Indecent Exposure (Private)(18+)

[-Hideki-]

It was a relieve to hear that the other man’s first impression had not been that Devon had been a clueless moron but at the same time it was hard to believe for him that the other had not seen it that way. The governor didn’t like and in a sense feared to come across as unprofessional, regardless of the situation he always strived to appear sovereign and confident and in this case he knew that he had completely failed to present this way. His golden eyes widened though when Kario told him that his clumsy and nervous behaviour and the fact that it had been obvious that he had not been the brothel type had drawn the young man towards him in the first place. So maybe if he had managed to suppress that and come across as professional as usual the other would not have taken much interest in him and had just seen just another client. “In that case I am glad that I failed that obviously to exude sovereignty and professionalism.” He told the younger man, his lips curled up in a smile as he looked into those brown eyes of the other.

 

The moan he was able to draw from the other by kissing and sucking on his throat made Devon grin as he loved to draw those noises and reactions from his boyfriend.

His eyes shone up and a wide satisfied smirk crossed his face when the black haired rejected the idea of a younger and more muscular man, telling Ashfield that he looked like Hercules to him and was perfect for him and that he wanted no other man. This made him press a kiss to his lover’s cheek and it made him happy. He wanted to be the only one and the best for Kario and though he was realistic enough to know that while he had a decent body he didn’t look like Hercules it was enough for him to be assured that his boyfriend saw him this way regardless. “I love you Kario!” he declared this time pressing his lips onto the younger man’s showing him that this meant a lot to him, that he was glad that his boyfriend had no interest in other men.

 

When his fingers had brushed over his lover’s nipples he could hear the sweet voice of his moaning yet another time before the black haired male looked up into his golden eyes with his brown gaze. At the comment the young male made Devon smirked playfully and the smirk didn’t die when he could feel Kario pressing his lips against his, kissing him at first more lightly, then firmly. Ashfield leaned into the kiss and he wasn’t any less eager. Parting their lips for breaths the smirk had gotten wider and dirtier as he brought his face close to the other’s again. “I just can’t help it.” He stated nibbling on Kario’s jaw. “Your sexy little nipples are way too tempting to keep off of them.” The governor breathed into his lover’s ear, while his finger had begun to draw circles around the other man’s nipple. “I really love and find it hot to play with and suck on them and the reactions I draw from you turn me on.” He confessed whispering before his lips travelled down the other man’s neck leaving more love bites while his finger pinched that nipple.

 

“Fair enough.” He said when the other was gazing into his eyes telling him that if they tried his approach and it failed they could still try Devon’s though the governor didn’t miss out on the fact that the young man still didn’t seem to be thrilled about throwing Ashfield’s father out of the governor’s life. What really made him ask himself why the other thought it was such a bad idea aside from the fact that the blond hadn’t had any success with it yet? One would think that the black haired would support that idea because that would mean that he wouldn’t have to have anything to do with the billionaire’s father either. “What do you find that opposing about throwing him out of my life though?” he simply decided to ask then. “I mean it wasn’t like he was anything near kind or even polite or bearable towards you.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

He couldn’t really believe his ears and his face looked completely baffled when his blushing young boyfriend admitted that he had no clue what his parents did for a living, what their jobs were. Not even the fact that the blond found the other incredibly cute when he blushed could distract him and wipe away the unbelieving look on his face. In Devon Ashfield’s world not knowing what the parents and the family did for a living was impossible and he would have never thought that there were people who had lived with their parents but had never known what they did. “Are you serious or are you kidding me?” he wanted to be sure that he wasn’t trolled just now. It just seemed too unrealistic to him to be true. “They have never spoken about their work? And you have never been asked this by friends or by your classmates or anyone really?” he wanted to know his voice still baffled. How often had he been asked about his parents, they even had to write about their parents careers in primary school. And then there had been his father who from the start had attempted to make the perfect heir and businessman out of his son and had even dragged the kid along to see some of the things he did and had talked about gentrification to a toddler. It once more made it clear that while they had grown up in the same city they actually came from completely different worlds and that both of them had missed a really essential aspect in their upbringing from their parents. Kario’s parents had been loving and caring but they had not educated him well, they had not taught and prepared him for adult life and the workplace. Ashfield’s parents on the other hand had not shown him any affection at all but one could not say that his father had not educated his son and had not prepared him for his future life well.

 

He froze and his heart skipped a beat when he heard the young man softly say that it still mattered. That the fact that Devon had wanted a family still mattered even though the governor had given that idea up completely after he had failed at building a token family with Mei. Somehow this conversation scared him because he didn’t want to plant any seed of hope into his mind again that he would have a family this time even combined with the outlook of being with a man he loved because it would be painful to have it shattered again. The blond actually wished sometimes he would be like Sven in this regards. The man had never wanted to have children, he had not liked them and had found the idea of caring for one terrible. The other had always announced how blessed they were being gay in that regard whenever they had seen parents with kids with a loud laugh and a slap onto Ashfield’s shoulder during their university days while the governor’s stomach had turned upside down and he had laughed along awkwardly. It was no wonder that Sven and his long-term boyfriend Niko had broken up over this because Sven couldn’t have made any compromise in that aspect. One couldn’t compromise when it was about deciding to have children and raise them together; both parties had to 100% want that.

 

A bitter snort escaped him when the other told him that a lot of homosexual couples were building a family these days. He didn’t want to adopt as it wasn’t the same to him and those other methods available were suboptimal to say the least. For instance he feared trouble with surrogated mothers as he couldn’t believe that they would, regardless of having signed a contract, give the child to him and the rights away after they had had it in their body for such a long time and it would end up in a legal battle, that she would probably lose and maybe this would result in her trying to force herself into the child’s life or kidnapping it later. And then it had not been like he had had any partner before anyway. Now he had Kario and their relationship was loving but incredibly new and not only that the man was nearly half his age and probably not thinking about something like this, not wanting a family with an almost forty years old man who would destroy his youth that way anytime soon. He shook his head. “It’s sweet that you’re caring this much about my wishes but it really doesn’t matter anymore. I tried, I failed, I am apparently not supposed to have a family.” He said looking at the other before he turned his gaze to the ceiling again. “I really shouldn’t have made you worry about this by unintentionally letting this slip through due to my facial expressions, I am sorry. It is nothing that you should have to bother with thinking about at your age, nor at such an early stage in a relationship.”

 

It made his heart jump when Kario declared that he’d always be by his side before he instantly leaned forward to kiss Devon when the blond had asked him to. The kiss was passionate and Ashfield pressed his lover closer onto his body, his arms wrapping around the young man as he let himself get carried away from everything but themselves by their kiss.

 

He couldn’t keep himself from laughing loudly when his boyfriend stated that muscle heads without a single brain-cell weren’t his thing in such a clear and final way. And he also liked hearing that he didn’t want an idiot like Smith though the world seemed so much simple through the eyes of people like his father’s bodyguard. It was fascinating when one asked the man a complicated question he always had an incredibly simple answer that however would not be possible to be implemented that way.

 

Grinning he peered up to the other quickly after his lover had told him how happy he was to having been desirable from the start and that he hoped that he would continue to be desired by Ashfield. “How could that ever change?” he asked finding the mere thought that he could stop being attracted to the younger man and stop desiring him absurd. “You had sensed from the start how attracted I was to you.” He added thinking back to their first meeting. The black haired had obviously known that the politician had found him desirable and he had not at all been surprised either. It was Devon who had been positively surprised when he had figured out that the desire had actually been mutual.

 

The way his sexy boyfriend moaned lustfully into their kiss only made Devon go even wilder and leaning stronger and deeper into that kiss. He wanted to hear Kario’s pleasured voice again, he wanted to make him arch his back and bend in passion. By the time the kiss broke both of them were quite out of breath but Ashfield had caught fire again and couldn’t keep his lips from the other and just relocated them to the man’s jaw and neck.

 

After he had asked the young male to touch him he didn’t have to wait and he felt a warm hand closing around his cock leading to the governor letting out a low hum wanting to feel the other’s touch on it more firmly. It seemed like he was teased a little again though and the black haired only slowly increased pressure and speed as he was stroking the blond. His dick was hardening in his boyfriends hand again and he moved his hips a little thrusting into the young man’s hand to feel more pleasure, to turn the tingling sensation into sparks of electricity.

Feeling the other’s hard cock and the pulsating veins in his hand, stroking it and giving it attention only made him hotter.

 

Blood was shooting down into his dick and it got even harder when he saw that hot face of his boyfriend who was biting down on his bottom lip and moaned his name with such lust and want and need in his voice that it enthralled and aroused Devon more than he already was. While his hand was stroking the young man’s throbbing rod going more smooth the more pre-cum his lover leaked the young man was starting to thrust up into his hand too, pressing his body as close against Ashfield as possible. A small groan escaped the blond as the tips of their cocks docked against each other and were stimulated by rubbing together while they stroked each other and the governor’s rock hard dick was leaking pre-cum by now too. His hand was heatedly touching the handsome body of Kario, teasing and playfully pulling his nipples while his lips were still showering the other with kisses, his tongue pressing onto the sweet-spot on the black haired’s neck.

 

The more pleasure was shooting through his body, the more his blood boiled, the more he craved to bury his cock inside and ravage the other’s cute little hole. “Fuck, I want you!” he huskily moaned into the young man’s ear as he stopped stroking the other and brought a small distance between the two of them to move behind the other, grab him by the shoulders, guiding him towards the full body mirror near the tiger. His idea was that they could see each other like this and that Kario could support himself on that heavy and solid mirror. Ashfield let his hand roam over the other’s body standing close behind him, his cock rubbing between Kario’s arse-cheeks, letting the black haired watch his hand playing with his nipples, tracing down his muscles until reaching the other’s cock again in the mirror.

 

Then his other hand turned the black haired male’s face around towards him, kissing him feverishly, as if he could only be saved by their kissing. When he broke the kiss his breath was shaky, his dick that he rubbed between the man’s arse-cheeks was throbbing and twitching like crazy and his horny, lusty voice whispered into Kario’s ear:“Would you spread your sexy arse for me and bend over a little!?”

[Sathenus]

"So am I." Kario said softly with a smile. He really was happy that Devon had failed to exude sovereignty and professionalism that day. Because of that he had been drawn to the blonde, someone that he couldn't really see himself without anymore. If Devon had succeeded, if he had managed to present himself in the manner he had originally intended than he didn't know if things would have ended the same way. It really wasn't a pleasant thought, to think how things could have ended differently. Kario certainly wouldn't change anything. Reaching out and running his fingers gently over the other man's stubble he leaned up to press a light kiss to his lips, "I definitely wouldn't change anything. It seemed to work out perfectly for us."

 

The grin that crossed his boyfriend's face after tearing a moan from him really pleased him. He absolutely loved the way Devon looked with a smile on his face. It really did light up all his features in Kario's opinion. Though he had to admit he even liked it when that dirty smirk he was growing to enjoy and love made an appearance as well. It wasn't long after that thought crossed his mind that a smirk appeared on his lover's face making a smile cross his own. Clearly Devon was happy that he wasn't interested in younger more muscular men. "I love you too, Devon." Kario replied with a smile, his lips being caught by the other's in yet another kiss. He was able to tell by the kiss how much his words had meant to Devon, and it only seemed to please him more.

 

Barely aware of the playful smirk that had appeared on the blonde's face when he had called him a tease only to kiss him. Kario had barely caught a glimpse of it before he was pressing their lips together once more, wanting to and needing the closeness. It was his boyfriend who broke the kiss this time, a little breathlessly he looked up into those golden orbs he loved so much. Those words whispered into his ear made him moan softly, his moan only seemed to grow louder when he felt the governor's finger drawing circles around his nipple. It made him bite his lip again, wanting to feel them on him more, touching and playing with the hard peaks. It was so hard to control himself when Devon played with his body in such a manner. A louder lust filled moan parted his lips as Devon's lips moved to his neck leaving even more love bites on his skin while at the same time he pinched his nipple making him arch into the touch. It felt great, his boyfriend's lips on his heated skin as well as the stimulation his sensitive nipple was receiving. Groaning he managed to reopen his eyes, though he didn't remember closing them to begin with. "I love it when you're a tease though, it's really hot." He murmured his breath sounded a little shaky. "I also really love it when you play with my nipples. It feels so good."

 

"I know you are right. Your father wasn't kind or polite to me, and maybe that should mean that I should be okay with you trying to cast him out of your life since it means I wouldn't have anything to do with him either but..." Kario paused trailing off for a moment as he tried to decide how best to word this. In the end the standard approach was best. "He may not be the greatest, Devon, but he is your father. Family is important to me. If it wasn't for the brothel I never would have lost contact with mine, even if we didn't always see eye to eye on things. You're father definitely made what he thinks of me clear, and he doesn't have to like me or even want to deal with me but I don't want that to happen to you." Kario admitted. It was hard to explain why he wanted his lover to remain close to his father when the older man clearly didn't like him or think anything nice of him. But Kario didn't care, he didn't need his boyfriend's father to like him, he just wanted the man to be part of his boyfriend's life. That was probably why he was trying so hard to help Devon work things out with his father. But he would honor what he said, if his idea didn't work he would help and support the governor in casting his father out of his life for good. Even if it hurt on the inside to do so.

 

 

 

There was no missing the look that appeared on his lover's face immediately upon hearing his response. It only made his face turn a darker shade of red, blushing more profusely as the blonde spoke. "I really don't know what they do... no one ever asked and they really didn't speak about it." He said once more, this time feeling it was a bad thing that he didn't know. It was the first time anyone had ever asked him what they did, the first time that he had been made to feel like it was important. It was even more embarrassing though to have to admit for a second time that he didn't know. That curiosity had never struck him and he had never asked, and that his parents had never discussed it with him. He had always thought such a thing just wasn't important, who cared what they did? Apparently Devon did, which only confused him more, not understanding why suddenly someone cared what his parents did.

 

The bitter sound the came fro Devon made him give his lover a truly confused look. The first thing to cross his mind was that he had said something Devon hadn't liked, or that wasn't really pleasing to hear. It made him struggle to try to figure out what he had said. Before he got very far in his thoughts though the older man was speaking and it didn't make him feel any better as a frown crossed his face. "You didn't fail... you can't have expected that work." Kario said feeling bummed out that Devon seemed to be trying to dismiss it like this. It was ridiclous to him that Devon thought he had failed and wasn't meant to be a father just because he failed to create a family with his ex-wife. How had anyone expected that to work out? When Devon continued it didn't make him feel better, in fact, he truly felt upset now. His age shouldn't really have anything to do with this, he was old enough. "Plenty of people my age are starting their own families, are marrying, having kids. I'm not to young and I am not a kid, Devon." Kario said trying to keep how hurt he felt at the words out of his voice. He sighed though and just rested his head once more on the older man's chest with a sigh. "If you don't want to talk about it that's fine, love. But... what Sven said is more than enough of a reason for us to discuss this so early on in our relationship. I didn't miss how you had tensed at the artist's words. Hearing how they just weren't compatible after all despite being together for so long because of their different views and plans. Doesn't this sound like something we should discuss now? Instead of years from now? We aren't getting any younger." Kario asked trying to make a small stand on the subject. "If you really don't want to we don't have to. I just... don't want you to give up something you want or say it doesn't matter. Because to me... it really does matter what you want."

 

"Maybe you'll find someone closer to your own age and not want me anymore." Kario said with a fake pout crossing his face. Even if that was a real concern of his, just like it seemed that Devon had needed to be reassured that he wouldn't find someone younger. He knew there were quite a few men the governor's age who didn't want to date someone as young as him, either finding them immature or just not into younger men. It was his turn to get the reassurance that Devon wasn't going to find someone closer to his own age and leave him. "That's true." He agreed with a nod. There was no denying that he had been aware of just how much Devon was attracted to him from the start. "But all of my clients were attracted to me in some way, or they would have requested someone else. They all came back for a reason, and it wasn't because they liked talking to me." Kario added with a small shrug.

 

Moaning into the kiss again as Devon made the kiss wilder and leaned more firmly into it. He was sure he was going to be completely out of breath when their lips finally parted, but he couldn't bring himself to part them just yet. His back arched and he pressed himself more firmly into his boyfriend, wrapping his arms around Devon's neck as he returned the kiss. Throughout the kiss they shared he continued to moan into it, until it was broken and he took in a shaky and shallow breath. While he tried to catch his breath he could feel Devon's lips press against his skin again almost immediately. It made his body heat up even more, his lover's lips felt cool against hist hot skin.

 

It was intense, the feeling of Devon's hand on his body, teasing and pulling his nipples playfully making him moan loudly and arched into the touch even more. Pressing himself more firmly against his lover as he felt his arousal growing. His aching cock was already leaking, and his body wanted to feel Devon within him again. It didn't matter that they had already cum quite a few times today, he wanted to once more feel bliss with his boyfriend. The man's tongue pressing into the sweet-spot on his neck wasn't helping, in fact it just made his moans louder. "You're being a tease again." He breathed rather breathlessly. It was hard for his mind to focus again, but he didn't truly mind considering how great his body felt with just the teasing touches and his lover's lips on his heated skin.

 

The words moaned into his ear only seemed to bring more positive reactions from him, though he did groan in disappointment when the hand on his cock vanished and Devon took a step back. The space that was put between their bodies wasn't wanted by Kario who wanted to instantly move back against his lover. What stopped him was Devon moving to stand behind him, hands going to his shoulders before he was guided before a full-length mirror that until this point he hadn't even noticed. His eyes moved to meet those of his lover's through the mirror. He could feel how close Devon was standing to him, as well as his lover's hard cock slotting itself against his ass and thrusting against him while he felt the man's hands on his body. Teasing his nipples more and running along his heated skin until his hand reached his cock once more closing around his hard length. It was with lust and need that he pushed into the touch again, allowing himself to enjoy the sight of Devon touching his body in the mirror before him.

 

"You really must like the idea of fucking me in front of a mirror." He teased the governor with a smile just as Devon reached out with one hand to turn his face towards the other so their lips could meet in a kiss. Eagerly Kario returned the kiss, adding his own passion to the already feverish kiss. When it was broken both of their breaths were heavy once more. Devon's words made him moan in anticipation, turning his gaze back to the mirror in front of him he did as he was told. Reaching out one hand he set it against the cool glass allowing himself to bend over slightly and support himself against it. He found that the mirror was rather sturdy, making him feel better about putting so much pressure against it. Now that he was bent over a little he spread his legs a bit more and reached back with his free hand to spread his ass, making sure that Devon got a good view of his hole. He knew it was probably a rather lewd sight, it was definitely quite filled with cum and he really wasn't sure if it could hold anymore, but he was definitely up for finding out.

 

Glancing back over his shoulder he gave his lover a heated look, "Please fuck me." He asked in a lusty voice, he was sure there was even a pleading edge to his words. He really wanted it, felt like he needed it. His desperation was only growing with each passing second, and his body seemed to be anticipating it. This was the most sex he had ever had with any one partner, but he loved that Devon felt so aroused by him and his body that he could keep up with him so well. Even if it was something that probably wouldn't happen again, he was going to enjoy tonight and remember it and every time their bodies had connected tonight. It was the perfect way to in a sense celebrate them, their love, and the future they had together. Everything was looking much better now.

[-Hideki-]

The smile stayed on his lips when he felt the young man’s fingers running over the stubble on his face making him lean his head to the side a little towards his lover who soon after leaned up and pressed a light kiss onto the governor’s lips that the man returned in a gentle way. It made him happy to hear that Kario found that it was going perfect for them and that he wouldn’t change a thing. And oddly enough Ashfield wouldn’t change something either. He wouldn’t not go into the brothel regardless of the unfortunate way it had went for him in terms of being exposed. The blond man wouldn’t say it had gone perfect for him due to that but it definitely had all been ideal when it came to his and the black haired man’s relationship.

 

Stimulating his boyfriend’s nipples, letting both hands pinch and pull on them gave him the reaction Ashfield wanted from his young lover who moaned and even arched into the touch of his hands. Devon grinned dirtily and with a turned on expression in his golden eyes when the other spoke. For a moment he came to a hold with the kisses to the other man’s neck though he made sure to let his fingers continue rubbing the black haired male’s nipples. “And I love to make you feel good! To pleasure you! The noises you make for me!” He whispered into Kario’s ear, licking on the earlobe before playfully biting into it.

 

Listening closely his eyes widened a little while the other told him that family was an important thing to him, that he would never have lost contact with his family if he had not signed that contract with this brothel and the political at least thought that he understood what this was about. That the young male didn’t want Devon to be disconnected from his parents like he had been, that he wanted something better than having to go through this for the blond and it was incredibly sweet. “You’re astonishingly cute did you know that!” he commented, pulled the other over and kissed him on his cheek. “I’ll try my best to make it work somehow. Although I don’t have much hope that my father will be capable of changing anything.” The governor promised his lover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashfield noticed how his boyfriend turned an incredibly dark shade of red in response to the rich man’s unbelieving and baffled look and questions. The blond felt a little bad for his reaction when he sensed that Kario had gotten embarrassed about it as this was obvious the way he repeated that he indeed didn’t know, had not ask and had not been told by his parents either. “I didn’t mean to judge....” he stated. “It’s just that I have never heard of anyone who didn’t know what their parents did for a living. I mean it had been one of the questions that I had constantly been asked and that was even discussed in school. Not to mention that my father already tried to introduce me to his work when I was in kindergarten.” He explained. “Was it a common thing for the people in your neighbourhood to not know this?” he was curious if it was just a coincidence that Kario didn’t know this or whether there was a pattern.

 

The blond turned around to his lover looking into his brown eyes when the other told him that he had not failed and couldn’t have believed that he would have been able to impregnate Mei, as if it was an absurdity and incredibly stupid. Well, it had been, Devon knew this now but he had thought that he would have been able to build a token family. “I believed it would work. Other gay guys have token families too.” He commented with a frown on his face.

When the young man spoke again it clearly shone through that he was upset with what Ashfield had said and that he had gotten it the wrong way. “I know that you are not a kid Kario and I am definitely not seeing you as a kid what would be gross and incredibly disturbing and just wrong in so many ways.” He made it very clear. “I do take you seriously and as the adult you are. However though you are an adult you are not forty.” The governor said. “And I know that when I was in my early twenties I didn’t think of starting a family at that point and I wouldn’t have wanted that as a twenty-two years old, I was in university, was having a fun time, doing all the crazy things I wanted to and was laying the stones to build my career and my life. Whereas now I am clearly at a different stage in my life.” He tried to explain what he had meant and why he had said that to the other. “I simply think you deserve to have this time as well. I solely don’t want to ruin your youth for you. And I think that you do need and want to figure yourself and where you want to head career wise and with your life out at this point. That you have a lot of other things to bother with than thinking about the idea of having a family with an old man!” he stated and sighed as his own words were hurtful to him. “I love you, I see you as an adult and don’t have a problem with our age gap but it wouldn’t be wise of us to completely ignore this fact as if it wouldn’t exist while discussing things like this because surely we are at different stages of our lives and young men like you often have different wishes than middle aged guys like me.”

 

He had not expected the other to lean on him and rest his head on his shoulder but the governor sure as hell was glad that his boyfriend did this and he wrapped his arm around him. When the other said that they didn’t have to discuss it if he didn’t want to there was this odd feeling again. It wasn’t that he was not willing to discuss this with the other it was that he feared the outcome and getting his hopes up and that if he got his hopes up that they would get smashed again and that he didn’t think that the other had ever thought about that deeper before. At the mentioning of Sven his golden eyes looked into Kario’s. “It is true that I got tense when Sven said this. But not because of the family thing which - though I am grumpy about not being able to have one and yes, sometimes feel jealous that some dickheads are able to but I am not, - was history for me and I had arranged myself with not having one before you said it did still matter but the mere fact that I was worried that you might come to the conclusion after you found yourself and what you really want to do that this life that I am living is not what you truly want after all. That you don’t want to live with an older man whose working schedule is extreme, who talks about politics the whole time and who falls on his sofa after work, orders food from a delivery service and after that goes upstairs to read economy magazines or plays Sudoku in bed while waiting for his sleeping pills to work.” He explained and took a deep breath again.

 

Devon pressed his fingers against the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes for a moment, before he opened them again. “It’s also not that I am unwilling to discuss the issue of having a family with you now. What I thought and also meant to say by pointing out your age was that you will probably have never seriously thought about this before, have you? Because if you don’t that is what you have to do first. To think about it and do some intense soul searching to figure out where you stand on this. To make yourself clear what that would mean! Whether raising a child and more precisely raising one with me is even something that you want or not and that you have to be a 100% sure about as it is a huge responsibility we are talking about here and 99,9% sure weren’t enough!” he stated.

 

He sat up straight and a questioning look appeared on his face when the other spoke. That look disappeared and he laid his hands onto his younger boyfriend’s shoulders softly stroking down his arms, gently poking the man’s cheek with his nose before pressing a kiss onto it. “Don’t be silly!” the governor expressed. “I don’t want an older man or any other man for that matter.” Devon reassured Kario. “It’s you whom I love and you I want to be with.” he let the other know. “You won’t get rid of me anymore that easily!”the blond said before relocating one of his hands to the other man’s neck pulling him into a claiming, dominant and passionate kiss.

 

The black haired definitely had a point there. Of course those who paid for sleeping with him all had to desire fucking him. It was not a nice thought to think about concerning one’s own boyfriend and Ashfield definitely didn’t like to think about all those other men who had had their way with Kario. “I guess that’s true” he said. “I enjoyed talking to you though.” The governor corrected. “Well, of course I liked having sex with you too and that was the actual reason to come to that brothel.” The blond admitted though it wasn’t a mind-blowing confession as the other knew that he had gone there to have sex.

 

 

As Kario teased him because he had positioned the other in front of the mirror Devon grinned widely. “I like to look into your face when we fuck.” He said though the black haired already knew this as this was something the governor had already stated in the brothel. “And this way I can pound your greedy hole from behind and still see your pleasured face. So yes, I like to fuck you in front of mirrors and I’ll probably do this quite often.” He admitted without any embarrassment whatsoever as he didn’t think that there was anything wrong or weird with wanting to look into the pleasured face of the man he loved when they had sex, to see the other’s reactions to what he was doing.

 

After Ashfield had asked his boyfriend to bend over and spread his arse for him somewhat he could hear a moan from the handsome man before him as he bend over supporting himself on the mirror before he reached back with his hand spreading his arse for the blond. A deed hum came from the politician at that sight as if his eyes had fallen onto an incredibly delicious meal. The view he got of his young lovers cum filled, twitching arsehole made him heat up even more, the heat was streaming through him like crazy and Devon’s tongue was slightly licking over his bottom lip. His throbbing hard cock that was glistering from the pre-cum was twitching in anticipation and he was yearning for putting it in. The blond had just reached out for the other’s waist when Kario looked over his shoulder directly into Devon’s golden eyes with that lusty, needy expression before he heard the man ask the governor to fuck him. And it wasn’t normal asking it was filled with lust and desire while at the same time being almost pleading, making it obvious that the young male craved his dick inside of him.

 

“With pleasure.” He said cheekily in response to that his eyes gazing hungrily and aroused as he was prodding the hole with his cock a bit before he stuck it in. His thick rod went in smoothly thanks to the amount of sperm that was already inside of the black haired male’s hole and when Ashfield started to move and thrusting into Kario, hitting against the other’s prostate, slowly at first but gradually faster and harder, it made incredibly lewd and nasty sounds and the balls slamming against his boyfriend’s arse didn’t help with that.

 

Deep growls escaped him the tighter his young lover’s muscle was clenching around his cock and the more pleasure was clouding his mind and overtaking his body what made him pound the younger one even harder, going quite frantically, while at times even pulling the other into the thrust with his hands that were positioned on his waist making his cock bury itself deeper inside. Being right behind Kario, leaning closer, he moaned and growled into his ear from time to time, in combination with licking the other’s earlobe, slightly pulling it with his teeth, then attacking the young man’s neck again, all while giving every bit of energy left in him after their fucking session to ravage his beloved’s hole hard and good and to the other’s satisfaction, wanting the man he loved to scream his name in pleasure, to make him see stars.

[Sathenus]

Kario felt a small sense of relief when Devon stopped pressing kisses to his neck, though his hands continued to play with and stimulate his nipples. He wasn't really surprised to be told that his boyfriend loved making him feel good and the noises he made for him by doing so. Though it was certainly nice to hear that the older man loved the pleasured noises he made for him. The lick to his ear brought out a small sound though he did moan again when he felt Devon playfully bite it. He still pressed himself up into his boyfriend's hands wanting to feel more. "You especially seem to love getting those sounds out of me today." Kario murmured after managing to take in a shaky breath.

 

Giving his boyfriend a curious look when he was told that he was astonishingly cute. It always seeemd like the blonde said similar things to him whenever he said something that apparently made him look cute to the older man. When he was pulled closer and a kiss was pressed to his cheek he sighed softly, preparing to hear Devon tell him how not all families could be so close or something about how it would be best for them all if he just succeeded in cutting his father out of his life. When that wasn't what he got and instead was told that Devon would try his best to make it work he brightened a smile crossing his face. That was definitely pleasant to hear, though he couldn't help but laugh softly at his last statement. "Even if your father isn't capable of changing anything or if he just refuses to. It's not like you can't deal with him on a smaller scale. Just... don't cut him out completely." Even if things didn't work as planned and they figured out for sure that they wouldn't be able to get the older man to change even a little. Devon could cut him out a little, Kario just didn't want him to do so completely.

 

 

 

"I just... don't get why it's important to know what they do." Kario said when Devon apologized saying he hadn't meant to judge. "Most people probably do know, or are asked in school but no one in my area cared. No one cared what our parents did, and we didn't either. There were some kids who were really curious and had asked their parents but the rest of us just thought they were weird for caring enough to know. Hell, there is a good chance my sister knows what they do. But... even to this day, I really don't care what they do. It doesn't interest me." Kario admitted with a small shrug. He loved Devon, and he understood that the man wanted to know more about his parents, but this was something he didn't understand. Why did it matter what they did? Who cared? Apparently Devon was the first one to show any kind of interest in his parent's jobs. "You'll just have to ask them when you meet them. I can guarantee that they won't mention it unless you ask." He added.

 

A small frown crossed his face when his boyfriend mentioned that other gay men have token families. For a moment he struggled to figure out how he was going to say this in a manner that didn't make his lover feel like he was being mean or like he was foolish for thinking in such a manner. "But... those men who do have their token families... there is a good chance that those gay men haven't accepted who they are. That they never accepted that they like other men until after they have had their families and been married. That isn't you though. You had accepted who you were early on, even been with men before you married her. That's the difference between you and them. You had already accepted who you are, and you had already been with other men in more than just a curious manner. So yes, some gay men are married to woman and have a family, but it's because they haven't fully accepted or are to ashamed of who they really are." As the blonde spoke again and explained to him how he didn't see him as a kid he nodded. It really would be weird if Devon saw and treated him as a kid, and he was glad that he didn't. The more he spoke though the more Kario felt like this was another one of those things they probably wouldn't really understand about each other. If he was a normal twenty-two year old he would probably agree. But Kario was sure most people his age didn't go through what he had.

 

"But that really is where we differ isn't it? At my age you were going to college, making a life for yourself and having fun. I pretty much went from high school, being free for about six months if that to spending years in a brothel. So yeah, for a normal person my age a family might not be something they would think about, and you are right I haven't thought about it before or considered it. Was I really in any position to consider it though? Until today I thought I still had years in that brothel ahead of me. By the time I would have left because no one in such a powerful position would find someone my age appealing anymore and my looks didn't make me appear as young as they would want to bring in the big money my life would have been completely wasted there. I'd probably be even more screwed than I was before ever signing the contract." Kario sighed and glanced away. "I know a family is a big responsibility and something that needs a lot of thought and for you to be behind one-hundered percent before even moving in that direction. It's just that I don't want you to think just because I'm so young doesn't mean I am not open to the idea of having a family with you. I know that since you're so much older than me you are at a different point in your life but I'm not at the same point in my life that most people my age are. I feel like I've skipped that stage completely." He admitted with a small shrug.

 

"You aren't and old man to me." He murmured as his eyes locked once more with his lover's. He didn't think of Devon as an old man, he loved him, and his age didn't bother Kario, it didn't mean anything to him. Even if he knew that the blonde was nearing forty, he didn't care. He didn't see that as old, but he did see it as even more of a reason for them to have this conversation now. "I just don't want us to wait so long to discuss it that the chance for you to have a family has passed and isn't an option anymore. I get that I need to find myself and I need to get used to what it means to be part society again after spending so long locked away in a room. And of course I am not saying that I am ready to go out tomorrow and start a family. But maybe a year from now... I would be. But there is one thing I am certain on right now. If a child and family really is something I discover I want. I wouldn't want it with anyone else but you." The last thing that Kario wanted was for Devon to lose his chance to have what he wanted because the conversation was repeatedly pushed aside because he had to discover more of himself or because Devon himself hadn't thought about such things at his age. The older man was right though, right now he wasn't ready for such a step. But come a year or so from now, when he had discovered himself and gotten used to being part of the world again maybe he would be. "Just promise me, that you won't give up completely on the idea of having a family. That a year from now we will revisit the subject and see where we both stand." By then, Kario was sure he would have discovered himself and gotten used to living as another citizen in the city. A year from now he would have had the chance to truly dig inside of himself and figure out if a family was something he wanted.

 

The hands on his shoulders made his eyes move slowly to Devon once more. Watching the other as he felt his hands move down his arms before Devon had pressed his nose to his cheek followed by kissing it. The words did reassure him but there was still something eating away inside of him. Kario wasn't given the chance to speak though as he felt the hand grip the back of his neck and he was pulled forward into a claiming, dominant and passionate kiss. Instantly his eyes drifted shut and he felt himself lean into the kiss, felt himself so easily giving into the kiss. It did ease him, he felt himself relaxing against the blonde's hold and return the kiss. That last little part of him that had still wanted to ask one more thing seemed to be derailed, the question forgotten in the moment.

 

"Well, I am really glad that you like having sex with me." The look on Kario's face made it apparent that he was happy knowing that, not like he wasn't already aware of Devon enjoying having sex with him. But his tone was more on the seductive side, as a small smile appeared onhis face. He really did like hearing it, why wouldn't he? Though considering how many times they had sex today and the way that they had both teased each other it was clear that they really did enjoy having sex with each other. It wasn't anything he had ever really doubted. Though he wouldn't mind hearing it stated occassionally.

 

 

His lover admitting that he liked to fuck in him front of mirrors and probably would do so quite often made him groan at the thought. It really was a hot and arousing thought. It wasn't like he hadn't known already that Devon wanted to and liked to see his face when they had sex. That had been the first thing that the older man had really shared with him.

