A Whisper Of Hope (page 6)
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David stumbled back into the wall, his hands came up to run through Jack’s wet hair and his fingers dug in sharply, causing Jack to wince and groan softly in response. Licking David’s nipples, then attacking his neck with kisses, Jack was asserting his dominance again but David had other ideas. He had picked up on the fact that Jack was responding favorably to small amounts of pleasure-pain, so David was curious to know just how far he could push Jack before it got too much for the soldier to tolerate.
He ran his hands down over Jack’s shoulder blades, slid them over his ass and rubbed for a while before he finally raised one hand and brought down firmly with a loud slapping sound. Jack grunted at the spanking but continued kissing and biting at David’s neck and ears, now bringing his hands up to pinch and twist David’s nipples. David hummed softly and closed his eyes, he slapped Jack’s ass again, twice more very quickly, harder than the first one and Jack uttered a soft whining noise in response, his body jolting with each spank.
“Do you like that?” David murmured, rubbing Jack’s ass to soothe it gently.
“Do it again,” Jack breathed hotly against David’s skin, “harder.. “
He couldn’t believe he was asking David to do this, but it felt good for some reason and David obliged him the request, spanking Jack harder and more firmly to enjoy the grunts of pleasure. Jack rubbed his growing erection against David’s hip, squeezing his eyes shut and biting down hard onto David’s shoulder now.
“Ah! No.. “ Jack moaned and came, spurting all down David’s leg and he breathed heavily, nuzzling David’s cheek and looking to kiss his mouth, so David moved his head and captured Jack’s lips with his own.
He ran his hands lightly up and down Jack’s ribs, pushing him backwards into the wall and deepening the kiss with his tongue. Jack relaxed against the wall, accepting David’s tongue into his mouth and sighing with content. David withdrew after a while, meeting Jack’s gaze with his own as they pressed foreheads together.
“I’ll see you this evening,” David told him firmly, “there’s a few students who need to talk to me after hours, you’ll be alright?”
“I’ll be fine,” Jack said quietly, his expression calm and not at all dejected.
“Alright,” David smiled at him, kissing his lips softly and stroking his cheek with his fingertips, “be careful, Jack.”
He found that he was starting to actually care for the soldier, as he moved away from Jack in order to get out of the shower. Jack watched him and frowned when David paused, he stood up straighter and started to wash his hair with the shampoo and David got out to dry himself off. He watched Jack while he got dressed and he couldn’t help but smile at him again, he had come so far in a short amount of time, it was a pleasing result. David often experimented with people and tested things on them but this was starting to become something more and he wasn’t sure if he was comfortable with how close he felt to Jack.
David liked to keep his distance from people and emotions, but it was starting to get lonely in his big house and every room he visited just felt empty, no matter how many material possessions he crammed into them to try and fill the void. He combed his hair until it was just right, then he walked out and went to work.
Jack stayed in the shower for a few more minutes, then he got out and dried himself off. He pulled on a pair of pants, socks and boots, grabbed up a shirt and explored the house a little more. His interest was piqued when he came across a room full of gym equipment and he smiled to himself, this would be a much better way to keep himself occupied and out of trouble than going out to find the nearest bar to get wasted in. He looked around at everything and decided to spend the day in here, only emerging to drink, eat, rest or shower after he felt that he had perspired enough.
David was distracted all day, he taught his regular classes plus a couple of extra ones because one of his colleagues had called in sick this morning and they hadn’t had enough time to locate a substitute for them. He was then in his office to see some students after hours, some genuinely needed help, others were flirty and one girl even pressed her foot into his crotch to try and get him aroused, but David was just too keen on getting home and making sure Jack was alright to really take much notice of it and she had left quite disappointed. He sometimes did let them get to him and pull them into his lap, making out and fondling but it didn’t go any further than that on the premises. If they wanted something more, they’d have to find him at a bar or someplace away from work.
When David got home, he looked around nervously, wondering if Jack was even still here or not.
“Jack?” he called, setting down his briefcase, “are you home?”
He waited, then glanced up as Jack hurried down the stairs.
“Didn’t hear you come in,” Jack greeted him with a grin and a quick pinch to his rear, which made David startle slightly, “how was work?”
