Will put Ari's cereal in front of her as well as a cup of juice.
"Grandma Kate is going to come over in a minute," Will reminded Ari. He tidied up around the apartment.
"To play?" Ari wondered.
"No, she needs to talk to Paul and me about some business stuff," Will explained. "Well, probably more Paul than me."
"Oh," Ari nodded. She chomped on her cereal happily.
"I need to go jump in the shower," Will said. He made sure to lock the front door. "You'll be OK until Paul gets out?"
"Yep, yep," Ari promised. "I watch TV?"
"Sure," Will switched the TV on for her.
"I'll be right back, baby girl," Will called over his shoulder.
Will moved into his room and quickly pulled his clothes off. He hurried into the bathroom.
Paul, standing in a towel, stood in front of the sink.
"Looking good," Paul commented. He watched as Will hurried into the shower.
"Right," Will laughed as he closed the shower door.
Raising his voice over the sound of the water, Paul had a question.
"You gonna tell me what our plans for tonight are?" Paul asked.
"Nope," Will laughed. "And it's not just tonight. I've got plans for all day."
"All day?" Paul smiled in the mirror.
"Yep," Will teased as he washed his hair. "My dad is taking Ari after this meeting. Then you're all mine, all day."
"What do I need to wear?" Paul pressed.
"You look gorgeous in everything," Will closed his eyes. "Just put on some jeans and a sweater."
"Got it," Paul nodded.
"Can you go check on Ari?" Will questioned.
"Sure thing," Paul took his time looking over Will's body through the shower door.
"Kate," Paul greeted as he opened the front door. He made to close the door when he saw someone else. "Oh, goodie, Jake."
"Morning," Jake smirked at Paul.
"Hello, princess," Kate smiled. She sat primly on the sofa next to Ari.
"Hi," Ari smiled toothily.
Jake put down his briefcase and sat on Ari's other side.
"Hi, Arianna," Jake said carefully. "Did you have a good Christmas?"
"Yes," Ari responded. "I get soooo many toys."
"Cool," Jake nodded. "Maybe I could bring Gwen around to play with you again."
"Really?" Ari asked excitedly. "We play with my toys!"
"How about I ask her when we're done?" Jake suggested.
Will walked out of his room.
"Daddy, Daddy," Ari ran to him. "I play Gwen and toys!"
It took Will a few moments to decipher that.
"Oooh," Will smiled. "You want to play with Jake's niece again?"
"Yes," Ari hopped up and down. "We be best friends!"
"Awesome," Will replied. "Why don't you go pick out some toys to show her, huh?"
Will swatted Ari teasingly on her bottom. Ari hurried off towards her room.
"Hi, everyone," Will said. "Um, do you want anything to drink?"
"I'll help," Paul told Will.
Together, the two brought over some coffee. Since Will's apartment was rather small, Will and Paul shared an armchair.
"So, exactly what are we talking about?" Paul got down to business.
"Well," Kate looked towards Jake. "We figured we would talk about the preliminary numbers for your ad."
Jake pulled out an IPad from his briefcase. He pulled up a few spreadsheets and handed it over to Will and Paul.
"As you can see," Jake took over. "Sales have doubled. Media buzz has more than tripled."
"We took out pages in every magazine we could," Kate added. "Same with billboards."
"Good," Paul looked over the numbers. "How's the backlash?"
Kate rolled her eyes.
"We know which groups have complaints," Kate shrugged. "Quite frankly, I don't care. The more they complain the more attention we get."
"Speaking of," Jake stared between Will and Paul. "We've been getting quite a few calls about interviews and appearances."
"I'm not ready for that yet," Paul admitted. He put his hand on Will's knee.
"Fine," Kate decided. "It actually drums up even more interest."
"Has there been anything about the cheating rumors?" Paul asked.
"Not really," Jake smiled. "Bit hard to keep that up after the ad."
"Good," Paul grunted.
"I know you're not ready for any interviews," Kate informed Paul. "But if you could keep up the Instagram posts that would really help us out."
"Sponsored posts would be good," Jake nodded.
"Fine," Paul stated.
"If you posted something at midnight perhaps," Kate hinted.
"I'll see what happens," Paul decided.
Paul waited a moment before remembering something.
"Hey," Paul said. "Is Will getting compensated for the ad?"
"I can send over a check," Kate promised.
"You don't have to," Will argued. "I'm fine with you donating it."
"No, you deserve it," Paul shook his head.
