A/N: So here we have this chapter, and not sure if I should put a warning. This chapter is dedicated for you thor94 thank you for your continuous support. :)
CHAPTER 16: Infidelity
At 5 PM, Gaara was lazily leaning on the library wall, glancing at the parking lot with a cigarette on his lips. The smoke felt like a calming hug, and the alarming tremble in his chest subsided.
Soon enough Naruto's car arrived. Slowly, Gaara made his way towards him.
"Hey," the blond greeted. "Toss that cig. No smoking in the car, okay?"
Without his expression changing, Gaara dropped the cig to the ground and got in. He wasn't a fan of being told not to smoke, but this time, he let it slide.
Naruto smiled at him quickly, it was a friendly, disarming smile that caused a reaction in Gaara. The redhead looked away, and then something sweet carried to his nose. The back seat was loaded with pots of beautiful flowers.
"Oh… so many," Gaara commented.
"Yeah. I'll be taking them to the summer cottage of Hinata's parents. They went abroad this morning and won't be home until after a week. Hinata is at home with the twins, so I promised I'd help with the flowers," Naruto explained.
"Oh, okay. You want to go get that coffee now, or?" Gaara reminded, as it started to sink in, that he was now in a moving cage-like vehicle with the ex-love-of-his-life.
"About that… I have an amazing idea," Naruto smiled. "Since I must take these flowers to the summer cottage, which isn't too far away, I thought I could show you the place, and have you test the amazing new coffee machine they have bought. I'd love to hear your review about it."
"Naruto… I… I don't know what your wife would think of it, or if her parents would like that a stranger like me saw their cottage?" Gaara stammered.
"I promise you they have nothing against it. They're the nicest people, and Hinata knows so much about you already. She remembers you from high school, and knows we've been friends since forever," Naruto told cheerfully.
Gaara twiddled with his fingers, pushing his nail on his skin without anyone noticing. He wondered if Hinata knew that they had been lovers.
"How far is that place again?" Gaara asked.
"Not far away," Naruto promised.
It seemed like the road went on and on. It felt like they had driven fifteen minutes already.
"So… Does Hinata have any siblings?" Gaara asked.
"No, she doesn't. She's an only child. The apple of his parents' eye," Naruto said gently. "She does have a cousin, however, but their families are not in great terms with each other. Neji, her cousin, was in the same sports team as I was, years ago. He was alright, and we had a good team," Naruto elaborated.
"Oh, okay," Gaara responded. "How about her grandparents?"
"They've sadly passed away on both sides," Naruto informed.
"My condolences," Gaara told, and unnoticeably pushed his nail against the skin on his hand again. The minimal discomfort it caused, felt rewarding. "It must be wonderful to be a father, and have a family?"
"Yeah," Naruto sighed relaxedly. "It's a dream come true. The twins are the best thing that's ever happened to me. I love them from the bottom of my heart."
"You'll be a wonderful father, I'm sure," Gaara responded, wondering how much longer they would have to drive. "I'm happy things worked out well for you."
"Yeah…" Naruto said, sounding happy and sad at the same time. "My foster-parents love the twins. They're so excited, so full of love for them. Dad said that once they're old enough, he'll take them fishing and camping. He wants to show them the Kingdom Hall as well."
"Glad to hear they're excited," Gaara said. "We've been driving for a half an hour already, how far away is that cottage?"
"Five more minutes, until we're there," Naruto assured.
"Ta-da," Naruto exclaimed as they got out of the car. "Isn't this place cool?"
"Wow, it's amazing," Gaara breathed.
It was a beautiful two-storey cottage made of wood, with a stylish porch with glass walls. Beds of flowers one more magnificent after the other made a beautiful, fairytale-like garden. It was on the shore of a lake, with a private sandy beach. Around was a tall forest with no neighbors in sight.
"Come, I'll show you the house," Naruto grinned and led the way inside.
On the first floor, there was a spacious living room with a large TV and a couple of couches. In the kitchen area, there was a long table for eight, and the most modern kitchen equipment there was. Next to the restroom, the stairs led upstairs to reveal three bedrooms. One of them had a bathroom of its own, and one bathroom was located near the staircase.