 

Kario squirmed slightly in anticipation as he waited for Devon to finally entering him, feeling his lover's cock prod his hole a little before finally pushing forward. It slipped in easily thanks to his cum filled hole, a soft sound coming from him when he felt some of the blonde's cum run down his legs at the entrance. It really was going to be a messy fuck it seemed, and he truly didn't mind the idea of that. Once Devon started moving he moaned in pleasure, always enjoying the feeling of his boyfriend inside of him. Each push into him made some sort of pleasured sound escape him as he felt Devon pressing into his prostate which made sparks of pleasure shoot through him. A light red hue sprouted up on his face with the lewd sounds that were made with every thrust added with the older man's balls smacking against him made a pleasured groan escape him. The faster and harder the thrusts got the more constant the sound came seeming to echo in the room making Kario moan. His right hand had found it's way to the mirror to add more support as he bit his lip, dark eyes locked on the reflexion before him of Devon pounding his ass.

 

The more his hole tightened around his boyfriend's cock the more prominent each thrust felt making him moan louder. He could hear deep growls coming from Devon before he felt him thrusting into him harder, feeling them becoming more frantic. He gasped as his hands fisted against the mirror, it felt amazing. It didn't even matter to Kario that the thrusts were harder and more frantic than he would have expected considering how many times they had sex already. It was a pleasant surprise, and each time he was pulled back to meet Devon's thrusts he let out a loud pleasured moan. Kario was quickly losing himself to the pleasure flooding his body, once more biting his bottom lip in an attempt to hold back some of the sounds that Devon was drawing from him. It seemed as if the moment he had done so the blonde leaned over his back oaning and growling into his ear, a small whine being his response. His breaths were shallow as he struggled to keep his mind remotely focused with each thrust. The closer he was being brought to his climax that harder that was, especially when he felt Devon's tongue on his earlobe before it was slightly pulled by his teeth. It wasn't until the other's lips moved to his neck and started to pay it attention that he let out a gasp followed quickly by a series of moans.

 

As he drew closer to his climax he couldn't control the sounds he was making or how loud they were. Kario could tell that Devon really was putting the last of his energy into it. He could feel it, he was so close to his release and knew it would only take a few more thrusts to push him over. Despite trying to hold his orgasm back he just couldn't hold it off. After a few more thrusts he felt himself tip over the edge, back arching. "Devon!" Kario screamed as his body shook with his orgasm. He whined after gasping, trying to pull in more than just a shallow breath. His mind felt empty, his eyes stared blankly at his reflection for a moment. It was the strongest orgasm he had in quite some time, and that was saying a lot considering how strongly the older man made him climax every time they had sex together. If he hadn't been a mess before, he certainly was now, skin dam from sweat, his body was shaky from the pleasure still running through his veins and his legs felt weak. Despite not having sex as often today as he was used to he felt truly satisfied. "Devon..." He murmured softly, his voice sounding tired. He hadn't thought that all of the energy his body had could be drained so quickly.

[-Hideki-]

It made the governor happy how Kario lightened up and how he smiled at him so brightly when he promised the younger male to try his best to improve the relationship with his father. What the other suggested then turned the smile on Ashfield’s lips into a somewhat awkward one. The black haired man’s suggestion certainly wasn’t unreasonable and for most people this would have been an option but it wouldn’t quite work with someone like Devon’s father. “This could be even more difficult than anything really.” He stated and attempted to explain why.

“If you let my father step one food into the door he will barge in completely and take over.” The blond said. “To keep him on a smaller scale would even be a lot more difficult than cutting him out. He is the kind of person who is never satisfied with something small. If you give him something small he will gradually take a bigger piece and then an even bigger one until he has everything. It is an efficient characteristic for being successful in business but my father is not only like that when it comes to his career, he is like that in general.”

 

 

 

To learn that his boyfriend really still didn’t care what his parents did surprised him especially considering that the man had stated before that he valued family. Wasn’t it normal to be interested what the people one cared about did in their lives? And didn’t it often tell you something about the people and what they might be interested in or what their skills were when one learned about that? “I don’t understand this disinterest of the majority of the people in your district towards what the people in their lives do all day, how they provide for their life and the family. I mean everyone spends a lot of time at work, invests something of oneself into it, so I find it interesting to learn what someone does and maybe even why they chose to do this. It’s showing a basic interest I think.” The blond explained why he had asked that to the other and when the young man stated that Devon would have to ask them when he met them because they certainly wouldn’t start to speak about it the politician chuckled. “Will do.” He announced still amused. “It would probably be the first thing my father would tell someone about himself. Or rather he’d assume that the people know who he is and what he does anyway because he is Andrew Ashfield.” The governor let his boyfriend know.

 

His golden eyes widened as he looked at the black haired man telling him that there was a difference between those men who had token families and him and he realised that he had never thought about that. Devon had never thought about the backgrounds of the people and that the state of mind and self-acceptance might have been completely different. Thinking about it now this made sense. However he somehow doubted that even if he had been in denial or had been full of self-hatred that he would have been able to have sex with Mei. Then again he couldn’t know as he had not seen anything wrong with being gay, he had not wished to be straight or love women instead ever and he had overcome the fear of being ostracised and shamed for it rather early on in his life. “That might be true.” He just said scratching his chin. “I didn’t think about from what state of mind those guys were coming from before though.” He admitted. It wasn’t like he didn’t know that he had been stupid and naive for even trying. The way this had gone had clearly demonstrated that. It also wasn’t like people had not outright warned him that it was stupid. Both Jeff and Sven had said so with Sven directly calling it a retarded plan.

 

There was no denying that Kario’s and Ashfield’s curricular vitae differed completely and the blond of course was aware of that fact that his lover came from a completely different place then him. It was also very true that the younger man had never been in a place where creating a family had even been an option. The dark thought about what would have happened to the man he was in love with if Devon’s father would not have bought him out of the contract – even with a completely different intent – was unpleasant to say the least and he didn’t like to think about such a future for his young boyfriend. He sighed slightly, taking the black haired male’s face and turning it towards himself again, making the other looking at him. “I am aware that our lives have gone completely different. However, especially since you have lost so many years to that brothel already I thought that you would want to take that time back for yourself and do your thing, experiment and have fun.” The blond said having thought that. “It might not be what you want and are looking for though.” He shrugged as he couldn’t really know. Maybe stability was more appealing to the other after all. Devon couldn’t really tell. He had never gone astray.

What followed made him lean his head to the side as he listened to the other explaining that he felt like that he had skipped that stage of life completely that while he was young he still wasn’t at the same page the majority of people his age were. That he didn’t want the governor to think that because he was significantly younger than him that he wasn’t open about the idea of having a family with him. The blond male nodded. “Understood.” He stated, his eyes brightening up a little again.

 

When his boyfriend protested saying that Devon wasn’t an old man to him it was definitely something that he liked to hear. He knew that he technically was a middle aged guy and not ancient but he sometimes felt ancient. And not only in comparison with Kario and when he looked at the younger male and thought back to the days when he had been in his early twenties and how his life had been back then but more often on random occasions or when he came back home from work feeling exhausted as if he would see a man who had turned completely grey during the day when he would look into the mirror. His father was the one who was actually old. However the old man apparently never felt that way and didn’t even think about retirement. But Ashfield couldn’t keep himself from thinking that time was running away from him and that he had grown old by now especially when a waiter thought his mother was younger than him and couldn’t even tell that she was his mother. Well, it was because the woman was mostly artificial by now and looked like a doll but still. Then again, even if Kario went outside with her it could happen that the people would think they were a couple and not him going on a shopping and beauty tour with his boyfriend’s eccentric mother who was in her seventies.

The good feeling the other had created with his words got wiped away again though at the cold hard truth that if the blond wanted a family he didn’t have much time left to waste to start one or the chance would pass him by.

 

His heart started to pound hard in his chest when he heard his lover assuring him that if he would want a family Kario would only want it with him. Hearing this made him happy and it got him a warm feeling inside and a smile was playing around his lips when he looked at the younger male, his golden eyes glistering, before he moved closer, laid his hand into the other’s neck and pulled him into a deep kiss. When their lips parted and he listened to the other speak he leaned his forehead onto his boyfriend’s. What the other suggested was completely reasonable and Devon couldn’t think of anything that would speak against it. “I promise.” He whispered and pressed another quick kiss onto the young man’s lips. “I turn thirty-nine in a few weeks on election day. What would you think if we make a note to talk about this on my fortieth birthday then?” the politician suggested with a warm smile letting his hand brush over the other’s cheek.

 

 

How loud his handsome young lover moaned in pleasure and those clear and intense reactions of the other’s body encouraged him to keep up the pace though he felt like he would collapse from exhaustion afterwards. It made him all the more eager to satisfy his boyfriend, to push him over the edge and to give him an incredible orgasm. It was apparent to him that Kario was close enough to climax but he was feeling his own orgasm built as well, holding it back to not cum before the other had gotten his release. Devon was gasping hard between the moans he let out while still frantically thrusting into his boyfriend. He growled deeply when he heard the other scream his name, arching his back while the young male’s muscle was choking Ashfield’s thick cock extremely hard and tight what managed to push the blond over the edge right after Kario had had his orgasm. His body was on fire, sweat running down his skin tracing his constricted muscles when he irregularly and hardly pushed into the other, bucking up, shooting his load into the already full hole of the black haired man moaning the younger one’s name in return.

 

After he had cum he felt like all tension and all energy was vanishing from his body and he fought to keep standing and not just collapsing onto the other. The governor was gasping and panting like crazy as he definitely had gone past his limit that day. The man leaned his chin onto the shorter male’s shoulder breathing heavily hearing the other murmuring his name tiredly. “Yes, Kario!?” he shakily pressed out the words still fighting for some air. The governor would definitely feel that day in his bones tomorrow. His body was feeling heavy and tired and he remained like this for a moment before he straightened his back and pulled his dick out of his lover’s greedy hole that was bursting with cum. The moment he pulled out an avalanche of the governor’s sperm was flowing out of Kario’s hole and Ashfield’s cock was covered in his seeds as well. Still gasping somewhat he was admiring his work and the hot sight of the lewd gaping hole that was overflowing with Devon’s cum. He couldn’t keep himself from grabbing both of his lover’s arse-cheeks massaging and squeezing them before spreading them even more looking at that arousing cum filled hole. “It’s incredible how full you are.” His husky voice sounded a cocky and dirty smirk on his lips.

 

At some point he had to force his eyes and hands to leave the black haired male’s arse and butthole alone though but he couldn’t without grabbing and kneading it firmly before and giving it a slap before he turned around and walked over to the giant bathtub. “I hope it is alright with you that we take a bath and not only a shower now.” he commented while he turned the water on that was programmed to have the temperature Ashfield wanted it to have. It also was not flowing in at a normal amount and speed but much more much faster so that the large bathtub was full enough for the two of them to step in quickly. When there was enough water in it for them to get into it Devon reached out his hand to Kario for the younger man to take it. “I hope you like the temperature like this or I have to program it differently next time.” He commented with an inviting smile. “However if you want the bathtub can give you a massage too.” The governor offered.

[Sathenus]

"Sounds like your father puts everything into his everyday life that he puts into his business." Kario replied thoughtfully. Though it wasn't necessarily a bad thing, he truly felt as though there needed to be a good balance. That made him think about what he and Devon had spoken about earlier. His lover had to relearn what it was like to be a boyfriend, to be his lover. The past eight years had been void of that. But at the same time he knew the blonde was a lot more capable of learning balance between him and work than his father probably was at the other's age. How long had he been so focused on his work that it had gone into his home life as well? From what Devon had told him it seemed to be from the very beginning. Reaching out he slipped his hand into his lover's, entwining their fingers as he thought about what he had been told. "I mean, you could always try pulling back whenever he tries to push his way past where you want him in your life. Maybe after enough of that it would finally sink in? Though maybe not."

 

 

"I can understand what you mean, but at the same time I love my parents for who they are at home. Not who they present themselves as at work. Who my parents are at home and work are two different people to me. The later being of no interest since I never see them at work." Kario responded trying to shed more light on at least his own outlook to the whole thing. As much as he loved his parents, he had no interest in what they did for work, because who they were at work was not who he saw at home. That was something his parents made sure of ever since his older brother had been born. He remembered them saying that much, how their working life and home life were not connected. For a moment Kario wondered if that really was the reason why he had never asked about what they did for work. Or if there was yet another reason that he just couldn't put his finger on right now. Not truly sure he shrugged and decided to leave it there for now. Hearing that Devon would ask his parents himself what they did a small smile played on his own lips. "I'm sure he would just assume that everyone knows who he is." It was true though. When thinking about the blonde man's father he figured that the other would just assume that everyone knew who he was. Kario truly did not want to know how he would act towards someone who had no clue. Granted he hadn't had any idea who the man was when he had walked into the room in the brothel. Considering he hadn't really made a life for himself before then as he was a kid and a student that seemed reasonable to him.

 

Giving his lover a small smile when Devon had scratched his chin and said that it might be true. He wasn't surprised to be told that the blonde hadn't even thought about what state of mind those men were coming from before. It was a good thing that Devon had been able to admit that, but Kario had already assumed something along those lines beforehand. He also felt like just because other gay men had been able to create token families didn't mean all gay men could. Everyone was different, there was no telling what one person could do just because another had done so. Kario didn't feel as though he had to tell the blonde that it had been a stupid plan, he had already said so before and was sure others had as well. Leaning up he just gave him a light kiss and a soft smile.

 

"It's really not. I just want to settle down, and enjoy the rest of my life. I don't need to make up for what was lost when I can make the best with what I have left." Kario didn't want to make up for the years he had lost. What was the point for trying to make up for something you never had when you could live the rest of your life as you desired. Devon's father had given him his life back, even if the man had only bought him to give to his son in a way of making it so the governor would never return to the brothel again. It had also apparently been some sort of way to prove he was a good father. If Kario's memory served him right that was as he specifically remembered the older man say to Devon that he had bought him his whore so he wouldn't have to go to such types of places again and risk his position, as well as not to say that he wouldn't make a good father ever again. Not quite the means to pretty much buy a person under, but Kario wasn't about to complain. It had still freed him, since Devon was obviously to kind to keep him under a contract that bound him to him. Which had been flattering in itself. He couldn't even begin to count how many men would not have done the same thing if given the chance to truly own someone. All of his old clients coming to mind in such a situation but there were even the men he had pretty much sold himself to before the brothel who certainly wouldn't have given that up.

 

Kario certainly didn't miss the way that Devon's eyes had brightened slightly when the man said that he understood that he didn't want him to think of him as not open about the idea of having a family with him. It was pleasing to see such a small reaction, really making the younger man realize just how much something like that must have meant to Devon. Even if it wasn't a guarantee that he would be up to having a family with the man it at least must have planted some hope. That was what Kario wanted to do. Make his handsome lover understand that there was still hope, still a chance that he'd get the family he wanted. And have that family with someone he truly loved which would make it even better.

 

By this point he was used to being pulled into a kiss whenever his lover's hand made it to the back of his neck. So after he had told the blonde how if he really did want a family he wouldn't want it with anyone but the other man, the hand that moved to the back of his neck was enough to tell him that their lips would be meeting in another kiss. Eagerly he returned the kiss, reaching up to rest his own hand on his boyfriend's cheek. It was a nice kiss that they shared, deep and filled with emotion. When their lips parted their eyes remained locked on each other, his own face lit up when Devon promised that they would revisit the topic a year from now. Probably more than it should, but the prospect of them discussing this again, when he was in an all out better mindset really meant a lot to him. Tilting his head slightly he listened as Devon explained his birthday was in a few weeks, that coming election day and that he would be turning thirty-nine. Instantly his mind started to think about how he would be able to make this birthday a special one for him.

 

His mind was broken from that train of thought when he was asked what he thought about making a note for them to discuss this again on the man's fortieth birthday. A small smile appeared on his face as the hand brushed over his cheek, turning his face into the touch for a moment before his eyes met those golden orbs once more. "I think that sounds lovely. As long as you don't mind discussing such a matter on such an important day of course. I know you mentioned it, but your birthday is special. Are you sure this is something you want to discuss on your birthday?" Kario really was up for it. But just encase he discovered that a family really wasn't something he could commit to he felt like it may end up being a bad idea to discuss it on the man's birthday. Not wanting to ruin his lover's special day. There was no telling when or even if he would be ready to commit to the responsibility that raising a family entailed. Even if he knew that if a family was something he wanted he wouldn't want it with anyone else. Running his fingers through his lover's blonde hair he leaned up to give him a light kiss. "As long as you are sure you don't mind us discussing it on your birthday I definitely don't mind doing so."

 

 

 

The feeling of Devon sinking fully into him despite how tight his hole had gotten around his lover's thick cock made him groan. It was followed by an overwhelming sense of being full as he felt the older man's seed flowing into him once more. It was all a lot to handle, and a feeling he had never truly felt before. He hadn't had anyone cum inside of him as much as Devon had today. His head fell forward, resting against the cool glass of the mirror, a nice contrast against his heated and sweaty skin. His legs felt weak, as though the moment Devon pulled away from him he'd just end up collapsing on the floor. When he heard the blonde shakily speak it made a soft sound come from him. For some reason he found it harder for him to focus and get any words out, for a moment he didn't even respond. "I-I think we found how much of your seed my ass can handle... "He murmured as he mustered what strength he had left to push himself off of the mirror and to glance over his shoulder. There was no doubt in his mind that he would not be able to take anymore of his boyfriend's seed. It just wouldn't fit.

 

That only seemed to be confirmed even more as he felt Devon pulling out, the moment the older man's cock slipped from his hole it was followed by a large swell of the man's cum. Groaning in relief as he felt the pressure that had been pushing against his insides was relieved quite a bit his dark eyes fell closed. He was sure he was even more of a mess now, he could feel the wetness on his legs and was pretty sure there was quite a bit on the floor now though he was to tired to even look down to find out. His breaths were escaping in rather shallow pants. It was a little while before his eyes opened, using the mirror to watch the older man noticing that he was admiring his work which only made him let out a shaky laugh. The hands that grabbed his ass made him moan softly as he felt his boyfriend start to massage and squeeze them before spreading them further apart. "Extremely full..." He murmured in response to Devon's words. Despite what had leaked out of him he knew there was still a lot inside of him, his insides being warmed by the large quantity of his lover's seed that had been deposited there.

 

He truly wasn't sure how long Devon seemed to pay his ass attention before the man gave it a slap causing him to groan. After that he noticed the older man step away from him and towards the tub turning it on as he spoke. "No complaints here." Kario replied as he carefully turned to face him instead of watching the other through the mirror. His legs still felt weak when Devon held his hand out to him, making it so he didn't remotely hesitate as he reached out and took his lover's hand. Allowing himself to be helped into the water. "This temperature is just fine." It was nice, and it felt good on his tired body. As they settled themselves into the tub and the water that definitely helped ease the small ache already settling in he let out a soft sigh leaning back against the older man. "Hmm? No, that's okay. I'd much prefer lying against you." Kario said with a smile. Though it was a tempting offer, he really was comfortable and happy leaning against his lover. Unconsciously he ran his hand over the blonde's torso. It didn't matter how many times he had been able to admire the governor's body, Kario was determined to continue admiring it. Determined to learn every inch of it and continuously show how much he loved the other's body.

 

It was a little while before his body seemed to have enough strength for him to shift and pull away from Devon slightly. Looking him over with a pleased look on his face. "I love you." He said, his eyes sparkling. He really did, he loved everything about the older man, and the more time he spent with Devon the more he seemed to love him. Which was something he hadn't even really thought was possible before. Just like he knew he would never get tired of hearing Devon say those very words to him, he would never stop saying them to the blonde. Leaning forward he pressed their lips together once more before he spoke, his voice soft but because of how close they were he was sure that Devon could hear them just fine. "Today really has been an amazing day."

[-Hideki-]

“Well, he at least uses the same approach to get what he wants for everything and everywhere.” Ashfield commented. He had seen his father doing that a lot. Not only with him or for the cooperation also with other people that were supposed to act how he wanted them to act. When he felt his boyfriend’s fingers entwining with his own his golden eyes looked into his face and then onto their hands as he took the other’s hand and squeezed it a little. “That won’t work. It implies that he would respect that. But if you try to run from him and get some distance he interprets this as weakness and retreat and barges in with other or simply harder methods. He is not the easiest person to deal with and he actually doesn’t care what the other party wants if he can’t use those wishes to further his own goals, he cares about what he wants.” Devon told the other. His father had often been described as a hammer in a porcelain shop by people who had had to deal with him. He was vigorous, did what he wanted but knew how to get exactly what he wanted from others and how he wanted it. The man hadn’t had to compromise to any degree worth mentioning in his entire life.

 

 

Ashfield was thinking when the other basically said that his parents were two entirely different people at work and at home and that both were completely separate and that the working part was irrelevant to him. It was hard to imagine for someone like the blond because his own parents as well as he himself were strongly tied to their work and their work did have an impact on who they were in general and what concerned them as private people too. His parents had always brought their work with them to the dinner table. Their cooperation, his mother’s cases, how it was going, future plans, and even media scandals surrounding their cooperation had been popular topics to discuss. There had been no clear line between work and private life and the same was with Ashfield’s own life. Not to mention that the governor who was a public figure couldn’t really separate anything because everything he did in his life could have an impact on his career whether he wanted it to or not, as that whole situation with the brothel and him turning out to be gay demonstrated yet another time. “Is that really possible though? To separate yourself at work from yourself at home completely and work having no affect on you at all?” he asked not believing this. “Didn’t your parents ever discuss how their day had been and what their plans and ideas were! And how it was going?” the man wanted to know. “I understand that most people at least have the privilege that what they do in their private lives doesn’t matter in their career but one’s work still plays a part in one’s life.” He thought

Devon laughed when his boyfriend agreed that his father would most likely assume that everyone knew who he was. “He probably does. Though I would like to see his face if someone didn’t know and even after mentioning the Ashfield cooperation still wouldn’t have a clue!” the blond said grinning widely.

 

He had not expected the other to lean up to him and place a soft kiss to his lips after he had said that he had never thought about which place those guys who had token families had been coming from. His eyes however fell shut immediately and his lips returned the soft kiss, trying to keep the other’s lips onto his own for a little longer.

After their lips parted again Kario explained to him that he didn’t want to make up for the time he had lost and that his wish was to settle down and to make the best out of his life. It made a warm smile appear on Ashfield’s face as he was looking into his lover’s brown eyes. “I am perfect to settle down with.” The blond said pretty confident in this. At this point in his life he was. He had definitely not been at Kario’s age, he had not even been ready for a committed relationship back then that had first been in his late twenties. But now what he wanted was to settle down completely and since the young man apparently wanted this too there was no conflict between their plans and wants. And he was actually certain that this was something the black haired wouldn’t find that easily in a man as young as himself but more so in someone the governor’s age. So hearing this was a pure relive for him and it didn’t only put a smile on his face but also made him smile internally.

 

The governor just wanted to answer the other after he had asked him if he was sure that he wanted to come back to that topic on his fortieth birthday, his young boyfriend already leaned up and kissed him again ever so lightly, leaving him with a smile on his face when he did answer then. “It’s completely fine for me to discuss this on my birthday.” He said. “If it turns out to be disappointing I get still distracted the whole day by listening to boring monologues of my guests most of which I am absolutely not close to but who are too important to not invite them and trying to keep my extended family, more precisely my senile great-uncle Cornelius, away from the important people. And if that’s not enough distraction there is cake and booze as well.” the blond described not thinking about his birthday as a special day anymore or a day where it was about him. It mostly felt like he was working by networking and strengthening business connections on his birthdays as well. They were always celebrating in one of his father’s hotels or halls and it was always way too big to be really personal. If great-uncle Cornelius had not slipped away from them and had offended someone and caused trouble his father was throwing a lot of shade towards his grandfather’s widow whom Devon always invited and actually was happy to see regardless of his father not wanting him to invite her. At one point his mum would be incredibly drunk, start to cry, go up on a stage and give a speech with embarrassing anecdotes of him and of how proud she was that Devon was looking and becoming more like his father with every year he got older, the daughter of his father’s cousin would hit on people she wasn’t supposed to hit on that bluntly and if he had not fallen asleep on the dinner table Cornelius would tell them why everything just had been better in the good old days and if not that he was telling war stories including his injuries which included graphic descriptions of said injuries, how they had looked and smelled like and was not leaving out other people’s injuries as well leading to everyone sitting close to him losing their appetite. So no, his birthdays weren’t that great and Kario would soon get to experience this.

 

 

 

He smiled when the younger male laid his hand in his and he was guiding him into the huge bathtub. The moment his body sunk into the warm water his muscles started to relax and there was a slight noise escaping him as he leaned back. Ashfield was glad that the black haired liked the temperature the water had because this way he didn’t have to reprogram it. The blond politician was letting his body sink down lower and lower until he was completely under water feeling it play around his muscles and exhausted body before he reappeared his hair completely drenched sticking to his face. He shoved his hair out of his face before he turned to Kario again with a smile who told him that he didn’t need the massage function but that he’d rather wanted to lie against him. It was nice to hear and the governor laid his arm around his lovers shoulder pulling him close letting him rest against himself. While he could feel the hand of his boyfriend running over his torso his own hand was stroking over the other’s shoulder his lips kissing the other’s forehead.

 

When Kario shifted and pulled away from him his golden eyes looked at the other questioningly wanting to know if something was off. The pleased look and the shining in his warm brown eyes spoke clearly against this though and when his handsome lover swore his love to Devon again the governor’s face lit up completely, almost gloving. “I love you too.” He responded, his hands grabbing the other by the waist pulling him closer again, leaning forward to passionately and wildly kiss him. His tongue swirling around the other’s quite energetically considering how tired the man was feeling but being around the young man there was a constant flame of passion burning inside of him that didn’t even seem to die out when he was feeling like his body would fall asleep in a bathtub every moment.

 

After the kiss was broken he received another kiss again this time returning it but letting his boyfriend lead it, just giving himself into it. His breathing had been shaky again from the first kiss already so this one was making him pant slightly afterwards as he was listening to what Kario told him. It made him happy to hear that his lover had found that day to be amazing and was apparently completely satisfied. “I’m glad to hear that.” he let the other know with a wide smile nibbling on his ear softly. “It has definitely been a roller coaster for me but I am as happy as I haven’t been in a long time.” The politician said leaning his chin on the other’s shoulder letting it rest there for a moment.

 

At the point where they had been relaxing and lying there like this for quite some while Devon turned to the side and grabbed one of the tubes with overly expensive shower gel in them that smelled incredibly good and turned back to Kario. “Let’s clean ourselves so that we can go down into the kitchen and grab some snack before we go to bed.” He stated before he started to rub the shower gel onto his boyfriends back, giving the younger male a massage along the lines of washing him taking his time. Ashfield also didn’t rush when he was washing the other’s front, his chest, his nipples, tracing down and feeling his muscles. The blond definitely enjoyed himself and had he not cum that often he would have probably gotten turned on but his balls were dry and his cock limply tangling between his legs. His eyes however still flashed up when he was grabbing down into the water and his hand reached and felt the young male’s dick, pulling the foreskin back, cleaning it off before he went over to the other’s thighs.

When he had the other cleaned completely except for his hole because Kario was obviously sitting on his butt he grinned cheekily looking into the black haired man’s brown eyes. “If you would like me to help you clean out your cute little hole as well you have to position yourself somewhat differently.” he said.

[Sathenus]

"And there isn't any way to make your wishes seem as if they would further his own goals?" Kario asked a little interested in this. If his boyfriend's father did whatever he wanted and didn't care what others wanted unless it would further his own goals then why couldn't Devon use that to his advantage? It seemed like that was a rather obvious route to take. To make it appear as if Devon's wants in their relationship and how active his father was in his life would further the man's own goals and thus be acceptable. It truly seemed as if that was the only chance they had at making any sort of compromise in this situation. If they could manage to convince or even prove to the man's father that being involved in his life only up to a certain point would work in his favor then it would make their goal more obtainable. It was just whether or not he could convince Devon of this that stood in the way. Would the older man even think such a thing would work? Or would he suggest that his father would see through that? It was hard for Kario to say, but it was at least another thought. Surely something had to work.

 

"No. I mean... not when it came to work anyway. They told us about how they had dreamed of what it would be like to have a family of their own. All of the dreams and plans that they wished they had been able to do with us and they made sure to express how much they loved us and cared about us despite not being able to do all the things they had dreamed off. But they never expressed how work was going, or what their dreams and goals were for their job. They truly were two different people at work and at home. They managed to keep those two things separate as they didn't feel who they were at work should impact who they were at home." Kario explained. At least, he tried to explain it to Devon. He understood that this was much different than what his lover was used to. Especially since he knew that who the blonde was at work did influence who he was at home and that he was not just with Devon but with the governor as well. That was alright though. He had accepted that and he loved how much Devon cared about his job and was involved in it. It also meant that he was aware that his boyfriend's parents had also brought work home and that it influenced who they were at home. But the same could not be said for his own parents. They just... made sure such matters were separate.

 

The warm smile that spread across his lover's face made his own grow wider. The confidence in the older man's voice only made him even more sure of what he wanted. "That you are. I couldn't think of anyone that would be more perfect for me to settle down with." Kario admitted before he leaned forward to capture his lover's lips in yet another kiss. That was completely true. No one else would make a better person for him to settle down with, not that came to his mind and not that he wanted to find. Devon really was the best in his opinion. The blonde was who he wanted to be with. He wanted to spend his life with the older man, and he was sure that Devon felt the same way about him.

 

Sharing the kiss with Devon was definitely pleasing. Not like any kiss they had shared previously had not been. When it had broken he listened as Devon explained to him how he was alright with them returning to this topic on his fortieth birthday and explaining that if the news was disappointing there was still plenty of things that would be going on to distract him from it. That made a frown cross his face, how was that kind of day remotely about his boyfriend? It seemed more like a day to strengthen business ties and to stress the older man out. This wasn't acceptable of course. There was no way that Kario was going to allow that to be how his birthday went. Shaking his head he spoke, "That's not right. It should be a day about you. Not being surrounded by tons of people you aren't close with. Your birthday is a special day, and if no one else can see it that way then I'll just have to plan something special for you after all of that to make up for it." It was clear by his tone that this was a promise. If his birthday indeed could not be spent around those he was close with and who he cherished then it was up to him to make sure that Devon at least ended the day on a special note. He for one would hate being surrounded by a bunch of people he wasn't close with on his birthday. He wanted to spend it surrounded by friends and family. Having a special day where it was all about him. To Kario, that was what a birthday really should be.

 

 

Resting against his lover was such a soothing thing in itself. He really could just lose himself in the moment. But like all things even this had to come to an end. Pulling away from Devon he had to make sure his lover understood just how much he loved him once more. His smile growing when the blonde expressed that he loved him as well. It didn't matter how many times he would hear those words, they would never cease to make his stomach flutter and his heart pound in his chest. The hands gripping his waist as he was pulled into yet another kiss made him lean into the older man. Wrapping his arms around Devon's neck as he lovingly returned it. Despite how tired they both seemed to be the kiss was energetic and passionate. Clearly despite their bodies being tired, their passion for each other made it so their kisses remained full of energy. When it broke his breaths were escaping quickly once more. But a pleased look crossed his face as his dark eyes locked with his lover's golden gaze.

 

The kiss they shared after he was aware that he was being allowed to lead it this time. This caused him to smile into the kiss feeling a little breathless but reluctant to break it. He wanted to keep their lips pressed against each other for as long as he could. That was exactly what he did, when their lips finally parted it was because he desperately needed to suck in a breath of air and unfortunately could not hold it back any longer. "I'm glad to hear that." Kario murmured softly. Running his fingers through the other's blonde strands as Devon rested his chin on his shoulder.

 

He truly had no idea how long they had been resting against each other in the bath before Devon seemed to decide it was finally time for them to wash up. All he knew for sure was that he was comfortable and really didn't ever want this to end. But he knew that unlike all those other times they had been together, they would be going to bed together. That was an even more appealing prospect. With that fresh in his mind and Devon's words he allowed himself to relax as he felt Devon's hands on his back, washing him up and seeming to give him a massage while doing so. It was nice, to feel the other's hands along his back as he cleaned them before they were on his chest. Having shifted so they were facing each other better. Kario didn't remotely miss the way his lover's eyes moved to his face when he reached for his soft cock to pull the foreskin back and clean that as well. As much as Kario enjoyed the touch and probably could get it up again if he absolutely had to, he was happy to know that wasn't necessary.

 

A small smirk did cross his face though, "Seemed as if you kept up amazingly well today. Tired me out completely." He teased as he watched the way the older man finished cleaning him. When Devon spoke next he couldn't help but laugh softly. Moving carefully he shifted his legs beneath him rising up on his knees he turned to make sure that the older man had better access to his ass. "How's this? Then when you finish I can clean you up and we can get out and dry off." When Devon had finished helping him clean himself and his hole was cleaned out making him sigh softly he turned so he was facing the blonde once more a small smile playing across his face.

 

Now that he was completely clean it was time for him to help clean up his boyfriend. This was something he enjoyed doing, and like the blonde had taken his time with cleaning him, Kario too took his time. Enjoying the feel of the older man's muscles beneath his hands, letting his fingers trace every muscle as he cleaned him up. Starting with his back before moving to his chest as well. Seemingly following exactly as Devon had done to his own body. He truly enjoyed being able to inspect and admire the blonde's figure once again. Feeling like he would always find more things to love and admire about his body every time he was allowed to take care of it with such devotion. After all of the sex they had that day he made sure he was especially thorough in cleaning the blonde's cock. Paying close attention to make sure it was completely clean. Once he was finished and he was sure that both of them were clean completely he finally rose to his feet. Holding his hand out to Devon a smile playing on his lips. "Let's dry off and get dressed shall we?"

 

- - - Updated - - -

 

"And there isn't any way to make your wishes seem as if they would further his own goals?" Kario asked a little interested in this. If his boyfriend's father did whatever he wanted and didn't care what others wanted unless it would further his own goals then why couldn't Devon use that to his advantage? It seemed like that was a rather obvious route to take. To make it appear as if Devon's wants in their relationship and how active his father was in his life would further the man's own goals and thus be acceptable. It truly seemed as if that was the only chance they had at making any sort of compromise in this situation. If they could manage to convince or even prove to the man's father that being involved in his life only up to a certain point would work in his favor then it would make their goal more obtainable. It was just whether or not he could convince Devon of this that stood in the way. Would the older man even think such a thing would work? Or would he suggest that his father would see through that? It was hard for Kario to say, but it was at least another thought. Surely something had to work.

