Dr. Morgado’s Treasure

Over the next two weeks I went over my planned future conversation a billion times. It took me a full day to get past the thought of Elgin standing in front of me to actually focus on the words I needed to say, the questions I needed to ask. I knew I’d just want to touch him, but I needed to take it slow so he understood my real intentions.

I let him know when I was flying in and we agreed on a time to meet at Frost Manor. My flight landed in Manchester a little late and it took longer to get the rental car than expected. I hated running behind schedule especially with such nerve-wracking things to deal with in front of me.

It was pitch dark as I made my way up the bluff road to the house. I was still going to be on time to meet Elgin, so I was only half as nervous as I had been at the airport.

As I swung around one of the tight turns on the narrow road, my headlights lit up a pedestrian walking up the road in the dark. It was Elgin! I slammed on my brakes, hit the emergency blinkers and leapt from the car.

“Elgin! What are you doing out here in the dark?” I was panicked and nervous and confused and more and it all came out in my voice.

“Al?” He swung around to look at me. His eyes were huge and he looked so beautiful to me. He stood and stared.

“What are you doing?” I was now standing right in front of him. I felt like grabbing him and pulling him into my body but I kept my hands tight to my sides.

“I was walking up to the house to meet you.”

“Why? Where’s your car?”

“My mom needed it.” He glanced at his feet, looking embarrassed, which felt foreign. He’d always been so open with me.

“Elgin?” It all caught up with me at that moment. He was right in front of me and my whole body was trembling with my overwhelming feelings for him. I needed to touch him, make sure he was real.

He looked right into my eyes, like he was looking for a sign or an answer to an unspoken question. I looked right into his gorgeous dark eyes and melted, my brain shutting down.

And then he was in my arms. I felt his tears on my chest, soaking through my thin shirt. I squeezed him tightly as my own tears started to fall.

Enough sense to realize we were in a dangerous place finally came back to me. “Come on, let’s go home and talk.” I led him to the passenger door and helped him into my rental car.

In the car he was looking at me, like he didn’t believe I was real. I took his hand as I drove the rest of the way up to the house.

“You should have texted me. I could have just picked you up instead of nearly running you over in the dark.” I tried to joke a little because my nerves were shot.

“I know. I wanted to figure it out myself, but I forgot how steep and narrow the road is. I’ve only driven up it in the last five years. I used to walk up here when I was a kid, and it was daytime.” He trailed off since he was sort of babbling nervously.

I just smiled at him as I continued to hold his warm hand in mine. We drove down the driveway which was completely dark in front of the big, lonely house and I added it to my mental list of things to take care of here.

We finally made it into the dark building and turned on some lights in the grand foyer. When I turned to look back at Elgin, he looked incredible to me. He was so beautiful and he was in my house. Alone. With me.

He read the heat in my eyes and he leapt into my arms. His legs wrapped around my hips and his arms were around my neck. Our lips crashed together and I groaned into his wet, open mouth. I held him to me and kissed him with everything I had.

As I kissed him, I made my way down the hall, carrying my whole world in my arms. I finally got us into the living room and had him flip on the light switch. I sat down on the couch with Elgin in my lap.

We continued to kiss for a few more minutes, neither of us ready or willing to let go of each other. But I had to talk to him. So I finally pulled back and smiled at the sight of his glorious face.

“I missed you so much, Elgin.” I ran my hands along his body, touching him, making sure he was really real.

“I missed you, too. I didn’t think I’d ever get to kiss you again.” He leaned forward and kissed me softly and then he snuggled into my chest, sitting on my lap where he fit so perfectly.

“Me neither. It took me a long time to get here.” There were so many meanings to that statement. Today had been exhausting and long. It had been weeks and weeks since I’d held him and I finally felt happy and complete. It had taken me way too long to get here mentally and physically.

I felt myself relax as our bodies finally shared space again. Just being here with him, in the quiet house, holding him, it felt perfect. I hadn’t felt this happy since before I’d left him behind. It was so easy to see now.

“I love being here with you, just like this.” I whispered into his soft curls. His hair smelled like heaven to me and I caressed his soft curves without being too forward. I would talk to him first and then take my time with him later.

He nestled closer, his lips touching my neck. “I missed you, Al. I don’t think I even realized how much.” I understood exactly what he meant.

After another few minutes of holding each other, just soaking up each other’s scents and presence, we finally pulled away from each other, enough to see each other’s face.

He sat up against the arm on the couch, his legs still in my lap. I had one hand on his knees and he held the other in his hands, in his lap. It was time to talk.

“Elgin, so much has happened since I left here and I want to tell you everything. I don’t even know where to start. My mind is racing.” I shook my head, trying to clear the fog and get my thoughts together.

“Look at me, Al.” He sounded calm and reassuring. I looked right into his eyes again. I loved those eyes so much. “That’s better. I know you thought about this before now, so calm yourself and start at the beginning you planned.”

“How do you know me so well? How did I ever think I could live without you?” I hadn’t meant to say anything that loaded so early in this conversation, but there it was.

“I’m glad you couldn’t because I don’t think I can live without you either.” He looked so calm when he said it. He really could be my anchor, even though he was so young.

Age didn’t really matter. When you find your person, that kind of thing just doesn’t matter. Elgin was my person. I was completely sure of that now.

“I guess this is the best place to start. I have so much to tell you, but first I want to ask you to be with me, as my partner. I thought we were too different and that we couldn’t build a life together. It wouldn’t be fair to ask you to be with me. But now I know the differences don’t matter. Not when I need you so much.”

I took a giant breath and blew it out, trying to gather my thoughts further. “I think we can make this work, but I need to know how you feel. How do you feel about me and being with me?”

“I love you. I have since I met you. I also didn’t think it would work between us, but after you left, I thought I would die without you. I want to be with you. I really do.”

“Good. Thank god.” I sagged with relief. But I continued, even as I relaxed somewhat. “But before you decide to actually commit to being with me, I have a lot to tell you about.”

“Like what?” He seemed like his usual, calm, collected self which did wonders to soothe my nerves.

“Christie’s is coming to pick up most of the treasures tomorrow to take for the auction that’s scheduled for a month from now. It’s worth a fortune.”

He nodded and waited for me to continue. In my mind I couldn’t help but think of the difference between his reaction and what Jeffery’s would have been. Elgin was the kind of man I’d always wanted and needed. I was never so sure of anything before.

“They’re estimating twenty million, or more.” His eyes went wide, but he still held his tongue. I smiled at his reaction and continued. “I want to use the money to start a scholarship foundation, run out of the house.” I watched him as that sunk in.

After several moments, he finally spoke. “What kind of scholarships will the foundation be giving out?”

“My niece suggested I focus on aspiring doctors. But I was thinking bigger and yet more specific. Medicine, technology and the arts would be the fields I’d want to focus on, specifically for LGBTQ+ kids. But I see a lot more, beyond scholarships.”

“That already sounds incredible. You could help so many kids and families. The possibilities are endless.” He seemed really excited as his eyes focused on something in his mind, the wheels turning.

“It will be a lot of work. But it’s the kind of work that could make a real difference. I want you by my side for all of it. I want you to be my partner in life and in the foundation, if you’re willing.” I ended on a questioning tone.

“Really? But I’m so young. Could I actually help you?”

“Of course you could. You’re much closer to the age of our recipients, so your insight would be invaluable. Plus, you’re my favorite IT guy. Oh, and I’m in love with you, so having you by my side for all the big decisions sounds perfect to me.” I smiled at him, full of hope.

“I love you, too! I want to be with you, always. I’d love to do this with you.” Tears streamed down his face as he smiled at me, that gorgeous smile that made my heart race.

“Oh, baby. I missed you so fucking much.” I was crying now, too. Elgin wanted to be with me.

“I missed you, daddy.” He mumbled the words against my lips as I pulled him back into my lap and against my body.

I kissed him like my life depended on it. Hearing him call me “daddy” had made my blood boil with desire, but I didn’t want to rush anything right now.

“It’s going to be really busy, but it will all be right here, so we can be together everyday. I really want you to help with everything. Every decision, everything.”

He nodded in agreement and smiled at me. “I’m excited to do this with you, Al. You’re the most generous person I’ve ever met, so it shouldn’t really surprise me. I’m so proud of you.”

His every word struck right to my heart. He was really as incredible as I remembered. He was real and he was mine. I was floating.