"He's right," Jake agreed. "You aren't the only one in the ad. Our research shows Paul isn't the only one everyone's interested in."
"Right," Will smiled awkwardly.
It still weirded Will out to think that there could be men out there interested in him. Will didn't think about it often. He spent a lot of time appreciating his own model boyfriend. Will never thought of himself that way though.
After a few more minutes of business talk, Kate and Jake got ready to leave. Ari came back out to tell them both goodbye.
Will observed Ari until he heard his phone ringing. He waved to his grandma and Jake as he answered it.
"Hello?" Will asked into his phone.
"Hi," Chad said quickly. "You know you're my best friend, right?"
"What do you want?" Will narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"I've been thinking it over," Chad explained. "I did some research."
"About?" Will pressed.
"Mad World's got an advantage having Paul as their model," Chad admitted. "That's not good for my company."
"This affects me how?" Will wondered.
"Paul's not the only popular subject in that ad," Chad pointed out.
"Uh huh," Will murmured.
Will glanced over to see Ari nodding enthusiastically at Jake.
Chad sighed.
"You, Will," Chad rolled his eyes. "I'm talking about you."
"Yeah, I gathered that," Will noted. "Why?"
"I think you should model for DiMera Enterprises," Chad stated.
"Why would you want that?" Will frowned.
"Were you always this slow?" Chad huffed.
"Hey," Will pouted.
"Just think it over," Chad ordered. "I'll send you over a proposal later."
"Right," Will mumbled.
"Hey," Chad laughed. "Remember after you graduated? Kate gave me a modeling contract."
"Times sure have changed," Will nodded. Teasingly, Will added, "And to think my grandma wasted all that time on you."
"Ha ha," Chad sarcastically responded.
"Happy New Year, Chad," Will said.
"Yeah, yeah," Chad hung up.
Paul put his hands on Ari's shoulders. She rambled on to Jake about his niece.
"You call friend and we play," Ari reminded him. "I need play lots and lots."
"Sure thing, kiddo," Jake agreed. "I'll call her right now."
"Okie," Ari giggled.
"See ya," Paul nodded.
"Bye, sweetheart," Kate kissed the top of Ari's head.
As soon as they left, Paul locked the door.
"I think someone needs to get ready for her day with her grandpa," Paul told Ari.
Ari put her hands on her cheeks.
"I need get ready my date," Ari fretted.
Paul and Ari walked into her bedroom. A moment later, Will joined them.
"What was that about?" Paul questioned Will.
"I'm not even sure," Will commented. "I don't know if Chad was being serious or not."
"Which dress I wear?" Ari grabbed their attention. "I need look pretty."
Will, Paul, and Ari walked through the park. They were on their way to meet Lucas. Lucas planned an entire New Year's Eve date with Ari. Because of that, Will and Paul were going to be alone.
"You excited to be with Grandpa?" Will questioned Ari.
"Yes," Ari nodded. She fiddled with the fancy dress she picked out. "Grandpa, Ari date. I look pretty?"
"Beautiful," Paul assured her. "I like your hair like that."
Will brushed out Ari's hair and pulled it back with clips. Ari kept calling it her Rapunzel hair.
"Grandpa's gonna show you off everywhere," Will insisted.
Will reached over to fix the buttons on Ari's long pea coat. He needed to make sure she was nice and warm.
As they were walking, the three entered the grove where they planned to be Lucas. Immediately, Will noticed his father wasn't the only one waiting for them. Adrienne and Sonny both stood near Lucas.
Ari and Paul both tensed. Unconsciously, Ari scooted closer to Paul. She held onto the bottom of his coat, pressing into his leg.
Will took a deep, steadying breath.
"Dad, hi," Will greeted with a shaky smile.
"Hi," Lucas said.
Lucas stepped closer to Will. He took Will's elbow and angled their heads together.
"Sorry about this," Lucas told Will. "He just wants to say hi. I know the only way you'd approve is if you could supervise. Or tell him to get lost. It's your decision, son."
Will knew the decision was up to him. He was Ari's guardian and parent. Will enjoyed that his father respected that. That his father didn't try to let Sonny see Ari behind his back.
'But I also know that Ari needs to have a say in this,' Will realized. 'I should include Paul too.'
Will kneeled down in front of Ari. He adjusted the lapels on her coat.
"Hey, baby girl," Will looked into her pretty face. "Sonny wants to say hi to you. Is that OK?"