 

"No. I mean... not when it came to work anyway. They told us about how they had dreamed of what it would be like to have a family of their own. All of the dreams and plans that they wished they had been able to do with us and they made sure to express how much they loved us and cared about us despite not being able to do all the things they had dreamed off. But they never expressed how work was going, or what their dreams and goals were for their job. They truly were two different people at work and at home. They managed to keep those two things separate as they didn't feel who they were at work should impact who they were at home." Kario explained. At least, he tried to explain it to Devon. He understood that this was much different than what his lover was used to. Especially since he knew that who the blonde was at work did influence who he was at home and that he was not just with Devon but with the governor as well. That was alright though. He had accepted that and he loved how much Devon cared about his job and was involved in it. It also meant that he was aware that his boyfriend's parents had also brought work home and that it influenced who they were at home. But the same could not be said for his own parents. They just... made sure such matters were separate.

 

The warm smile that spread across his lover's face made his own grow wider. The confidence in the older man's voice only made him even more sure of what he wanted. "That you are. I couldn't think of anyone that would be more perfect for me to settle down with." Kario admitted before he leaned forward to capture his lover's lips in yet another kiss. That was completely true. No one else would make a better person for him to settle down with, not that came to his mind and not that he wanted to find. Devon really was the best in his opinion. The blonde was who he wanted to be with. He wanted to spend his life with the older man, and he was sure that Devon felt the same way about him.

 

Sharing the kiss with Devon was definitely pleasing. Not like any kiss they had shared previously had not been. When it had broken he listened as Devon explained to him how he was alright with them returning to this topic on his fortieth birthday and explaining that if the news was disappointing there was still plenty of things that would be going on to distract him from it. That made a frown cross his face, how was that kind of day remotely about his boyfriend? It seemed more like a day to strengthen business ties and to stress the older man out. This wasn't acceptable of course. There was no way that Kario was going to allow that to be how his birthday went. Shaking his head he spoke, "That's not right. It should be a day about you. Not being surrounded by tons of people you aren't close with. Your birthday is a special day, and if no one else can see it that way then I'll just have to plan something special for you after all of that to make up for it." It was clear by his tone that this was a promise. If his birthday indeed could not be spent around those he was close with and who he cherished then it was up to him to make sure that Devon at least ended the day on a special note. He for one would hate being surrounded by a bunch of people he wasn't close with on his birthday. He wanted to spend it surrounded by friends and family. Having a special day where it was all about him. To Kario, that was what a birthday really should be.

 

 

Resting against his lover was such a soothing thing in itself. He really could just lose himself in the moment. But like all things even this had to come to an end. Pulling away from Devon he had to make sure his lover understood just how much he loved him once more. His smile growing when the blonde expressed that he loved him as well. It didn't matter how many times he would hear those words, they would never cease to make his stomach flutter and his heart pound in his chest. The hands gripping his waist as he was pulled into yet another kiss made him lean into the older man. Wrapping his arms around Devon's neck as he lovingly returned it. Despite how tired they both seemed to be the kiss was energetic and passionate. Clearly despite their bodies being tired, their passion for each other made it so their kisses remained full of energy. When it broke his breaths were escaping quickly once more. But a pleased look crossed his face as his dark eyes locked with his lover's golden gaze.

 

The kiss they shared after he was aware that he was being allowed to lead it this time. This caused him to smile into the kiss feeling a little breathless but reluctant to break it. He wanted to keep their lips pressed against each other for as long as he could. That was exactly what he did, when their lips finally parted it was because he desperately needed to suck in a breath of air and unfortunately could not hold it back any longer. "I'm glad to hear that." Kario murmured softly. Running his fingers through the other's blonde strands as Devon rested his chin on his shoulder.

 

He truly had no idea how long they had been resting against each other in the bath before Devon seemed to decide it was finally time for them to wash up. All he knew for sure was that he was comfortable and really didn't ever want this to end. But he knew that unlike all those other times they had been together, they would be going to bed together. That was an even more appealing prospect. With that fresh in his mind and Devon's words he allowed himself to relax as he felt Devon's hands on his back, washing him up and seeming to give him a massage while doing so. It was nice, to feel the other's hands along his back as he cleaned them before they were on his chest. Having shifted so they were facing each other better. Kario didn't remotely miss the way his lover's eyes moved to his face when he reached for his soft cock to pull the foreskin back and clean that as well. As much as Kario enjoyed the touch and probably could get it up again if he absolutely had to, he was happy to know that wasn't necessary.

 

A small smirk did cross his face though, "Seemed as if you kept up amazingly well today. Tired me out completely." He teased as he watched the way the older man finished cleaning him. When Devon spoke next he couldn't help but laugh softly. Moving carefully he shifted his legs beneath him rising up on his knees he turned to make sure that the older man had better access to his ass. "How's this? Then when you finish I can clean you up and we can get out and dry off." When Devon had finished helping him clean himself and his hole was cleaned out making him sigh softly he turned so he was facing the blonde once more a small smile playing across his face.

 

Now that he was completely clean it was time for him to help clean up his boyfriend. This was something he enjoyed doing, and like the blonde had taken his time with cleaning him, Kario too took his time. Enjoying the feel of the older man's muscles beneath his hands, letting his fingers trace every muscle as he cleaned him up. Starting with his back before moving to his chest as well. Seemingly following exactly as Devon had done to his own body. He truly enjoyed being able to inspect and admire the blonde's figure once again. Feeling like he would always find more things to love and admire about his body every time he was allowed to take care of it with such devotion. After all of the sex they had that day he made sure he was especially thorough in cleaning the blonde's cock. Paying close attention to make sure it was completely clean. Once he was finished and he was sure that both of them were clean completely he finally rose to his feet. Holding his hand out to Devon a smile playing on his lips. "Let's dry off and get dressed shall we?"

[-Hideki-]

For a moment Ashfield just looked at his young lover in silence when he suggested to get his father to believe that what Devon wanted would further his goals. “This is a brilliant idea actually.” He then said after a while looking a little in thought still. If that was to work the blond would defeat his father with his old man’s own methods and he felt like this would be a great win against him. And if there was something that gave Devon a kick it was defeating and being better than his dad. Well, that might be the reason why every psychoanalyst would have loved to study him but it was also what was making him totally up for that plan. “It’s not gonna be easy though.” He admitted and it would not be. If they didn’t play better than his dad Devon would end up being the one doing what the old man wanted again and his father was not a beginner in that game.

 

It was difficult to understand for Devon that Kario’s parents apparently had told them about what dreams they had had and what they had not been able to realise for themselves and their children and he was not so sure if that was something that he would consider to be constructive. He would not want to teach his hypothetical children how goals and dreams got shuttered and how he had failed in life as he would think that this would be not motivating for a child to hear and not encouraging them to even have dreams, work hard and fulfil them. Then again he thought that Kario’s parents telling their children how much they loved them was something important. “I cannot say that I can understand your parent’s intentions but they must have had a reason I suppose.” The governor commented because here he was the one who had to pass as he didn’t quite get it.

 

Ashfield was smiling as widely as a Cheshire cat when Kario confirmed that he was the perfect man to settle down with and his smile didn’t fade when he was kissed by the black haired and he leaned into it, embracing his boyfriend his arms wrapping around the other’s body pressing him close.

 

A little confused he looked at the younger man as he frowned after Devon had confirmed that it was alright for him to discuss this on his birthday. For a moment he thought the other might not want to or that he had not liked that he had said that his answer might have the potential to disappoint him. Then his boyfriend spoke though and revealed that he had a problem with how the governor’s birthday parties always went stating that this was not right and that his birthday was a special day that was supposed to be about him. That this would actually bother the other he had not thought and the blond man himself didn’t really see it like that. His birthday had not been like it used to since a very long time and he had stopped seeing it as special long ago anyway. He was getting a year older and was doing his duty according to the social convention and got the celebration over with.

Still his eyes lit up and he smiled when his cute lover was promising him to plan something special for him after that whole spectacle was all over. The politician couldn’t help himself but to feel excited about that. “I’ll be looking forward to it. I’ll probably think about the election and what surprise you’ll have for me afterwards the most this birthday.” Ashfield said smirking.

 

 

 

He chuckled when he heard the other say that he had kept up great with him and had been able to tire his younger boyfriend out completely. “Ja, I tired myself out completely too by going far beyond my limit.” The governor said. “I can’t remember when I have had that much sex on one day.” He laughed before telling the other to position himself differently if he wanted help cleaning his hole followed by his golden eyes watching Kario shift as the black haired was laughing. “Splendid.” Devon exclaimed grinning widely when his lover ask how it was now that he had gotten onto his knees and turned his arse towards him. He made his hands run over the arse-cheeks caressingly before he couldn’t keep himself from giving them a firm squeeze. Ashfield just loved to play with his man’s sexy arse and if he would not have been that exhausted he would have probably bit those arse-cheeks and licked that cum filled hole to shove the cum out with his tongue instead of his fingers but he didn’t. He let two of his fingers brush over it before he entered and move them and to drive his sperm out of his boyfriend’s spread arsehole making it drip into the bathtub. It took him longer than usual to clean the black haired man out because he had cum inside of him that much but he eventually finished cleaning him what meant he had to stop toying the other man’s arse.

 

The smile his lover gave him after he had cleaned him completely made him smile back at the other and soon after he could feel Kario’s smooth hands on his back making him relax into the touch. When his boyfriend turned to the front and washed his chest and abdomen, tracing and feeling his muscles Devon would have usually constricted his muscles for him but he was too exhausted so Kario had to make do with his relaxed muscles. The governor was just enjoying the devoted touch and the warm brown eyes that admired his body, leaning back against the tub. The young man paid special attention to his flaccid dick when cleaning it and though it stayed soft and limp he still liked being touched down there like that.

 

Seeing his lover rising to his feet his golden eyes went with him going up from the black haired man’s cock over his torso to his face. He smiled when he took the young male’s hand and got up himself. “Yeah, we should do that.” he agreed stepping out of the bathtub together holding the other’s hand. Unfortunately he had to let go again as he had to lean over to press the button that would open the drain so that the bathtub would be empty again in no time. Having done that he walked over to the tiger and took a fresh towel before approaching his boyfriend again, laying it around his shoulders, pulling him close to kiss him deeply their wet, naked bodies touching while the drops of water were running down on them falling onto the marble floor.

 

Letting go of the other he grabbed another towel from the tiger statue and began drying himself off rather quickly before he was almost on his way. “I’ll fetch you some of my clothes. They will be a little too big but you didn’t have anything other than those jeans and that shirt with you. My mum will buy some with you tomorrow that fit you then.” He said giving his young boyfriend another smile leaving the bathroom, walking through his bedroom to open the door of something that looked like a wall closet. Behind the door however was a large room, much larger than a simple wall closet, with nothing but clothes in it. Most of them black suits. Since everything was sorted he could easily grab some clean boxers and a black shirt getting dressed to sleep. However when it came to what he’d give the other he had to search a little as he was looking to find stuff that the ladies who were keeping his household had accidently washed wrongly a long time ago and that had shrunken at least a little.

 

Having found some designer briefs and V-neck shirt he left the huge wall closet to walk back to the bathroom again, handing the clothes to Kario. “Here.” He said. “It got washed wrongly and shrunk a little. It’ll still not be your size but it’s the smallest stuff I have.” The blond said before he went over to the wall leaning on it while waiting for Kario to get dressed. “What would go like to eat? I got to warn you there isn’t much in the kitchen.” he asked. “There is some tiramisu that I have ordered yesterday and have not eaten. It’s in the refrigerator so it is perfectly fine. Or would you prefer something else? There are fruits too…. I think…” making it perfectly clear that he was not grocery shopping for himself, never cooked and often had no clue what the staff left there when they went to buy what he needed in the house.

[Sathenus]

With the way the older man was just silently looking at him Kario expected Devon to tell him that it wouldn't work. So when his lover did finally speak he was a little surprised to hear that he thought it was a brilliant idea. That definitely made his smile reappear, pleased that he could have offered some sort of good idea since all of their ideas up until this point didn't seem like they would work. Nodding in acknowledgement when he was told that it wouldn't be easy. "That's true, but I am sure you can pull it off. Just make sure that you are careful and aware of what you are doing to make sure it's actually benefiting you and not the other way around." Kario said after a moment of thought. He knew that such a strategy was something the other's father used quite often and was a master of. So in order for this to work Devon would have to be aware of everything and be able to keep tabs of what was going on to make sure that the outcome was actually in his favor. Of course he knew it wasn't going to be easy, but it could definitely be done. "Maybe even practice the skill yourself a little beforehand?" He suggested after a little more thought was given.

 

Now that his mind had been brought to his boyfriend's birthday it was working out different things he could do to make the day end on a special note for the man he loved. In no way whatsoever was Kario going to allow the day to be such a disaster. Even if it was something that the older man was used to, it was not supposed to be that way. Not in his opinion. To him it was important that someone's birthday was made about them, that it was special and was something they looked forward to every year. Something they could get excited about. The party that Devon described to him was no such day, and he would not allow it to end in such a manner. So it was with great concentration that he thought over what he would do to make it special, to make sure that the older man ended the night on a special note and to make it so he would hopefully look forward to his birthday from that point on. When Devon spoke he was drawn from his thoughts a smile reappearing as he was told it was something that he would be looking forward to it.

 

"We'll let it be our little tradition from now on." He said with a clearly excited tone himself. He'd be sure to make this something Devon would enjoy. But more than anything it would be a good tradition to add to the tradition of what already happened on his lover's birthday. What a better thing to do then have a special surprise from him to look forward to at the end of such a day? Kario couldn't think of any. Unless maybe not having that huge party to begin with, but that wasn't something he was capable of stopping. Even if there was a strong part of him that wished such a thing was possible. Shrugging it off he leaned forward to give the other a light kiss. "Looks like I have something to keep me a little occupied these next few weeks while I plan what I'm going to do for you." He mused.

 

It would be one way to keep him occupied while he settled into life outside the brothel walls and while figuring out what he could do to get his body back under control. The prospect of speaking with a specialist about his dependence on sex was nerve wracking but he knew it was the only way to get a good idea of how to start easing himself towards a more normal sex drive. Having sex almost constantly wasn't an option for him and he truthfully didn't want to live that way. He didn't want to go day to day needing a cock inside of him constantly and being stimulated to the point that he couldn't feel anything. Kario hadn't even realized that he had been lost to his thoughts as they remained relaxed together. He wasn't sure how long he had been in his own thoughts before managing to snap himself out of them. Dark eyes moving to meet his lover's golden gaze when he realized it.

 

 

Completely incapable of keeping the smirk from crossing his face at his lover's next words he just gave a soft laugh. "If I didn't know any better I'd think you were just a horny teenager. You really were quite excitable today. Did you miss me that much?" He asked a little teasingly. There was a seriousness behind the question though. In no way had he expected Devon to keep up with him like he had or to actually manage to fuck his body enough that it wasn't aching for the next round. He felt fully sated for the first time in a long time without having sex the whole day. It was still quite a bit of sex, and more than the normal person would have had, but it was less than he was used to as well. Reaching out he ran his fingers along the other's stubble that he loved so much, "Well, I am definitely going to appreciate such an enthusiastic response to us finally being able to be together." It really had meant a lot that Devon had managed to keep up in such a manner. It had been expected, but definitely appreciated. It had felt great, better than he had expected. Having someone that he truly desired and who desired him as well made each time they had sex much more satisfying to him. It was... a great improvement to what he was used to. Sex between him and Devon truly was different than what he had ever experienced before the blonde had come into his life.

 

After he had situated himself on his knees and gotten into a better position for Devon to clean him out he noticed the wide smile that was on his lover's face. A truly pleased smirk crossed his own as he felt the other's hands on his ass once more as it was given a firm squeeze before there were two fingers slipping into his hole. He let out a soft sound as he felt them start moving around, drawing his lover's seed from within him. It took awhile for Devon to manage to clean his hole out, his breaths were slightly unsteady when his fingers slipped out of him. Despite his breath being a little fast there wasn't much of a reaction from any other part of his body. He truly had been sated to not have been made hard again after feeling his lover's fingers inside of him. He still very much enjoyed the feeling of Devon's fingers inside of him though and was a little disappointed when it finally stopped. Being completely cleaned meant that he was now ready to wash and admire Devon's body.

 

Admiring his lover's handsome body was something he always enjoyed doing, and now was no exception. It seemed as if he was able to discover more about it every time. He didn't even mind that Devon was to tired to flex his muscles as he admired his torso. While the blonde leaned back against the tub and relaxed it just encouraged him to enjoy this moment even more, he was taking his time. Hands moving slowly, and eyes raking over the other's body again and again determined to make sure he didn't miss anything. It still hadn't taken him to long before he was finished though and had stood up offering his hand to his lover.

 

When Devon took it a smile crossed his face. He didn't even mind that his hand was released once more a moment later as the older man had to lean over to press the button and drain the tub. Now that they were both out of the tub he watched as Devon moved over to the tiger and grabbed a towel. He wasn't expecting his boyfriend to wrap it around his shoulders and pulling him close for their lips to meet in a deep kiss once more. Enjoying the feeling of their lips and their wet bodies pressed together he leaned into his lover more as he eagerly returned the kiss. Once it was broken he set himself to drying off while the other was grabbing another towel and quickly drying himself.

 

Kario was taking his time running the towel over his wet skin to dry it when he heard Devon speak. Sparing the other a glance he watched him for a moment, "Okay." He replied as he saw the other leave the bathroom. He knew that none of Devon's clothes would be his size. He had barely managed to finish drying himself off when Devon returned, his eyes wandered over what the other had put on and a pleased smile crossed his face. A pleased hum escaped him before he reached for what was being offered to him. Slipping into the pair of briefs and the shirt he looked himself over before giving the blonde a questioning look. "I don't know... you sure I look good in these?" He questioned a little teasingly. Leaning over and pressed his lips against the other's. "They will definitely do." He commented after breaking the kiss. The clothes really would do since he was going to sleep in them.

 

Hearing what the other had to say about a snack he considered it for a moment. "Hmm, you really don't use your kitchen much do you?" He asked a little amused. It was cute really, that Devon didn't seem to know what was in his kitchen other than that one thing. "I think the tiramisu will do just fine." He added as he slipped his hand once more into Devon's. Kario still had a lot to learn about the layout of the mansion and wasn't quite comfortable enough to lead the way yet. That, and he really loved holding his boyfriend's hand.

[-Hideki-]

He knew that if he were to try this he would have to be careful to not be the loser in the end and it was very well possible because it weren’t the means Devon commonly used though he definitely had his methods as a politician as well and was not innocent by any standards. He raised an eyebrow looking questioningly and interested at the same time when Kario stated that he could practice this beforehand. Ashfield wasn’t sure how he was supposed to practice this. “Do you mean that I should use it during my work or with business partners more before I try it with my father?” he asked not sure if that was what the other had meant. But he didn’t really know in which other scenario he was supposed to practice this.

 

A wide smirk appeared on his face when his lover announced that him preparing a birthday surprise for the governor would be their tradition from now on. “By all scepticism I have about traditions I know that I am definitely gonna love that one.” He let his boyfriend know still grinning as he leaned over, his arms wrapping around the young man’s waist as he pressed his lips against the black haired’s neck kissing upwards before letting their lips meet in a deep kiss. The mere fact that the other cared enough to want to make this about him, to make something special for him was making him happy already no matter what surprise it’d be in the end. Unlike how he usually was portrait not much in his life was about him as a person but more so about his career and business and the cooperation.

 

When Kario spoke again and told him that it looked like he had something to keep his mind occupied with the next week he was glad to hear that. Ashfield was a little worried that the rapid change would be tough and that it would be hard to adapt for his young lover and that the black haired would start to panic and feel awful. So the prospect that he could keep himself busy with something and distract his mind was a good one. “That’s great. Keeping yourself busy and having a task is important.” He stated nodding his head.

 

 

It didn’t escape his attention that the other drifted off into his own thoughts and Devon was certain that Kario was worried about what he was worried about probably a lot more. After a while the other finally seemed reachable again and looked into his golden eyes. Ashfield smiled warmly, looking back into his lovers brown ones. Ashfield was starting to think about his mother taking his boyfriend out shopping and dragging him to the hairdresser with her was actually not that bad because the other would get out and have something to do even though it was something that Devon found horribly annoying. And though his mother would probably be incredibly dramatic and not talk to Ashfield anymore for weeks because he had criticised her and called her a narcissist – what she was – he was certain that the old lady would invite the young man to a lot of other things. “I’m sure my mother will have already made more plans for you and her as well. It’s up to you what and if you want to do any of that but maybe you want to consider some of it even though it’s with my mother and will most likely sound annoying like fashion things and whatnot.” He suggested and then smiled jestingly with the intent to cheer the other up. ” Just don’t start to prefer her hairdresser over me too.” The blond said thinking about that incredibly effeminate man that his mother adored and sometimes Ashfield thought she wanted to adopt him or exchange them. “It also would be a bad deal for you to trade me for him as I am about 99% sure the guy is a total bottom.” The politician laughed.

 

 

 

 

 

A cheeky grin crossed his face when Kario was teasing him saying that he could have thought of Ashfield like a horny teenager for how much they had done it. “Well, yes, I did miss you a lot.” He admitted. “That and the fact that I am blessed with a high sex drive and have forced myself into a long abstinence before I couldn’t bear it any longer and ended up going to a brothel.” The governor explained. “So I kinda feel like a horny teenager again to a degree now.” he laughed letting his hand run through the black hair of his boyfriend getting it all wet while he looked at the other smiling when the younger one told him that he appreciated how enthusiastic he had been about them finally being able to be together. “And I appreciate being together with you.” The politician said kissing the young male’s cheek, smiling a little exhausted. Devon was going to feel this day in his bones the tomorrow. He would not just jump out of the bed full of energy in the morning after that like he had back when he had been a teenager or when he had been Kario’s age. He would tiredly drag himself out of his bed or tell the black haired he should just push him out as it would be easier and stretch himself for a while after getting up.

 

As he returned back into the bathroom dressed in some boxers and a shirt he realised how pleased his young lover looked at him making him smile widely as he gazed over to the other. “I just realised that it is the first time you see me dressed in something other than suits.” He commented amused before he handed his boyfriend the clothes he had fetched for him waiting patiently for the other to get dressed. It didn’t take long and Kario was wearing the briefs and the shirt he had gotten for him and Ashfield had been right, it still was too big. However that was what actually made his shorter lover appear rather cute in those unfitting clothes.

Ashfield just wanted to answer when Kario had asked him if he was sure if he looked good in this when he felt the black haired male’s lips on his own. Devon placed his hand on the other’s cheek as he took over the kiss, deepening it, slipping his tongue into the other’s mouth nearly eating him up. When the other broke the kiss he stated that the clothes would do. Smirking the governor was gently stroking the other’s cheek with his thumb when he started to speak. “You actually look really cute like this.” He told his young lover. “Come to think about it, it’s rather unfair that you look adorable in too large unfitting clothes but I would just look ridiculous in too small and tight clothes and just poorly dressed in too large ones too.” He joked.

 

 

Talking about what they wanted to eat his lover made a remark about him not using his kitchen. Ashfield nodded as he really didn’t use his kitchen. “I really don’t. That’s the reason it still looks like on the day it had been built.” He informed Kario. The politician was glad to hear that the tiramisu was fine with the other and that they didn’t have to search or think about something else to eat before going to bed. Feeling Kario’s hand slip into his made him smile and he squeezed the other’s hand before he led the young man out of the bathroom, the bedroom and then downstairs again. They crossed the dining hall and opened the door that was leading into the kitchen. Turning on the light there was a large high-tech, high-luster kitchen and Devon wouldn’t admit it in front of his boyfriend but he had no clue about how most of that stuff even worked, he would have even have trouble with a washing machine to wash his own clothes. The place was completely polished and looked as if it was new and on the cover of a magazine for luxurious kitchens. But something in it smelled burnt and the source of that was a pot on the stove, which was the exception in the room. Devon raised an eyebrow and walked over to the pot seeing that half of its content was on the stove. He carefully opened the pot as if whatever was in it could potentially jump into his face if he opened it and saw…. something. It was unidentifiable but he knew that it had been supposed to be soup and that his mother had tried to cook for him the first time in her life. Snorting and chuckling he looked at it and then turned to Kario whose hand he was still holding. “We can also have my mum’s cooking if you’d prefer that!” he joked, knowing that his cleaning ladies would not be too amused about how the stove and that pot looked. “Did your mum cook for you? And was it eatable?” he asked being interested in that.

 

 

Closing the pot again shaking his head another time laughing about the substance in it he then let go of Kario’s hand and went to the refrigerator. He took the tiramisu out of it but something was different compared to when he had put it in there the other day. When he took off the tinfoil he knew why. His mother had opened it and had taken one piece out of it leaving only one. “I suppose my mother got hungry when she was cooking that masterpiece for us.” He commented and placed that one piece onto the kitchen counter. Sighing he took two forks and handed one over to Kario. “It seems like we have to share.” The governor let him know.

[Sathenus]

"Yes. I mean... your father is rather proficient in this technique and uses it often. I'm taking it as you don't, though I could be wrong." Kario paused giving his lover a questioning look before he shrugged and continued, "So I figured practicing the technique while you're working and with business partner's would be good to hone the skill more before trying it with your father. Since you'll probably only get the one chance at it." If he was being honest, Kario was nervous about Devon trying this even if it was probably the only way to get what he wanted and have his father in his life only to a certain point. But he was aware that there really would only be one chance to successfully do this. If Devon failed, surely his father would have caught on to what he was trying to do and make sure that it didn't happen again. That was the result that they wanted to avoid. He wanted Devon to successfully pull it off.

 

The fact that the blonde seemed to like the idea about this becoming a tradition made him happy about it himself. There was something else that had caught his attention though, but the lips pressed against his neck seemed to instantly derail his mind. Causing it to go blank as he lost himself to the feeling of his lover's lips against his skin. When they finally met in a deep kiss he was eager to return it. Arms wrapping around his lover's neck as he leaned into it, dark eyes drifting shut. When the kiss finally parted a pleased smile spread instantly across his face as his eyes fluttered open. It took his mind a few moments to clear and remember what it was he had been about to ask Devon before the other had pressed his lips to his skin. "You said you have scepticism in regards to traditions. Why?" He asked more than a little curious.

 

"True. I would probably go insane if I didn't have anything to do all day." Kario admitted with a sheepish smile. Despite not really knowing what he wanted to do with his life right now, and knowing he still had many hurdles to face he knew spending time alone constantly with nothing to do would get boring. Exploring the mansion would only occupy him for so long before he had explored all of it. With that said there was probably only so much for him to do within its walls to occupy his time as well.

 

"Really?" He asked a little surprised. Was Devon right though? Did his mother really already have made plans for the two of them to spend more time together just because he had accepted to do so tomorrow? Even then did he really have a choice in refusing to what she had wanted to do with him tomorrow. It hadn't felt like, not like he was completely against doing so. He had agreed to it, but mainly because he knew the mansion would be empty of the one person he wanted to spend his time with and getting to know the man's mother who had been nothing but kind to him had seemed like a good idea. Depending on how tomorrow went he figured he could use that to decide how to proceed with the blonde's mother. He had fallen into thought again, but this time not as deep. When Devon mentioned the woman's hairdresser he gave the man a curious look. "That's quite impossible. I don't think I could ever prefer anyone over you." Kario mused with a small smirk. When the other continued he couldn't help but laugh alongside Devon. That definitely wouldn't be a good trade for him. "That would probably be the worst trade ever. That and I definitely love you far to much to just go and trade you for another." His smirk became a little devious after he had finished speaking and he couldn't quite help himself. "Now... maybe if you had a cute twin I may have to reconsider." Kario teased the older man. The look in his eyes clearly stated that he was not interested in anyone else but the man in front of him. He highly doubted that would change.

 

 

 

He had never realized how much he had really wanted to hear Devon say he had missed him until the man did just that. It wasn't like it was the first time the other man had told him he missed him, but it was the first time he said it as his lover and not a client. That made it mean even more to him then it ever had before. Laughing softly he leaned up to give the older man a quick kiss as he felt Devon's hand run through his black hair. "I suppose having a high sex drive and being forced into absetence would cause you to feel somewhat like a horny teenager again when you are finally able to have sex again." He mused. "But I definitely liked the idea of it being because you missed me a lot more." He added with a playful smile.

 

"And damn do you look hot, though I definitely love the way you look in a suite as well." He replied. There was no denying how good the man looked in what he was wearing, even if he wasn't wearing much. Though Kario thought the man looked good no matter what. Getting dressed himself in the clothes that Devon had brought for him to wear. After asking his question he was quick to press his lips once more to his lover's in a kiss. A soft pleased noise escaped him when Devon took it over. As their lips parted he was pleased to hear that he looked cute like this. "That's sweet." The true flattery came after though he found himself laughing once more. "I am quite glad you think I look adorable in clothes that are to big for me. The way Devon joked about how he would look in clothes to small or to big for him had him laughing once more. "True, but small clothes wouldn't flatter anyone. That and you look sexy all the time, you don't need to put on clothes that are to big to pull off an attractive look."

 

A small amused look crossed his face, it really was cute that his boyfriend never used the kitchen himself. Kario supposed he could change that, he had cooked alongside his mother a few times and despite it being years he was sure he could cook again. Maybe he could do that for Devon's birthday? Cook him up a nice surprise among other things. It probably would be a nice change, he would just have to make sure he dropped a small hint to ensure that the older man would still be up to eating something when they returned home that night. Not to mention distract him while he cooked. A small smirk was spreading across his face as he was thinking, not having realized that he had brought a hand up, finger resting against his chin as his mind started going over this idea. It seemed perfect really and the more he played with the idea the more he loved it. He had been so deep in his thoughts again that he had just blindly followed Devon who had lead him through the mansion once more by his hand. Not being driven from his thoughts until he was asked if his mother cooked for him and if it was eatable.

 

"Yes she did, I actually helped her a lot growing up. Even my dad would cook once in awhile." Kario said with a fond look crossing his face at the memories. "It was eatable as well, I don't recall my mother ever cooking anything that wasn't eatable." Now that he was thinking about it he didn't recall his father cooking anything that wasn't eatable either, the food they had been given always tasted good. That had never been anything he had given much thought before, mainly because he had thought it was normal for parents to cook meals for their kids. He realized though that it wasn't the case for Devon It was clear that his mother hadn't cooked for him as a child, and apparently she still wasn't that good at it. While Deovn had released his hand to go to the fridge he had moved even closer to the pot and the stove checking it himself. It really was... terrible. But he had to admire her trying, at least that was something.

 

Devon speaking made him glance away from the mess and back towards him taking the fork that was offered to him as he leaned against the counter in front of his boyfriend. "That's fine, love." He replied with a smile leaning over he kissed Devon's cheek quickly. Taking a small piece he brought it to his lips tasting it and humming softly. It tasted really good, chewing it slowly for a moment before an idea hit him. Reaching up he pulled Devon's face down into a kiss, allowing the small bite of tiramisu to be shared within their kiss. When he broke it he smiled up at the other. "I don't think sharing a piece will be a problem at all." He mused.

[-Hideki-]

Kario confirmed that he had meant that Devon was supposed to use this with his business partners and in politics more and he nodded. “It’s not that I have never used that before but it indeed isn’t what I commonly use.” He answered honestly. He knew that he was no saint either. Well, his father was more ruthless and went much further than he did but that was about it. “I can do that I suppose. Maybe while I am doing that an idea how to get to my father will actually come to my mind too.” The blond hoped.

 

He beamed into his young lover’s smiling face after they had kissed but the beaming expression was overtaken by surprise when he heard the black haired man ask why he possessed certain scepticism about traditions since he had not expected that he would be asked that or that the other would take an interest into knowing this.

“I was referring to cultural and religious traditions here. Just because something is a tradition it doesn’t mean that it is good or even acceptable. Depending on what kind of tradition it is it can even be life threatening, dangerous and harmful but too often such barbaric and irrational practices are still tolerated and given a pass because those who inflict those things refer to it as being tradition. Then we often have the term ‘tradition’ and something being ‘against tradition’ thrown around to prevent societal progress.” He explained and felt the urge to quickly say that Kario was not supposed to tell anyone the opinion he had just expressed but then he remembered that he had already lost his traditionalist and religious voters anyway for being a gay man who on top of that had had sex with a much younger prostitute so it didn’t even matter anymore.

 

The unbelieving ‘Really?’ in response to him letting Kario know that his mother had most likely already made some plans for her and his boyfriend made him laugh. He knew that the young man didn’t know his mother and couldn’t know how she was but Ashfield knew the old lady well enough. “Really!” he confirmed. “She obviously liked you. And when you agreed to go to the hairdresser with her and go on a shopping tour, what she could never get me or my father to do, you opened up a gate for her to try to drag you along to all that none of us liked to do with her.” The governor explained with a smile feeling a little sorry for the other, but on the other hand glad that if he would not be totally opposed to whatever his mother came up with, would have a distraction and something to do. “She also seems a little bored since she retired.” He added.

 

Devon grinned satisfied when the black haired told him that it was impossible that he’d ever prefer someone else over him. It felt good to hear something like that and it was even nicer when Kario started to laugh after Ashfield had made the comment in regards to the hairdresser being a total bottom because he had managed to make the other laugh and smile what had been his intention to begin with. The politician chuckled at the other saying that he’d only have to reconsider if Ashfield had a cute twin brother. “I have to disappoint you there. It’s only me. If I had a twin brother you wouldn’t have been the only one to reconsider. My father would have probably disowned me already and given everything to my twin when he saw me fucking my secretary if he would have had the choice between me and a straight son, well, today at latest.” He commented snorting.

 

 

 

The governor was enjoying the short kiss he was given while running his hand through the younger one’s hair what made him get even closer to his cute lover. When the man spoke then and said that he guessed it was true that living in abstinence as a man with a high sex drive would cause someone to feel like a horny teen when he finally was able to have sex again then adding that he liked the explanation that Devon had missed him that much a lot better though, the blond laughed, smiling at the other. “I like that better too. It’s much more romantic and less embarrassing.” He answered before he kissed his boyfriend’s cheek.

 

It amused Ashfield how enthusiastic Kario was about the way he looked in boxers and a shirt, how sexy he seemed to think that was. “I never thought that I looked that hot in my boxers and a shirt. When I lived with my ex-wife she usually told me to put on pants and get dressed properly when I sat around in the house like that during a free day before I went to go out in the evening.” He joked with a wide grin.