“I love you.” I looked right into his eyes as I said it. I shook my head slightly, finding it hard to believe he was really mine.

“I love you.” He said it earnestly, making my body throb with need. He sensed the change just as I did. We crashed into one another again, grasping and pulling at each other while our mouths devoured one another.

“I need you, Al. Please.” His words caused me to burst into full blown lust.

I growled into his mouth. “Elgin. Baby.”

He pulled away and stood up, offering me his hand, silently asking me to stand and follow. Like I could deny him anything, I easily took his hand and followed him.

As he led me up the darkened stairs, I finally spoke. “I wanted us to take our time. Talk about stuff.”

“We will. After.” He kept his steady pace towards our bedroom. Ours. I loved the fact that everything was ours.

As we crossed the threshold into the bedroom, the room smelled like him and I was so glad he was with me. If I’d come in here without him, that smell would have killed me. Instead it made me incredibly happy.

He stopped near the bed and turned to look at me. We looked at each other for what seemed like a long time before I found my tongue.

“What do you want, Elgin? I’ll give you everything you want and need. Always.” My words were filled with so much emotion, but I felt every bit of it, so I was glad.

“All I want is you, Al. Make me your partner. Show me how you love me.” His face was so open. His eyes were honest and loving. I was entranced. I couldn’t breathe.

“Gladly, my love.” I kissed him gently, tenderly. His arms were around my neck so I lifted him and laid him back onto the bed as I kissed him deeper and deeper.

I sat up to look at him, lying beneath me. I pulled my shirt off, over my head. His hands worked at my waistband and zipper. I pulled my pants and underwear off together, finally naked, exposed before him.

He bit his lip as his eyes roved over my nudeness. “I can’t believe you’re real. And mine. Undress me, daddy.” He purred out his plea.

My shaking hands pulled his shirt over his head. He reached for his fly, but I gently pushed his hands away. I undid the button and pulled the zipper down. I grabbed the waistband of his jeans and pulled them down over his hips.

When I saw the pink lace underneath the denim, my eyes shot up to meet his. He grinned wickedly at me. He’d hoped I’d see the lacey panties he’d worn just for me.

“Fuck, baby. You know just how to drive me wild.” I leaned forward and kissed the soft skin between his belly button and the waistband of his tiny, girly underwear as I pulled his pants off his legs completely.

“I wore them just for you, daddy. Do you like them?” He acted coy, but the look in his eyes told me how much he needed me to want him, to need him.

“I love them, baby. But I love you even more. You look incredibly sexy, baby. So fucking sexy.” I licked the skin of his inner thigh, making his gasp at the contact.

“Love me, daddy. I need you.” He was breathless now, his body hot and hard for me.

I pulled his erection out of the thin lace that barely contained him and I sucked him down my throat, filling my senses with his taste and smell and the feeling of his body touching mine.

“Yes, Al! Oh god, yes daddy.” His head was thrown back as I deep throated his large manhood.

I could taste his seed as it seeped out of his tip. I pulled away and let my saliva drip down to his entrance. I pushed his legs open and I found his tight hole with my mouth.

“Oh fuck!” Elgin’s hands were on my head as I ate his ass vigorously. He moaned and grabbed at my hair, driving me to pleasure him even more.

He tasted better than I remembered. The sounds he made and the smell of his balls had me nearly frantic with desire. I would never tire of him. I knew it was true.

“Al! Please!” He pulled my hair harder. I finally pulled away from his hot hole and looked at his face. He looked like a man in pure ecstasy and that made me unbelievably happy. I planned on making him as happy as I was at this moment, every single day for the rest of my life.

I slowly worked his wet hole with my fingers while I crawled over him, kissing my way up to his luscious lips. He grabbed my neck and pulled me down to kiss him while I fingered him.

“Oh god! PLEASE!” He held my neck like a lifeline as he begged me for more. I was going to give him everything.

“Ready for me, love?” He vigorously nodded before I even finished the question. I huffed out a small laugh as I moved to position myself at his entrance.

“Please, daddy. Love me.” He whined the words as I started to push myself into him.

“I do love you, baby. Only you.” I pushed into him, embedding myself deeply inside as I kissed him again.

Our mouths kept time with our bodies. My tongue matched the thrusts of my hips as I started to fuck my beautiful baby boy. He clung to me, moaning along with my movements.

It felt even better than I thought possible. It was better than any previous time we’d made love. I knew it was because this was the first time in our forever story instead of a stolen moment that would end all too soon.

He cried out as his climax got closer. He screamed out his love for me as he urged me to take him harder and deeper. He needed me to claim him. And I needed that too.

I whispered my devotion as my body pumped into him harder and harder. He answered with his words, his sounds of passion and the movements of his perfect, smooth body.

“Elgin!” I screamed his name as my body tensed with my orgasm. I felt myself pulling him closer, pushing myself in further, claiming, breeding him with my whole body and soul engaged with him.

He squeezed his eyes closed tightly as his own body burst with pleasure, his arms tightening around my neck even more. I collapsed on top of him, kissing his face, his neck, his soft lips.

He was crying, but I knew they were happy tears, tears of relief. I knew because I cried the same tears myself. I knew this was where I belonged. With Elgin.

I rolled to the side and pulled him along with me. He continued to cling to me, his body pressed to mine from head to toe. I loved holding him like this. I loved how much he wanted to be close to me. It made me truly happy.

A while later I scooped him up in my arms and I took him into the bathroom. We took a shower together, slowly caressing and washing each other, reverently. It was as much a form of commitment as our earlier words and our love making.

After we bathed, we crawled into the bed, under the covers and cuddled up together. We whispered our love to each other in the pitch dark until we both drifted away into dreamland, still wrapped in each other’s arms.

It was the best sleep of my life. It was another sign that this was right. This was where I was supposed to be with whom I was supposed to be with. He was everything I ever wanted and so, so much more.

We went into town and got some breakfast at the café and then stopped and stocked up on groceries. I watched Elgin carefully as we ran our errands around town.

“What?” He smiled at me as we picked out some fresh flowers.

“Nothing. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. You know, being out and about in town, with me. Are you going to get a lot of questions?”

We hadn’t really gone out in town together before and small town gossips were everywhere and saw everything.

“I don’t care if I get questions. I’ve got nothing to hide.” He walked up to me and pulled me down to kiss his lips, to emphasize his point.

“Oh, really?” I smirked at him. “I’ll kick all their asses if they say one word to you.”

“I’m pretty sure they all know you’re the big city doctor that inherited the Frost place. There were already rumors about you before this. Let’s give them something to talk about.” He turned back to the flowers and selected the pink roses.

His words fresh in my mind, I stepped up behind him, very intimately, and held his waist as he smelled the sweet flowers. There was no question we were lovers. If he didn’t care, I’d lean into it with him.

Back at the house, we both worked on gathering up the art and furniture pieces for the auction house. The unassuming looking truck arrived a short while later.

The driver gave me the official paperwork to prove they were the contracted company that Christie’s arranged for. I hadn’t even considered an art heist, until now. No wonder they wanted me to bring the jewelry in person.

The three men efficiently loaded and secured all the items with care and speed. It was almost hypnotic to watch. Elgin stood by my side marveling at the perfectly choreographed routine.

“I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t all this.” He gestured to the men wrapping the paintings.

“Yeah, me neither.” I smiled about the fact that this was my life now. Doing strange and interesting things with my best friend by my side. Every new day, an adventure.

Two days later Elgin and I drove to New York with three file boxes of jewelry from the safe. We could have fit it all into two boxes, but neither of us wanted to jam the nice jewelry boxes into a bigger box just to save space.

Before we’d packed everything up, I’d selected several pieces that I wanted to keep. None of them were the most expensive or rare, they were just the pieces that spoke to me for different reasons.

Elgin hadn’t been to New York since he was a kid. His grandfather took him to the city over Christmas break several times, but they’d stopped when Elgin was twelve. He was very excited to go with me this time. I was excited to show him the world, starting in the big apple.

Our first stop was Christie’s. The jewelry couldn’t sit in the car while we did other things, obviously.

“Dr. Morgado, how lovely to meet you. I’m Jerry Draven.” He shook my hand and smiled at me.

“It’s nice to meet you in person, Mr. Draven. This is my partner, Elgin Yasuda.” I wrapped my arm around his waist as I introduced him.

“It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Yasuda.” Jerry shook his hand and smiled at him, too.

