In The Dark (Cliff's Story)

When I woke up, as usual, Gray had already left for work. I had a faint memory of him getting out of the bed, and also of him kissing me on the cheek, but I couldn’t be sure if those were dreams or if they really happened. I yawned and stretched, rolling out of bed and putting some clothes on. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail, and then headed downstairs to see what work there was to be done.

Doug looked relieved to see me, and asked that I watch the bar while he ran out to the supermarket. I offered to run the errand for him, but he insisted that he would rather go himself. He assured me that watching the bar would be easy, as it was only 8 am, and most likely no one would come in. But he didn’t want to leave the bar completely unattended. I knew that Ann liked to spend her mornings at the waterfall with Popuri, and I didn’t blame her. She often worked long days and late nights, so any time she could get for herself, she more than deserved to take it.

I set to work behind the bar, washing up glasses that were left from the night before. I polished the counter, and swept the floor of the whole inn. Doug came back after about an hour, and was pleased at the work I had done. He said that he didn’t have any more work for me right then, but I knew I could do Ann a favor by going into the kitchen and cleaning up the rest of the mess from the night before, if there was any. Ann usually cleaned up well, but some nights ran long, especially if customers insisted on having drinking contests late into the night. She would often be too exhausted to bother with all the dishes, and would leave them until the next day.

I entered the kitchen through the swinging doors, and just as I had thought, there were piles and piles of dirty dishes. I got right to work on them, scrubbing and rinsing. Ann came in when I was almost finished, and thanked me profusely. I told her it was no trouble, and Doug walked in on this scene.

He laughed deeply. “You two look like a young married couple!” We both turned at him with wide eyes, and he shook his head lightly. “Now, now, don’t look so shocked. You’d make a great couple!” He fixed a stern eye on me. “Come on, now, son! Don’t you think Ann would make a lovely wife?”

I stammered and tried to think of a diplomatic response. Ann saved me from this by putting her hands on her hips and addressing her father, her face very red. “Dad! Quit teasing him! And you know I’m seeing Jack, the farmer. Don’t you like Jack? Why are you trying to fix me up with someone else?”

Doug’s face became red too, and he laughed nervously. “Oh, Ann, don’t get upset. I was just SAYING, that’s all. I think Jack’s a fine young man. But,” he gestured at me, “I’d imagine Cliff gets lonely, with just us for company. It would be nice if he could find someone.” He shrugged amiably, turning and walking out of the kitchen.

Ann stared after him. “Somebody else lives here too, Dad,” she said softly at his retreating figure. I started and blushed, realizing she was talking about Gray, and I turned away hurriedly to dry some dishes. I heard her begin to speak quietly again. “Your room is right above mine.” I turned my eyes to look at her, my body frozen with fear. She knew.

“Don’t worry,” she continued softly. “Your secret’s safe with me. And…at least you only…make noise in the evening, and not in the middle of the night where it would wake me up. Most of the time, I’m not even in there, because I’m working. I’ve only heard it twice, once from my room and once from the hallway, but I‘m pretty sure of what I heard.” I swallowed hard, still staring at her. “Am I right?” she asked me. I nodded mutely. She looked down at her hands. “It’s fine. Just…promise me this. If you hear noises from my room when Jack’s here…don’t you dare say anything to my dad!” I nodded my head, whispering in assent. “Okay, it’s a deal!” she said, grinning up at me. I gave her a slightly uncomfortable smile, and then quickly left the kitchen. Ann was a weird girl.

I took a walk around Mineral Town to clear my head, making sure to steer myself away from the areas where people tended to congregate. I ended up at the church, where I rested on a pew and collected my thoughts.

I returned to the inn a while later. I decided that I needed a shower, so I returned to my room and stripped off my clothes. I went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I held my hand under the flow until it was warm enough, then I stepped in and began washing off. I hadn’t been in but a few minutes when I thought I heard a noise from my room. A moment later, the shower curtain rustled sharply, and Gray was suddenly in the shower with me. I turned around at him, gasping in surprise. He had a little smirk on his face as he hushed me by placing one finger on my lips.

He then gripped my shoulders with his strong, rough hands, and came in close to me, kissing me lightly. I closed my eyes and sighed, melting a little as he parted his lips and slipped his tongue into my mouth. His hands wandered up and down my body, tickling and teasing me. He then pushed me up against the wall, and began kissing at my neck. I sighed happily as he kept moving downwards. His lips were on my chest when he whispered, “I missed you.”

Hearing him speak actual words to me, not just grunts and moans, and especially the fact that they were rather nice words, sent a huge thrill through my body. I loved the way his voice sounded, so deep and rough. I felt myself getting rock hard as he continued kissing a path down my body. Suddenly, he was there, and I had to muffle a pleased cry as he put his mouth on it. He raked his teeth lightly over the firm flesh, and I groaned, my knees threatening to buckle out from under me. I grasped desperately at the slippery shower wall, but it couldn’t provide me any support, so I just gritted my teeth and did my best to stay standing as he pleasured me with his hand and mouth.

I felt his other hand slide up the inside of my thigh, until his finger teased gently at a very tender spot. I shivered slightly, thrilled; but scared too. His finger was suddenly inside, and I had to practically bite on my hand to keep myself from crying out. Gray took his mouth off of me long enough to ask if it hurt, but I told him no, and he continued.

It definitely wasn’t that it hurt; it felt wonderful. I was just scared. I had only done THAT once, with an older man who was very rough about it, and it left me reluctant to ever try it again. I felt fear rise up in my chest when I wondered if Gray wanted to do THAT to me. But I felt the fear slip away when I realized that every else we had done felt incredible, so why would that be any different? I got a pleasurable thrill through my body as I also realized I would do anything that Gray wanted. I relaxed, concentrating on the sensations he was making me feel, and I moaned deeply as an earth shattering climax began to shake my whole body. It was the most powerful one I had ever had, and I lost track of where I was, and what I was doing as I sank to the shower floor.

I trembled, trying to regain hold of myself, and then I caught a glimpse of Gray’s very hard manhood, which he was stroking lightly with his fingers as the water still beat down on us. I knew I was ready, so I motioned with my head for us to go into the bedroom. He shut off the water, and I handed him a towel with trembling hands.

Once we were somewhat dry, I stumbled into the bedroom, with him on my heels. I laid down on the bed, getting the lube and putting a copious amount all over his thick hardness. He looked me in the face, just a hint of worry in his eyes. “Are you sure…?” he asked me softly. I was very sure, so I nodded at him, and got myself into position so that he could enter me.

He moved up close to me, and I felt the tip of his hardness at my entrance. I tried to relax the best I could as he carefully penetrated me. I was pleasantly surprised at the feeling. It wasn’t painful at all, but instead incredibly pleasing. I whimpered and sighed happily as he moved deeper into me. I looked up at him, and he had his eyes closed tightly as he groaned, overwhelmed with pleasure. He began to move faster against me, and before I knew it, he was coming hard, spurting inside of me. The feeling was so incredible, and I was overjoyed to have been able to have him inside of me. He leaned into me, kissing me, and I trembled with satisfaction.