Ryan came over promptly at six a.m. the next day. When Richie opened the door he was standing there with the promised breakfast and coffee. Richie was surprised to see that he was shivering because it was snowing outside.

"Hey Ryan! You tempted the fates and brought the snow" He exclaimed.

"Very funny, now could you please let me in, I'm freezing standing outside here"!

Richie laughed and opened the door wider to invite Ryan in. He took the containers of food and coffee from him while Ryan stood on the mat and tried to remove the snow from his clothes and shoes.

Richie smiled. "Let me do that". He moved over to Ryan and gently brushed at his collar, his coat and his hair. Ryan relaxed into the touch of Richie's hands. Every touch was slow and sensual. He closed his eyes, allowing Richie to remove his coat and wrap his arms around Ryan's back, massaging up to his shoulders.

Ryan moaned as his coat hit the floor.

Turning him around,Richie kissed him with such ferocity it almost knocked him over. "My God, what are doing"?

Richie laughed and said" What do you think"?

"I think" said Ryan with a smile "that if you don't stop now, we will never get to eat breakfast"!

With great effort Ryan extracted himself from Richie's arms and took his hands. "Let's have breakfast before it gets cold."

"Ok, ok" Riche laughed and put his hands up in mock surrender.

"Let's eat".

Richie already had set the table and Ryan took out the several containers he'd brought.

Looking at everything Ryan had brought for them; Richie laughed and said "I really didn't mean you had to bring enough food for two days, Ryan. I was thinking of Danish and I was kidding about the coffee. I do have a coffee maker, you know. In fact, I am making some right now."

Ryan inhaled deeply and smiled. "That smells so good, what is it"?

"Macadamia nut".

"Wow, that's exotic"!

"Yeah, you don't know this about me, but I love to cook. I thought about being a chef for awhile. You know, going to school?"

"What stopped you-oh, I'm sorry. I can't believe how stupid I can be sometimes".

"Ryan, relax! It's not your fault my sister put me in prison, and it's not your fault that I have leukemia."

"I know, but I should have been more sensitive about it".

"Forget it-it was just a dream I had. It was one of many. Did you know that I was going to be drafted by the Padres?""The baseball team"? Ryan asked in a surprised voice. Annie had never mentioned it.

"I was good, too. I was a pitcher and I could throw around 98-100 miles per hour."

"What happened with that? Were you injured"?

"Ryan, Ryan, Ryan. You have got to stop doing that"! Richie said in a teasing voice.

"Goddamnit, Richie, I'm sorry. I think-I feel a little awkward and so I'm not thinking straight."

Laughing at the unintentional pun eased the tension, and Richie covered his hand over Ryan's."It's ok; we're just having breakfast and talking right now".

Richie and Ryan finished taking the food out and Richie said "I haven't seen this much food at the same time since I first got out of prison! I went to the first diner I saw, ordered almost everything on the menu, and ate until long after I was full. It was the first time in seven years I was able to eat anything and everything I wanted. This all looks so good. All of my favorites-how did you know"? He asked and smiled at Ryan.

"I didn't, so I just got a little of everything. I figured everyone likes pancakes and croissants and bacon and French toast and strawberries and bananas and –stop laughing at me"! Ryan couldn't help but laugh as he looked at just how much food there was."Well, look at it this way. You have enough for about four breakfasts!"

"I'm sorry, I'm laughing but I appreciate you going to all this trouble. Next time I'll make breakfast for you". Ryan looked momentarily nonplussed by the matter of fact way that Richie said that. As though it were a given that there'd be other mornings like this. He had to look down and clear his throat before he could say anything in response.

"I would like that." He knew he was turning all different shades of red and was embarrassed. Richie took that moment to run his fingers through Ryan's hair and kiss him on his forehead.

"Good. So, what do you want to put on the pancakes, French toast, etc.? You know what; I'll just take out everything I have. We can have a sample of everything that way." As he was talking he took out maple syrup, chocolate sauce, honey, and whipped cream.

