A/N: Hello everyone! It's time to check back in with Shane and Giovanni!

Before we get started, I would like to thank everyone that read last chapter! I would also like to thank Guest, Anno1701, and RainbowDiamonds for reviewing!

A little recap since it's been a while since the last chapter. We left off with Shane and Giovanni visiting Shane's family for Easter. This chapter is the conclusion of that.

I hope you all enjoy!

I groaned loudly as Giovanni slid into me. I grasped the edge of the table as he pegged my prostate expertly and I bit down on a cloth napkin as a scream built in my throat from the pure ecstasy he was bringing to my body. The table rocked back and forth with his hard thrusts and a water glass toppled off the side, smashing as it hit the hardwood floor. I could feel my orgasm building as he continued to stretch me wide with his large shaft. "Oh God, Oh God, Oh God!" I chanted as fire raced through my spine. I heard clapping and looked around to see all of the customers had quit eating and were now giving us a standing ovation.

I jolted awake with a loud gasp. My heart raced as my eyes darted around the still-dark room, trying to get my bearings. I took a deep breath as it all came back to me: I was in my room at the cabin, my head laid on Giovanni's warm chest and my leg was thrown over his body possessively. I had been dreaming that he was fucking me in the middle of Russo's very full dining room.

What the fuck? Where had that even come from? I had never been an exhibitionist, that was more James' style than my own. I guess Giovanni had woken up my primal side more than I realized.

I lay there, listening to his heartbeat and his even breathing. My rock hard cock twitched as it begged for me to finish what my dream had started. I tilted my head as I listened for the sounds of anyone moving around in the house. Hearing nothing but silence, I slid my body slowly until I was over him, straddling his narrow hips. His eyes fluttered open and he grinned up at me with a sleepy smile.

"Morning," he whispered, his voice raspy with sleep.

"Morning, babe, this is your wake up call." I smiled at him seductively as I rocked my hips back and forth. We both gasped as his morning erection slid up and down my crease while my cock began seeking friction against his body.

I leaned down to kiss his welcoming lips and he wrapped his arms around me as he held me close.

"Someone woke up happy," he murmured against my lips. "Did you have sweet dreams?" I felt myself blush furiously and he tilted his head back against the pillow as he eyed me curiously. "You did, didn't you? Care to share with the class?" he teased.

"No!" I said a little too forcefully and buried my head in the crook of his neck to hide my embarrassment.

He pushed me back gently until he could see my face, his look serious. "I'll let this go because I can tell you're uncomfortable, but, Shane, I want you to know there is absolutely nothing you could ever say to me that would make me think less of you. No fantasy I wouldn't happily try to fulfill."

Unbelievably turned on by his words, I simply nodded my head. "We should probably take a shower soon before everyone wakes up and uses all the hot water." I glanced out the window as the first few rays of sunlight started to peek over the mountains in the distance, bathing the earth in beautiful pinks and oranges.

"Okay, but with this many people in the house, the hot water won't last long. It would probably be best if we showered together to conserve water." He looked at me innocently before capturing my mouth with his in a lingering kiss.

I leaned back to look him in the eyes with mock seriousness and laid my hand flat against his chest. "It is so amazing how selfless you are, putting my family's hot water needs before your own like that. Simply amazing," I finished, shaking my head back and forth.

"What can I say, I'm a nice guy," he smirked at me.

"You, sir, are a prince among men," I said with a laugh as we scrambled out of bed and grabbed fresh clothes and a toiletry bag.

We sneaked quietly down the hall, so as not to wake anyone and locked the bathroom door behind us. After we brushed our teeth, I turned the shower on and placed my hand under the running water as it heated up. Giovanni came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me back against his firm chest. I sighed contentedly and leaned my head back against his shoulder. He cupped my jaw and turned my head so that he could claim my mouth. His fingertips skimmed over my chest and landed on my nipples. I gasped loudly when he pinched both of my nipples and my knees turned to jelly. I turned in his arms and smiled wickedly as I wrapped my fingers around his erection, using it to tug him gently until he followed me into the shower.

My eyes followed the hot water as it flowed down his broad chest and it made my mouth water. This man, my man, was exquisite. Giovanni poured soap into one hand then wrapped one strong arm around my waist as his other snaked between us until he gripped both of our cocks in his large, soapy hand.

I looked up at him, his eyes had turned a dark blue with his arousal, his lips were swollen from our kisses, and a sexy stubble lined his jaw. "This is going to be quick and rough, but you have to stay quiet, are you ready?" I almost came from his words alone, but then he tightened his grip and began jacking us both together.

