In The Dark

Kai waited downstairs in the bar for about an hour, sipping a drink and trying to calm his nerves. He still was in shock over the revelation that Gray and Cliff were sleeping with each other, and he was also quite frightened that Gray would crush every bone in his body if he so felt like it. Finally, when he felt enough time had passed, he nervously mounted the stairs, heading back up to the room that the three of them shared. He had to sleep at some point, after all, and there was no comfortable place to do it at his Snack Shack. Kai paused with his hand on the doorknob, listening carefully to see if he was entering at a bad time.

He heard Cliff’s voice wail out in pain. “Stop! Stop it! You’re hurting me!”

Gray’s deeper voice quickly followed, rumbling with laughter. “Oh, you’re such a wimp.”

Cliff cried out again. “I’m serious! Ow! Ow! Ow!”

Gray’s voice calmly replied, “Well, if you would stop squirming…”

Kai had heard enough and he scrambled back down the stairs to order another drink and wait a while longer. His mind imagined all sorts of horrible things that the two men were doing to each other, and he felt sorry for Cliff to have to be pushed around by a big menace like Gray. Little did he know what was actually going on in the room.

Gray was trying to brush Cliff’s hair.

Kai ascended the stairs after another hour had passed. He once again paused at the door, but it was silent inside. He tremulously turned the knob, which was locked, and he fished out his key with shaking hands. He stepped into the room, nervous to look towards the beds, but he finally raised his eyes. Cliff was sitting up in his bed, which was the closest to the door, reading a book. He looked up at Kai and raised his eyebrows. Kai glanced at Gray, who was lying asleep in his bed, facing towards Cliff. Cliff followed Kai’s gaze and raised a finger to his lips, urging him to be quiet. Kai nodded furiously and tiptoed to his side of the room, changing for bed as quickly as he could and diving under the covers. Cliff laid his book on the nightstand and turned off the lamp.

A few days passed. The three men were all in their bedroom one night, when Kai nervously spoke up. “Uh, tomorrow’s the fireworks festival.”

Gray growled, turning a page in his book. “So?” He hated festivals; they were a pointless waste of time.

Cliff laid his book in his lap. “I’d like to go,” he piped up.

Gray’s angry face suddenly melted away. “Oh, really?” he asked, surprised. Cliff nodded, and Gray gave a little smirk. “Fine, we’ll go.” Cliff smiled contentedly and resumed reading.

Kai cleared his throat again. “I always have like, an all you can eat buffet right at sunset before he fireworks start. Um…you’re invited to that too.”

Gray just grunted, but Cliff made eye contact with Kai and smiled. Kai exhaled in relief and settled in to bed. Things had been better between all of them, mostly because of Cliff’s efforts. He had taken Kai aside the morning after the big run in and worked out a deal with him. If Kai would stay out until midnight on odd numbered days, then Gray and Cliff would vacate the room from 7pm until 10 pm on even numbered days, giving Kai space to spend time with his girlfriend. Kai had quickly agreed, not even questioning why they got more time in the room. All he cared about was avoiding getting beaten down by Gray.

Kai was also grateful that the two men didn’t seem the “public display of affection” type. Now that he knew their secret, they could have easily dropped their guard and started being affectionate towards one another in little ways at bedtime, even sharing a bed just to sleep. But they apparently were abstaining from that until Kai made his departure for good. Kai did notice that every evening, after the lights were out, he could hear Cliff’s bed squeak quickly, the sound of light footsteps on the floor, and a kiss being exchanged. Then the feet would return to bed. It kind of made Kai a little queasy when he thought about the two guys kissing on each other, but he dared not complain for fear of Gray beating him up. He consoled himself with the fact that they weren’t all out humping on each other in front of him.

The next evening, Gray and Cliff enjoyed a little time together before heading out to the fireworks festival. Since this was an even numbered day, it was actually Kai’s turn to get the room, but that time arrangement was only from 7 to 10. Since the fireworks would go on until past 9, Gray smirked a little that Kai would just have to miss his turn today. He returned his attention to Cliff, pushing his shirt up over his stomach and tracing his tongue over his navel as he unbuttoned and unzipped Cliff’s pants. They didn’t even have to bother with the shower anymore, since Kai didn’t dare trespass on their time together. They still enjoyed getting in together sometimes, but it was a relief to no longer be forced to be in there.

Cliff hummed happily as Gray kissed at him through his underwear. Gray smiled and hooked his thumbs under the waistband, peeling them downwards. He grasped at Cliff’s hardness with one strong hand, and covered the tip of it with his mouth. He sucked enthusiastically, enjoying the taste of it immensely. Cliff muffled his mouth with one hand, trying to stifle the squeals of pleasure that threatened to emit from him. Gray unwrapped his lips from Cliff and smiled up at him lazily. “Don’t do that…” he growled sexily. “I want to hear your voice.”

Cliff nodded, his eyes half shut in rapture, and uncovered his mouth. He moaned as Gray returned his mouth to his hardness, and Gray felt a thrill run through his body at the sound of his ecstasy. He licked and fondled at Cliff, making him whimper and cry out in pleasure even more. Gray brought his mouth off for a moment, then placed one finger in his mouth, wetting it down. Cliff trembled in excitement as Gray lowered his head once more and resumed sucking on him. Gray slipped his now wet finger tip inside of Cliff’s entrance, making him shudder hard with joy. Gray knew that the dual pleasure was always too much for Cliff, and it wasn’t a minute later that Cliff thrust his hips upwards over and over, exploding into Gray’s mouth. Gray carefully brought his mouth off, swallowing the thick release of which he had come to appreciate the flavor.

Cliff lay shaking in aftershock on the bed, as Gray quickly disrobed himself. He moved over Cliff, stroking at his own thick manhood. There was a large amount of pre-come on the tip of it, and he spread it around carefully. Cliff nodded up at him, tilting his hips and bending his legs to allow Gray better access. Gray groaned as he slowly pushed himself inside of Cliff, being careful not to hurt him as it was a little drier than usual. He pumped gently in and out of Cliff, enjoying the tight friction. Cliff clawed at the sheets, groaning in desire. It didn’t take long before Gray was shuddering hard, waves and waves of pleasure shooting through his body as he released. They pulled apart carefully, snuggling on the bed together for a while, then they rose to get dressed for the festival.

The two guys walked into Kai’s Snack Shack together about 15 minutes later. Kai smiled up at them weakly, and quickly fixed Gray a plate with three ears of baked corn on it. He didn’t know what Cliff liked to eat, so he just gave him a plate with a little bit of everything. Gray just grunted, snatching the plate from Kai, but Cliff smiled and offered a whispered “thank you.”

They sat down together, at a table farthest from the crowd. Gray muttered. “Don’t thank that fucking idiot.”

Cliff smiled at him admonishingly. “Well, he did give us free food, so it’s sort of appropriate to say thank you.”

Gray just grunted and ate his food. Cliff just shook his head, chuckling to himself, and began to eat.

After they were done eating, they headed outside to watch the fireworks together. They moved as far away from the crowd as they could without looking suspicious, and sat down in the sand together. They leaned back, watching the colorful bursts of light explode in the sky. Gray was surprised at himself, finding that he actually enjoyed watching fireworks with Cliff. He had never liked them before. He smiled as he listened to Cliff’s soft “oohs” and “aahs” in response to each vibrant blast of color. He thought that only he could make Cliff make those noises. He smirked a little, then reached over and found Cliff’s hand in the sand. He laced his fingers into Cliff’s, and Cliff smiled over at him happily. Gray just chuckled deeply, and they watched the rest of the show together.