“You’re in a good mood,” David noted, ignoring the question because he was pretty certain Jack was just being friendly and really couldn’t care any less about his day.
“I found your gym,” Jack grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, “phew, has it been all day already?”
“It’s past nine,” David informed him, “have you eaten?”
“Just a little,” Jack responded breathlessly, gulping down the entire bottle.
“I’ll make dinner then,” David offered, “I’m not great but it’s edible at least.”
Jack smiled and laughed.
“Better than a tin of cold beans, though,” Jack told David, “can I help?”
“If you like,” David lifted a brow, thinking that Jack's mood had certainly improved over the span of just the one day while he’d been out.
“What do you need me to do?” Jack wondered.
“I could make braised steak and onions,” David suggested, “would you cut the beef into cubes?”
“Easy,” Jack pulled out a knife and then he just stared at it for a while. David watched him curiously, but Jack seemed to have frozen for some reason.
“Jack?” David ventured gently, hoping he wasn’t about to regress. Jack gave a start and glanced back over at David, flashing him a grin as if nothing was wrong.
“Beef’s in the fridge right?” Jack asked, opening the cooler and taking out the plate, “I’ll have it diced in no time flat.”
“Are you alright?” David asked him.
“Yeah,” Jack nodded, “I’m fine.”
But that was a phrase David was becoming skeptical towards and refused to believe it whenever it came from Jack. He left it for now and they got to work making dinner, Jack seemed really keen to learn and kept asking David questions. David was more than happy to answer the ones he knew, but really cooking was not his speciality and he just sort of threw things together and hoped they tasted good when he was done.
As they were eating at the dinner table, Jack looked around and sat back a little.
“This place is huge,” he said with a light shake of his head, “how are you even still single, David? There should be a lovely wife here to greet you when you come home, a couple of little ones in the yard.. “
“I haven’t quite met the right woman,” David said softly, it wasn’t like he didn’t want a family, of course he did but he needed to find somebody ideal for his lifestyle. She couldn’t be the suspicious, clingy or jealous sort and she needed to understand and accept that sometimes, he needed to indulge himself with intimate, male companionship every once in awhile.
“What about you?” David wondered, “you seemed pretty keen on that woman.. Uh, what was her name?”
Jack returned his attention back down to his plate, now pushing the food around with his fork rather than eating it.
“Ayla,” Jack replied quietly, “I thought you paid for her, though?”
“No,” David replied honestly, “they weren’t like that, I promise you.”
Jack felt a bit better then, because he had figured she was just doing what she’d been paid to do.
“I might give her a call sometime then,” Jack mused.
David hoped he would follow through on that, he genuinely wanted Jack to be happy in love and Ayla hadn’t seemed bothered by the fact that he and Jack had something together, she had still wanted to see Jack again.
“That’s a very good idea,” David encouraged him, “it’d give you a good excuse to go out and socialize.”
Jack wasn’t too keen on doing the whole dating thing, he was a little shy and inexperienced but he would make an effort just to perhaps see where it might go.
“Would I still be able to come and see you if it works out with her?” Jack asked, eyes downcast.
“Of course,” David nodded to him, “does this mean you’re really going to ask her out?”
Jack smiled bashfully, shrugging and starting to eat again, so David could only hope that this was a good sign as they both finished their dinner and retreated to the sofa for some downtime before bed.
“Have you got her number?” David asked.
“Yeah,” Jack replied, “found it in my pocket this afternoon.”
Jack slowly reached over and placed his hand firmly on David’s knee, giving it a gentle squeeze and David looked up at his hopeful eyes. David took Jack’s hand and pulled him closer, leaning in to make out with the eager soldier and he was impressed at how much his kissing skills had improved..
*
The next morning, after David had left for work with much more confidence than yesterday, Jack spent a few hours in the gym and then he felt a little adventurous and wandered downstairs. He picked up the phone and took out Ayla’s number, hesitantly dialing and then fidgeting as he heard it ringing. Ayla picked up and Jack froze, he meant to say something but found he couldn’t.
“Hello?” Ayla prompted him, “who is this?”
“It-it’s Jack,” he finally managed.
“Jack!” Ayla gushed, clearly excited to hear from him, “hello!! How are you?”
“Better,” Jack responded, “thank you.. Are um, are you free at all?”