He held me tight and I was captured in his unwavering gaze as he began moving his hand at a punishing pace, twisting his wrist when he reached the tips of our dicks. Other than the running water, the only sounds in the room were the erotic squishing of the soap as it squeezed through his fist and our ragged gasps as we held our mouths open, breathing each other in and out. I watched a kaleidoscope of emotions flicker through his eyes and I hoped he could read all the love I held for him in mine.

I reached up and held onto his thick biceps, steadying myself as my legs shook beneath me, threatening to make me fall. I felt my orgasm as it quickly approached and could tell he was nearing the end by the sounds of his labored breathing and his pupils, which had blown wide in his gaze.

His hand slipped from my waist and searched for something behind me. It must have been soap because his slicked finger slid down my crease and found my entrance, thrusting inside. My eyes widened in surprise, but I was soon overwhelmed as he found my prostate and rubbed it repeatedly with his fingertip.

"Gio," I gasped and he closed his mouth over mine, swallowing my cries as my orgasm threatened to crush me under its ferocity. His orgasm hit on the heels of mine and I drank his moans in. When he was finished, he leaned back against the tiled wall, taking me with him. We held each other as our heart rates began to slow and our breathing evened out.

I nuzzled my nose along his chest, the light hairs there tickled my face. I kissed his neck and then he reached for the soap on the shelf behind me. I held his gaze as I lathered the soap in my hands and began to gently wash his body.

I used my hands to care for him, to show him what he meant to me, and I could see the understanding and the wonder in his eyes. When I was finished, he washed my body with the same tenderness I had shown him and I was thankful that the water hid the tears in my eyes. I loved this man so much that my heart ached.

As we toweled ourselves dry we looked at each other, smiling. "That was amazing," I whispered, stepping forward to kiss his lips.

"You were amazing." He swatted my ass as he turned to walk out.

We opened the door quietly, but found Landon, Emma, Michelle, and James each leaning against the hallway wall grinning widely at us. I turned as red as a tomato and Giovanni covered his face with his hands as they simultaneously began laughing and applauding us. My embarrassment increased as I saw my parents step into the hallway. They looked at each of us as my siblings tried to get their laughter under control.

"What did we miss?" Dad asked in amusement.

"Oh, nothing much," Emma said between fits of laughter.

"Just Shane sneaking out of the bathroom," Michelle clutched her stomach as tears streamed down her face.

"With his boyfriend," Landon finished, starting off another round of laughter among the four of them.

I should have been more concerned about Giovanni's reaction to Landon's use of the word boyfriend, but I had more important things on my mind, such as wishing the ground would open up and swallow me.

My parents started laughing and Dad threw his arm around Mom. "What's the big deal?"

"You kids think your dad and I haven't 'conserved water' many times throughout the years?" Mom waggled her eyebrows at us as she used her fingers to make quotations around the words conserved water.

"As a matter of fact…" Dad continued, but his words were drowned out by the sounds of the other six adults in the hallway screaming and slamming doors as we escaped to our rooms.

XxX

We had all just finished a simple breakfast of toast and coffee when the doorbell rang. Dad answered it to a chorus of excited voices, as the rest of my family swarmed into the house. Michelle snickered at Giovanni's wide-eyed expression. "The invasion has begun."

After all the hugging and introductions were over, we headed out to the backyard to start the egg hunt for the excited children. I had twelve little cousins who all rushed to gather up a basket off the picnic table so they could begin searching for eggs. My cousin Cindy's youngest, a tiny blonde-haired girl named Mia reached up, standing on her little tiptoes as she tried to grab a basket. She scurried around the table, climbing up on the bench, but just as she was about to reach the basket, she slipped and started to fall.

Before anyone else could react, Giovanni lunged forward and scooped the girl up into his arms, keeping her from falling. He set her on her feet in the grass and handed her the basket. I watched as he knelt down and whispered something to her. Her face lit up with a smile and she grabbed his hand, pulling him out to the yard with her.

A half-hour later the eggs had all been found and the children gathered together and counted their bounty to see who had found the most eggs. Giovanni helped Mia count her eggs and then stood and walked over to me with a smile on his face.

"Not too bad, fifteen eggs," he boasted proudly.

"Maybe next year I'll get you your own basket," I teased.

"Yesss!" He pumped his fist in the air.

I laughed and he stared at me with a strange look on his face. "What?" I asked, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

"That damn smile," he growled and just that quickly, I wanted to drag him back to our room and lick every single inch of him.

He chuckled when he saw the effect his words had on me. I didn't want to pop a boner in front of my entire family so I tried to get control of myself by thinking of Pierre, a chef I had studied under in France who was a genius in the kitchen, but had never mastered personal hygiene.