"This is a lovely place," Gaara said, taking in the classy design and the spotless, modern look.
"Isn't it," Naruto smiled happily. "Her parents are planning on giving this to us, because eventually they will get old and taking care of this place will be too much for them. And once we get old, the twins will have this."
"That's amazing," Gaara said, and twiddled with his sleeve. "Want to show me the coffee maker you talked about?"
"Of course," Naruto smiled.
Back downstairs, Gaara looked at the shiny coffee maker. It looked very expensive, and Naruto worked with it like he had used it for ages.
Gaara sat down at the long table, feeling already out of place. This all felt unfamiliar, as if he didn't belong. Whereas Naruto suited this milieu perfectly with his wrinkle-free, classy clothes. He could easily imagine Naruto being the life of the party they would have here.
"Here you go," Naruto politely placed a cup of coffee in front of Gaara. "And here's some cream and sugar, if you will."
"Thanks," Gaara nodded, and took a sip. The coffee tasted heavenly, and he closed his eyes. "This is excellent coffee."
"I told you," Naruto grinned, and sat down as well. "I fell in love with that machine long ago."
"No wonder," Gaara breathed, and took another sip.
Naruto gazed at him in silence. There was something odd in it, that got Gaara's sixth sense perk up. Ignoring it, he glanced around, taking in the classy decoration.
"They have a wine cellar as well. And a sauna," Naruto said.
"That's cool," Gaara responded, and the strange feeling from before strengthened. Naruto's blue eyes were deep like the ocean, and he had that sad little smile again.
"Wanna have a glass of wine?" Naruto probed.
"Thanks, but I'll have to pass. I have work tomorrow," Gaara said.
"That's hardly true. Tomorrow's Saturday," Naruto noted.
Gaara narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "Even so, I don't think a glass of wine would be a good idea."
Naruto chuckled. "Well, if you change your mind, do let me know."
Gaara stared at the blond. "Tell me, Naruto…" he began, letting his name roll softly from his lips. It didn't go unnoticed, given the dreamy look on Naruto's face. "What inspired you to go through the trouble of inviting me to this place, in the middle of nowhere, with just the two of us? When you have a wife and small kids at home?"
The dreamy look morphed into a wistful smile, but the sadness in the blue eyes never left. "I just happened to drive by. And we're friends."
"We were friends. Until you left," Gaara reminded.
"I know," Naruto admitted, deep sorrow shining through his face. "I'm sorry for what happened. I didn't mean to hurt you, but I did just that. It's been keeping me awake at night. I'm so sorry, Gaara."
The redhead only glared at him.
"I couldn't have it all. I had to choose. I wish I hadn't been put into a position like that," Naruto said, staring into his cup. "Mind if I take a glass of wine?"
"You most certainly won't, since you're the driver," Gaara reminded. But the sadness in Naruto's eyes didn't quiver.
"We could stay the night here. Nobody's coming here for at least a week. I told Hinata I'll probably be staying the night here, taking care of the property. The grass needs to be mowed, and the flowers need water. Which reminds me, we need to take out the flowers from the back seat and find a place for them in the garden," Naruto said.
"Look, blondie, if you think that I'll stay the night here with you and work as your little garden helper for free, you're wrong," Gaara said flatly.
Naruto chuckled. "Have you done gardening before? It's therapeutic."
"Therapeutic my ass," Gaara lashed. "You're a lonely, unhappy husband in a closet, hoping to get some alleviation for your emptiness from the aftermath of our miserable romance from two years ago. Look at yourself. Would your wife be proud of you? And your parents?"
Naruto winced and lowered his gaze, as if he had an arrow through his chest. "You're savage, Gaara. Do you want me to drive you home?"
"Yes, please," Gaara growled mercilessly, and glared at the blond.
At the car, Naruto realized the flowers were still in the back seat. "Hey, um, would you be so kind and help me put these away? There's no point in driving them around, as I still need to come back here."
"Oh, okay," Gaara accepted, and took one pot from the seat. "Where do I put this?"
Naruto rubbed his chin and looked around. "Well… How about on top of that large rock?"