"I don't know," Ari responded. She dug the tip of her boot into the ground.
"Well," Will glanced up at Paul. Will made sure Paul knew he was a part of the conversation too. "Maybe we should tell him thank you for that puppy he gave you."
"Is he gonna be mean?" Ari asked.
"I don't think so," Will responded. "But," Will urged. "You don't have to do anything."
Ari looked up at Paul. She didn't want to do anything that would upset anyone. But she also didn't want to be a mean girl. Nice girls had to say thank you.
Nodding her head, Ari grabbed Will and Paul's hands. She walked over to a contrite looking Sonny.
"Thank you for my puppy toy," Ari told Sonny. "Is cute."
"Your welcome," Sonny smiled gently.
Sonny didn't make any sudden moves towards Ari. The last time he grabbed at Ari she didn't react well.
Ari stared at Sonny for a few moments. She narrowed her eyes before making a decision.
"You say sorry now," Ari demanded.
"Oh, right," Sonny mumbled. He licked his lips before speaking to Ari, Will, and even Paul. "I'm very sorry for what I did."
"Can't fight or be mean," Ari continued. She had a stern expression on her face. "Mean people no have friends."
"I'll try my best to not be mean," Sonny promised sincerely. Although, he did his best to keep his eyes on Ari and away from Will.
Paul stared at Sonny the entire time. He searched to see if Sonny gave away any hint about his true motives.
Paul believed Sonny was serious about being nice to Ari and maybe even about apologizing. But Paul agreed with Sami's admission the other day. Sonny had to be up to something.
After a few moments, Sonny decided to take a chance.
"Did Santa bring you any presents?" Sonny questioned Ari.
Ari nodded enthusiastically. She rambled on about all the toys Santa brought her and how much fun she had with all her family.
Will gently let go of Ari's hand and took a step back. Paul followed suit although reluctantly.
Adrienne kept a close eye on her son. After all the chaos he caused since returning to Salem, Adrienne didn't trust him.
Will leaned against Paul. He watched Ari speaking withs Sonny. Will wanted to believe that Sonny was sincere. That Sonny finally understood that Will had moved on. That Sonny grasped that Ari was the important one in the situation.
"And Sydy slept in my room and we played toys and it was the best Christmas ever," Ari finished.
"I'm glad you had fun," Sonny said softly.
Listening to Ari, seeing her wide smile and open eyes, Sonny realized he couldn't do this. Sonny wanted Will back. He wanted Ari back. Sonny wanted to be the one giving Ari the best Christmas ever.
But Sonny realized he couldn't use Ari to do it.
"Is it OK if I talk to your daddy?" Sonny asked Ari.
"Be nice my daddy," Ari warned. She skipped over to Adrienne to show off her dress.
Sonny rubbed one elbow nervously.
"Hey," Sonny said to Will and Paul both.
"Hi," Will nodded.
Sonny took a deep breath, bracing himself.
"I just wanted to say sorry again for what happened," Sonny stated. "I was an idiot."
"Yes," Paul agreed.
Will elbowed Paul in the side.
"I'm sorry too," Paul relented.
"I'm not going to do that again," Sonny decided. "The gifts or the fighting or the meddling."
"Good," Will said. "I'm glad to hear that."
"I don't know if I can accept this," Sonny pointed between Will and Paul. "But I'm not going to do anything."
"I guess we'll see," Paul commented.
"I just want to repair things with Ari," Sonny confessed.
"I hope you do," Will revealed. "But it's going to be up to her."
"Right," Sonny agreed. "I have my work cut out for me."
"We have somewhere to be," Will said after a moment.
"Of course you do," Sonny nodded. "Um, I hope you have a Happy New Year."
"You too," Will sincerely replied.
"Um, wait," Sonny called out. "I'm probably going back to Paris soon. Do you think I can see Ari again before I go?"
Will glanced at Paul and took his hand.
"Yeah," Will agreed. "I'll see what we can do."
Once Will and Paul left Ari with Lucas, they set off.
"You going to tell me where we're going now?" Paul asked.
"Nope," Will grabbed his hand and smiled.
The two wandered through the square. Will sputtered loudly when they saw a poster of their ad at a bus stop.
"Oh my god," Paul laughed in delight. "This is awesome."
Will covered is face with his hands.
"We have to take a picture," Paul decided.
Paul pulled out his phone. He adjusted himself and Will on the bus stop bench. He held his phone out to take a selfie.
