PART TWO
Lex trailed his lips to the place between the ear and the neck, opening his mouth a little to catch the base of the ear gently. Clark sighed as Lex kissed along his neck. Lex's other arm moved around Clark's waist as he moved himself in front of the younger man. Lips were on his larynx, tipping the head back to kiss the other side of the neck and move up again to the other cheek. This time, Lex moved his face in closer, pressing his slightly parted mouth against Clark's. Before Clark could think in the cold of the night, react and open his mouth to speak, Lex had him pressed against the trunk of the tree, arms around his waist possessively but not harshly, kissing his closed mouth with the tender feel of silk and satin ribbon.
For some reason, Clark tried to react in words, but all he could express was a soft, surprised muffle that made Lex move back a little.
"L…Lex?" Clark finally whispered what he had tried to say before. His large, brown eyes were opened wide to meet his friend's blue-eyed gaze. Lex looked flushed, and Clark didn't even consider his own face's rosy colour right then. Lex inched back a little, trembling in his voice and fingers, shaking his head lightly in the moonlight.
"I'm sorry, Clark. I didn't mean to.." Lex paused as he regarded Clark's confused, naïve expression, sort of lost in the moment. Clark's arms were still caught around Lex's waist, as much as Lex's were around Clark's. There did not seem to be any horror in Clark's face, or his eyes, and Lex's heart seemed to cease its heavy pounding. Lex was still very close to his friend, who only blinked up innocently at him, radiating in clueless wonder.
"Lex, no.. You didn't do anything.. wrong…" Clark caught his own breath, flustered and uncertain with what he was saying at all. "Don't.." Don't go. Don't leave. Don't stop.
Lex leaned in again, closing the small space between himself and the larger man, kissing the brown eyes shut tenderly before kissing the lips briefly once more.
"Did I… ever tell you how.. much I really respect you, Clark?" Lex paused, keeping himself from going any further, too fast. His hands were tight against Clark's waist. He had dreamed of some moment like this many times before, but it never feeling so simple, so utterly strange and wonderful as this. "How much you really mean to me?"
Clark was afraid of speaking, uncertain mind thinking that his voice might ruin the shaky feeling inside of him that he was beginning to enjoy. He nodded briefly, to Lex's surprise, and whispered.
"Y…yea… lots of times… You're my best friend, remember?..."
Lex almost chuckled, smiling slightly at his friend's clueless way of not really knowing what was being asked of him. He pressed himself even closer against Clark's body, enough to make the younger man gasp and fluster. Lex responded simply, straightforward.
"Of course. But I.. I love you, Clark."
"I.."
Clark was silenced as Lex's mouth was upon his once again, pressing a little harder this time, like he was afraid of what Clark might say in response. But Clark only accepted the treatment, shaking a little from nervousness. Lex could feel at the way his friend only responded to what he was doing first, that Clark had never been kissed before, and almost felt guilty at what he was doing. But the feeling passed as he was flooded with sudden passion for the brunette man, who only moved himself closer against Lex's body with every motion he made. He was ecstatic, terribly overwhelmed with his emotions that he felt he might do something drastic, and did not seem to mind at all.