Title: It Is So Ordered
Rating: M (Explicit sex)
Pairing: David Rosen/Jake Ballard
Disclosures: This story is SLASH. Don't like, please don't read. Constructive feedback on the story is appreciated; but no hate allowed, only love. I do not in anyway own the characters - we have beautiful Shonda to thank for them! I'm just playing with these slashy tidbits I'm making up. Thanks too as always to my kick-ass beta... She puts up with so much. :)
Story: Current day, June 25-26, 2015. Established relationship. Several chapters, stand-alone for now. David and Jake manage their way through the week that ends with the SCOTUS decision to uphold same-sex marriage.
Spoilers: None
A/N: This is the end of It Is So Ordered. Thank you to all who have visited and read. Please consider leaving a review and letting me know your thoughts. Thank you to all who been entertained and enjoyed this tiny made up corner of the David/Jake universe.
Hmmmm, Jake hummed as he brought David into his arms. Jake lightly touched David's back, worked his way to David's sides. He retreated a very small distance and hazel eyes locked on deep brown. "Come here, David. Kiss me," Jake requested softly. Their mouths met, small nibbles and little licks turned into sweeping mouths with tongues.
They touched and caressed each other as well over an hour passed. They kissed deeply. David divested his tie, and they both lost a layer of shirt. They murmured sweet nonsense to each other while they playfully pecked each other's lips. As they reclined on the sofa the late afternoon changed the lighting of the room as the sun rotated, descending past the horizon for the evening. A peace settled into them.
Facing one another, arms wrapped around the other man, cocooned on the sofa, David's face was buried in Jake's chest. David spoke softly. "I can't remember a time I haven't loved you."
Jake tried to calm his soaring heart at David's declaration. "I love you too," he responded. He stroked the side of David's face with this thumb, his fingers laced in his lover's hair. He looked into the deep brown eyes and implored his partner. "Tell me about what you want out of our life."
What a fantastically tender question David reflected, and let himself roll with it. He answered truthfully. "I want to discover what we want together, Jake, really," he reached up and uttered a kiss against his lover's lips. David wanted to reassure Jake they didn't need to take drastic measures. "No preconceived notions. I do not need to get married tomorrow," he sweetly kissed Jake's lips again. "But it's possible now, if we decide that's what we want." David put his head back down on Jake's chest. "And that just really struck me this week. Today." Then his voice grew softer. "...I didn't even know that I might want it." David held Jake even-tighter then.
Jake rested with David for some time and wondered if David had fallen asleep. He himself felt almost like he was resting in a different place, on another plane. He secured his arms around David even more. The feeling of David's body in his arms was one of the best satisfiers in his life. He felt like he could protect and influence the world with David in his arms. That thought shifted something for Jake as something occurred to him. "Baby?" He waited a moment until he could feel David was awake. "We're not even really 'out'..." He wondered briefly if he should say what was next on his lips aloud and decided to go ahead, tentatively. "I guess I never really thought about, was never really sure how... permanent we were?" Jake said in a rare display of vulnerability, but knew in his heart David was worth venturing down that road.
When they first got together again it had been a tumultuous road. Jake had still been heavily involved with B613 and he had too many run-ins with David over which he didn't have control. He regretted each of them. They had worked through it though, sometimes precariously. In the beginning, their relationship had been made of stolen moments, raw attraction and oftentimes just sex. Jake held his breath even now, hoping they would hold up to the test of time.
Nowadays they've been much more of a 'normal' couple. The feelings they've always had for one another spent more and more time at the surface. Jake had basically moved into David's condo until he eventually gave up his own apartment because it just wasn't practical to keep it. He was never there. That had been almost a year ago. In the meantime, they had kept their relationship private. He wasn't sure why. He wasn't even sure if it was intentional. Going to the reception together this week was most certainly the event they most formally attended together, arriving and leaving together in the same car. And it was a LGTB event no less. They hadn't run into anyone who knew both of them at the same time, except the President and that was a non-issue. There was enough anonymity that they could share a moment or two where they really were able to be together and experience the festiveness together.
David had listened to Jake's question and really felt all of their history pass between them. It had been an untraditional courtship at best. "How do you feel about being 'out'?" he asked simply.