“Right now?” Ayla wondered, “sure.. What’s up?”
“I’d like to come over,” Jack rubbed the back of his neck, “if that’s alright?”
“Of course it is!” Ayla beamed happily, she then gave him the address and Jack headed outside.
It felt a little strange, because he’d spent the better part of the week indoors, but he soon picked up his pace and headed over to Ayla’s home. Jack barely had time to knock once he had arrived and the door was swung open, Ayla beamed brightly at him and hugged him tight.
“I thought you were never going to call,” she said softly, feeling his strong arms come to embrace her, “what made you finally decide to do it?”
“I was thinking about you a lot,” Jack replied honestly, “then I found your number in my pocket.”
“Come in,” Ayla led Jack inside and shut the door, smiling at him as he looked around curiously, “I’m really glad to see you again, Jack. I mean that.. “
Jack felt a lot less tense when she told him that, easily sitting down on the sofa with her.
“Jack.. “ Ayla shifted closer to him, “I hope I’m not being too forward when I say this to you but, I was hoping we could have a relationship together.. “
She tensed up nervously, hoping she wasn’t going to send him packing before they’d even got started.
“You were?” Jack looked surprised, “that’s funny.. I was thinking the same thing, but I wasn’t sure how to say it.”
Ayla brightened up again, taking his hand into hers.
“Can you imagine how many people never get together because of this?” she asked Jack.
“The fear of rejection is a very powerful emotion,” Jack nodded, “I almost couldn’t even say hello over the phone.. “
Ayla looked at him with quite the flattered expression, in her mind, the fact that they were both worried about being rejected just meant that they would work out together because they were both afraid of losing one another. It wasn’t at all one sided and it gave her a huge confidence boost, especially when he blushed and smiled shyly, ducking his head and averting his gaze. She found it so cute, but in the back of her mind she had to keep reminding herself that Jack was a soldier. He’d killed people, he was likely traumatized and in need of a considerable amount of patience and understanding. She had seen him in several places, almost always just drinking himself into a stupor and then being taken home by yet another drunken soldier, she was surprised he hadn’t been involved in an accident.
“Well, I’m really glad that you did,” Ayla put her hand on his thigh and Jack took the prompt, leaning in to kiss her.
Ayla willingly kissed him right back, opening her mouth to allow his tongue to slip past her lips and she sighed happily, noting that his kissing wasn’t quite so messy as it had been when they’d first met. She had an inkling this was thanks to David, which she felt very turned on by the thought and deepened the kiss lustfully. Pushing forwards, she soon had Jack laying down, with her laying on top of him, their arms around each other and they were still kissing passionately.
*
The next few months were difficult for the three of them, Jack couldn’t move in with Ayla because he still had what David called ‘episodes’ and it wasn’t a good idea for her to be alone with him during one of them. Jack wouldn’t ever hurt her intentionally, but sometimes he just wasn’t in his right mind and David was doing his best to help the soldier cope, reading plenty of books and asking many of his colleagues who specialized in psychology. But after a while, Jack began to calm down quite a lot and his episodes were less and less frequent.
One evening, as Ayla, David and Jack sat eating dinner together and joking about how big the mansion was, Ayla suddenly had a thought.
“What if we all just lived here?” she suggested to the men, “I mean, if you don’t mind us, David?”
David looked surprised, he was fairly certain they would want to have their own place.
“Of course I don’t mind,” David answered her, smiling generously.
It was big enough here so that he could still go upstairs and be alone, have his quiet time and not be bothered by anyone.
“Are you sure that’s what you want?” Jack asked Ayla.
“It’s perfect,” Ayla said quietly, “we have everything we need here and we’re close to David.”
Jack felt a hot blush creeping into his face, at random intervals, Ayla had crept into the same bed as he and David, sometimes during sex. Likewise, David had joined Jack and Ayla, they all seemed to get along famously and there were no feelings of possession or jealousy from any of them. It was an odd sort of relationship, but Ayla was really keen on David too and he had warmed up to her pretty quickly once she’d started dating Jack and he’d seen how good she was with him.
“It’s settled then,” David spoke firmly, “though God knows how I’m going to explain this to my parents.. “
Jack and Ayla laughed and David shook his head, looking quite flushed but amused.
