Arlo Ch. 05

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Arlo smiled quietly to himself as they walked home. He loved to walk. It was just enough exercise to take things off his mind, but also allow him to think. Walking with Jake was even better. He was silent, but made it obvious he was there. The cool night air played through Arlo's hair, making the hair on his arms stand on end. It was cold out, but he liked it. He never was one for the heat. Jake had taken off his jacket and was enjoying the crisp air as well.

"Jake?" Arlo finally picked up the conversation they had dropped.

"Yeah?" Jake wrapped his fingers around Arlo's, in a tight hold.

"I want to have sex," Arlo said, looking up at his boyfriend. The word felt foreign, even in his mind. Jake seemed like so much more.

"Are you sure? A lot has happened the past few days, Doc," Jake said.

"I know. But I think I'm ready. I feel like this is the last step. I'm finally free of Donovan. It's time to move on, and this is the last thing I need, and want, to do," Arlo said, stopping in the middle of the sidewalk to kiss Jake.

"If you're sure about this, you know I'm all for it. But I want you to be sure," Jake said. Arlo could tell he was obviously trying hard to be the good guy in all of this.

"I'm sure," Arlo smiled.

"Then fuck this walking shit," Jake smiled, and grabbed Arlo's hand as he took off in a run. Arlo laughed as he caught up to Jake, sprinting towards home.

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They hit the bed hard, and Arlo's clothes were already half way off. Jake was trying to be slow and tender, but was failing miserably.

"Jake, I'm not made of glass," Arlo smiled. Jake blushed. "I like it rough," Arlo whispered. Jake let out a low growl, before diving down and biting the tender skin around Arlo's neck and shoulders. Arlo groaned as Jake played with his nipples, tweaking and pulling the cinnamon colored peaks. He slid his hands under the waistband of Arlo's briefs, jerking him off slowly. Arlo whimpered with pleasure as Jake pulled down the briefs, and threw them to the side.

"I want to see you, too," Arlo said, after Jake took a moment to drink in the sight of Arlo's hardening cock. He smiled and pulled back just far enough so that Arlo could slowly unbutton his shirt. Once his top half was stripped, Arlo took the chance to thread his fingers through the ample amount of chest hair that covered Jake's upper torso.

"Does it bother you?" Jake asked.

"I like it." Arlo smiled, and continued to curl his fingers around the sprinkling of hair. "But there's more I want to see," Arlo tugged at his belt. Jake helped him strip off the jeans he wore, and soon his cock bobbed free of the confining clothing. Arlo wrapped his thin delicate hand around Jake's thick cock, and began stroking it lovingly. Jake returned the favor by gently stroking Arlo. They kissed and stroked each other to the brink of release, before Arlo stopped. "I want you inside me," he whispered. Jake nodded silently, and reached for his fallen jeans, pulling out a condom and a small tube of lube. He poured a large glob onto his fingers and, without looking away from Arlo's gaze, slowly began opening up his lover. He pushed in a few fingers and slowed down when Arlo hissed. "I'm okay. It's just cold," he giggled a little. Jake nibbled his bottom lip, before pushing in a third finger. He pumped the digits in and out, until he was sure Arlo was prepared. He grabbed the small package and tore it open with his teeth, and was about to roll it on when Arlo took it from his hands.

"Let me?" he asked, and took the rubber from Jake. He rolled it on gently, stroking his cock as he went, until it was on. He leaned back and raised his knees a little, until Jake grabbed them and pushed them back against his chest. He wrapped Arlo's knees around his elbows, and lined up his cock. He freed one leg, just long enough to push the large head of his dick into Arlo's tight hole. Arlo moaned as Jake pushed in another inch.

"Are you okay?" Jake asked.

"I'm more than okay. This is what I want, what I've wanted for so long," Arlo whimpered. He leaned up and kissed Jake again, before letting him build the steady fucking motion. He let his hands snake upwards into Jake's hair, and he held onto handfuls of the smooth hair that was normally hidden by his hat. Jake grunted as he fucked Arlo harder, making him moan each time he withdrew his cock from the tight heat that was Arlo's ass. Soon Arlo couldn't take it anymore. "Jake... I can't... oh God. I'm going to cum," he gasped, as Jake continued to pound into him.

"Cum for me, Doc," Jake whispered, and bit down on a peaked nipple. Arlo arched his back and cried out as he came. Jake held onto him tightly, as the waves of pleasure passed through his thin, but toned body. As he watched the feeling of ecstasy on Arlo's face, he lost control and filled the condom with his seed. Now a heap of exhausted bodies, Jake pulled out, and tied the condom off before throwing it away. He lazily crawled out of bed and walked into the bathroom, retrieving a warm wet washcloth. Jake wiped Arlo down quickly, removing all traces of his cum, and all of the sticky sweat he had been covered with during their lovemaking. After wiping himself down, he crawled back into bed and spooned his lover gently.

