Fortunate Son (Part 72/?)
Title: Fortunate Son (Part 72/?)
Authors: wrestlemanix and eric_idle_rules
Pairings: Ted DiBiase Jr./Cody Runnels, John Cena/Randy Orton, Justin Gabriel/Wade Barrett
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Taking place in feudal England, Cody's family comes from a long line of farmers who work the land belonging to the DiBiase family. Despite the enormous class differences, Cody and Ted meet and form an instant connection with one another, both learning things from the other that they otherwise never would have known.
Word Count: 9367
A/N: I admit, I'm no expert on the life and times of feudal England, but I tried. Forgive any errors when it comes to time frames and whatnot.
Disclaimer: Neither of us own the WWE.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36, Part 37, Part 38, Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42, Part 43, Part 44, Part 45, Part 46, Part 47, Part 48, Part 49, Part 50, Part 51, Part 52, Part 53, Part 54, Part 55, Part 56, Part 57, Part 58, Part 59, Part 60, Part 61, Part 62, Part 63, Part 64, Part 65, Part 66, Part 67, Part 68, Part 69, Part 70, Part 71
Immediately it became apparent that Ted wasn’t going to be able to backtrack his way out of this one and the blonde mentally cursed his inability to keep quiet; it seemed to be getting him into more and more precarious situations nowadays. He gave a slight laugh and cleared his throat quietly.
Kristen and Brett were both focused firmly upon him, and Virgil seemed to be trying to make it as subtle as possible that they were edging away so they wouldn’t be listening in. Well, he and Terri were anyway, Dustin appeared to not be intending to go anywhere.
Cody shot his brother a look but Dustin merely shrugged; they were on their property technically, so he shouldn’t have to go.
“What do you mean, Ted?” Kristen asked her future brother in law, a look of shock and concern on her features.
Cody felt Ted shifting around behind him and wished that he could reassure the other in some fashion by holding his hand or something… but he couldn’t unless he wanted to attract attention that he wasn’t altogether too sure Kristen and Brett should be giving them. Instead he shifted back a little too.
Thinking quickly Ted then said, “I mean, I know that someone’s interested in courting her,” he explained.
“But why should father need to be concerned about that?” Kristen pressed and Ted momentarily felt sorry for Brett; if ever he did something wrong then there was no chance that his wife to be was going to just let the matter drop. “Is the person involved unsuitable?”
Cody wanted to ask just what exactly she considered to be unsuitable but he held his tongue. He didn’t know what it was but something about her tone had rankled him a little. Ted meanwhile protested vehemently.
“No! He’s a good man and your sister would be lucky to have such a potential husband as him,” he said.
Brett sent his brother a puzzled look, “So you know him?”
Yes… And he also knew he would owe him an apology after this.
“Yes I do but it’s not my place to give his identity.”
“You must!” Kristen said immediately, “You can’t bring the matter up and then not tell us!”
“Um,” Cody piped up, “With all due respect is this really the time to discuss such a matter?”
It was then that Kristen seemed to recall just where they were and who they were around and she immediately sent an apologetic look towards Cody’s family, “I am so sorry Mr. Runnels.”
“Tha’s quite alrigh’,” Virgil said, though Cody could tell that his father was feeling distinctly uncomfortable.
“I’m so sorry… I never should have said anything; I wasn’t even thinking,” Ted muttered.
She nodded, but then quirked her head. “Is it that Windham?” she asked. “He’s been around a few times, with his family, of course, but I’ve just been so busy with all my own wedding preparations, I’ve hardly paid attention to anything else…”
“Look… he is a very good man and he cares for her greatly,” Ted replied. “And we’ll talk about this later?” Ted suggested.
“Yes… or we can just pretend this conversation never happened. I wouldn’t be lying if I said my middle sister didn’t have a bit of a wild streak in her. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not afraid to speak my mind, but… despite the fact that I like to be properly mounted upon a horse, I am a bit of a traditionalist,” she said. “My sister… she’s more into things for herself; she lives in the now and honestly doesn’t think of the future… unless her future involves a very wealthy husband,” she added with a roll of her eyes.
“I’m quite all right with pretending this conversation never happened. I guess I’ve just been needing to tell that to someone more than I thought,” he admitted, feeling slightly guilty towards Windham.
Cody had to wonder just how badly he wanted to let Brett know about them. He knew the more time he spent around Brett, the more he wondered if he already knew… but he also knew that it’d be a huge relief once they actually told him. He looked to Dustin, who was looking at him and raised a brow, shaking his head a bit, as though to let him know he hadn’t told anyone about his and Terri’s secret.
“Really, though… he’s a good man and should he marry her, which seems to be where they’re headed, he’ll do right by her.”
“He’s the one that’s the eldest and is going to become Lord Rotunda when his father passes?” Kristen asked and Ted gave a nod. “Like I said, I’ve seen him a few times, but honestly never paid him much mind… he’s seemed like a good person, though… even if my sister is really only in it for personal gains.”
“Sounds like you sister and my…” he trailed off, really not sure what to call her, so he backtracked and said, “and Maryse would probably get on quite well with such similar beliefs.”
Kristen swore she saw Cody’s features drop just a bit at the mention of the French woman’s name. “They probably would,” she agreed.
“I think we should be on our way,” Brett interjected brightly, “They’ll send a search party out for us before we’ve even gotten anywhere if we keep imposing upon Mr. Runnels’ time.” Ted nodded his head, glad that the situation had been recovered.
“Yeh’re welcome by anytime,” Virgil said, though Cody knew his father meant the words but didn’t expect that they’d visit again.
Especially since everyone knew Brett was leaving to live with his bride’s family after the wedding was over and done with.
“Thank you very much sir,” Kristen and Brett responded politely, Cody amused by the way that they were momentarily in sync together. Ted then addressed the trio, “It was lovely to see you again Mr. Runnels, Dustin, and nice to see you, as well, Terri.” Cody smiled as his family and Terri all responded with affirmatives in kind.
“You mind yerself up there son,” Virgil said, causing Cody to blush a little bit as he sighed.
“Yes dad,” though in all honesty he sincerely wondered what his father expected would happen to him. He missed the significant look of warning that Dustin sent Ted to back up their father’s sentiment, telling him that he best be the one to make sure nothing happened to Cody. And if it did? Well, he would soon know about it-and being rich wouldn’t save him from what Dustin would end up doing to him.
Bidding final goodbyes the group then turned the horses around and made their way back out of the parcel. As they left Dustin and Virgil were already working on getting the table back into working order again.
“I was right,” Kristen said suddenly, startling Cody from where he’d been looking over his shoulder back at them, wondering whether he should have offered to stay behind a bit.
“Pardon?” he asked, his arms tightening around Ted’s middle reflexively as he startled. Ted bit his lip a little as Cody’s subconscious action had his lower-body following the same pattern, his thighs tensing causing his groin to rub against Ted’s backside in a fashion he was really struggling to ignore. Kristen, if she noticed anything, gave no indication of it. Instead, she continued with what she had been saying, “I was right about you having a lovely family. You… You all cope rather well don’t you?” she asked.
Cody could tell she had tried to word herself to avoid offending him again and smiled a little as he shrugged, “We do what we have to, Miss Kristen.”
“I know… and you manage to do so much with so little… it’s rather astounding to see your life, and see how many people have your life, then look at mine, or Ted’s or Brett’s,” she said. “We can buy anything we want whereas you’re just scraping by with things you need.”
Cody nodded. “I know, Miss Kristen, but we don’t know any other life. ‘N neither do you,” he went on. “You can’t change how you grew up; it’s what you were used to your entire life.”
“It just seems as though… I don’t know… you and your family, and Terri, you’re all such wonderful, kind people, but you have to live like that? It doesn’t seem right. And, please, just call me Kristen.”
“Ok, Kristen it is. If there’s one thing you should know is that we don’t want handouts. We work hard for what we have and we earned all that we have. It may not be much, but it’s ours and we put our blood, sweat and tears into everything. So there’s no need to feel bad for what we have and what we don’t have.”
“Believe me, I’ve tried,” Ted added. “The first time I ever met Cody it was down at his family’s home and I was stunned… but he would never let me give him anything to try and make their life a little better. They wouldn’t take it.”
“I almost didn’t take the job that was offered to me,” Cody told her. “I didn’t want to leave my dad with all that work, but I had to, since I was getting a wage, and I was able to give that to my dad so he could improve things for himself a bit,” he explained.
Kristen looked at him, absolutely amazed. “It astounds me, quite frankly, how much more character you have when compared to the other men who are at these celebrations. You would make for a magnificent husband.” She grinned when she saw Cody blush.
“Excuse me?” Brett asked.
“Not for me, of course,” she said, rolling her eyes at Brett. “But for someone else, yes. I think any woman would be honored to marry a man such as you.”
“I, um,” Cody was blushing red as a tomato and he cleared his throat a little uncertainly, “I don’t know about that, I mean… I don’t um, know many women,” he finally settled on, because it wasn’t as though he could come out and say that he was happy staying single for Ted though Ted couldn’t for him.
Brett knew that that had to be untrue; he had seen a few pretty girls in the village before, and he knew that a few of their female servants were unattached. He was sure they’d be interested if he offered.
But, again, that begged the question of whether Cody would ever offer. He certainly didn’t seem in a rush to be married, even though both of his older siblings were--- soon would be.
“I appreciate very much that you think so though,” Cody made sure to add on. And he really meant it. The idea of ever being married was inconceivable to him, but if it did happen it was a relief to know that a woman found him acceptable-and a woman of class no doubt. It was a kind thought at least, and a compliment.
Ted couldn’t help a rueful smile; any woman would be lucky to marry his Cody, and he wasn’t sure he’d be able to let go on that score so easily. Somehow he doubted Cody could find a bride like Randy had, and like he had, that wouldn’t expect more than companionship.
Before too long the conversation had moved on to other things, though on occasion Kristen wanted to know more and more about Cody’s life growing up as he had. In a way Cody felt almost overwhelmed by her genuine interest. Brett managed to calm her though.
It was about an hour later when they arrived back at the stables, and it was apparent that people had begun looking for the bride and groom to be--- and it seemed that it had only been Ted and Cody’s presences that stopped them getting a lecture.
Well, getting lectured by their mothers there in the main hall anyway. “I’ll just go help in the stables,” Cody murmured softly to Ted, “And then I’ll be up, Ok?”
“Be quick; I shall be waiting… impatiently.”
“Promise,” Cody said with a smile before heading back towards the stables to help brush down the horses and everything. He saw that two of the horses already had their saddles removed and they were working on Mercury now. “Here, I can do that,” he offered.
“It’s not a problem, Cody,” Justin told him as he and Heath pulled the saddle off. “You can help to wash them down, though, if you’d like.”
“Sure.”
“You really don’t have to, though. I mean… you’re a guest here. You should go be with Ted,” Justin said.
“I don’t want to leave you two here by yourselves, though. I know how much work it is taking care of my home with it’s just me ‘n my dad. You’ve got so much more work than that here, especially now.”
“We know… but, well, we want to show John that we are capable. I know he thinks Justin is, but he really has his doubts about me, and for good reason, too,” Heath said. “I never used to want to be here. But now I’d like for him to see that I can and do actually want to be here.”
“How very mature of you,” Cody replied, beginning to brush down Mercury.
“Well… yes, spending time with Michael has helped with that,” he admitted.
