Forever His

TITLE: Forever His ~ Only Moonlight Knows (11/13)
RATING: NC-17 - at last.

Only Moonlight Knows


An hour later, the car finally stopped at the edge of a wood. Elijah cautiously peered out of the window, trying to spot anything that made the place look like something other than the middle of nowhere.

The driver turned to face him, handing a torch. “You might find that useful.”

“Um, thank you.”

Elijah slowly climbed out of the car, suddenly feeling a little vulnerable. He reached for the final unread note, hoping it would explain the situation.

It took him a while to balance the torch and the note so that he could look at it properly, but eventually he managed to unfold it. He was met with a roughly drawn map, showing a path through a wood. There was a single sentence at the bottom:

Don’t be afraid, my love, for now I am close at hand.

Lifting the torch up to look further into the wood, Elijah’s eyes fell on the path he was supposed to start on. Entrusting himself to fate, he cautiously ventured amongst the trees.


~EW~*~JH~


Fifteen minutes later, he emerged into a clearing. Even without the torchlight, he would have been able to see Josh waiting, bathed in the soft glow of the moon. Elijah switched off the torch, wanting to savour the view properly before making himself known.

Josh smiled to himself as he caught the sudden darkness out of the corner of his eye. Turning to face the now vanished source of light, he softly called, “You made it, then?”

Elijah came forward to meet the other man, instantly moving to kiss his lover. “You’re amazing.”

Josh smiled, clearly pleased. “Why thank you, Elijah. I trust everything went as planned?”

“Well, we were a little late finishing, so…I kinda had to make do with the shower.” There was a hint of apology in Elijah’s voice.

Josh cupped the smaller man’s face in his hands. “And you’ve worried about it ever since,” he remarked. “I know what you’re like.”

“But it doesn’t matter anymore, right?”

Josh shook his head, eyes finally falling on his boyfriend’s outfit. “That’s the shirt I bought for you, isn’t it?”

Elijah nodded. “I know how much you love me wearing it.”

Josh rested his head against Elijah’s, lowering his voice to a seductive level. “You know how much I love you out of it as well. But all in good time…”

He pulled back to indicate the picnic he had brought with him. “I don’t think I even need to ask when the last time you ate was.”

“Too long ago,” Elijah confirmed, though his voice sounded distant to him. He was overwhelmed by the gesture, amazed at finally seeing the true amount of effort being made for his benefit.

Josh wrapped an arm around Elijah’s waist. “I wanted to show you how much you mean to me.”

“You didn’t have to.” Elijah met his boyfriend’s gaze. “But I appreciate it.”

Josh led Elijah to the blanket he had laid out, motioning for the other man to sit. “I was worried that we’d end up with an overcast night, but…” he indicated upwards. “Perfect.”

Elijah looked up at the full moon, directly overhead, before looking back at Josh. “Just like you.”

Josh looked down. “I’m far from perfect. But if you believe I am, then I’ll have to work on becoming it.”

Elijah edged closer to his boyfriend. “The notes were beautiful. Especially the last one – I mean, the last one before the map.”

“I thought you’d appreciate it.” Josh pulled Elijah to him, kissing him on the top of the head. “Anyway, I don’t know about you, but I’m more than a little hungry.”

Elijah nodded. “I didn’t notice before now, but so am I.”

Josh gave Elijah an amused look as he moved to sort out the food he had brought with him. “Why doesn’t that surprise me?”


~EW~*~JH~


Half an hour later, the two men had all but finished the food they had. They were now finishing off the last of the wine that Josh had brought, basking in the glow of the moon and in each other’s presence.

Josh watched Elijah carefully as the smaller man moved to drink. The moonlight was a perfect spotlight, and Josh wished he could capture the moment forever.

Elijah looked up as he felt his lover’s gaze on him. “You’ve always loved watching me,” he commented.

“You’ve always been beautiful to watch,” Josh replied. “Besides, I believe it was your examination of me that got us talking properly in the first place.”

Elijah blushed at this. “What can I say? I was young and naïve.”

