Dating Rules And Pretty Fools – Ch. 24
By Laura S. Fox
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Chapter Twenty-Four – How
to Educate Your Dom
The elevator was out of
order, so he took the stairs, climbing them two at a time. The exercise did him
good, the ache in his muscles once he reached his floor a good indication that
there was a lot he needed to work out of his system. After seeing Angel on the
screen of Watkins's phone, his mind had become a nest of snakes. What was Angel's
role in all of this? As he had suspected – one of the versions of truth he had
examined on his way to `that room' – Angel appeared to be in cahoots with
Watkins.
Those young men, the
victims, had been prey for these predators. Some people were in charge, like
Watkins and Keres, but someone had to be the hand that killed. Was that Angel's
role in the organization? Hudson remembered quite clearly what great delight
lit Angel's flawless face while roughing up Jasper on stage during the show
Hudson had been asked to immortalize in pictures, the first test of his
gullibility in a string of many.
Throughout his career, he
had met many people who fell into the trap of believing that a beautiful face
couldn't hide darkness behind it, while only average or ugly looking people
could be, in their book, committing crimes. It was a common human fallacy; it
had an explanation. And if anyone looked at someone like Keres, his face so
akin to a character from a horror movie, they would immediately believe him to
be as bad as they come. They wouldn't think the same thing about Angel for a
moment. His physical beauty made the perfect cover-up.
Hudson preferred to keep
his options open. Angel could or couldn't be the one in charge of the actual
killing. One thing was certain, and it had been quite clear from the first
moment he had laid his eyes on Angel. There was no way the guy was innocent, no
way that he didn't know, at least partially, that his boss's dealings involved
things that were beyond the sort of stuff BDSM clubs were usually known for.
But then, that night with
the police raid, Angel had looked freaked out by something. Hudson wished he
knew what that was; the guy had just proven his abilities as an actor, putting
on a show for Hudson. He had looked every bit like a trapped animal, behaved
like someone being kept inside a creepy room against his will, and yet—
Hudson rested his feet
against a chair and tipped his head back, searching the ceiling for answers.
Angel's performance in that room had been just that, a performance. He had
acted as expected, from lying unmoving on the floor to the dramatic way he had
thrown the half-drunk can of soda at the mirror wall.
And all the time he had
had a phone with him. For the next part, Hudson closed his eyes. He'd been
told, on more than one occasion, that he had an excellent memory, pretty much
like a camera; he could remember details like no one could from those snapshots
of flashbacks, things that had helped him a lot in his work as a detective.
Where had Angel kept the
phone? At first glance, the room had appeared to be exceptionally bare, nothing
on the floor, nothing on the walls. That wasn't entirely true. The wall opposite
the mirror had a window, as Watkins couldn't wall that in or else the people in
charge of the building maintenance would have taken notice. The window had been
covered with heavy burlap curtains, but the sill...
Yes, now Hudson could see
it. He reached for his camera to see if his memory served him well, as usual.
He flicked through the pictures taken earlier in the afternoon and zoomed in.
There it was, a thin flicker of silver, the phone case. Next thing, he focused
on Angel's expressions. It was in the eyes, of course. There was no fear in
them, no matter how twisted his mouth was in a snarl. His eyes were relaxed and
now that Hudson saw it, he couldn't un-see it.
Angel was an element that
fit in place. Whatever the thing that had spooked him during the night of the
raid, it could have no connection whatsoever to the things happening on the
dark side of Twinlight. The young man was a
complicated fellow, after all.
The knock on the door
took him by surprise. He smiled as he realized who it might be. Even the way he
knocked was polite. This time, Hudson had no reason to tiptoe to the door and
examine the person on the other side, as usual. He did it, nonetheless, part
force of habit, part the anticipation of seeing Otis standing there, his face
serene and void of any malice.
***
Hudson could very well be
late from work, although that was a stretch since he didn't seem to keep regular
hours like other people did. Otis had opted against sending a message or
calling on the phone as he didn't want to meet with refusal again. He had read
that people often had a harder time refusing something when face to face with
the person asking them something than over the phone. In hindsight, he was
surprised that door-to-door marketing wasn't still as big a thing as it had
been in the past. Marketers preferred calling nowadays, even sending emails
which were so easy to discard.