"I love you, Jake," Arlo whispered.

"I love you too, Doc."

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Epilogue

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"Ready?" Ronda asked, as Arlo straightened his tie, and looked at the beautiful white rose on his coat.

"Definitely," he smiled in the mirror, before heading towards his destiny. The standard music played as he walked down the aisle. He hated that he was the one to walk, and that Jake had begged him into letting the classic song play. He didn't want such a 'straight' wedding. But if it was what Jake wanted, Jake would get it. Mama cried in the front row, tears of joy luckily. She wiped at them as Arlo walked by and winked at her. She smiled and burst into tears again. The rows were filled with friends and family. Some of which Arlo had never even met. Doctors and nurses from the hospital filled other rows, Rhonda was his 'best man' and he was glad for that. Donovan sat in one of the aisles, smiling at the couple happily.

After that day in the hospital, five years ago, Arlo had agreed with Donovan that they would remain friends. No matter what Donovan had done, they couldn't erase the time they had together, and Jake respected that. But, by no means did he like the other man. They didn't talk much, but Arlo had insisted that he wanted Donovan at the wedding. Donovan had been eager to accept, but only if it was okay with Jake. The threat of a month without sex was enough to make it okay.

Jake waited for him up ahead. Another thing he had insisted on was having the wedding in a church. Arlo had agreed to all of these things for one reason and one reason only, the wedding was for Jake. He loved the other man dearly, but didn't feel the need for a wedding. He had seen the hurt in Jake's eyes when he denied his proposal at first. When he spoke about how he didn't need a wedding to show the world they were in love, he knew that Jake didn't want it for that reason either but for himself. So Arlo had agreed, and he realized it was very much worth it to see the absolute joy on Jake's face. Arlo smiled as he reached the end of the aisle.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," Jake smiled. "You're gorgeous," Jake said. The one thing Arlo had put his foot down on was not wearing a white tux. But Jake had talked him into the white rose after a week or two. The matching tuxedos they wore were perfect, and Arlo had to admit that it made him want Jake more than usual. The man did look good in a tux.

"Dearly beloved..." the priest began. Arlo couldn't focus on the words he was saying, and it felt like Jake couldn't either. Both of them simply stared at each other, having a silent conversation just to themselves. Neither of them could believe this was it. That they were getting married. They had known that they were committed to each other and no one else, for years now. But this seemed so final. To them and to everyone else.

"Do you, Jacob Ivory Hudson, take A-" The priest cleared his throat. "'Doc' to be your husband, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish his friendship and love him today, tomorrow, and forever?" the priest asked.

"And yesterday, too," Jake smiled. Arlo couldn't help but laugh, when his southern accent came out.

'Will you trust and honor him, laugh and cry with him? Will you be faithful through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?"

"I will," Jake said, his eyes glossing over with unshed tears.

"Do you Ar-" Jake gave him a look. " 'Doc' take-"

"I will," Arlo interrupted. Jake smiled and laughed.

"Well, my job is easy, isn't it," he mumbled and threw his hands up. "Do we have the rings?" he asked. A cute little girl who Arlo knew to be Jake's niece came running up, two boxes in hand. Arlo frowned and took the one handed to him, while Jake took his. "Go on! You don't need me for this part," the priest said said. Jake smiled and opened his box.

"Five years ago today, you were sitting on my couch, sad and lost because you had made a mistake. Five years ago today, I made you a promise that I intend to keep." Jake pulled out the gold five year sobriety chip from the box. "I hope you remembered to keep yours," Jake said. He handed Arlo the chip. Arlo smiled down at the shining metal in his palm, and with a little confusion, opened his own box. In the box was the ugly, mustard stained poker chip that Jake had drawn the logo that all sobriety chips had onto. He smiled, and handed Jake the chip back, who took it willingly. "Now you have all of your pieces back," Jake said. "And can start getting new ones," he added.

"I intend too," Arlo smiled, his eyes welling up.

"You may now kiss," the priest smiled. Jake dropped the box to the floor of the church, and pulled Arlo into a rough hug. Arlo giggled and smiled as Jake hugged him, before pulling him into a passionate kiss. His heart raced as the crowd before them cheered and clapped. After a long moment, Jake finally pulled away and smiled out at everyone.

"I love you, Doc," he said, just quiet enough so that Arlo would be the only one who could hear it.