"This is ridiculous," Will complained.
"Amazing," Paul corrected.
As Paul posted the picture to Instagram, a group of shoppers walked by. The few shoppers deliberated before coming up to them.
"Hi," one girl said nervously. "Um, do you think we can take a picture?"
Will, assuming they meant with Paul, made to get up.
"Um, do you think you two can move in real close?" another girl requested. "So we can all be in the picture."
"OK," Paul confidently replied. He pulled Will onto one knee and patted the spot on the bench next to him.
Will took one of the girl's phones and held out his arms.
At the last second, Paul turned his head to kiss Will's cheek.
Will lead Paul down a road Paul had never been on.
"Um, where are we?" Paul questioned.
Paul looked around at the tree lined streets. He recognized what looked like a high school.
"On our last big date," Will explained. "You took us to a bunch of places that were important to us. So, I figured I'd take you to some places that were important to me."
Will pulled Paul towards the high school baseball diamond.
The day before, Will had called and pulled some strings. He and Paul had access to the baseball field and the equipment locked in the dugout.
Will and Paul moved over the snow towards the dugout. Will used the key they gave him to open up the locker.
"Come on," Will pulled out some bats, gloves, and a ball.
The two stood close together, getting a feel for the game again.
"I think you know how messed up my childhood was," Will said.
"Of course," Paul nodded. He flexed his hand in the glove. It felt good to be playing again.
"Teenage years were pretty rocky too," Will added. "But I spent a lot of time here."
Will gestured all around him.
"There was just something easy about being here," Will shrugged. He caught the ball when Paul tossed it.
"I know what you mean," Paul agreed. "It didn't matter how much time I spent practicing, I always wanted more."
"Baseball and track were just about the only things that kept me sane," Will concurred. "I spent so much time practicing and throwing myself into it."
"Exactly," Paul easily caught the ball when Will threw it back. "Actually, I think baseball is one of the things that made it so easy for me to pass as straight."
"For me too," Will smiled. "When I was in high school I never even thought about being gay. I was really stupid then. I figured if I was good at sports I couldn't be gay."
"Not stupid," Paul corrected. "That's why no one suspected about me. Mainstream media still thinks homosexuals can't be manly. It helped me out even if it's messed up."
Will and Paul moved farther apart the longer they played catch.
"Well," Will said. "You knew you were gay though. I didn't for a long time. I didn't realize what I was feeling was different than what I thought."
"That's true," Paul nodded. "I knew and actively chose to keep it hidden."
"Meanwhile," Will made a face. "I thought that because I could talk to girls easily and noticed they were pretty that I was straight."
"You were cute," Paul argued.
"Now that I know I'm gay," Will continued. "I know I probably found a lot of my teammates attractive. I just really didn't know. Everyone thought I was straight so I did too."
"But you figured it out," Paul noted. "And now we're here."
"Yep," Will agreed.
"OK, Narita," Will challenged. "Let's see if you can still pitch."
"This isn't going to be as good as it should," Paul called. He stood on the pitcher's mound. "If I was still in my prime you wouldn't be trying this."
"Uh huh," Will shook his head. "Just throw the ball, big shot."
Paul and Will took turns pitching and batting for over an hour. The two laughed and teased the other. Whenever Will got too mouthy, Paul would purposely hit him with the ball. Will threw his head back and roared when he would strike Paul out.
Will tossed his bat after hitting the ball. He ran the bases, hands up in victory.
Paul shook his head, amused.
When Will hopped onto home base, Paul jogged over to wrap his arms around Will.
"I think I won," Will wiggled around in Paul's arms.
"Uh huh, whatever you say, baby," Paul said consolingly.
"I did," Will leaned against Paul.
"I told you," Paul argued with a smile. "If this was two years ago I would have striked you out each time."
"I know," Will held onto Paul's arms. "I told you when we met I was a giants fan. I know how awesome you were."
Paul breathed in heavily. His shoulder ached in a good way, a familiar way. He felt exhilarated. Paul forgot how much he loved baseball. Playing for the fun of it, especially with Will, thrilled Paul.
"This was fun," Paul declared.
"Yeah it was," Will agreed.
Will turned in Paul's arms. He held onto Paul's neck.
"Maybe we could do something like this more often," Will suggested.
"I'd like that," Paul smiled. "Now, what else do you have planned?"
"One more place that I liked to escape to," Will stated.
"I know you worked at the Pub," Paul said as they walked inside. "But escaped?"