He must have been still
wondering about the mysterious evolution of marketing when Hudson opened the
door because the hint of laughter in his boyfriend's voice let him know he
looked sort of weird.
"Where do you plan on
taking me? To try some exotic food out? The kind with insects in it?"
Otis opened his mouth to
deny any such thing and then remembered his decision to be as truthful as he
could be with the man sharing his bed. "I was wondering why people who sell
things now prefer emails and phone calls to door-to-door marketing."
"I see," Hudson said as
if he really did understand where Otis was coming from with saying things like
that. "I promised to take you out, so I suppose that is why you are here."
"No," Otis replied
truthfully. "I am here because I do not intend to make the same mistake as
other marketers today. I am here in person to invite you over. And you must
sleep with me."
Hudson leaned against the
door jamb and gave him a long look. Otis felt his skin prickling and his ears
getting hot.
"Not like that," he
protested. "I mean it as real sleep."
"If you really mean it like
that, you disappoint me," Hudson said as he walked back into his apartment. He
left the door wide open but didn't invite Otis in, leaving him to crane his
neck to watch him. "Come on, let's go to your place," Hudson added as he came
back.
Otis nodded shortly and
walked in front so that he could open the door. Would Hudson believe that he
was addicted to sex? Addiction was a stranger to him, in the sense that he
didn't drink or smoke. He liked to buy his figurines and have a good night
sleep, but that was the extent of things he believed he couldn't very well live
without.
Sex with Hudson, however,
was stronger stuff than his liking of tiny figurines and need for eight hours
of sleep each night. As he thought about it, he felt his skin only growing
hotter. It wasn't a thing he could hide, and Hudson was walking right behind
him, which only meant that he was a first-hand witness to all of his
embarrassment.
All those things went out
of his mind the moment they were inside, because Hudson grabbed him and kissed
him hard on the lips.
"I hope this is the main
reason why you want me here, or otherwise I fear that I'm losing my appeal."
It was a joke. Hudson was
good at joking, and Otis made a mental note to ask him later how it came so easily
to him to say amusing things. Again, his thoughts were cut short as Hudson cupped
one hand around his head and kissed his lips. Their tongues moved together, and
it was a good exercise to forget about everything else. Maybe that was the
reason why sex could be addictive. It took over your mind, and you became
unaware of anything else.
Because it was with
Hudson, Otis wasn't scared. His boyfriend made him sit on the bed and then
climbed on it, holding him between his strong thighs. When he looked up, their
eyes met. Hudson's dark eyes burned, making his skin burn even hotter.
Wild wasn't a word to
describe him. He had never been like that, but there was a part of him that
ached to be free. Otis put his impatient hands on Hudson's chest and grabbed at
the fabric of his t-shirt, feeling the hard chest underneath. He pushed them up
in an effort to get his man out of the thing as quickly as possible.
"Ouch, I think you pulled
some hair out there," Hudson said.
"I'm sorry," Otis
murmured, although he was far from being any sort of sorry. He only continued
to pull at Hudson's t-shirt until he gained access to bare skin.
Hudson took it upon
himself to pull his t-shirt over his head and render himself naked from the
waist up. Otis put his hands on the handsome chest again and pulled at the
coarse hair with intention this time.
"You cheeky--" Hudson
sucked in a breath as Otis went for his prize, a pert nipple that grew harder
in his mouth.
Otis didn't protest in
the slightest at being subjected to the same treatment. His shirt was pulled
out of his pants and Hudson worked his hands up underneath it until he reached
Otis's chest. They played with each other's nipples, as little thrills thrummed
through both of them. Their bodies vibrated in synch. This had to be the sort
of thing that meant they were compatible.
"I want to taste you,
baby," Hudson said pleadingly.
With reluctance, Otis let
go of the nipple in his mouth and fell onto his back. Hudson was an expert at
taking him out of his clothes, but he worked with naked men all day long, so he
had to be.