Jerry was possibly gayer than anyone I’d ever met and that was saying something. I’d been on two gay cruises, so……. He was ridiculously gay. I smiled at the thought and I told Elgin as soon as Jerry stepped away.

“Oh my god, you’re hilarious.” He smiled and shook his head at me. He was more mature than me sometimes. That made me smile even more.

Jerry oooohhh’ed and aaaahhh’ed as he pulled the jewelry out of the file boxes in a secure conference room. “These pieces are even more special than I imagined. My goodness, aren’t they just lovely!”

I swallowed my laugh as Elgin elbowed me to behave. His smile told me he wanted to laugh too. Jerry was practically a cartoon of a gay man.

Jerry called in another jewelry expert and we discussed an auction versus selling to a private individual. An auction is always more of a gamble, but you could win big. Reserves would ensure I wouldn’t give anything away.

“Do you mind if we discuss this alone for a moment?” I asked the two experts.

“Of course, please take your time. Everything can go into a safe if you want to go get coffee or take a walk. You can also have the room if you’d like.”

“Let’s get coffee.” Elgin said to me, realizing I needed to get away for a minute. My hero.

At the coffee shop, we sat at a small table and talked about Jerry’s supreme gayness until our drinks arrived. Drinks in hand, we got down to business.

“What do you think? It’s really a gamble either way.” I spoke my thoughts out loud.

“Honestly, if it was an auction, we’d have to put reserves on everything, which means some of it might not sell. So we’d possibly get less money initially. The jewelry isn’t the largest portion of the money, but we’d still have to have a second auction or sell the remaining stuff to a collector.” He paused.

“It’s possible we could get more with a successful auction, but we wouldn’t know unless we did it. I’m not sure if that really helps, it’s just what I was thinking about it all. It was your friend’s treasure. How do you feel about it?”

“Part of me wants it all to stay together. We could sell it as a lot at the auction, making those two or three individuals that want it, fight it out.” I realized it as I was saying it, my mouth falling open with the thought.

“Plus that’d be fun for us to watch on auction day. We’d already know how much they expected to spend, so that’s where we set the reserve. It’ll go for more if they have to bid against each other.” Elgin was smiling at me.

“Let’s go talk to Jerry. We can’t laugh at him. Keep it together.” I joked as we walked back to the auction house.

“Me? You’re the one that needs to keep it together, Al.” He pushed me lightly with his shoulder, grinning at me the whole time. I wanted to kiss him. Later. For sure, later.

Jerry was afraid this tactic would offend his buyers but I basically told him that was his problem unless he refused, in which case we’d take the collection, the whole collection, to another auction house. He quickly relented.

We were given tons of paperwork and receipts for everything they’d received on our behalf. After signing several more papers, we were free to go until auction day, in several weeks.

I took Elgin to an up and coming chef’s new hot spot for dinner. The chef was only twenty two and storming the culinary world. The food was amazing and Elgin left feeling empowered by the whole day. It looked so sexy on him.

We stayed in a fancy hotel room for the night. Our balcony had a view of the park. Elgin didn’t like the balcony very much, which he hadn’t expected. He’d gotten freaked out when we got near the railing.

I pulled him close and back into the room, sliding the door closed behind us. I reassured him that I’d never rent a balcony room again and he laughed and relaxed against me.

We both felt perfectly safe on the big bed, so that’s where we stayed for the rest of night. We ordered dessert from room service. We ate cheesecake, laughed about the day and enjoyed each other’s company.

The room had a giant tub, so I ran us a bath and added a rose scented bath bomb before I carried Elgin to the tub. I climbed in behind him and held him in my lap as the scented steam floated around us.

It quickly turned heated between us, matching the water that still filled the tub. Elgin raised himself above me and sat back down, taking me deep inside him. He gasped as he settled back in my lap with my raging cock inside his ass.

“Oh, baby, you feel so good.” I kissed the back of his neck, my right hand wrapped around him, stroking his hard-on.

He leaned back so his head fell onto my shoulder. I kissed his exposed neck and gripped his waist tightly. I started to move my hips, thrusting up into him as he rode my lap.

“Yes, daddy.” He gasped softly as I pumped into him steadily. His body relaxed against mine as I used his hot hole to pleasure us both. His soft moans drove me crazy with my need.

I needed more. Now. I sat up, pushing him up into a sitting position too. With more leverage, I started to guide his body into a faster rhythm, the water sloshing around us.

With my support, Elgin started to ride me faster, meeting my intense pace easily. Our bodies slipped along each other in the pink, silky feeling water. Our moans getting louder in the marble covered bathroom.

We both came hard a minute or two later. The bathroom was now a big wet mess, but neither of us could care, still connected in the aftermath of our passion. We caught our breath and dried each other off before returning to the bed.

We talked for a while about our drive to Baltimore tomorrow. We made love again and fell asleep holding each other close.

I tried my best to prepare Elgin for Hurricane Juana. He assured me he’d be fine. I was still nervous that she’d say something stupid and hurt his feelings, but I was going to try to trust her. I’d prepared her for this before I’d left and several times on the phone since then, including this morning, via text.

“You better be on your best behavior today. Please be nice to him. I love him. Please.”

“Alvaro, how many times do I have to tell you I’ll be good. I’ll be nice. I promise.”

Even when she meant well, she still could be an ass. I got more and more nervous as we neared my family. Just a few weeks ago I never imagined this would actually happen.

We returned the rental car and then we went to find my sister in the parking lot. I gripped Elgin’s hand so tightly he had to tell me not to break his fingers. “I’m sorry, baby. I’m so nervous.”

“I know. Look at me, Al. No matter what happens, it won’t change anything between you and me. I promise you.” He smiled at me, easing my nerves a little.

“I love you.” I bent down and kissed his lips. “Thank you for being here with me.”

“There’s no place I’d rather be. I love you.” He kissed me one more time and then I heard Ursula calling my name.

“Uncle Al! Over here!” She waved her arms, making a spectacle of herself, just like Juana always did. It made me chuckle to myself.

“That’d be our ride.” I smiled at Elgin and led him to meet my crazy Cuban family. Heaven help us all.

As I introduced Juana and Ursula to Elgin, I couldn’t help but compare the sixteen year old to the twenty year old. Side by side the difference was staggering. Ursula still looked like a little girl and Elgin looked like a full grown man, which he was.

When we were alone at the house, he looked soft and young and beautiful. But here, with other people around he looked more mature, shaper but still just as beautiful. My god, he was really beautiful.

His Asian father’s genetics had softened his African mother’s. He had gotten the best of both gene pools. His jawline was sharp and angular. His eyes were the darkest brown with thick lashes and an exotic angle that complimented his high cheekbones.

His hair was fine and soft, but dark black and curly. His body was smooth and nearly hairless, again from his father’s side. But next to my petite niece, he looked broad and taller than I’d ever noticed. He was so fucking hot.

“Al?” His voice cut through my reverie.

“Sorry. What were you saying?”

Juana laughed. Ursula rolled her eyes. Elgin blushed from the way I’d been looking at him just then.

“I was saying you should stop staring at him and put his bag in the car, dummy.” Juana popped the trunk with her fob as she walked around to her driver’s door.

I grabbed our bags and put everything into the trunk and closed it. Ursula was getting into the backseat.

“You ride shotgun. I’m sitting with Elgin.” I pulled Ursula back out of the backseat.

“Wow, you’re giving up shotgun? You must be in love.”

“Shut up, you little shit.” I closed the door for her after she’d gotten in. I folded my large frame and climbed into the small backseat with my partner.

Juana was nice, albeit nosey, as she drove us back to my place, the long way. It was useless to even call her out about it.

“Alvaro said you go to school? What are you studying?” Juana asked into the rearview mirror.

“I’m nearly done with my second year in a really great IT program. ”

“Maybe you can help me figure out my email.” She smiled, trying her best to connect, which made me laugh.

“Mom! No one uses personal emails anymore anyway. All your apps give you notifications, so the emails are redundant.”

“Welcome to the Morgado family.” I leaned over and stage whispered to him.

“Are all three of you going to gang up on me now?” Juana laughed.

“Hey, I didn’t say anything. It was them.” Elgin tried to scoot away from me to indicate he wasn’t part of the gang.

“Nice try. You gave up your autonomy as soon as you got into this car.” I grabbed him and pulled him back up against me.