Gaara did as he was told.
"Um, no, that looks ridiculous. The colors don't match at all," Naruto noticed.
With a sigh, Gaara took the pot again and walked with it around the garden. He put it down next to similar-looking flowers.
"Hey, that looks good!" Naruto exclaimed happily. "You definitely have a gardening gene in you, Gaara."
"Let's just get this over with," the redhead mumbled, not wanting Naruto's happy energy to rub off on him. He had too many scabs on his heart by now, and he wasn't looking forward to picking them.
"Where should I put these?" Naruto asked now, holding two pots.
Gaara sighed. "Put that lilac there next to the yellow flowers, and that white one would go well with the red ones over there."
Naruto did as he was told. "Wow, you definitely have an eye for these things!"
Together, they took out the rest of the new flowers from the back seat and placed them in the garden.
"Hey, can I quickly water them before we leave?" Naruto asked, innocent.
Gaara gritted his teeth. "Naruto…"
"If you help me, it's done more quickly," Naruto suggested.
"Alright," Gaara sighed.
"The watering cans are in the shed, next to that sauna building," Naruto said. "We can fill the watering cans in the sauna, I'll show you the place."
"Naruto…" Gaara sighed again, wondering if this was a good idea. But then Naruto took his hand and led them to the shed. Gaara yanked, but Naruto didn't let go.
"Gaara… if only you knew," Naruto whispered in the shed, with sorrow in his frightened eyes. "I know I hurt you, and I will never forgive myself for it. I've missed you. You have no idea. You don't know my life. I've never told you. I don't want anyone to know. But if you knew, you might understand."
"What got you so scared?" Gaara asked, more gently this time, as his anger was replaced by curiosity.
"They are watching. Always. Keeping an eye. Taking notes. Word travels quickly. Rules are obeyed, or else. Only in this place, in the middle of nowhere, I'm able to breathe freely. They are not here. I thought I could go on. I thought that if I left you behind, the longing would stop, and I would be free. For a while, it worked. But then I saw you again. It didn't let me be. And now we're here," Naruto explained.
Gently, Gaara took hold of Naruto's hands. He rubbed and squeezed them and didn't let go.
"It sounds like things can never work for the two of us," Gaara admitted, sounding sad as well. Naruto squeezed his hands.
"I've missed you. I… I've never loved anyone but you, Gaara. And I still do. I had pushed it out of my mind. But when I saw you, I was swept by it again. Only you can have that kind of an effect on me, Gaara," Naruto breathed.
"Naruto…" Gaara swallowed, affected by the emotions swirling in his chest. "It took me a long time to get over you. And now you want to toy with me for one night, only to toss me away the next day, and I'll be left picking up the pieces again."
"I know I'm selfish. I can't help how I feel. And I know this isn't fair for you, or for Hinata or the kids. I'm so sorry," Naruto whispered brokenly. "I know I'm a fool. I brought us here, hoping we could have a moment of connection just like in the old times. That if I had that, maybe I could go on for the next two years. Knowing you're still there, knowing that what we once had, never stopped existing."
"Listen to yourself," Gaara told sorrowfully, shaking his head. His chest was bubbling, he told it to stop, yet it only got stronger. "We can't…"
Right then Gaara's phone began to ring.
"It's my brother," Gaara cussed. "I have to take this."
Naruto nodded.
"Hi," the redhead answered tightly. "What's up?"
"What's up? It's getting late and usually you're home by now, so I got worried," Kankuro's voice carried from the other end of the line.
"I'm at a friend's place. I'll be home tomorrow," Gaara said, glancing at Naruto, and seeing the surprise in his blue eyes.
"A friend? What friend?" Kankuro wondered.
"Just a friend of mine, everything's alright," Gaara snapped.
"Don't tell me you're with Naruto," Kankuro gasped.
"I'm not," the redhead told, glancing at the blond.
"Gaara, don't do it," Kankuro pleaded, his worry increasing.
"Gotta go, bye," the redhead sighed annoyedly.
"G-Gaara!"
Click. And Gaara ended the call. He pocketed his phone, and glanced shyly at the handsome blond who had the bluest eyes he had ever seen.