The question left his
mouth before he had a chance to stop it. "Have you done this with your models?"
"Are you jealous?" Hudson
asked and grinned as he unbuckled his belt.
Otis's eyes remained
fixed on his boyfriend's moves. He was fascinated by everything Hudson did.
"Are you asking me if I
taste them the way I taste you?" Hudson pulled at the belt slowly, freeing it
from the loops of his jeans.
"In the past," Otis
whispered. "That is what I asked."
Hudson held the belt in
one hand and moved it slowly over Otis's chest. "Admit that you are jealous,
even if just a smidge."
"But that is not done.
Jealousy is petty, not pretty."
"Says who?" Hudson
challenged him while moving the belt lower, letting it graze over Otis's now
hard manhood and letting it drop even lower. He caressed the insides of Otis's
thighs with it and then slapped one of them.
The slap didn't hurt; it
was too soft for that, but it was sudden enough to make Otis jerk his body
upright.
"What did you do that
for?" he asked.
"You are very curious
about the things on my wall. Do you want me to show you more?"
Otis only nodded, too
taken with how Hudson moved the belt around, smacking it against his skin ever
so lightly, to utter another word.
"You will have to tell me
a word. A safe word."
Otis looked up. "What
for?"
"So that I know if I'm going
too far or too fast. Right now, I want to caress your lovely ass with this belt
until you admit to being jealous."
"Is this like a game?" he
asked, cocking his head to one side to give Hudson a good look.
"Yes, but it is a game
between people who love and trust each other."
Love. Otis blinked one
time. In movies and whatnot, the story ended with `I love you'. But he didn't
want his story to end there, so he took that word, said so seriously by his
boyfriend, and held it carefully as you would a small scared chick.
"I trust you," he said.
Hudson smiled and ruffled
his hair with his free hand. "And for this to work, I must know that I can
trust you. Safe word, my beautiful prince."
Otis looked around, his
eyes falling on his collection. "Seahorse," he said without thinking twice.
"All right. Turn."
He did so without
thinking twice and continued to remain silent as Hudson placed him on all fours
and made him part his legs a little. In passing, he received a caress on his
ball sac, but it was short-lived. His cock was hard now and Otis knew he
desired to have sex with his boyfriend, but he had agreed to the game, and now
he was curious about what would happen next.
Hudson rested his belt briefly
on one of Otis's exposed buttocks and then gave it a sharp smack. As before,
Otis jerked for a moment, surprised by the act. It should have been something
to abhor, being hit, but he experienced nothing of the sort. Instead, he felt
anticipation. He bit his bottom lip and hiked his butt back.
"What a lovely show," Hudson
purred. "Do you really believe I would have eyes for another man when it is you
I have in my bed? Presenting so beautifully like this?"
Another smack followed,
prompting Otis to gasp in disbelief. Tingling happened in his lower belly, a
different kind of want. He wanted more of that, and he wanted it harder. But if
he spoke the truth, if he admitted he was jealous, what would happen then?
The game would be over,
and he didn't want anything like that to happen. Not before he was beyond
reason crazy with wanting for Hudson. So he said nothing.
"I see. You are quite the
stubborn fellow," Hudson said, and he appeared to feel as delighted at the
prospect of plying his belt some more as Otis was.
A series of smacks
followed, no stronger than the previous one had been. Otis felt frustrated. He
wanted more of it.
"Harder," he found
himself saying.
"What?"
"Harder," he said through
his teeth. "All you are doing is caress me with your belt."
Hudson made a further
point by moving his belt around each buttock without doing anything else. "So,
let me understand this. You prefer to be hit harder rather than admit your
jealousy?"
Otis felt a little mean
streak growing inside him. It scared him in its urgency and suddenness. "I feel
nothing," he said. "You don't hit hard enough."
The following smack
landing on his backside was stronger. At the point of contact with the skin,
Otis felt a sting. So liberating, he thought, although he could feel it, and it
was starting to feel uncomfortable.
"Still disappointing," he
said slowly, as he remembered Hudson's earlier use of the word.
