In The Dark (Cliff's Story)

Kai having the Snack Shack to keep him occupied was a wonderful blessing. Between that, his late night drinking, and the time he spent with Popuri, he really only was in the room to sleep at night. Still, Gray and I carefully planned out our encounters. Kai’s shop was open from 11am to 1pm, and then again from 5pm to 7pm. So, we were pretty much assured that he would not return to the inn during those hours. The earlier time was out, as Gray very rarely got out of work that early, except for on Thursdays, his day off. So, we always planned to meet in the bedroom after 5pm.

I dreaded the days when Doug kept me busy with some task in the evening, and I practically would weep when I saw the hour hand pass the seven , knowing my chance at time with Gray was gone. But for the most part, we were able to satisfy each other at some point every day, even if we had to resort to “old times” aka, watching each other masturbate. I longed for the days when we could do what ever we wanted, pretty much whenever we wanted, and we could fall asleep in the same bed. I took comfort in the fact that every day that passed brought us one day closer to fall, when Kai would finally get the hell out. I actually had a nightmare one night that Kai announced he was opening the snack shack year round. I woke up in a cold sweat, absolutely terrified at the idea.

We finally decided that while we were being inconvenienced by the aggravating presence that was Kai, the best place to have sex was the shower. Since it locked from the inside, there was no way he could barge in. But there were some things that were a lot harder to do in the confined space of the shower, and oftentimes the hot water would run out, leaving us shivering violently as we struggled to finish. However, something was better than nothing, so we didn’t complain.

One warm afternoon, I playfully pushed Gray down in my bed, nuzzling at his neck and groping him through his jumpsuit. He kissed me back and tried to pull me up towards the bathroom. I whined. “I don’t feel like getting wet right now. Let’s just do it here…” I trailed off as I nibbled at his ear. Gray groaned in pleasure, but continued trying to pull me to my feet. I refused to stand up, but instead began to disrobe. “Here…” I moaned. “I want it here.”

Gray gave in, removing his own clothes and layering himself on top of me. But his body was tense. He jerked his head sharply towards the door, moving off of me suddenly. His eyes were wide, and he grabbed at his jumpsuit to cover his body. “I hear someone out there!” he whispered harshly.

I stroked at his back, trying to calm him down. “It’s probably just that stupid cat.” But Gray was insistent that it wasn’t safe, so we went into the bathroom together. I locked the door, and he started up the shower. I advanced on him, embracing him from behind and kissing at his neck and shoulders. “Relax,” I whispered at him. I heard him sigh deeply, and I felt the muscles in his body become less tense.

I led him by the hand into the shower, and then dropped to my knees, covering his manhood with my mouth. He moaned, and I slid my hands up the backs of his thighs. I knew he liked it if I put one finger in while I was pleasuring him with my mouth. So I did, and I felt him tremble. His hands clawed out wildly, grabbing a fistful of my hair and tugging it gently. The pulling on my scalp felt good, so I hummed happily and sucked more forcefully at him. He bucked his hips at me, and I could feel his muscles clenching around my finger. He groaned deeply, and my mouth was filled with his sweet release. I pulled away from him carefully, smiling up at him as I swallowed. He smiled down at me gratefully, and I stood up, my hand finding my own hardness.

He brought his hands to my shoulders and turned me around, then urged me up against the wall. My cheek pressed against the cold tile, and I shivered with anticipation. Suddenly, I felt a soapy washcloth on my back. I moaned happily as he washed my back, then moved lower and washed everything. Once the warm water had rinsed away all the soap, he brought his hands to my hips and I could tell that he was kneeling behind me. I moaned and whimpered in delight as I felt his tongue slide over my entrance. He knew that I loved when he did that. I groaned and grabbed my manhood, stroking it furiously while Gray pleasured me with his tongue. I felt my climax approaching, and I whimpered his name as come pulsed out of me and splashed onto the wall. I trembled, catching my breath, as Gray kissed at the backs of my legs. He kissed a path up my back and hugged me from behind, and I sighed and melted into his arms. The powerful flow of the shower quickly rinsed my release from the wall, and we finished up our shower.

We wrapped up in towels, then he stepped in place beside the door. We had decided that when leaving the bathroom together, one of us would stand beside the door while the other stepped out. That way, just in case Kai had returned unexpectedly, the one that had stepped out could distract him in some way so that the other one could escape. We hadn’t really planned out the distraction part, but as it had never come up, it wasn’t that big of a deal. Or so we thought. My heart seized up in my chest as I saw Kai standing outside of the bathroom. A million thoughts flooded through my head as I panicked about what to do.

“Oh, it’s you,” Kai said, looking disappointed. “I was looking for Gray, and Ann said he had already come home. Do you know where he is?”

