Rob had just read that super strong little bee had lifted a baobab tree to set it upright. When he looked up, he saw that Danny was asleep.
"I guess I read that to you," he whispered in Julian's ear.
"Lenny is still listening too. You have a good voice," Julian told him as they got up off the floor.
They left Lenny to watch over Danny and stepped out into the hall. For a moment, Rob just lingered there with Julian then he remembered what was waiting for him downstairs.
"There's clean-up to do," he realized.
"I guess that's what happens after a party," Julian said like he had never given one. Off Rob's look, he explained. "I only ever arranged a few business functions, had them catered and had a cleaning crew take care of cleaning up."
"You haven't lived until you have to pick out the empties from the tub and the toilet," Rob told him.
"The toilet?" Julian said and made a face.
Rob laughed and headed downstairs with Julian right behind him. He was surprised that Julian didn't just leave it to him, but he was right there with him sticking dishes in the dishwasher. There wasn't a big mess, but it still took some time.
"I'll have my hands full tomorrow taking down all the decorations," Rob said.
"I appreciate all your hard work. Danny had such a good time," Julian said as he dried his hands.
"You did too," Rob pointed out.
"Yes. I did. But I could have done without those costumes."
Rob shuddered at the memory. "Don't remind me. I'm trying to block that out."
"Rico has pictures," Julian said dashing his hopes of memory-holing the whole ordeal.
Done with clearing up, they ended up going upstairs together. Rob felt kind of funny about that, like they could just keep going and end up in the same bedroom, the same bed.
Of course that wasn't going to happen. But as Rob went into his room, Julian lingered there and said, "Thank you again."
"Sure." Rob almost told him good night, but he stopped himself. He didn't want to send Julian away by saying that. But having him standing just outside his room was unbearable. The moment was tense and unfinished, just waiting for one word from either of them to unravel it.
Hanging out in the doorway of his room, irresistibly gorgeous, Julian looked so young and bright-eyed. How could Rob not kiss him, not pull him into the room and shut the door?
Rob did it slowly. He first leaned in to capture his mouth, sliding from his lips over his furry chin to his neck so he could feel Julian's pulse flutter against his tongue. But the whole time he was so afraid that Julian would push him away, tell him never to do that again.
It didn't happen. There was only moaning and kissing and Julian's hands clutching at him desperately. With an arm around his waist, Rob pulled him in, getting him out of the way to shut the door. The sound of it closing, like a shot from a starters pistol, sent them deeper into each other's arms, kissing urgently until Rob had Julian laid out flat on the floor.
Climbing on top of him, Rob didn't even take a moment to breathe. All he cared about was his lips on Julian, the taste and the feel of him.
Kissing him wasn't enough, not with Julian's legs hooked around his and his hands clutching fistfuls of his hair. Rob reached into the tight space between them, sliding his hand down over Julian's taut abs. Soon Julian's fly stood open, allowing Rob's hand to push inside.
Panting, dragging his hands down over Rob's back, Julian groped his ass and breathed his name. Julian's hips came up, and his cock was in Rob's hand, hot and hard.
Moaning against his neck, Rob closed his fist around the hardness of Julian's cock. As he pumped slowly, Rob felt Julian urgently pushing into his hand. Rob drew back to watch him. Julian's head was thrown back, his eyes wild with need, his lips swollen, parted, begging him, "Fuck me."
Rob couldn't deny him, couldn't breathe. He just kissed him hard and undid his own fly.
His cock was aching to sink into Julian, but more than anything Rob wanted to make him feel good, make it so he could never forget what they did, never forget him.
Off the floor in a flash, Rob had condoms and lube out if his nightstand drawer and he was back. He now kissed Julian even deeper than before and felt him moan into his mouth and suck on his tongue as his arms locked around his neck.
Julian then dropped back on the floor with a groan and let Rob pull his jeans and boxers to his knees. To help him out, Julian put his feet on his shoulders and pulled his knees to his chest. Folded up and exposed, Julian waited for him, and Rob was so turned on.
His hands shook as he gripped Julian's ass cheek with one hand and fingered him with the other. Once he had Julian lubed and ready, his needy, low moans made Rob forget all about taking it slow. All he wanted was to satisfy Julian right now.