Luckily, it worked and my erection soon dwindled in the nick of time because my Aunt Sheila walked up to us at that moment. I had always adored her and was happy to introduce her to Giovanni. Aunt Sheila was a loud, boisterous woman with a great sense of humor. She often had no filter and said whatever came to mind without thinking first, but she was never vicious or cruel.

"Shane, sweetheart, I barely got to meet this handsome man in all the craziness earlier, I came over because I want to get to know him." She winked at Gio as she looped her arm through his.

"Aunt Shelia, this is Giovanni Russo, he owns the restaurant where I'm the head chef."

"Honey, you did good. He's hot!" She side-whispered, loud enough for everyone within three feet to hear and made me blush wildly.

Giovanni chuckled next to me. "Thank you, ma'am, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Enough with that ma'am stuff, it makes me feel old," she grumbled jokingly. She crossed her arms over her rather large bosom and studied him through narrowed eyes. "Well, I can tell you're smart because you hired Shane and you're obviously handsome, but are you a good man?"

"He's the best man I've ever met, Aunt Sheila," I answered sincerely before Giovanni could respond. "He's kind and fair with his staff, treating them like family and he donates the leftover food from the restaurant to a local club for LGBTQ teens. You should see how sweet he was with the kids there and with Mia a little while ago." I stopped when I realized I was gushing and saw Giovanni with his mouth hanging open, a look of awe on his face.

Did he not know that's how I saw him? That I was completely head over heels for him?

"That's good to know, Shane," Aunt Sheila looked at me with a knowing smirk. "It was nice to meet you, Giovanni. I hope we see more of you." Giovanni just nodded, his eyes never leaving mine.

As she walked away I pulled him towards me and slid my arms around his waist. "What are you thinking?"

He stared at me a moment more before clearing his throat. "I just didn't realize…"

"That I really love you?" I whispered.

"People use those words all the time."

"I've never said those words to another man and I take them seriously," I said indignantly.

"I care about you, Shane, a lot, but that's all I can give you right now," He said softly. I could see the apology in his eyes.

My heart expanded as he opened himself up to me more than he ever had. "That's enough for now. Just promise me you'll let me love you." I raised my hand to cradle his face and he leaned in to kiss me sweetly, our eyes stayed open the whole time. I saw a mixture of tenderness, hope, and fear in his eyes and I swore to myself that I would continue to chip away at his walls until I could climb inside.

The moment was interrupted when we heard Aunt Sheila as she spoke loudly to someone. "Man, I bet they heat that kitchen up in more ways than one."

Embarrassed, I hid my face in Giovanni's chest and could feel his laughter rumble through his chest.

"Your family is awesome."

XxX

We paired into teams of two to begin the Easter Olympics. It was a tradition I had looked forward to each year where the adults competed against each other in a series of games that were all egg-related. The kids got to be the judges and they relished the esteemed position, but they usually found it hard to remain serious once the adults started acting like fools. The winners received a special Easter basket, which usually contained candy and baked goods that my mom had made and the title of reigning champions until the next year. Last year's reigning champions were James and Landon who were paired up again this year.

When it was my turn to choose a teammate, I chose Giovanni, of course, and we moved to the side to formulate a strategy.

"All right, soldier," I said, clasping my hands behind my back and pacing back and forth, emitting a military commander and making Giovanni laugh. "This is the situation; you see those two boneheads?" I pointed to James and Landon. "They took something from me last year, something of great value, and I'm determined to get it back. You get what I'm saying?"

"What was it, sir?" Giovanni asked, trying to keep a straight face.

"My pride, son, my pride. Do you know what it does to a man to lose his pride? It ain't pretty. Now hear this, we're gonna go in there and give it all we've got and we will take back my pride, you hear me? Failure is not an option."

"Sir, yes sir," Giovanni said with a salute. I laughed and grabbed him for a kiss. "God, you're fun," he whispered against my lips and I could feel his smile against my own.

I pinched his butt as I backed away with a wink. "I thought you already knew that," I said flirtatiously.

Just then my Uncle Jim gave out a loud whistle with his fingers in his mouth. "Okay everyone, we're going to start with an egg balance relay. Everyone line up, facing your partner, and place a spoon in your mouth. One of you will carry an egg on the spoon and walk carefully over to your partner where you will transfer the egg to your partner's spoon. You will then run back to your starting point and wait for your partner to return the egg to you. If at any point you drop the egg, your team is out. Sound simple enough?"