"Not here exactly," Will explained. "Come on, I'll show you."
Will took Paul's hand. He pulled Paul towards the back staircase and the apartment upstairs.
"Oh, right," Paul remembered now.
"Whenever the place was empty," Will told Paul as he pulled out a key. "My grandma Caroline would let me hang out up there. When I was a kid, I thought it was the coolest thing."
Will led Paul into the studio.
"My grandma would send me up cookies and let me hang out here as long as I wanted," Will said.
Paul noticed the freshly baked cookies on a plate and two large glasses of milk.
"Oh, yeah?" Paul asked.
"Yep," Will and Paul sat on the sofa. "I would come up here and put on the TV or radio. Forget all about whatever drama my mom or dad were in. It was my own private oasis."
Paul munched on a cookie.
"Well, I'm glad you had somewhere to go," Paul decided. "I would spend time with my grandpa."
"Yeah?" Will asked.
"He was really great," Paul said. "He was always there for me. I'm beyond relieved he's still there for me now."
"I was there when you came out to him," Will recalled. "It sounded like he really cared about you. Your mom and your grandfather."
"Yeah," Paul smiled. "I'm a lucky guy."
Will and Paul stayed in the studio for a while longer. They caught an end to a bowl game on TV before Will looked at the time.
"One more stop," Will stood up and grabbed Paul's hands.
Paul shimmied into the booth next to Will.
Will took them to a tiny Italian restaurant. Will got the waiters attention and ordered them a bottle of red wine.
"You wanna know something ridiculous?" Will asked.
"What?" Paul wondered.
"Chad offered me a modeling job," Will laughed.
Paul glanced at Will quizzically.
"Why is that ridiculous?" Paul mused. "I happen to know you look very good on camera."
"Uh huh," Will shook his head. "There's a difference between looking nice and being a model. You are a model. I am just me."
"Oh no," Paul moved in closer to Will. "Models don't all look the same nowadays, baby."
Paul started chuckling.
"Oh my god, can you imagine your grandma's face?" Paul snickered. "She's gonna throw a fit."
"Well, she should have snatched me up before," Will lifted his nose in the air.
Will and Paul talked and laughed. They filled themselves on breadsticks. By the time the bottle of wine was empty, Will felt warm and relaxed.
Resting his cheek on Paul's shoulder, Will grinned.
"Last year at this time I was with you," Will recalled.
"Yep," Paul nodded. "Drinking champagne while I hit on you."
"You were bad," Will laughed.
"And you were so nervous," Paul remembered.
"I'm not nervous now," Will moved to hold onto Paul's cheeks.
"We're in public," Paul smiled. "You should be a little nervous."
"Nope," Will shook his head before pulling Paul into a deep kiss.
The two made out like teenagers in their booth until their waiter came by asking them to leave.
"Sorry," Will put his hand over his mouth. "Sorry," Will tried not to laugh as he paid the bill.
They stumbled out of the restaurant into the street.
"You got us kicked out," Paul laughed in disbelief.
"I did not," Will defended.
"You tried to sit on my lap," Paul said dully.
"You liked it," Will huffed. His hands wandered over Paul's chest. "Now, let's go home."
Paul and Will stumbled out of the elevator to Paul's condo. Paul could barely open the door. Will pressed his groin into Paul's butt, nibbling on Paul's ear.
"Fuck," Paul groaned. He finally pushed the door open.
Paul reached out and snatched Will inside. He shoved Will into the closed door.
Will moaned into Paul's mouth. Their lips and tongues met wetly.
Paul growled when Will popped the button on his jeans.
Will pushed his hand in Paul's pants, rubbing against Paul.
"Want you," Will panted.
"Mmmhmm," Paul agreed. "Bedroom?"
"No," Will shook his head. "Here."
Will pushed Paul's pants and boxers off his hips. He started fisting Paul.
"I want you to fuck me against the door," Will instructed. "Wanna wrap my legs around you," Will whispered against Paul's lips. "And let you pound into me."
Will's other hand moved to run across Paul's neck. He pulled him closer.
"Think you can do that?" Will questioned.
Paul stepped out of his pants and ripped his shirt over his head. Quickly, he divested Will of his clothes until they were both naked.
Will held up a packet of lube he pulled from his pocket.
"You're stealing my moves," Paul teased.
Will pushed off against Paul's shoulders and locked his legs around him. Paul held Will in place against the door.