"Did you really say you're staying the night?" Naruto wanted assurance, his voice trembling slightly.
Gaara lowered his gaze in shame, and the voice of his brother haunted his mind, accusing him of being promiscuous. Maybe he was like that, maybe he really was like their mom, like Kankuro had always blamed him. Batting his eyelashes, Gaara looked at the blond, biting his lower lip.
Naruto's gaze darkened, there was something boiling in the blue depths. Gaara backed away, batting his eyelashes, and Naruto followed. Gaara's back hit the shed wall, he was trapped, and now the blond cupped his cheeks. Gaara breathed, his eyes half-lidded, staring at the blush on Naruto's face, at the hunger in his cobalt eyes. The idea of having no escape from this thrilled him in some twisted way, and he let his pining be heard in a soft sigh.
"Naruto… You were boasting to show me the sauna just a moment ago," Gaara reminded with a sly innuendo. "You still up for it?" he riled him up with a soft wink.
Naruto gulped, his breathing heavy. With a tremble, he took Gaara's hand. "T-This way."
They entered a dressing room, which had two benches on either side, and a neat pile of firewood near the doorway. In the back of the room, there was a door that led to a shower space and sauna.
"Wanna see how to warm up the sauna?" Naruto asked, all tense. It was both endearing and exciting, to see him so shaken.
"Please, show me," Gaara begged innocently, and together, they brought some firewood to the sauna stove.
With hands still trembling, Naruto placed the firewood in a specific order in the stove, and then with some help of matches and birch barks, set them on fire.
"Within half an hour, we can go to the sauna," Naruto said, restless.
Gaara narrowed his eyes. "It's been a while since I saw you all hot and sweaty."
Naruto blushed, and his blue eyes looked bottomless. "W-Wanna go take a shower?"
Gaara nodded, and sensually began unbuttoning Naruto's shirt. The blond trembled, and his hot hands rested on Gaara's waist. The redhead slid his hands along Naruto's bare chest, taking in all the soft, hot skin, it was just as titillating as he remembered.
With a look of feigned innocence, Gaara kissed him. It was a sweet and shy kiss, but then Naruto's hands were in his hair, his lips were on Gaara's throat, and everything turned wild and passionate.
After the shower, they were sitting side by side in the sauna, spent and exhausted. Naruto was holding Gaara by his side, enjoying the hot, humid steam. Their passion had been as fiery as he had remembered.
"I've longed for this," Naruto admitted.
"Me, too," Gaara agreed. "If only this could last."
"Let's not think about it now," Naruto knew. "Maybe there's a way for us to… meet, from time to time."
"I don't know," Gaara wondered. He didn't want to become an extramarital lover, but he wasn't sure if he had much of a choice.
Naruto gazed at him gently. "Your skin looks different. No more cuts or burn marks."
"I know," Gaara smiled.
Naruto caressed Gaara's hair and kissed the top of his head.
After the sauna, they were sitting on the couch, toasting their glasses of wine.
"To freedom," Naruto said.
"To passion," Gaara continued. And then they took a long sip of their drinks.
Soon the bottle was getting empty. Gaara was cuddling Naruto, feeling hazy. By the look in Naruto's clouded eyes, he was feeling the same.
"Can I tell you something sick?" Naruto asked, sounding a bit tipsy. "I… I can't have sex with her."
"Because you're gay," Gaara knew, feeling relaxed. "How come you have kids, then?"
"That time, I was able to do it. I thought about someone else, so I could do the deed," Naruto confessed, blushing.
"That was clever. Don't you find it both wonderful and funny that despite it all, you could still get her pregnant, and get twins at that. As if you had optimized it," Gaara chuckled.
"Very funny," Naruto chuckled. "Never thought of it like that. I guess it's not very common, then."
"It's not. You're a funny man, Naruto," Gaara giggled, clinging to his shirt. He couldn't stop laughing, maybe it had to do with the wine, or his tiredness that had been piling up, or maybe it was just easier to find comedy in Naruto's presence.
"Okay, that's enough," Naruto patted Gaara's head, as he didn't stop giggling. "I know I'm a clown sometimes, but for real, this is a secret. She can never know I'm gay, okay? Please, keep this as a secret," Naruto begged.