The rest of the ride went smoothly but I was still so relieved when we pulled up to my building. We said goodbye and arranged breakfast at Juana’s for the next morning.

“Wow, you live in this building?” Elgin stared up at the golden mirrored tower in front of us.

“Yep. This used to be me. But I’m more of a Victorian in the woods kind of guy now.”

He smiled at me as we pulled our bags up to the door. The doorman greeted me and Elgin by name as he helped us in and called for an elevator.

“How did he know my name?” He’d asked the second the door slid closed.

“I told him about you. He knew I was going to see you. He obviously put two and two together.” Doorman magic, I thought to myself. It was a thing.

“What if I’d been some random guy you brought home instead?”

“Honey, I don’t bring random men home. I never have. I’m sure he weighed the odds, saw how fucking happy I am and guessed correctly about who you were.”

“Doormen are like the old biddies in town that know everyone’s business, in other words.”

“Pretty much, but they get paid to keep it to themselves.”

“Oh yeah, I guess he’d have to. Hmmm.”

“This is us.” I said as the door opened onto my floor.

He wandered around the condo while I checked my mail and used the restroom.

“What do you think?” I asked him when I found him looking at the bedroom.

“It’s so different from the house. I guess I really do picture you as a Victorian in the woods kind of guy. This place seems like a hotel, not a house. I’m sorry, that probably sounded rude.”

“No, not at all. I thought it looked like a hotel when I moved in here. I got used to it, but now that I have a big old house like I always dreamed of, this place feels weird to me again.”

“Are you keeping this place?” He looked at me as he asked.

“No. I don’t need it and I don’t really want it, to be honest. This was part of the life I thought I wanted, but it wasn’t ever that good, you know? Dr. Frost gave me a house but I found a whole new life. One that’s so much better than this one.” I pulled him into my arms.

He pushed up onto his toes and kissed me. “I’m happy that you found me. I never expected any sort of happiness, not really.”

“I think we’re both pretty damn lucky. I know I’m the luckiest, the happiest I’ve ever felt. All because of you, baby.”

Later I took him to the gym that was a few floors below and I worked out while he jogged on the treadmill. He’d run cross country in high school and wanted to get back to running, it was nice to have him there with me.

The next few days were extremely busy. We took the Ferrari to a secure storage garage until I could figure out what to do with it. We met with the foundation lawyers and hung out with the family. We rented a van with a trailer.

We packed the van with all my personal items and we put the Audi on the trailer. I went to the hospital and cleared out my office. I met with the hospital administrators and we the agreement about my new remote consultation position. I stopped and said goodbye and thank you to Dr. Hester.

After one final night in Baltimore, I gave the condo keys to the realtor and Elgin and I headed home to Pimingdale. On the drive we talked about his family situation.

His parents divorced when he was twelve. I asked if that had something to do with the trips to New York with his grandfather stopping. He confirmed that his dad’s father refused to acknowledge him or his father after the divorce.

It had been bad enough that he was a biracial child, but now he was also the child of a divorced man and that was shameful in their culture. His father had moved to Ohio and had stopped contacting him when he was sixteen.

His mom had remarried twice after the divorce from his dad. The first had been violent and he’d ended up in jail, where he still was. His mom divorced him and married his current stepfather just a few months later.

Together they started to drink heavily and he was verbally abusive to Elgin and his mom. In the last few weeks, his mom kicked him out. She’d called the cops on him several times which scared him off because he had an outstanding warrant.

His stepdad stayed away lately but his mom wanted Elgin to leave his car at home so it looked like she wasn’t home alone. That was why he’d been walking to meet me that night.

“Elgin, we can help her. Would she consider going to rehab?”

“She’d probably go, but she’s always worried about money, more than ever now that he’s gone.”

“Money isn’t an issue anymore. We should talk to her. She can get clean and we can secure the house while she’s gone, or find her a new place. She’s going to be alone more now, so it might be time for a change.”

“She doesn’t know I’m moving out yet.”

“Does she know about me?” I asked quietly.

“Kind of?”

“What does that mean? I’m not upset if you haven’t told her, so don’t worry about that.”

“She knows I’m seeing someone, but she thought it was someone from school. But she also knows I go to the house up on the bluff to see the guy who inherited it.”

“Do you think she’s figured it out? We did kiss at the grocery store, in front of several people.”

“I don’t know. In the past, she’d have figured it out for sure. But now, with all the alcohol and drama going on, I’m not so sure.”

“I think we should tell her and then offer her our help. Even though I’m the same age as her, she should be happy to see you secure and loved, right?”

“Again, the old her probably would, but now, I really just don’t know.”

“Okay, love. We’ll figure it out. We’ll help her, no matter what.”

“Thank you, Al. I’d feel better knowing she was safe. I worried about her on this whole trip.”

“I know. I saw you texting her a lot. You can always share your worries with me, sweetie.”

“I know, and I will. I’ve kept everything to myself for so long, I forget to share sometimes. But I will work on it. I love telling you everything. I always feel better.”

“I always feel better when I talk to you, too.”

“And if my mom goes to rehab or something, I can get my car back.” He smiled at the thought.

“Baby. I’m buying you a new car. I want you to have something safe and reliable.”

“You don’t have to do that, Al. My car is fine.”

“It’s not fine. It’s old and loud. You’re my greatest treasure, Elgin. Please let me keep you safe. I need to.” I realized I really, really needed to.

“Okay, daddy. I’ve already learned it’s not worth arguing with you about it.” He grinned at me and shook his head, acknowledging my stubbornness.

“Thank you. I just want to take care of you. I love you more than anything in the world. I’m going to do everything in my power to keep you safe and make you happy.”

He took my hand over the center console. “I love you, too. I don’t have the means to take care of you the same way, but I’m going to protect your heart with everything I have.”

“I know, love and I’m the luckiest man in the world.”

Between that first trip to New York and Baltimore and the date of the auction, we stayed incredibly busy.

The day after we got back home, Elgin introduced me to his mom, Kiara. She was trying her very best to get herself back on track and she was sober for the meeting.

Being a typical mom, she was quite skeptical about my interest in her very young son. I tried my best to assure her that I was genuine and completely in love with him. It wasn’t a fetish or a midlife crisis. She went with the “I guess we’ll see” theory and tolerated “us” for the time being.

At first she was very resistant about getting help for her drinking, but Elgin knew all the buttons to push with her and she relented more easily than I’d expected. He’d been right, she really did want help. That was such a good thing.

We drove her to a beautiful, luxury rehab facility outside of Boston that weekend. She pulled Elgin aside before we left her there. He came back to me crying and I held him close until he was able to calm down.

“What happened, baby?”

“She’s so thankful. She wanted me to tell you.”

“She’s your mom, honey. She deserves the world. I’d do anything for either of you.” I kissed the top of his head.

“She told me she’s happy I’m with you. She can focus on getting better because she knows I’m safe and loved.” His tears still fell, but he was much calmer. I understood his feelings perfectly.

Before we left the Boston suburbs, I took Elgin to look at new cars. He thought I was going to buy him a Chevrolet or a Toyota, but I took him to the Land Rover dealership instead.

We walked up to the white SUV that he’d pointed out as soon as we pulled in.

“Oh my god! Never mind!” He looked at the price and then turned back to me. I just smiled indulgently.

“No. No way. No.” He protested.

“Do you like it?” I ignored his continued protests. I looked into the windows at the light grey leather seats and chrome accents. It was a gorgeous vehicle and it would be useful and safe.

“It’s beautiful, but it’s ridiculous. I don’t need anything this fancy.”

Before I could reply to him, a saleswoman showed up. “Hello, gentlemen. It’s a really nice ride. Do you want to take it for a drive?”

Elgin said no at the same time I said yes.

“Actually yes, we’d love to take it for a spin. I’m Dr. Alvaro Morgado, this is my partner Elgin Yasuda. It’s for him.” I shook her hand as she introduced herself and snapped into sales mode knowing I was a doctor.

As she fetched the keys, Elgin leaned in. “You did that on purpose. Dropping the doctor card, nice.” He said sarcastically while smiling at me.

“I earned it. And I don’t mind admitting that I like to be treated like I’m successful and rich. I was treated like the wet-back Cuban fag plenty, back in the day. Now they bend over to kiss my faggot ass.”

He looked shocked but then he nodded. I’m sure that a low income, biracial, homosexual boy in a snotty white coastal town could understand. I saw his whole attitude shift when the woman came back with the keys. I smiled indulgently as she handed them to him directly.