*
Jack lay in his bed, Ayla was reclined beside him and reading a magazine when David wandered in to bid them goodnight.
“Hop in!” Ayla smiled at him, for the bed was easily big enough, “you know how Jack likes to pile up.”
It was true, Jack slept far more deeply whenever there was someone else in the bed with him to cuddle up to, but having two others was even better because it made him feel that much safer. David preferred to sleep alone most nights, though he was getting used to being dragged into bed with Jack and Ayla by now and it just started to become a normal thing with them. He got into the bed, on the other side of Jack because the soldier liked to be sandwiched between them for comfort reasons. Jack was already facing Ayla, his arm draped over her and when David climbed in and spooned him, his eyes closed and he relaxed considerably.
The temptation to fuck was always high at night, nobody went to bed with a stitch of clothing on and it often led to naughty hands wandering, giggles in the dark and then either they all fell asleep or a threesome ensued. The best part about having two lovers, was that if one was too tired, you could always fool around with the other and if everyone was up for it, more inventive ways to have sex could be found. Group massages were always wonderfully erotic, the body oil and the soft groans of pleasure ensured both men were hard and Ayla sometimes liked to watch them get together while she pleasured herself but she would usually always end up joining in anyway..
It was an amazing feeling, to have two people care for you so much and to care for them right back. Jack even stopped having nightmares and slept peacefully at night, no longer feeling insecure about what the future had in store for him. Ayla insisted that David do something for other soldiers like Jack, so David promised he would look into it and do whatever he could - and he kept that promise.
Some time later, Jack quit the military with high honors and wrote a very successful book about his experiences at war which was eventually turned into a box office hit movie.
David continued to teach at the University and often asked Jack to come in and give talks whenever he wasn’t busy and Ayla eventually quit her job to stay at home full time with their four children. She would go back to work, but not until her youngest was at least six or seven and in school, she wanted to be there for them always. Two of the children were with David and the other two were with Jack, but they behaved like a family unit and nobody was ever favored or treated better than anyone else.
The arrangement they had was favorable for them as a group, it wasn’t for everybody, they understood that but it seemed to work for them and none of them could honestly imagine doing things any differently.
*
=THE END=
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David stumbled back into the wall, his hands came up to run through Jack’s wet hair and his fingers dug in sharply, causing Jack to wince and groan softly in response. Licking David’s nipples, then attacking his neck with kisses, Jack was asserting his dominance again but David had other ideas. He had picked up on the fact that Jack was responding favorably to small amounts of pleasure-pain, so David was curious to know just how far he could push Jack before it got too much for the soldier to tolerate.
He ran his hands down over Jack’s shoulder blades, slid them over his ass and rubbed for a while before he finally raised one hand and brought down firmly with a loud slapping sound. Jack grunted at the spanking but continued kissing and biting at David’s neck and ears, now bringing his hands up to pinch and twist David’s nipples. David hummed softly and closed his eyes, he slapped Jack’s ass again, twice more very quickly, harder than the first one and Jack uttered a soft whining noise in response, his body jolting with each spank.
“Do you like that?” David murmured, rubbing Jack’s ass to soothe it gently.
“Do it again,” Jack breathed hotly against David’s skin, “harder.. “
He couldn’t believe he was asking David to do this, but it felt good for some reason and David obliged him the request, spanking Jack harder and more firmly to enjoy the grunts of pleasure. Jack rubbed his growing erection against David’s hip, squeezing his eyes shut and biting down hard onto David’s shoulder now.
“Ah! No.. “ Jack moaned and came, spurting all down David’s leg and he breathed heavily, nuzzling David’s cheek and looking to kiss his mouth, so David moved his head and captured Jack’s lips with his own.
He ran his hands lightly up and down Jack’s ribs, pushing him backwards into the wall and deepening the kiss with his tongue. Jack relaxed against the wall, accepting David’s tongue into his mouth and sighing with content. David withdrew after a while, meeting Jack’s gaze with his own as they pressed foreheads together.
“I’ll see you this evening,” David told him firmly, “there’s a few students who need to talk to me after hours, you’ll be alright?”
“I’ll be fine,” Jack said quietly, his expression calm and not at all dejected.
“Alright,” David smiled at him, kissing his lips softly and stroking his cheek with his fingertips, “be careful, Jack.”