David could feel Jake continuing to think, his arms around the man, with his heart. He raised his head off of Jake's chest and pushed himself forward to give Jake a kiss. He looked into Jake's clear hazel eyes, glad to see he was not in distress. He saw only openness and he could sense Jake simply not knowing how to respond. He reached forward and kissed him again, trying once more to reassure him that nothing was changing... the world just held more possibilities for them now. Moving himself up on top of Jake, he settled over him and put his arms behind Jake's head to surround him, bringing him into himself. He kissed him, nibbling his lips and holding him close. David felt Jake grab him around his waist, his hands roaming, the heat building. "Make love to me?" David requested, knowing there would be no question and the other man would take him.
Jake was not bashful about the pleasure he derived from David asking for him. "Yes, of course," he whispered in a low voice. He brought his hand to David's head and cradled it as he flipped them over. With immediate intensity, Jake feasted on David's lips and neck all the while he grinded atop his lover. Eventually he lifted them both off the couch and headed to their bedroom.
Sweetly, gingerly, they removed all of their clothing while rolling around in bed amongst the sheets and covers. The kissing was complete, unhurried and intentional. Jake rolled David underneath him again so as to have control of his ministrations and more carefully observe his partner's reactions.
Grabbing David's hips, Jake tugged him down into the middle of the bed toward him. He took some lube and pressed it gently into David's ass. He swirled his finger around and then used wipes from the bedside table to clean away any mess. After he was done, he laid between David's legs and thrust their cocks together. Continuing to kiss and thrust, they were both quickly hard and only grew so with his motions. He looked hid lover directly in the eyes. "I love you, David. I want you," Jake's voice caught. He kissed David again in the manner they had been: with resolve and love. He took a deep breath, continuing. "And I need you in my life." It was all he could say right now.
Seeing a kind and special understanding in his lover's eyes, Jake leaned down and captured David's mouth again with his. Jake kissed him with all of the love and desire he had within him. "I love you, I love you so much," he said over and over while he kissed and licked and nibbled David. He felt David's hands on his back, his shoulders and in his hair as he made his way down David's body. He suckled at one of David's hips, then made his way over to the other. He sucked hard enough there were red marks when he was done. He knew there would be darker spots there later and that made him immensely happy.
Jake bent David's legs at the knees and fished a pillow to prop under David's ass. He continued to kiss a trail down around David's cock and his thighs while he folded David's legs back. He kept on with kisses until he arrived at David's entrance and he licked at the soft, pink hole. Jake licked another time and again, and David's initial moans spurred him on to a steady rhythm. At one point, he gathered saliva in his mouth and he spit it into David's ass. Then he continued to brush the nerves again with his tongue over and over. David squirmed and pushed himself into Jake's face. Jake wrapped his hands on David's thighs to draw him even closer and push his tongue further inside his partner. He loved being so intimate with David, loved giving him pleasure.
While continuing his tongue's ministrations on David's hole, he reached up with one hand and gave David's cock a couple of strokes. His partner was already delightfully hard and it seemed to Jake that their cumulative moans meant they needed to be joined. Jake continued to lick and then suckle David's entrance, eventually started to reintroducing kisses to it. Then he peppered lighter and lighter kisses to the bottoms then insides of David's thighs.
Sitting up and reaching across David's body, Jake grabbed David's hand and wrapped it around David's cock. "Hold yourself," and he helped David pump his member. "I'll be right back." With that, he kissed the top of one of David's thighs and made his way to their master bath.
Laying there dazed and completely relaxed, David was finally able to have a coherent thought. Jake had not rimmed him very often during the course of their sexual feats, but man when he did... God was it good. He stroked himself a couple of times as he thought about what would come next. His relaxed nature gave way inch by inch to the anticipation, and he grabbed the lube. He lubed his hole again completely and pumped a couple of fingers in and out of his ass. As relaxed as he was, he was already ready. He wiped his hand off on the sheet beneath him.
When Jake returned and climbed back on top, David caught a whiff of his partner's minty-fresh breath before he kissed him. "Thank you," and kissed him again.
"You do seem to like it when I do that," Jake shared cheekily.
"Can I tell you what else I like," David reached for Jake's cock and stroked it a couple times, applying lube to it and bringing it toward his entrance.
"Are you still ready? Are you sure?" Jake questioned.
"I am a crazy puddle of goo thanks to your tongue in my ass. I lubed myself and made sure," he drew Jake to himself and kissed him again. "I'm ready. I promise."
With that, David lifted his legs and brought Jake to himself again. He settled his knees at Jake's elbows and drew Jake's body closer by clutching at his torso. When he finally felt the entire head of Jake's cock pass his ring of muscle, it was like everything came into focus again. The dizziness gave way to clarity and he could feel how right the world would be.