There were murmurs throughout the group until Uncle Jim whistled again to regain our attention. "In case any of you thought this would be easy, I forgot to mention one thing that's different this year. At the start of the relay, you will lean down, placing your forehead against the baseball bat provided, and spin around five times before placing the egg on your spoon." He smiled at all of us with obvious amusement. Everyone groaned while the kids laughed in glee at what they knew would be fun to watch.

"Your family's a little cutthroat with their games, aren't they?" Giovanni murmured with a smirk.

I nodded my head and chuckled. "You haven't seen anything yet and I'm pretty sure my brothers cheated their way to a win last year." He raised his eyebrows in surprise.

We decided I would go first since I had the most experience. As the countdown began, I assumed the position, head bent over the baseball bat. When my fourteen-year-old cousin, Tommy, blew his whistle, all of the starters began spinning around our baseball bats. I counted five turns around the bat and then stood, wobbling on my legs as I reached into my pocket, retrieving the egg and spoon. I placed the spoon between my teeth and carefully laid the egg on it. I looked for Giovani, but he appeared to be spinning in the distance in front of me. He laughed at me as I stumbled towards him, struggling not to drop the egg.

As I moved forward, I was suddenly bumped from behind by James who laughed mischievously and warbled a half-hearted apology from around the spoon clamped between his teeth. I was able to keep the egg from falling from my spoon and glared at my brother's attempt at cheating. I turned and concentrated on reaching Giovanni quickly.

When I reached him, I tilted my head slowly, easing the egg from my spoon to his. "Good luck, babe, kick those cheaters' asses." I winked at him before racing back to my starting position which would serve as the finish line.

I reached the end and turned to cheer my man on as he quickly made his way towards me. Landon was right on his heels, but Giovanni reached me about three seconds before Landon reached James, gracefully dropping the egg back onto my spoon. The kids all cheered wildly as Tommy ran over and raised both of our hands as he declared me and Giovanni the winners of that round.

Gio did a little victory dance to everyone's amusement and I smiled at seeing him so carefree and happy. Was this what he had been like before he had suffered so much loss in his life? Was this the real Giovanni? I felt myself falling for him even more and I wanted to see him just as happy all the time.

James and Landon came over and in mock anger, pointing two fingers towards their eyes and then at us in an 'I'm watching you' gesture. We simply laughed and I told them to bring it on.

We lined up for the next game as Uncle Jim explained how it would work. "In this challenge, you will make your way through the obstacle course, one partner at a time. You will follow the course on your knees, pushing the egg with only your nose. Your hands will be tied behind your back to prevent cheating." He looked pointedly at Landon and James who gazed up innocently while everyone snickered. "Once your partner reaches the end and touches the post you may start your half of the obstacle. The team to reach the post first wins."

Giovanni offered to go first this time and I helped tie his hands behind his back before he dropped to his knees. I placed an egg on the ground in front of him and at the sound of the whistle, he started hurriedly maneuvering through the obstacles.

"Seeing him all bent over with his hands tied behind his back reminds me of that threesome I had," James whispered in my ear.

"Still don't want to know," I chuckled as I shoved him away from me. He cackled as he went over to get his hands tied for his turn.

My cousin Megan tied my hands for me and I dropped to my knees behind my egg. I took a moment to enjoy the view of Giovanni's perfect jean-clad ass swaying in the air as he bent over his egg. My mind wandered as I remembered the feel of that smooth, luscious ass flexing in my hands as he thrust into me.

I was jolted out of my fantasy as I heard my name being called. "Come on, Shane, get your head in the game!" I whipped my head up to see that Giovanni had finished the course and was standing at the post waiting for me. James had already begun pushing his egg and I scurried to catch up. Luckily, he got hung up in a hole in the ground and I was able to regain the lead. I placed my hand on the post at almost the same time as James and we looked to the judges for a ruling. The kids gathered in a huddle, discussing the outcome before declaring me and Giovanni the winners. Giovanni picked me up and swung me around before kissing me thoroughly. I was out of breath by the time he set me back down on my feet. Everyone laughed as I swayed on my feet.

The final challenge was an egg toss where partners stood facing each other and tossed an egg back and forth, taking one step back away from each other with each turn. Giovanni leaned in and whispered in my ear. I looked over at him, catching the mischievous gleam in his eyes, and smiled widely at him. "I like the way you think, babe."

Everyone lined up as they faced their partners and at the whistle, began to carefully toss their eggs back and forth. Giovanni winked at me then we turned and threw our eggs at Landon and James who looked shocked as the yolk dripped from their hair and down their faces. Giovanni and I grabbed our stomachs, laughing hysterically.

