Along Came You

Greg quickly briefed his chief resident who would be finishing his rounds for him this morning, and then hurried to the school to pick up his daughter. What could possibly have happened? The school nurse had said that Nichole wasn’t feeling well, but hadn’t gone into detail. Fearing the worst as always, Greg hurried as fast as he could to be with Nicky. Out of breath after running from the parking lot to the school, Greg could barely speak when he walked into the nurse’s office. “What’s wrong? Is she sick? Did she fall?” “We’re not sure, Dr. Stevens. She said that her stomach hurt and that she wanted her daddy.” “Okay. Where is she?” The nurse led Greg to where Nichole was lying down on a cot. “What is it, baby? Does your tummy hurt?” Nicky nodded her head. “Do you want to go home?” Nicky nodded again. “Let’s go. I’ve got someone to cover for me at work.” Nichole took Greg’s hand and the two of them walked to the car. Once inside the car, Greg pulled Nicky onto his lap and held her like a baby. “What’s wrong, Nicky? Can you tell Daddy?”
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It was late by the time they left the Space Needle, and Greg didn’t know where the day had gone. The week had seemed so long without Matthew, and the day with him had flown by. Matthew once again opened the car door for Greg and they drove back to Greg’s apartment. Greg put his hand on the door handle of the car, and Matthew said, “Wait, Greg”, and placed his hand on Greg’s arm. “I would love for you to see my house. It’s just twenty minutes out of the city. Let me make us dinner next Saturday night.” Greg thought about his schedule. “Absolutely, I’m not on call until the following Saturday.” Matthew walked Greg to his door, and this time Greg invited him in. Greg poured them a glass of wine, and they talked for awhile longer. “That was the best surprise, Matthew, the entire day with you, and especially the dinner in the sky.” Matthew set his glass down and then took Greg’s from him and set it down too. He held Greg’s hands and then moved his hands up along Greg’s arms. He held Greg’s arms and leaned toward him. Greg’s heart was beating hard and fast when he felt Matthew’s lips on his own. Matthew’s kisses were gentle and sweet, yet very passionate. Matthew put his arms around Greg, and Greg held Matthew in his. Matthew kissed Greg for several minutes, and then kissed him on the cheek. “I’d better go now,” he said. Greg hugged him after they stood up, before letting him go. “I had the best day, Matthew, and thank you for next Saturday.”
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The lane led to a house that Greg was not expecting. This was a mansion, a paradise of nature. With the mountains in the background, Greg thought this would be a great inspiration for an artist. Damn, the man’s a billionaire. Greg felt smaller and smaller the closer he got to the huge home which seemed to overshadow him, and his car seemed small when he pulled up to the front entrance. Matthew must think I live in a box, Greg thought, when he thought about his apartment. There was a camera at the entrance of Matthew’s grand palace, and a buzzer. Greg pressed the buzzer and immediately heard Matthew’s voice. “Greg, is that you?” “Yes,” he said. “Come on in,” Matthew welcomed, and Greg heard a click and then the front door opened automatically. Greg walked in and the door closed and locked behind him. Matthew walked into the foyer, his chef’s apron on. “All I need is the funny hat now,” he said. “Come on into the kitchen, my favorite room in the house.” Greg felt comfortable again. Matthew wasn’t about all the glitz and glitter. Matthew was real. I just have to remember that, Greg told himself. “Well, you didn’t turn around when you saw the house. That’s a good sign.” Matthew kissed Greg on the cheek, and then went back to his cooking. “I guess I was a bit surprised at the size of this place,” Greg admitted. “Well, it didn’t scare you away and besides, my grandfather built it many years ago when things were a lot cheaper. I’m just the lucky beneficiary.”
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Matthew led Greg to his bed, and the two of them unbuttoned the other’s shirts and took them off. Matthew pulled the covers back and invited Greg into his bed. The room was dark, but they undressed separately before getting into bed and moving toward each other. They embraced again, holding each other, kissing each other. Matthew was a passionate lover and took his time, two things that Greg was not accustomed to. Matthew stroked Greg’s face as he kissed his lips and when his hands caressed his chest, Greg was completely at his mercy. Greg caressed Matthew’s back, his perfectly toned back. Matthew kissed Greg’s chest, licking his nipples. The covers had slipped off of Matthew so that his butt was now in full view of Greg. Damn, I hope I look that good when I’m forty, he thought. Matthew looked at Greg, leaned up and kissed him on the lips again. “Greg, look at me.” Greg half opened his eyes. “Greg, I love you. I know that our relationship is very young, but I know that I love you.” Matthew was not expecting a response from Greg, and went back to kissing his chest. Greg was too stunned to speak, and too turned on by Matthew’s kisses to even try. Matthew pushed back the covers from Greg’s body and ran his hands along his legs. “You’re beautiful, Greg,” he said, and looked at Greg’s closed eyes. Greg was definitely ready for sex which could not have been missed by Matthew and yet, he continued to take his time.