After they had kissed and Devon had given the other the complement the black haired seemed flattered and amused by his comment regarding how he’d look in too small and too big clothing compared to his lover. When he was told by the younger man that he always looked sexy no matter what he wore and that he didn’t need too big clothing to achieve that he smirked cockily, wrapping his arms around the other man’s hips pulling him close. “Thank you. You don’t even need to wear anything to be sexy.” He said into the other’s ear before he kissed him another time.

 

It didn’t surprise him that Kario’s mother had cooked for him. It was really the most common for mothers to cook for their family just in Devon’s circles the parents didn’t cook themselves, they either had a cook or used catering services and delivery services constantly like he did. What did surprise him was that the young man had helped her though and that his father had cooked as well. “Really? So you can cook as well? Was it fun helping her and cooking together?” he asked. It was really something he only knew from TV shows where families or couples or friends cooked together and it always seemed like fun in movies but life wasn’t a movie and somehow he had really just thought about it as having to be something bothersome. As something that he was too rich, too influential and too busy to have to put up with. Then he thought about his father who had probably never even stepped a foot into his own kitchen ever. It was completely impossible for him to imagine the man cooking something, even more so cooking something for someone else. “I find it interesting that even your father cooked for you. I couldn’t imagine mine cooking. He had never sat a foot into a kitchen.” He stated and then commented jokingly:” In case my father ever cooked something for us I’d not eat it. You could never know what he puts into it and what he intends with his sudden new interest in cooking for us.”

 

He smiled when he saw Kario taking a small piece of the tiramisu seeming to like it when he suddenly was pulled over to the other. His face looked a little surprised as he had not been expecting it but he was pulled into a literally sweet kiss that tasted like tiramisu that his lover shared with him by using his tongue. It was fun, passionate and rather messy at the same time and left Ashfield with a bit of tiramisu at the corner of his lips.

A dirty smirk was to see on his face when the kiss had broken and he caught for some air looking into his lover’s eyes who told him that he didn’t think sharing the last piece would be any problem. The governor laughed. “If we share it like this I’d be up for sharing every portion of food I’ll ever eat with you from now on.” He said looking at the piece now with the clear intent to play with the food rather than just eating it. The blond man took another, a bigger piece, placed it onto his tongue but didn’t chew it, he just pulled his tongue back into his mouth and when he kissed his boyfriend he let the piece of food slide into the other’s mouth with his tongue. After that kiss and his lips tasting like sugar completely now he took another fork full of tiramisu and fed the other with it normally. If he’d have more of that and they didn’t have just showered he’d smear some onto the other’s face and lick it off of his skin.

 

When that piece of tiramisu was done he just left the place like it was as the staff would clean after him anyway and he never cleaned up anything, going back upstairs to brush his teeth. Standing in front of the mirror while taking care of his dental hygiene something came to his mind and he spoke with his mouth full of toothpaste:”Do all the TVs bother you? If so we should take another bedroom because I am too lazy to get them all back to where I have took them from now.” Being ready for bed he walked into his favourite bedroom and went to the besidecabinet because whether they slept in this room or another one he needed his sleeping pills. Having taken those he turned around to the other, still sitting on the side of the bed. “I’m really looking forward to do all those things we have planned to do with you. I am glad that I’ll get to meet your parents and see where you have grown up as well.” The governor let the other know, smiling warmly.

[Sathenus]

"I am positive you'll think of something. You probably stand the biggest chance of pulling it off then anyone else would." Kario encouraged. It didn't bother him that Devon had shared that he had used the technique before but that it wasn't something he commonly used. Since this was something the man's father used regularly and probably most of the time he had already assumed Devon would have at least once. But this also made him feel like that was the reason why his boyfriend would have a better chance of pulling it off. He had grown up around the other, he had seen how he used this technique had been around it his whole life probably. That would be crucial when it came to finally attempting it and trying to see if he was able to beat his father at his own game. Kario truly believed Devon could do so, but only time would tell for sure.

 

He didn't miss the surprise he received upon his question, but he was a little interested why his question had been so surprising. As he listened to the explanation of how it was cultural and religious traditions that he was sceptical about and why he found himself truly understanding the man's answer. It seemed... so obvious when said like that. But he knew many people didn't see it that way. "That absolutely makes sense actually. Though I will admit I honestly never thought about it. I've always just seen it as tradition, not whether it was good or bad." He felt the need to admit that. Having fallen into the category of so many people who thought nothing of such things, even if for the most part he wasn't a rather traditional person himself. He didn't focus on traditions really and didn't have any of his own. Well, aside from what he planned to do for Devon on his birthday from now on and plan something that was meant to make his lover feel special and important.

 

"Well I am glad that at least one of your parents like me. She does seem really nice and I honestly like what I have seen of her, though it isn't much." Kario admitted. He was truly glad one of the blonde's parents seemed to like him, since he knew without a doubt that the other's father certainly did not. It would have truly hurt if both of his parents didn't like him. Just like he hoped that his parents liked Devon, though he didn't feel like he would have to worry about that. Kario truly believed his parents would like the older man and could look past their age gap and see that they truly cared about each other. Growing up he had always been told his happiness was all that mattered to his parents, this would be a real test as to whether or not that was actually true. "I suppose most people would be a little bored when they retire if they don't have anyone to share their hobbies and interests with. If you and your father both don't like doing such things with her then she most likely ends up doing it alone right?" Kario asked. He was glad he could give the older woman a companion, even if it turned out that he wasn't a fan of such things either. Truthfully, he absolutely hated shopping, but he would humor her because he knew she liked it. Going to the hairdresser? It wasn't the most appealing option, but again it was something she had seemed to be excited about so he had agreed which had turned out to be the right path to take. It was common for Kario to often agree to things he wasn't the biggest fan of if for no other reason than to make someone happy. "I'll admit I don't like shopping for anything, much less clothes. But because I know it makes your mother happy I don't mind going and providing her with company."

 

"I wouldn't consider it much of a disappointment. Even if you did have a cute twin brother I still think I win since I have you." Kario admitted with a small smirk playing on his face. Hand once more reaching out and running his fingers along the stubble he truly adored. His words were honest. Even if Devon had a cute twin he truly felt like he won by gaining Devon. No one had ever made him feel the way that Devon does, and no one outside of his family had ever truly treated him like a person who was important in any way. Devon made him feel special and loved, and he wouldn't trade that for anything in the world.

 

 

 

"Then clearly she didn't know what was right in front of her. Her loss though, I am definitely going to enjoy seeing you lounge around in just a shirt and boxers. Though... I suppose it will mean that I will have to learn some self control." He mused. Kario really did love the way the man looked in simple lounging clothes, it was a nice change to the suit he was used to Devon wearing. Not like he didn't love him in that either. There was probably very little the man could wear that wouldn't make him feel like he was in heat. When he was told that he didn't even have to wear clothes to be sexy a light blush colored his cheeks. Especially since the words were breathed into his ear before their lips met in yet another kiss. Eagerly he returned it letting his eyes drift shut. When the kiss was broken he let out a happy sigh. It wasn't like he hadn't known that, but he still loved hearing it, even if it made him a little embarrassed. Just knowing that someone truly loved him and his body that much and found it so appealing was something that would take him a little while to truly get accustomed to. It was all new to him. Sure people had always found his body sexy and appealing, but not so much him as a person. Knowing that Devon loved both him and his body was an amazing feeling in itself. Comprehending that completely was something else entirely.

 

"Yes, I can cook as well. I'll make something for you some time." Kario said with a smile. It had of course been awhile since he had cooked anything but he was more than happy to make something for his lover at some point. Even before his birthday, as he still fully intended to make something for him then as well. When he was asked if it had been fun helping her cook as well he nodded. "Yes, very much. I loved helping my mother in the kitchen. It was fun for us, and it was a great bonding moment as well. My brother and sister didn't have any interest in doing so, so it was something that was just for my mother and I. Which made it all the more important to both of us." He admitted. When he heard Devon express his interest in the fact that even his father had cooked he couldn't help the amused smile that crossed his face. Kario was well aware that the blonde's father had never stepped foot in the kitchen and made anything for his son. So it wasn't surprising that Devon found it interesting that his father had. "My dad enjoys cooking too, he would help my mother with dinner sometimes or cook dinner by himself if she was to tired. Sometimes he'd volunteer to make dinner just because he felt like cooking. It was something both of my parents enjoy doing and being able to do it together makes them enjoy it even more." The comment about not eating anything that the blonde's father cooked for them made him nod. That was a true worry to be quite honest, and he was more than willing to agree with Devon and never eat anything the man's father happened to cook for them if he ever did. "Believe me, I wouldn't even consider it." That was being completely honest. But most of his hesitation in accepting was from knowing that Devon's father truly looked down on him and didn't like him.

 

"That's good, because I certainly can't say that I won't end up doing that to you again." Kario replied with a pleased look on his face. He really had enjoyed the kiss they had shared, and the way that he had been able to share the bite of tiramisu with his lover. He had never had the chance to do so before, but he had to admit he was pleased he had done so. Watching Devon take up a bigger bite he wasn't surprised that when after the blonde had put it in his mouth that he pulled him into a kiss and shared the piece with him sliding it into his own. It tasted great and he absolutely loved the kiss as well, when their lips parted another pleased smile crossed his face. "I could definitely get used to us sharing like this from now on." He admitted. It was something he had to admit he really enjoyed, and it was a more intimate way for them to share a bite as well versus the standard way most couples probably shared. After he had spoke he took the bite he had been offered letting himself enjoy it before doing the same. Taking a piece up on his fork and feeding the bite to his lover.

 

Once it was finished and they had both placed their forks down he followed Devon back upstairs and to the bedroom. When he was asked if all of the TV's in the room bothered him he considered it briefly. "It won't bother me. It's not like you'll have them on all night so I can live with them being there." He replied. There was no point to make a big deal about it. As long as the TV's weren't going all night then he had absolutely no issue with them being there. That and it wasn't like all of them would be there constantly from now on anyway, it was just until each TV was returned to it's respective home. After finishing preparing for bed he joined the other man in his bed noticing that he had grabbed the bottle of sleeping pills. It truly didn't bother him, even if he still hoped that having him now would make it so Devon wouldn't need them as much. "I am glad you will get to meet them as well. I'm definitely looking forward to doing what we have planned as well."

 

Kario made himself comfortable in the bed waiting for Devon to lie down with him so they could both get some much needed sleep. After their activities today they both could use the rest, and Kario was very much looking forward to being able to cuddle against the older man as they slept. Something he had wanted to do early on with his client and yet had felt like he would never be able to get. Now that he could do so he was very much looking forward to it. So much so that he was sure his impatience showed a little as he waited for Devon to take his pill and get comfortable. Once his boyfriend had joined him and was lying down Kario instantly gravitated into the older man's side, resting his head on Devon's chest instead of the pillows and resting an arm over the man's waist. "Love you." He murmured more than a little tired at this point. Now that things had calmed down between them he was finally able to feel just how tired he was. It had been quite a day after all, so it was no surprise that he was rather easily falling asleep and was out in no time at all.

[-Hideki-]

“I doubt that I am the one who stands the biggest chance against my father.” He let the other know because he really didn’t, especially because it was his father and he had that fucked up relationship to him. Someone neutral, another businessman who was just as ruthless as his father would probably stand a better chance at winning but that was something that Devon didn’t even want because that would be bad for the cooperation that he, if his father decided to not disown him after this, inherit.

 

Ashfield smiled at the other after the man confessed that he too had never thought about this and had actually only accepted tradition as a given without thinking about it much one way or the other. “And this is part of the problem, we accept tradition without questioning it because it’s tradition and we see it as something that just is and has been for dozens of years.” The blond said. “Questioning traditions and judging them by their results and usefulness for a society and condemn those that are in whatever form destructive is something that belongs to the school of rationalism which is basically the opposition to traditionalism and cultural relativism.” The governor told the other. “I think however that those questions only occur to someone who thinks about societal and political questions a lot and has an interest in figuring out how to improve something.” The billionaire added scratching his stubbly chin.

 

It was completely understandable that Kario was glad that his mother liked him, Devon too hoped that his parents at least would be okay with him and not just see a gross older man their own age who was preying on their son. And then he was still worried that they’d hate him for his politics because he was unpopular in that area or any poor area for that matter even though the younger man had tried to assure him that this would not be a problem. So he could imagine the relieve the other must have felt when his mother had been welcoming towards him after he had met his father who had been nothing but degrading towards him what continued to anger the blond. “I apologise for my father again.” He said with a sigh. “I wish I could make it so that he would at least act civilised towards you.” The governor said looking into his lover’s beautiful eyes. The man just failed to see how anyone could be cruel to someone like his boyfriend when he looked at him he found it impossible.

 

When the black haired confessed that he actually didn’t even like shopping Ashfield looked at him understanding. “Oh boy.” He said as he did see some really long hours in front his younger lover when he was going out with his mother. “I hate shopping as well. Had my mother not invited you and you not taken the invitation I would have told Clarence to order clothing with you online!” the politician stated knowing that this wouldn’t help the other anymore now anyway. “I hope you’ll have at least a little fun with her regardless.” He said really hoping that Kario wouldn’t curse his mother at the end of the next day.

 

 

 

 

He wholeheartedly laughed when the other made that remark about him in boxers and his ex-wife and a wide smirk appeared on his face at the last sentence. “Don’t. You don’t have to learn self-control.” He joked his smirk getting dirtier as he talked. “I won’t mind being attacked by you and having my clothes ripped off of my body because you can’t control yourself any longer.” Devon spoke liking that fantasy that was playing out on his mind now finding the idea that he was irresistible to his hot boyfriend incredibly appealing.

After he had told Kario that he didn’t need to wear anything to be sexy he could see his younger lover blush and Ashfield always liked when he managed to see that cute blush on his face so seeing that made him grin and even more eager to kiss him what he did right away, being rewarded with a happy sigh from the black haired after they had parted their lips again.

 

His golden eyes shone up when his boyfriend told him that he’d cook something for him some time. “I’d love that.” the governor said. No one had ever cooked for him – if one didn’t count all the professional cooks and catering services he paid everyday – and the idea that the man he loved would make some food for him created a nice and warm feeling within him. Somehow he thought no matter what it was he’d probably love it and eat all of it anyway.

A smile was to see on his face when the younger man told him about how cooking with his mother had been special for him and how that had been their thing that they had always done together and shared and it sounded like something really nice, something that he had never had with one of his parents. “That sounds great. And now you can do that again. Maybe you can prepare a dinner with her together on a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas for instance.” He suggested as he wanted that the other didn’t have to miss this any longer than he already had. And he also liked the idea of not celebrating the holidays alone with his family or business friends. At least last year had been hilarious in its own disastrous way because his parents had invited Mister Kutjenko, his father’s friend, who still didn’t get Thanksgiving at all and had messed everything up, started a discussion about it and how he had understood it and when he had been drunk enough he had mentioned his banished daughter’s article that she had written about Devon and had apologised while going on a rant about how disgraceful Olga was and that he was ashamed of knowing her and that he would forbid her to share his family name if he only could.

The clear reaction Kario showed when he joked about not eating something his father would cook made him bust out in laughter and it took him a while to get a hold of himself again.

 

The governor was glad to hear that the young man didn’t mind all the turned off TVs in the room because he really preferred to sleep in this bedroom as it was the one he always slept in for years, his favourite one and he also had all his clothes in the closet room next to this bedroom too.

While he was taking a bottle of water to get the pills down more easily he could feel Kario’s eyes on him and out of the corner of his eyes he was able to make out some impatience for him to get into the bed properly. It was adorable and it made him grin and chuckle before he swallowed the pills down and placed the bottle back where it belonged. As soon as he had shifted and gotten his whole body onto the bed he was attacked from the side and he could feel an arm around his waist and his boyfriend’s head on his chest. Devon smirked and let his hand caress the other’s shoulder. “Where are you scared I’m going to if you won’t cling onto me instantly?” he joked as he found it as adorable as it was amusing, the man had not even had the opportunity to pull the blanket over his body for the other to slide under while cuddling up with him. So he reached for it now what was a little more difficult and probably looked weird because he had a man clinging onto his body trying to get a hold of the blanket but when he got it he pulled it over himself and his lover. “I love you too.” He said with a warm smile on his face as he kissed the younger male’s forehead before he leaned back into the pillows one of his arms around Kario’s shoulder. It was like he couldn’t even blink and the other man was asleep already. And when he was laying there without distraction the thoughts about the day to come, the thoughts about what had happened today, all that was streaming into his mind again and kept him awake. This was the reason he needed sleeping pills because he couldn’t turn his thoughts off and he was glad when the pills finally worked, wiped away the thoughts and granted him to fall asleep as well holding the young man in his arms, not sleeping alone the first time in years.

 

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It felt like he had just fallen asleep when the alarm clock rang and the sound of a country song was waking him up. With closed eyes he reached for the alarm clock and gave it a push to make it stop from playing music. The blond forced to open his eyes and he could feel an ache in his back that wasn’t too uncommon but he could feel his muscles too. His eyes were heavy and he had to fight to keep them open and not close them again. There was a warm body he was feeling on his side and he blinked over to Kario who was lying on him. Carefully he tried to get up and out of the younger man’s grip without disturbing his sleep too much and more than the alarm had already done. It couldn’t be helped though. Ashfield had to get up early and he wouldn’t wake up without the alarm clock. When he had managed to get out of the black haired male’s grip he pushed himself to standing up and actually leaving the bed, turning the alarm clock out for good. He stretched himself a few times and his body made quite some cracking noises. Able to keeping his eyes opened though they felt still heavy he turned towards the bed again and leaned over to his boyfriend. “You can keep sleeping. There is no need to get up this early for you. Have a nice day later and don’t forget to call your parents even though you’re nervous. You’ll be glad when you’ve done it. I’m asking you how it went later.” He whispered and kissed the man’s cheek before he let his fingers stroke through the black hair.

 

He then disappeared in his bathroom, brushed his teeth, showered, did his hair, bathed in perfume and then left for the room with his clothing where he dressed himself in his usual black suit with the black tie. When he walked through the bedroom he did so as quietly as possible as he didn’t want the other to wake up a second time if he had already managed to fall back asleep and he fastened his pace when he went down the stairs.

Ashfield had just drunken a glass of orange juice and was on his way out when he heard the doorbell ring, knowing that it must be someone who had the code for the gate as they had been able to enter his property. Devon opened the door and saw a short, petite woman dressed as if she had just recorded a music video. Her hair was still half black half white what the governor knew would change today and she had sunglasses on that didn’t have separated glasses and her body was covered in a black patent leather dress which had gloves included and was tight on the upper body but under the layer of leather it had a tulle skirt. Ashfield’s lady mother was wearing knee high plateau boots in the same leather and looking at her the blond got aware that his lover had never went out with his mother and wasn’t used to the stares. He also worried that the young man might find it embarrassing to go out with someone who looked like this especially if this someone was over seventy.

 

His eyebrows rose up and he looked completely confused and surprised when his mother opened her arms and smiled at him as wide as the Botox let her when she saw him. “Good morning darling!” she said melodically and hugged him what made him feel the stuff she was holding in hand on his back, just as if the drama of yesterday had not happened. “Morning mother.” He greeted her back not able to hide his confusion one bit. When she let go of him she looked around and then asked:”Where is your sweet little boyfriend hun? I have bought waffles and caramel syrup for breakfast.” The woman raised the paper bag with the waffles and a bottle of syrup she was holding in her covered hands. “He’s upstairs, probably still asleep.”he answered and then someone else spoke. “Actually she made me stand in line and buy that stuff. And when I came back the whole damn car smelled like waffles and she refused to give me even one.” The deep male voice sounded and Ashfield’s eyes fell onto the man in the black suit behind his mother. “You are fat enough already you don’t need a waffle.” Devon’s mother said shoving the blond aside to get to the kitchen while chirping:” Oh, well I am going to make me and him some coffee then.” and the man didn’t seem to like that sharp remark yelling after her: “I am buff, not fat! It’s all muscles lady!”

 

Devon couldn’t keep himself from grinning at that scene before he turned to the man. “Smith! Why on earth do I have to endure your face this morning to crown it all?” he wanted to know why the bodyguard was there. “Your father thought that there might be people rather angry about the man they have voted for fucking male whores and he was worried to let you go to the studio on your own.” The man explained his presence. “Couldn’t he have sent Michalski, I like him better.” The blond said stepping outside closing the door behind them, having Smith following him to the garage. “Believe me princess, I would have liked to do everything else much more than protecting you now because you had to fuck that cum-dumpster as well.” he answered. “Smith, if you call my boyfriend a cum-dumpster ever again you can collect your teeth from the ground.” Ashfield threatened his eyes narrowed and cold while looking at the man next to him. The bodyguard only laughed though. “Feel free to try Ashfield! I am a martial arts champion and you are just a gay nerd who probably shaves his legs and his arsehole like a sissy.” He mocked but Devon just grinned. “Of course I do.” he said sarcastically. “I bleach it too.” He added not less sarcastically but Smith looked at him unbelieving now. “Fuck man! People actually do that? How does that feel to do that? Doesn’t it burn and can you sit after this?” the bodyguard asked completely baffled, his nose screwed up between curiosity and disgust. Ashfield snorted finding that hilarious. “How the hell am I supposed to know?” The governor asked opening the garage. “What? But? Huh?” Smith got confused trying to figure it out in his head but it was too much for his two brain cells to comprehend. “It was a joke Smith! I was mocking you and the stupid stuff you say all the time! I don’t bleach it, nor shave it or my legs for that matter.” He explained really slowly while getting into the car. “Bloody fag!” Smith whispered a shade of pink on his cheeks, entering on the other side of the car and as annoying and unpleasant as Smith was he somehow got the feeling that he’d much rather spend the whole day in the car with this moron than having to deal with the journalists and answering questions about his sex life on TV.

 

And indeed he wished himself back into the car with his father’s retarded bodyguard when he was sitting in the studio, the headlights on him, fearing that the bloody theatre make-up those TV people always smeared on his face would melt because the lights were hot enough to make him sweat in his frigging suit. Next to him sat the moderator of the local news show who was completely used to this and took the time before he would go back on air with Ashfield to drink from his coffee and take a bite from a sandwich showing the governor his teeth afterwards asking if they were alright and nothing had gotten stuck between them. He heard the title music and the announcement followed but he was only focussed on the man asking him the first question, reeling off the mandatory politeness before automatically without thinking about it. Devon was smiling charmingly into the camera though he felt like telling all of them that they could go and fuck themselves and should leave his private life alone. But he wouldn’t do it. He’d be respectful; he’d be polite, no matter how disrespectful the media always was to him, he would not make a fool out of himself or let them provoke him, that wasn’t him, he was professional. That he told himself on his mind constantly to remind himself.

 

The first thing was basically them wanting a statement to the photos and the news that he was gay and he decided to go about it casually, still smiling, exuding composure. “I don’t think that I have much to say about this photo itself. I am on it, that’s obvious.” He started and then addressed the other point. “It’s also obvious that I am kissing a man on this photo. This man is my boyfriend, his name is Kario Teschu, we live together and I am indeed gay.” He said holding the eye contact with the moderator who didn’t even take a break but was asking right away:” Your boyfriend you say? I’ve been informed that is a prostitute! Is he not a prostitute? Governor, you say you don’t pay this man for sex is that correct? And this is not a room in a brothel we see on that picture?” Ashfield wanted to punch that fucker and tell him it was none of his business and what morally foul, disgusting people all of them hyenas were but instead he smiled even more nicely. “My boyfriend IS not a prostitute and I AM not paying him for sex. We are in a committed relationship like you and your wife too good Sir.” The blond answered. “Where this picture has been taken and where I go to with my better half and what I do in the bedroom is my private matter and I want to politely ask you to respect my privacy and not disrupt it further than this photo already violates it.” The politician scolded in a diplomatic tone of voice. For a moment the moderator was confused but then he carried on.

 

“Alright then!” he said and cleared his throat. “This man, your boyfriend you say, is, judging from the picture incredibly young, much younger than yourself. Don’t you think you are too old for him and this is highly inappropriate? How old is that boy? Sixteen, seventeen?” he asked and it started to boil inside of Devon. This made him mad beyond believe. What they were implying made him want to stand up and leave immediately but that would be what they wanted to achieve with this in the first place. “I am aware that you are saying this to provoke me but I am asking you to refrain from any further insult or to imply that I would not adhere to the law of our state. My partner is over the age of 21, he is an adult man and I won’t tolerate any further slandering. If you’re saying again that I would be with someone underage you’ll hear from my lawyer.” Ashfield stated this time a lot more definite and clearer. “As for whether I am too old for him or not, this is neither my or your or anyone’s but his own decision to make. As long as he thinks that I am not too old for him, what he doesn’t, I am not too old for him, period!” The blond stated much more vigorously now as that had actually enraged him a lot and there was no smile on his face anymore. He couldn’t bring himself to keep that up.

 

The billionaire saw how at the word lawyer the moderator had turned around to the producers of the news show and that he had gotten noticeably uncomfortable. It was still shining through that he was more nervous now when he was asking him another question that he didn’t manage to deliver as provokingly as before. The moderator coughed. “I didn’t mean to insult you governor it was just a question.” He said sheepishly to be able to continue with his program again. “Many of your voters are upset and disappointed. They feel betrayed and lied to. What do you have to tell them?” That was one that Ashfield had absolutely seen coming and that he’d probably hear thousands of times after this too. “I am sorry that my voters feel disappointed in me for something that has nothing to do with my politics. My private life has nothing to do with my work and it doesn’t affect me and my achievements as the governor. I also never lied to anyone. I never publically spoke about my sexual orientation. I never said that I was heterosexual either. And not making my sexuality an issue and keeping this out of my career is not lying to anyone.” The blond man answered and he saw the eyes of the moderator flash up as if he wanted to say ‘Gotcha!” “But isn’t it correct that you have been married to a woman before and that the people knew this. Can’t one come to the conclusion that you only did this to fool the people when you’re actually homosexual?” he asked and Ashfield had to keep himself from rolling his eyes for the sake of professionalism. It was at least half true but still he would obviously not admit it. “Look, I had feelings for this woman, affectionate feelings, I honestly and genuinely wanted to built a family with her, it just so happened that I misjudged the nature of the feelings I had for her which turned out to be by no means sexual what ended up in our divorce and I want to apologise to my ex-wife for the inconveniences and troubles I have caused her.” The politician said and checked the apology to Mei off of his list with that.

 

Apparently the moderator thought that he couldn’t get him this way and decided to ask him about something else then. “Your opponent Misses Claris Miller has accused you of once again exploiting the poor and compared you to a slave owner. What do you have to say to this?” he wanted to know from him and now Devon chuckled amused. “This is ridiculous. It’s hysterical, irrational non-sense. I am not exploiting my partner, I love him. Even enough to not wanting to cheat on him like Misses Miller has done to his husband several times. And do I even have to address the other point, I feel like it’s not worth my time and to be frank, I am sorry no offense, it’s too dumb too, even though she is your channels favourite candidate you have to be able to see that this was not a smart thing to say. I also think it shows that Misses Miller is too impulsive and unprofessional. I think she should rather stick to her business of leading a bakery and let actual politicians handle the politics.”

 

He still was angry about that one thing when he left the studio as fast as possible. He didn’t even take the time to let them wash off the theatre make-up on his face. And even Smith seemed to be smart enough to sense the explosive mood Ashfield was in when they were driving to Devon’s office because he didn’t make any sort of remark and kept quiet for a long time. When they were close to the government building they could see a crowd of people with signs and Bibles in front of it and they seemed to be incredibly displeased, some even seemed in completely uproar as if the world would end thanks to the blond politician. “Man, I hate those people. They like totally ruin the word fag for me.” Smith commented and Ashfield looked at him questioningly. “And why is that?” he asked and Smith actually had an explanation, the logic behind it was another thing.

“Because I can’t call you a fag anymore in peace without being associated with those nutjobs!” his dad’s bodyguard told him and Devon shook his head. “Makes perfect sense.” He said sarcastically. “Yes.” Smith nodded and didn’t get it again. “You do know that people did associate you with them before too right? But it’s amazing that you actually realised this now.” he couldn’t keep himself from mocking him and sighed. “Instead of this, rather tell me how I am supposed to get into my office now without one of them throwing a Bible towards my head.” The governor asked. “Drive past the building, to the end of the street, drive around it, so that we can use the back entrance.” Smith said and quickly added. “The back entrance of the building Ashfield, don’t get funny ideas.” Devon raised an eyebrow and shook his head while he drove past the angry crowd. “Really Smith? I thought you meant your butt.” The blond said jokingly. “That’s what I feared and the reason I clarified.” The bodyguard explained completely serious, not getting the joke again.

 

After he had gotten safely into his office he could feel his colleagues talking and stares on his back and he knew that this day was far from getting any better and he already had enough of all of this and just wanted to leave already. He was glad when the elevator let him out at his rooms where the only one he saw was his female secretary and Clarence and neither of them made a comment or showed unusual behaviour. Not that they could have as they wanted to because they were both on the phone constantly and looked like it wasn’t morning but evening already and they had had a whole day of work behind them. Looking out of the window of his office he could see the crowd still standing there and he had just finished reading their signs and had taken place behind his desk when someone knocked at the door and by the way they knocked he could already hear that it was not Clarence and not a woman. He gave the man permission to enter and when the person stepped into his office he had to keep himself from sighing deeply and from making an annoyed face. This man was from his party but no one who had a positive opinion about the governor as this had been the other option for their party at the previous election who had wanted to run for governor as well but had not gotten chosen. Ashfield was aware of what would follow, of what the man wanted and would say.

 

The blond straightened up and rose from his seat. “Mister Tailor! What a nice surprise. Take a seat!” he lied putting on his charming smile while nearly crushing the man’s hand in his who tried the same but was not as strong. That however seemed to not be able to wipe away the good mood and the smug grin from Tailor’s face. “Thank you Governor Ashfield.” He said nodding his head taking the seat he had offered to him. “What a nice day.” The man started off. “Indeed.” Ashfield lied another time. “I am afraid that the reason for my visit won’t be as pleasant for you though.” He told him and put on a fake concerned face which Devon reacted to with a fake curious and surprised one. “Is that so?”he asked. “I am afraid.” Tailor confirmed. “What is it?” the governor wanted to know his voice sounding fake interested. “We have talked a lot yesterday where you unfortunately had fallen sick and were not reachable for any of us but we have come to the conclusion that it would be better for everyone involved if you left the party. It’s not because you are gay but because you are presenting this deviancy openly and have also slept with a male prostitute. This doesn’t fit into our party in this state. I mean you probably have already noticed how upset many voters are and judging from the muscle-head in front of your office door who checked me for weapons and for some reason Bibles too you are apparently aware of this.” The man let the governor know and he seemed to have great fun doing so.

 

There was nothing surprising about this to Devon though and he didn’t feel threatened either. “What a pity.” Ashfield commented. “But I guess there is nothing I can do about it if ‘the party’…” he pronounced it in a way that made it show that he knew that it had been Tailor who had pushed this together with a few others out of his circles and no one else. “… doesn’t want me to run for them anymore. If that really is the wish of the majority of party members in this state, I will of course leave the party.” He stated and he could see Tailor’s hazel eyes glistering as he had obviously not thought that it’d be that easy to get back to his rival and kick him out of the race. “But…” the blond spoke, now openly smiling while his eyes were sharp and cold as daggers and scepticism appeared on the plump man’s face. “…I am not sure whether this is good for the party or whether the party would actually want this because I will continue to run as governor and I will win this election. And with me it’s not only my money that will leave the party but the money of the cooperation too, as well as the money of my supporters and business friends. I have brought them to you and I will take them away from you when I go. I will also unfortunately see myself forced to found a new party, invest in it together with my friends and pump enough money into this that this new party will get just as much air time as yours. A shame but apparently it has to be like this.” Devon ended his eyes cold as ice and his voice threatening and sweet as sugar at the same time. “Say, how is your wife? She is a really lovely woman? How does she take being cheated on and that her husband goes into BDSM clubs? Must be difficult to live with! Or doesn’t she know yet?” Ashfield was putting something on top of this smirking widely and by now Tailor looked incredibly pissed and he couldn’t hide his anger anymore at all. “Bastard!” he mumbled between his teeth. “What? I didn’t hear you! Just give me the forms and we’ll be done.” He pushed the other further. “We reconsidered. We don’t want you to leave the party.” The man mumbled through his teeth again and looked extremly tense and full of hate for Ashfield.

 

Seeing this made Devon crave to now humiliate him completely for that man had attempted to humiliate him and to get him to leave the party using false means to achieve that! It wasn’t their party who wanted to get him out but Tailor and those surrounding him who had the same worldview than he had. Tailor was actually homophobic and other than Ashfield who was the heir to a multinational cooperation and hence a global player and in favour of free-trade Tailor was nationalistic, a protectionist and isolationistic. The blond was business conservative only and Tailor was a social conservative through and through. Sometimes the governor was not sure whom he hated more, Theodore Parker his rival from the opposition or Tailor, it probably was Tailor though. “I don’t know.” Devon began his grin getting devious. “I fear that I just don’t feel welcome anymore now, too bad.” He said taking in Tailor’s expression that got a lot darker. “And what can I do to change this!” his rival hissed and the blond got the feeling that this man’s head would explode every second now.

 

“Since you’re asking I think there is something that’d help me to feel welcome again.” He pretended that he had just gotten an idea. “You will announce that the party stands behind me a 100% and that you personally think that I am the best possible candidate for this position, that I have done an incredible job and that being gay doesn’t change this fact and that you think there is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay in the first place. That you think there is no difference!” the politician suggested totally enjoying how far he was going with this man. Tailors face was merely a grimace now and he felt deeply insulted already by the mere idea of saying this. “I will not say this. They wouldn’t believe it anyway. I’d obviously lie!” he protested. “That depends on how well you present this.” Devon said and patted his shoulder as if he was a child, what was not only belittling but the billionaire also knew that Tailor this fanatic was cringing inside now because he knew that the blond man was gay and a gay man had just touched his shoulder. “I mean, you better do get it across believable, since you don’t want to explain to the party that it’s your fault that they have lost one governor position and a pretty significant amount of money on top of that. I don’t think they’d like to hear this Tailor! Especially the part with the money! And think about your pretty wife. It’s a wonder that she’s with you to begin with, I don’t think you’ll have that much luck again if she leaves you for your little secret.” The governor reminded and it was obvious that at this point it was taking Tailor a lot of discipline to not insult the younger man back and to not break his nose. “I will better try my best then.” He heard him hiss and he wasn’t sure if the man had whispered a “You’re gonna burn in hell Ashfield!” afterwards because it was knocking on the office door.