“Things are still going good with you two, then?” Cody asked.
“Yeah, they are,” he answered. “I mean, I wish I could spend more time with him, but his roommate’s always around and, well… Justin is in my room…”
“Why aren’t you with Wade?” Cody asked him.
“Phil. And, well, lately Wade has hardly been in his room at night. He’s been so busy with preparations for the ceremony and all the guests showing up that he really hasn’t been sleeping much.”
“So… wait… have you two… been together yet?” Cody asked. His jaw dropped when Justin shook his head no.
“What?” he asked in shock and Justin shook his head again--- and if Cody wasn’t mistaken there was a definite dejected air around the younger man. “Justin…” he placed a hand comfortingly on his shoulder and Justin sent a weak smile to him before biting his lip.
“And… It’s not because I’m afraid to anymore,” he confessed quietly, causing Cody’s brows to rise a little bit, though he wasn’t entirely surprised; Justin and Wade had had to have done some things together.
“Why don’t you tell him then?” Cody asked, the three men beginning to fall into a routine together as though they had worked together years.
“Because he’s so busy, he barely has time to even eat let alone do… things like that for me. I’d be selfish to push myself on him.”
Somehow Cody sincerely doubted that Wade would mind that happening.
“It would be a great way to convince Wade to get some rest,” he then pointed out, Justin pausing somewhat as he then looked to him. “What do you mean?” he addressed Cody but was surprised when his brother was the one to answer. “Sex makes you feel really good, and really relaxed afterwards.”
Justin went beacon red, “I-It does?” he asked him.
“Absolutely.”
Well, Justin supposed he could understand that: when he and Wade had done things in the past (before it got too busy) he had felt really good afterwards.
“I just… I don’t want to bourdon him, and I know how important it is to him.”
“Justin, sometimes you have to be selfish,” Cody said. Hell, if he or Ted hadn’t been selfish on occasion he doubted they would have done even half of what they had together, especially not so soon.
“I-“ Justin started but then hesitated, Heath then nodding before adding:
“Sometimes you just need to give your man a little push in the right direction… I’m sure Wade will really appreciate it.”
“Do you think so?” Justin asked. “He’s just been so busy and-”
“And he needs to relax for a little while,” Cody cut him off. “Look, you know that Wade has wanted you for a long time, right?” Justin nodded, so he went on, “So, yes, he will most definitely appreciate it. Especially if he knows that you want to make love to him as much as he wants to with you.”
Justin was blushing deeply by now. Just because he wasn’t afraid of sex didn’t mean he wasn’t somewhat embarrassed at the thought. “You really think so?”
“Yes!” Heath and Cody exclaimed at the same time.
“You’ve both been busy, but if you go over to him while he’s in the kitchen and tell him that you want him to come to bed, I really don’t think he could pass up that opportunity,” Cody said.
“But I’ve told him before that he should go to bed and get some sleep,” Justin told them.
“I think what Cody said was ‘come to bed’. Implying that you’ll be there, too,” Heath clarified for him.
“Oh…” He paused for a moment, then looked between the two other men in the stables, one of them being his step brother. “I can’t believe we’re talking about this right now,” he said.
“Well, I can’t believe you haven’t been with him yet,” Cody told him. “Ted and I lasted about three months before we finally slept together. You two have been together longer than that, right?”
“Not much longer,” he mumbled.
“Justin, there’s really no better feeling in the world than making love to the one that you love above all else,” Cody said and Heath nodded. “Me ‘n Ted haven’t been able to do so yet and it’s been so long…” he shook his head. “I’m aching for it. It’s a good ache, though, one that I know Ted will be able to soothe once we have the time together. Don’t you ever feel that, Justin?” Cody asked him.
A tentative nod greeted the words and Heath gently nudged Justin.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed abou’, no one’s gonna shout at ya because you’re admitting you want to be with your lover,” the redhead stated firmly.
“But what if he turns me down?” Justin asked quietly.
After all he wasn’t joking when he said Wade had been tired, and occasionally short-tempered though Justin knew he wasn’t the cause of it. What if Wade turned him down, or missed the subtlety of his question? He would probably die of mortification and he’d probably never attempt such a thing again.
“He won’t,” Cody responded without missing a beat, and when Justin sent him a look he shrugged, “I may have only had one lover but I know what I’m talking about; you just have to make the first move.”
That thought was as terrifying as the prospect of being turned down and it showed on his face in that moment.
“Just do it,” Heath prompted, “It’s not fair on you to have to endure this frustration for his sake.” In honesty he was rather pissed at Wade for neglecting his brother--- and yes, there may have been some selfish motivation there but who cared? Justin out of his room meant that Heath was free to see Michael, and that Justin was finally getting taken care of the way he now understood he needed.
“Don’t overthink it,” Cody added helpfully, “Just go for it tonight. Whatever happens happens.”
“It’s easy for you two to say that.”
“You just need to have confidence in your own appeal,” Cody said. By this point they had managed to finish a good portion of the work. Things may take a bit longer than with John but they got done well.
“I think he’ll be really proud of your efforts,” Cody commented to the pair when they were finished, tidying up, making both of them flush but look hopefully pleased at the same time.
“You think so?” Heath asked.
“Absolutely. Without a doubt,” Cody said. “I know he wants to be out there with ya, but in his absence, you two’ve done a great job.”
“Thank you,” Heath said. He was rather proud of himself, especially given that not even a year ago, he didn’t even care about his job in the stables. “And thank you for helpin’ out when you really didn’t need to.”
“It’s not a problem at all,” Cody told him. “I like doing it. And it gave me a chance to catch up with you two.”
“Wouldn’t you have rather been catchin’ up with Ted?” Heath asked.
“Well… that’s a really unfair question,” Cody replied with a chuckle. “I think we’ll have better luck catchin’ up after dark.”
“I dunno about that,” Justin said. “Won’t you two be going to the celebrations later tonight? Those go on for a long time, don’t they?”
“Probably,” Cody said with a small pout. “I’ll have to ask Ted. I’m goin’ to see him right now, so… maybe we can finally catch up properly.”
“You did say you really wanted to,” Heath reminded him, as though he could have actually forgotten.
“Believe me, I do. We bathed together earlier, but we didn’t actually do anything asides from talk to and wash one another,” he told them. “Once we were out, we were about to, but we got called down to lunch.”
“That’s pretty shitty,” Heath replied.
“You’re telling me! But now there’s a while until dinner so… I think we’re gonna try to use our time wisely,” he said, just before they reached the doors to enter the castle via the kitchen. Once they were inside, he added, “Remember what we talked about Justin,” before he headed off to go meet Ted.
“As if I could,” he heard Justin murmuring ruefully to Heath before he rounded the corner and made his way back into the castle via the servants’ entrance.
“You’’ll be getting into bother if someone catches you moving in and out of this part won’t you?” came a voice suddenly, and Cody jumped before turning quickly. He exhaled a breath, “Oh, Mike, hello,” he greeted him.
Mike nodded, resuming the task at hand, Cody cocking his head interestedly to see as he moved closer to him.
“For Miss Maryse?” he questioned.
Nodding, Mike set the fruit-knife down and then picked up the small plate of neatly sectioned fruits. There were quite a few and Cody could only name about half, and he had quite the knowledge of things grown in the wild.
But then he realised quite a few were probably not procured locally.
“On your way to see Ted?” Mike then returned.
It was funny that they were having such an innocuous conversation given what they knew about one another in intimate terms.
“Yes,” Cody nodded, “I was just finishing in the stables.” The brunette nodded and Cody supposed others had been mentioning John’s accident.
Gossip… He seriously wondered where many of them found the free time to partake in it. The pair ended up walking out of the kitchen together.
Parting from Mike when he reached the floor to Ted’s room Cody tried not to seem too eager as he headed towards it.
Knocking briefly to alert Ted to his presence he then quickly slipped inside, closing the door behind him. Ted immediately sat up from where he had been laid on his bed, reading, and smiled. Moving to embrace Cody he wasn’t perturbed when his lover tried to fend him off with a comment of, “I’m dirty-“ because he intended to make Cody even dirtier.
“Really, do you think I care?”
“I’ve been out working with the animals!”
“Don’t care,” Ted told him once more. “Not even a little bit.”
“But, Teddy, we haven’t been together since I’ve been back… did you really want to make love to me like this?” he asked.
“I want to make love to you and that’s honestly all that matters to me.” He maneuvered himself so that he was still embracing Cody, but was pulled back from him just a bit so that he could look at him, too. “And now that I have you right here where I want you, don’t you think for a second that I’m letting you go.”
“But I just wanted to go… at least wash cow shit off me,” he muttered.
“Don’t care,” Ted repeated, bringing his mouth to Cody’s.
Though he was a touch hesitant at first, Cody returned the kiss, letting his and Ted’s tongues meet and tangle together. God, he’d missed that.
“I want you so bad, Cody,” Ted said to him once they broke their kiss. “I don’t know how I’ve managed to last this long.”
“I’m surprised at myself for not completely jumping on you when we were in the bath earlier,” Cody told him.
“I was thinking the same thing,” Ted replied, grinning. “We were far too well behaved in the bath earlier. I think it’s time now that we misbehave a bit.”
“Don’t you think that we could misbehave a bit while I wash horse off of me?” Cody suggested.
Ted immediately turned the idea down. “No. I want you right here in my bed. Besides, I don’t think I have anymore patience left to wait until the bath the water’s been pumped in,” he said. He kissed Cody before he said anything further and slipped his fingers underneath the hem of his shirt, moaning as finally felt that smooth skin beneath his palms once more.
A soft whine left Cody in turn, arching into Ted some more.
“Still care about being dirty?” he whispered playfully against Cody’s lips as they parted for breath momentarily and Cody smiled ruefully.
“When you kiss me like that I don’t care about anything.”
Well, not unless it had connection to himself and Ted being naked that was.
Ted grinned slightly and leant in again hungrily.
Their embrace was broken the next time by the removal of Cody’s shirt.
Ted’s shirt soon followed, both being left without care to twine together on the floor as Ted moved them so he could push Cody down onto his bed. Cody barely had time to formulate protests as to how his pants would soil Ted’s bedsheets before they were being smoothly pulled down his legs by his blonde lover.
“You’re certainly eager,” Cody breathed, swallowing as he was left only in his undergarments. His body hadn’t changed much but the hiatus had renewed his self-consciousness.
“Should I slow down?” Ted asked, pausing suddenly and being stricken by the idea that he had upset Cody or given him the wrong impression.
“No!” Cody said immediately, sitting up and reaching to undo Ted’s pants for him as he pressed a kiss over the blonde’s heart.
“That wasn’t what I was saying,” he continued as he gently eased Ted’s trousers down, “It’s just… It’s been so long, I don’t want to rush anything.” And usually he was the one who did most of the undressing or pushing forward. Not to say Ted had ever been a passive lover he was just overwhelmed by the passion Ted was displaying towards him right then.
“Good,” Ted smiled in relief before then leaning down and catching Cody’s lips as he pressed the dark haired angel to his bed.
God, how long he had missed this and how long he had waited. Somehow he doubted he’d let Cody sleep that night.
“Your body is even more beautiful than I remembered,” Ted whispered when he sat back up and simply ran his eyes over his lover’s torso. Though he thought about Cody a lot, his mind’s image of Cody couldn’t hold a candle to the real one. He reached his hand out and ran it over the ridges of Cody’s stomach.