He found that he was starting to actually care for the soldier, as he moved away from Jack in order to get out of the shower. Jack watched him and frowned when David paused, he stood up straighter and started to wash his hair with the shampoo and David got out to dry himself off. He watched Jack while he got dressed and he couldn’t help but smile at him again, he had come so far in a short amount of time, it was a pleasing result. David often experimented with people and tested things on them but this was starting to become something more and he wasn’t sure if he was comfortable with how close he felt to Jack.
David liked to keep his distance from people and emotions, but it was starting to get lonely in his big house and every room he visited just felt empty, no matter how many material possessions he crammed into them to try and fill the void. He combed his hair until it was just right, then he walked out and went to work.
Jack stayed in the shower for a few more minutes, then he got out and dried himself off. He pulled on a pair of pants, socks and boots, grabbed up a shirt and explored the house a little more. His interest was piqued when he came across a room full of gym equipment and he smiled to himself, this would be a much better way to keep himself occupied and out of trouble than going out to find the nearest bar to get wasted in. He looked around at everything and decided to spend the day in here, only emerging to drink, eat, rest or shower after he felt that he had perspired enough.
David was distracted all day, he taught his regular classes plus a couple of extra ones because one of his colleagues had called in sick this morning and they hadn’t had enough time to locate a substitute for them. He was then in his office to see some students after hours, some genuinely needed help, others were flirty and one girl even pressed her foot into his crotch to try and get him aroused, but David was just too keen on getting home and making sure Jack was alright to really take much notice of it and she had left quite disappointed. He sometimes did let them get to him and pull them into his lap, making out and fondling but it didn’t go any further than that on the premises. If they wanted something more, they’d have to find him at a bar or someplace away from work.
When David got home, he looked around nervously, wondering if Jack was even still here or not.
“Jack?” he called, setting down his briefcase, “are you home?”
He waited, then glanced up as Jack hurried down the stairs.
“Didn’t hear you come in,” Jack greeted him with a grin and a quick pinch to his rear, which made David startle slightly, “how was work?”
“You’re in a good mood,” David noted, ignoring the question because he was pretty certain Jack was just being friendly and really couldn’t care any less about his day.
“I found your gym,” Jack grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, “phew, has it been all day already?”
“It’s past nine,” David informed him, “have you eaten?”
“Just a little,” Jack responded breathlessly, gulping down the entire bottle.
“I’ll make dinner then,” David offered, “I’m not great but it’s edible at least.”
Jack smiled and laughed.
“Better than a tin of cold beans, though,” Jack told David, “can I help?”
“If you like,” David lifted a brow, thinking that Jack's mood had certainly improved over the span of just the one day while he’d been out.
“What do you need me to do?” Jack wondered.
“I could make braised steak and onions,” David suggested, “would you cut the beef into cubes?”
“Easy,” Jack pulled out a knife and then he just stared at it for a while. David watched him curiously, but Jack seemed to have frozen for some reason.
“Jack?” David ventured gently, hoping he wasn’t about to regress. Jack gave a start and glanced back over at David, flashing him a grin as if nothing was wrong.
“Beef’s in the fridge right?” Jack asked, opening the cooler and taking out the plate, “I’ll have it diced in no time flat.”
“Are you alright?” David asked him.
“Yeah,” Jack nodded, “I’m fine.”
But that was a phrase David was becoming skeptical towards and refused to believe it whenever it came from Jack. He left it for now and they got to work making dinner, Jack seemed really keen to learn and kept asking David questions. David was more than happy to answer the ones he knew, but really cooking was not his speciality and he just sort of threw things together and hoped they tasted good when he was done.
As they were eating at the dinner table, Jack looked around and sat back a little.
“This place is huge,” he said with a light shake of his head, “how are you even still single, David? There should be a lovely wife here to greet you when you come home, a couple of little ones in the yard.. “
“I haven’t quite met the right woman,” David said softly, it wasn’t like he didn’t want a family, of course he did but he needed to find somebody ideal for his lifestyle. She couldn’t be the suspicious, clingy or jealous sort and she needed to understand and accept that sometimes, he needed to indulge himself with intimate, male companionship every once in awhile.
“What about you?” David wondered, “you seemed pretty keen on that woman.. Uh, what was her name?”