“And I’m so glad that you were.” Josh half-crawled over so that he was right next to Elijah. “I’ve never told you this…but I always wondered how eyes as beautiful as yours would want to fix themselves on someone like me.”

“Because beauty knows itself when it sees itself,” Elijah replied. “And to me, you’ve always been beautiful.”

Josh trailed a lazy hand up his boyfriend’s leg. “Then I’m even more thankful that your eyes are as striking as they are.”

Elijah smiled, leaning in to briefly kiss Josh. “Yours aren’t exactly easy to ignore,” he pointed out.

Josh grinned, gently teasing the mostly empty glass from Elijah’s loose grip. “That’s very kind of you to say so, Lij,” he murmured, before capturing the smaller man’s lips with his own. He wrapped his arms around his lover, pulling him close in order to deepen the kiss.

Elijah found himself powerless to resist, even if he had wanted to. All he could do was respond to the intensity of the kiss, his tongue gladly welcoming Josh’s as they met.

Keeping his lips fixed to Elijah’s, Josh moved to straddle the other man, his hand creeping under Elijah’s shirt to caress his back. Elijah simply groaned against Josh’s mouth, twining his hand through unruly dark hair.

Josh finally pulled out of the kiss, instantly moving to assault Elijah’s neck as he gently pushed his boyfriend into a lying position. Elijah let out a gentle whimper as he yielded, all too aware of Josh’s crotch brushing past his own as they moved.

Josh took a moment to pull back briefly, admiring the glow of the moon reflected in Elijah’s bright eyes. His own eyes clearly reflected his need for his lover, a need that was equally apparent in Elijah.

Elijah took the opportunity to sit up a little, gently kissing the side of Josh’s mouth before trailing a line down the other man’s jaw. He felt Josh’s grip tighten around him as the line continued down to the throat, where he gently sucked at the skin.

Josh let out a half-moan half-growl as he moved his head to kiss Elijah again, his desire for dominance clear in the aggression of the act. This was a battle Elijah was happy to concede, falling into the submissive role that he knew Josh loved him in.

The older man smiled seductively as he gently but forcefully made Elijah lie down again. “Do you remember when I taught you to do this?”

Elijah nodded as well as he could. “As though it were yesterday.”

Josh grinned. “You were such a willing student. So ready to trust yourself to me.”

“Because I knew I could,” Elijah replied. “Just as I know I can now.”

Josh brushed some hair away from the other man’s face. “And I’ll never be stupid enough to abuse that trust again.”

Elijah didn’t have a chance to reply before Josh was kissing him again, his hands now creeping up underneath the smaller man’s shirt. Elijah gasped a little as the cool air hit his increasingly warm skin, which was slowly becoming more and more exposed as Josh expertly worked the buttons.

Josh pulled back again as he pushed Elijah’s shirt away from his body. Moonlight hit the chest beneath him, making him catch his breath at how it seemed to naturally enhance Elijah’s beauty. Almost in reverence, he started a trail of kisses down the side of Elijah’s neck towards his chest, heart and groin both leaping at the soft moans he elicited.

Elijah had to fight to will himself to make an attempt at removing his lover’s shirt. Buttons that should have been so easy became such a struggle when the sensation of a tongue assaulting a nipple was there to distract him.

Josh smiled against Elijah’s skin as he began to tackle the buttons himself, still kissing, sucking and licking around his boyfriend’s nipples. Once he managed the final button, he sat back briefly to shrug the shirt off, smiling as he saw Elijah try to sit up in order to do the same.

Elijah locked eyes with Josh as the older man finally deigned to help him, pulling the sleeves away from Elijah’s arms so that the shirt could be disposed of. The younger man trailed a hand over his lover’s chest, gently teasing Josh’s nipples into points.

Josh turned his attention to the other hand, taking one of Elijah’s fingers into his mouth and sucking gently. The action had the desired effect: the hand that had been on his chest now fell away as Elijah inhaled sharply, lost in the sensation of being intimate with his lover again after so long apart.