Cody’s eyes shut as he allowed himself to focus on the feeling of Ted’s hands upon his body once again. During their time apart, he could feel the ghost of Ted’s fingertips or lips upon him, and it always made him long for that touch.
Being with one another made them realize even more how much they missed each other when they were apart.
“Are you just going to touch me all day?” Cody asked.
“I just may,” Ted replied. Cody’s body was incredible, and he swore that he’d gained (or perhaps regained after not doing as much physical labour in the castle) more muscle in his abdomen, arms and legs. “But I would like to make love to you in the day… if only so I can look at your face and your body with proper sunlight coming in.”
Cody smiled and reached out his own hand to run across Ted’s chest.
Unable to resist, Ted leaned down once again and pressed their lips together. While Ted was flush against him, Cody arched his hips up off the bed and wrapped his legs around him. “I need you,” he whispered in a small break between their kisses.
Ted groaned as he trust his own hips downwards, pushing Cody further into the mattress as their cocks ground together. He’d wanted to take things slow and steady, much like their first time together had been. But they’d gone so long without one another, he didn’t know if he could.
“If we’re going to do this, you’re going to have to let me go,” Ted said teasingly against Cody’s neck.
“Just for a little while, though,” Cody replied.
“Just for a little while,” Ted repeated. Cody’s legs unwrapped from his torso and Ted stood back up so that he could remove Cody’s undergarments. He was about to remove his own when Cody stopped him.
“No, let me. Just like when I was working here,” he said as he slowly push Ted’s undergarments down.
“I have missed you undressing me,” Ted confessed softly as he focused on the feeling of Cody’s gentle, slightly rough fingertips dancing over his skin in a slow, but deliberately light touch that left him aching for more. And he didn’t mean that as in just when they were intending to make love--- he meant in general too.
“I’ve missed it too,” Cody admitted, letting the garments fall when they were far enough down Ted’s legs that he could step out of them. “And I’m insanely jealous that someone else gets to do it in my place for the moment,” he added.
“They don’t undress me like you do,” Ted promised as he lifted his feet from the puddle of material, getting back onto the bed.
As he moved into Cody’s embrace once more, skin pressing into skin, the younger man’s arms (and legs) were around him in a grip that was tight, but perfectly so. Cody still managed to make Ted feel as though he was the only thing in the world that he needed and he only hoped he conveyed as much back to his lover when he embraced him in return.
High-pitched, almost startled gasps left both teens as their cocks pressed together, rubbing and sending electricity through them.
“Oh, fuck!” Cody whispered, knees gripping at Ted’s sides reflexively.
A deep groan sounded low in Ted’s chest in response.
Thanks to their separation it was almost as though they had forgotten what it was liked to be touched, or to be the one doing the touching. Without really thinking Cody gave into the urge to rub himself almost desperately against Ted, keening as he did.
“Cody,” Ted grit his teeth a little as he rubbed back into him. It would be so easy to get carried away here, to just rub against his lover until he was coming and sated, but he didn’t want that. Later, when the mood took them to the point where they could barely undress maybe, but not now.
“Cody-unh! Lotion-“ he managed to choke out.
Reaching blindly for the drawer where he knew Ted had placed the pot of warning balm that he had brought when he had first arrived, Cody managed to locate it after a few moments, fumbling, pressing it into Ted’s hand.
Before Ted could even ask Cody spread his thighs wide for him, so open and willing, and it still took his breath away.
“Oh, god,” Ted said in a breath at the sight. Cody’s legs spread, his cock fully erect against his stomach, practically begging for Ted to take him. “Are you ready?” he asked, more out of reflex than anything.
Cody would have laughed if he wasn’t so turned on right then. “Yes!,” he answered.
“Sorry,” Ted muttered. Of course he was ready… he needed Ted just as bad as Ted needed him. He opened the pot of warming lotion and got a small amount on his fingers. He brought his fingers down to Cody’s ass, sliding them along the crack, watching Cody’s face all the while.
“Please,” Cody whispered as Ted’s finger rested right over his entrance.
Drawing in a deep breath, Ted slowly pushed his finger inside and all the memories of their times together came rushing back. His cock twitched as he was reminded of just how tight Cody was. Withdrawing his finger, he was quick to slide it back inside, building a slow but steady rhythm. “I don’t want to wait any longer,” he admitted, feeling somewhat guilty for his own selfish wants.
“Then don’t.” Cody held Ted’s gaze as he went on, “I need you, Teddy.
Ted wanted to protest, to claim that Cody wasn’t ready since it had been a while… but that look in Cody’s eyes assured him otherwise. Cody was just as needy and just as desperate. So instead, Ted nodded and dipped back into the lotion, this time spreading a good amount along his cock, the warming sensation sending a shiver through his body. Setting the pot down, he then moved closer to Cody, who had drawn his legs up to his shoulders. “You’re so beautiful,” Ted whispered. “Can’t believe you’re mine,” he went on, beginning to push his cock into Cody.
As Ted began to push inside him, Cody let his eyes fall shut as he forced his body to adjust to the sensation of once again being filled in such a way. And, thankfully, despite the time apart from one another, it hurt nowhere near as bad as their first time together. “Oh, god, Ted,” he whispered, wondering how he’d gone so long without him.
“Too much?” Ted groaned as he felt his body press against Cody’s buttocks. Immediately Cody shook his head, “Never,” where Ted was concerned it was never too much and never enough for him, he always needed more.
“You Ok?” Ted forced his eyes open, a lightly trembling hand caressing Cody’s cheek as he held still inside of his lover for his benefit as well as Cody’s; if he moved immediately he was going to disgrace himself and that would be something his ego would never recover from with regards to Cody.
“I’m perfect,” Cody smiled, moving his head enough to kiss Ted’s fingertips, “But I’ll be even better when you move, Teddy,” he added on with a coy look underneath his eyelashes. The look sent heat right into Ted’s groin and he throbbed again inside of the tight confines of Cody’s body. “Yeah… Right,” Ted laughed slightly, leaning down for a kiss as he started to ease his hips out of Cody.
The return thrust wasn’t as gentle as he had been intending but Cody didn’t mind at all it seemed, since he moaned without reserve and his nails lightly scored down Ted’s back in a fashion that had him gasping and attempting to surge even deeper than before inside of Cody if that was at all possible. “Oh, Cody, Cody, Cody,” Ted murmured.
“Mhm?” Cody pressed his face into Ted’s neck, trying to quieten his sounds of pleasure a bit.
He still hadn’t forgotten that they had been overhead before by Ted’s father.
“Missed this, missed you,” he breathed into Ted’s ear, “Don’t stop Teddy, love me.”
“Always,” Ted vowed, knowing that even if the whole castle had been suddenly present to witness their coupling he wouldn’t have been able to stop himself. He never felt more whole than when he was inside Cody, or had Cody inside of him, or indeed even if he had the other’s presence there. Without Cody everything in his world just seemed off-balance and wrong and letting him go again after this week was going to be even harder. Their movements quickly turned faster, more desperate, knowing that love-making could come later and right then was about just being together again.
Cody’s hands gripped at Ted’s back, fingers clawing the skin as Ted pushed inside him over and over and over. His mouth fell open in a silent cry as he drew closer and closer to his release.
“Cody, I love you,” Ted whispered before he bit down on his shoulder, muffling his own cry as his body tensed and he came deep within Cody’s body.
Those words in his ear and Ted’s seed in his ass, Cody finally gave into his body’s wants, coming with just as much force as Ted, coating them both with his cum. As he tried to calm down, Cody could feel himself trembling from the sheer thrill of being with Ted once again. He still hadn’t released Ted from his grip. “Oh, Ted… I love you so much,” he said, loosening up just a touch.
Ted pushed himself up as much as he could with Cody’s hands still around him and looked his lover in the eyes. Still breathing heavily, he smiled and muttered, “God, I needed that.”
Returning Ted’s smile, Cody nodded. “Same here.”
“I wish I could have… held on longer,” Ted then told him.
“Ted… I was no better,” Cody noted. “There’s always next time, though.”
“True enough. When will next time be? When you come up to my room tonight to actually spend the night?” he asked, finally withdrawing his cock from Cody’s hole.
“If not sooner,” Cody said, raising himself up to press a little kiss to Ted’s lips. “Who knows when the mood’ll strike,” he teased.
“Mmm, good point. It’s hard to get away from everyone, though.”
“Oh, I’ve noticed. Honestly, I thought we’d get at least two knocks on the door while we were…” he trailed off.
“I think we got lucky there. It’ll just be a matter of time before Ma is here, or someone Ma sent is here, telling me that it’s time to begin picking out an outfit to wear for the celebrations beginning tonight. Speaking of, we’ve got to find you some things to wear for the next week.”
“I feel so out of place. I swear, some people changed clothing from breakfast to lunch!” Cody said. He couldn’t imagine that sort of extravagance.
“Don’t worry. You’ll fit right in once we can get you some clothes. Just stop acting like you really don’t belong. I love you and I couldn’t think of anyone in the world I want here with me more. So, shall we get you some clothes?” Ted asked.
“Not quite yet. I’d like to enjoy this for a little longer,” Cody answered, trailing his hand up Ted’s arm.
An immediate smile pulled at Ted’s lips at those words. They would have to get a move on soon but if Cody wanted some time just settled there comfortably then he wasn’t about to make him rush.
“It’s funny,” Ted mused, enjoying the gentle caresses of Cody’s fingers, “I know things haven’t changed but… that felt even more intense than before.”
And they had had some very intense bouts of lovemaking together before. Cody nodded, pressing a kiss to Ted’s neck, “I know what you mean,” he assured, sure that Ted had probably been doing his customary habit then of second-guessing himself in case he caused offence somehow; the poor thing didn’t even seem to realise that he was always so cautious with his speech.
“I feel like I need you again already,” Cody admitted shyly, though that surprised even him because he had by no means been left unsatisfied beforehand. Ted however merely grinned.
Who wouldn’t be thrilled to know they were desired so strongly?
“I really meant what I said about not letting you sleep,” he teased his lover.
Cody giggled, cupping the back of Ted’s neck as he pulled him down for a kiss, “I don’t mind that,” he murmured when they parted, “Keep me awake all you want,” he’d welcome it.
“You’ll regret saying that once you’ve been through the first bout of celebrations,” Ted mused with some ruefulness, “They can be a bit much.”
He also made a mental note to keep Cody close to him; some of their guests could get a little… unscrupulous when drunk and someone might try to take advantage of Cody in some manner. And knowing his Cody he’d be too concerned about offending or causing a scene to do much to refute it.
And, Ok, he was aware he was possessive but so what?
They exchanged a few more lazy kisses, hands slowly traversing one another’s bodies with soft, intimate knowledge, reaffirming everything through their senses.
“We do have to get up now,” Ted murmured with reluctance after a bit.
“Ok,” Cody nodded, allowing Ted to move away from him (pleased to see the reluctance there in the movement) before following him off of the bed. They cleaned off quickly and dressed, Cody stealing another kiss from Ted before they left the room.
Taking Cody to the other room down the hall that contained his formal-wear Ted was sheepish as he opened the door.
“Oh my word…” Cody gaped without meaning to at the rows of exotic and impressive clothing housed within the room.
“Umm… I know it’s a bit extravagant, but… this is… my formal closet,” Ted muttered, worrying his lower lip at Cody’s stunned expressions.