He was shocked again when she let us take the SUV while she waited back at the dealership. “It’s different when you’re rich, isn’t it?”

“It sure is. I’m in jeans and a t-shirt and I’m particularly scruffy looking today. She would have asked for our IDs and then still would have ridden with us if she didn’t know I was a doctor.”

“I thought I would grow out of that stuff, but it doesn’t really change, does it?”

“No, not for people like us. Being gay is one thing, but being gay and brown, that’s another thing entirely. If I can save either of us grief by flaunting my success, then so be it. You’ll be treated differently when you arrive in this car.”

Back at the dealership, I talked to the saleswoman’s sales manager. Elgin tried to protest that he didn’t want to drive home alone, in a new car. When I told him that they’d deliver it, he was shocked again. I paid the $63k for the car and we headed home.

I kissed him goodbye on Tuesday morning as I helped him into his new car. He was going to school in it for the first time and he was giddy and nervous.

“Text me when you get to Manchester.” I said as I stood by the side of the car.

“I will. I love you, daddy.”

“I love you, too. See you later. Don’t forget we’re meeting with a contractor this afternoon. It’s time for that garage.”

“Yes. My car’s been here for a day and I’m already neurotic about it. The trees are so sappy and my car is so pristine. It makes me crazy.”

I just laughed at him. He just made me so fucking happy, all the time. I kissed him through the open window and then stepped back so he could pull away.

When Elgin got home that afternoon, we met with an architect and the contractor for the first of many meetings. We designed a multiple stage project that would be a huge part of our future foundation programs here at the house.

The plan was to build a two car garage with an open space above it, right away. This would give us a place to keep the Range Rover and my Audi. The space above would eventually be converted, but for now it would be a secure storage spot for the contractors tools and our materials and supplies.

The second stage would add a five car garage that would be the long portion of the “L” that the final seven car garage would eventually become. We’d use one spot for the Ferrari and the others would be for a tractor lawn mower/snow plow, other equipment and a van that we’d use to shuttle foundation guests and employees as needed.

Above all seven spots, we’d be building housing. It would most likely be two one-bedroom apartments and a dormitory style portion with a large kitchen, several baths and two rooms with adult sized bunk beds.

We planned to build the second stage and the housing as a trade school like program through the foundation. We’d offer training in construction, electrical, plumbing and masonry. The students would be homeless and underprivileged LGBTQ+ kids that could stay for up to a year while learning a lucrative trade and real life skills. We’d also help them with job placement.

We’d use these kids to help us fix up the house as well. We figured that between the house and the garage/housing project, we’d have years of work before we’d need to come up with another project for the program.

Before we knew it, it was time to go back to New York for the auction. We flew in a day before and I took Elgin shopping for new clothes he could wear in public, not lingerie. He’d get plenty of that later.

I wear nice, tailored suits. My large frame and muscular build nearly demands it. But they’re still just “regular guy” suits. I can wear them to the hospital for staff meetings, out to a nice dinner, to my niece’s graduation. They’re grey, dark blue, black, tan, etc. I liven them up with colorful pocket squares and Cuban-esque flair that is uniquely my own.

But those suits wouldn’t work for Elgin. He was young and lithe, modern and edgy, at least compared to me. The stores we went into had narrow, colorful, shiny suits with contrasting lapels and short pants. I would have looked like a complete moron in one of these suits. But Elgin looked like a model or a star on a red carpet in them.

When we dressed the next day, I marveled as we stood side by side in front of the mirror. I wore a dark grey suit with a thin windowpane shirt and a rose pink pocket square. I always wore my collar and top buttons open to show off my neck and hairy, muscular chest. You don’t ignore your natural Latin suaveness when you’ve got it in spades.

Elgin wore a close fitting suit that had black pants and a dusty pink jacket with black lapels. He wore a black silk tank top under it that showed off his long, thin neck and torso perfectly. We looked ridiculously hot together in our nice clothing. I imagined wedding pictures for some reason.

We were treated like royalty at Christie’s. The Frost Morgado Foundation was officially being launched publicly. The event had been well publicized as a charity auction to benefit LGBTQ+ kids. They also advertised it as what it was, the auction of a lifetime, complete with treasures in every form.

The turnout in person and online was staggering. They’d installed extra phone bidder employee stations all around the room. It was a madhouse as the start of the auction drew near.

With twenty minutes until the first item went across the block, I pulled Elgin aside into a private room we’d been given to use. Before he could ask why I’d brought him back here, I pulled him close and kissed him passionately. Something about the whole situation had me incredibly turned on.

“Daddy, what’s gotten into you?” He smiled up at me after I let him up for air.

“You. In that suit. You look fucking amazing. That combined with all the “old money” in the room, I’m just horny as fuck.” I answered him honestly.

“Sit down.” He pushed me back, towards the couch.

“Okay. Why?” I asked as I sat down as I’d been ordered to do.

“Unzip your pants.” He said it as he knelt between my legs.

“Baby. I don’t think we have time for that.”

“Unzip. Now.” He had his hands on my knees, pushing my legs open.

I opened my pants and he was on me in a split second. He had my massive cock out of my underwear and the head in his mouth.

“Sweet fuck!” I ground out the words. “Querido dios”. My eyes rolled back at the feel of him sucking my dick. The door wasn’t locked and this whole thing was terribly exciting.

Elgin’s blow job skills were now finely tuned and exquisite compared to the first one he’d given me all those months ago. Between that and the risk of getting caught, I came pretty quickly. It was incredible.

I tucked myself into my pants and zipped them up. Elgin climbed into my lap and kissed me. I could taste my cum in his mouth. It was so sexy. I thought about sitting next to him in the front row, knowing what he’d just done to me.

There was a knock, bringing us back to reality. An employee called through the closed door that the auction was about to start. I kissed Elgin once more and then we got up and found our seats. Jerry sat next to us, along with two other senior management individuals.

Item after item sold higher than the estimates. The excitement was nearly too much after a while. Elgin sensed my tension right away. He took my hand in both of his and leaned in to whisper encouraging, loving and humorous things to me. It helped so much.

He kept telling me which project each item would pay for. At first he was serious, but then his project list got absurd.

“That’s our garage foundation. That’ll pay for tree trimming on the whole property. I bet that will get us an indoor pool. I know who’s getting another Range Rover.” He smiled as he joked with me. I loved him so much.

All of the best items were coming up next. Luckily there was an intermission. I needed a drink. I found the bar and got us some champagne. Elgin kept me calm while Jerry flitted around the room with manic energy.

The four best paintings brought nearly double what they estimated. The jewelry collection was bought by an overseas phone bidder and sold for a somewhat larger amount than expected. My head was spinning with the whole thing.

Back in our private room, away from all the congratulations and excited rich people that wanted to brag to us about what they’d bought, I collapsed onto the couch, pulling Elgin down next to me.

“I’m exhausted. That was insane.” I leaned back and closed my eyes.

“You’re the best person I’ve ever met. I love you Al.”

“What? Why do you say that?”

“You could be super fucking rich right now. But you’re going to give it back. Not only to the recipients, but to the people they go on to help in their lives. This is your legacy.”

“Our legacy. I couldn’t do any of this without you.” I stared into his incredible dark eyes.

Before long, Jerry came to find us. He held a folded piece of paper in his shaking hands. He handed it to me, but I nodded to Elgin to grab it instead. He took it and held it between his hands, still folded.

“Open it, love.” I leaned in and whispered into his soft hair.

He gasped as he flipped it open. I couldn’t believe my eyes, my mouth hanging open in shock. Jerry stood uncharacteristically still as he watched us process what we were seeing.

I looked up at him and he grinned ear to ear at both Elgin and I. The piece of paper had the auction total. Before Christie’s fees, the grand total was $31.4 million dollars. I’d had such a hard time wrapping my head around the twenty million dollar estimate, so this nearly knocked me for a loop.

I barely remember the next hour or so. I know we called Juana and Ursula. I know we’d signed a lot of papers. I know we made it back to our balcony free hotel suite.

“Daddy? What do you want from room service? You need to eat. I’m scared you’re in shock or something.” He sounded worried.

“I’m sorry, love. I’m still completely flabbergasted. I can’t stop thinking about my family back in Cuba. They’re all gone now, but they were so poor. It’s unfair.”