Josh released the finger from his mouth, trailing his hands down Elijah’s chest and stomach to the fastening of his trousers.

Elijah swallowed as he became aware of how close Josh’s hand now was to his cock. He soon found distraction as Josh moved in to kiss him again, only barely aware of his trousers being unfastened and pushed down. The cool air that hit his hips was soon also hitting his feet as his shoes and socks were swiftly dispensed with.

The smaller man moved to unfasten Josh’s trousers, trying to keep them in fairly equal states of dress – or undress, as was fast becoming more accurate. As he finally found his legs freed from his trousers, his boyfriend stopped his hand.

“Allow me,” Josh purred, his voice husky with desire. He quickly removed the rest of his clothing before settling back into position. Elijah almost ached with longing as the moonlight highlighted every perfect definition of Josh’s body.

Josh gently kissed the side of Elijah’s neck before whispering, “So now the only thing between us is this.”

His hand travelled down to rest over Elijah’s crotch, still separated from the touch by his boxers. Elijah moaned as Josh gently ran his finger down his length, the touch near enough to be arousing but not close enough to be satisfying.

“Maybe I should do something about that.” As he spoke, Josh slowly began to pull off Elijah’s underwear, deliberately keeping his movements painfully slow.

Elijah writhed in an attempt to make his boyfriend speed up. He opened his mouth to beg, but could only let out a strangled sound as he felt a hand brush past his cock.

Josh grinned as he kissed Elijah again. “I’m way ahead of you, babe.”

Elijah purposefully writhed again so that his crotch brushed past Josh’s. The older man let out a slight groan at the sparks sent shooting through him, before gently biting Elijah’s lower lip. “So, you want me to fuck you?”

Elijah nodded, his yearning for release clear within his eyes. “Please?” he offered, unable to construct much more of a sentence.

“You sure?” Josh’s hand gently began to stroke Elijah once more.

“Josh, please!” The pleading in Elijah’s voice was all too clear.

Josh cocked his head to the side. “Was that you begging I heard?”

“Yes, I’m begging you. Please, Josh!” Just having to construct a full sentence was becoming torture for the younger man.

Josh finally yielded, reaching over to grab the jar of oil he had brought with him. He coated two of his fingers with the lubricant before placing the other hand underneath Elijah’s back. He gently coaxed his boyfriend into lifting his hips, resting the lubricated fingers at the entrance to Elijah’s ass.

Elijah squirmed a little as he felt the fingers so close. He locked eyes with Josh as he lifted his head a little, the connection between them strong as it always was.

Slowly, carefully, Josh began to work his fingers into Elijah’s body. Though they had been apart for a couple of months now, there was very little resistance – they were so accustomed to one another that it was as though they had never been apart.

Elijah pushed down on the fingers inside him, as though to speed up the preparation process in his eagerness to connect fully with his lover.

Josh soon withdrew his fingers, placing more lube on them before oiling his cock. Once ready, he positioned himself so that his cock rested where his fingers had before. Gently separating Elijah’s buttocks with his hands, the older man slowly eased himself in, groaning at the slight friction he was met with.

Elijah hooked his legs around Josh’s body, pulling his lover deeper inside of him. Once Josh had fully entered, he began to gently thrust – a motion that was almost more like rocking that real thrusting.

Elijah let out a ragged breath as he felt a sudden jolt of pleasure – Josh had found his hidden gland, and was making the most of it. The smaller man tried to guide his lover into a harder, faster rhythm only to find that Josh was at least two thoughts ahead of him.

As the pace increased, Elijah’s cries grew in intensity; the ecstasy of release was almost upon him. Josh was less vocal, but his tightened grip on Elijah’s shoulder indicated that he was as close to the edge as the other was.

A few final thrusts and both men were over, each calling the other’s name as they climaxed. As Josh released himself inside Elijah, he felt his lover’s seed spill onto him and revelled in the sensation. Finally, the reconnection wamplempleted.

As both men began to come down from their orgasm, Josh pulled out and lay down next to Elijah. Pressing a gentle kiss to his boyfriend’s shoulder, he whispered, “I love you.”