“These are all yours?” Cody asked, turning around to look at him.
“Yes,” he answered. “We all have our own rooms… you probably think that I’m the most outrageous man in the world for owning all this clothing.”
“Have you worn everything here?”
“No,” Ted told him. “Most of it, but not all. I have some clothes that were just made for me for the wedding and the celebrations prior.”
“And I thought that other room you had filled with clothes was impressive,” Cody said, still looking around at everything.
“Oh, yes… well, that room has both Brett and my clothes in it,” he explained. “Our more formal than casual, but not as formal as this clothing.”
“Back home I was lucky to have two pairs of pants and three shirts,” Cody said. “It’s… it’s just hard for me to imagine livin’ in such a constant world of extravagance and wealth.”
“I… I couldn’t imagine living your life, Cody. I wish you didn’t have to live the way you do.”
Cody tilted his head slightly. “I’m quite happy with my life and the way I live it. It’s hard work ‘n we scrape by for what we have, but I don’t think that I’d have wanted to grow up any other way.”
“I didn’t mean to offend you in any way,” Ted then said to him.
“You didn’t. I wish, though, that there was some middle ground. One where we didn’t have to work from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, but still had some way of getting by… It’s wishful thinking, I know, but I also wished that one day I’d be at least able to be inside this castle.”
“Did you really wish that?” Ted asked.
Cody nodded. “Every time I looked up at the castle for as long as I could remember. Dad always told me it was nothin’ but a dream. Now look at me.”
Ted smiled at him and quickly pressed a kiss to his cheek. “I can’t wait to look at you once you’ve tried on an outfit or two. Enough talking, let’s pick something out.”
To say Cody was rather overwhelmed by his selection wouldn’t be an understatement. Ted did his best to reassure him though, and took great care in selecting clothing for Cody.
“OK, this should be enough for now,” he said once they had a sizable pile built up.
“Will I honestly need all of that?” Cody asked a little numbly, still a bit uncomfortable with the idea of borrowing from his lover even if he was insisting.
“Yes,” Ted nodded, picking it up, “Come on now; back to my room and we’ll select you an outfit for dinner.” He smiled, and Cody smiled back weakly.
He wasn’t ungrateful, far from it, he just knew with horrible clarity how much some people down in the village would do for even one of those shirts.
And if they found out about him joining their betters at table they would have a lot to say to him on the matter he knew.
Back inside of Ted’s room Cody stripped out of his clothing down to his undergarments and accepted a dark blue silk shirt. “It goes with your eyes,” Ted said with a small blush.
Cody couldn’t help but smile at that, though when he was handed white pants he was a bit wary; something about the colour just seemed to scream an invitation for something to make him dirty.
“Does this look Ok?” Cody asked, turning a little self-consciously once he was fully dressed.
“You look incredible,” Ted said, feeling almost as though he was gazing at some perfect sculpture brought to life; a pure artistic beauty that no-one but God Himself could have created. “I feel silly…” Cody admitted, especially when he was helped into a waistcoat that went with the ensemble.
“I doubt anyone will be able to take their eyes off of you,” Ted commented, used to the odd sensation of pride intermingled with jealousy that came about after his own words.
Cody watched as Ted changed into a similar outfit but with an exotic emerald green shirt instead. He then bit his lip shyly and cleared his throat a little bit.
Glancing up from hastening his belt Ted cocked his head in silent inquiry.
“There’s only one set of eyes I want on me…”
Ted moved to his lover, arms going around his middle, “My eyes are never off you.”
“Is that so?” Cody asked, nuzzling his head against Ted’s gently.
“Mmhmm,” Ted hummed. “And I promise you that tonight during the celebrations, my eyes won’t be able to leave you at all.”
“Good. Because my eyes will be on you the entire night, too,” Cody told him, smiling as he pressed a kiss to Ted’s cheek.
“Everyone will be so jealous of me and they won’t even know it,” Ted then said.
“Why’s that?” Cody asked.
“They’ll see you and they’ll want to know just who you are and where you came from and if you’re eligible for their daughters to marry. Little do they know that you’re all mine,” he answered.
Cody smiled and moved his head so he could capture Ted’s lips in a kiss. When they broke apart, he whispered, “You always know how to say just the right things, Teddy. I love you.”
“I love you, too. Now, step back.”
“Why?” Cody asked, confused as to why Ted wanted him to move away from him.
“Because I want to look at you again.”
With a roll of his eyes, Cody took a step back out of Ted’s embrace, then took a few more when he decided that he wanted to look at Ted in return. “How’s this?” he asked, cocking his head slightly.
“Incredible.” The fit was a tad bit large, as they were custom made to fit Ted’s body, but no one would really notice, considering how stunning Cody looked in the outfit. “We’ll have to find something to top this for tomorrow.”
“We will?” he asked.
“Of course. And the day after that and the day after that… and most definitely for the day of the wedding.”
“I’ll really need different clothes for all days of the celebrations? You… really want me to wear your clothes every day?”
“Well…” Ted suddenly looked uncertain, “did you… not want to wear my clothes?”
“No, it’s not that!” Cody said. “It’s just that… you’re actually letting me wear these… I couldn’t even imagine how much these outfits cost and you’re letting me wear them.”
“Why wouldn’t I? Maybe… maybe if there’s one that you really like, I can have our family tailor take it in for you so that it’ll fit you just right.”
“Ted, I couldn’t.”
“I insist. This one may even work. If you wear it tonight, then allow the tailor to take it in, it’ll look like a completely different top, one made just for you.”
“But then you’d never be able to wear it,” Cody said, looking down to the shirt.
“It looks far better on you than it ever did on me, anyway. Besides, look at all this. I’m never going to wear it all. Take it,” Ted told him again.
“I’ll think about it,” Cody eventually bartered on, and Ted let the matter drop for the moment. He’d go back to it though and they both knew it.
And it was a thought that was making Cody feel rather uncomfortable.
He wasn’t ungrateful for the offer, but Ted didn’t seem to realise that Cody had nowhere to keep his fine clothing and such, and Cody knew that if someone heard he had such items in his possession they might try and take them from him.
Of course he wasn’t about to tell Ted that, because he’d only get upset with himself and misunderstand, thinking he’d offended Cody somehow.
“What shall I do if some girl happens to approach me?” Cody then asked Ted.
Anything for a new conversation topic.
“Tell them there’s only one bed you’re interested in being in,” Ted told him, “And that theirs isn’t it.” He looked completely serious and Cody was momentarily confused about how to respond.
Ted however was the one to sigh and wave a hand, “Much as I’d love you to say that it wouldn’t be wise. Just… talk to them. I’ll be there to save you if it becomes too much.”
“The thought is too much,” Cody said.
“Oh hush,” Ted laughed, brushing a bit of lint off of his sleeve as he noticed it.
Needless to say Cody was now concerned about being approached by any woman with that intent; how could he politely brush them aside without causing offence and having some unfortunate talk going back to Ted’s family.
“---should be about ready now,” Ted’s voice cut through his thoughts, causing Cody to startle somewhat momentarily.
“Shall we go?” he asked, seemingly oblivious to Cody’s thought process just before.
“Yes,” Cody said, tongue feeling thick in his mouth.
Something told him that he’d never get used to this. And something else told him that he was getting above his station to even consider that he might have the chance to at all.
Unfortunately Cody couldn’t fault that little voice; it had some truth.
Giving Cody another kiss for luck and reassurance Ted then adjusted his collar and then moved to the door.
Opening it he let Cody out first and then locked it behind him before falling into step besides his lover as they made their way down to the dining-hall.
Immediately Ted noticed guests looking to Cody as they milled about waiting for dinner and again he was filled with that curious jealous-pride.
Feeling Cody falter a little he let their shoulders touch just momentarily.
Ted immediately sensed a small frission of ease in Cody and felt proud he could ease him.
They had barely made it to the dining-room doors before they were approached by the first pair of young ladies, interested in both Ted and Cody.
The young ladies smiled at them, fluttering their lashes as they tried to subtly pull their dresses down a tad to reveal a bit more cleavage. “Good evening, ladies,” Ted greeted them with a smile of his own.
“Good evening,” they both said at once.
Ted continued to smile somewhat awkwardly at them; he really didn’t think he’d ever seen them before. “Um… I’m Ted,” he introduced himself.
“We know who you are. Do you not remember me, though?” one of them, the one with dark, almost black hair, asked.
“I’m afraid not,” he answered rather sheepishly.
She rolled her eyes and said, “I’m Victoria.”
“Oh!” Ted recalled suddenly who she was. “It’s been years.” It really had been. Her family lived in northern England and travel to where Ted lived was a long journey, indeed.
“That it has. You’ve certainly grown up since we last saw one another.”
Ted found himself blushing, and nodded his head politely. “The same can be said of you.” Quickly, he turned his attention to her blonde companion, who was still fluttering her lashes at both he and Cody.
“Do you not remember me, either?” she asked.
“Wait… Is… is it Jillian?” He was fairly certain, but unsure at the same time.
When she smiled, he knew he got it right. “Yes!” she exclaimed.
“Well, I must say, you both have grown up into beautiful young women.”
Cody was still standing beside him, looking more uncomfortable by the second. And the more Ted talked about what beautiful young women they were, the more unsure he felt of himself.
“Thank you. You’re quite the handsome young man,” Jillian said. “However, your manners leave little to be desired.”
“Hmm?” He thought he’d been rather polite to them, so he had no idea what she was talking about.
“You haven’t introduced us to your friend yet!”
“Ah,” it became abundantly clear then what she was talking about. “Cody,” Ted addressed his lover, a hand on his shoulder in a seemingly friendly fashion, “This is Miss Victoria and Miss Jillian. Ladies, this is Cody.”
“I don’t believe I’ve seen you before,” Victoria said.
Cody felt mildly uncomfortable underneath her gaze; she gave him the feeling that she might very well eat him or something, “Uh, no, you wouldn’t have Miss.”
“Victoria,” she corrected him immediately and Cody nodded his head but didn’t repeat her name as she was obviously expecting.
Jillian seemed to be all but vibrating with excitement as she stood there as Victoria spoke to them, clearly unsure whether she should focus the extent of her charms upon Cody or Ted.
Ted sincerely hoped they’d both just give up soon.
“Where are you from, Cody?” she cut in to ask.
His initial response was to tell her where he lived, but he caught himself in time.
“He doesn’t live too far from here,” Ted said, aiding his lover as he recognised the signs of him not knowing what to say, “This is his first societal outing; he’s been too busy with his family’s business to attend before.”
Which wasn’t entirely untrue, he said in his mind.
“Yes,” Cody said, latching onto the excuse and knowing he had to make more of an effort than he had earlier in the day, “We’ve been very busy the past few seasons,” he explained.
Ted wanted to growl in territoriality when the two women eyed Cody with interest after his expression--- but concern when the looks were turned his way held him back.
“And what is it your family-“ Victoria started, but then the dining-hall doors opened.
Ted didn’t know if he’d ever been so glad to see Randy as he was then.
“Ladies and gentleman, dinner is served,” the elder boy announced, gaining his own fair share of admiring looks it seemed.
And indeed, as they headed in Cody heard a rather old woman whispering, “Such looks and physique! Wasted on a servant.”
He and Ted exchanged a look and fought laughter; they’d have to tell Randy about his popularity when they had the chance, for he was sure to get a kick out of it.