"I love you, too, Jake. More than anything." He couldn't help the tears that fell from his face. Jake wiped them away, and kissed him once more, just a peck on the lips.

"Now lets party!" he cheered, and so did the crowd.

Arlo was almost dizzy from the music and the food and the cake that they fed each other. He had never been big on parties, but this was one he would remember for awhile. Of course there was no alcohol, and he felt a little bad that everyone was sober. They didn't have to ruin the party on his account. He was about to say so to Jake when the loud sound of someone clearing their throat on the microphone cut through the crowd.

"Excuse me," Donovan said. "Uh, hi. First of all," he spoke when the crowd died down and everyone was looking at him. "I want to thank Ronda, for allowing me to steal her 'best man' speech," he said. Arlo looked at Jake, who shrugged. Ronda waved from where she sat, a drink of water in her hands. "For those of you who don't know me, which is almost everyone here," he laughed nervously, "my name's Donovan, and I'm the ex of the groom." When he looked towards the happy couple, Arlo waved, still wondering what was going on. "One of them anyways, I'm not that kinky," Donovan said, stirring forth a laugh from the crowd. "Arlo is my ex, and a few people who know that here have asked me, 'well, doesn't this make you mad? Don't you miss him?' and I just want to say..." he looked at Arlo. "I do miss him, every day. He's a wonderful person and way more than I deserve. But the only thing I want is for him to be happy. And that man standing right there is what makes him happy." He pointed at Jake who smiled, thankfully, and kissed Arlo's temple. "I'll always love Arlo, and he'll probably always love me in some way. But this is what was meant to be. I'm sure I'll find someone someday and he can be the one standing up here like an idiot being jealous," Donovan joked, making the crowd laugh again.

"I just wanted to come up here and say that I wish the groom and... groom-two all the luck in the world. Even though I don't think they're going to need it, they have love on their side after all. I love you guys," Donovan said, and shut off the mic. The crowd cheered and clapped as Donovan made his way through the crowd to hug the two men.

"Thank you, Donovan," Jake said, as the crowd went back to the partying.

"It's nothing man, you guys deserved every word. I owe you a hell of a lot more than some dumb speech," Donovan laughed.

"It wasn't dumb. It meant a lot to me, Donovan. Thank you." Arlo pulled away from Jake just long enough to hug Donovan and give him a kiss on the cheek.

"You're welcome," Donovan nodded. Since he had nearly died in that car accident five years before, he had given up drinking for good. Seeing Arlo happy had finally made Donovan realize that maybe he could be too. With the help of Jake and Arlo, he recovered. He got anger management help, and had been going to every AA meeting he could find. After five years, he didn't feel guilty every time he looked at Arlo's face. "I'd love to hang out and chat, but you guys have a dance to do." He pushed the couple out onto the floor, as they began swaying to the slow music together.

Not long after, everyone sat down at the tables to eat dinner. Arlo sat next to Jake, constantly touching him for comfort. He loved the feel of Jake's hot skin under his hand. Even through the tuxedo he could feel the natural heat that poured off his body. Jake dug into his pocket suddenly, and pulled out a box. He opened it, and two rings sat inside.

"I knew you would like the poker chip thing. But I always wanted wedding rings," Jake said, and slipped one of the rings over Arlo's finger. Arlo stared down at the glistening band and smiled.

"Thank you," Arlo said, and kissed Jake's lips passionately.

"That's what husbands are for." He smiled.

"Husband... I don't think I'm ever going to get used to that."

"Oh you will, I'll make you moan it a whole bunch on the honeymoon," Jake smiled. Arlo groaned.

"My ass is already sore," he laughed.

"Oh, I almost forgot. There's an engraving in it", he said. Arlo pulled off the ring, and look on the inside of the gorgeous band. He frowned.

"Mine just says 'Gummy'..." he said, confused. Jake showed him his. "'Worms'... out of all the things you could have had engraved on our wedding rings, you picked Gummy Worms." Arlo couldn't help but burst out laughing at the stupidity of it all.

"I love you, Doc. I don't think any words could ever describe it. But I love Gummy Worms almost as much," Jake nodded.

"Oh shut up, you big dumb cop," Arlo shoved him playfully.

"Okay, my sexy doctor," Jake winked. Arlo stared into his eyes and couldn't help the satisfied look that crossed his face. "What?" Jake asked.

"I finally got my happy ending," Arlo smiled.

"I got mine, too," Jake said, and wrapped his fingers into Arlo's hand.

"I wouldn't trade it for the world," Arlo whispered.

"I love you," Arlo said, kissing Jake's ear.

"I love you, too, Arlo."

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