Jack returned his attention back down to his plate, now pushing the food around with his fork rather than eating it.
“Ayla,” Jack replied quietly, “I thought you paid for her, though?”
“No,” David replied honestly, “they weren’t like that, I promise you.”
Jack felt a bit better then, because he had figured she was just doing what she’d been paid to do.
“I might give her a call sometime then,” Jack mused.
David hoped he would follow through on that, he genuinely wanted Jack to be happy in love and Ayla hadn’t seemed bothered by the fact that he and Jack had something together, she had still wanted to see Jack again.
“That’s a very good idea,” David encouraged him, “it’d give you a good excuse to go out and socialize.”
Jack wasn’t too keen on doing the whole dating thing, he was a little shy and inexperienced but he would make an effort just to perhaps see where it might go.
“Would I still be able to come and see you if it works out with her?” Jack asked, eyes downcast.
“Of course,” David nodded to him, “does this mean you’re really going to ask her out?”
Jack smiled bashfully, shrugging and starting to eat again, so David could only hope that this was a good sign as they both finished their dinner and retreated to the sofa for some downtime before bed.
“Have you got her number?” David asked.
“Yeah,” Jack replied, “found it in my pocket this afternoon.”
Jack slowly reached over and placed his hand firmly on David’s knee, giving it a gentle squeeze and David looked up at his hopeful eyes. David took Jack’s hand and pulled him closer, leaning in to make out with the eager soldier and he was impressed at how much his kissing skills had improved..
*
The next morning, after David had left for work with much more confidence than yesterday, Jack spent a few hours in the gym and then he felt a little adventurous and wandered downstairs. He picked up the phone and took out Ayla’s number, hesitantly dialing and then fidgeting as he heard it ringing. Ayla picked up and Jack froze, he meant to say something but found he couldn’t.
“Hello?” Ayla prompted him, “who is this?”
“It-it’s Jack,” he finally managed.
“Jack!” Ayla gushed, clearly excited to hear from him, “hello!! How are you?”
“Better,” Jack responded, “thank you.. Are um, are you free at all?”
“Right now?” Ayla wondered, “sure.. What’s up?”
“I’d like to come over,” Jack rubbed the back of his neck, “if that’s alright?”
“Of course it is!” Ayla beamed happily, she then gave him the address and Jack headed outside.
It felt a little strange, because he’d spent the better part of the week indoors, but he soon picked up his pace and headed over to Ayla’s home. Jack barely had time to knock once he had arrived and the door was swung open, Ayla beamed brightly at him and hugged him tight.
“I thought you were never going to call,” she said softly, feeling his strong arms come to embrace her, “what made you finally decide to do it?”
“I was thinking about you a lot,” Jack replied honestly, “then I found your number in my pocket.”
“Come in,” Ayla led Jack inside and shut the door, smiling at him as he looked around curiously, “I’m really glad to see you again, Jack. I mean that.. “
Jack felt a lot less tense when she told him that, easily sitting down on the sofa with her.
“Jack.. “ Ayla shifted closer to him, “I hope I’m not being too forward when I say this to you but, I was hoping we could have a relationship together.. “
She tensed up nervously, hoping she wasn’t going to send him packing before they’d even got started.
“You were?” Jack looked surprised, “that’s funny.. I was thinking the same thing, but I wasn’t sure how to say it.”
Ayla brightened up again, taking his hand into hers.
“Can you imagine how many people never get together because of this?” she asked Jack.
“The fear of rejection is a very powerful emotion,” Jack nodded, “I almost couldn’t even say hello over the phone.. “
Ayla looked at him with quite the flattered expression, in her mind, the fact that they were both worried about being rejected just meant that they would work out together because they were both afraid of losing one another. It wasn’t at all one sided and it gave her a huge confidence boost, especially when he blushed and smiled shyly, ducking his head and averting his gaze. She found it so cute, but in the back of her mind she had to keep reminding herself that Jack was a soldier. He’d killed people, he was likely traumatized and in need of a considerable amount of patience and understanding. She had seen him in several places, almost always just drinking himself into a stupor and then being taken home by yet another drunken soldier, she was surprised he hadn’t been involved in an accident.