Will shouted loudly when Paul shoved one finger inside of him.
"Like that?" Paul grunted.
"Yes," Will whined. "Love it, god. Stretch me for your cock."
"Whatever you want, baby," Paul grinned. He loved feeling Will opening up around him.
Paul made quick work of Will.
"Condom?" Paul asked, ready to slip inside.
"Didn't bring one," Will grinned wickedly.
Paul pressed his forehead against Will's and moaned.
"Are you sure, baby?" Paul questioned. He wanted that so bad but he had to be sure.
"Uh huh," Will promised. "Want it so bad, please."
"Fuck," Paul moaned. "OK, OK."
Paul jerked himself off. He used the rest of the lube on his cock.
Will angled his hips. Paul pressed himself against Will's opening and slowly pushed inside.
"Oh god," Will whimpered. His arms wrapped around Paul's neck.
"Jesus," Paul had a hard time staying still.
"Move," Will requested. "Paul, Paul, move."
Paul slowly eased in and out of Will. They worked up a rhythm together. Will lifted and fell back down while Paul pushed and pulled.
Will's legs contracted around Paul, knees shaking.
"Faster," Will pleaded. "Please."
Paul followed Will's request.
Without anyone else in the condo, Will could be as loud as he wanted.
Paul bit down on Will's exposed throat while Will shouted his approval.
"Oh god, Paul," Will praised. "S'good. More, want your mouth on me. Want you all over me. Want you to come inside, mark me."
Paul grunted loudly before coming inside Will.
"Oh, god," Will extolled. "Love you so much."
Paul worked his hips into Will until he couldn't take it anymore.
"So good to me," Will ran his hands along Paul's sweaty shoulders.
Paul carried Will on shaky legs to the couch. Slowly pulling out of Will, Paul marveled at the slight mess they made.
"Love you," Paul promised.
Before Will could reply, Paul swallowed down his cock.
An hour before midnight, Paul and Will held each other tightly in bed. They both wore only their underwear. Their hands brushed against each other's cheeks and neck. Their lips met each other's over and over, tongues brushing.
"I love you," Will whispered when they pulled away.
Paul kissed Will one more time.
"OK, game time," Paul released Will. He grabbed the board game Will gave him for Christmas.
Will and Paul put the game board down on the middle of the bed. Will divided up the cards into categories: body language, sensuality, romance, and love making. Each card corresponded to a colored space on the game.
Paul sat cross-legged across from Will. They put their markers on the board game, eager to begin.
Will rolled first and landed on a romance spot. He picked up a card from the pile.
"Decide with your lover a favorite song you both find romantic and play the song while you continue with the game," Will read.
"That's easy enough," Paul said. He got off the bed to turn on his IPod.
Without asking, Paul played what he considered their song. The song that played when he first admitted to loving Will. "A Thousand Years," by Christina Perri.
Will smiled at Paul.
"Your turn," Will commented.
Paul moved his piece and landed on a body language spot.
"Your loins are on fire! Without speaking, show your lover what other things you can do to communicate that you want it and you want it bad," Paul read, chuckling.
'Hmm,' Paul thought. 'How do I tell Will I want him without talking?'
Will pressed his lips together tightly. He wanted to see what Paul came up with.
Paul smiled lasciviously at Will.
Without saying a word, Paul crawled across the bed. When he was right in front of Will, Paul paused. He reached out one hand and slowly, gently, caressed Will's lower lip with his thumb.
With Will distracted, Paul grabbed one of Will's hands. Still silent, eyes held in place, Paul eased the tip of Will's middle finger into his mouth. Paul slid his tongue up and down the digit, nipping the tip.
Will inhaled shakily, shifting on the bed.
Paul released Will's finger and smiled. He leaned forward to kiss Will.
Paul put his all into the kiss, overwhelming Will entirely.
When they needed air, Paul pulled back.
Teasingly, he whispered, "Your turn."
Will, eyes closed, needed a moment.
Paul laughed triumphantly as he moved back to his spot.
"Whew," Will exhaled unsteadily.
Will moved his piece next, landing on a sensuality card.
Clearing his throat, Will read. "Explore uncharted territory by caressing, kissing, and licking places on your partner that you don't usually pay attention to. Award yourself a lovemaking card if you discover a new erogenous zone."
"Hmm," Will looked Paul's body over. "I don't know if there's a spot on your body I don't worship."
Paul smiled, "I am pretty lucky."
