Seth, Part Seven

by Steve Rider



I was daydreaming, off in la la land, while Seth was still inside me. There was a puddle of my cum on the sheets in front of me. Seth was rubbing his hand up and down along my side, from my knee up to my shoulder, his nose was buried in the curls on the back of my head, he was breathing very slowly. Each time he exhaled I could feel my hair move very slightly. His hand was gliding very softly over the smoothness of my skin. I felt absolutely at peace and relaxed. He moved up against me tighter and his hand slid over the edge of my ribs, across my tit, coming to rest in the middle of my chest. He moved his head so that his nose was resting on the side of my ear, his breath circling around in my ear, tickling me in a sensuous way. I sighed.

Seth reached down between us and held the condom as he withdrew from me. At the instant that he pulled out I felt empty, but still very much fulfilled. He got up for a minute and I felt suddenly cold. I pulled the covers up over my shoulder. When Seth returned I rolled over onto my back and smiled up at him. He put a hand on each side of my face, fingers behind my neck, he lifted my head up as he sat crosslegged on the bed beside me. He bent down, like a person in a prayer position for some Eastern religion, his face meeting mine as his spine was curved. He kissed me, lips to lips, my hands went onto his shoulders, pulling him closer, lifting his butt up off his feet.

  
        "Seth"
        "Yes Steve"
        "I think I'm falling in love with you"
        "That's OK Steve, that's OK"
He lowered me back down, then put his hands on either side of me, lifting himself, his feet shot out from underneath him, and he slid under the covers and on top of me in an amazingly graceful way. He spread his body out on top of mine, so warm, I could smell the scent of our sex in the room. In the dim light from the other room his neck and his shoulders looked so inviting, so masculine. As his arms relaxed I felt his weight upon me, his skin was just the tiniest bit moist with sweat. I started running my fingers through the deep blackness of his hair. He kissed me again, a rapid burst of tiny kisses, on my lips, my nose, my cheeks and my forehead. I pulled his head down as I turned mine slightly, his face now touching the side of my own. His stubble was a coarse reminder that this was a man I was in bed with. My fingers went down to the end of his hair, on the back of his neck, dancing over the beauty of him. My lover, Seth, so strong and yet so loving. I turned my head and kissed his ear. He pushed his hands and then his arms under my shoulders, until each hand was on my shoulder blade on the opposite side. He squeezed me tight. Silence, nothing spoken, I knew what he was saying to me. My fingers danced down the bumpy ridges of his spine, to the middle of his back. Fingertips lightly on his skin, the small of his back, just above his butt. I could feel the hairs.

Then he rolled slowly off me, and he turned his back to me, laying on his side, he drew his knees up just a little, halfway to a fetal position, he fixed his pillow under his head. I moved my own pillow over closer to him, then myself. I curled right up against him, snuggling, cuddling, my arm around him, my hand just above the triangle of his pubic hair, where the thick black line of his hair ran from his navel to his crotch. I pressed my nose against the sweet treasure of his long black hair. I inhaled his scent as my breathing slowed. I felt my pulse slowing down. It was the time that we might have said goodnight, but neither of us wanted to spoil the wonderful silent understanding between us. I heard his breathing get slower. Then I noticed the sound of the rain outside. Smell of Seth, black sheets, the curtain of sleep fell upon me.

A phone ringing, not my phone, I rolled over, Seth not there. Where could he be ? The phone rang a third time, I decided to pick it up.

  
        "Hello ?"
        "Hello, Seth?"
        "No, this is Steve."
        "Oh, um, do I have the wrong number ?"
        "Oh no, this is Seth's house, hang on, let me go see where
         he is.  Who may I say is calling ?"
        "This is his friend Mark."
        "OK Mark, hang on a second."
I got up and saw that the bathroom door was closed. I stood at the door. I could hear an electric razor inside.
  