Tommy huddled with the other judges before announcing their ruling. "After winning two out of three challenges and creating one heck of a sneak attack, that was really awesome," he added excitedly, "we have decided that Shane and Giovanni are this year's Reining Champions of the Easter Olympics."

My family cheered as Landon and James shook our hands begrudgingly and I laughed as Giovanni swept me into a huge hug, peppering my face with kisses. "We make a pretty good team, don't we?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm starting to see that," he murmured. Before we could say anything else, Mom and Aunt Sheila called us all to dinner.

There was plenty of talking and laughter as my family visited with each other and enjoyed the delectable feast my mom and Giovanni had prepared. After several compliments on his culinary skills, he invited everyone to visit Russo's whenever they'd like, for free, stating that if they liked his cooking, they'd be amazed when they tasted mine. I blushed at his praise, but was warmed by his words.

Giovanni was in the middle of a conversation with my brother-in-law Jason, when Mia came over and carefully climbed up on his lap. Giovanni looked over at me in surprise, but then smiled down at the little girl when she handed him a cookie that she had brought over for him. He bent down, taking a bite of the offered cookie then he spoke quietly to her as she nodded her head at him seriously. I felt someone squeeze my hand and turned to look at my mom who had caught me staring. She smiled at me gently before turning to speak to my aunt.

After dinner, everyone helped clean up, and then Giovanni and I gathered our things to make the trip back to the city since we had to work the next day. We were passed around as everyone took turns hugging us goodbye.

"We put your victory basket in your car," Landon told Giovanni as he reached him and James and they shook hands.

"Thanks for being such good sports," he answered with a chuckle.

"No problem, we don't get mad about stuff like that," James assured him, but I didn't miss the glint in his eyes.

We finally sank into the seats of the Mustang and sat there for a minute, breathing in the peace and quiet after a whirlwind weekend. Gio leaned back in his seat and turned his head to the side so he could look at me.

"Thank you for inviting me this weekend," he said softly with a gentle smile on his face. "I had forgotten what it was like to be around a mother and father who cared so much."

I swallowed hard as my heart ached for his loss. "They were thrilled to meet you and I was happy to have you here. I'm so glad you came with me." I leaned over the armrest and kissed him sweetly. "I think I may have some competition though," I teased.

"What are you talking about?" Roxie roared to life as he started her up.

"Mia seemed pretty sweet on you. What were you two whispering about all day anyway?"

He barked out a laugh. "I saw that the older kids were going to find all the eggs before she could, so I told her I was close friends with the Easter Bunny and he had told me where to find the eggs. After that, I was her new best friend, she even shared her cookie with me," he said smugly.

I reached across to weave my fingers with his. "Well, I suppose that's okay, as long as she's the only one you're sharing cookies with."

"Believe me, gorgeous, your cookies are the only cookies I want." He let his voice drip low with meaning.

"Damn right," I answered haughtily then we both started laughing. "You're very good with kids. Did you ever think about becoming a father?"

He stiffened slightly in his seat before responding. "I always wanted children. I really thought Juliana and I would have kids but, you know…"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up anything painful," I said quietly.

"It's okay, you can always ask me anything. It's just a dream I gave up a long time ago."

I squeezed his hand in mine. I wished he would realize that all of his dreams didn't have to die just because he had married someone who clearly didn't deserve his love and devotion. I kept my thoughts to myself, however, not wanting to start an argument after our wonderful weekend together.

Several hours later we pulled into the city and he looked over at me. "I'm not ready to let you go yet, will you stay with me tonight?"

"I'd love to," I answered simply, smiling at him. I didn't ever want to let him go.

As we pulled into his parking garage and wearily climbed out of the car, I heard him start laughing from where he was retrieving our bags from the trunk. He popped his head up to look at me. "Um, Shane? Unless your mom is a very dirty baker we've been pranked by your brothers."

"What do you mean?" I asked as I walked around the car to look inside the trunk. I stared wide-eyed at the victory basket my brothers had so graciously put in the car. However, instead of finding the usual sweet treats my mom baked for the basket, it was full of condoms, flavored lubes, and a rather large, black butt plug which, frankly, scared me to death. One look at Giovanni's face had me laughing with him.

"I should've known those two were up to something," I chuckled, shaking my head. "I guess we better put some of this to use, huh?"

"Race you upstairs," he said.

Neither one of us felt very tired anymore.

Done! So, a happy conclusion to Shane and Giovanni's Easter visit. :)

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the chapter, as well as if you happened to have a favorite part/moment!

Again, I hope you all enjoyed and that you all are enjoying your weekend! I'm not sure when the next chapter of this will be up, but it'll be up by next weekend at the latest.

Until then!

-Epically Obsessed