"I will, don't worry. And I'm sorry. I wasn't laughing at you," Gaara got somber.
"Thanks," Naruto smiled shortly, but there was something uneasy in it. "Hey, it's getting late. We should go to bed," Naruto suggested. He looked around at the wine glasses and the empty bottle and sighed. "Ah, let's clean that up tomorrow."
Together, they went to one of the bedrooms upstairs.
"Gaara…" Naruto began, holding his hand. "Would you like to sleep naked? I'd love to feel skin on skin."
"Of course," Gaara agreed, and kissed him. "Can I have a quick smoke before bed, though?"
"Well, please don't smoke inside. I could get in trouble for it," Naruto knew.
"If I open the window, the smoke will go outside," Gaara reasoned.
"Um, if you say so. We can air this room tomorrow," Naruto gave in.
After some time, they lay in each other's arms, naked under the blanket. Naruto kissed the top of Gaara's head, hugging him tightly.
"Mmmh, I loved it in the sauna. No one makes me explode like you do," Naruto murmured into Gaara's hair.
Gaara felt his erection brush against his skin. "My, aren't you insatiable tonight. And a family man at that, how dirty. I love it. Hiding from your wife to be with your secret ex-boyfriend. You lured me here just so you could fuck me hard."
Naruto blushed and Gaara caressed his face with narrowed eyes. Something audacious and dangerous swirled in the jade depths, that hadn't been there earlier. When Naruto recognized this change of heart, heat surged through his body.
"You little cheater," Gaara murmured. With a belt, he tied Naruto's wrists up on the headboard.
"A-Are you gonna put a gag on me, too, like last time?" Naruto swallowed, sounding excited.
Gaara caressed his cheek almost lovingly. "My dear, now that no one's here to eavesdrop, I'd much rather hear your screams."
"S-Screams?" Naruto gasped, wriggling to no avail. "Are you gonna cut me again?" More useless wriggling that only amused the redhead.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you," Gaara chuckled with a cruel smile that promised the exact opposite.
"G-Gaara…" Naruto gasped, trying his restrains once again to no avail. Gaara's fingers dived into his hair, his teeth touched his earlobe, then bit his neck, another kiss, and Naruto feared he was going to leave a mark there for the whole world to see.
Gaara went down his chest, sucking and biting his nipples, and Naruto squirmed, anticipating what was coming next. Gaara's hot touch on his stomach slid down to his rock-hard erection, giving it a slow, squeezing stroke.
"O-Oh god," Naruto gasped, pushing up his hips to show how much he wanted it.
But Gaara pulled his hand away and reached something from the floor again. He rummaged around his bag and took out a pocket knife.
"You carry a knife with you?" Naruto was shocked.
"Says a family man who just happened to have lube and condoms with him tonight," Gaara mocked.
Sensually, Gaara caressed Naruto's thighs and spread them apart. Naruto let him. There was a heavy blush on his face and his gaze was sharp and restless. Gaara rubbed his inner thigh and pressed the top of the knife on it.
"J-Jesus," Naruto gasped and startled.
"Don't move," Gaara warned softly, and drew blood.
"Damn it," Naruto hissed, biting his teeth. When it hurt again, he glanced at the redhead. Gaara had a cruel, joyful look in his eyes, one that he had sometimes seen. Suddenly it dawned on him that he was tied up, unable to defend himself, and locked up in the middle of nowhere with a potentially revengeful ex-lover. A shiver of fright and uncontrollable excitement coursed through him. Oh, how he had never felt alive like this with his wife and kids.
"There's a cute little heart now," Gaara smiled without warmth, as he caressed the spot in Naruto's inner thigh, smearing the blood. It hurt and Naruto squirmed. The frightened look in his eyes and the way he breathed fast made Gaara want him even more. Oh, how he loved to see him under his mercy like this.
"W-What if she'll see it?" Naruto grew anxious and tried to see what the redhead had done.
Gaara spread his legs again and pressed the knife on his other thigh. "You're the one who likes keeping secrets anyway, you little deceiver. Maybe you should've thought of all that before luring me here. If you're so eager to chant the Devil, he might appear."