Authors: wrestlemanix and eric_idle_rules
Pairings: Ted DiBiase Jr./Cody Runnels, John Cena/Randy Orton, Justin Gabriel/Wade Barrett
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Taking place in feudal England, Cody's family comes from a long line of farmers who work the land belonging to the DiBiase family. Despite the enormous class differences, Cody and Ted meet and form an instant connection with one another, both learning things from the other that they otherwise never would have known.
Word Count: 9367
A/N: I admit, I'm no expert on the life and times of feudal England, but I tried. Forgive any errors when it comes to time frames and whatnot.
Disclaimer: Neither of us own the WWE.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36, Part 37, Part 38, Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42, Part 43, Part 44, Part 45, Part 46, Part 47, Part 48, Part 49, Part 50, Part 51, Part 52, Part 53, Part 54, Part 55, Part 56, Part 57, Part 58, Part 59, Part 60, Part 61, Part 62, Part 63, Part 64, Part 65, Part 66, Part 67, Part 68, Part 69, Part 70, Part 71
Immediately it became apparent that Ted wasn’t going to be able to backtrack his way out of this one and the blonde mentally cursed his inability to keep quiet; it seemed to be getting him into more and more precarious situations nowadays. He gave a slight laugh and cleared his throat quietly.
Kristen and Brett were both focused firmly upon him, and Virgil seemed to be trying to make it as subtle as possible that they were edging away so they wouldn’t be listening in. Well, he and Terri were anyway, Dustin appeared to not be intending to go anywhere.
Cody shot his brother a look but Dustin merely shrugged; they were on their property technically, so he shouldn’t have to go.
“What do you mean, Ted?” Kristen asked her future brother in law, a look of shock and concern on her features.
Cody felt Ted shifting around behind him and wished that he could reassure the other in some fashion by holding his hand or something… but he couldn’t unless he wanted to attract attention that he wasn’t altogether too sure Kristen and Brett should be giving them. Instead he shifted back a little too.
Thinking quickly Ted then said, “I mean, I know that someone’s interested in courting her,” he explained.
“But why should father need to be concerned about that?” Kristen pressed and Ted momentarily felt sorry for Brett; if ever he did something wrong then there was no chance that his wife to be was going to just let the matter drop. “Is the person involved unsuitable?”
Cody wanted to ask just what exactly she considered to be unsuitable but he held his tongue. He didn’t know what it was but something about her tone had rankled him a little. Ted meanwhile protested vehemently.
“No! He’s a good man and your sister would be lucky to have such a potential husband as him,” he said.
Brett sent his brother a puzzled look, “So you know him?”
Yes… And he also knew he would owe him an apology after this.
“Yes I do but it’s not my place to give his identity.”
“You must!” Kristen said immediately, “You can’t bring the matter up and then not tell us!”
“Um,” Cody piped up, “With all due respect is this really the time to discuss such a matter?”
It was then that Kristen seemed to recall just where they were and who they were around and she immediately sent an apologetic look towards Cody’s family, “I am so sorry Mr. Runnels.”
“Tha’s quite alrigh’,” Virgil said, though Cody could tell that his father was feeling distinctly uncomfortable.
“I’m so sorry… I never should have said anything; I wasn’t even thinking,” Ted muttered.
She nodded, but then quirked her head. “Is it that Windham?” she asked. “He’s been around a few times, with his family, of course, but I’ve just been so busy with all my own wedding preparations, I’ve hardly paid attention to anything else…”
“Look… he is a very good man and he cares for her greatly,” Ted replied. “And we’ll talk about this later?” Ted suggested.
“Yes… or we can just pretend this conversation never happened. I wouldn’t be lying if I said my middle sister didn’t have a bit of a wild streak in her. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not afraid to speak my mind, but… despite the fact that I like to be properly mounted upon a horse, I am a bit of a traditionalist,” she said. “My sister… she’s more into things for herself; she lives in the now and honestly doesn’t think of the future… unless her future involves a very wealthy husband,” she added with a roll of her eyes.
“I’m quite all right with pretending this conversation never happened. I guess I’ve just been needing to tell that to someone more than I thought,” he admitted, feeling slightly guilty towards Windham.
Cody had to wonder just how badly he wanted to let Brett know about them. He knew the more time he spent around Brett, the more he wondered if he already knew… but he also knew that it’d be a huge relief once they actually told him. He looked to Dustin, who was looking at him and raised a brow, shaking his head a bit, as though to let him know he hadn’t told anyone about his and Terri’s secret.
“Really, though… he’s a good man and should he marry her, which seems to be where they’re headed, he’ll do right by her.”
“He’s the one that’s the eldest and is going to become Lord Rotunda when his father passes?” Kristen asked and Ted gave a nod. “Like I said, I’ve seen him a few times, but honestly never paid him much mind… he’s seemed like a good person, though… even if my sister is really only in it for personal gains.”
“Sounds like you sister and my…” he trailed off, really not sure what to call her, so he backtracked and said, “and Maryse would probably get on quite well with such similar beliefs.”
Kristen swore she saw Cody’s features drop just a bit at the mention of the French woman’s name. “They probably would,” she agreed.
“I think we should be on our way,” Brett interjected brightly, “They’ll send a search party out for us before we’ve even gotten anywhere if we keep imposing upon Mr. Runnels’ time.” Ted nodded his head, glad that the situation had been recovered.
“Yeh’re welcome by anytime,” Virgil said, though Cody knew his father meant the words but didn’t expect that they’d visit again.
Especially since everyone knew Brett was leaving to live with his bride’s family after the wedding was over and done with.
“Thank you very much sir,” Kristen and Brett responded politely, Cody amused by the way that they were momentarily in sync together. Ted then addressed the trio, “It was lovely to see you again Mr. Runnels, Dustin, and nice to see you, as well, Terri.” Cody smiled as his family and Terri all responded with affirmatives in kind.
“You mind yerself up there son,” Virgil said, causing Cody to blush a little bit as he sighed.
“Yes dad,” though in all honesty he sincerely wondered what his father expected would happen to him. He missed the significant look of warning that Dustin sent Ted to back up their father’s sentiment, telling him that he best be the one to make sure nothing happened to Cody. And if it did? Well, he would soon know about it-and being rich wouldn’t save him from what Dustin would end up doing to him.
Bidding final goodbyes the group then turned the horses around and made their way back out of the parcel. As they left Dustin and Virgil were already working on getting the table back into working order again.
“I was right,” Kristen said suddenly, startling Cody from where he’d been looking over his shoulder back at them, wondering whether he should have offered to stay behind a bit.
“Pardon?” he asked, his arms tightening around Ted’s middle reflexively as he startled. Ted bit his lip a little as Cody’s subconscious action had his lower-body following the same pattern, his thighs tensing causing his groin to rub against Ted’s backside in a fashion he was really struggling to ignore. Kristen, if she noticed anything, gave no indication of it. Instead, she continued with what she had been saying, “I was right about you having a lovely family. You… You all cope rather well don’t you?” she asked.
Cody could tell she had tried to word herself to avoid offending him again and smiled a little as he shrugged, “We do what we have to, Miss Kristen.”
“I know… and you manage to do so much with so little… it’s rather astounding to see your life, and see how many people have your life, then look at mine, or Ted’s or Brett’s,” she said. “We can buy anything we want whereas you’re just scraping by with things you need.”
Cody nodded. “I know, Miss Kristen, but we don’t know any other life. ‘N neither do you,” he went on. “You can’t change how you grew up; it’s what you were used to your entire life.”
“It just seems as though… I don’t know… you and your family, and Terri, you’re all such wonderful, kind people, but you have to live like that? It doesn’t seem right. And, please, just call me Kristen.”
“Ok, Kristen it is. If there’s one thing you should know is that we don’t want handouts. We work hard for what we have and we earned all that we have. It may not be much, but it’s ours and we put our blood, sweat and tears into everything. So there’s no need to feel bad for what we have and what we don’t have.”
“Believe me, I’ve tried,” Ted added. “The first time I ever met Cody it was down at his family’s home and I was stunned… but he would never let me give him anything to try and make their life a little better. They wouldn’t take it.”
“I almost didn’t take the job that was offered to me,” Cody told her. “I didn’t want to leave my dad with all that work, but I had to, since I was getting a wage, and I was able to give that to my dad so he could improve things for himself a bit,” he explained.
Kristen looked at him, absolutely amazed. “It astounds me, quite frankly, how much more character you have when compared to the other men who are at these celebrations. You would make for a magnificent husband.” She grinned when she saw Cody blush.
“Excuse me?” Brett asked.
“Not for me, of course,” she said, rolling her eyes at Brett. “But for someone else, yes. I think any woman would be honored to marry a man such as you.”
“I, um,” Cody was blushing red as a tomato and he cleared his throat a little uncertainly, “I don’t know about that, I mean… I don’t um, know many women,” he finally settled on, because it wasn’t as though he could come out and say that he was happy staying single for Ted though Ted couldn’t for him.
Brett knew that that had to be untrue; he had seen a few pretty girls in the village before, and he knew that a few of their female servants were unattached. He was sure they’d be interested if he offered.
But, again, that begged the question of whether Cody would ever offer. He certainly didn’t seem in a rush to be married, even though both of his older siblings were--- soon would be.
“I appreciate very much that you think so though,” Cody made sure to add on. And he really meant it. The idea of ever being married was inconceivable to him, but if it did happen it was a relief to know that a woman found him acceptable-and a woman of class no doubt. It was a kind thought at least, and a compliment.
Ted couldn’t help a rueful smile; any woman would be lucky to marry his Cody, and he wasn’t sure he’d be able to let go on that score so easily. Somehow he doubted Cody could find a bride like Randy had, and like he had, that wouldn’t expect more than companionship.
Before too long the conversation had moved on to other things, though on occasion Kristen wanted to know more and more about Cody’s life growing up as he had. In a way Cody felt almost overwhelmed by her genuine interest. Brett managed to calm her though.
It was about an hour later when they arrived back at the stables, and it was apparent that people had begun looking for the bride and groom to be--- and it seemed that it had only been Ted and Cody’s presences that stopped them getting a lecture.
Well, getting lectured by their mothers there in the main hall anyway. “I’ll just go help in the stables,” Cody murmured softly to Ted, “And then I’ll be up, Ok?”
“Be quick; I shall be waiting… impatiently.”
“Promise,” Cody said with a smile before heading back towards the stables to help brush down the horses and everything. He saw that two of the horses already had their saddles removed and they were working on Mercury now. “Here, I can do that,” he offered.
“It’s not a problem, Cody,” Justin told him as he and Heath pulled the saddle off. “You can help to wash them down, though, if you’d like.”
“Sure.”
“You really don’t have to, though. I mean… you’re a guest here. You should go be with Ted,” Justin said.
“I don’t want to leave you two here by yourselves, though. I know how much work it is taking care of my home with it’s just me ‘n my dad. You’ve got so much more work than that here, especially now.”
“We know… but, well, we want to show John that we are capable. I know he thinks Justin is, but he really has his doubts about me, and for good reason, too,” Heath said. “I never used to want to be here. But now I’d like for him to see that I can and do actually want to be here.”
“How very mature of you,” Cody replied, beginning to brush down Mercury.
“Well… yes, spending time with Michael has helped with that,” he admitted.
“Things are still going good with you two, then?” Cody asked.