“Hey, Al. Look at me. We’re going to help so many people with this money. They’d all be so proud of you. You know I’m right. Think of all the kids we’re going to help reach for better lives for them and theirs.”

“I know. You are right, as usual. Come here.” I motioned to my lap. He climbed into his usual spot and cuddled up against me.

We eventually managed to order dinner and change out of our suits while we waited. He came out of the bathroom wrapped in a huge, fuzzy white robe. He’d looked just as good in that as he had in his fancy new suit. I grinned at him as he sat cross legged on the mattress across from me, our feast between us.

“I got so stressed out today and you were amazingly calm. I couldn’t have done this without you.” I took Elgin’s hand as I said it.

“You probably could have, but I’m beyond happy to be here with you.”

“I seriously need a vacation. Before everything ramps up in a few weeks, we should go somewhere. Where do you want to go?” We continued to eat our dinner while I thought out loud.

“I don’t know. I’ve always wanted to go to California.”

“Baby, we can get to California at any time. I was thinking bigger. Think global. Now, where do you want to go?” I stuffed my face with mashed potatoes.

“You said you had a regular place in Hawaii. We could go there.”

“We could. But I’ve been a bunch of times. I’ll take you there someday, I promise. I was still thinking about somewhere where we need passports.”

“I never really imagined getting to travel anywhere, let alone actually anywhere. I guess London or Paris would be amazing. Or Mexico, it’s closer.”

“Yeah, all those places are nice. Have you ever wanted to go to Japan or Laos? I know your dad’s family is from there. I’ve been to Hong Kong, but I’d love to see more of Asia someday.” I tried to offer bigger ideas.

“Really? No, I never even considered that I’d get to see that part of the world. I would like to see Cuba. I want to see where you’re from, Al.”

“I’d love to take you to Cuba. I have some ideas for a trip now. Let me work on it and then I’ll surprise you. You trust me, right?”

“Yes! I’m going to need a passport! I’m so excited. You know I’d be happy going to the hardware store with you, but I’ve already learned you go big, so I’m not fighting it. But I’ll always show you how much I appreciate it.” The look in his eyes got intense and the air shifted in the room.

“I do go big. And I’ve got something big for you, over here.” I gestured to my growing erection under my soft knit pants.

He jumped off the bed and grabbed all the food and containers and put them on the dresser, clearing the bed quickly. Then he turned back to me and stood casually, next to the bed.

“Come here.” I reached out one hand from where I was reclined.

“In a second. I should take off this robe first.” He slowly undid the tie at his thin waist, allowing the plush white robe to fall open, exposing him to me.

I was pleasantly surprised to find him naked other than a tiny pair of hot pink lace panties. His balls spilled out of the tiny garment and the head of his penis escaped the lace as well. Jesus fucking christ, he was perfect.

He walked over to my side of the bed and started to tug on my bottoms. I shifted, lifting my weight to allow him to pull them off easier. I reached to pull my shirt up but he stopped me with a look.

He came even closer and slid his hands up and under my shirt. He slowly felt all along my muscled torso, running his fingers through my chest hair, gently. He finally pushed the shirt up and over my head and arms.

He threw the shirt to the floor and stood there, admiring my nude body. I fought the urge to reach out and grab him, pull him in and kiss him senseless. But I watched and waited.

“I love you, Alvaro. You are my everything. All I’ll ever need is you.”

“I love you too. I need you in every way.” I tried to express all my emotions, but there weren’t words for how I felt about this man.

He crawled over me, laying on top of me, his slight weight resting all along my body. He fit against me perfectly. His smooth body, silky and hot, scorched me everywhere we touched.

He settled his body and then he brought his soft, pouty lips to mine. I wrapped my arms around him as we kissed languidly.

“Make love to me, daddy. I need you.” His whispered words set my whole body ablaze. I pulled him in and kissed him harder.

Slowly, I rolled over, pulling my beautiful baby boy underneath me. I carefully supported a good portion of my weight, so I didn’t crush him. He loved when I was on top of him though. So I gave him plenty of pressure.

Our kissing turned hotter and I fingered his entrance, stretching him for what was to come. He gasped and moaned softly into my mouth.

Soon I was pushing my thick manhood into his tight hole. With a careful effort, I slid all the way home. I loved him like this, beneath me, filled completely. The sounds and expressions he made were never more exquisite. Luckily, it was his favorite thing as well.

Slowly I started to move within him. I rhythmically thrust into him repeatedly, building our pleasure together.

“Yes, Al. I love you!” Elgin gripped my shoulders and neck tightly as I pushed into him, driving him into the mattress with my weight and my thrusts. I could feel his climax building. I could read his every move.

“I love you, baby. Fuck. FUCK!” My hips moved faster, of their own will. I was delirious with pleasure, chasing my climax but more desperate to pleasure my lover.

He was my best friend. He was my lover. He was my family. He was my everything. I needed to give him my everything in return.

I always chased my pleasure in the past with the knowledge that I deserved to be satisfied. I knew I was going to please my partner, but it wasn’t the goal. I wanted to get my rocks off and I wanted to impress them with my prowess and my huge cock.

I don’t think I was selfish, like Jeffery had called me. But sexually, I had been a bit selfish. But all my lovers were too, so I didn’t even realize it. Sex was about coming and being the ultimate lover, physically anyway. But everything was different with Elgin.

He was in my every thought from morning to night. He haunted my every dream. Every goal, every desire I felt, was all for him. His pleasure was my goal. I didn’t feel the need to prove myself to him, he loved me. I loved him. Elgin was my world.

A scream tore from his throat as his climax exploded from him. I felt his cock throbbing between our bodies. It pushed me over the edge, feeling his pleasure. I devoured his mouth as my balls squeezed tight and my own shaft pulsed inside him. I filled him.

I let my full weight rest on him for a few seconds before I rolled us again, onto our sides. He wrapped his thin arms around my neck and pulled himself in closer to me. His face was pressed all the way into my neck. I squeezed his body tight.

I barely remember pulling the blankets over us, as we snuggled together and fell into a deep sleep.

Back at Frost Manor, we met with Melissa Slater, Howard’s daughter. She was a genius lawyer that could have easily worked for a top firm in any big city, but she’d chosen to stay and work with her dad. She became our local representative for all things legal. She was an amazing partner in everything.

One afternoon she came up to the Manor to check out the groundbreaking for the two car garage. We chatted, as friends, since she didn’t have a work-related reason to be here.

Elgin was at school, so I decided to ask Melissa about some of the things that had been on my mind.

“I want to protect Elgin. If something happened to me, I want him to control everything, but he’s so young. I’m afraid he’d be manipulated by any number of entities.”

“We can set up a trust. My father and I can be legal “guardians” if he ever needed us to. Not a legal guardian in the traditional sense, but as his lawyers, we could be extra protective of everything he handled.”

“I’d like that, thank you. I guess I should also write a will, huh?” It had been on my mind since Gary had died. I’d always just trusted that Juana and Ursula would get everything, but now there was a lot more at play.

“It’s a good idea, yes. Elgin should write one too since his name is on everything.”

“Wow, this is morbid.”

“No, it’s not. It’s smart. You have the foundation, your own assets, your partner and your family to consider. It’s just wise to plan ahead.”

I nodded as we walked around the yard, looking at the piles of dirt and the stacks of materials that cluttered the whole area.

“Speaking of your partner. It could be a lot easier to protect him, you know.”

“What do you mean?” I stopped and focused on Melissa.

“The dumb act isn’t a good look on you, Al.” She smiled and shook her head. I had a flashback to my appointment with Dr. Hester when she told me I was avoiding the obvious. I was doing it again!

“Do you think I should get a prenup? I would never. I trust Elgin.”

“Who said anything about a prenup? Yes, I was referring to marrying him, but that’s it.” She raised her hands in a surrender gesture.

“My sister mentioned a prenup. She doesn’t know Elgin very well though and she’s protective. Besides, a will would still ensure they were taken care of.”

“Stop stressing. You and Elgin should do what you two want to do. I’ll do the rest to protect your family, all of them.” She smiled a calming smile. “You just have to decide if you want to get married to Elgin. Now or later. Or if you want a legal partnership only.”

Marriage had been on my mind for fifteen years. It had been on my mind more in the last few years as I hit forty. It had been sitting in the front of my mind since the auction.