 

“Come in!” the governor said and the door opened. A man in uniform with broad shoulders, caramel coloured hair, green eyes, chalk white skin and a few tiny freckles on his face was entering the office. When his green eyes recognised that there was already someone in the office he coughed. “Did I interrupt? I can come back later.” He offered with his deep bass voice but Devon waved his hand. “Not necessary police Commander Mahler. My friend here wanted to leave now anyway.” The governor decided and Tailor stood from his seat and stormed out of the office, angry, humiliated and like a dog with its tail between its legs. Mahler looked after the older man who had slammed the door close behind himself. “He does look a little like those protesters in front of this building!” the police Commander said and Devon laughed. “Speaking of which, do they bother you? Should I send some of my men to arrest them? I am certain they have no license for this spontaneous protest.” The policeman spoke and Ashfield shook his head. “No. Let them.” He said. “As long as they aren’t violent I think it is best to just ignore them. Arresting them just gives them publicity and attention. Actually if the media would stop filming them, people would stop insulting them out of their cars and no one would get upset or offended about their signs and show it to them but everyone would just ignore them they would starve because they won’t be getting attention and give it up.” The blond found and Mahler seemed to think about this for a moment. “That might actually be true.” He agreed then.

 

“So, what can I do for you?” the politician wanted to know looking into Mahler’s green eyes. The police Commander was in his mid-forties and there was no denying that he was attractive. So attractive that Ashfield had avoided looking at him to not draw suspicion onto himself and he wasn’t sure whether he should look at him more directly now that it was already known that he was gay or not or if the man, like many straight guys, would get weirded out. While he was thinking about this the man had already come closer and was now standing on the opposite of the desk laying a file onto his table. “What is this?” Devon asked when he was thrown out of his thoughts. “A report!” Mahler answered and his green eyes stared at Devon making him feel awkward. “I see…. Did you ….” He wanted to ask but was interrupted. “Obviously not. I could have sent someone else.” The man answered his question before the blond had even had the chance to answer. Ashfield raised an eyebrow and looked at the other questioningly but he didn’t have to for long. “I would have never thought that you were gay.” The policeman said and Devon couldn’t keep himself from sighing and wanting to place his head onto his desk. “Not again!” he thought as he had no interest in talking about this anymore. “Is this a problem for you?” he asked tiredly instead. “No. The opposite.” Tobias Mahler answered and now Ashfield was completely confused. “Wha…” but he got interrupted again. “Had I known I would have asked you out long ago governor! I like you!” the policeman confessed and Devon Ashfield was at a complete loss. “Wait, you are gay too?” he needed a confirmation. “Yes!” the man nodded and leaned over the table, getting his head closer to the other.

 

“I was into you the second I saw you! I just kept still and didn’t openly look at you because I was certain that you were straight.” he admitted. “And that caricature of us, I liked it. I disagree with the message but the idea of having you do, you know what, was rather appealing to me. So what do you say, go out with me!?” The man whispered into his ear in a seductive tone of voice and Ashfield felt a fire starting to burn in his crotch. He pulled his head back a little completely caught off guard. Devon had never been hit on like this before; he had always been the one to hit on other men and now this. One month earlier and he’d kissed him now and pulled him over the bloody desk but he didn’t want to do this. He didn’t want Mahler though he was definitely attracted to him. “I’m flattered and I have found you really attractive this whole time too but I as well thought you were straight. However, I have a boyfriend whom I love and I have to decline this offer, I am not interested.” The blond said and much to his surprise the policeman’s smirk didn’t fade. “Aah, the little prostitute from the photo. Ja, I heard it on the news that you call him your boyfriend now. Thought it was strategy to get out of the scandal but you actually mean this huh?” he started and Devon could already sense that he wouldn’t like where this was going. “He is not a prostitute anymore…” Ashfield protested. “Oh Jeez…” the police Commander laughed. “I like you governor Ashfield. You are a decent guy; I know this from working together with you. But do you really think that someone like this actually loves or cares about you? What makes you think that someone who went as far as to sell himself to dozens of men for money has a problem to sell himself to only one man for a lot more money and a decent life? It’s money those people are after and you have a lot of that. People like this have no sense of moral or ethics and they can’t tell right from wrong. They also are involved in crime and are ruthless. They have no conscious and don’t know how to love another person. They just know the streets and only know about the survival of the fittest. He probably has planned to get into the heart and through it into the purse of one of his clients and he managed to do so with you, because you are a nice guy.” The policeman spoke and the first time in those four years there was disagreement rising up in him when he heard the policeman speak. They usually had really similar views but he would not let him speak about Kario like this.

 

“I mean no disrespect police Commander but you don’t know him! He is nothing like what you describe there! We have a connection, a bond and I trust him.” Ashfield said and Tobias snorted. “It’s worse than I thought.” He commented. “You think with your dick governor. I am not judging you, just observing. It’s okay though, it happens to the best of us. How often have I heard of things like this and in the end all of those love blind men end up filing a claim in the police station because their bank account was suddenly empty, everything of worth had been transported out of the house while they were away on a business trip over the weekend or their ‘genuinely in love with them’ prostitutes had attempted to kill them after marriage. I would like to protect you but it seems like it’s too late. You’ll have to make this mistake and learn from it I fear, though I will keep an eye on this.” Mahler said and Devon’s eyes narrowed as he was looking into his handsome face. “I am telling you, you are wrongly judging him without knowing him! He is an upright young man who made some bad choices with which he only harmed himself. He is not a criminal!”he said raising his voice and Mahler laughed again. “An upright whore?” he repeated shaking his head. “Man, you have totally fallen for this guy haven’t you?” Tobias found this almost amusing. “I tell you what we do my cute naive governor.” Mahler started getting closer again. “When the inevitable will happen and this all so upright little thug in the body of a pretty boy will hurt you and rip out your heart you can always come to my house and cry on my shoulder. I will take you out, make you forget about him and you can take out all the hurt and the anger and the pain on my body afterwards. Isn’t that a great offer until you forget him and see only me!” he breathed into Devon’s ear like the governor did with Kario and again Ashfield felt it burning between his legs and took a heavy breathe, hating that his body was even reacting. “This is really attentive but won’t be necessary. And I don’t want you to call him a thug. He is not a thug.” Devon exclaimed clearly feeling a sting of pain in his heart whenever the policeman spoke about his boyfriend like this, getting angry about all of this.

 

“Who are you and what did this brat do with Devon Ashfield!” Mahler said and stood decently again. “I hope that thug won’t brainwash you even more. That’d be a pity. You were so perfect.” He spoke and headed towards the door only to turn around another time. “See you governor. See you very soon!” he spoke raising his eyebrows followed by a blown kiss. “Police Commander.” Devon just said formally and he was glad when the door of his office fell shut behind the policeman. Sighing deeply he let himself sink into his chair! What was wrong with the people on this bloody day! The world seemed to have gotten crazier because he had been dragged out of the closet publically. The Police Commander was hitting on him, Tailor that pig had tried to use this opportunity to get rid of him and on the streets in front of the government building stood a bunch of people who were literally convinced that his gayness would lead to the apocalypse. He wanted to go home! And he missed Kario. He wanted to feel the realness of their love to counter and disprove Mahler’s speech and just because there was a general longing for the black haired male.

 

He was glad that nothing happened for a few minutes and he had actually rested his head onto his desk now and was just enjoying the cold wood of the plate while he heard the dimmed voices of the protesters who apparently still had not stood there long enough for their liking. But the more or less silence was not lasting long because there was a quick knock and then the door went open. It was Clarence who was walking in with a peanut butter sandwich. “I thought you might be hungry!” the old man said with a smile, a deer looking at Devon from Clarence’s sweat-vest of the day. “Yes, I am starving actually.” He said and was really thankful that the old man had thought about that. But while he was biting into the sandwich the other apparently had something else to say. “Also, Claris Miller has released a statement about what you have said this morning on the news.” He let him know and Ashfield sighed. “What?” he asked his mouth full with food! “She said that you calling her hysterical and irrational was misogynistic and it shows again that gay men have a misogyny problem. She said more but that was the essence of it.” He told him and Devon laughed amused his mood lighting up. “What is so funny?” Clarence wanted to know. “I will release a statement to the statement and point out her hypocrisy while clarifying that I said she was hysterical not because she was a woman but because she was hysterical. She always reprimands those who generalise and she claims to stand in for minorities and in her statement she generalises gay men who are a minority. I will beat her with her own weapons, will hint that she might be homophobic while my voters won’t care about her accusing me of misogyny for the thousandth time but hers will care about a gay man hinting that she might have something against gay men.” Ashfield told him his plan and the more he thought about it the better he thought it was. “Bring the camera, I’ll watch the complete statement before.” He said and Clarence nodded and went to get the camera.

 

They had just finished recording his statement and Clarence had uploaded this when he had to head to the next news channel. This time it was the one that was more on his side than on Claris Miller’s so they weren’t as keen to see him burn but rather to wash his vest white again because they had shown themselves more in his favour than Clarisse’s before. However they had a telephone sequence where the audience could call and ask questions or say something to him and Devon had to deal with a lot of the audience from the rural areas not liking him anymore at all. Many saying he’d go to hell if he won’t regret his disgusting sins and other’s saying that they were sad and they prayed for his soul and they were not mad only disappointed and worried because other than being gay he was such a nice young man. Some of those particular ones even saying that they’d still vote for him because they didn’t punish and hated the sinner but only the sin and because they found Claris Miller much worse than him. There was also a so called ‘psychiatrist’ who offered him conversion therapy calling as well.

 

After that he would have loved to drive home and not back into his office but he had to drive back to his office because he had to meet with his advisers. At least the number of protesters in front of the building had decreased drastically, apparently some had vented about and expressed their disapproval of Devon’s sexual orientation enough at this point. Now he was sitting opposite to his three advisers for a while already and Smith had positioned himself at the door inside of the office and not in front and was playing with his phone the whole time. When one of his advisers informed them that his father had been interviewed about him today and that this was all over the internet now Devon threw his hands up in despair. “No. He has a spokesperson why did they catch him…” he said but the adviser said he should watch it before he got desperate maybe it would not be that bad. So Ashfield took the tablet they gave to him and he saw a video titled ‘Business imperator butchers journalist’ and wasn’t suspecting anything good. He saw his father walking towards his car in the subterranean garage of the cooperation and a fat young woman with a microphone asking him questions about why his son slept with prostitutes and exploited unfortunate young men that egotistically etc. And his father raised his head looking down at her before basically telling her that she was only sour and had gotten a foul character because she was too ugly to get laid and she was trying to harm Devon -who was admittedly way too gay what he emphasised was not his fault- out of jealousy because even a man like him could get a man while not even a prostitute would take her as a client ending with him telling her that she’d die alone with her cats. His advisers had been wrong, it was bad. Devon didn’t find it pleasant to watch at all and this had been the exact reason why they didn’t let the old man speak to journalists anymore, he didn’t like them and always seeked to destroy them.

 

 

Devon felt defeated laying his head onto the table while Stuart Cooper one of his advisers tried to cheer him up by saying that it had definitely distracted the people from Ashfield’s brothel scandal, what was probably the reason his father had done this for to begin with, and that some kids on the internet found his father cool and edgy now but it didn’t help. Then he heard Smith chuckle like someone who had just done something genius and this was not the first time after the man had seen the video. “What the hell are you doing Smith?” he demanded to know. “See for yourself!” the bodyguard said and Ashfield heard his private phone buzz. When he looked at it he saw that Smith had posted something. It was a picture with the head of that journalist put onto the body of Jabba the Hutt surrounded by a bunch of cats on a sofa, saying ‘Cat lady’ on it. “Really?” Ashfield asked while Smith couldn’t stop laughing about his own joke. Next thing Devon realised was ‘Daniel McNeil likes this’ appearing on screen. Daniel was his father’s bookkeeper. Another one appeared. ‘Pavel Michalski likes this’ and short after ‘Stuart Cooper likes this’. Ashfield looked at his adviser. “And I am not supposed to say ‘retard’ because it’s offensive?” he asked and his adviser shrugged. “Come on, it’s funny. It’s her head on Jabba’s body with all this cats. It’s hilarious, I don’t know what I’m supposed to say other than I am not a politician, I can like this and use the word retard because no one cares what I say or do. For you there are other standards though.”

 

After another two hours in which they were talking actual strategies and Smith’s Jabba picture getting hundreds of likes he could finally head home again. It was 10pm, dark outside and he just wanted to see if everything went well for Kario, if he was doing alright, if the conversation with his parents had been pleasant. He wanted to hug the young man and cuddle up on the sofa while eating and watching TV and then he wanted to sleep because he was exhausted and wanted this Friday to be over now, being glad that he didn’t have to be in the office on Saturdays and Sundays. There was no single protester at the building anymore now. Everything was quite when he drove down from the parking space with his Lamborghini and headed home. Stuart had given Smith a ride what he was more than thankful for as he didn’t feel like being bothered by the man’s stupid commentary anymore. He was nearing home when his business phone rang. Devon took up the phone and was coughing so that his voice would sound a little more energetically again. “Governor Ashfield speaking!” he answered it and he nearly drove past a red light because he had not at all expected to hear this voice. “Hello Devon, it’s Mei !” his ex-wife said and the blond didn’t know what to say for a minute. “Hi. I haven’t expected you calling me. I hope that you have heard my apology and I want to thank you for your neutrality in the interview yesterday.” The governor said and Mei told him she had heard the apology and that she had not kept neutrality for him but because she was an adult and she could separate private issues from an overall subject matter. “Your father apparently doesn’t think so though. And that’s why I am calling. I need to talk to you about this Devon. Now! And not on the phone! Are you at home, then I am coming over.” She told him and Devon got confused a second time. “My father? I am on my way home. Can’t that wait though? It’s been a long day. You can come to my office on Monday and we talk about my fath….” He was not granted to complete that sentence. “NO! This cannot wait! This is urgent Devon. Don’t try to weasel yourself out of this. I am coming over tonight and we’ll discuss this or I will have to discuss this with a lawyer and the public what I wanted to avoid. I’ll be there in two hours. I hope you’ll open the door Devon!” she just said and hung up on him.

 

“What the fuck!” he cursed and punched onto the button for the horn in his car. “My father! What issue can she have with my father?” he thought but he didn’t get it though he was thinking about it until he was driving into his garage and turning the engine off. After he had locked the garage he went over to the door torn between being happy to be home again and seeing Kario again and being annoyed because his ex-wife thought that something that probably was completely minor couldn’t wait and was coming over at such an hour. “At midnight. That woman isn’t any less crazy than she was back then.” He said while unlocking the door first with the code and then with more than just one key.

[Sathenus]

A soft and reluctant groan escaped Kario when a sound started to peirce the silence of the bedroom. It took his grogy mind a moment to realize it was an alarm clock, and that the sound had been some song that it had started to play. After that realization hit him he felt Devon shifting and the alarm was silenced, this made Kario nuzzle into the warm body he was lying over and try to go back to sleep only to feel that the blonde was trying to carefully slip out of bed. It was clear to Kario that Devon was trying not to disturb him even more while doing so, but he had still been reluctant to actually let the blonde slip away from him. Once his boyfriend had done so he instinctively shifted into the spot that the older man had just vacated, feeling the warmth that had been left behind and letting out a content sigh. Even if he would have preferred Devon remain in bed with him, he supposed this was a good second. At the very least it was the best he was going to get right now. Kario knew Devon had to go to work, even if he would have rather complained and try to convince him to stay. His eyes fluttered open briefly as he heard the older man begin to speak. A soft hum of acknowledgement was the only response he gave to the words as a kiss was pressed to his cheek and he felt fingers stroke through his hair. Instantly the motion made his body relax even more against the bed and he was already almost fully asleep as his lover turned for the bathroom.

 

The next time his eyes fluttered open it was because a rather heavenly scent hit him drawing him from his sleep. Eyes landed on his boyfriend's mother and the first thing that hit him was shock, but the rather happy and welcoming face was holding a mug in her hands that was clearly where that pleasant scent was coming from. He was greeted rather warmly and the mug was handed to him as he sat up, rubbing at his eyes with his free hand he took a sip of the hot liquid. The coffee was exactly what he had needed, and he wasn't really bothered that he had been woken up considering she hadn't technically woken him rather the coffee itself had. When she seemed to rather happily announce that she had brought breakfast with her and to get ready and meet her downstairs he just silently watched her go before taking another sip of the coffee. Kario still wasn't really sure how he felt about the idea of running around shopping and then going ot the hairdresser with Devon's mother. But it was happening, and there really was no way around it.

 

For a couple of minutes he just enjoyed sipping his coffee and resting in the bed, his mind going to Devon and hoping that he had at least a decent day. With a sigh he set the mug down on the nightstand and slipped out of the bed figuring he needed to get ready for the day and meet the older man's mother downstairs for breakfast. At least now he didn't have to worry about whether or not there was even anything in the kitchen for him to make for breakfast. That hadn't been something he had been looking forward to figuring out. Slipping into the bathroom he showered and got ready for the day, not having a choice he slipped back into the clothes he had been wearing the day before. There really was no other option considering he really didn't have any other clothes right now until after their shopping trip. Even then he wasn't really sure how he felt about that. Once he was dressed though he just ran a hand through his still slightly damp hair before he re-entered the bedroom took up his mug again and left for the dinning room where he had been told to meet the other. Sipping his coffee as he went, he wandered his way slowly downstairs.

 

Like promised he made sure not to head down the stairs to quickly. Considering he really didn't want to start off his second day here by falling down the stairs and he had been honest with his boyfriend that he tended to do so often. Still being a little tired definitely did not help that matter, but he made it down the stairs with absolutely no issues. Before he knew it he was sitting at the table with a fresh cup of coffee and some waffles in front of him. As he was eating breakfast he listened to the rather energetic explanation of what they would be doing that day and where they would be going. Silently he listened and ate nodding or speaking only when he thought that it was needed. Once breakfast was finished he let himself be ushered out of the mansion and towards the vehicle and before he knew it they were on their way.

 

The day was... interesting to say the least. Kario certainly wasn't used to running around with anyone who dressed even remotely close to his lover's mother and the looks she seemed to attract. He never really understood why anyone would want such attention, but he figured some people liked it. Either that or she just didn't notice it. Shopping with Devon's mother was... to say the least an interesting experience. He wasn't really sure how he felt about it considering his original view and seeing how into it she really was. The good side to all of it was it meant that Devon's mother was distracting his mind from the ache that was starting to get more prominent because he was forced to focus on what she was showing him and the conversation that thankfully seemed a bit more one sided. Shopping lasted longer than he had thought any normal person could shop, but it was also a bit expected considering he remembered how much she seemed to care about fashion from the day before and stories from Devon.

 

Once it got to accompanying her to the hairdresser he was happy to try to take a back seat, instead watching her as her hair was done and the man who was doing so. A slightly amused look crossing his face as he watched the pair and continued to listen as the woman made sure not to exclude him from the conversation. Not like he would have truly minded in the end.

 

There really was a strong sense of relief that overcame him when it was time to return to the mansion where he was hopeful he'd be able to relax a bit and not have to worry about keeping up a conversation. After they got back he still had ended up occupying his lover's mother for a little while after but eventually he was left to his own devices. It was an hour after he had been left by himself that he remembered what Devon had told him that morning. To call his parents and that the blonde would be asking him about it later. Considering he had no idea when Devon was due to come home he figured it wasn't good for him to push off the call for much longer and with a deep sigh and feeling his nerves grow he grabbed the phone and dialed his parents number. He deeply hoped that it hadn't changed in the five years that he had not had contact with them as he had a feeling that was highly possible.

 

With each ring his nerves became worse and worse, to the point where he was very close to just hanging up and giving up. Willing to deal with whatever response he'd get from his lover by telling him he hadn't called after all. Or at least... hadn't talked to them. But just as he was willing to take his chance with Devon being mad or disappointed with him the phone was picked up and he heard a familiar voice that made his heart ache. "Mom?" He said before his mind even registered that he should probably tell her who it even was. What felt like a really long silence followed, but when that familiar voice spoke again he could hear the tears in it, how it shook. He listened as she immediately said his name, expressing how happy she was to finally hear his voice again. Of course immediately after she began asking a bunch of questions, what had happened to him, why he had disappeared and expressing how worried they had been. What he wasn't fully expecting was being told that they had filed a missing person report a week after he had "disappeared" but nothing had ever turned up.

 

For a moment he was stunned to much to speak but when he did he explained not so much what had happened to him and where he had disappeared to, but what was going on in his life now. When he mentioned that he had met someone, someone who meant the world to him he heard her speak again. "So the governor wasn't lying on the news?" He could hear the surprise in her voice, but a small smile had crosed his face. "No, it wasn't a lie." He had yet to watch the news, he hadn't seen what had been said on the subject. But he wasn't competely surprised either. Then came the part that made him nervous again. Setting up a day for them to visit his parents that weekend. When he mentioned it, telling her he wanted to see them again, and that Devon wanted to meet them he could hear her hesitation. Not so much with seeing their son again, but knowing that their home compared to that of the governor wasn't much to see.

 

It took a bit of persuading for her to finally agree. He let him know that they would both be home Saturday, they were welcome to come by any time they were available and that she was looking forward to seeing him. This again caused Kario to become nervous, only because he wasn't so sure how his father would react to all of this. When he asked his mother if he was home now she told him he wasn't home yet. That made Kario sigh softly, but suddenly something else hit him and he couldn't help it. Immediately Kario asked about his brother and sister. He wanted to know that they were okay. The news about his sister made him super happy for her, hearing she had a daughter of her own now, and the relationship she had been in the last time he had spoken with her was even stronger. That the two were married, living in a house together and doing great. The news of his brother wasn't as happy though. To hear that his brother was still struggling to get out of addiction made his heart ache again. He had hoped that the older man would have been able to beat this. Apparently not.

 

What he hadn't expected was for his mother to say his brother was back home. Living with them. It made him frown as he looked down at the flooer. His brother... was living back at home? Putting who knew what type of stress on their parents to support him and by doing so most likely his addiction. It was depressing, and there was an instant part of him who wanted to tell his brother he needed to stop putting that pressure on them. Instead of that though he asked if the other would be home when they came by Saturday. "I don't know, dear. Sometimes he is in his room all day, other times he disappears for days. He's sleeping in his room right now." That didn't make him feel better. With a sigh he just said he understood and expressed he was looking forward to seeing her and his dad when they came to visit. There was definitely a huge part of him that did not want his brother to be home when they visited. He didn't want Devon to see the other in that way. But that wasn't the only reason why he didn't want his brother to be home. Ever since he had started down that road they had quickly grown apart, his brother started fights with the family over nothing, and was often irrational.

 

They talked for a little while longer before finally saying goodbye. Once he had hung up the phone and now feeling much better since he had heard the familiar voice of his mother he decided now was a good time to explore hte mansion a little more. Since he was back on the first floor he figured he would explore it. Starting with the kitchen and looking through all the cabinets to figure out what was even in the kitchen at this time. It wasn't much, but at least it wasn't completely empty either. He spent another few hours just wandering aimlessly around before finally settling himself down back upstairs in the bedroom. By this point his body was definitely aching and with nothing more to occupy his mind it meant he was focused on it. This was... not good. He tried distracting his mind with other things. Closing his eyes and trying to get his mind to focus on Saturday and spending time with his parents and his boyfriend. It really was something he had to admit he was looking forward to. Even if he wasn't really sure how it would go.

 

Like Devon had mentioned before though, his parents had already seemed to know he was gay. His mother hadn't been surprised by the news, but more surprised by who he was apparently in a relationship with. Still, he had high hopes that his parents would end up liking his boyfriend. Even if he knew that it was going to be rather odd that the man their son was with was their own age.

 

As more time passed he felt himself growing impatient for Devon to return home, especially as it started to get later and later. By this point he was aimlessly waiting downstairs, mainly because he wanted to see the blonde. They hadn't had a chance to spend time together at all today, unless you counted the few hours they had been asleep that morning together as spending time together. Kario surely didn't count that time since neither of them had been awake. When Devon did finally return home he was practically bouncing on his feet, completely impatient to wrap his arms around the older man. The only thing that stopped him from doing so the moment the front door opened was that something was clearly on the other's mind. So instead of throwing himself at Devon like he had originally planned, he moved over to him and leaned up pressing their lips together in a quick kiss.

 

"How was your day?" He asked truly curious. He had purposefully stayed away from turning any TV on, not sure he wanted to see it. His curiosity wasn't even peaked when his mother had said she had heard he was with the governor on the news. Since Devon had previously asked him if it was okay to do so, he had expected his parents to hear about it at some point. "Something happen? You seem pretty stressed..." This time his voice trailed off.

[-Hideki-]

When he was finally stepping inside of his home and the door was falling close behind him automatically locking itself again he looked into brown eyes of his boyfriend who had apparently been waiting for him as he stood close to the door and was walking towards him. His strained expression lit up immediately and he smiled at the other his golden eyes sparking more lively than before. As Kario approached him he was given a quick kiss, a kiss that was so quick that it was absolutely not enough in Devon’s opinion so the governor wrapped one arm around the other male’s hips and pulled him close onto his body to kiss him deeply and intensely. The other hand was placed at the back of the younger man’s head, his fingers burring themselves into the black mane of hair as his tongue intertwined with the other’s, pressing the smaller body against his own wanting to feel him after the stress he had had on that bloody day.

 

As their lips parted and Ashfield was breathing heavily, he wanted to apologise that it had taken him that long to return to him but he didn’t get the opportunity as Kario already asked him how his day had been, mentioning that he looked stressed and whether something had happened. He sighed laying his forehead onto the shorter male’s shoulder for a moment before he stood straight again and answered his question. “Well, I drove to the TV station together with Smith whom my dad had send, then I had to answer a bunch of questions about my sexuality on TV in addition to getting insulted by the false implication that I’d fuck underage teenagers, after that I had to drive back to the office with Smith again – what is always a blessing -, to find an unannounced protest in front of the building of outraged people who were convinced that my gay arse will doom this country and cause the apocalypse as a result. When I have made it into the building without anyone throwing Bibles after me I was visited by Karl Tailor who tried to get me to leave the party so that he could run as governor for them, followed by the police Commander hitting on me, asking me to go out with him and making it quite clear that he also wanted to, well, get into my pants. Then I made a statement to Claris Miller’s statement, had to head to the other news channel where they had a fun phone section with the people of whom some had a lot of creative insults to offer, other’s were more like disappointed grandparents and then there was that bloke who offered me free conversion therapy. After that I only had to talk to my advisers.” He described his day going through it on his mind to figure out if he had forgotten anything.

 

Another sigh followed as he pulled out the phone. “To summarise it…” he started and searched for something on his phone before showing Smith’s Jabba picture to Kario. “… Smith’s stupid picture and a techno remix of my father insulting that fat journalist who is probably sitting at home crying whilst eating a bucket full of chocolate ice cream because of him now, are the most successful things that happened this day.” The blond politician stated clearly frustrated by it. When he let the phone disappear into his pocket again he realised that he had forgotten the thing that had pretty much ruined his evening and which was the reason why he was that pissed in the first place. “Oh, and I almost forgot, when I was driving home and was happy that I could call this bloody day a day, order some food and cuddle up with you on the sofa, my ex-wife called me because she has some problem with my father that apparently can’t wait till Monday so she will come over in two hours, at bloody midnight!” he said letting it show that this was the thing that displeased him the most.

 

Devon took a deep breath and calmed himself down again shaking his head trying to push the unwanted visit of his ex-wife to the back of his mind. “Anyway, let’s go into the living room and then you’ll tell me how it has been going for you today.” He decided and took Kario’s hand dragging his young lover with him into the living room. The TV in the living room was the only one that Ashfield had not brought upstairs because it was a giant screen fixated onto the wall. There was a huge sofa, a bunch of naked Greek male statues, a bar, bookshelves some filled with books other’s with movies and videogames as well as a fireplace.

 

The governor let himself fall onto the huge and broad leather sofa and he pulled the young male with him onto it. The softness of the sofa felt good on his back and neck and he groaned leaning back. Then his arms and one leg wrapped around his boyfriend as he spooned and held him. A smile appeared on his face and he placed a kiss onto Kario’s neck. “So, I wanna know everything.” He stated with a grin. “Could your body handle it?” he was concerned and then kept on asking. “Was it alright with my mother? Or did she annoy you so much that you won’t ever go anywhere with her again?” he was interested. “And more importantly, how did the conversation with your parents go? You did call them didn’t you?” he was mostly curious about this as that was an aspect that he knew was important for the other and he also knew that Kario had been incredibly nervous about it and had been worried about how they might react. And Devon really hoped that they really had reacted how he had predicted and with what he had encouraged the black haired.

 

He hoped that this day had been a good one for his boyfriend, a day that had given the other some hope that it was going upwards and was getting better for him at this point. While he was lying there with the other his hands roamed over the other’s torso caressingly and from time to time he nudged into the young man’s neck and jaw gently. It felt good to him to come home and be able to finally hold the other, to not return into his empty giant mansion and turn the bloody TV on immediately because the silence was getting unbearable whilst waiting for the delivery service to bring his food. It would have been even better if he had the opportunity to get into comfortable clothing and if he had the rest of the night for himself and Kario and not had to deal with his nagging ex-wife, whatever the hell she wanted from him and would complain about.

[Sathenus]

The moment that his boyfriend's arm wrapped around his hips he knew that Devon wasn't happy with just a quick kiss. This made him smile for a brief moment before their lips were once more pressed together. This time in a deep and intense kiss that Kario rather eagerly returned, feeling the fingers that buried themselves into his hair and holding his head in place. He had been trying to keep a grip on his rather pained body by making the kiss quick. But he really had needed this kiss instead, and needed the feel of the blonde's body pressed against his. When it broke his breath was a bit unsteady but he definitely didn't mind considering he could really get used to sharing a kiss like that every time Devon got home from work. Their bodies pressed together was a pleasing feeling, and it really did make him feel better almost instantly. Even if it wasn't what his body had been aching and now pained for.

 

Listening as Devon began to tell him how his day had started a surprised look crossed his face. Not so much that he had spent the morning with Smith, that wasn't something either of them could control and he could in a sense understand why the man's father had wanted Smith to be with his son today. But that the TV station had tried to imply that his lover would have sex with underaged teens was what had surprised him. That anyone would even imply that was a bit upsetting to say the least, especially because he was of legal age. It made him wonder though how many people out there were with someone who was underage. Kario liked to think that age didn't matter when two people truly cared about each other, but that was within a certain reason of course. He didn't condone older people being with those who were underage. If you truly cared about the person, then you could wait until they were of age. If you couldn't then you weren't meant to be with them to begin with.

 

He had taken this chance to run his own fingers through the other's blonde strands in what he was hoping was a soothing manner. Listening as Devon continued to tell him about his day and the events that had taken place. He wasn't really surprised about the protesters but gave a soft amused laugh at the addition of being told he had made it inside without anyone throwing a bible at him. The fact that the police commander had hit on Devon and tried to get into his pants was a surprise though and he felt himself give the other a stunned look. Not because he didn't think that such things wouldn't happen from other men who had probably had their eyes on the blonde but had made no move since they thought he was straight. But it was because of the boldness the man had obviously present in his boyfriend's office and he could honestly feel himself not liking the police commander even more and with a soft sigh he shrugged. "I can't say I'm surprised by his behavior. You are really sexy after all, but at least you're mine." As he finished speaking his initial surprise had vanished and was replaced with a smirk. He really couldn't blame the police commander for being interested, but he was happy in the knowledge that he was the one Devon was coming home to every night.

 

"Conversion therapy?" Kario asked as if this was a completely ridiculous thing to offer someone. Which to him, it absolutely was. "Do people really think that crap works?" He asked after giving the blonde a curious look. Not to mention there was nothing wrong with his lover for being gay, anyone who thought otherwise could keep their mouths shut.

 

The picture he was shown made him frown and his heart ache for the woman slightly. No one really deserved to be treated that way, no matter how the acted or whether someone liked them. When he was told that she was probably sitting at home crying and eating a bucket full of chocolate ice cream he sighed again. "Poor thing." He murmured softly before pushing that thought aside. She would get over, it wasn't like it was the first time someone had insulted her and he highly doubted that it would be the last time either. So there was absolutely no reason to dwell on the fact any longer than he already had since it didn't affect him directly. The news that his lover's ex-wife would apparently be coming over that night and around midnight no less was surprising and an unpleasant thought. What could she possibly need to talk about that was even remotely that important? "That's... an unpleasant thought." He fully admitted not really sure how he felt about it in the end. But it was happening regardless, and by the way Devon had said it and the fact he had mentioned it apparently couldn't wait until Monday that his lover had tried to at least hold it off but apparently even he had been unsuccessful in doing so.

 

There wasn't any surprise when he was dragged towards the living room after being told that it was now his turn to tell Devon how his day had gone. Watching as Devon let himself fall onto the sofa made a smile cross his face, amused but also happy that Devon was finally home and able to relax. At least for a little while. A surprised sound came from him when he was pulled down with him, letting his body rest easily against his lover. Once they were situated he felt a kiss to his neck before the blonde spoke telling him he wanted to know everything. It was followed by a few questions but the one that struck him the most was the question of if his body had been able to handle it. Considering how his body still felt the answer was a very clear no. His body hadn't been able to handle such a sexless day, and despite trying to relieve it after getting home and a few times in the hours that followed in an attempt to at least make it bearable again it hadn't done much to ease the ache that had turned into an actual pain in his body.

 

For a moment he didn't speak trying to think of how to answer that first question. But honesty really was the best policy to everything he figured. "No. It... can't." He made sure to say that it can't handle it versus telling him that it hadn't been able to, considering his body still wasn't able to handle it. "It was fine in the beginning, just the normal familiar ache I always feel when I get up after a sexless night. By the time your mother had finished with the first part of our shopping it wasn't just a simple ache anymore." He admitted, he was then honest in saying by the time they had gotten to the hairdresser what had still just been a more prominent ache had actually started to cause more prominent pain than an ache anymore. At which point he would have been all to happy to head back. "By the time I got back here honestly I wasn't in the mindset to do anything then curl up and be left alone." Which was odd, but it had been how he felt even if he knew he needed quite the opposite of that. It also lead to him admitting he had tried multiple times over hours to relieve the ache and pain but had only been able to ease it, not get it to go away. With each attept his body had gained some relief, enough to make the pain dissipate but the ache was still rather prominent. Alone, he just wasn't able to sate his body the way it needed it.

 

With that out of the way he decided to focus on the rest of what was asked of him. "Shopping with your mother wasn't terrible, though it definitely isn't on my list of things I absolutely love to do. It was... interesting to say the very least. She definitely didn't annoy me, but I am sure she realized after ten minutes that I couldn't really keep up with what she was going on about." He admitted with another small shrug. It hadn't been a bad experience if he was being honest, even if he wouldn't jump at the opportunity to do it again just because he hated shopping. But he would at the very least be willing to accompany her sometimes as long as he was able to enjoy some breaks in doing so.