“Yeah, they are,” he answered. “I mean, I wish I could spend more time with him, but his roommate’s always around and, well… Justin is in my room…”
“Why aren’t you with Wade?” Cody asked him.
“Phil. And, well, lately Wade has hardly been in his room at night. He’s been so busy with preparations for the ceremony and all the guests showing up that he really hasn’t been sleeping much.”
“So… wait… have you two… been together yet?” Cody asked. His jaw dropped when Justin shook his head no.
“What?” he asked in shock and Justin shook his head again--- and if Cody wasn’t mistaken there was a definite dejected air around the younger man. “Justin…” he placed a hand comfortingly on his shoulder and Justin sent a weak smile to him before biting his lip.
“And… It’s not because I’m afraid to anymore,” he confessed quietly, causing Cody’s brows to rise a little bit, though he wasn’t entirely surprised; Justin and Wade had had to have done some things together.
“Why don’t you tell him then?” Cody asked, the three men beginning to fall into a routine together as though they had worked together years.
“Because he’s so busy, he barely has time to even eat let alone do… things like that for me. I’d be selfish to push myself on him.”
Somehow Cody sincerely doubted that Wade would mind that happening.
“It would be a great way to convince Wade to get some rest,” he then pointed out, Justin pausing somewhat as he then looked to him. “What do you mean?” he addressed Cody but was surprised when his brother was the one to answer. “Sex makes you feel really good, and really relaxed afterwards.”
Justin went beacon red, “I-It does?” he asked him.
“Absolutely.”
Well, Justin supposed he could understand that: when he and Wade had done things in the past (before it got too busy) he had felt really good afterwards.
“I just… I don’t want to bourdon him, and I know how important it is to him.”
“Justin, sometimes you have to be selfish,” Cody said. Hell, if he or Ted hadn’t been selfish on occasion he doubted they would have done even half of what they had together, especially not so soon.
“I-“ Justin started but then hesitated, Heath then nodding before adding:
“Sometimes you just need to give your man a little push in the right direction… I’m sure Wade will really appreciate it.”
“Do you think so?” Justin asked. “He’s just been so busy and-”
“And he needs to relax for a little while,” Cody cut him off. “Look, you know that Wade has wanted you for a long time, right?” Justin nodded, so he went on, “So, yes, he will most definitely appreciate it. Especially if he knows that you want to make love to him as much as he wants to with you.”
Justin was blushing deeply by now. Just because he wasn’t afraid of sex didn’t mean he wasn’t somewhat embarrassed at the thought. “You really think so?”
“Yes!” Heath and Cody exclaimed at the same time.
“You’ve both been busy, but if you go over to him while he’s in the kitchen and tell him that you want him to come to bed, I really don’t think he could pass up that opportunity,” Cody said.
“But I’ve told him before that he should go to bed and get some sleep,” Justin told them.
“I think what Cody said was ‘come to bed’. Implying that you’ll be there, too,” Heath clarified for him.
“Oh…” He paused for a moment, then looked between the two other men in the stables, one of them being his step brother. “I can’t believe we’re talking about this right now,” he said.
“Well, I can’t believe you haven’t been with him yet,” Cody told him. “Ted and I lasted about three months before we finally slept together. You two have been together longer than that, right?”
“Not much longer,” he mumbled.
“Justin, there’s really no better feeling in the world than making love to the one that you love above all else,” Cody said and Heath nodded. “Me ‘n Ted haven’t been able to do so yet and it’s been so long…” he shook his head. “I’m aching for it. It’s a good ache, though, one that I know Ted will be able to soothe once we have the time together. Don’t you ever feel that, Justin?” Cody asked him.
A tentative nod greeted the words and Heath gently nudged Justin.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed abou’, no one’s gonna shout at ya because you’re admitting you want to be with your lover,” the redhead stated firmly.
“But what if he turns me down?” Justin asked quietly.
After all he wasn’t joking when he said Wade had been tired, and occasionally short-tempered though Justin knew he wasn’t the cause of it. What if Wade turned him down, or missed the subtlety of his question? He would probably die of mortification and he’d probably never attempt such a thing again.
“He won’t,” Cody responded without missing a beat, and when Justin sent him a look he shrugged, “I may have only had one lover but I know what I’m talking about; you just have to make the first move.”
That thought was as terrifying as the prospect of being turned down and it showed on his face in that moment.
“Just do it,” Heath prompted, “It’s not fair on you to have to endure this frustration for his sake.” In honesty he was rather pissed at Wade for neglecting his brother--- and yes, there may have been some selfish motivation there but who cared? Justin out of his room meant that Heath was free to see Michael, and that Justin was finally getting taken care of the way he now understood he needed.
“Don’t overthink it,” Cody added helpfully, “Just go for it tonight. Whatever happens happens.”
“It’s easy for you two to say that.”
“You just need to have confidence in your own appeal,” Cody said. By this point they had managed to finish a good portion of the work. Things may take a bit longer than with John but they got done well.
“I think he’ll be really proud of your efforts,” Cody commented to the pair when they were finished, tidying up, making both of them flush but look hopefully pleased at the same time.
“You think so?” Heath asked.
“Absolutely. Without a doubt,” Cody said. “I know he wants to be out there with ya, but in his absence, you two’ve done a great job.”
“Thank you,” Heath said. He was rather proud of himself, especially given that not even a year ago, he didn’t even care about his job in the stables. “And thank you for helpin’ out when you really didn’t need to.”
“It’s not a problem at all,” Cody told him. “I like doing it. And it gave me a chance to catch up with you two.”
“Wouldn’t you have rather been catchin’ up with Ted?” Heath asked.
“Well… that’s a really unfair question,” Cody replied with a chuckle. “I think we’ll have better luck catchin’ up after dark.”
“I dunno about that,” Justin said. “Won’t you two be going to the celebrations later tonight? Those go on for a long time, don’t they?”
“Probably,” Cody said with a small pout. “I’ll have to ask Ted. I’m goin’ to see him right now, so… maybe we can finally catch up properly.”
“You did say you really wanted to,” Heath reminded him, as though he could have actually forgotten.
“Believe me, I do. We bathed together earlier, but we didn’t actually do anything asides from talk to and wash one another,” he told them. “Once we were out, we were about to, but we got called down to lunch.”
“That’s pretty shitty,” Heath replied.
“You’re telling me! But now there’s a while until dinner so… I think we’re gonna try to use our time wisely,” he said, just before they reached the doors to enter the castle via the kitchen. Once they were inside, he added, “Remember what we talked about Justin,” before he headed off to go meet Ted.
“As if I could,” he heard Justin murmuring ruefully to Heath before he rounded the corner and made his way back into the castle via the servants’ entrance.
“You’’ll be getting into bother if someone catches you moving in and out of this part won’t you?” came a voice suddenly, and Cody jumped before turning quickly. He exhaled a breath, “Oh, Mike, hello,” he greeted him.
Mike nodded, resuming the task at hand, Cody cocking his head interestedly to see as he moved closer to him.
“For Miss Maryse?” he questioned.
Nodding, Mike set the fruit-knife down and then picked up the small plate of neatly sectioned fruits. There were quite a few and Cody could only name about half, and he had quite the knowledge of things grown in the wild.
But then he realised quite a few were probably not procured locally.
“On your way to see Ted?” Mike then returned.
It was funny that they were having such an innocuous conversation given what they knew about one another in intimate terms.
“Yes,” Cody nodded, “I was just finishing in the stables.” The brunette nodded and Cody supposed others had been mentioning John’s accident.
Gossip… He seriously wondered where many of them found the free time to partake in it. The pair ended up walking out of the kitchen together.
Parting from Mike when he reached the floor to Ted’s room Cody tried not to seem too eager as he headed towards it.
Knocking briefly to alert Ted to his presence he then quickly slipped inside, closing the door behind him. Ted immediately sat up from where he had been laid on his bed, reading, and smiled. Moving to embrace Cody he wasn’t perturbed when his lover tried to fend him off with a comment of, “I’m dirty-“ because he intended to make Cody even dirtier.
“Really, do you think I care?”
“I’ve been out working with the animals!”
“Don’t care,” Ted told him once more. “Not even a little bit.”
“But, Teddy, we haven’t been together since I’ve been back… did you really want to make love to me like this?” he asked.
“I want to make love to you and that’s honestly all that matters to me.” He maneuvered himself so that he was still embracing Cody, but was pulled back from him just a bit so that he could look at him, too. “And now that I have you right here where I want you, don’t you think for a second that I’m letting you go.”
“But I just wanted to go… at least wash cow shit off me,” he muttered.
“Don’t care,” Ted repeated, bringing his mouth to Cody’s.
Though he was a touch hesitant at first, Cody returned the kiss, letting his and Ted’s tongues meet and tangle together. God, he’d missed that.
“I want you so bad, Cody,” Ted said to him once they broke their kiss. “I don’t know how I’ve managed to last this long.”
“I’m surprised at myself for not completely jumping on you when we were in the bath earlier,” Cody told him.
“I was thinking the same thing,” Ted replied, grinning. “We were far too well behaved in the bath earlier. I think it’s time now that we misbehave a bit.”
“Don’t you think that we could misbehave a bit while I wash horse off of me?” Cody suggested.
Ted immediately turned the idea down. “No. I want you right here in my bed. Besides, I don’t think I have anymore patience left to wait until the bath the water’s been pumped in,” he said. He kissed Cody before he said anything further and slipped his fingers underneath the hem of his shirt, moaning as finally felt that smooth skin beneath his palms once more.
A soft whine left Cody in turn, arching into Ted some more.
“Still care about being dirty?” he whispered playfully against Cody’s lips as they parted for breath momentarily and Cody smiled ruefully.
“When you kiss me like that I don’t care about anything.”
Well, not unless it had connection to himself and Ted being naked that was.
Ted grinned slightly and leant in again hungrily.
Their embrace was broken the next time by the removal of Cody’s shirt.
Ted’s shirt soon followed, both being left without care to twine together on the floor as Ted moved them so he could push Cody down onto his bed. Cody barely had time to formulate protests as to how his pants would soil Ted’s bedsheets before they were being smoothly pulled down his legs by his blonde lover.
“You’re certainly eager,” Cody breathed, swallowing as he was left only in his undergarments. His body hadn’t changed much but the hiatus had renewed his self-consciousness.
“Should I slow down?” Ted asked, pausing suddenly and being stricken by the idea that he had upset Cody or given him the wrong impression.
“No!” Cody said immediately, sitting up and reaching to undo Ted’s pants for him as he pressed a kiss over the blonde’s heart.
“That wasn’t what I was saying,” he continued as he gently eased Ted’s trousers down, “It’s just… It’s been so long, I don’t want to rush anything.” And usually he was the one who did most of the undressing or pushing forward. Not to say Ted had ever been a passive lover he was just overwhelmed by the passion Ted was displaying towards him right then.
“Good,” Ted smiled in relief before then leaning down and catching Cody’s lips as he pressed the dark haired angel to his bed.
God, how long he had missed this and how long he had waited. Somehow he doubted he’d let Cody sleep that night.
“Your body is even more beautiful than I remembered,” Ted whispered when he sat back up and simply ran his eyes over his lover’s torso. Though he thought about Cody a lot, his mind’s image of Cody couldn’t hold a candle to the real one. He reached his hand out and ran it over the ridges of Cody’s stomach.