"God knows how much I love the devil," Naruto breathed, and squirmed when Gaara drew blood again. It was an addicting combination of pain and pleasure he couldn't explain. Only with Gaara's dark side he got aroused by something like this.
"Now there's a broken heart on the other side," Gaara said emptily and pressed his thumb on the bleeding cuts. Naruto let out a voiceless gasp.
"Does it hurt? The broken heart?" Gaara murmured coldly.
"Yes, it hurts!" Naruto admitted, closing his watery eyes.
"How does it feel to be hurt by someone you trusted?" Gaara whispered. "Does it feel good?"
"No! And I'm sorry for what happened! You know I had no choice," Naruto winced, as Gaara poked the cuts again just to make him squirm.
"I like this game. You're funny when you squirm," Gaara chuckled darkly. "I'll just write something down here for you to remember."
"G-Gaara, you know you're my one true—" Naruto gasped, tears in his eyes, when Gaara cut him again. "It was life that drove us apart, it was not my decision."
"Yes, you little cheater. And it was life that drove you here with me tonight. It was not your decision, am I right?" Gaara mocked and made one last cut. "Next to that broken heart, it now reads 'cheater'. Do you like your new nickname, Naruto?"
"Very funny!" Naruto trembled. "You know you're the only one I've ever wanted. Only you can make my heart burst in the most addicting way."
"How touching. I believe you," Gaara mocked softly, reaching for the lube and condoms. When he saw the surprise and excitement on Naruto's face, he smirked. "Look at you. You brought condoms and lube with you tonight, so that you could press my face down on the cold shower floor and fuck me with all the pent-up fervor you had. Poor old lonely Gaara once again as your concubine. You thought the roles wouldn't be reversed?"
Naruto blushed hard but didn't look like he regretted it. "G-Gaara. I needed you. You let me."
"Oh, I let you, I know. Things your wife won't let you," Gaara murmured hotly, and took Naruto's rock-hard cock in his mouth. Naruto hissed in pleasure, tensing all up. Oh, how he liked it, and Gaara was amused. He pushed two lubed fingers inside the blond's tight ass, stretching him. Naruto moaned and spread his legs even more.
"You're the dreams I've had," Naruto gasped.
Gaara squeezed his buttock and gave one last suck to him, before putting on a lubed condom and setting himself between Naruto's thighs. Naruto's eyes were half-lidded and his gaze trembled, as if he was so aroused he was already in the seventh heaven.
"Such a shameless sinner," Gaara chuckled, and grabbed his hips, pushing in. "I love how tight you are."
"D-Don't stop," Naruto swallowed, eyes closed, his face flushed. "P-Please, don't stop."
Gaara's nails dug in his hips dominantly, making him shiver. His handsome Naruto was a breathless mess completely under his mercy, tied up and begging him to bang him hard. Just the mere thought got Gaara so aroused he feared he wouldn't last long.
When he pushed all the way in and out again, and doing it again more aggressively, Naruto's hiss turned into moans of pleasure.
"You're shameless, you little cheater," Gaara whispered hotly. "I love it."
Naruto was blushing hard. Every part of him was on fire, and each fervent push made him want to go over the edge. By the way he was fucking him, Gaara was feeling so angry and horny, and the idea of it turned Naruto on like a torch.
"Please, touch me," Naruto pleaded, spreading himself even more to give Gaara better access.
"Like this?" Gaara mocked and pressed his nails on the cuts.
"Ahhh," Naruto cried in shock and squirmed. Of course he would be punished. This was sin, wasn't it? And oh, how good it felt! He was shocked again when Gaara squeezed his rock-hard cock and started stroking it.
To see the blond lay there helpless and humiliated, begging for more, set Gaara's soul on fire. The sight of him was just too much. With a fervent rhythm, he banged the blond's sweet tight ass and Naruto's raspy breaths were like gasoline on fire. Unable to hold back anymore, Gaara came, hard.
"S-So, how does it feel when someone just grabs you and bangs you hard," Gaara mocked, out of breath. He threw the condom away.