Hudson seemed to
hesitate. Otis didn't look over his shoulder, although he wanted to. The
following smack echoed in his small room, and he gasped. It hurt. But, at the
same time, it felt good. It was punishment, and it wasn't. It was safe.
"More," he demanded,
bracing himself for the next smack.
It didn't follow.
"I can't, Otis," Hudson
said and sucked in a breath. "It's going to leave marks."
Otis felt tears pricking
his eyes. "It doesn't matter."
"You can't mean it. It
must hurt."
"It does, but it feels
good," Otis said stubbornly. "Use something else, something that won't leave
marks. Go back to your room and bring something."
"This wasn't supposed to go
like this. You look like the squeamish type."
Otis ground his teeth.
He'd heard enough.
***
Hudson was taken aback by
Otis turning brusquely. His beautiful boyfriend had a new fire in his eyes.
"This is not fair. You
started it."
In all honesty, he had
expected to tease Otis a few times with the belt, never hitting him more than a
couple of times. His boyfriend was the truthful type, and he had expected to
find Otis admitting to his petty not pretty jealousy right away.
Instead, he had watched
the flawless skin turn red under his ministrations, and it had taken him a
moment or two to realize that he was going too far. And that Otis showed no
intention of stopping him, but instead seemed bent on egging him on.
Otis grabbed his wrist
hard. "You must finish it or I won't forget it."
"Wow, that
sounds like a threat."
"And you like it," Otis
added, seemingly deaf to his words.
The way his boyfriend
grabbed him by the front of his jeans spoke volumes. Hudson had to admit that
seeing Otis, prim and proper Otis, surrender to him like that, with no questions
asked, enthralled him.
"All right," he said in a
whisper. "But I'm going to use my hand only. And I'll use the safe word once I
think it's enough."
"Not fair," Otis warned
him with the same resolute look in his eyes.
Hudson raised one hand
and caressed Otis's scar. "Not everything in life is fair."
To that, Otis replied by
looking guilty. Hudson had a feeling there was some misunderstanding going on,
but he wouldn't let his boyfriend withdraw from it. So, he threw the belt away
and climbed on the bed, pulling Otis over his lap.
"No, not like this. I
want you to watch me so that you know," Otis said and moved so that he could
straddle Hudson. "Here. Smack me hard." He took Hudson's hand and moved it over
his ass.
Their eyes locked, and
Hudson obeyed the order. Otis's eyes grew wide, his eyelids fluttered, but then
an expression of complete bliss flooded his face. Hudson watched the
transformation happening under his very eyes, mesmerized by it. The sound of
his hand slapping Otis's ass became a faraway noise as he put his all into it.
And with each of the blows, Otis gasped and closed his eyes, and then he
smiled, each time a bigger smile than the one before, until it seemed as if his
entire face was nothing but a huge blissful expression of joy.
"Otis," he warned, as his
groin ached.
Otis caressed his head
and looked him in the eyes. "Would you like to fuck me now?"
Such dirty words coming
from such a pure mouth. They weren't dirty anymore. Hudson growled low in his
chest. "Have some mercy. Say the word, Otis."
Otis's grin turned sly.
He leaned over to brush his lips over Hudson's mouth. "Seahorse."
***
He was on his back, with
Hudson between his legs. His backside flared from time to time, as his now
sensitive skin brushed against the crumpled sheets. The piercing rubbed against
the tender spot inside his ass, and it was a maddening sensation. He wrapped
his arms tightly around Hudson.
"I am jealous, I am so
jealous," he chanted as his boyfriend fucked him hard. "I'm jealous of everyone
who's ever been with you like this."
"You needed a red ass to
admit it," Hudson breathed into his ear. "Damn, Otis, you feel so good."
"I can feel your
piercing, it's so good," Otis said, grabbing the sheets with one hand.
"Tomorrow, let's go tomorrow."
"What? What do you mean?"
Hudson asked in a ragged whisper.
"To the place that allows
us... no condoms..."
"Fuck, baby," Hudson
growled into his ear and bit on the lobe, hard enough to hurt.