Cody’s eyes shut as he allowed himself to focus on the feeling of Ted’s hands upon his body once again. During their time apart, he could feel the ghost of Ted’s fingertips or lips upon him, and it always made him long for that touch.
Being with one another made them realize even more how much they missed each other when they were apart.
“Are you just going to touch me all day?” Cody asked.
“I just may,” Ted replied. Cody’s body was incredible, and he swore that he’d gained (or perhaps regained after not doing as much physical labour in the castle) more muscle in his abdomen, arms and legs. “But I would like to make love to you in the day… if only so I can look at your face and your body with proper sunlight coming in.”
Cody smiled and reached out his own hand to run across Ted’s chest.
Unable to resist, Ted leaned down once again and pressed their lips together. While Ted was flush against him, Cody arched his hips up off the bed and wrapped his legs around him. “I need you,” he whispered in a small break between their kisses.
Ted groaned as he trust his own hips downwards, pushing Cody further into the mattress as their cocks ground together. He’d wanted to take things slow and steady, much like their first time together had been. But they’d gone so long without one another, he didn’t know if he could.
“If we’re going to do this, you’re going to have to let me go,” Ted said teasingly against Cody’s neck.
“Just for a little while, though,” Cody replied.
“Just for a little while,” Ted repeated. Cody’s legs unwrapped from his torso and Ted stood back up so that he could remove Cody’s undergarments. He was about to remove his own when Cody stopped him.
“No, let me. Just like when I was working here,” he said as he slowly push Ted’s undergarments down.
“I have missed you undressing me,” Ted confessed softly as he focused on the feeling of Cody’s gentle, slightly rough fingertips dancing over his skin in a slow, but deliberately light touch that left him aching for more. And he didn’t mean that as in just when they were intending to make love--- he meant in general too.
“I’ve missed it too,” Cody admitted, letting the garments fall when they were far enough down Ted’s legs that he could step out of them. “And I’m insanely jealous that someone else gets to do it in my place for the moment,” he added.
“They don’t undress me like you do,” Ted promised as he lifted his feet from the puddle of material, getting back onto the bed.
As he moved into Cody’s embrace once more, skin pressing into skin, the younger man’s arms (and legs) were around him in a grip that was tight, but perfectly so. Cody still managed to make Ted feel as though he was the only thing in the world that he needed and he only hoped he conveyed as much back to his lover when he embraced him in return.
High-pitched, almost startled gasps left both teens as their cocks pressed together, rubbing and sending electricity through them.
“Oh, fuck!” Cody whispered, knees gripping at Ted’s sides reflexively.
A deep groan sounded low in Ted’s chest in response.
Thanks to their separation it was almost as though they had forgotten what it was liked to be touched, or to be the one doing the touching. Without really thinking Cody gave into the urge to rub himself almost desperately against Ted, keening as he did.
“Cody,” Ted grit his teeth a little as he rubbed back into him. It would be so easy to get carried away here, to just rub against his lover until he was coming and sated, but he didn’t want that. Later, when the mood took them to the point where they could barely undress maybe, but not now.
“Cody-unh! Lotion-“ he managed to choke out.
Reaching blindly for the drawer where he knew Ted had placed the pot of warning balm that he had brought when he had first arrived, Cody managed to locate it after a few moments, fumbling, pressing it into Ted’s hand.
Before Ted could even ask Cody spread his thighs wide for him, so open and willing, and it still took his breath away.
“Oh, god,” Ted said in a breath at the sight. Cody’s legs spread, his cock fully erect against his stomach, practically begging for Ted to take him. “Are you ready?” he asked, more out of reflex than anything.
Cody would have laughed if he wasn’t so turned on right then. “Yes!,” he answered.
“Sorry,” Ted muttered. Of course he was ready… he needed Ted just as bad as Ted needed him. He opened the pot of warming lotion and got a small amount on his fingers. He brought his fingers down to Cody’s ass, sliding them along the crack, watching Cody’s face all the while.
“Please,” Cody whispered as Ted’s finger rested right over his entrance.
Drawing in a deep breath, Ted slowly pushed his finger inside and all the memories of their times together came rushing back. His cock twitched as he was reminded of just how tight Cody was. Withdrawing his finger, he was quick to slide it back inside, building a slow but steady rhythm. “I don’t want to wait any longer,” he admitted, feeling somewhat guilty for his own selfish wants.
“Then don’t.” Cody held Ted’s gaze as he went on, “I need you, Teddy.
Ted wanted to protest, to claim that Cody wasn’t ready since it had been a while… but that look in Cody’s eyes assured him otherwise. Cody was just as needy and just as desperate. So instead, Ted nodded and dipped back into the lotion, this time spreading a good amount along his cock, the warming sensation sending a shiver through his body. Setting the pot down, he then moved closer to Cody, who had drawn his legs up to his shoulders. “You’re so beautiful,” Ted whispered. “Can’t believe you’re mine,” he went on, beginning to push his cock into Cody.
As Ted began to push inside him, Cody let his eyes fall shut as he forced his body to adjust to the sensation of once again being filled in such a way. And, thankfully, despite the time apart from one another, it hurt nowhere near as bad as their first time together. “Oh, god, Ted,” he whispered, wondering how he’d gone so long without him.
“Too much?” Ted groaned as he felt his body press against Cody’s buttocks. Immediately Cody shook his head, “Never,” where Ted was concerned it was never too much and never enough for him, he always needed more.
“You Ok?” Ted forced his eyes open, a lightly trembling hand caressing Cody’s cheek as he held still inside of his lover for his benefit as well as Cody’s; if he moved immediately he was going to disgrace himself and that would be something his ego would never recover from with regards to Cody.
“I’m perfect,” Cody smiled, moving his head enough to kiss Ted’s fingertips, “But I’ll be even better when you move, Teddy,” he added on with a coy look underneath his eyelashes. The look sent heat right into Ted’s groin and he throbbed again inside of the tight confines of Cody’s body. “Yeah… Right,” Ted laughed slightly, leaning down for a kiss as he started to ease his hips out of Cody.
The return thrust wasn’t as gentle as he had been intending but Cody didn’t mind at all it seemed, since he moaned without reserve and his nails lightly scored down Ted’s back in a fashion that had him gasping and attempting to surge even deeper than before inside of Cody if that was at all possible. “Oh, Cody, Cody, Cody,” Ted murmured.
“Mhm?” Cody pressed his face into Ted’s neck, trying to quieten his sounds of pleasure a bit.
He still hadn’t forgotten that they had been overhead before by Ted’s father.
“Missed this, missed you,” he breathed into Ted’s ear, “Don’t stop Teddy, love me.”
“Always,” Ted vowed, knowing that even if the whole castle had been suddenly present to witness their coupling he wouldn’t have been able to stop himself. He never felt more whole than when he was inside Cody, or had Cody inside of him, or indeed even if he had the other’s presence there. Without Cody everything in his world just seemed off-balance and wrong and letting him go again after this week was going to be even harder. Their movements quickly turned faster, more desperate, knowing that love-making could come later and right then was about just being together again.
Cody’s hands gripped at Ted’s back, fingers clawing the skin as Ted pushed inside him over and over and over. His mouth fell open in a silent cry as he drew closer and closer to his release.
“Cody, I love you,” Ted whispered before he bit down on his shoulder, muffling his own cry as his body tensed and he came deep within Cody’s body.
Those words in his ear and Ted’s seed in his ass, Cody finally gave into his body’s wants, coming with just as much force as Ted, coating them both with his cum. As he tried to calm down, Cody could feel himself trembling from the sheer thrill of being with Ted once again. He still hadn’t released Ted from his grip. “Oh, Ted… I love you so much,” he said, loosening up just a touch.
Ted pushed himself up as much as he could with Cody’s hands still around him and looked his lover in the eyes. Still breathing heavily, he smiled and muttered, “God, I needed that.”
Returning Ted’s smile, Cody nodded. “Same here.”
“I wish I could have… held on longer,” Ted then told him.
“Ted… I was no better,” Cody noted. “There’s always next time, though.”
“True enough. When will next time be? When you come up to my room tonight to actually spend the night?” he asked, finally withdrawing his cock from Cody’s hole.
“If not sooner,” Cody said, raising himself up to press a little kiss to Ted’s lips. “Who knows when the mood’ll strike,” he teased.
“Mmm, good point. It’s hard to get away from everyone, though.”
“Oh, I’ve noticed. Honestly, I thought we’d get at least two knocks on the door while we were…” he trailed off.
“I think we got lucky there. It’ll just be a matter of time before Ma is here, or someone Ma sent is here, telling me that it’s time to begin picking out an outfit to wear for the celebrations beginning tonight. Speaking of, we’ve got to find you some things to wear for the next week.”
“I feel so out of place. I swear, some people changed clothing from breakfast to lunch!” Cody said. He couldn’t imagine that sort of extravagance.
“Don’t worry. You’ll fit right in once we can get you some clothes. Just stop acting like you really don’t belong. I love you and I couldn’t think of anyone in the world I want here with me more. So, shall we get you some clothes?” Ted asked.
“Not quite yet. I’d like to enjoy this for a little longer,” Cody answered, trailing his hand up Ted’s arm.
An immediate smile pulled at Ted’s lips at those words. They would have to get a move on soon but if Cody wanted some time just settled there comfortably then he wasn’t about to make him rush.
“It’s funny,” Ted mused, enjoying the gentle caresses of Cody’s fingers, “I know things haven’t changed but… that felt even more intense than before.”
And they had had some very intense bouts of lovemaking together before. Cody nodded, pressing a kiss to Ted’s neck, “I know what you mean,” he assured, sure that Ted had probably been doing his customary habit then of second-guessing himself in case he caused offence somehow; the poor thing didn’t even seem to realise that he was always so cautious with his speech.
“I feel like I need you again already,” Cody admitted shyly, though that surprised even him because he had by no means been left unsatisfied beforehand. Ted however merely grinned.
Who wouldn’t be thrilled to know they were desired so strongly?
“I really meant what I said about not letting you sleep,” he teased his lover.
Cody giggled, cupping the back of Ted’s neck as he pulled him down for a kiss, “I don’t mind that,” he murmured when they parted, “Keep me awake all you want,” he’d welcome it.
“You’ll regret saying that once you’ve been through the first bout of celebrations,” Ted mused with some ruefulness, “They can be a bit much.”
He also made a mental note to keep Cody close to him; some of their guests could get a little… unscrupulous when drunk and someone might try to take advantage of Cody in some manner. And knowing his Cody he’d be too concerned about offending or causing a scene to do much to refute it.
And, Ok, he was aware he was possessive but so what?
They exchanged a few more lazy kisses, hands slowly traversing one another’s bodies with soft, intimate knowledge, reaffirming everything through their senses.
“We do have to get up now,” Ted murmured with reluctance after a bit.
“Ok,” Cody nodded, allowing Ted to move away from him (pleased to see the reluctance there in the movement) before following him off of the bed. They cleaned off quickly and dressed, Cody stealing another kiss from Ted before they left the room.
Taking Cody to the other room down the hall that contained his formal-wear Ted was sheepish as he opened the door.
“Oh my word…” Cody gaped without meaning to at the rows of exotic and impressive clothing housed within the room.
“Umm… I know it’s a bit extravagant, but… this is… my formal closet,” Ted muttered, worrying his lower lip at Cody’s stunned expressions.
