Nick already missed the feeling of the young man against him when Julian pulled away. He sat down in front of Nick, crossed legged, and smiled at him. Nick could look at his beautiful face for the rest of his life and never get tired of it. He was young and beautiful, and Nick appreciated every single inch of him. He realized that he didn’t know how old Julian was. He was younger than him, but he didn’t know how much.

‘’How old are you even?’’ Nick asked as he laid a hand on Julian’s knee.

‘’twenty-five,’’ Julian said with a little wink. It wasn’t a surprise to Nick. He’d imagined that he would’ve been between twenty-four and twenty-seven, so he hadn’t been all wrong. ‘’And you?’’ Julian continued.

Nick felt his cheeks heat up. The age gap between them was big, but it wasn’t wrong. Julian was a grown man who was able to make decisions on his own. ‘’Thirty-four,’’ Nick answered, and Julian just smiled before leaning forward to kiss Nick’s lips gently.

Silence surrounded them again, but it didn’t matter since just looking into each other’s eyes was communication enough. It felt like the end of a perfect fairytale, but to them, it was only the beginning. Nick leaned closer to him and ran a finger gently across Julian’s lips, and the young man leaned into the touch as he closed his eyes and focused on the tender brush against his red and kissable lips. Julian’s opened his eyes and looked at Nick. Julian’s mouth opened slightly before he kissed the tip of Nick’s finger, without taking his eyes off of him, causing a shiver to run down his spine. Nick moaned low, as Julian kept kissing each of his fingertips, and the smile on the young man’s lips was making him crazy. Julian kissed each finger, his palm, and his wrist, and Nick closed his eyes and allowed the pleasure to roll through his body. He’d never felt this attracted to anyone before… not like this. Everything he felt towards Julian was new and exciting. Their kisses and touches weren’t sexual, but passionate, and Nick was drowning in it. Nick could easily imagine how his life would look like, if Julian was a part of it, and the idea of being able to feel this kind of happiness was tempting. If he could wake up every single day and look into those eyes, if he could feel those soft lips against his own, and hear Julian’s calming voice, then Nick couldn’t ask for more. His heart ached for something like this. The overwhelming desire to allow himself to have this was making him lightheaded. If Julian asked him to leave his old life behind and stay here with him for the rest of their lives, he would, because he couldn’t resist it. Every time he tried, the buzzing in his head got worse and it made it harder to think rationally. Nick knew that his old life had come to an end because this place was changing him, and he did not want to go back again.

Julian stretched a little before smiling at him. He stood up and held his hand out for Nick to take. ‘’Let’s go to bed,’’ the young man said, and Nick could only obey. He took Julian’s hand and stood up, but before he could move, Julian grabbed him by the shirt at pulled him into a deep kiss. The young man’s arms were around his neck, and Nick rested his hands on Julian’s hips to hold him in place. There was no air left between their bodies, and Nick lowered his hands down to the young man’s ass and pressed Julian harder against him. Julian moaned a little into his mouth as he stroked his hands through Nick’s hair to deepen the kiss.

Without leaving his lips, Nick pushed Julian backward towards the small bedroom. Julian was smiling through the kiss as he began to undo the buttons on Nick’s shirt, and as they reached the edge of the bed, Julian pushed the shirt off his shoulders. Nick grabbed the hem of Julian’s shirt and pulled it over the young man’s head before pulling him close again. Feeling Julian’s half-naked body pressed against his own made him groan. Nick stroked his hands up and down Julian’s naked back, trying to memorize every inch of his blotted skin with his fingertips. He wanted to memorize the taste, scent, and feeling of Julian, so he would never forget how he made him feel.

Julian turned them around, so the back of Nick’s legs were pressed against the bed, and then he began undoing Nick’s pants. As Julian worked the button open he leaned in and began kissing the nape of his neck. Nick cocked his head a little to give the young man better access, and Julian exploited that gesture. Nick hissed through gritted teeth when the young man bit down onto his skin while pushing Nick’s pants down. Julian pulled away and pushed Nick down onto the bed as he pulled his pants off of him before he began undoing his own. Nick was hypnotized as he watched Julian’s hands open the button in his pants before pulling them off slowly. Nick swallowed a bit nervously as Julian crawled on top of him and pressed their groins together.

He wanted more, but he wasn’t ready to take the next step yet. ‘’We are not going to do anything,’’ Julian whispered against his lips, as if he was able to read Nick’s mind, ‘’I just like feeling you.’’