        "Seth ?"
        "Yes, I'll be right out"
        "No rush, I'm OK, your friend Mark is on the phone."
        "Oh great.  Tell him I'll be right there please."
Seth and Mark talked for a long time. I got up and left the room to give them a little privacy. In the bathroom I saw a clean towel, and the shower stall was wet, telling me Seth had already showered. I must have been sleeping quite soundly. I put my watch and my medallion on the side of the sink and stepped into the shower. The steamy water refreshed me and made me feel really awake. When I was dried off I left the bathroom and Seth was still on the phone. He seemed very excited. I went to the livingroom and put on my underwear, then to the kitchen, intending to make some coffee. The coffee was already made, so I poured us both a cup. I put Seth's on the nightstand beside the phone, then I sat crosslegged on the edge of his bed, sipping my coffee, seeing a lot of excitement on his face. Seth was naked. His hair was a mess. His penis was soft and hanging down in front of him. I thought about playing with him while he stood there, but decided against it. It seemed like he had not heard from Mark in quite a while. I finished my coffee before he was done, put the cup on the nightstand, and stretched out on his bed on top of the tangle of sheets, blankets and bedspread. My blue boxer shorts felt out of place in his bed. I had never had underwear on in Seth's bedroom before. I watched his excitement as he talked to Mark. They were discussing airports and dates. I heard my name mentioned too, with some very nice adjectives.

Seth hung up the phone after a long set of goodbyes. He was obviously happy. I listened as he told me about his old friend Mark, how long it had been since he had seen him, what a surprise to hear from him. Mark lives in Massachusetts, had not seen Seth in a few years, they go back a long way together. Mark's employer was asking him to move out here, and they wanted him to come out here for the next week to take a look at the area. I could tell that Seth and Mark had some sort of a very special friendship, and this was quite important to him. He was like a little kid all of a sudden. I smiled at him and asked him to tell me about Mark. He explained how Mark was his first gay friend, they had never been lovers, but Mark had taken him under his wings when he first began to come out. The more Seth told me about Mark, the more I thought he sounded like a really interesting guy. We agreed that the three of us should have dinner together some night during Mark's visit, but when Seth tried to pin down a date I suggested we should leave it open for now until they both knew their schedules for the week. I did not want to interfere with his time visiting with such a close friend.

  
        "But Steve, I want him to meet you, you are important to me."
        "Thank you Seth, you just call me when you guys have the time
         and we'll get together, OK ?"
        "Sure, fine, but I don't want Mark's visit to interfere with
         us either, I mean, we are just getting started, you and I."
        "I understand Seth.  Relax, play it by ear and enjoy his
         visit.  You need your friends too, I won't be offended!"
Seth made us a very nice breakfast of sausages and eggs. I helped a little by making the toast. He had a wonderful brand of whole wheat bread with little nuggets of uncracked wheat mixed all through it. He had some strawberry preserves too that gave the meal a colorful presentation. He started talking more about Mark over breakfast. Their friendship was obviously very intense and very important to Seth. He had a glow in his eyes as he talked about the first time he had met Mark in a gay bar, Mark had been in drag at the time, something which Seth found outrageous and cute at the same time.

After breakfast we took a shower together, which was very nice. I was tempted to drop the soap. Then after we got dressed I said goodbye and headed home, it was my day for doing laundry and paperwork. The Pet Shop Boys kept me company on the way home with some music that seemed very appropriate.

 
        "You
         You're my lover
         You're my hope
         You're my dreams
         My life
         My passion
         My love
         My sex
         My learning
         Violence, Religion, Injustice and Death"
          -- Pet Shop Boys
Seth called me that night and we talked a while. Then on Monday night he went to meet Mark at the airport. I was busy with meetings on Tuesday night and on Wednesday night sweet sweet Brian and I got together for dinner. He was pumping me for news about Seth. When I told him that Seth had asked me to be his boyfriend he got very excited. Somehow I did not share his enthusiasm. There was something bothering me, but I did not know what it was. Sweet sweet Brian knew there was something wrong but I kept avoiding his questions. I could not explain something I did not understand myself. I just had this feeling that something was hanging over my head. Sweet sweet Brian wanted me to go with him and Zazzoo to Club Saint John but I declined. Sweet sweet Brian gave me one of his wonderful hugs and I hugged him back hard, desperately. Then I headed home. Seth called me about ten o'clock to ask if I could meet him and Mark at a Vietnamese restaurant on Castro Street in Mountain View for dinner on Thursday. I agreed and then went to bed early, not understanding at all what it was that was bothering me. I just had this sense that something awful was about to happen.

I ended up on a service call in The City Thursday which dragged on past 5 o'clock. I had to drive like a maniac to get to Mountain View for dinner. I ended up being a few minutes late but Seth and Mark were not there yet. I was still in my tie and dress clothes. Seth and Mark arrived just a few minutes after me. I saw them walking up to the door of the restaurant from across the street. When they walked inside I got my first look at Mark, it was love at first sight.

[ continued in Mark Part One ]



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