 

"I did." He admitted with a nod. Kario had indeed called his parents, and he had enjoyed the talk he had with his mother. "My mom said they would both be home Saturday and we were welcome to stop by anytime to visit." He added but he still had to mention the fact that his brother was back home which made him bite his lip. "But ah... it turns out my older brother is back to living at home. My mother couldn't say for sure if he would be there when we visited since she never knows when he is leaving for a few days or sleeping it off in his room." He admitted though he didn't feel like he had to admit what his brother was sleeping off in his room. After their previous discussion about his family he was sure that Devon would be able to at least guess, and knowing what his brother had been doing before any guess probably wouldn't be completely wrong. "They weren't surprised about me being gay though, like you said. Though apparently you actually confirmed that for them which made the whole thing a lot easier." He mused giving his boyfriend a thoughtful look. "She of course started crying in the very beginning of the call, had to tell me how they had apparently tried to find me a week after I originally 'disappeared' but nothing had turned up. I can't say I'm surprised that they didn't find anything. She admitted they had been worried before that but just figured I was going through a hard time and didn't have a way to reach out to them. Apparently when I didn't come home or call for a week though she allowed her gut feeling that something else had happened take over." The fact that his mother specifically had been that worried made him feel even worse for what he had did. She had told him how it had literally appeared like he had just vanished into thin air. There was no sign that anything bad had happened, and no lead as to where he was.

 

Truthfully, Kario wondered if it was wrong of him to not have told his parents what he had been about to do before signing his contract with the brothel to at least make sure they knew he was okay. But he knew they both would have tried to talk him out of it, to convince him it was okay to come home despite them still struggling. He had not wanted to go through that, he had refused to believe that it was okay for him to live back at home and let his parents struggle to support him again while he struggled to get back onto his feet. He still stood by his decision to sign the contract, even if he had not been happy with the years to follow. "She's happy to know I'm okay though, and she did seem interested in meeting you. Though I have to admit she was a little surprised when I confirmed that we are together. If we could keep the whole... prostitute and brothel thing from my parents though it'd be much appreciated. I really don't want to see the look on their faces if they were to find out their youngest son really had done such things."

 

This was the only thing he was going to ask of his boyfriend when it came to his parents. To keep the last five years of his life hidden from his parents. Of course he wasn't sure what to tell them he had done during that time or where he had disappeared to, but he was not about to admit he had been locked away in a brothel selling himself to powerful men just to keep a roof over his head and make it so he didn't have to worry about food or a place to live. That wasn't a conversation he ever wanted to have with them.

 

"I just... can't let them know how low I sunk. They didn't even know that I sold myself to anyone to begin with, to tell them that I spent the past 5 years selling myself in a brothel instead of coming home would really hurt them." He added wanting to explain a little more why he didn't want this to be brought up to his parents. He knew that they had heard about the gay brothel scandal, but hopefully if they never directly addressed the issue then his parents would forget about it and not push it. He just... didn't want them to know how low he had sunk instead of returning to them. "You can imagine what they had to be thinking though... I hadn't even been on my own for a full year before I disappeared on them. A parent's worst nightmare." He probably really had put them through hell with what he had done despite trying to do what was best by keeping himself from returning home.

 

With a sighe he shook his head, not really wanting to focus on this anymore. He had made the call, they had the day they were able to visit and he warned his boyfriend that his brother may or may not be present. Though he honestly hoped it was the latter as he didn't want Devon to meet his brother in such a way. That wasn't the man he had grown up with, it wasn't his brother. So it wasn't who he wanted his lover to meet. He wanted Devon to be able to meet the person Kario had known growing up, who had helped take care of him and his sister, and who had been a great friend and brother. Not the person who had spiraled out of control, had been to jail at least once, was still a user and now mooching off their parents.

 

Turning his head he captured their lips together in another kiss though it was still a bit brief. Flashing a smile once it broke he spoke again, "I definitely missed you today though. And I am super happy you are home." He could ignore the fact that there would be a guest in the mansion at a rather ungodly hour all because something apparently couldn't wait. If it was so important for her to see him why hadn't she tried to do so earlier? He didn't know, but he did know he'd have to get over it. Something he would probably do rather easily after she had come and gone.

[-Hideki-]

While he spoke he felt the younger male’s fingers run through his fine blond strands of hair and though not fully it at least calmed him a little inside and the governor leaned into the hand of his boyfriend, pressing a kiss onto it in between the words he spoke. A laugh came from Ashfield when Kario announced that he couldn’t be surprised by Mahler’s behaviour as Devon was just too sexy after all but that he was his. For a moment he wondered though if his looks were really what had drawn the police Commander towards him or if it had more so been his politics and the fact that both of them had seemed to be on one wavelength whilst working together and their values and worldviews largely matched up. Maybe it was a combination of both, that was most likely. A grin formed on the blond’s face and his arms pulled the other closer again. Ashfield leaned down to bring his face closer towards Kario’s. “I made sure to tell him that.” he let his lover know in regards to the comment that Devon belonged to the younger man before he kissed him gently. There was no need to tell him that Mahler had not taken it seriously at all though and even less so to repeat the awful things the other had said as the policeman was apparently certain that Kario was a gold-digger, criminal and would harm him in the end. It had been hurtful enough for Ashfield to hear it; the other didn’t have to get upset by it too.

 

The governor shrugged when his lover seemed to be surprised that he had seriously been offered conversion therapy and asked if people actually thought it worked. “This ‘psychiatrist’…” he couldn’t keep himself from making airquotes “… was certain that his conversion therapy worked and that being gay was a mental illness that could be cured.” Ashfield told the other what guy it had been he had spoken with on the phone live on TV. “I think that most of his ‘patients’ have probably killed themselves and that they just aren’t gay anymore because he had made them commit suicide.” Devon said his facial expression getting much darker. “But yes, there are people who think this shit works and is legitimate.” He told Kario. “Take my colleague Karl Tailor for instance. He advocated for ‘curing’ LGBT people with elector shock therapy and wanted to give hospitals and doctor’s offices the right to deny LGBT people the access to health care even in an emergency case and even if the person might die because of the refusal to treat them for not being straight.” He explained and while he spoke he got aware of just how much he hated Tailor again. “I don’t know if he really thinks electro shocking someone makes them straight or if he just likes the idea of torturing gay people though. I honestly think it’s the latter.” The blond told his boyfriend and then added. “If the party would have chosen him as a candidate over me during the last election that maniac would be your governor now by the way as I don’t think that Theodore Parker would have made it regardless.” Ashfield informed the other because he knew that Kario didn’t follow politics and probably had no clue who Karl Tailor even was.

 

The frown showing on the young man’s face didn’t escape him and he had not expected the other to emphasise with the journalist like this. Devon himself was mostly focussed on his father acting like a schoolyard bully again what was inappropriate, unprofessional and that it didn’t shine a good light on him and the campaign if the old man was walking around making some women cry.

He leaned his head back into his neck at the topic of his ex-wife’s visit and sighed in annoyance. “I know. But nothing I can do about it. It would get even more bothersome if she dragged whatever her problem with my father is into the public.” The blond told the other. “I hope for her that it is actually important though.” The man said his eyes narrowing.

 

After he had cuddled up with his young lover on the sofa and he had asked him the questions he waited for an answer as a short silence had followed before he somewhat hesitantly was told that the black haired male’s body had not been able to handle that day without having sex. The more he heard the more worried and serious his expression got and it made him feel bad that Kario had been in pain over a large period of time during the day and that he had only been able to temporarily ease it a little but not make it disappear on his own even though he had tried. This was a real problem. Devon didn’t want the other to have to feel this way, to be in pain, he wanted him to be able to go through the day and really enjoy it. “I definitely have to make Clarence get you an appointment with a professional as soon as possible. It’s the first thing I’ll make him do on Monday.” The blond decided and then he got caught up in his thoughts again. “If you can’t make the pain go away like this, maybe we really should consider buying you toys that might help you. We could at least try.” He suggested what he had already said the day before. “I will order everything for you that you’d think might help.” The governor said and then another question was rising on his mind and his golden eyes looked at the younger man whom he was holding that closely. “Are you….in pain now too?” he asked not liking the idea that the other was suffering while he was not even realising it and thinking that everything was alright and he enjoyed just lying there with him as much as he did.

 

A smile reappeared on his face when he heard that the other had not been annoyed by his mother and that it at least had not been terrible and he had been able to bear the shopping day with her. “Did she at least buy you a practical and sufficient wardrobe?” the blond wanted know as his mother often tended to buy designer stuff that was not suited for everyday life and Kario who only had a jeans and a shirt definitely needed a complete new wardrobe that was useful and that he could wear.

 

Ashfield’s expression lit up and he looked at the other proudly when he told him that he had called his parents. Knowing how much anxiety he had had about it the blond was not only glad to hear it but also genuinely proud that his boyfriend had called his parents after all those years. “I’m proud of you!” he said kissing his forehead, smiling warmly at the other.

Devon nodded and the smile didn’t disappear from his face when he learned that the other’s mother apparently had reacted positively and had told them that they could visit tomorrow. “That’s great. We just need to buy a gift for them and then we can visit them.” The blond man said drifting off to thinking about what gift to buy them and how to leave the best possible impression and make them like him and approve of him regardless of his age.

 

He was thrown out of his thoughts again though when his lover spoke again telling him something that made him exclaim:” The junkie brother?” in the first moment which he regretted immediately. “Sorry.” He then added and continued to listen and his expression got gradually darker and sterner as he listened. It appeared the guy was still a criminal on drugs and that he was also dragging the young male’s family into it and it made a feeling of disgust rise in Devon Ashfield he couldn’t do anything about.

Not to mention that junkies and criminals really hated the governor and he had no idea how that man would react if he saw him in his parent’s house as his brother’s boyfriend! The politician who had stressed the issue of making their state safe and clean again, who had ensured the terrified middle class people after a riot who had had their stores and cars lit on fire and had been afraid that the ghetto thugs would burn them next, that he’d protect them and that he’d make it so that they could go out without worry again, had actually gone incredibly hard on all kinds of criminals and he had managed to make the people feel more safe and secure again. And his measures had included fighting the war on drugs without any mercy as well amongst a long list of other things. Devon had worked together with Mahler on this a lot and he had given the police Commander most of what he had asked him for. Much more freedom to act for the police than the governor before had given him. He had also given permission for a program to bring law and order into the ghettos, had let the police patrol more, had made the state hire more officers, had given them better weapons and equipment and had always been having the policemen’s back in any conflict on the media. What had resulted in many people who hated their police force now hating Ashfield too, some really aggressive ones who called for violence or even murder and others who expressed their disapproval in a humorous way by drawing him with his head up the police Commander’s arse.

 

So he was almost a hundred percent certain that Kario’s junkie brother would hate his guts. Well, it wasn’t like Devon had much of a heart for junkies either but that encounter could actually lead to difficulties and he couldn’t help himself but to hope that this man would not be there. Having been stuck in his own thoughts after that information he sighed and shook his head. “Let’s hope that he won’t bless us with his presence…. I am not quite sure how someone like this might react when he sees my face and those kind of people know who I am incredibly well. Criminals and drug addicts don’t particularly like me because my politics aren’t in favour of them.” He downplayed it not wanting to trouble the other more than he apparently was about his brother’s presence anyway but the governor smelled conflict and he had had to warn the other at least somehow. Especially if this man had been in jail he would hate Ashfield because he had been the one to achieve that those people got more severe sentences and had changed to prison to make the punishment harder on those who had committed violent crimes or had been involved with illegal drugs.

 

His expression lit up considerable when the other told him that his parents had not been surprised about him being gay and that it had made it easier that Ashfield had confirmed it for him beforehand on the news. So his parents had seen that interview. Devon didn’t know how to feel about it being worried about what kind of impression he had made on them during that interview.

What followed wasn’t a surprise for him at all. That they had been worried sick and had probably tried everything to find their son again was what he had expected. That it would get incredibly emotional when they would hear that Kario was still alive and was calling them again was also completely reasonable and understandable and had been to be expected too.

 

It didn’t surprise him that the young man’s mother was happy about hearing that her son was alright and still alive but it did surprise him that the other said that she was actually interested in meeting him and that she had seemed surprised when the other had confirmed to her that they were together. “Surprised or put off by it?” he asked as he kind of wanted to know whether it was positive interest or if she was more interested in seeing him to tell him why she thought him being with the other was wrong and that he should go to where the sun doesn’t shine and stay away from him.

 

What followed was the other asking him to not reveal to his parents that he had worked as a prostitute and that Devon had actually been his client. He nodded and listened to the other’s explanation and the reason why he wished to keep this a secret. The explanation had not even been necessary, the blond got it, he could understand why he didn’t want his parents to know.

“I can fully understand this and I won’t ever say anything about it to them.” The governor said. “Whether you want to talk about your past and what has happened during those years to them is your own decision and it is not my place. Beside that I personally would prefer to not state this either as I wouldn’t like that your parents looked at me and be grossed out because everything they saw was a whoremonger who has paid money to have his way with their much younger son. The other side of this coin is not any more flattering, believe me.” He assured Kario, kissing his cheek, pulling the other even tighter towards himself. “We have to talk about what to say then though! If your parents asked where we have met for example or what you want me to tell what you have done during those five years instead. Because not saying anything would be suspicious and if we came up with two different lies that would make it obvious that we lied.” The politician reminded the other as this was important if they wanted to keep the truth a secret from the black haired male’s parents. A deep sigh followed though as there was one thing that they needed to be aware of too. “But please don’t be disappointed if they won’t believe us or just know no matter what we say because of what has been all over the news the last two days. They called you a prostitute everywhere already.” He said reluctantly but he thought the other should be aware that his parents might already know and they couldn’t do anything about it. “What do you want to do if that is the case? And how do you want me to react in this scenario?” he asked.

 

As the other shook his head he could see that this was all unpleasant for him and that he apparently didn’t want to think about it anymore further. When his boyfriend turned around to him and caught his lips in a kiss it was rather brief again and the blond wished that Kario would kiss him deeper and with more passion on his own as the brief touch just left his lips longing for more every time. He chuckled and beamed at the other when he told him that he had missed him and was glad that he was home again now. “I have missed you a lot too.” Devon told Kario laying his head onto the young man’s shoulder. “And I am more than happy to be home again and able to hold you as well.” he let him know and pressed a kiss to his neck. His eyes felt heavy and he made the mistake to close them for a moment what almost made the governor doze off right there. However his stomach woke him completely again with a deep and desperate growl that almost sounded as if it was howling at the moon. Ashfield’s eyes opened and his face had flushed red in response to the sounds his body made. “Gosh, I need food.” The governor said laughing a little awkwardly. “Let’s order something. I don’t care if Mei might has to watch us eat depending on how long the delivery takes. I didn’t invite her after all.” He decided and somehow shoved his hand between them to pull his phone out of his pocket. “Are you craving something specifically?” he asked his eyes running over a list of dozens of different delivery services.

[Sathenus]

There was no way for Kario to hide how pleased he was to hear that Devon had told the police commander that he was his. It was pleasing, knowing that Devon had no problem reminding people of that. Especially now that he knew that his lover had announced it during his interview already and figured that the other man had seen that interview. The two men worked well together and seemed to have a lot of the same views which was certainly a good thing. But he was still happy to know despite that, Devon was his. After the kiss was broken he smiled up at his boyfriend, "And you'll always be mine, right?" He questioned with a raised eyebrow. This was something he hadn't really asked before. But knowing that there could be other men bold enough to try to get with the other made him want the reassurance that he really was Devon's and that Devon was his. That it would remain that way and he wouldn't find someone else. He remembered mentioning that Devon may grow bored of him, or want someone around his own age and being told that wouldn't happen and that he wanted him. But this had to be asked as well. Just because Devon wanted him didn't mean the man would always be his. Feelings could change over the years as they themselves changed, and though he hoped it would never happen he couldn't see the future.

 

He frowned as he listened to Devon, to think that was why such a man had been successful with conversion therapy was upsetting. It made him wonder how many lives had been lost because people thought they could cure something that wasn't an illness. To hear that there were people who thought that things like that actually worked only made him feel more depressed. Was being gay really that bad to so many people that such practices even had to exist? It wasn't like they were hurting anyone by being with someone of the same gender. They didn't push such things on other people, and Kario truly felt like they had just as much right to be happy with people who made them happy regardless of gender. Hearing about his lover's colleague made him frown, all of that was rather extreme and completely unnecessary. But it did sound more like the this person liked the idea of torturing gay people versus actually helping them. Something that made his stomach churn uncomfortably. The idea that anyone thought such a method could or would actually help a gay person was ridiculous, but he had a feeling that his lover's colleague wasn't the only one who thought along those lines. "That's... honestly a rather unnerving thought. That anyone thinks something like that would not only work, but be necessary. Though I guess if you shocked someone like that enough times they'd probably do whatever you want to make it stop." It definitely wasn't a pleasing thought, and the more he thought about it the more he felt physically ill. No one should have to go through anything like that, and anyone suggesting otherwise especially over something like sexual orientation needed some mental help themselves.

 

"The fact that she is that pushy to say this had to be done tonight or to bring it in front of the public is ridiculous. There is very few things I feel, even as far as your father is concerned, that would or should be dragged in front of the public. Just seems like an excuse to meet with you tonight despite you trying to convince her otherwise." Kario admitted. He didn't feel like anything she had to say or whatever issue she had with his lover's father needed to be dragged in front of the public. If anything it sounded like she just wanted attention. It did make him a little curious about what she thought was so urgent though, and had to agree with Devon that for her sake it better be important.

 

There was no missing the way the blonde's face became more worried and serious the more he told him about the struggle he had with his body today. Hearing that Devon would make sure the first thing Clarence did Monday was make him an appointment with a professional did make him feel a little better. At least a professional would be able to help him figure out how he was going to handle this and beat it. But that still left him with the weekend to get through, and just because Clarence called Monday didn't necessarily mean he'd see the professional soon. It would be... a rough wait for sure. He hadn't expected Devon to mention that they should really consider buying toys for him that might be able to help since he wasn't able to relieve it himself. It made him bite his lip, it was possible that such a route would help him in the long run, and for all he knew the professional may even mention the same thing. But... he still wasn't so sure. "I don't know..." He murmured trying to think it through but still not being sure it was something he wanted to do. Hearing that they could at least try made him sigh, "I suppose." There wasn't much of a reason to argue against it in a form of trying but... it still wasn't the most appealing route to take. Kario truly couldn't explain why he was so hesitant and even slightly embarrassed about accepting it or giving it a try, but he was.

 

The moment Devon's eyes looked down at him he met the man's gaze, what he was asked next made him hesitate in speaking. "No." He lied, not really wanting Devon to know that he was still very much in pain. But they were just cuddling right now, and this was something that Kario truly enjoyed doing with Devon. He didn't want his boyfriend to worry or focus on the fact that he was hurting because of something like this. It was embarrassing, and it made him feel weak for not being able to just stop. It wasn't like his body had been used to sexual activity like that all the time, so he truly felt like it shouldn't be this hard for it to get used to not having so much sex. But it did come down to the fact that he was still very much in pain. His body hurt, and his muscles were more on the tesne side, but he did everything he could to make sure it wasn't to obvious. Even though he wasn't quite sure how well he was doing at hiding it.

 

"Ah... well I mean maybe a few things could be worn on a normal day..." Kario replied rubbing the back of his neck a bit nervously. He had learned very quickly that telling the man's mother he wasn't really interested in something or he didn't think he'd wear it was a bad idea. The more he had tried to argue the more he felt like he was just upsetting her so he had eventually just shut up and gone with it. Even if once in awhile he had still objected to something he had thought was completely ridiculous. In the end though he had very little say in what actually ended up being bought for him today, but at least a couple of things had seemed somewhat decent in being worn on a normal day. Even if they had not been anything he would have worn if the final say had been left to him.

 

Kario was truly happy to hear that Devon was proud he had called his parents, the kiss to his forehead making him flash his own smile. "To be honest... my nerves at calling them after so long seemed like nothing compared to disappointing or upsetting you by not calling." He admitted. Though he had been nervous and had even considered hanging up after dialing the number, he had been more worried and unsettled by the idea of upsetting Devon. His lover really had been the main reason he had gone through with it, even if he had definitely wanted to hear his parent's voices again. "Are you sure you really want to get them a gift?" He asked, though he was sure he already knew the answer. He was glad that Devon seemed happy to be able to meet them, but the gift thing still threw him for a loop. He had no idea what kind of gifts were even acceptable for just a visit to someone's home, much less why they seemed to be necessary. "After all in a sense are bringing me home to them, which is probably the greatest gift you could give my parents after I disappeared on them." Kario added. The best gift Devon could give his parents he was already doing just by bringing him home to them even if it was just a visit. He had pretty much saved him, and he was reuniting him with his family. That was truly the greatest gift he could give.

 

Though not surprised by Devon's words, Kario wasn't exactly happy to hear them either. The apology that came after made him shake his head and tell his lover it was okay. But he was in no way blind to the way his face had gotten darker and sterner the more he had spoke. Knowing why in a sense though. His brother had been unable to kick the drugs he had gotten himself addicted to, despite being put behind bars for them and stealing once already. But he also knew that Devon had taken a harder and merciless approach to the war on drugs as well. This made it clear to him that his brother would not like the fact that he was with Devon, may even in a sense try to sabotage what he had. It made him uncomfortable. Who his brother was now, wasn't the man he wanted the blonde to meet. He wanted Devon to see his brother for the man he had known growing up, not the drug addict and thief that he had turned into. "I doubt he will." He murmured when Devon expressed how he hoped his brother wouldn't bless them with his presence during their visit. He truly doubted that the other man would, but that hurt him too. Either way it hurt him when he thought about his brother. Not having him present to meet his lover because he was either getting high somewhere or sleeping it off in his room was upsetting because he wanted his brother to be part of his life again. At the same time, having his brother there was upsetting because he didn't want the man to continue down this path and knew that the other wouldn't be able to accept him with Devon.

 

"I'm truly going with surprised." He replied, not feeling like his mother had been put off by him confirming that what the governor had said was true. I truly feel like she's going to be really happy to meet you on a more... personal level. See you for more than just the governor. After all, you are definitely more than just the governor to me." He said, his smile turning quickly to a smirk as his eyes raked over the other. "It will be a bit odd though, I mean with you being around their age it isn't really like she could mother you. Though I wouldn't put it past her to try anyway with you being my boyfriend and all." Kario remembered how his mother had always told him that he should start looking for a nice person to share his life with and how even then she had never specified whether she had meant a nice woman over man. The reason she had wanted him to find someone to share his life with was because that was yet another person she could mother and grow close to as well, and because she wanted to see him happy and not spending his life alone. But at the same time, he didn't think his mother would have considered the fact that he may end up with someone their age instead of closer to his own. So mothering Devon would certainly be something he was interested in seeing since he couldn't put it completely past her not to do so even if Devon was her own age.

 

Hearing Devon say he wouldn't tell his parents that he had spent the last five years as a prostitute was a pleasing one, and hearing another reason why Devon would be happy if they didn't know made sense to him as well. He was sure his parent's wouldn't be that thrilled to hear their governor had paid to have sex with their son who had been working as a prostitute at the time. Not so much because Devon had been seeing a prostitute something he felt they could overlook, but because it had been their son. Hearing Devon mention that they would have to figure out what they would tell his parents though, that way their stories matched he sighed. He had absolutely no idea how to explain how he had vanished, spent five years of his life, just to enter into the governor's life and somehow make it back to them. "I know... maybe they just won't ask." Kario said with a sigh. He knew that he had already been called a prostitute all over the news, and he was sure his parents had heard that. It didn't mean he wasn't hoping that his parent's either didn't believe that he was a prostitute or maybe had been able to miss most of those claims. When asked what he wanted to do if that was the case and how he wanted Devon to react in that scenario made him sigh again. "I have no idea." He admitted. He had never thought that far ahead, he just didn't want his parents to know what he had done, and if they did know he hoped they would respect that it was in the past and not ask him about it.

 

Humming happily at the kiss that was pressed to his neck he allowed himself to once more enjoy their closeness and just being together. He hadn't even noticed that Devon's eyes had drifted shut or that he had almost fallen asleep right there. What did bring his mind back to the present was the sound of the blonde's stomach protesting it emptiness. Eyes moving once more to his lover as he laughed softly. "You certainly do." He agreed with a nod. When he was told that they should order something he just nodded and remained comfortably pressed against his lover. Though he did feel how Devon somehow managed to to get his hand between their bodies so he could pull his phone from his pocket. "Nothing in particular." He admitted. He wasn't craving anything in particular, food in general just sounded good at this point. Especially having another meal with Devon was something to look forward to.

 

Resting easily against Devon again he just rested there, letting his eyes drift shut for a moment. He was silent as Devon ordered dinner for them. It wasn't until after the blonde had finished and hung up that Kario shifted himself. Pressing his lips to the blonde's in a more passionate kiss now that they had been able to relax with each other for a little bit. That and he was more than aware that the blonde wanted him to give him a more passionate kiss than the brief ones he had been giving his lover. He had absolutely no problem with complying with what the blonde wanted. In fact, this was something he was definitely more than happy to comply with. Shifting in his lover's arms to wrap his arms around the older man's neck. Once he broke the kiss he smiled at the other man, "Hmm. Definitely missed being able to do that whenever I wanted." He mused.

[-Hideki-]

“Huh!” he was surprised as he had not seen that one coming now after the pleased expression of his boyfriend after he had told him that he had told the police Commander that he was with Kario and had no interest in being with the older male. The surprise went and a smile appeared on his face as he gently let his fingers run over the black haired man’s cheek. “For as long as you want me I’ll be yours.” The governor reassured his boyfriend pressing a kiss to his lips. Devon was aware that forever was an illusion as there was no eternity for anyone, at best they stayed together for the rest of their lives. And there still was the nagging thought that one day the other’s feelings would change and he’d change his mind in terms of what he wanted and with whom he wanted it. The black haired was in his early twenties and it was not possible to tell what life would bring for him and if he’d actually still like the idea of being with Devon for the rest of his life ten, twenty of thirty years from now, especially considering that thirty years from now he would be fucking sixty eight, nearing sixty nine and then the age difference might as well become incredibly unappealing for the other as Ashfield would probably look like his father looked now and the mere idea imagining himself like that next to Kario – his mind was cruel enough to not let the other visually age those years even a bit in his scenario too – made it seem grotesque and off-putting and he got horribly terrified of getting old.

 

Devon noticed that this subject was shocking him and making the other feel sick and he could definitely understand this. There had been a time long ago when his stomach had turned upside down, it had made his hair stand on end and he had started to get hot and cold and had sweated like he had been running a marathon. But those days were gone and Ashfield had forgotten about them till now. He was used to hearing it, he was used to debating people who said something like that frequently and he had even had to learn to be professional around people like those, to be polite to them. It wasn’t new to him anymore and all it managed to create in him nowadays was cynicism and condemnation. He had stood next to Karl Tailor in a debate in front of their party members where that man had advocated for the people’s “freedom” to not accept people as a costumer who were gay, to fire them from their jobs for being gay and for hospitals to deny them life saving treatment, having stated that preventing hospitals to refuse and businesses to fire people for being gay was taking those people’s and institutions rights and religious freedom away and that all kinds of anti-discrimination laws were literal fascism. And what had he done? He had only cracked a joke about Tailor’s opinion, laughed it off and spoken about another subject quickly because he had wanted to get away from this one as no one should have suspect that he was actually gay what could have happened if he would have talked about it.

Now that he was seeing what the mere idea that people like Tailor existed and even politically pushed their ideas did to Kario and that it probably horrified a lot of other gay men too he wished he had reacted differently to Tailor and those people in general. He wished he would have actually stood up against them, fought their views on that subject and had not run from it by brushing it off like he had done. The governor felt like apologising to the black haired and fellow gay people in general but if he did the other would probably not even know why.

 

His face went stern when Kario did speak and he nodded. “That and even if the torture ends they will be traumatised and never be the same they were before ever again as they will struggle with severe psychological damage all throughout their lives.” The blond said, sighed and let his hand run over his face. “I should have been more outspoken against this back then when I competed against Tailor. I avoided saying anything about this subject and merely left it to him and the only one actually vigorously attacking his views was fucking Theodore Parker from the opposition.” He confessed though he didn’t know why those words were breaking out of him now and he couldn’t hold them back. His hand clenched into a fist and his face was twisted in self-disappointment. “I am a coward who did everything to advance his career….” He said laughing cynically. “I’m sorry.”

 

What his lover said about his ex-wife there was most likely true but that didn’t really change the fact that he had absolutely no interest in another scandal or more stupid shit on the media. Ashfield sighed deeply. “You’re right. But what does it help?” he asked. “I don’t have the time and nerve to deal with another bullshit scandal nor would I fancy to defend whatever my father did and what she has a problem with.” He said. “So I let her annoy me today for an hour or whatever and be done with it rather than it unfolding in public and having to seriously worry about whatever it is.” The politician let Kario know.

 

Ashfield could sense the hesitation after he had mentioned that buying the other sex toys to help him deal with it and give him relieve by alleviating the pain and it seemed that his boyfriend was rather embarrassed about considering it. It got clearer when he did speak and the answer was that he didn’t know and then that he supposed they might as well try. A mild and patient smile crossed Devon’s face as he looked at his young lover and took his hands into his own. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to. But if it helps you to get rid of the pain and grants you to function and go through your day normally without constantly aching I personally would deem it worth the try.” He let the black haired man know and then added. “You also don’t have to feel embarrassed. It’s nothing embarrassing about it and I would be the only one to know anyway. It’s also not like it wouldn’t be something that millions of people do without them even having a problem. Jeff does for instance. He doesn’t even have a problem talking about it openly either but then again it’s Jeff. He always argued that we find it totally normal to use technology to assist us in every other aspect of our lives such as communication and transportation so why would it be shameful to use technology for sexual pleasure which is also a normal and everyday aspect of people’s life.” Devon remembered what his ex had said about that subject hoping it might make the other more comfortable in trying what maybe could be able to help him and make him feel better as the blond couldn’t constantly be there and have sex with him and Ashfield himself had zero experiences with sex toys at all.

 

After he had asked the young man whether he was in pain right now that he was holding him like that too Kario answered with a hesitant ‘No’ and Devon’s face looked strained and not any less concerned now as he had the feeling that the other might not tell him the truth but was lying to him to make him feel better. “Really?” he asked another time. “You know you can always tell me the truth right?” the blond made sure to remind his lover whose body seemed more tense than yesterday as he held him.

 

He couldn’t keep himself from busting out into laughter when Kario stated that maybe a few of the things that his mother had bought with the other could be actually worn on normal occasions because Devon could imagine what the other had been going through with the woman and what she had actually bought for him all too well. “So we’re quickly going to order you practical clothing tomorrow anyway.” He said still chuckling but calm enough that he could clearly speak again. “Now you know my pain with all the unnecessary stuff she always buys for me.” He remarked jokingly still amused about it.

 

Another kiss was pressed onto Kario’s face but this time onto his cheek when the man told him that he had been incredibly nervous but that he had been much more afraid of disappointing or upsetting him, the billionaire chuckled and shook his head lightly. “I wouldn’t have been mad or disappointed in you.” He told the other. “I wanted you to do this for yourself and not for me and even if you would have not made it I’d have tried to help you to manage to call another time.” Devon made clear. “Apparently it was helpful though that you did think that I’d get upset with you if it made you actually go through with the call.” He jested grinning at the other. The blond really was truly happy that his boyfriend had managed to make that important step for himself.

 

When asked whether he really wanted to buy his parents a gift he nodded. “Yes, I do.” He said and then listened to how the black haired was trying to keep him from buying a gift for the host after all. Ashfield didn’t understand why the young man seemed so opposed about him buying a gift for them but he found what the younger one was saying incredibly cute. “You are right in the sense that you returning to them will make them happier than anything I or anyone could buy them. However you visiting them after all those years and seeing them again is something that you do out of your own action. You are a person; you are nothing that I give to your parents out of politeness because they invited me into their home. Aside from the fact that I don’t really play much of a part in your reunion with your parents, I am just a mute in that scenario.” He explained not finding that he had taken a huge part in this or that he was the one bringing him back to his parents. In his eyes Kario was just returning back into their lives on his own now that he was able to see them again.

 

Hearing his boyfriend murmur that he doubted that his brother would be present the pain the young man was feeling about it was getting clearer to him. There just was no positive option here. If he was there it would get awkward at best and would escalate to an extreme at worst and if he was not there the black haired could be certain that he was committing crime and was doing drugs again somewhere. And the more he thought about what emotional pain that scumbag was putting onto the man he loved and the young male’s family the more the rich politician hated that junkie and looked down on him. Putting him back into prison was probably the best for Kario’s family as that way he wouldn’t drag them into that swamp of crime and illegal drugs. He could make the police observe him and arrest him as soon as he was breaking a law, any law, no matter how minor and put him back into prison but somehow he doubted that the young man wanted him to do that and the other probably would hate him for it then so he would not do this and just wait until the man would get convicted again. Devon was certain it would happen anyway sooner or later. People like that usually ended up in prison again. Since the governor knew how easy it was for him to say something that would upset the other man in that regards he didn’t say anything and just tightened the wrap of his arms around the other and was pressing his body closer to him, nibbling on his neck and nudging into it gently. “No matter what we’ll not let anything ruin our day tomorrow.” He then assured him a smile on his lips.

 

That Kario said that he felt like his mother would probably be happy to get to know him on a more personal level and see more than just the governor made him feel a little calmer and less nervous about meeting his mother in particular. He even chuckled when the other told him that it might get a little odd because of Devon’s age and the woman who was around the same age trying to mother him. “Oh well, I wouldn’t mind her mothering me regardless of my age. My own mother who had never mothered me as a child has just recently started doing that now that I am a middle aged man as well as far as she is even able to so, I don’t see a problem with that.” the politician said with a wide smirk on his face. He truly wouldn’t mind. He’d actually be glad if she would be warm and caring around him and not chase him out of her house with a roasting pan because she didn’t want him to be with her son.

Though he felt less nervous about meeting his boyfriend’s mother he still wasn’t sure about how his father would react to him and the age gap between them. Ashfield doubted that he would be pleased about that and would probably get protective. “Do you think your father will take it that well too…?” he asked a little hesitantly as he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to hear the answer.