Nick smiled up at him, as he cupped Julian’s face in both his hands and kissed him deeply. He appreciated how careful Julian was with him, even when the young man was painfully hard against him, and probably wanted nothing more than to fuck… because Nick was the same, and it was driving him crazy. He wanted to be inside of him, to feel just how close their bodies could get, but it would have to wait a little longer.

Julian looked down at him, eyes wide with lust and a little blush on his cheeks, and Nick was convinced that he could love him someday. A future together with Julian would be a perfect dream because he knew that the young man would love him back and that they could be truly happy together. The whole idea of sharing an apartment… a bed, with Julian, was making his heart beat faster, and he was so lost in his own mind and the feeling of the young man on top of him, that everything else seemed unimportant.

Julian began kissing his way down Nick’s chest and stomach, and Nick felt like his heart was about to burst out of his chest.

Everything was slow and gentle. They allowed themself to feel each other… to taste each other and to simply just be.

They were cuddled up close together, Julian’s back was pressed against Nick’s chest, still naked, and Nick had both his arms wrapped around his smaller frame.

‘’I could get used to this,’’ Julian whispered, as he cuddled in closer.

‘’Me too,’’ Nick said as buried his nose in Julian’s hair and kissed his head.

‘’Will we be able to do this again?’’ Julian took his hand and pressed it against his chest. Nick didn’t know how to answer that, because he didn’t know. Spending a night at Julian’s would be difficult when Katie was back. They had to keep their distance no matter how hard it was because she couldn’t find out about them. Nick knew that she wouldn’t understand it… she couldn’t feel what they felt towards each other, and even though she didn’t mind Julian being gay, she would not appreciate finding out that her husband was sleeping with another man.

Julian nodded after a while… he knew what the silence meant, and Nick could almost feel the sadness and heartbreak vibrate through the young man’s body.

‘’We’ll figure something out,’’ Nick whispered into his hair. ‘’I don’t want to be away from you… we just have to be careful.’’

‘’Of course,’’ Julian whispered. ‘’I understand.’’

‘’I like this,’’ Nick said as he began caressing Julian’s chest. ‘’I don’t want to let it go.’’

‘’I really like it too, Nick.’’ Julian turned around to his other side and faced him. ‘’We’ll figure it out.’’

Nick smiled and kissed him, before lying down onto his back. He pulled Julian close and made him rest his head against his chest, before closing his eyes. 

He woke up the next morning when he felt someone move next to him. He smiled as he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Julian, who was lying with his back against him, still fast asleep. He pulled Julian against his chest, careful not to wake him up, and wrapped his arms around him again. He kissed his hair and caressed the young man’s arms and enjoyed the feeling of Julian’s naked skin against his own.

The sun was shining through the thin dark curtains, illuminating the whole room. Nick took a deep breath, taking in Julian’s scent before hugging him close, which woke Julian up.

The young man turned around onto his other side and smiled big. ‘’Good morning,’’ he mumbled tiredly as he pressed a kiss to Nick’s lips.

‘’Good morning,’’ Nick answered through the kiss. Julian stroked a hand through Nick’s hair to hold him in place. Nick rested his hand on Julian’s hip as he deepened the kiss by running his tongue gently over Julian’s lips, to make him open his mouth and let him in. The taste was sending shivers down his spine. Julian cuddled closer to him, and once again their bodies were left with no air between them. He could feel the young man getting harder as their kisses got more demanding. He could feel Julian smile against his lips, as his delicate hands slide down Nick's chest and stomach towards his cock. Nick moaned as Julian took him in his hand and stroked him tenderly.

‘’Is this okay?’’ Julian whispered as he nipped Nick’s lips gently. He tightened his grip around his cock and began stroking him faster.

‘’More than okay,’’ Nick moaned. Julian smiled and pushed Nick onto his back, hand still around him. He was lying on his side next to him while looking down at Nick’s pleasure-filled face, and it made Nick blush. The young man began working his hand up and down faster, and Nick arched into the touch. He bit his lip to stop himself from moaning too loud, but it was impossible when he felt Julian’s lips on his neck and chest. Nick wanted the moment to last forever, but he couldn’t hold back any longer. He stroked a hand through Julian’s hair and pulled the young man into a kiss as he came all over his stomach and Julian’s hand.

‘’I could really get used to this,’’ Julian whispered with a little smile.

‘’Me too,’’ Nick said, as he pushed Julian down onto his back before wrapping a hand around his hard cock. ‘’Me too,’’ he repeated against Julian’s lips as he continued stroking him at a slow and gentle pace. It wasn’t a lie, Nick wanted to do this every day for the rest of his life. He wanted to wake up next to Julian every morning and he wanted his happy ending with the young man who lived in the little house in the woods.