul's flesh as the man's touch sent his senses reeling and caused his pulse to race wildly.
He couldn't wait any longer. Craig wanted John Paul more than he ever knew was physically possible, every atom of his body ached for him and he knew that John Paul needed him just as badly.
Sliding his arms behind John Paul's back Craig spun them both around until he was lying on his back and he had pulled John Paul on top of him.
John Paul smiled down into the deep brown of Craig's eyes as he straddled his hips.
Craig gripped the slickness of his cock and guided it into place as John Paul slowly lowered himself onto it.
John Paul sighed as he felt the hardness of Craig entering his body until it filled him completely. Craig's hands slid over John Paul's thighs and then gripped onto his buttocks as he raised himself up to push deeper into the overwhelming heat of John Paul's flesh.
John Paul moved with a slow steady rhythm as he rose and fell onto Craig's cock, enjoying both the sensation of the presence of Craig inside his body and also the knowledge of the pleasure that his motion was giving Craig.
Craig bit down on his lip as John Paul's body caressed his flesh so perfectly that he knew nothing or no one else could ever feel this good.
Moving his hand between them Craig passed his fingers over John Paul's cock running them lightly over it's length before curling around it and stroking it in time to the rise and fall of John Paul's body onto him.
Craig reached out with his other hand and touched his fingertips lightly to the soft curve John Paul's lips. John Paul brushed his tongue over Craig's fingers as they rested on his lips before opening his mouth and taking them inside.
Craig whimpered as John Paul sucked his fingers deeply into the heat of his mouth causing him to buck his hips harder, thrusting deeper into John Paul, pushing towards a satisfaction that he knew was not far from reach.
"God John Paul…" Craig's voice trembled as John Paul rode him faster, his chest heaved as he felt the tremendous pressure building inside him. "Oh god…. I…"
Craig stiffened underneath John Paul as vibrations ran through him; he held John Paul's cock harder and stroked it faster as his own climax bore down on him.
Within seconds he cried out John Paul's name as he came, thrusting himself as deeply as he could inside John Paul, hitting each time that magical spot that made John Paul shudder with excitement as he felt himself nearing satisfaction.
Craig's hand never slowed against John Paul's cock as he came deep inside the heat of his body, holding it tightly until he felt John Paul bite into the fingers inside his mouth before letting them slip from his lips as they parted in a cry of ecstasy, his orgasm pouring from him as his body shook covering Craig's belly with the evidence of his desire.
Their eyes locked together as their chests heaved with the exertion of their lovemaking.
John Paul stroked the side of Craig's cheek affectionately.
"That was amazing," he breathed as he finally allowed his body to fall to the bed by Craig's side.
"How do I get through the next few months without you?" Craig asked as he leaned his head against John Paul's shoulder.
"The same way I do…" John Paul replied, "We don't have any choice… but we have memories like this to keep us warm."
Craig smiled in the knowledge that the thoughts of the mornings' activities would do more than keep him warm at nights.
"I love you John Paul McQueen," he said happily.
"You better had do Craig Dean," John Paul replied, "Coz I love you too."