I wanted to marry Elgin. But he was so young. What if he felt trapped later on? What if he regretted making such big life decisions under the pressure of a man who was in a different place in his own life? These thoughts plagued me every single time I thought about asking him.

“Talk to Elgin. You always feel better when you do.” Melissa snapped me out of thoughts. “I have a date tonight, so I’m heading out to get ready.”

“Who’s the lucky lady?” I asked her as I walked her to her car.

“Her name is Rita. I met her online. She’s an artist.” She grinned from ear to ear.

“Have a good time. If it works out, we can go on a super gay double date.” I held her door as she climbed into her SUV.

“Gayest date in Pimingdale ever!” She laughed at my suggestion.

“Hell, we’re starting a full on gay foundation. We might as well gay up the whole damn town.”

We said our goodbyes and then she pulled away. I headed back into the house to start to rearrange the dining room. We’d decided to use it as the main office space on the first floor. We’d use the Victorian kitchen as an eating area since it was so huge and basically unused otherwise.

We planned on having several full time employees to run the day to day. We were going to use antique desks from around the house to make a nice workspace that still matched the feel of the house.

We planned to convert Gary’s library into a private shared office for Elgin and I. We were going to use the first floor bedrooms that Gary had used as his bedroom and TV room, as our first floor private living room and an extra private room for a yet to be determined purpose.

The main sitting room and modern kitchen were going to be opened up to each other. We were going to add some professional ovens and refrigerators for when we had a houseful. It would expand into some of the existing sitting room, which was huge. We’d use the sitting room as the public living room area for guests.

On the second floor landing we were going to add a tall railing that separated our private quarters from the guest rooms. Since the foyer had two staircases, one would become the private stairs to our side and the other would access the guest half of the second floor and the stairs to the third floor would be on that side as well.

Our private side had our bedroom and bath, a full guest suite with a private bath for personal guests, like family. And the last bedroom on our side was another spare guest room that had the big four postered bed we occasionally used for sexy romps.

The guest side had the same three bedrooms in a mirror image of our private quarters. The third floor had six small servants’ rooms with one shared bath on one side and a huge storage room on the other side, above our private quarters.

Eventually the storage room would be converted to a big open multi-purpose room for meetings, parties and whatever else we needed it to be. We’d also be adding two half baths to that side. The six small bedrooms were going to be converted into three guest rooms. One would have a private bath and the other two would share a full hall bath.

We imagined families coming to meet with us for final scholarship selections. We could house parents on the second floor and the kids up on the third floor if we needed all the rooms at once.

It was a three to five year plan, with the projects all being part of the work study program. We’d already made a priority list of what needed to be done first through last, but it could always change. We assumed it would change several times.

I was waiting for Elgin in the driveway when he got home. I opened his door and kissed him before he could even take off his seatbelt.

“Come on, let me show you what got done out here today.” I helped him out of his Discovery and into my arms.

After we greeted each other thoroughly, I took his hand and led him to the garage construction zone. The concrete guys had accomplished a lot since Melissa had left earlier. They had an hour or two of work left and then they’d be back in several days to remove the framing.

“I can’t wait to see the walls go up. My poor car.” Elgin smiled next to me.

“I know. My Audi is filthy. Let’s head inside and get out of the way so these guys can finish up and go home.” I led him inside.

“Oh wow, you cleared out the dining room. It looks huge. We need carpets in here, under the desks. Don’t you think?”

“Yeah, you’re right. That would warm it up without making it any more modern looking.”

“I’m excited about decorating all these spaces. I might be a computer guy, but I’m still very gay.” I laughed at Elgin as he said it.

“Thank god.” I pulled him close and kissed him again.

Later that night we discussed Elgin’s future schooling. He was nearly done with his sophomore year and he wanted to finish the program online instead of driving back and forth next year and beyond. He could be here while still getting his degree. I agreed wholeheartedly.

“We could travel more, too. Anywhere we can get internet, you can get your schoolwork done.”

“I know. I’m looking forward to the year ending so I can be here with you everyday. There’s so much happening, it’s distracting when I’m not here.”

“Just two weeks left and then you’re done. Just six more trips to Manchester.” I smiled at him.

We planned to go see his mom the weekend after school ended. She would be halfway through her rehab and they allowed family visits. From there, we’d head to Baltimore to see Juana and Ursula. I had a big surprise for both of them.

Elgin looked nervous as I drove us to Boston in his SUV. It was so comfortable compared to my small car, especially for my long legs and big frame on longer trips. He held a huge bouquet of his mom’s favorite flowers.

We pulled into the parking lot at the rehab resort and I kissed him and helped him relax a little before we even got out of the vehicle. More collected, we got out and headed inside.

Kiara looked amazing. She was smiling and glowing. Her big brown eyes were clear and bright, she smiled indulgently as Elgin crossed the room to embrace her. I felt so happy for both of them.

Kiara was less abrasive with me this time. She was genuinely thankful for the help we’d given her. She told us she was doing perfectly. Her doctor confirmed that her positive attitude and her real desire to get better was the key to her success.

“Mama, you look beautiful. I can’t remember the last time I saw that smile. I’m so glad you’re getting better. I missed you and I need you.” He got choked up as he said it. I just gently ran my hand up and down his back.

They hugged and cried and reminisced. It was moving to watch. When Elgin excused himself to use the restroom, Kiara turned to me, looking very serious. I felt like I was in trouble.

“Thank you, Alvaro. For all of this.” She gestured around her, indicating the rehab in general. “But even more for taking care of my son. He seems happy. Happier than I can remember him ever being. I used to worry about him constantly. Now I only worry most of the time.” She smiled at her jest.

“I know we seem so different, but I love him with everything I have. I cherish him.” I choked up a bit as I said it.

“I can tell. I’m glad he has you.”

“Like it or not, you have me now too. His family is my family.” I touched her hand and she responded by taking my hand in hers.

She just nodded and sniffled back some tears.

“I want to marry him. I hope you’ll approve of me asking him.” I hadn’t planned on asking her about this, but it seemed right.

“What? He’s so young!” She looked scared for a minute but then I saw her relax. “What happens if you ask and he says no?”

“Hopefully he won’t, but if he did, I’d wait for him to tell me what he wanted. I’d ask him again later if that’s what he wanted. I’d never hurt him in any way regardless of what happens between us.”

She studied my face, searching my eyes. Clean and sober like this, she seemed so shrewd and I could see Elgin in her easier than before she’d come here. “Okay. I approve.”

“Really? Oh my goodness! Thank you Kiara. Thank you, that means so much to me. I really do love him.”

I saw him coming down the hall so I sat back in my seat and tried to get my shit together. She’d given me her approval to marry her only child. Holy fuck.

We ordered Kiara’s favorite food for dinner and laughed as we ate and caught up. She was impressed about everything going on with the foundation. She beamed at Elgin, her pride plain on her face.

We hit the road for the last leg to Baltimore. We’d stay in a hotel tonight and meet up with Juana at her house in the morning. She wanted to make a huge Cuban family breakfast. She’d decided Elgin needed to eat more. I just laughed at her antics.

It was nearly two in the morning when we got to Baltimore. I was exhausted and I pointed to the first hotel I saw with a vacancy sign. It was a Holiday Inn Express.

“Yes! Please. This looks great.” Elgin was as tired as me. He’d done a lot of the driving today too.

“We can find a nicer hotel if you want.”

“No. Why? This place is great.” He looked at me almost upset at the thought of dragging this whole thing out longer.

“I love you.” I smiled at him goofily. We were ridiculously rich. I could have bought him a Ritz Carlton but he was perfectly content at the Holiday Inn Express. He was the man of my dreams, in every way. It was ridiculous.

After checking in, dragging our suitcases like zombies, we fell into the bed and smiled at one another.

“Thank you for today. My mom was so happy. Didn’t she look great?” He sounded tired, but so happy.

“She looked incredible. I’m so glad we had such a nice visit. She’s doing so good. I’m really proud of her. And you.”

“Want to take a shower with me?” His grin got a little more wicked looking.

“Yes. I’m never too tired to touch you.” I rolled off the bed and pulled him up with me. We undressed and climbed into the small tub after the water was the perfect temperature.

We kissed and caressed one another. I washed his soft hair while he rested against my chest. It never got more physical, but it was such a beautiful bonding moment to me.

We fell asleep quickly after our shower and the alarm rang way too early just a few hours later. I didn’t relish seeing Juana this early, this tired. But I sucked it up because I had no choice.

