Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:56:05 -0400 From: Chris Johns Subject: Brett and Daniel 5 Brett and Daniel Chapter 5 Daniel was allowed home after a month and they drove to the Hall together. Brett was struck dumb by what he saw. He couldn't believe what Danny had achieved. It looked exactly as it had the day he finished the renovation and refurbishment when he first bought it. "Oh my love, this is absolutely stunning. Now we have lots of work to do refurnishing it. We will bring a few things from the flat in town, but the remainder we will have to hunt out." Brett found the check for £50,000 taped to the wall nearest where his desk had been. He tore it up and put the bits in his pocket. "Now you have your money as well and we will use mine to refurnish. I would probably have been replacing lots of things by now anyway, it is, after all, nearly 12 years since I did this. No argument, or you get your first spanking." Brett was grinning and Daniel joined him. "Ok Boss." "This time we will do it together. What are we going to do first? Carpets and soft furnishings, or furniture and then let the designers sort the rest?" "Oh, let's choose the furniture, I'm sure your designers will do the rest as well as they did last time." Brett felt that was enough excitement and effort for the first day out of hospital for Danny. Time for home and some gentle loving. It had been so long and Brett realised how deeply he had hidden his desire for this young man. Daniel had never been in the flat and was surprised at how masculine it was. Brett had matured in a way he had not expected. The flat was definitely a bachelor pad with no concession to the idea of a second occupant. The largest bedroom had become the study. The en suite bathroom had been sealed off and opened up so that the second bedroom was en suite with only a ¾ size bed to maximise the remaining space. "This must have been a tight fit Brett when you had company." Daniel laughed as he said it, hoping he hadn't said something out of place. Brett looked at him with a sad expression across his handsome face. "I've never had company here Danny. You are the first person to see this since I bought it, apart from my cleaner." Daniel didn't know what to say, he couldn't get his head round the fact that Brett appeared to have been celibate for so many years. He had to know, he had to ask. He moved in close to Brett for a cuddle and spoke softly into his shoulder. "Are you telling me you have not been with another guy since you left the Hall?" Brett stroked Daniel's hair as he replied. "I've never taken another lover since the day I rescued you from the graveyard when you were fifteen." Daniel was stunned, he pulled away from Brett to look in his eyes. "I'm so sorry my love. I'll never be able to make it up to you for all the anguish I have caused you." Brett smiled down at his little man who, despite what he had been through still looked too young to be here. "You just make sure that you spend for ever trying then." "Mmm, that sounds like a wonderful solution. Can we go to bed now for me to start showing you how much I love you?" There was nothing in the world Brett wanted more, but he was very cognisant of Daniel's weak state of health. "How about the reverse, and only some gentle loving until you are stronger?" "I'm going to be strong enough for you for the remainder of my life, my love." Brett swept the boy into his arms like he had done at the grave and carried him to the bedroom. "Hmm, you're a little heavier than the first time I did this, but still not heavy enough." "I'm not going to get fat, not even to please you." "Of course you are, I have an unsatisfied appetite for you and need lots of you to eat all up." Daniel giggled. "You are silly, I'm just going to get super fit so that I can make love to you and with you all day if you want me to." There weren't many preliminaries after that, they were soon naked and snuggling together in bed. There were tears in Brett's eyes as he looked down at the littler man that he had not seen like this for years. "I love you so much Danny, and have done for so long I can't even remember when I didn't." Daniel saw the tears and pulled Brett down to him so that he could lick them away. "I promise I'll make it up to you. I'll never give you cause to cry again unless they are happy tears." The lovemaking waited a while. They cuddled close and after a few light kisses both slid off to the land of nod, the release of tension and uncertainty after so many years exhausting them both. When just thinking about someone makes you cry, then you know it is love. Brett woke first and looking down at Daniel, the tears came, unasked for and unwanted, but his love for this boy/man consumed him. He couldn't now imagine his life without him, but five weeks ago he had accepted he would remain a celibate bachelor for the remainder of his life. It appeared to him that his existence was made up of total extremes. Total sadness at his loss just a few weeks ago, now total happiness having his only love snuggled in alongside him. Brett determined that before they both went back to work he would have Danny fit and that resumption of their love making would be in full swing. It worked exactly as he planned. Daniel put on weight and turned it to muscle just as quickly. Six months later neither man was recognisable. Both now back at work lecturing and teaching. Both with an incredible sparkle in their eyes that got even brighter when they were together. A happy vicar, delighted to have these two wonderful young men in his congregation and a beautiful church with woodwork that took peoples breath away. Daniel couldn't look at his mother's beautiful grave and leave the unattended ones looking so derelict, so he used some of his money to pay for a gardener to keep all the graves in the graveyard looking good. The road to happiness isn't always smooth, but it appeared to Brett that the harder the road the greater the happiness at the end. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have pics of the two main characters if you would like to see them.