Otis liked it. He liked
that kind of hurt, too. "Yes," he whispered, no longer caring whether it was
the proper thing to talk like that. "I want you all inside me. To come inside
me. Please, you are so good to me."
"Oh, fuck, you really
know how to make a man crazy. Say it, Otis, say you want my
cum inside you. I want to hear you say it."
So he said it, over and
over, while Hudson thrust into him in short strokes, making Otis feel like the
end was nearer with each of them. When they stopped, it only happened because
they were at the peak.
"I'm afraid I love you,
Otis," Hudson said suddenly, while locking eyes with him.
Otis felt raw happiness
splitting his chest wide open. "Don't be afraid."
Hudson clamped his mouth
hard over his, making him forget that the correct thing to say back was `I love
you'. But their story wasn't over, he believed, and their bodies shook together
until it made everything else that was real disappear.
***
Hudson held Otis in his
arms, caressing his ass slowly and enjoying every moment the slender body in
his arms trembled gently in the aftermath of their lovemaking. Yes, he could
call it that. He hadn't expected to say those words, but they had just flown
out of him, and he had no intention of taking them back. He felt empty and
free, all in the best of ways.
"You know, that was
pretty crazy, in anyone's book, I'd say."
"Because of the
spanking?" Otis asked, his voice drowsy.
"Yes. I mean, it's not
like it's the first time--"
"Hush, I don't want to
hear about your other men," Otis ordered, this time sounding livelier.
Oh, but he was his little
tiger. He was too innocent to realize how he sounded, and that made it
absolutely perfect. "All right. I won't speak about others anymore. Not only in
your presence. Anywhere else."
"That sounds extreme."
"And you're surely the
guy to talk about extremes. You crazy little beautiful thing," Hudson scolded
his lover, "what was that all about?"
"You mean, why did I want
to be punished? It's... I needed it. I need it."
"Why would you need such
a thing? I bet you've never hurt a fly in your life."
"That is true. But I did
hurt someone else."
That sounded like a
confession. Hudson held his breath, waiting for more to follow, but none did.
"You'll tell me everything about it one day, won't you?"
"I will," came the
promise.
They both had things they
kept hidden. He wasn't one to talk, given what he was keeping from his
boyfriend, someone he claimed he loved. He pulled Otis closer into his arms and
kissed his head. Every bit was true; especially about being afraid. A curtain
of red descended over his eyes as a transient thought crossed his mind – if
anyone, ever, dared to hurt his Otis, he would kill that person.
Otis's soft groan let him
know he was holding the other too tightly now. He released him and then let out
one deep breath. "Now, tell me, my sweet boyfriend, where did you learn to
order a dom around like that?"
"A dom?
Like in a dom-sub relationship? I did read about such
things," Otis admitted.
"I'm sure," Hudson
purred. "And I bet you took an intensive course on how to educate your dom."
Otis looked like there
was not one ounce of sleepiness left in him. He moved closer and stared at
Hudson greedily. "Are there courses like that? Are they expensive?"
Hudson laughed out loud.
"Only you would think of budgeting something like that with the intention of
driving your boyfriend crazy about you. Don't worry about stuff like that.
You're obviously a natural."
"Hmm, just like--" Otis
stopped abruptly.
"Like?" Hudson asked,
curious about the sudden stop.
Otis shook his head and
rolled away from him. "Like my cooking," he said brightly, but it was obvious
he was lying.
It couldn't be anything
bad, Hudson thought. Otis was honest, and if he was keeping anything to himself,
it had to be for reasons that were as innocent as they could be.
Of course, there was the
story behind the scar, and that was something Hudson really wanted to learn
about, not out of curiosity, but out of a need to remove all reasons for hurt
from his beautiful boyfriend's life.
***
They lay on the bed,
facing each other. Otis watched Hudson curiously as his man traced each of his
facial features with his fingers. He seemed to take great pleasure in doing
that, as if he was painting him.
"Have you always wanted
to be a photographer?"
"No, not always, but I've
been told I have an eye for beauty." Hudson didn't stop.
Otis liked the way those
rough fingers moved across his face. "You have many men like that posing for
you."