"Ok" he said, obviously pleased with himself. "Now we have everything we could possibly want to top off all this good food"

"Are you planning on using all that –because I usually just put syrup on my pancakes and French toast." Ryan couldn't hold back his laughter, and Richie pretended to be offended.

"Hey, you just aren't as adventurous as I am. You've got to be bolder. Here, try this whipped cream on the pancakes. It goes well with chocolate sauce, too."

Richie dropped some whipped cream on Ryan's plate at the same time Ryan was putting the syrup on his pancakes.

As they began eating Ryan said to Richie "You have syrup all over the side of your mouth." Reaching over he wiped it off with his finger. As he did so, Richie took his finger and slipped it into his mouth. Ryan moaned quietly and leaned further into Richie, accidentally thrusting his other hand into his plate, covering it in syrup as well.

As Ryan was going to say something about his own clumsiness, Richie picked up his hand and softly took each finger and lightly sucked on it. Then he moved his lips to the inside of Ryan's wrist and licked up and down his pulse until all traces of the syrup were gone. He could feel Ryan's pulse quicken and heard his breath hitch a little in his throat. Bringing his lips to Ryan's he kissed him. The taste of the syrup was sweet and warm in Richie's mouth, and Ryan let his tongue play with Richie's.

"Mmm, now that's good."Ryan licked his lips and smiled.

"Would that be me or the syrup"?

"That would be you".

"Ah, good answer". They laughed at that and started to talk about Thanksgiving as they continued eating.

"Babe really seems to like you."

"Um, yeah. She does. In fact, she called me last night".

"Really? Already, she called you already"? Ryan found that his voice was raised and he knew he sounded foolish. He was unable, however to keep the irritation out of his voice. Babe- what was it about that woman that she had to go out with every guy in town? Ryan wished she would move on to the next guy. Maybe Jonathan would be interested. It would be good to get him away from Ava.

He looked up to find Richie studying him as though he could read his thoughts."Problem, Ryan"? He asked.

"No, I just think that was a little quick, don't you"?

"Well that was because you had to mention the possibility of a storm. She wanted to tell me she had gotten home ok".

"That doesn't make sense. If it hadn't snowed why did she have to call you?"

"Ryan, this really bothers you, doesn't it? I told you that you don't have to be jealous of Babe. Would you like me to show you why"? Without waiting for an answer Richie leaned over and kissed Ryan.

"You taste like macadamia nuts". Ryan smiled and pulled Richie to him for another kiss. Licking the remnants of the coffee from Richie's lips he groaned and opened Richie's mouth with his tongue, stopping to bite softly on his lips.

"Here" Richie took some more whipped cream and put it in the coffee, smiling as Ryan took a sip and left a trail of the whipped cream on the side of his mouth. Richie wiped it off with his finger, and this time Ryan was the one taking Richie into his mouth, sucking gently on his fingers, and Richie was the one groaning softly and making small pleasure filled noises.

Richie whispered into Ryan's ears "You know where else this whipped cream would taste good"? He asked.

Ryan turned red and said "It's getting a little hot in here, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is. Take off your shirt. Better yet, let me take it off for you". With that Richie ran his hands over Ryan's chest and sighed into his neck."I always liked this on you. And whenever I'd see you in it I wanted to do this" indicating massaging Ryan's chest with his hands."And this" bending down to kiss his chest, lingering over his nipples with his fingers and then his lips. "Then I'd want to do this" He illustrated by raising Ryan's shirt and leaving a trail of wet kisses down the length of his stomach."Then this. he said, bringing his hands behind Ryan's back and rubbing circles up and down."And this". Pulling his shirt over his head. Kissing him in every spot that was available for him to touch. Tugging at his pants. Opening his zipper and pulling them down slightly. Placing light kisses on his stomach and gently licking underneath it. Sending shivers up Ryan's spine as he kissed him all the way down to his cock. Smiling up at Ryan, he said "Do you want me to continue"?