Will spotted a place he had never spent time on before. He moved over to Paul.
"Roll onto your stomach," Will requested.
Being mindful of the game's placement, Paul followed directions.
Will's fingertips glided along Paul's bare back and over the ample curves of his ass. Will spread apart Paul's legs so he could lie between them.
Will ran his fingernails up and down the back of Paul's thighs. From the back of his knees up to the edge of his boxer briefs.
Paul moaned lightly, shivering.
Bending down, Will pressed feather light kisses over the back of Paul's knee. He held onto the firm thigh, kneading the skin. Will worked his way up, tongue and lips stroking together.
Reaching the edge of the boxers, Will snuck his tongue inside. He traced along the globe of Paul's butt, just enough to make Paul grind against the mattress.
Will gave the other leg the same treatment. He latched his mouth behind Paul's knee, sucking a bruise onto the skin.
Will noisily kissed his way up Paul's thigh, over his butt to the small of his back. Past Paul's narrow waist to his wide shoulders, and behind his ear.
"I think I earned that lovemaking card," Will breathed into Paul's ear.
Paul rolled over and pulled Will into a messy kiss.
"How do people finish this game?" Paul wondered. "I want you right now."
"Almost finished," Will pulled away and out of reach.
Paul grumbled a bit before rolling the dice. He landed on a romance card.
"Describe your most memorable date with your partner," Paul read off the card.
"That one's tough," Paul thought out loud. "I've loved all our dates. I think I have to say our first date though."
"The first one?" Will felt surprised. "Why?"
"Because after so many weeks of being a secret," Paul described. "I finally got to show you off. Hold your hand in public, no secrets or hiding. I loved that."
"I liked that one too," Will nodded.
Paul pushed the dice towards Will.
The game lasted a while longer. They reminisced about their favorite activities together. They got through an awkward question about their first fight. (Neither could decide if it meant first fight ever or first fight as a couple). They discovered things they never knew they liked. (Paul decided he enjoyed having his toes sucked).
Finally, they finished the game and looked at the lovemaking cards they earned.
"How about we pick one at random and go with it?" Will suggested. He just wanted to get fucked at this point.
"Right," Paul ripped one card out of their pile and turned it over. "Oh," Paul's eyebrows raised.
The card showed a position entitled Joy Ride.
The game was designed for straight couples but Will and Paul could adapt.
Paul moved so he was flat on his back. Will, already stretched and slick from another card, hovered over Paul's lap.
Will slowly sunk down on Paul's cock. He bit his lip, face red from trying to stay still. Paul moved so his arms stretched over his head.
Will sunk onto Paul's cock. He whimpered slightly, face already red. Will adjusted so his legs were out in front of him on either side of Paul's shoulders.
Giving Paul a smile, Will reached behind him. Using Paul's shins as leverage, Will began swiveling his hips.
With Will lifting and circling, Paul groaned loudly.
Making a figure-eight with his hips, Will shouted each time he hit a good spot.
Paul had a hard time keeping his hands to himself. His fists clenched and unclenched with each gyration. Giving up, Paul held tightly to Will's ankles.
Will's arms and thighs ached beautifully. Paul's cock felt so good. Each time Paul bucked his hips, Will tightened his hold on Paul's shins.
"Baby," Paul praised.
"Oh god, oh god," Will growled.
Unbeknownst to Will and Paul, a countdown had begun for the New Year.
"Yes," Paul grit his teeth. "Just like that, baby."
Will and Paul lifted and thrust in unison until finally, they found completion.
"Fuck," Will bent his sore legs.
"Uh huh," Paul agreed. He sat up, needing to kiss Will.
The two kissed and held tightly to the other.
Paul pulled out of Will gingerly.
Will's nose wrinkled. He could feel Paul's come inside of him.
Paul laughed happily.
"Come on," Paul helped Will off the bed. "Let's go clean you up."
"OK, puddin' pop," Will hobbled towards the bathroom. "Coming inside me once is good," Will decided. "Twice in the same night is messy."
"Next time you want me to come all over you instead?" Paul teased.
"Mmm," Will closed his eyes. "Don't tempt me."
Paul turned on the shower. While he waited for it to warm up he grinned at Will.
"How about we clean up to get dirty again?" Paul suggested.
"Best way to ring in the New Year," Will decided.
"Exactly," Paul agreed.
Paul helped Will into the shower and closed the door behind them, already steaming up.
Author's note:
The next chapter is going to be the last.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for reading!