Elijah turned so that he was fully facing Josh. “I love you too. I just…that was so amazing. I mean, not that it isn’t normally, but…I don’t know. That was just…more than amazing.”

Josh smiled affectionately at his lover. “You’re babbling. But I get what you mean. I…” he broke off, cautiously continuing with, “I finally feel clean.”

Elijah gently kissed the other man. “You know you didn’t have to prove anything to me, don’t you?”

“I know…but I wanted to anyway. I felt I owed it to you to remind you of how much you mean to me.”

“I think I’ve got the message,” Elijah gently teased. “I’m just afraid I’m never going to be able to tell you enough.”

“You tell me more than either of us wants to think,” Josh replied. “It’s not in words, or even with this. Ithe the little things – the brief moments when you light your cigarettes and I can see the exact moment you’re thinking of.”

Elijah blushed. “I never think I’m being obvious with that.”

“Well, others notice it. I’m sure Orlando did.” Josh hesitated on the mention of the Brit’s name.

Elijah gently stroked his boyfriend’s cheek. “Then in future I guess I’ll have to mention the fact that every time I smoke it reminds me of you.”

Josh didn’t reply, instead simply kissing his lover. “We should think about heading back.”

Elijah sighed. “Much as I wish we could stay here, I guess you’re right. Though I imagine it would be an idea to get dressed first?”

Josh raised an eyebrow. “Well if you want to go around like that, I certainly won’t be complaining.”

Elijah giggled. “Well that may be, but I think other people might.”

“Those other people would clearly be people with no taste,” Josh returned. “Still, you may have a point. Plus, I wouldn’t want you to catch a chill.”

He stood up before offering his hand to help Elijah up. The smaller man stumbledittlittle towards his boyfriend as he stood, smiling shyly as Josh immediately caught him. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome. Now, let’s get dressed and then we can sort all this out and head back.” Josh gently kissed Elijah’s forehead. “Before you fall asleep on me out here.”

Elijah forced himself to look awake.woulwouldn’t do that.”

Josh smiled. “I didn’t say I’d hate it if you did.”


~EW~*~JH~


Elijah had fallen asleep as soon as he’d gotten into the car. Josh had fully expected it – after all, it had been a long day for the younger man.

As they pulled up to the hotel, Josh saw that there was no sign of Elijah waking. Deciding that it would be wrong to wake him, he carefully lifted his boyfriend out of the car, making sure that he wouldn’t drop the other man.

He felt Elijah shift slightly, smiling to himself as the smaller man seemed to instinctively wrap his arms around Josh’s neck. Josh slowly walked into the hotel, trying his hardest not to disturb Elijah’s sleep.

He was met in the foyer by Dom and Billy. The Scot spotted him first. “Hey Josh.”

“Hey guys.” Josh indicated Elijah’s sleeping form. “I’d stay and chat, but…”

“That’s fine,” Dom reassured. “I’m sure we’ll hear it all from Elijah tomorrow anyway.”

“I’d imagine so.” Josh smiled. “See you guys later.”

He reached Elijah’s room without further interruption, but then remembered that the person with the key was currently asleep. As he thought of how to work around this, he heard a female laugh behind him.

Clea smiled as she approached the door. “It’s just as well I have the spare key, really, isn’t it?”

Josh nodded. “Yes mother,” he teased.

“Well someone’s got to look after you.” Clea’s eyes fell on Elijah. “I take it all went well, then?”

Josh smiled. “It did. Thanks for helping me out.”

“Hey, you did most of it. I’m proud of you.” Clea opened the door, motioning for Josh to go in. “See you tomorrow.”

“See you, Clea.”

Josh walked into the room and laid Elijah on the bed. Again, Elijah shifted but didn’t stir.

Josh smiled as he gazed down at the sleeping form. In barely a whisper, he uttered, “I was stupid to even think that you could be replaced.”

Elijah simply turned over, still dead to the world. Josh moved to lie next to his lover, arm draping instinctively around the smaller man as he, too, succumbed to the need for sleep.