Ryan looked at him behind lidded eyelids, moaning and breathing out softly.

"I-I think you know the answer to that". He said, and then muttered his displeasure when Richie stopped. "Why am I not feeling those beautiful lips on my cock? It's kind of anxious, you know."

"I'm anxious, too." Richie said, kissing back up to his lips. Ryan impatiently pushed Richie back against the counter and pressed his body in between his legs. Grinding against him, he said "I can't wait. I can't wait" as he started biting on Richie's lips, biting down hard until they were almost bleeding. Biting on his chin, placing bites down his neck. Sucking hard on the side of his throat. Enjoying the feeling of Richie's frantic movements against him. Hearing his desperation. Ryan got turned on even more as he heard Richie's cries. Knowing how much he wanted him made Ryan even hotter. It always made him hot to know someone else shared his need. Annie never reacted to him like this. Hers was always a sweet, quiet kind of passion. Nothing like the unbridled noise, heat and desire that came out of Richie. "Ryan" Richie breathed against Ryan's ear, biting gently on it."Let's take this to the bedroom".

"What are we waiting for"? Ryan asked in a hoarse whisper.

Ryan walked toward the bedroom, and Richie said he'd be right there.

When Richie returned Ryan was lying on the bed in just his boxers. Richie almost dropped the tray he was carrying and said "Whoa-you really know how to get a reaction"!

Ryan took in the sight of Richie's obvious arousal with a grin.

"I'm glad. I was hoping for a reaction. What do you have there"?"It's just some things I thought you might like to try. It seemed you were enjoying sampling the different toppings I had for our food. I thought we could continue finding other ways to use them besides on the pancakes and French toast"!

"What do you have in mind"?

"Well, I would rather show you than tell you". Richie smiled mischievously and put the tray down on the night table.

No sooner did Richie do that than Ryan grabbed him by the wrist and sat up on the bed."Take off your clothes". He said, his voice heavy with pent up frustration.

"Take them off me". Richie said in the same tone as Ryan's.

Ryan started unbuttoning Richie's shirt, becoming impatient with the buttons and ending up ripping the shirt off of him. Richie's eyes lit up when Ryan did that. It excited him to see how turned on Ryan was. Ryan tugged at Richie's pants and pulled them down along with his boxers. He took Richie's erection in his hands, and started to run his fingers up and down, rubbing and kneading the tip and moving his hands to cup Richie's balls.

He was rewarded by a cry from Richie as he moved as close to Ryan as he could manage. He buried his face in the side of Ryan's neck and started kissing him there.

"Let me on the bed" Richie demanded, and Ryan moved back to make room. He never broke contact with Richie, instead holding on to him as he guided him down with some force onto the bed.

They enjoyed the feeling of their lips and tongues thrashing together for awhile, and then Richie smiled and said" Let me get something". With that, he reached onto the tray and picked up the chocolate sauce.

"This is going to taste so much better on you than it ever tasted in my milk". He gently laid Ryan down and started to pour the sauce down his body. Starting at his neck and leaving a trail down to his navel, he slowly and languorously explored Ryan's body, spending extra time on places where Ryan would express sounds of pleasure and excitement. Ryan didn't know there were so many parts of his body that could be responsive to the touch and feel of another. Richie was licking and caressing him in places no one had before. Who knew that having chocolate sauce licked out of your navel could feel so good? Or that the feel of someone's tongue in the spot between your lower abdomen and groin could drive you insane with pleasure? Or that the feel of kisses in between your thighs followed by a brush of a tongue and the feel of a warm mouth on you could make you grip that person's hair until they cried out because it felt so overwhelming?