Reaching up, David and caressed Jake's cheek and ran his thumb across Jake's bottom lip. In an albeit frustratingly-slow pace, David felt Jake's entire length come into him. "I love you... in me," David whispered to Jake.
"That's convenient," Jake returned, using his longer frame to bend down and nibble at David's lips. "Because I love being in you." Smiling, they continued to kiss while Jake thrust into David at a slow and steady pace. David looked up and watched Jake's face as they made love. The man's physique made his ministrations look effortless, although David would attest to every ounce of effort. David was continually astounded at how beautiful Jake was, but when he could feel it? When he could feel Jake making love to him, it was like he could feel Jake's beauty from the inside-out.
David felt Jake switch positions slightly and a white light burst in front of his eyes. With every moan that crossed Jake's lips, David felt a highly pleasing groan escape his own. And with every push of Jake's pelvis toward him, he felt the tip of his lover's cock hit his prostrate. He could feel himself falling toward his orgasm, nonsense falling from his lips. "I want it, Jake, I want it all. Give it to me, Love," David whimpered and moaned while Jake continued to drive into him. Before they knew it, they both preened and David felt his come between their bodies right before he felt Jake's spill into him. They were both gasping for air, collapsed together in a heap. They situated themselves to hold on to each other and calm their bodies. They rested and basked in the finished product of their lovemaking. Some time passed.
"You said it again, Baby," Jake held David close as their breathing returned to normal.
David could only mumble, "Said what?"
"You said you wanted it all," he softly responded.
David grimaced and regretted his word choice while they had made love. He tried to think of what to say. He didn't want their connection just now to only be about the last few days; he wanted it to be about all of their past, all of their future. He was a terrible liar, and didn't know what was wholly true or not right now. But he wanted to try and save this moment if he had to, with his lover. "I wanted... I wanted all of you, Jake,"
"David," Jake shook his head slowly, but thankfully David saw it was with a bit of a smile. They both knew the 'white lie' was passing between them. They acknowledged it by looking into each other's eyes and sealed that acknowledgment with a kiss.
Getting up unabashedly, David retrieved his messenger bag from the living room. Jake sat up in bed when David came back into the bedroom. "Justice Sotomayor passed this to me today in chambers," David told Jake as he handed him a sheet of paper, sitting cross-legged next to his lover. He took Jake's other hand in both of his. "Read below the stars."
Jake squeezed David's hands and read from the piece of paper David handed him, after the stars. He cleared his throat and began. "'No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were,' " Jake swallowed the lump in his throat, took a calming breath and continued to read. " 'As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law,' " and in this moment, Jake's understanding of David's love of the law grew ten-fold. No wonder it had been so important to him, why he had been so very emotional this week. " 'The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed. It is so ordered.' " Jake took a deep breath and shook his head slowly from side to side. "Wow," Jake said, taking another deep breath. "Baby, that is amazing."
Jake put the paper down and reached for David. He wanted to show him his appreciation for being so open and honest with him, for sharing this momentous occasion through the eyes of the law with him. He hoped his embrace showed David how grateful he was to share this life with him.
They entwined their arms and wrapped their bodies around one another once again. They caressed while holding on to each other. David was running his hand in circles on Jake's shoulder, deviating every third or fourth one to make the round to whatever else he could reach. Jake put his face in David's hair and kissed the top of his head, and whispered, "Me too."
David stopped moving. "'Me too' what, Love?"
"Me too. I feel fine being 'out'. I want it all. I want it all with you." Their eyes met and a smile spread on David's face that Jake did not get to see very often. It was the unreserved, pure-joy grin that David didn't wear all but sparingly. He reached up, threaded his fingers into David's hair and brought them closer together. They kissed. "I love you."
David looked brightly into Jake's eyes and was certain all would be well. "I love you, too."
THE END
A/N: Please consider a review - I would greatly appreciate it!
A/N2: The derivation of this story, besides my affinity for David and Jake, is my own visit to Washington DC last June. My kids and I were in the courtyard of thr Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, and watched the advocates and protesters for some time. We had just finished our tour at Ford's Theatre the next day when my phone blew up with HRC and Huffington Post alerts that SCOTUS had upheld marriage for all. And my reaction was the same as David's in Chapter 3: 'It passed.' ...being there in DC with my children while that kind of history was made was one of the most significant moments of my life. Thank you for allowing me to share it with you. ~a