"I promised not to talk
of other men. How about being a good sport and avoiding the topic, too?" Hudson
suggested.
"Of course," Otis hurried
to agree. His courage from earlier was mostly gone. His ass was throbbing, too.
He shifted a bit and pursed his lips.
"And now, you're starting
to feel it, right?" Hudson said with a sly smile. "Do you have anything for the
pain in here?"
"Only some aspirin. I
don't budget for things that are not a regular need."
"As I imagined. Although
I still suspect you of buying the most expensive course on the market to learn
how to train your dom."
"I have done no such
thing," Otis said. He regretted not having thought of doing such a thing, but
he had no idea that there were courses like that. "And I don't believe I will
ask you to spank me again soon."
"I'm just teasing you.
I'll run to my place and come back with something a bit stronger than your
aspirin. I want you to be able to sleep."
Otis nodded and watched
Hudson getting dressed so that he could walk out of the apartment. He waited
for a moment and then, driven by curiosity, he reached for Hudson's gun,
stashed, as usual inside the drawer.
Now he knew a lot more
about guns. He knew how to remove the safety and then pull the trigger. He
raised one hand and pointed it toward the door, trying to recall the lessons
from the shooting range. He almost dropped it when Hudson appeared in the door
frame.
"Otis!" Hudson shouted at
him and then grabbed the weapon from his hand. "Don't ever do that."
"I--" he started but
quickly realized how it must have looked. "I'm sorry. I was just curious. The
safety was on. But it's not safe practice to point a gun around like that," he
babbled.
"Hey," Hudson said gently
as he still held the gun in one hand, "it's okay. Do you want me to explain to
you why it's dangerous? And you will have to promise that you will never touch
my gun again. Ever. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, I understand."
Hudson sighed and patted
the place by his side. Otis moved there eagerly and watched as his boyfriend
explained things he already knew.
"Now, listen to me
closely. It is very important that you don't play with such things. It's why
I'm keeping it close to me all of the time. But if that's a problem, I'd rather
sleep at my place. When I go, my gun goes."
Otis nodded, feeling
rightfully chastised. "Please, don't leave. I promise I will never touch your
gun again."
Hudson pursed his lips
and gave him a short sad look. "I'm sorry I bring such a dangerous thing here.
I should--"
"Don't go," Otis pleaded
and grabbed his arm. "It was stupid of me. Tell me what I have to do to keep
you here, and I will do it."
"Your word is enough,"
Hudson said.
Even if he said so, it
felt as if a wedge had been driven between them. Otis hated it, he hated that
he had become so curious about guns. Not only he would never touch Hudson's
gun, but he would never touch a gun again ever in his life.
He was surprised by
Hudson pulling him close. His body was so warm against his. "Take the pill I
brought you. Your ass will hurt a lot less. I need to remind myself that you
can really surprise me sometimes."
"I will let you know
about my intentions in advance from now on. This way, you won't be surprised
anymore."
"Hey, don't make it sound
like a bad thing. And in due time, we'll get to know each other well. Until
then, surprise me all you want. For instance, you can surprise me with
breakfast in bed."
That sounded like a good
idea. The wedge wasn't there anymore. Hudson reassured him with a few kisses
planted all over his face.
"There, that's your
punishment if you prefer to call it that. Make me breakfast, and we're even."
"I will make you breakfast
every day."
"Let's not turn me into
the perfect feckless husband," Hudson joked. "I will make breakfast, too, at
least from time to time."
"But you seem bad at it.
You have other skills."
"Hmm," Hudson purred in
his ear, "you surely make me feel like I know next to nothing. Tonight, you
taught me how to dominate you, and I had a fairly good opinion of myself in
that sort of role."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Not about
that. It was an incredible experience, and I won't forget it soon. Now, let's
get to bed as it's getting late, and I believe we've had our fair share of
excitement for a single evening."
"I agree. Are there any
specific dishes you prefer for breakfast, lunch and dinner?"
"None whatsoever. I
promise I will eat anything you give me. You're the best cook in my world."
Otis snickered. "Then
your world must be very small."
"It doesn't matter how
big or small it is, as long as you're in it."
TBC
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