Richie traced a trail down Ryan's legs, and grinned when he got to his toes."This may feel funny, but I promise you you're going to love it". As he said that he took Ryan's toes into his mouth and lightly sucked on them. "He's right" Ryan thought as he threw his head back and moaned. "It feels unbelievably good. It also made him realize how much he wished Richie's mouth was on another part of his anatomy. "Richie, I want"-he pushed his hips slightly forward and Richie moved up on Ryan's body until his face was between his legs. He gently kissed the inside of his thighs again, and Ryan groaned and said"Stop teasing me"!

Richie said "Do you remember my telling you of other places on the body that whipped cream would taste good? Well, I think I need to show you what I meant by that". With a look of pure mischief on his face, Richie picked up the cream in his hand and spread it on Ryan's cock. Ryan started laughing at how cool it felt on his skin, and started thrusting himself into Richie at the feel of Richie's mouth and tongue on him. Richie's mouth was hot and the combination of its' heat and the cool of the cream felt indescribable. Richie slid his way up Ryan's body and kissed him on his lips. He tasted the whipped cream, felt the heat of Richie's mouth, and could taste himself on Richie. The idea of his taste on Richie's mouth excited him and he pulled Richie in deeper to him. The two of them were grinding against each other and thrusting together. Realizing that Ryan was close Richie went back down and took him into his mouth again. Ryan thrust himself deeply into Richie's mouth."Richie"-Ryan called out to let him know he was about to come. Richie released him and Ryan came on his chest, He collapsed on Ryan's stomach, and for a few minutes the only sound heard was the two of them breathing together. Ryan ran his fingers through Richie's hair, and he heard Richie sigh contentedly against him.

"Hey" Ryan said. "It's your turn now. What would you like me to use on you"? He asked, looking at the tray.

"Whatever you would like to taste would be fine with me. I just want your mouth on me." Ryan started kissing him then, and in between kisses Richie continued, saying "I want your lips, your tongue, even your teeth. I want it all".

Ryan reached up and got the maple syrup from the tray. "This tastes better on you than it does on the pancakes". He let the syrup drip down Richie's body, letting his tongue dance and play over Richie's nipples, in the hollow of his neck, his shoulder, down his sides (where Ryan discovered Richie was very ticklish) and to his hips. He licked the area around Richie's cock, and let his tongue tease Richie's balls. He didn't touch Richies cock with his mouth until Richie started moaning and calling his name. Then he took some of the syrup and let it drip down on Richie. But only after he rubbed Richie's cock with his fingers, teasing it until drops of pre cum started to fall did he put it into his mouth. Richie was practically screaming at this point, and he kept saying his name over and over. Ryan could feel Richie about to release, and he withdrew his mouth and Richie came on his chest and his stomach. Ryan took the same position Richie had before, and again they shared unspoken communication, just breathing together and hearing the other's heart beating.

After awhile Ryan brought himself up to Richie and kissed him. Richie responded, still hungry for more. He buried his face in Ryan's neck and sighed deeply.

"Are you ok"? Ryan asked in a worried tone.

"I'm fine, baby". Ryan was surprised. Richie had never called him any term of endearment before. It touched him and he repeated it softly to Richie. "Baby. I like the way that sounds when you say it".

Richie smiled and said "Well than I will make sure I say it often. Tell me, did you enjoy all the treats we had today"?

Ryan laughed and said he did indeed enjoy all of the treats they had that day.

"I feel like my senses are on overload. So many wonderful sensations. So many wonderful tastes".

"Mmm-yes I would agree" Richie smiled at Ryan and touched his face.

"Which one was your favorite? Let me know so I make sure to always have it here for you".

Ryan pulled Richie closer and bent down to kiss his shoulder.

"My favorite? My favorite was the taste of you".

Richie's eyes widened at that and he said softly "I can make sure that's always here for you".

Ryan pulled Richie to him so that his head rested on Ryan's chest. Richie smiled and repeated what Ryan said under his breath.

"What did you say"? Ryan asked, laughing because Richie's voice was muffled in his chest.

"I said I felt the same way. The thing I enjoyed the most was the taste of you". He looked up and kissed Ryan, saying it again under his breath.

"The taste of you".

TBC