 

The response to Devon asking him what he should tell them in regards to those five years and how they have met then made a laugh escape him as he placed his forehead onto Kario’s shoulder. “Sweetie hoping that they are not going to ask is not a solid plan; it actually isn’t one at all. The chance that we are asked how we have met, especially considering where we’re coming from, is not unlikely. Remember when we called Sven? It was one of the first things he asked and he didn’t even know that you were from another societal class than I am.” He reminded the black haired and then added:” I am afraid if you want to keep this a secret from them we will have to come up with a plausible explanation instead of the truth.”

An understanding smile formed on his lips when the young man admitted that he had no idea how Ashfield should react if his parents did know and said something about it. The man took the younger one’s face between his hands and pressed a kiss to his lips, stroking his cheeks with his thumbs. “We’ll figure something out. I just want to make sure that I react in a way that you would agree with.” The governor told him, kissing him another time.

 

Being told that there was nothing in particular that the other wanted him to order Ashfield decided to order pizza and lasagne for them. The guy on the phone told him that it would take about an hour and while Devon said “Wonderful.” On the phone his stomach protested again by roaring and making noises and he blushed again as he knew that Kario heard all of that. When he had ordered he put the phone onto the coffee table this time and sighed. “One hour….” He complained but kept his mouth shut from further complaining when he felt his young boyfriend shift and turn towards him, pressing their lips together. This time it was much more passionate and deeper and the governor leaned into it, let the other make him drown in it, indulge in it and play with his tongue while one of Ashfield’s hands was roaming over the other’s back and the other hand was firmly feeling and squeezing Kario’s sexy arse. Devon felt their crotches being pressed together making him grind against Kario and he made one of his legs intertwine with the other male’s.

 

Gasping for breath after they had to break the kiss his golden eyes were looking into the brown ones and not only his eyes blinked up, a wide smirk flashed up on his face as well when his lover told him that he had been missing being able to kiss him whenever he felt like doing it. “I certainly missed that too.” He nodded. “I was longing for you while I was in the office.” Devon let the other know about that moment he had had where he had yearned to feel the young man, yearned to touch him and to be close to him.

 

After roughly forty-five minutes had passed he heard it ring and his expression lit up and his mouth was watering at the thought of their food. “Let’s get up, our food it there.” He stated and dragged Kario with him so that they both could transport all the food he had ordered safely into the living room without anything sliding down onto the floor. He turned on the camera and speakerphone for the security device at the gate and what he saw didn’t look like a delivery car. “Yes?” he asked and the voice answering made him role his eyes in pure disappointment. “It’s Mei. Open up please.” She said and he groaned annoyed.”How disappointing, I expected our food.” He couldn’t keep himself from saying; he blamed the fact that he was hungry for it. “How mature. Open the damn gate.” Mei responded and Devon opened the gate to his property for her to drive to the mansion before he turned to Kario with a disappointed expression. “I really wanted it to be our food.”

[Sathenus]

A soft hum escaped Kario at the gentle touch of his lover's fingers running along his cheek before he heard Devon speak reassuring him before their lips met in a kiss. Kario deepened the kiss, no longer wanting any quick kisses anymore. They had spent enough time apart today, and he had already teased his boyfriend enough with quick kisses to begin craving deeper ones himself. When it broke his breath was a bit unsteady, but he smiled up at the older man a sparkle in his eyes. "So you'll be mine for the rest of your life. Got it." He said confidently and with a clearly determined look on his face. Kario wasn't intent to share the blonde, and he doubted that Devon would be up for such a thing either. Since he had no intention of giving the man up, it seemed only natural that he'd make sure the other understood he wanted him to be his for the rest of his life. Kario didn't want to give Devon up for anything, and he truly believed that nothing would ever convince him otherwise.

 

"Just another way to ruin a bunch of innocent lives just because you don't like something about them." Kario murmured with a soft sigh as he relaxed back against his lover. The lives of many gay people certainly wouldn't be the same if they were ever put through such a thing, and that was if they were even able to survive it. How many lives could actually be lost doing such a thing? Kario truly wasn't sure he wanted to know, but he knew that even doing something like that just like conversion therapy would not be without it's losses. Trying to cure something that wasn't an illness, and fearing it or hating it just because it doesn't fit into your own views was something that Kario would never be able to understand. He knew without a doubt that he would not be able to handle anyone telling him that they could fix him, there was nothing to fix. He was fine just the way he was, and everyone had flaws and Kario didn't see his sexual orientation as one of his. He was drawn from his thoughts when Devon continued to speak, saying he should have been more outspoken against it. "You don't need to apologize, Devon." Kario said his eyes were gentle, and his gaze locked on his lover. "Besides, that was something in your past. Your party didn't choose him to run for them, they chose you. He never got elected, and such horrible things never happened. So in the end, you really don't have anything to apologize for. You were still able to make sure those things didn't happen, even if you weren't more outspoken about them at the time." Kario did not want Devon to apologize for it, those horrible things had never happened because his party had picked him to run for governor. That was all that mattered to Kario, Devon may not have actively spoken against such methods, but he had still managed to ensure they didn't happen by being the best candidate.

 

"But do you really think she'll just drop it for you hearing her out today? Because it seems more like she isn't going to be happy or give this up until she gets the result she wants." Kario was going solely off what it had sounded like, there was a chance that wasn't the case. But it was probably rather small, so with a small shrug he thought he'd at least voice that. "Granted I don't know her and can't say what her true intention is. Just based off how pushy she is being though that's what it seems like."

 

Noticing the look that crossed Devon's face right before his lover took his hands into his he sighed. When the older man started to speak he knew that the blonde had a point. He didn't have to accept and try it if he didn't want to. But there still was that chance that they could help him function properly and get through his day if he at least gave it a chance. That didn't make him any more willing to do so though, the thought that they would be necessary, that it would even come to that was almost enough to make him die from embarrassment. He wanted to be stubborn, tell his lover that he wanted his body to stop on it's own, but that wasn't the whole truth. There was a deeper part that feared using toys to alleviate the pain and help him through the day would just make his body come to rely on them to make up for all the sex he was missing instead of helping him bring his sex drive down to a much more manageable level. His boyfriend was speaking again though making Kario tilt his head so he could watch him better as he listened to what he had to say. "Jeff has more courage than I do then." He replied, there was no way he could be that open to talking about even using such things. Hell, this conversation alone made him embarrassed and he wasn't even using any toys! It was just an embarrassing topic to him and he had a hard time accepting that it didn't need to be. But Devon had made another good point, the only other person who would know would be Devon himself. It wasn't like anyone else had to find out, or even would for that matter. Which did in itself make him feel a little better. Taking in a deep breath he let it out in a soft sigh feeling his body relax a little against his lover. "You do have a point though... no one but you would have to know and... if it could help... I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give it a try." His voice was still a little hesitant, but there was no way to get over that. He was going to be hesitant about the idea no matter who was suggesting it to him.

 

The concerned and strained look that crossed the blonde's face at his hesitant 'No' made him glance away from his lover. It didn't make it any easier when Devon spoke seeming to ask him again before he continued and asked him if he knew that he could always tell his lover the truth. Of course Kario knew he could always tell Devon the truth he just... didn't want him to worry about it. "I mean... not really..." He tried again to deny that his body was in pain, not because he didn't feel like he couldn't be honest with Devon but because he didn't want his lover to worry about it. "I know I can be honest with you about anything I just don't want you to worry about it. You have enough on your mind as it is, and enough going on with the election. I can... worry about this myself for awhile." Kario knew that might not be the best route to take but that was how he felt. He didn't want to worry Devon more, or have him even more stressed out about him when he had so much on his plate already. So lying about this really did seem like the right way to go, even if he was sure Devon was aware of how his body was more tense today than it had been yesterday or any other day they had been together before. This was after all the longest he had gone without sex in almost five years.

 

An amused look crossed his face when Devon seemed to bust out into a fit of laughter, watching the other with a smile on his face. "Yeah, that would definitely be for the best." He admitted when Devon mentioned them having to quickly order him practical clothes tomorrow. It was certainly necessary if he was going to ever be able to leave the mansion without feeling like he looked ridiculous and would die from embarrassment. At his lover's next words he couldn't stop himself from laughing as well, "I do, though I do still think you looked rather good in that metallic blue suit. Even if I can't ever see any reason for you to wear it ever again." He mused with a smirk. That suit really had looked good on the older man, even if it had absolutely no use in the other's life and he couldn't see it ever having a use again now that the brothel wasn't a thing for either of them.

 

"The fear of disappointing you makes everything seem easy." He admitted with a small shrug. Even if Devon said that he would not have been mad or disappointed if he had been unable to to make the call or hadn't called it didn't mean that he hadn't felt like Devon would be. That fear alone was enough to make anything else seem rather easy to do, since the last thing he ever wanted to do was disappoint the older man.

 

Once more he was not surprised to hear Devon admit that he did indeed want to give his parents a gift when they visited. "Well, if you really want to I won't try to talk you out of it again. But... what kind of gifts do you even get people just for visiting?" It still didn't make any sense to Kario why this was necessary, or what you woud even bring them but if Devon wanted to then they would. When the blonde responded to what he said Kario just shrugged, "I suppose if you looked at it in that way." He admitted. He still thought that him coming home for a visit and actually re-entering the life was the best gift Devon could give them. After all, if it hadn't been for the fact that Devon had torn up the contracts that had bound him to the man the older man could have denied him any contact outside of the mansion like the brothel had done. Hell, Devon still technically could if he wanted, but Kario knew that his lover was not that type of man.

 

Arms tightening around him drew him from the depressive thoughts he had found himself in with regards to his brother being or not being present. The tighter hold in his lover's arms accompanied by the other pressing their bodies closer together and nibbling on his neck while nudging into it as well. This caused a spark to shoot through him that he tried desperately to ignore, knowing Devon was doing this to help him relax and get away from his dark thoughts, not necessarily to make his body ache for something he was still trying to convince it that it didn't always need. Hearing Devon say that no matter what the wouldn't let anything ruin their day together tomorrow a smile crossed his face as well. "You're right. It will be a good day tomorrow no matter what." He agreed with a nod and giving Devon a passionate kiss though he did make it more on the shorter side as he broke it again.

 

"I'm glad you wouldn't mind, because that is definitely the best way to know she approves of you being my boyfriend. When she so easily forgets that you are around her age as well and instead mothers you and treats you as if you were my age instead." Kario admitted. He knew that would be the easiest way to tell that she approved of the relatonship between them. His father on the other hand... was a completely different story. If Kario was worried about anything it may be the man's overprotective attitude he seemed to have towards his kids. Even if -at least in his opinion- no one could ever treat him better than Devon did, that didn't mean his father wouldn't act as if one wrong move would be the complete end of their relationship even if he had to end it himself. Which Kario knew would have to happen, because there was absolutely no way he was going to give Devon up without a fight. Though he wished luck to anyone who even thought they could break the two apart.

 

There wasn't any surprise when he was asked if he thought his father would take it that well too. "Well... I mean he might threaten at least once to end you if you ever hurt me... but other than that probably." There was no point in lying. His father had been protective over the whole family, but it had never been directed at one of them in particular. When Kario had told his lover that he was not used to anyone being protective over him he had been honest, because he had never seen his father be protective. The man normally pulled such stunts after asking to have a moment alone with the other person. "So... if my father asks to speak with you alone for a moment there is no harm in declining the offer. He doesn't show that attitude around the family, but it is definitely there when none of us are in the room. I can't tell you how many times my brother's or even my sister's dates had complained about it." He admitted giving his lover a sheepish smile. "You'll be fine though, and I am sure he'll like you. You definitely aren't like the people he is used to his kids bringing home, you're much better."

 

"But we didn't answer the question when Sven asked it either... so we could just avoid the question as if it was the plague and pretend it was never asked." Kario replied liking the idea of that much better. "But... where would two people from completely different worlds even have a chance of running into each other? You said it yourself back at the brothel, that I would probably see your face everywhere, but that actually having contact with you would be pretty much impossible." He whined not having any idea how they would come up with a believable lie about this. "I am sure any way you react would be reasonable in such a situation. They are my parents, and if they do know and have accepted that I was a prostitute and that is how we met than just be honest with them."

 

"Your stomach says one hour is way to long." Kario mused with a small smirk after hearing the protest the man's stomach had given at how long it would be before their food was delivered. After he had pressed his lips to his lover's in a passionate kiss he felt the blonde lean into it and his hands roaming over his back. When one hand had decided it wanted to firmly feel and squeeze his ass it made him moan softly into the kiss, instantly feeling arousal shoot through his aching and wanting body. It didn't help when he felt their crotches being pressed together and feeling Devon grinding against him which made his arms tighten around his lover's neck. When the kiss was broken his face was flushed and breath unsteady, "Keep touching me like that and I won't be able to convince my body it doesn't need to react anymore." He already almost wasn't able to keep his body under control. It wanted Devon, and it wanted him now, but Kario was determined to keep a grip on himself and not allow it to get the best of him.

 

Hearing that Devon had been longing for him while he was in his office made him groan and tilt his head forward, resting his forehead against his lover's shoulder as he tried to make sure that thought alone didn't arouse his body either. The more they seemed to speak, the more he felt himself loosing his grip on his body and feeling it reacting anyway. It had been denied what it craved all day to the simple fact that Kario definitely wasn't able to fuck himself and his own fingers weren't enough for his body. But when it was present with the man he loved, and reminded of how good Devon always made him feel it was like it couldn't control itself and just instantly went into heat.

 

The sound of the ring made him shift from where he had gotten comfortable over his lover hearnig that they needed to get up as it should be their food. Rather reluctantly slipping off Devon he waited for the governor to get to his feet before he slipped his hand into the older man's and allowed himself to be lead to the front door. When the older man had spoke and they were both looking at the screen of the security camera he wasn't really surprised by the eye roll his lover gave at the response a small smile crossing his face. "It's alright, love. The food should still be here soon, and maybe since she is here early she'll leave earlier." He replied now that he knew Mei would not be able to hear him say so since she had already driven past the gates and would probably be at the door all to soon. Shame really, he had kind of been hoping it was the food as well.

 

Leaning up he once more pressed their lips together giving Devon a pleased smile when he broke it. But there was something else that had occurred to him, "Do you... want me to leave you two be so you can talk? I'm not really sure she would want me around for this." He asked raising a questioning eyebrow. He remembered Devon saying he didn't care if she had to watch them eat since he had not invited her over to begin with. But it had never occurred to him either that Mei truly might not even want him present while she spoke with Devon. It wasn't like he would argue if she didn't want him there, but he would certainly have a bit of resentment towards her for taking some of his time with Devon away over something he still felt could wait and didn't need to happen so late at night and after his lover had gotten home from a busy day, leaving him with little time to have Devon tonight as it was before they ended up going to bed.

[-Hideki-]

It made him smile into the kiss when Kario deepened it and leaned into it giving himself to Devon who gave more passion into that kiss himself taking the younger male’s face into his hands. When the kiss broke and his lover told him with a sparkle in his eyes and an unsteady breath that he had understood that Ashfield would be his for the rest of his life the smile on his face only grew and he laid his forehead onto the black haired man’s kissing him another time, this time deep and passionate from the start but still with a certain gentleness to it.

 

Though he saw the gentleness on his boyfriends face when he told him that he had nothing to apologise for he wasn’t so sure and didn’t feel any better about it. Just when Kario said that he had stopped Karl Tailor and had prevented his political goals regardless by beating the man in the end was his expression getting at least a little less twisted and his body less tense again.

“If you look at it that way I did beat him and won.” He said a little reluctantly. “Then again I still think I should have sent a clear message out there to the people and the voters. Maybe it would have helped them to feel less terrified and more secure if they had known that Tailor faces strong backlash from his own party too and that those supporting him really aren’t a majority.” The blond thought and leaned his head back into his neck sighing as he couldn’t change it anymore anyway but he realised once more that there were a lot of things he couldn’t be proud of in his past.

 

Devon shrugged when Kario predicted that Mei would not leave it alone until she got what she wanted from him. “Not unlikely.” He commented. “We’ll see what she wants and I’ll think about what exactly to do then as I obviously can’t do that when I don’t even know what’s up and what her problem is.” The governor said sounding rather bored at the thought of the upcoming conversation with his ex-wife. One thing was for sure he’d try to get her out of the mansion as fast as he possibly could again.

 

There was no overlooking that Kario was still pretty embarrassed even talking about it and he didn’t seem happy with the idea and was not any less hesitant. When his young lover did speak however and said that Jeff had more courage than him then it made the politician laugh. “Well, he is a courageous person and as you might have noticed he expects others to always be just as courageous while I personally would say that there is nothing wrong with sometimes not being able to. With Jeff however it all boils down to rebelliousness, stubbornness and pride as he simply refuses to feel ashamed or ever hide his sexuality again. In his past he actually was forced to hide and then shamed for who he was by his parents and his home village and when he was kicked out by his parents and left the village for the city he apparently did so with the intention to never let anyone shame him again for anything.” The blond explained why Jeff was how he was and that he by no means was a benchmark and that no one expected Kario to feel comfortable enough with it to openly speak about it.

 

It was a positive surprise when his boyfriend then said that he had made a good point and that no one but the two of them did have to know and that it wouldn’t hurt him to give it a try. He could see that the other still didn’t like the idea but he at least was open to it and the governor gave him an encouraging smile and nodded. “I’m glad that you’ll consider it as I don’t want you to be in pain.” Devon told him. “You don’t have to use them often. Maybe just do when the pain is severe and doesn’t let you function anymore. By this you gradually reduce the amount of sexual stimulation your body gets and not abruptly from one hundred to zero like today.” The blond suggested making a concentrated face as he really wanted to find a solution to help the other as soon as possible as it bothered him that Kario had to endure this. “If you don’t want to do it with me because it would make you uncomfortable you can order and chose them on your own. I don’t have to see them if you don’t want me to.” He then told the other as it might feel less embarrassing for him then, though he would have liked it if the younger man didn’t feel embarrassed about anything in front of him, that might have been unrealistic.

 

That Kario looked away from him when he looked at him made it obvious that he was indeed lying to him about not being in pain and there was a sting of sadness rising in him because the man lied to him even though he did to make the governor feel better. The black haired then turned his former ‘No’ into a ‘not really’ and it only made Devon’s face go sterner as the other still wasn’t giving him the complete truth. What followed made the sting develop into something that felt like someone was clenching his heart for a moment and not letting it continue to beat and his expression changed from stern to somewhat sad! “And what if I don’t want you to worry about yourself on your own for a while? What if I thought that being a couple meant that you would trust me with such things and that your problems would concern me too and that we’d care and worry about each other and face such things together?” he asked not really feeling good about this. If the both of them would just continue to deal with their own stuff completely separately and keep it to themselves to not potentially bother the other with it what difference would it make then? And wouldn’t that make them predestined to grow apart one day if they didn’t know what was really up with the other and hence not being able to understand ?

 

He looked at his lover when he wanted to know what kind of gift one would even give to someone one visited right after stating that he wouldn’t try to talk him out of it again if he really wanted to do this. Devon thought for a moment tapping onto his chin with his index finger. “Well, you usually bring a small gift that you know the person you are visiting likes and that is useful to them. It might be a quality whisky or wine, delicacies, decoration, jewellery, everything really. I once bought tickets for a dog show for Clarence and his wife and I think I have given a Rolex to Sven once.” He informed the other starting to think about what he might get for the other’s parents again. “It’s more difficult in this case because I don’t know your parents and have no clue what they like or could use so I’d appreciate if you’d help me find something or I’ll just give a whisky to your father and jewellery to your mother and hope they like it.” the governor decided.

 

Seeing Kario smile again made him feel happy as well and he really liked to hear it when the other agreed with him that they’d have a good day no matter what happened. He hadn’t expected to be pulled into a passionate kiss and he let himself be taken over by the other and was just floating in that kiss that ended much too quickly for his liking.

 

“If that’s so and it means that I have her approval as your boyfriend I not only wouldn’t mind, then I really wish that she starts to mother me.” He laughed with an amused smile on his face. “I’d also not mind anyone looking over the age difference. It’d also be really flattering to be seen as if I was twenty again.” He joked but he really didn’t see anything negative about that.

The light hearted mood changed when he was thinking about the man’s father and the governor definitely felt a little tense at the prospect of getting to know him and the uncertainty of how he would react to seeing not only a man but a man of his own generation with his son. What his lover then told him didn’t make him feel much better about it in the slightest but he decided to overplay it. “If it’s only death threats I can handle those. I am used to getting threats via mail; people write me a lot of really lovely things. Funny story, one person once stated that she would chop my head off after killing my police force with her group after I ended a riot by using the police force and the National Guard and every single rioter got convicted and imprisoned. I gave her mail to the police and she got arrested as well due to calling for murder with the direct intend of inflicting violence.” He told him more so to distract himself from the feeling that the others father wouldn’t like and wouldn’t trust him to the point of feeling the need to threaten him.

 

He appreciated the information that he should rather decline the offer of speaking with his father alone if he made such an offer. “That’s actually good to know.” He said laughing a little awkwardly. A genuine grin appeared on his face though when his boyfriend said that he was a lot better than the people his siblings had usually introduced to his father though. “I am inclined to believe that this is true.” Ashfield said as he couldn’t imagine that Kario’s junkie brother had ever brought a decent person to their house. However he also couldn’t imagine, from what he had heard, that the other’s sister had brought scum home though. The woman had seemed decent from what his younger lover had told him. “Not to mention that I am also a middle aged man and that him talking to me like I was a teenager wouldn’t leave any impression on me.” He added what was true as well. He would know how to react to something like this and wouldn’t react intimidated by it though he absolutely didn’t like the idea that Kario’s father might actually be treating him like a threat to his son and that made him uncomfortable and tense as he actually wanted to leave a positive impression and the man to like him too.

 

It was true that they had not answered the question when Sven had asked it but it had more to do with Ashfield jumping onto another part of what the man had said and Sven distracting himself with his own answer and thought then. “Ja, we didn’t but I might not always have the opportunity to ask something else and not everyone does as easily distract himself in his own mind as Sven does. One should think he is really organised but he actually isn’t.” Devon stated. “Though I could try to ask something else instead.” He assumed and when Kario asked where they could have even met the blond was thinking about it as he liked to come up with scenarios on his mind. “Let’s see…” he said thinking. “How about this! You had a shitty job as a barista at Starbucks. You were incredibly bored with your job so you paid attention to the TV that was hanging in there. There you saw an interview with the most gorgeous governor ever and he was such an awesome politician, the best there is, that you got inspired by his speech and ideas and felt the urge to join the youth organisation of my party. That you did then and you attended a party event where I was the main speaker where you got the opportunity to talk to me in person what made you realise that I am even more handsome and greater than on TV and while I talked with you about my great politics you fell madly in love with me. We got together and I encouraged you to quit the shitty job you had to pursue something bigger and now you are working on finding your way to the top.” He made up a story on his mind and while he was thinking about it he really liked that fantasy. “Doesn’t that sound great?” he said with a wide smirk on his lips though he knew that Kario being interested in politics and joining their party was probably the most unrealistic thing that he could possibly have come up with.

 

When Kario told him that he believed whatever he came up with in that situation would probably be reasonable and that he was allowed to be honest with them and confirm it if they already knew the truth and accepted it he nodded. “Alright.” He said and gave the young man a warm smile.

 

While the initial kiss had turned into them passionately making out on the sofa and Kario moaned into it Devon could feel a flame getting lit and his crotch heating up, his dick tingling as he was grinding against the younger man and he was enjoying the feeling of their deep and wild kiss, feeling the man’s body like that, just letting himself go. When the kiss broke though and he was trying to catch some air he looked into a flushed red face. His lover seemed even more out of breath than he was and he seemed to have gotten much more heated than he had gotten by their interaction. He could hear that the man was aroused when he spoke and in other words told him that he wouldn’t be able to control himself and hold himself back any longer if Devon continued to touch him this way and the young man really seemed determined to forbid himself to give in to it. “Sorry, I wasn’t thinking. I didn’t want to enthral you and tempt you like this.” He said and relocated his hand from the other’s arse to his back though it was hard for him to let go of that cute arse that he loved to touch that much.

 

Hearing his boyfriend groan when he told him that he had been longing for him while he had been in his office was unexpected and it got even clearer to Devon how horny the other must have been. As Kario rested his forehead onto Ashfield’s shoulder he let his hand stroke through the black hair gently and calmingly rather careful to not touch the other in any way that might turn him on. There was the wish on his mind to give the other’s body what it was craving, to make the man feel good again but that didn’t seem to be what his lover actually consciously wanted in that moment, aside from the fact that Ashfield was way too tired to move much and he feared that his balls might still be completely dry from the intense session the day before.

 

Standing at the door after the initial disappointment that it was Mei and not the food he sighed when the other tried to make him look at it positively. “That she might leave earlier is my only hope.” He stated in an exaggerated tone of voice with an exaggerated expression. The kiss he was given made him smile though and for a moment he just looked at his younger lover and forgot about Mei and that she would stand in front of the door any minute now. He raised an eyebrow in question when Kario asked him whether he should leave them alone to talk and that Mei might not wanted to have him around during that conversation. “No need, I want you to stay. If she doesn’t want you around even better, she might leave earlier then.” He stated with a cheeky grin on his lips. “Besides, I still didn’t invite her. If she just makes a spontaneous appearance at my home she can’t expect me to talk to her completely in private. If she had wanted this to get professional treatment she should have come to my office on Monday.” He stated clearly tightening the grip around the black haired male’s hand telling him that he should stay where he was like this another time. The door bell rang then and Devon smiled cynically. “Speaking of the devil, there she is!” he said and walked towards the door opening it.

 

When he opened the door a woman on high-heels in a royal blue designer dress was standing in front of it. Her black eyes looked concerned and she had let her hair fall loose over her shoulders down to her hips. “Good evening Devon! God you look old, even older than you look on the TV.” She greeted him and the governor’s lips curled up into a fake smile. “Mei, it’s always a pleasure. As I see you don’t seem to care about modelling anymore as you have let yourself go and gotten rather fat, you look much fatter than on the TV actually. Is that a beer belly?” he returned the favour and the corner of Mei’s mouth was twitching and he saw her struggling with herself but then it was bursting out of her anyway. “How dare you! How dare you call a pregnant woman fat? You are a really mean person Devon. My husband said I’ve never been more beautiful.” She barked and Devon bit his lower lip as he had not known that. “Well, it would have been worse to ask a woman who isn’t pregnant if she was I suppose.” The blond jested but Mei didn’t lit up again. “So you’re actually pregnant?” he changed attitudes. “Yes!” she confirmed and a bright and proud smile appeared on her face. “From Theodore Parker?” Ashfield asked. “Of course from whom else.” She shook her head. “My sincere condolences!” the governor said and laid his hand onto his heart what led Mei to role her eyes in annoyance and give him a shove to his shoulder. Then she decided that her ex-husband was awful tonight and looked at Kario for the first time. She genuinely smiled at him as she didn’t see why she shouldn’t and there were absolutely no negative feelings she had for the young man she didn’t know. “Good evening! My name is Mei Parker.” She introduced herself and offered him her hand.

 

“Let’s get into the living room and get this over with!” the blond then said and gesticulated Mei to enter the mansion and go into the living room. After Mei had taken a seat in the comfortable arm chair and Devon had sat down on the sofa with Kario he leaned forward and rested his arms on his thighs. “Let’s not beat around the bush here. Why are you sitting in my living room in the middle of the night keeping me awake?” he asked and she snorted. “Good question, you might want ask your father.” She hissed and Devon sighed. “I can’t now. I can only ask you because you are in my living room and he is not.” Devon said keeping calm. “Oh, I was just as surprised as you were of my call when all of a sudden your father sat in my room backstage at the casting show where I am sitting in the jury accompanied by one of his bodyguards, the creepy one not the retarded one, who kept the door shut behind me and blocked it the whole time or otherwise I would have turned around instantly and run away screaming.” She said and Devon’s expression got more serious and he raised an eyebrow getting the impression that this would lead to nothing pleasant to hear for him. “So you are saying my father was in your room. Why was he there?” he wanted to know trying to convince her that he was not believing her while he actually had an idea into which direction this was going and that she definitely had not made this up.

 

“He was there to remind me that I shall not say a word about our relationship and if I ever only did so much than to let one negative comment about you escape my mouth that he’d destroy my life and my family to the point where I wished that I was dead and that he would hire someone to kidnap my baby and sent it away to Sweden or someplace like that making sure that I would never see it again in my entire life and that I’d never be happy again.” She told him and her voice started shaking as he body got tense and her fingernails buried themselves into her thighs. “I am not going through this again! Not again Devon, you hear me! It was scary enough when I divorced you and lived with my parents and he appeared there when I was alone with my grandmother with dumb and dumber who vandalised the frigging living room as a demonstration and a warning, threatening to harm me and my family.” She yelled now but her eyes started to water and her voice got shaky. Devon looked at her as if it was absurd which made her furious. “Don’t you dare look at me like this! You knew he had done this back then. I know you knew! And you did nothing! You stood by and let him do it! Let him threaten me and tell me that he’d hire people to do god knows what to me and my family if I would do anything to lower your chances of getting elected. You did not care that it left me terrified of him and dumb and dumber for years on top of all the emotional bagged I had to carry from our marriage.” She accused him and he looked onto the ground as he knew that this was true. He had known. And he had done nothing. Actually he had felt more secure back then as he had been terrified she’d try to have revenge on him and destroy his career.

 

“But not this time!” she continued to talk. “I have a child now! I am going to be a mother, I will be giving birth to a child that I need to protect and this time my family and I are not alone. I have my husband and he’ll take action as soon as I am telling him this. So either you are putting an end to this madness, make it stop, make the threats end and make him promise to leave me alone for good or I am doing it. I will do whatever it costs to live in peace, to be able to be happy that I am going to be a mother, to not worry about your lunatic father. I have gone through enough with this Devon! That relationship destroyed my self-confidence, then I had to live in fear of upsetting your father and now that I had finally started to believe that it was all over, had gotten over it, had found someone who loved me and had been feeling great about my life and myself again your stupid mess pulls me back into this insanity. I don’t want this anymore and I am not taking it anymore Devon, I won’t let you and your father destroy my life anymore, have you understood this!” she screamed and her whole body was shaking at this point and tears were running out of her eyes. She turned to Kario and pointed at him. “You! You should be careful. If you’ll ever break up with Devon his father is going to make your life a living hell!” she warned him, serious about it before she turned to Devon again. “I never even wanted to humiliate you publically or do you any harm. Gosh, does he think that I want to talk about this. I am ashamed about this ‘relationship’ myself, it makes me seem like a dumb, and naïve idiot who had not even been able to see what game you played with her. Of course I don’t want people to know.” She sobbed and Ashfield was feeling incredibly bad and a lump was starting to form in his throat. A high and unhappy laugh followed that and she looked into his golden eyes with her teary black ones. “And what does your father think what scandalous thing I could say anyway as you never did a fucking thing with me. Does he fear that I could talk about your arse fetish!” she gurgled mocking Ashfield while sobbing at the same time. “Come on now, don’t get like this. I don’t have an arse fetish I am a normal gay top. You don’t accuse your husband of having a fetish for your …..your…. lady parts, either do you?” he tried to keep this as fair and clean as possible as he didn’t want this to get even uglier than it already was.

 

What followed that comment was a hysteric laugh and Mei’s complete body even shook. “Gosh you can’t even say it! He can’t fucking say it!” she laughed and Devon was not sure if she laughed about him or herself or the both of them. Ashfield could say the word but it always made him cringe to say or hear it. He knew it was idiotic but he couldn’t help the strong aversion he had about female genitalia. He knew that people who got aware of it usually found it was something to mock him for and laugh about as it was pretty cliché and silly too and while Mei was doing just that his golden eyes jumped to Kario for a second to check if he found he was ridiculous too. He got distracted though and turned back to Mei again when she spoke again. “I am such an idiotic fool! How could I ever think that someone like you could be straight for a mere second! How could I fall for a man who is so obviously gay that it jumps at everyone right away and even a blind guy could see it? How ? Tell me how I could have been so stupid that I could let you make such an idiot out of myself and even now that I have gotten out of this madness it still ruins my life! This will always ruin my life! I will never, never live in peace ever again because I fell for this stupid, self-obsessed gay man!” she bashed herself now more than she bashed Devon and started to cry even more and at this point Ashfield feared she might hyperventilate as she was getting more and more worked up about it and the pregnant woman was panicking because his father had threatened her like this.

 

A little desperate at this point Devon let his hand run over his face before he got up and went over to her. “Mei! Mei!” he said and laid one hand onto her shoulder. “Nothing will be ruining your life and my father won’t kidnap your baby okay. Calm down! It’s gonna be fine alright, you hear me. You are safe, your family is safe, nothing is going to happen, I will make sure that it won’t and your life is not going to be ruined by your past connection to me.” He tried to assure her but she kept crying and he looked at her and laid his arms around her to hug her with the risk of being pushed away. But she didn’t. She wrapped her tiny arms around his neck and leaned her face onto his shoulder while punching his back with her small fists before her fingers buried themselves into the fabric of his jacket as she was at least calming down a little. “You’ll see that nothing will happen. Everything will stay as great as it was going for you and you’ll have a wonderful child and will be a good mother for him or her.” He assured her some more and on his mind he was cursing his father once more. This was not helpful! This was not helpful at all! What was he thinking threatening a pregnant woman to steal her child and destroy her life who was emotionally fragile enough as it was because she was fucking pregnant and had now almost been hyperventilating and having a panic attack in his living room. “Now you need to stop worrying and relax again for your child though. I will talk to him tomorrow morning and he will not threaten you anymore.” He advised her turning around to Kario while still holding the upset woman. “Can you get her some water out of the kitchen real quick?” he asked him with an apologetic look on his face as the other shouldn’t have had to see and hear all this and had he known that it would have gone that way he would probably have spared the young man that whole drama.

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The reluctance he heard in his lover's voice despite being true made him give the older man a gentle smile once more. Reaching out he ran his fingers through his lover's golden strands once more, enjoying the soft feel while also trying to help Devon relax more again. "You're overthinking something that is in the past, handsome. It can't be changed, and even if it could be you won anyway. There isn't any reason to change anything or dwell on what you could have done differently." Kario truly didn't want Devon to trouble himself over something like this. Sure the other man's ideas were... terrible and honestly nightmare worthy. But they had not been implemented, they hadn't won and that was what truly mattered. At least to Kario, and he didn't feel like anyone else gave it much thought anymore either.

 

Listening as the older man explained to him a little more about Jeff, his lover's ex came into a bit of a new light to Kario. It made him more aware of just how the man could be so open about things that would probably cause himself extreme anxiety. "That's honestly really sad to think that his own parents couldn't accept him for who he was, and even shamed him for it." Kario admitted having caught more onto that part of the whole story than any other part of it. At least in the end it ended up with Jeff being proud of who he was, and making sure that no one was able to shame him again. In the end it ended positively, even if he really wished that the other hadn't gone through such a thing to begin with. Kario knew things were different for everyone, not everyone could be accepting as his parents, or even how accepting Devon's own father had been until it got in the way of his plans for his son.