Luckily the smells emanating from Juana’s kitchen were so delectable, our tiredness fell away, replaced by eager hunger. Even her overly loud greetings didn’t bother me too much. I could see the Cuban breakfast sandwiches that Ursula was assembling. I hugged my family as they worked.

Ursula was the first to greet Elgin. She smiled at him, welcomed him and promptly put him to work. This was some version of heaven. I was sure of it.

The food was even better than the smell led me to believe. I missed Juana’s cooking a lot. We told them all about the auction and the projects at the house.

The ladies had planned on coming to the auction, but Juana couldn’t get the time off, so she had to cancel. She worked too much, I told her again.

“Speaking of working. What’s your plan for the summer? You’re sixteen. You can get a job.” I prodded Ursula.

“I already have a job, Uncle Al. I’m a dog walker. It started with the neighbor’s dog, but now I have four different clients.” She smiled proudly.

“Hey, that’s good. Can you take time off without them getting upset?” I asked her as I shoveled more food into my face.

“Why would I need to take time off?” She tilted her head, studying me. She was a miniature Cuban witch, to be sure.

“What if you want to take a vacation?” I asked, ignoring her penetrating gaze.

“Yeah, right? When was the last time mom and I went on a vacation?” She said it, exasperated.

“Yeah, Juana. When was the last time you two took a vacation?” I asked my sister pointedly. I’d tried to send her on trips multiple times, but she was always too proud to accept. She refused my money every single time. It pissed me off.

“Don’t start with me, Alvaro.”

“It’s too late for that! Here. Take this and shut up. Do it for Ursula if that makes you feel better.” I shoved the thick envelope over to her.

“What is this?” She tried to sound mad. I raised my eyebrow at her pathetic attempt.

“Just open it!” Elgin cut it, smiling and soothing everyone with his joyous excitement.

“Let me open it if you don’t want to!” Ursula grabbed at the envelope in her mom’s hand.

Juana yanked it away and held it out of reach. “I’ll open it. Everybody back off!”

I threw my head back and laughed at all three of them. I loved each of them so fully, in such different ways. The whole situation made me happy. So fucking happy.

Finally, Juana opened the envelope and pulled out the contents. She picked up the main letter. It was her travel itinerary.

Her head snapped up and she gawked at me. “What did you do?” She gasped out the words.

By now, Ursula was up, out of her chair, hovering over Juana’s shoulder, reading ahead. “Oh my god! Alaska! And Hawaii! No way!!!!” She screamed the last two words.

Juana always wanted to go to Alaska and see the whales and a glacier. Ursula wanted to sit on a beach and sip a tropical drink from a coconut. They were going to get to do both.

For some reason, Juana didn’t really protest. She cried as she looked over the tickets and other paperwork.

“It’s all expenses paid in both locations. You fly to Alaska first. I got you two whale watching excursions and the train trip you always talked about. The resort is full service, meals are paid for and everything.” I paused to let that sink in.

Ursula squealed and danced around the room while Juana looked between me and the information in her hands repeatedly.

“You’ll fly to Hawaii after five days in Alaska. You have an ocean front room so Ursula can walk right out the door, directly to her beach. Elgin and I will fly in the same day, so we’ll get to have a family vacation, finally.” I smiled indulgently at my three favorite people.

“Mom, I need new bathing suits!” Ursula sounded nearly panicked which made me and Elgin laugh. My whole family, myself included, were so fucking dramatic.

I couldn’t believe that Juana hadn’t freaked out yet. She kept looking at me, the papers in her hands and her ecstatic daughter spinning through the kitchen. She looked oddly resigned. It made me feel so good.

“Hey kiddo. About those bathing suits. Don’t spend it all in one place. Mom gets final say.” I handed Ursula a gift card. It was a Visa gift card that she could use anywhere. I slid another one across the table to Juana.

She looked ready to snap about it, so I started talking before she could. “You’re going to need tons of stuff for the two completely different destinations, so just take the cards so you don’t have to use any of your hard earned money on this. I’m serious, it’s 100% my treat, so deal with it.”

She wisely bit her tongue. Ursula disappeared into her room so the three of us sat and talked about Hawaii. We were staying in the same resort, just in a different building. We would meet up for meals and some activities and we’d do our own separate things as well.

Elgin and I went back to our hotel and took a long nap to catch up on our missed sleep. We went back to Juana’s and picked them up for a nice dinner out and our favorite ice cream place after. Both of the ladies dressed up and looked beautiful. Elgin looked incredibly handsome by my side.

The next day we closed on my condo and visited my Ferrari. I decided to sell it, too. I could buy something later, after the big garage got built at home in a few years.

“Why not auction it off for our charity? We could invite all the fancy doctors in Baltimore and raise money and awareness for the foundation. And someone wins a Ferrari.”

I turned and looked at Elgin. How was he so good at this? We’d discussed the need for future fundraising. That auction money was mainly for the scholarships and wouldn’t last forever. The charity would need funding. He always had the ability of seeing the way to make it happen.

The idea grew and seemed better and better. It was such a great way to get the doctors I knew and the larger network of healthcare power players involved in the foundation. They’d gladly support a scholarship foundation for aspiring doctors. It was brilliant.

I showed Elgin around the city I’d called home for several decades over the next few days. We spent more time with the family as well. We were both happy to head back to Frost Manor when the day came for us to leave.

The two car garage was coming along, looking more and more like it’s final form all the time. It was being made with reproduction windows and trims and details that made it look like it was built at the same time as the house. It was going to be extra nice once the winter came.

A few days after we returned home, Elgin and I were eating dinner in the living room, watching a home improvement show.

“So, the trip to Hawaii is in a few weeks. Are you excited?” I asked Elgin as he sat back, letting his dinner settle.

“Yes. I’m so excited. It will be fun spending time with the girls. And with you.” He smirked at me.

“While they’re in Alaska, we’re going to be going somewhere too. We’ll fly from there to meet them in Honolulu.” I waited for him to ask for more details.

“What? Where are we going?” He sat up tall now, alert and curious.

“Several places, actually.” I picked at my food.

“Daddy! Tell me!” He practically tackled me back into the cushions.

“Okay, okay! I’ll tell you.” I grinned at him as he kissed my lips softly.

“Our first stop is Paris.”

“Oh my god!”

“Then we’re going to Tokyo.”

“No fucking way!”

“We’ll fly to Hawaii from there. How does that sound?”

His reply was just a scream. He jumped up and bounced around and then he was in my lap, kissing me passionately.

“I can’t wait to show you the world, baby boy.” I kissed him again.

“I wouldn’t want to see it with anyone else.” He had happy tears in his eyes. He looked so happy and incredibly sexy.

In a heartbeat I had him in my arms, carrying him up the stairs to our room. I couldn’t wait to make love to him.

“Lay back. Let me show you my gratitude.” His words a soft purr against my lips.

I groaned in agreement and lay back on the bed. He helped undress me until I was naked and rigid with my deep need for him.

He undressed himself, just out of reach. But I was rewarded when he straddled my lap and lowered himself onto my erection. I tightly held his hips as he started to ride me.

The visual of him sitting in my lap, raising and lowering himself onto my thick meat, nearly undid me before the sex could. He was breathtaking. I’d never seen anything so beautiful in my life.

I pulled him closer and helped him pick up the pace. I spoke words of love to him as he rode me recklessly. His whole body trembled for me and I gave him all the pleasure he could take.

We came in quick succession, our bodies’ rhythms matching up perfectly. He still sat on my lap, even after we’d disengaged ourselves. I held him close and we talked quietly as we recovered from our exertion.

We took a hot bath together a while later and then slept in each other’s arms. I held him every night. It was my favorite part of every single day. I started and ended with him pressed against me.

Just before the trip, Kiara was released from rehab. We asked her to stay at the house while we were gone. We’d hired a security company and they came by twice a day, but we still preferred someone staying there while the construction was going on and we were half a world away.

We wrote up an employment contract for her, making it a real job, not just a family favor. Melissa would drop off her check on Friday afternoons. Melissa would also be her backup for anything she needed. And without it being discussed directly, we knew Melissa would keep an eye on Kiara, making sure she stayed safe and sober.

We trusted Kiara, but we would have never forgiven ourselves for giving her such great care in rehab and then just abandoning her to readjust to real life all by herself. Accountability was important and she was glad to know that Melissa would be around for her.