“These are all yours?” Cody asked, turning around to look at him.
“Yes,” he answered. “We all have our own rooms… you probably think that I’m the most outrageous man in the world for owning all this clothing.”
“Have you worn everything here?”
“No,” Ted told him. “Most of it, but not all. I have some clothes that were just made for me for the wedding and the celebrations prior.”
“And I thought that other room you had filled with clothes was impressive,” Cody said, still looking around at everything.
“Oh, yes… well, that room has both Brett and my clothes in it,” he explained. “Our more formal than casual, but not as formal as this clothing.”
“Back home I was lucky to have two pairs of pants and three shirts,” Cody said. “It’s… it’s just hard for me to imagine livin’ in such a constant world of extravagance and wealth.”
“I… I couldn’t imagine living your life, Cody. I wish you didn’t have to live the way you do.”
Cody tilted his head slightly. “I’m quite happy with my life and the way I live it. It’s hard work ‘n we scrape by for what we have, but I don’t think that I’d have wanted to grow up any other way.”
“I didn’t mean to offend you in any way,” Ted then said to him.
“You didn’t. I wish, though, that there was some middle ground. One where we didn’t have to work from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, but still had some way of getting by… It’s wishful thinking, I know, but I also wished that one day I’d be at least able to be inside this castle.”
“Did you really wish that?” Ted asked.
Cody nodded. “Every time I looked up at the castle for as long as I could remember. Dad always told me it was nothin’ but a dream. Now look at me.”
Ted smiled at him and quickly pressed a kiss to his cheek. “I can’t wait to look at you once you’ve tried on an outfit or two. Enough talking, let’s pick something out.”
To say Cody was rather overwhelmed by his selection wouldn’t be an understatement. Ted did his best to reassure him though, and took great care in selecting clothing for Cody.
“OK, this should be enough for now,” he said once they had a sizable pile built up.
“Will I honestly need all of that?” Cody asked a little numbly, still a bit uncomfortable with the idea of borrowing from his lover even if he was insisting.
“Yes,” Ted nodded, picking it up, “Come on now; back to my room and we’ll select you an outfit for dinner.” He smiled, and Cody smiled back weakly.
He wasn’t ungrateful, far from it, he just knew with horrible clarity how much some people down in the village would do for even one of those shirts.
And if they found out about him joining their betters at table they would have a lot to say to him on the matter he knew.
Back inside of Ted’s room Cody stripped out of his clothing down to his undergarments and accepted a dark blue silk shirt. “It goes with your eyes,” Ted said with a small blush.
Cody couldn’t help but smile at that, though when he was handed white pants he was a bit wary; something about the colour just seemed to scream an invitation for something to make him dirty.
“Does this look Ok?” Cody asked, turning a little self-consciously once he was fully dressed.
“You look incredible,” Ted said, feeling almost as though he was gazing at some perfect sculpture brought to life; a pure artistic beauty that no-one but God Himself could have created. “I feel silly…” Cody admitted, especially when he was helped into a waistcoat that went with the ensemble.
“I doubt anyone will be able to take their eyes off of you,” Ted commented, used to the odd sensation of pride intermingled with jealousy that came about after his own words.
Cody watched as Ted changed into a similar outfit but with an exotic emerald green shirt instead. He then bit his lip shyly and cleared his throat a little bit.
Glancing up from hastening his belt Ted cocked his head in silent inquiry.
“There’s only one set of eyes I want on me…”
Ted moved to his lover, arms going around his middle, “My eyes are never off you.”
“Is that so?” Cody asked, nuzzling his head against Ted’s gently.
“Mmhmm,” Ted hummed. “And I promise you that tonight during the celebrations, my eyes won’t be able to leave you at all.”
“Good. Because my eyes will be on you the entire night, too,” Cody told him, smiling as he pressed a kiss to Ted’s cheek.
“Everyone will be so jealous of me and they won’t even know it,” Ted then said.
“Why’s that?” Cody asked.
“They’ll see you and they’ll want to know just who you are and where you came from and if you’re eligible for their daughters to marry. Little do they know that you’re all mine,” he answered.
Cody smiled and moved his head so he could capture Ted’s lips in a kiss. When they broke apart, he whispered, “You always know how to say just the right things, Teddy. I love you.”
“I love you, too. Now, step back.”
“Why?” Cody asked, confused as to why Ted wanted him to move away from him.
“Because I want to look at you again.”
With a roll of his eyes, Cody took a step back out of Ted’s embrace, then took a few more when he decided that he wanted to look at Ted in return. “How’s this?” he asked, cocking his head slightly.
“Incredible.” The fit was a tad bit large, as they were custom made to fit Ted’s body, but no one would really notice, considering how stunning Cody looked in the outfit. “We’ll have to find something to top this for tomorrow.”
“We will?” he asked.
“Of course. And the day after that and the day after that… and most definitely for the day of the wedding.”
“I’ll really need different clothes for all days of the celebrations? You… really want me to wear your clothes every day?”
“Well…” Ted suddenly looked uncertain, “did you… not want to wear my clothes?”
“No, it’s not that!” Cody said. “It’s just that… you’re actually letting me wear these… I couldn’t even imagine how much these outfits cost and you’re letting me wear them.”
“Why wouldn’t I? Maybe… maybe if there’s one that you really like, I can have our family tailor take it in for you so that it’ll fit you just right.”
“Ted, I couldn’t.”
“I insist. This one may even work. If you wear it tonight, then allow the tailor to take it in, it’ll look like a completely different top, one made just for you.”
“But then you’d never be able to wear it,” Cody said, looking down to the shirt.
“It looks far better on you than it ever did on me, anyway. Besides, look at all this. I’m never going to wear it all. Take it,” Ted told him again.
“I’ll think about it,” Cody eventually bartered on, and Ted let the matter drop for the moment. He’d go back to it though and they both knew it.
And it was a thought that was making Cody feel rather uncomfortable.
He wasn’t ungrateful for the offer, but Ted didn’t seem to realise that Cody had nowhere to keep his fine clothing and such, and Cody knew that if someone heard he had such items in his possession they might try and take them from him.
Of course he wasn’t about to tell Ted that, because he’d only get upset with himself and misunderstand, thinking he’d offended Cody somehow.
“What shall I do if some girl happens to approach me?” Cody then asked Ted.
Anything for a new conversation topic.
“Tell them there’s only one bed you’re interested in being in,” Ted told him, “And that theirs isn’t it.” He looked completely serious and Cody was momentarily confused about how to respond.
Ted however was the one to sigh and wave a hand, “Much as I’d love you to say that it wouldn’t be wise. Just… talk to them. I’ll be there to save you if it becomes too much.”
“The thought is too much,” Cody said.
“Oh hush,” Ted laughed, brushing a bit of lint off of his sleeve as he noticed it.
Needless to say Cody was now concerned about being approached by any woman with that intent; how could he politely brush them aside without causing offence and having some unfortunate talk going back to Ted’s family.
“---should be about ready now,” Ted’s voice cut through his thoughts, causing Cody to startle somewhat momentarily.
“Shall we go?” he asked, seemingly oblivious to Cody’s thought process just before.
“Yes,” Cody said, tongue feeling thick in his mouth.
Something told him that he’d never get used to this. And something else told him that he was getting above his station to even consider that he might have the chance to at all.
Unfortunately Cody couldn’t fault that little voice; it had some truth.
Giving Cody another kiss for luck and reassurance Ted then adjusted his collar and then moved to the door.
Opening it he let Cody out first and then locked it behind him before falling into step besides his lover as they made their way down to the dining-hall.
Immediately Ted noticed guests looking to Cody as they milled about waiting for dinner and again he was filled with that curious jealous-pride.
Feeling Cody falter a little he let their shoulders touch just momentarily.
Ted immediately sensed a small frission of ease in Cody and felt proud he could ease him.
They had barely made it to the dining-room doors before they were approached by the first pair of young ladies, interested in both Ted and Cody.
The young ladies smiled at them, fluttering their lashes as they tried to subtly pull their dresses down a tad to reveal a bit more cleavage. “Good evening, ladies,” Ted greeted them with a smile of his own.
“Good evening,” they both said at once.
Ted continued to smile somewhat awkwardly at them; he really didn’t think he’d ever seen them before. “Um… I’m Ted,” he introduced himself.
“We know who you are. Do you not remember me, though?” one of them, the one with dark, almost black hair, asked.
“I’m afraid not,” he answered rather sheepishly.
She rolled her eyes and said, “I’m Victoria.”
“Oh!” Ted recalled suddenly who she was. “It’s been years.” It really had been. Her family lived in northern England and travel to where Ted lived was a long journey, indeed.
“That it has. You’ve certainly grown up since we last saw one another.”
Ted found himself blushing, and nodded his head politely. “The same can be said of you.” Quickly, he turned his attention to her blonde companion, who was still fluttering her lashes at both he and Cody.
“Do you not remember me, either?” she asked.
“Wait… Is… is it Jillian?” He was fairly certain, but unsure at the same time.
When she smiled, he knew he got it right. “Yes!” she exclaimed.
“Well, I must say, you both have grown up into beautiful young women.”
Cody was still standing beside him, looking more uncomfortable by the second. And the more Ted talked about what beautiful young women they were, the more unsure he felt of himself.
“Thank you. You’re quite the handsome young man,” Jillian said. “However, your manners leave little to be desired.”
“Hmm?” He thought he’d been rather polite to them, so he had no idea what she was talking about.
“You haven’t introduced us to your friend yet!”
“Ah,” it became abundantly clear then what she was talking about. “Cody,” Ted addressed his lover, a hand on his shoulder in a seemingly friendly fashion, “This is Miss Victoria and Miss Jillian. Ladies, this is Cody.”
“I don’t believe I’ve seen you before,” Victoria said.
Cody felt mildly uncomfortable underneath her gaze; she gave him the feeling that she might very well eat him or something, “Uh, no, you wouldn’t have Miss.”
“Victoria,” she corrected him immediately and Cody nodded his head but didn’t repeat her name as she was obviously expecting.
Jillian seemed to be all but vibrating with excitement as she stood there as Victoria spoke to them, clearly unsure whether she should focus the extent of her charms upon Cody or Ted.
Ted sincerely hoped they’d both just give up soon.
“Where are you from, Cody?” she cut in to ask.
His initial response was to tell her where he lived, but he caught himself in time.
“He doesn’t live too far from here,” Ted said, aiding his lover as he recognised the signs of him not knowing what to say, “This is his first societal outing; he’s been too busy with his family’s business to attend before.”
Which wasn’t entirely untrue, he said in his mind.
“Yes,” Cody said, latching onto the excuse and knowing he had to make more of an effort than he had earlier in the day, “We’ve been very busy the past few seasons,” he explained.
Ted wanted to growl in territoriality when the two women eyed Cody with interest after his expression--- but concern when the looks were turned his way held him back.
“And what is it your family-“ Victoria started, but then the dining-hall doors opened.
Ted didn’t know if he’d ever been so glad to see Randy as he was then.
“Ladies and gentleman, dinner is served,” the elder boy announced, gaining his own fair share of admiring looks it seemed.
And indeed, as they headed in Cody heard a rather old woman whispering, “Such looks and physique! Wasted on a servant.”
He and Ted exchanged a look and fought laughter; they’d have to tell Randy about his popularity when they had the chance, for he was sure to get a kick out of it.