"I loved it," Naruto swallowed, out of breath. "I know I did it to you. I wanted you so much I couldn't stop."
With narrowed eyes, Gaara lubed his fingers and pushed them inside, quickly finding the spot that made Naruto hiss blissfully. What got the blond even more vocal was when Gaara grabbed his hard, leaking cock and sucked it with eagerness.
"Y-Yes, yes!" Naruto breathed, eyes closed, his face frozen in an expression of unfiltered desire. "I'm so close—"
And he came hard in Gaara's mouth, rocking his hips up. Gaara had a feeling he would've gripped his hair and pushed his head down on his cock selfishly, if his hands had been untied. But the deceiver was restrained, and Gaara smirked by himself, swallowing.
He wiped his mouth and stared at the sweaty, blissful blond. Naruto's face was all flushed and he had surrendered. The cuts on his skin were red and angry. Cheater and a broken heart.
"G-Gaara… that was amazing. Best sex I've had… since we were together," Naruto got sappy.
"Come on. Let's go to shower, again," Gaara smiled shortly, trying to dodge the unpleasant dread swirling in his heart. He had loved this too, but Naruto was a married man. Just the thought of that almost broke his heart again. He untied Naruto and stared at his wrists. The belt had turned them reddish.
"You think this'll go away?" Naruto sounded panicked, as he looked at his wrists as well.
"Let's hope so," Gaara assured, picking up his clothes from the floor.
After they had showered, Naruto turned up his nose upon seeing the sheets. They were sweaty and there was even some blood in there. They changed them into new ones.
"Where should we put these?" Gaara wondered, holding the dirty laundry in his hands.
"Just drop them on the floor. We can wash them tomorrow," Naruto shrugged. "Now, we should get some sleep before it's dawn. Take your clothes off, I wanna feel your skin."
Gaara blushed at the command and did as he was told. In the clean sheets, Naruto hugged him and snuggled closer. He smelled the sweet scent of Gaara's hair, wishing he'd never have to wake up from this dream.
Sounds from downstairs woke them up. Naruto cracked his eyes open, thinking he had been dreaming about it. But there was definitely someone there. Gaara was right next to him, and by the frightened look on his face, he was thinking the same thing as Naruto. The stairs creaked and Naruto jumped out of the bed, ready to find some clothes to put on, but he stopped as he heard a squeal from downstairs.
The twins.
Right then someone opened the bedroom door.
"Hinata!" Naruto gasped, as he looked at his wife.
"Naruto…" she gasped as well, as she saw her husband standing naked in the room, with a very naked Gaara in the sheets. The scent of tobacco wafted to her face, making her take back a step.
"W-What is this," Hinata whispered, her hands trembling. "Empty bottle of wine, smoking, naked men, and you have… w-wounds? Don't tell me, Naruto…"
The pile of dirty sheets on the floor and a used condom from last night were like a cherry on top.
"This is not what it looks like, I can explain," Naruto winced. "This is all just a coincidence. I haven't done anything wrong. I know this looks weird, but I promise you…"
"Stop!" Hinata pleaded, covering her eyes. Her voice got broken, and she sobbed. "I—I got worried when you didn't reply to my messages or calls. So, the first thing in the morning, I packed the twins in my car, and drove here to see if everything was alright…"
As if knowing they were mentioned, the twins squealed happily downstairs.
"H-How could you!" Hinata sobbed. "And with him of all people," she hissed and pointed at Gaara.
Gaara pulled the cover more tightly to himself, feeling self-conscious.
"I thought it was weird how you were so enthused about him in high school, Naruto. I thought it was just a phase, just another quirk of yours, that you would've grown out of. And you assured me that those rumors were not true," Hinata wept. "You are doing sin, Naruto. I can't have you setting an example like this to our children."
She turned around and headed to the stairs. Naruto ran after her, still naked. Gaara remained on the bed and closed his eyes in shame. Downstairs, Naruto's panicked voice carried, and then Hinata's angry one. The twins were quiet, and after some time, the front door was opened and then slammed shut. By the time Naruto got back upstairs, the sound of a car came from outside.
Naruto was pale as a ghost. "I've messed up royally this time."