I could feel my heart beating hard, and I nervously clenched my hand over the towel at my waist. “No! He’s not here!” Wow, that sounded really guilty.

Kai frowned and shrugged. “Too bad. I just need him to come take a look at the ice shaver at the snack shack. It’s all seized up and I need someone good at that kind of stuff to take a look at it.”

I swallowed hard. Good. Maybe he was going to leave. I managed to speak. “If…if I see him, I’ll tell him to go there.”

Kai grinned. “All right, man, thanks. I’ll keep looking for him around town.” He started to walk out the door, then stopped and slowly turned around. He pointed by Gray’s bed. “Aren’t those his boots?” He stared back at me, and I froze in fear. We were found out. My mind worked furiously for an escape. My mouth began moving, and a lie floated out. “He…he…must be wearing his other shoes.” I groaned internally at myself. Gray only had that one pair of boots. But maybe Kai had never noticed that…he was the kind of guy who only paid attention to himself.

Much to my relief, Kai shrugged again. “Yeah, I guess so. Well, tell him if you see him.” He left with a wave of his hand, and I moved forward, locking the door behind him. I stumbled over to my bed and collapsed on it, shaking in relief. Gray peeked out from the bathroom and then stepped out as well.

I looked up at him, still shaking a little. “That was close…”

Gray dropped down next to me on the bed, wrapping his arms around me. After a few moments, I heard him sigh, and then he untangled himself from me and stood up. “Well, I guess I better get some clothes on and go see about that stupid ice shaver.” He pulled on some clothes, and laced up his boots. “Other shoes…” he chuckled. “I guess I have to get some other shoes, or he’ll start to wonder, huh?”

I shook my head as I pulled on some clean boxers. “I get the impression that Kai is a bit of an airhead. I doubt he’ll remember anything that long.”

Gray just smirked and pulled on his hat. “See ya,” he grunted, and turned to go.

I hated when he just left abruptly, but I didn‘t want to seem needy. Still…I couldn‘t stop myself from uttering his name quietly.

Gray sighed deeply, still facing the door. Oh no, I hope I haven’t annoyed him, I thought. He brusquely whirled around and stomped back over to me. Much to my delight, he grabbed me by the shoulders and kissed me warmly. I sighed happily, trembling a little. “You kill me,” Gray muttered, but he couldn’t hide the smile that started to curl the edges of his mouth. He kissed me one more time and then he left.

I lolled around the bedroom for a while, taking the opportunity to quickly dive into his bed and snuggle his pillow, inhaling his scent from it. I thought of a great idea, and quickly switched our pillows. They were pretty much the same anyway, except his smelled delicious and manly like him. Mine smelled like flowery shampoo. I wondered if he would notice as I laid down in my own bed, continuing to nuzzle my face into his pillow.

I finally stopped long enough to get fully dressed, and I headed downstairs to eat dinner and help Ann with the chores. I was washing beer mugs when Gray stomped back into the inn, looking annoyed. I met his gaze, and he rolled his eyes at me, smirking a little. I finished up what I was doing and headed up the stairs to meet him in the bedroom.

He was unlacing his boots on the edge of his bed. I flopped down on my bed and smiled wanly at him. “That Kai is a fucking retard,” he grunted, and I burst into laughter. He recounted some of the stupid things that Kai had said and done, and I continued to laugh.

I rolled onto my back, looking up at the ceiling. “Am I your girlfriend, Gray?” I laughed softly as I thought about what Kai had said.

Gray growled and suddenly was on me, his hand squeezing me through my pants and his mouth pressed on my lips. I shuddered in pleasurable fright. He pulled away for a second and looked in my eyes. “No, you’re just MINE,” he grunted at me, and I smiled happily. He released me and continued to undress for bed.

I sat up in the bed, watching him. God, I loved how his body looked. The hard labor he did had shaped it into a work of art. I grinned at him as I hugged my knees. “Go and hang your hat on the door,” I teased him.

He snorted as he pulled on his shirt. “Kai’s dumb, but not THAT dumb. He’d be pretty suspicious that I had gotten a girlfriend in the span of an hour.” He walked between our beds, then quickly leaned in for a kiss. He smiled at me as he got into his own bed. “But we can keep it in mind for the future…”

“Mmmmhmmm…” I responded. We read books for a little while, until we both got sleepy. Kai still hadn’t come home, so we assumed he was out drinking. I stretched out to click off the lamp, and we settled down into our beds.

I heard Gray make a noise of surprise. “Hey, did you switch our pillows?” he asked, and I stifled my laughter.

“That didn’t take you long to figure out,” I said.

“Well, of course not,” he grunted. “It smells all good like you. Mine just smells all stupid like me.” I laughed to myself, and then blew him a little kiss as we fell asleep.