 

"That's true." He agreed, he didn't have to use them all the time, or even that often. He could literally do exactly as the blonde told him, use them only when the pain got to intolerable levels so that he could bring them back down and get some relief. There really was no arguing with the man he loved, he seemed to be able to void out any argument he had with gentle and honest words that easily made his worries disappear. Even if this time it was more of fighting his embarrassment at toys even being needed, but it was working all the same. When he heard his boyfriend speak again though he was a little stunned to hear the blonde think that it might make him uncomfortable for them to do this together and that he could do it alone and make it so he never even saw them if that made it easier for him. After he let the initial shock wear off a small smile crossed his face and his eyes softened, leaning up he pressed their lips together in a loving kiss. "That's really sweet of you, handsome. But if this is something I'm going to do, I'd feel much better doing it with you." Kario admitted after breaking the kiss. "I don't feel like this is something I need to hide from you, or to feel uncomfortable about it when it comes to you." Devon was the last person who would make him feel uncomfortable in such a situation. It was just a slightly embarrassing thing in general, but Devon always seemed to be able to make him feel better when something was a little embarrassing. "Besides, ordering and choosing them with you could be kinda... fun. It's not like I wouldn't like your input anyway." Kario mused after thinking it over for a moment. Maybe... it could be fun.

 

There was no missing the stern expression that crossed his boyfriend's face when he had replied with a not really. Clearly Devon knew that he was still lying to him, and not telling the complete truth. It made him feel bad but he had hoped explaining why he had lied to begin with would make the blonde feel a little better. But that didn't work either, instead it made him feel even worse for lying, and feel bad that he had tried to keep it from Devon when clearly his boyfriend didn't want him to face this, or maybe even anything on his own. It seemed like the older man truly wanted them to face things as a couple, which made him happy to hear that Devon wanted them to do things in such a manner. But it still didn't ease the way he felt for lying to begin with. "I'm sorry... I didn't think of it like that... I certainly didn't mean to make you feel like I didn't or don't trust you with my problems." He said softly though he was sure the other heard him considering how close they were. Kario truly felt terrible, and had never wanted to make it seem like he didn't want to face his problems with Devon or like he didn't trust the man he loved with his problems. It came down to him truly not having wanted to burden the governor with anymore than he already had on his plate, but clearly that had been the wrong thing for him to do. From now on, he'd be sure to be honest with Devon even if it might add more to what was already quite stressful for him.

 

After he had let the ache he felt at making Devon unhappy with his lie ease a little he finally decided to address the question he had been originally asked honestly this time. "I... do hurt. But I don't want to give in to it either, even if at this point I probably should." There was more he wanted to add, but he knew his outlook was silly and impossible. With a frustrated sigh he decided to say it anyway. "I just wish that my body was having an easier time with it. It gave in so quickly to all the sex I had just kind of hoped maybe it would be able to handle the lack of sex better." It was a silly thought and he knew it. Even if he was being honest with himself it may have been a quick give for his body, but his body hadn't had much of a choice in that matter either. Quitting was going to be a process and he had to be patient with it, even if he wished it would happen quicker, there was no rushing it. With a sigh he relaxed against the older man again, nuzzling into his neck a little. "Patience with this matter is not going to be easy for me." He mumbled a bit unhappily.

 

Listening as Devon explained to him what type of gifts one brought to another's house when visiting made him raise an eyebrow. But after a moment he just shrugged it off. It was when Devon mentioned appreciating if he would help him find something for his parents, otherwise he'd just give whiskey to his father and jewellery for his mother hoping that they would like that. "Well... my mom does like flowers..." He mentioned after thinking it over, "I haven't really seen her wear any jewellery so that wouldn't really be the best route to take." He added. Now it was trying to think of something his father would like, but he had to be the hardest of all. "I... honestly don't know what my dad would like. He's always been happy when he is surrounded by my mother and us kids. That's all he has ever wanted..." He admitted. He had never gotten the man anything special for anything, not even birthday's. It had just been spending time with his family that the man had asked for which was something they had all been more than willing to give him.

 

Kario couldn't help but laugh when his lover spoke about not only minding but then he really wished his mother would start to mother him since it meant he had her approval. "I really think with her you won't have anything to worry about." He admitted with a smile. Hearing the other man joke about how he would be flattered to be seen as if he was twenty again made him laugh again. "You still seem to have some spirit of a twenty year old still left in you, handsome." He teased the other before giving him yet another kiss.

 

He frowned a little when he heard Devon mention that if it was only death threats he could handle those. Instead of his fingers running through his lover's hair like he had been doing whenever he noticed something clearly bothering his lover he ran his fingers over the stubble of the other's jaw he very much loved instead. "Devon, don't let him do that to you. Especially if it bothers you. My boyfriend or not, you are their age and my father does need to respect that. Honestly, I wouldn't want anyone to put up with my father and his threats. My sister took a stand for her dates, and I'll take a stand for you myself if he tries. I just didn't want you to think that it wouldn't happen." Kario said making it clear that he knew it bothered Devon more than the man said, but also telling his lover he'd make a stand for him with his father if the man tried doing so. It was the least he could do for his boyfriend.

 

"I know it wouldn't leave an impression on you either. Since your an older guy who is more responsible than any of the people my siblings have brought home he'll be more inclined to like the idea of us together. Because he knows you aren't some hormonal teenager." Kario said with a smile. He hoped that his father would behave himself, but there really was no telling if that was going to be the case or not until they arrived. A thought did strike him though and his smile turned to a playful smirk, "Just as long as he doesn't find out how you can be a horny teenager in bed at least." He teased his lover. His lover was Definitely not a hormonal teenager, but the blonde did have a pretty high sex drive that was fueled by years of being abstinent. That was of course something he was pretty sure his father would never learn about his lover, and Kario was more than happy to not share that tidbit of information with anyone.

 

"I suppose you have a point there." He murmured when he was told that the older man may not always have the opportunity to ask something else and that not everyone was so easily distracted. It was true after all, and he couldn't expect the man to be able to pull that off with his parents, who he knew for a fact were classic to coming back to an avoided question at the most unlikely time. When he heard the story Devon had for how they had met a small smirk crossed his face, the more Devon spoke the more he pictured it himself. "It does sound pretty great, love. But I don't think my parents would fall for me joining the youth organization of your party because I liked your political ideas. Maybe because I found you unbelievably attractive and got starstruck and thought it was the best chance I would have at getting closer to you, but not for any political reason." He admitted though he did like the idea of trying to get closer to the older man because he thought he was the most gorgeous governor he had ever seen. There really was no denying that this part of the story would be very true.

 

Kario wasn't really blind to the reluctance that came with Devon moving his hand from his ass to his back instead. He knew that Devon would have liked to keep his hand on his ass instead, and he had a hard time with not giving in and telling his lover to do so. But he was still trying to prove something to himself, even if he was close to breaking. "I know you didn't... I just... want to try to prove to myself that I can stay in control even when my body wants anything but. It's not like I won't let you touch and we can't have fun at all." He mused as he pressed his lips against his lover's neck gently. Which of course he realized after probably wasn't his best move considering he had just managed to convince his handsome boyfriend to move his hand. With a soft laugh he rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "Guess I can't even help myself sometimes."

 

The hand he felt stroking through his black hair after he rested his head on his lover's shoulder made him glance up at his lover from the corner of his eyes. His body really was reacting everything it seemed, even just the knowledge that Devon had been longing for him while he had been in his office was enough to make his body heat up and ache even more. It really was getting hard to deny it what it rather clearly wanted and continued to show it wanted.Turning his head to the side he made it so he was facing the man's neck again, arms wrapped loosely around his lover's body as he tried to get his own under control again. "You're way too sexy for your own good... and for my own good apparently..." He mused as a small smirk crossed his face. It was clear by his tone that it really wasn't meant as a bad thing, that and his arousal came through clearer than he had expected. After he had spoke one of his hands had started to rather absently run his fingers over the man's currently clothed torso. It was just too hard to ignore his lover when he was so attractive and desirable to him. He had to at least give Devon a little attention.

 

Being told that Devon wanted him to stay made him smile again, though he laughed when he was told it was even better if she didn't want him to as it might make her leave sooner. He loved that at least Devon had somewhat of a positive look on it, and he couldn't blame his boyfriend for wanting her to leave quickly. The grip that tightened around his hand just made it even clearer that Devon truly wanted him to stay for this. Gripping the older man's hand back he leaned up for a quick kiss, which apparently had been a good thing as the doorbell rang the moment he broke the kiss.

 

When the door opened to reveal Mei he looked her over as she spoke and he sighed softly himself rolling his eyes at the greeting she gave his boyfriend. Though of course his own greeting towards her wasn't much better making it so he had all he could do not to roll his eyes again. Kario wasn't truly surprised to hear her say she was pregnant, glancing over her for a moment and realizing that was probably just one more thing that Devon wasn't going to like about her. Here they were again, slammed back towards the family subject, and knowing how much his boyfriend wanted to have kids to have a family. His eyes darted back to his lover, trying to gauge his reaction at the news that even she was having a family now. There seemed to be something there, but he wasn't really sure what it was yet.

 

Still trying to figure out his lover's reaction he was distracted when she suddenly turned to him and greeted him in a different manner her demeanor seemed to change as she offered her hand for them to shake hands. "Kario Teschu." He replied as he reached out and took her hand shaking it before his hand returned once more to his side. He was still a little unsure about this whole thing as he glanced between the two of them. Just as his mind was about to start running a little wild in regards to just how deep their dislike for each other apparently was, he heard Devon speak suggesting that they move to the living room. Kario settled himself down on the couch beside his lover, pulling his legs up to rest beneath his body as he leaned back against the couch knowing that this mainly concerned the other two.

 

The beginning of their conversation seemed to be getting nowhere, so Kario ended up zoning out his attention being grabbed by other things before his eye fell to his lap. He would have liked it much better if he was cuddled against his lover instead of sitting there awkwardly waiting for her to spit out whatever her problem was with the man's father. He was rather shockingly pulled from his thoughts when he heard her practically yelling, his eyes locked on her and he noticed that her eyes were watering and her voice had begun to shake. He was a little stunned, but what caught him more than anything was when she spoke about the look Devon apparently had been giving her making his eyes snap to his lover when he heard her say that he had known that his father had done this the first time. That made him frown slightly. But at the same time, what was Devon even supposed to do? He had a hard time controlling how much of a presence his father had in his life as it was now, much less what the man was going to do to others even if it was supposedly for his son.

 

When she turned to him and pointed at him he found himself a little startled, but what she said didn't upset or really affect him in any way. For one, he had absolutely no intention of leaving Devon, not now or ever. The second thing was the fact that she said the older man's father was going to make his life a living hell if he did leave the older man. It wasn't like his lover's father had made his life comfortable as it is. He was well aware that the man didn't like him, even looked down on him and had already called him less than a man. At least in the beginning she had been on his good side and he had probably actually liked her. Kario hadn't even had a chance of that happening, and knew that no matter what, he still wouldn't. The man would never treat him as anything more than just the whore his son was with. That was fine. At least he had Devon, and his lover's mother seemed to like him so at least that was a plus. Still, Kario felt like Mei was being quite over dramatic at this point and was obviously working herself up more. Something that the young man wanted to blame on her being pregnant and her unstable emotional state as it was, added with the stress that apparently this threat had put on her.

 

When she spoke about what scandalous thing she could possibly say about Devon to begin with since he had never done anything to her made him a little curious as well. What he didn't expect was for her to act as tho his lover had an ass fetish just because he was gay. And had to do his best not to laugh when Devon defended himself saying he was a normal gay top. That the man was, but that didn't mean he couldn't find this any less amusing. He was sure that even his own discomfort at just the thought of her... parts came through rather clear. The naked female body and it's parts truly made him uneasy and clearly uncomfortable. One of many reasons why he had told Devon before that he would definitely not be bringing a naked female statue into the mansion. His eyes met his lover's when the man's gaze seemed to jump to him as if he was trying to find out if he was taking the same side as Mei when it came to this particular thing. Others may have found it funny or even ridiculous that his lover had such an aversion to such a natural part of woman. But it came down to the fact that Devon really wasn't the only one. Even thinking about those parts made Kario himself truly uncomfortable, and he had already told Devon once that the thought of them made him quite uncomfortable.

 

When her emotions seemed to be getting away from her again he was leaning back against the couch comfortably watching her and making no move. Comforting her was not his job, and he honestly wasn't sure how he felt about doing so. It didn't seem like he'd have to try though since Devon was getting up from beside him and moving over to her trying to get her to calm down. All this stress and emotion definitely wasn't good for her on a normal day, much less being pregnant. When Devon seemed to turn back to him it was to ask him to go get her a glass of water from the kitchen, the apologetic look really didn't do anything for him though he did get up to do as he was asked. Oddly enough, his emotions seemed absent from this situation and his face was just neutral. Walking to the kitchen he grabbed a cup from one of the cabinets and filled it with some water before he made his way back. Settling himself on the arm of the chair on her other side he held it out to her, "Here you go." Kario had to admit he was quite surprised by how gentle his voice sounded when he spoke to her. Odd. But not in a bad way either considering he truly had no idea what to make of this.

 

Suddenly his mind seemed to have taken in what Devon had told Mei he would do, and that was speak to his father in the morning. They still had to get the gifts he was determined to bring to his parents when they visited and do the visit tomorrow as well. He was starting to wonder if it was a good idea, or if they should just reschedule the visit. "Do you... want me to reschedule the visit we were supposed to have with my parents tomorrow? Speaking with your father could keep you busy for awhile and you may not really be up for it after." There wasn't any negative tone in his voice, even if he was going to be a little disappointed that they would have to push the visit off. But his lover's mental state was more important, and he didn't know what kind of state he would be in after speaking with his father and dealing with this whole mess.

 

Once the glass had been taken from him he moved to settle himself on the couch again, not really wanting to stay at her side since he still didn't really know her. He felt bad for her sure, and he understood why this was upsetting and why she had been so intent on bringing it to Devon's attention. But again, this was something he felt had absolutely no right to be brought in front of the public. Any attempt to do so would certainly hurt Devon, but that wasn't why he was so against it. This was a matter she had with the Ashfield family itself, and despite both Devon and his father being powerful figures in the state it was more important that this was dealt between the two parties outside of the public's eye. Bringing this before them, was letting the public in on a private matter and making it into something even bigger than it was. Considering how big the threat was as is, it would only lead in disaster if anyone was to find out that this was not even the first threat his lover's father had made to her.

 

It took him a few moments to be able to pull himself from his thoughts once more. His eyes going back to Devon trying to figure out how this weekend was going to end up going. Already, he found that it was going to be more stressful than he had hoped, it didn't seem like either of them could really catch a break. But at least he'd be able to make up for all of this drama and emotion later by just crawling into bed beside the older man and cuddling up to him once more.

[-Hideki-]

A rather melancholic smile was to see on the blond male’s face when he felt his boyfriend stroking through his hair about which he still didn’t understand why the other liked its texture so much, telling him that he shall not waste his thought on the past that couldn’t be changed anyway. “It’s obviously very true what you’re saying that thinking about the past and regretting mistakes is usually a waste of time in the sense that it can’t be changed anymore.” Devon agreed to this point. “Then again have you never asked yourself a bunch of ‘what if’ questions, regretted something and decided to change this in the future to make an improvement? As sometimes what seems like a waste of time can lead to personal improvement through analysing past mistakes and finding conclusions as to how to approve something and not to repeat them again.” Ashfield argued a little curious if the other could relate to his train of thought or not at all. He remembered having had a similar discussion with Sven back when the man had dropped out of business school a few months before he would have had his master degrees to switch to arts. Sven had disagreed with pretty much all of that as it collided with his carefree philosophy where he didn’t think about what could have been or what he could have done better but solely lived in the moment. They really had quite some odd discussions especially when drunk back in university.

 

He nodded as it was indeed a sad story but unfortunately not an uncommon one. “It’s not an uncommon story though. Even nowadays!” Devon said with a sigh. “Though Jeff is more than twice your age I assume that if he was your age it wouldn’t have gone any different for him.” He guessed. “I have been to that village once during my former campaign. Time has stood still there for many decades or even for a whole damn century it seems. People there are also deeply religious. If I came back to it now it wouldn’t surprise me if their village priest tried to exorcise a supposed devil in me.” The governor told the younger man who had told him before that he had never left their city what also meant that he had never been to a place like Jeff’s home village. Jeff really had had a completely different upbringing than Ashfield and most people in the city had had and his parents had also not been rich by any means. What was profit, business and his career for Devon’s father was their religion for Jeff’s parents.

 

For a moment it seemed like his offer had done nothing than to confuse the other male but then he was given a smile and was looked at with those soft brown eyes that his bloody heart skipped a beat and he felt it flutter in his stomach again what only got increased when Kario leaned up to him and pressed their lips together in a kiss. Ashfield wrapped his arms around his lover fully embracing the kiss he was given. As their lips parted and his boyfriend told him that this was nothing that he felt uncomfortable about when it came to him and that he’d even feel better doing it together with him. It made Devon’s eyes shine in their golden tone and there was a truly happy expression on his face. Without a warning he pulled the other over and greedily kissed him again, holding him pressed against his body, his tongue longingly wrapping around the younger one’s. When he broke the kiss his voice was a little husky as he said:”I love you so much and it makes me really happy to hear that.” It wasn’t the act of ordering and choosing sex toys itself, but the fact that it was something the other felt that reluctant and embarrassed about and that he yet didn’t mind to do together with Devon, that his presence didn’t make him feel more embarrassed about something the other felt uncomfortable with but that it made him feel more secure in it and less embarrassed if he was going to do this together with the blond.

The governor chuckled and cuddled the other when he said that it could be fun to choose those things together with him and to have his input. “Oh, we’ll definitely make it fun. I actually guarantee you it will be considering my level of professionalism about this subject.” He jested as Devon had not much knowledge about sex toys whatsoever and since Kario didn’t seem to have much of a clue about it either that could actually get hilarious.

 

After he had told him that he didn’t want the other to have to face his problems alone and that he found that they should face something like this together as a couple he could see how the man’s expression changed before the black haired softly spoke to him. Devon sighed and placed both of his hands onto his cute lover’s neck whilst laying his forehead onto Kario’s. “Just don’t feel the need to hide your pain or your problems from me in order to not burden me with it! I really want you to know that when it comes to you and what’s going on with you it’s never a burden and you never bother me. It would worry me much more to not know what you’re facing.” The governor stated incredibly seriously before a smile formed on his lips and he kissed the young man’s cheek.

 

He hadn’t expected the other to then correct himself another time and tell him the truth admitting that he was indeed in pain in that moment. However even before the blond could ask if he wanted him to help him to do anything about it Kario told him that he didn’t want to give in to it. If that was so Devon would definitely respect his boyfriend’s decision about it so he nodded waiting as it looked like the other had more to say. And he had been right about that as the young male continued to speak telling him how disappointed he was that his body had such a hard time without the constant sex and couldn’t just adjust to the new situation in a heartbeat. “I understand and believe me I wished that it was a lot easier for you and that you didn’t have to go through all the pain as well but unfortunately this is not how an addiction works.” He spoke a warm and gentle smile on his face. “It is easy for a person and a body to get used to and addicted to something that makes the body release hormones that make it feel good. But it is much harder to change habits and wean a body from what it had come to physically need. It doesn’t matter whether it’s sex or it’s alcohol, just that alcohol might eventually kill you in the end. It takes time, it takes effort and a strong will to overcome an addiction.” Devon said and smiled. “And you already made it quite clear that you are incredibly strong willed.” He said as he looked at the other. “I also think it would be wrong to beat yourself up because your body craves and yearns for what it yearns for and that it reacts to the reduced sexual activity as it does. It’s normal after what it had been put through for years and you’ve actually accomplished a lot already today. You have gone through a complete day without your body getting any sex. That’s much, maybe even a little too much for the first day.” He praised the young man for what he had already done. “So if you feel like you can’t take it anymore and you need to touch yourself or you need me – though I have to admit I won’t be good for much movement and action tonight - there is no shame in it and it also wouldn’t mean that you have failed in anyway, not at all.” The politician assured him. Devon didn’t want the other to think in those terms and to be so harsh on himself and his body. It was good that he was ambitious and wanted it to go back to normal but it wouldn’t happen overnight and it wasn’t the young man’s fault that it didn’t either.

 

He did appreciate it when Kario told him that his mum wasn’t the type for jewellery but that she had always liked flowers. Devon didn’t often give flowers to people because he found it odd to give something that was technically dead and would start to wither in a few days. But he had an idea that was more lasting and that the woman would certainly like if she liked flowers, or so he at least thought. “I think I have an idea what to get your mother then.” The billionaire said looking in thought as he really wanted the young man’s parents to think well about him. When his lover told him that he had no idea what gift to give his father as the man had always only wanted the presence of his family it was getting more difficult though. “Well, I am certain my presence won’t have the same effect.” He joked and then added. “Have you ever seen him drink some whisky or any alcohol for that matter?” he asked then wanting to know if that might at least be useful to the man. If the other didn’t drink alcohol for any reason that gift would have been as great as grandpa Snider’s almonds to his father what Ashfield really wanted to avoid.

 

Devon laughed when the other teased him by saying he still had some spirit of a twenty years old in him. “Thanks! It’s good to know that at least inside I am still vital and young while my body is on its way to unavoidable decay.” He joked as he heard the other say that.

 

There was a little surprise written on his face when Kario frowned and seemed to be really unhappy while telling him that he shouldn’t let his father treat him like this and that he would take a stand for him and not let his father do this to him. His lips curled up in a smile and he pressed a kiss onto Kario’s lips. “You’re the sweetest!” he said and then continued to talk. “I was joking about the death threat thing merely because I really seem to get those a lot these days as people are just going crazy for whatever reason.” He stated. “I promise you I won’t let your father threaten me and disrespect me. Having been raised by my father I won’t even know how to let someone talk down to me without the initial instinct to assert myself and to win, other than if it’s my own father who treats me poorly.” Ashfield assured the black haired chuckling. “I can fend for myself and you don’t have to worry about me.” The blond swore to the other. “However I have to admit that I was tempted to play shy for a moment only because I wanted to see you fighting for me as I find the idea adorable that you’d take a stand for me and protect me. It might sound wrong but it’d probably turn me on too.” The man winked and teased his lover a little though he genuinely appreciated this. Then he sighed and got more serious again. “What actually bothered me about this is not so much the stupid threat and any ridiculous behaviour but that your father could actually see me as a threat to you and that he’d not trust me and not like me at all. That would be uncomfortable and I really wouldn’t like someone seeing me as a potential danger for you as I love you too much to ever want to hurt you. And no one could stop me from making that quite clear if he was trying to suggest that and I’d hope for him that he won’t as I would really like this to be peaceful, us to get along and him to like me too.” He explained what actually bugged and concerned him about this.

 

A smile appeared when his boyfriend said that his father might actually be more inclined to not freak out about him because with him being a middle aged guy it was pretty clear that he was not irresponsible like a teenager driven by his hormones. And the idea that he might have it easier to get into the other’s father’s favour was a positive one to him. When the smile on his lover’s face however turned into a smirk he raised an eyebrow and looked at him sceptically and questioningly. The tease about how high Devon’s libido was made him laugh then though and he was getting his face close to Kario’s ear. “He doesn’t ever have to know if you don’t tell him about what a beast I actually am though.” Ashfield whispered into the black haired man’s ear playfully biting the earlobe. “How hard you make my dick is really only of your and my concern.” He breathed into the other man’s ear further laughing again. Truth be told though, the thought about Kario’s father knowing how the governor was lusting over his son and how he was fucking him and what they did in bed was incredibly unappealing. He didn’t want the man to know how and in which position they fucked and how he got aroused by the man’s son. And he was certain that the black haired male’s father wouldn’t appreciate that either. Actually he feared that if he ever heard of any of that it wouldn’t stay at physical threats but he’d then start a physical fight with Ashfield for real for sticking his dick into his son. It really wasn’t something that most parents especially fathers liked to think about he assumed.

Honestly it was bad enough that Devon’s own father had seen him once and had then learned from his ex-boyfriend that his son sucked dick.

 

It made him think about the other’s family and if there was the possibility that they asked inappropriate questions about their sexual relationship as some straight people seemed all too curious to learn about which role they took in bed and all those things. “Do you think a family member of yours might ask us who of us were the top and who the bottom?” he wanted to know how likely he’d encounter something like this in the black haired male’s circles. “And if so, how do you think they’d take it if I told them it was none of their business? And would it be okay if I told them that there are no women in a gay relationship if they phrased the question as ‘Who is the man and who is the woman’?” he asked starting to over think and plan through meeting the other’s family including his extended family one day.

 

The governor put on a fake pout when Kario changed his nice fantasy they could use as an ‘altered’ version of how they had met to make it more realistic and believable. “A pity, I really loved the idea of you finding my politics so great and relatable that you got hot for me.” He said jokingly an amused grin on his lips. “But I guess it’s still a pretty good story this way.” He told the other. “I can imagine it.” He added and then the grin got wider as he was looking into those brown eyes with a cheeky expression. “How about you actually join the party that would make the lie even more believable!” he said moving his eyebrows up and down as if he wanted to tempt him with this really great offer not thinking it would ever happen but he could at least try couldn’t he?

 

“I know you do.” He said pressing a kiss to the young man’s forehead. “And you definitely have my support! I’ll try to behave as best as I can.” He let his lover know with a soft smile on his lips. If Kario wanted to tame his body and would absolutely hated the idea of giving in to the pain he was in and what it craved Ashfield would do his best to not tempt him or sabotage him in anyway, though he might as well accidentally mess up. When he felt gentle kisses to his neck he closed his eyes automatically and a deep hum was coming from him as he made more space for the other man to kiss him there. It stopped as suddenly as it had begun though and he opened his eyes again looking into his boyfriend’s hearing the man laugh softly. A chuckle came from the politician and he shook his head. “No, it’s fine. You can touch me. I like it when you touch me. Just don’t make me hard that would be a bit of a hassle if I can’t touch you that way tonight and you won’t touch me like that either.”

 

He smiled continuing to let his fingers run through the black mane of hair when Kario said that he was too sexy for both of their goods. The other was so clearly aroused, so heated that it almost pained Devon as well when he thought about how bad the other must want it and he couldn’t give it to him and get him to climax and feel relieve either because he wanted to be good support for the younger male. “You are too though. So we’re even!” he answered to the remark sticking his tongue out to the horny man who was resting on his body letting his hand roam over Ashfield’s chest what the politician clearly enjoyed.

 

 

 

When Devon was holding his shaking incredibly emotional pregnant ex-wife in his arms trying to get her to a stable point again where he could come to an agreement with her and then sent her home and out of his mansion he wasn’t so sure whether it had been a good idea to not send Kario out of the room as he had no idea what was up with the young man. His face was oddly blank leaving him unaware of how he felt about this and whether he was mad that he had not handled this differently and they had to put up with Mei’s emotional outburst and panic attack because she was afraid for her unborn child or whether anything she had said and he had heard made him think less about him, what was his biggest concern actually. Even when he asked him to bring her some water he just went without a nod or a word.

 

Ashfield spoke in a rather calming tone to Mei basically repeating what he had already said until Kario returned with the water. For a moment while he had sat there he had thought that the other had not gone into the kitchen but elsewhere and would not return into the room again but he did and Devon was glad that he did. “Thanks.” He said his golden eyes looking into the brown ones trying to read anything in them. When Kario spoke to Mei, who had let go of Devon and had been drying her eyes that looked awful because her eye make-up was all over the place now the governor realised that the other’s tone was rather soft and comforting what he honestly had not expected. From how his boyfriends face looked he had thought he’d either not say a word at all or that it would have been indifferent and cold. He was glad that it was neither though as his goal was to make her light up again, see that she would be fine to be able to make her leave and call that day a day finally and it was certain to Devon that indifference and coldness wouldn’t convince the pregnant woman of that, though he was aware of the fact that Kario owed neither of them anything.

 

There was still one of his hands on her shoulder as she was slowly drinking tiny sips of water trying to not get it into the wrong pipe as she was still sobbing but much calmer and less hysteric.

He immediately turned his head to his lover when the man asked him if he should cancel their plans of visiting his parents and put it onto another date. “No!” he clearly and strongly objected and then coughed. “It won’t be necessary really. I am not planning on the conversation with my father taking more than ten minutes. I am not going to argue or negotiate with him, I am going to demand.” He let him know. “Besides this visit is important for you and for your parents! They haven’t seen you in … a while and I think your mother would be disappointed and heartbroken if you cancelled seeing them tomorrow. We’ll just get up an hour earlier. I already know what I’ll buy for your parents so I’ll call the shops and tell them to pack it up nicely so that we just have to drive by and get it after we have paid a visit to my father’s office and then we will be at your parents around midday or afternoon I suppose. No problem! We’ll make it!” he assured Kario as he didn’t want him to think that he’d prioritise this over their plans. What he had not expected was Mei whimpering and waving her hand before her face. “I didn’t intent to ruin this young man’s visit with his parents…That would be so sad …. His mum will cry because of m…” she started and was about to burst out in tears over it again. “I know! I know and you didn’t and you aren’t. It’s all fine. You’re not breaking his mother’s heart Mei!” he hastily said patting her shoulder internally begging that she won’t start to drown in her own tears again. And while he looked at Kario, at Mei, then at Kario again he thought about what would have been if he had actually succeeded in impregnating her and would have had to deal with an overly emotional pregnant woman every day and he came to the conclusion that he’d probably have shot himself after a few weeks of trying to walk on eggshells around her without success.

 

“Anyway, I am not going to let my father ruin this day for us either. What I said about your brother applies to my psycho father too. We will have a happy and good day tomorrow no matter what!” he repeated what he had told Kario earlier. “I also refuse to let the fact that my father thought it would be a good idea to act like a schoolyard bully again today destroy my plans and stress me out!” he said though he knew it was easier said than done. A snort from Mei followed. “Schoolyard bully!? What an understatement. Your father is a true danger to the public. Seriously, just how crazy is this man?” she hissed now switching to aggressive again and Devon was astonished by how quickly all those emotions of the woman changed and how intense they all were. Ashfield looked at her casually though and he couldn’t keep a smile from playing around his lips. “On a scale from 1 to 10? A solid 15 I’d say!” he answered and found it funny but Mei apparently felt that he was not taking her seriously enough. “Do you find this funny? Do you think all this is a joke Devon?” she barked at him and it only made a laugh come out that he tried to silence immediately. “No. Not at all! I assure you I take my father being a psychopath really seriously.” The man said but it didn’t make the woman happy.

 

“You father is an actual criminal Devon! He harms and exploits people wherever he goes! Think about that scandal with the working conditions in that company in that third world country and the child labour!” she reminded and there was pure hatred for Ashfield Senior in her voice. “Well, you won’t ever get a judge to say that he is a criminal so, no, he is not a convicted criminal. That company does not belong to the Ashfield Corporation and the accusation of child labour couldn’t have been confirmed.” He said now apologising his father like he always did regarding those issues especially in public. She snorted. “And there you are again defending this criminal. But it’s much more important to lock up some sixteen years old who smoked some weed. Maybe it was about time that someone tried to get a judge to finally let justice prevail and put your father into prison.” She said in a provoking manner and Devon put on his professional voice and face hating that he indirectly and in his diplomatic way had to threaten her again. “I would encourage you not to try. You’ll only lose valuable time and resources trying and in the impossible case that you’d win it would burden me with instantly reprieving him. And you might risk to ruin your good name too.” He made this very clear and a high-pitched laugh came from her again. “You’d reprieve your own father? Ja, that would not smell like corruption or conflicting personal interests at all. Not to mention that you hate your father.” She stated and he just looked at her and nodded. “Yes, I’d reprieve him and yes, I do have my issues with him.”

 

He saw Mei shaking her head in disbelieve. “You really should finally learn to take a stand against your father, he still has you on his leash!” she said and Devon took a deep breath. “Didn’t you listen! I will take a stand against him to make him take back his threats and promise to not hurt you, your family or your child. This should be all that’s of your concern and it should be to your satisfaction as it is what you came here to ask from me.” He told her and right in that moment the bell from the gate rang another time. “That will be our food then. So if you won’t mind I would like to ask you to leave us now and return to your husband who will already await you and be worrying about his wife and unborn child. And I think he wouldn’t like the idea that you felt the need to spend more time than necessary in your ex-husbands mansion in the middle of the night.” He politely but clearly said and Mei’s lips curled up in an amused smile. “Oh, he won’t care about that. Since he learned that you are gay he stopped seeing competition in you, you got funnily enough much more uninteresting to him.” She told him and grabbed her purse. “Ouch, that’s belittling to be marked as harmless for being gay but alright then.” He said a smile on his lips. Mei chuckled as this apparently amused her. “Oh, I like how his attitude changed. It was extremely annoying to hear him rant every time he saw your face somewhere and having him tell me how he didn’t see how any woman would find you attractive and what I could have possibly seen in you. You guys and your stupid banter were really exhausting.” She let him know and Devon laughed gesticulating Kario to accompany him and her to the door. “Are you telling me I need a new rival right now?” he asked not less amused. She shook her head. “No, he still vents about your politics finding them gross.” His ex-wife said as they arrived at the door. “What a relieve.” Ashfield said before he reached out his hand to her and she ignored it to hug him. “See you sometime on whatever banquette it may be.” She said and he nodded “Yes. See you around.” He said, before she gave her hand to Kario another time to say goodbye to him too. When she was gone he closed the door behind her and then opened the gate for the delivery car.

 

As soon as he had opened the gate he turned towards his young lover walking towards him, wrapping one arm around his hips and stroking over his cheek with the other hand examining him and his expression a little curious as to how he would react to Devon showing affection to him again as he was not sure if he was mad at him or what was going on in him ever since Mei had arrived as he had seemed so distanced and unapproachable. A deep sigh came from him and he placed his head on the other’s shoulder wishing the young man would lay his arms around him too. “Are you mad ?” he asked and closed his eyes for a moment. “I really want you to know that I would never, never in a fucking million years let my father threaten or hurt you without consequence. I’d destroy him if he did!” he promised Kario. “However I can’t guarantee that he won’t one day offer you a shit ton of money if you’d sign a contract that states that you’d never speak or get near me again and stay far away. And if he ever does this I can just hope that you’ll still find me more valuable than a million dollars.” The blond warned the other that his father might try this one day.