“Well, I’m really glad that you did,” Ayla put her hand on his thigh and Jack took the prompt, leaning in to kiss her.
Ayla willingly kissed him right back, opening her mouth to allow his tongue to slip past her lips and she sighed happily, noting that his kissing wasn’t quite so messy as it had been when they’d first met. She had an inkling this was thanks to David, which she felt very turned on by the thought and deepened the kiss lustfully. Pushing forwards, she soon had Jack laying down, with her laying on top of him, their arms around each other and they were still kissing passionately.
*
The next few months were difficult for the three of them, Jack couldn’t move in with Ayla because he still had what David called ‘episodes’ and it wasn’t a good idea for her to be alone with him during one of them. Jack wouldn’t ever hurt her intentionally, but sometimes he just wasn’t in his right mind and David was doing his best to help the soldier cope, reading plenty of books and asking many of his colleagues who specialized in psychology. But after a while, Jack began to calm down quite a lot and his episodes were less and less frequent.
One evening, as Ayla, David and Jack sat eating dinner together and joking about how big the mansion was, Ayla suddenly had a thought.
“What if we all just lived here?” she suggested to the men, “I mean, if you don’t mind us, David?”
David looked surprised, he was fairly certain they would want to have their own place.
“Of course I don’t mind,” David answered her, smiling generously.
It was big enough here so that he could still go upstairs and be alone, have his quiet time and not be bothered by anyone.
“Are you sure that’s what you want?” Jack asked Ayla.
“It’s perfect,” Ayla said quietly, “we have everything we need here and we’re close to David.”
Jack felt a hot blush creeping into his face, at random intervals, Ayla had crept into the same bed as he and David, sometimes during sex. Likewise, David had joined Jack and Ayla, they all seemed to get along famously and there were no feelings of possession or jealousy from any of them. It was an odd sort of relationship, but Ayla was really keen on David too and he had warmed up to her pretty quickly once she’d started dating Jack and he’d seen how good she was with him.
“It’s settled then,” David spoke firmly, “though God knows how I’m going to explain this to my parents.. “
Jack and Ayla laughed and David shook his head, looking quite flushed but amused.
*
Jack lay in his bed, Ayla was reclined beside him and reading a magazine when David wandered in to bid them goodnight.
“Hop in!” Ayla smiled at him, for the bed was easily big enough, “you know how Jack likes to pile up.”
It was true, Jack slept far more deeply whenever there was someone else in the bed with him to cuddle up to, but having two others was even better because it made him feel that much safer. David preferred to sleep alone most nights, though he was getting used to being dragged into bed with Jack and Ayla by now and it just started to become a normal thing with them. He got into the bed, on the other side of Jack because the soldier liked to be sandwiched between them for comfort reasons. Jack was already facing Ayla, his arm draped over her and when David climbed in and spooned him, his eyes closed and he relaxed considerably.
The temptation to fuck was always high at night, nobody went to bed with a stitch of clothing on and it often led to naughty hands wandering, giggles in the dark and then either they all fell asleep or a threesome ensued. The best part about having two lovers, was that if one was too tired, you could always fool around with the other and if everyone was up for it, more inventive ways to have sex could be found. Group massages were always wonderfully erotic, the body oil and the soft groans of pleasure ensured both men were hard and Ayla sometimes liked to watch them get together while she pleasured herself but she would usually always end up joining in anyway..
It was an amazing feeling, to have two people care for you so much and to care for them right back. Jack even stopped having nightmares and slept peacefully at night, no longer feeling insecure about what the future had in store for him. Ayla insisted that David do something for other soldiers like Jack, so David promised he would look into it and do whatever he could - and he kept that promise.
Some time later, Jack quit the military with high honors and wrote a very successful book about his experiences at war which was eventually turned into a box office hit movie.
David continued to teach at the University and often asked Jack to come in and give talks whenever he wasn’t busy and Ayla eventually quit her job to stay at home full time with their four children. She would go back to work, but not until her youngest was at least six or seven and in school, she wanted to be there for them always. Two of the children were with David and the other two were with Jack, but they behaved like a family unit and nobody was ever favored or treated better than anyone else.
The arrangement they had was favorable for them as a group, it wasn’t for everybody, they understood that but it seemed to work for them and none of them could honestly imagine doing things any differently.
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