That whole night was pretty awkward. Pete was all over me on the sofa, alternating between having his arm around my shoulders and laying his head on my upper arm, lovingly, while the three of us watched a DVD movie. Ted and I kept shooting each other glances all night. He knew the only one I wanted to be curled up with on the couch with was him. And, for my part, I noticed that Ted looked a mixture of jealous and uncomfortable.
As soon as the movie was over, Pete stretched and yawned. "I think I'm gonna head upstairs. I barely got any sleep last night at the hospital. I really need to crash!" He got up off the sofa and extended his hand to me. "You coming with me, Babe." It was just as shudder-worthy to hear Pete call me babe as it was to hear that I was thought of as his boyfriend.
I was frozen. What should I do? I absolutely didn't want to spend the night in bed with Pete. But he'd certainly think something was off if I said no. I hoped that my facial expression wasn't giving away how freaked-out I was. It was then that Ted piped-up and saved me from my dilemma.
"Uh, Petey... I think you and Robby better do separate rooms while you stay here."
Pete turned to his father and chuckled. "When did you become such a prude, Dad?! You saw us kissing yesterday afternoon. We're two consenting adults."
"I know, bud. Kissing is one thing, but... Look, I'm as progressive as the next guy. You know I love you and I'm fine with you being in relationships. But, I'm your father. I don't think you should be running around here..." He seemed to be searching for the words that would satisfy Pete and also not make him sound like a narrow-minded asshole. "Listen, Son. Please respect my wishes about this."
"But, Dad..."
By now, I'd stood up and placed my hand on Pete's shoulder. "Pete, it's okay. Your dad's right. This is his house. We should respect his wishes. I'll sleep in one of the guest rooms."
"Are you sure, Rob?"
"Absolutely!" I hope I didn't sound too agreeable.
"Okay. I'll see you in the morning, then." Pete leaned-in and kissed me on the cheek before going over to hug his father. Before exiting the living room to the foyer, he turned back to me. "You coming up?"
"Uh, yeah," I said, distracted by the fact that all I wanted was for Pete to hit the stairs so that I could pounce on Ted. "I'm just gonna hit the kitchen for a drink of water first. Then, I'll be up."
"Okay, then. Good night!"
"Good night!"
"Good night, Petey," Ted called after him, his eyes on me as his son exited the room.
I began padding into the kitchen as I heard Pete's footfalls on the stairs. I hadn't even turned around to walk back to the living room before I felt Ted's strong arms wrap around me from behind and felt him nuzzle and kiss on my neck. I spun around in his embrace and began making out with him.
After a few moments, Ted broke our kiss and whispered breathily, "God! This whole evening has been fuckin' torture! Watching you on the couch with him."
"Trust me stud," I said, as I stroked his shirt-covered chest, "I wish it was you over on the couch with me. Thank you for saving me from having to bunk in with him. Sharing a bed with Pete is the last thing that I want tonight. Uh...no offense."
Ted chuckled softly before leaning in for a quick smooch. "No worries, Robby. I want you in his bed as much as you want to be there."
"Any chance of, after he drifts off to sleep, me sneaking over to your room?"
Ted bit his lip and gave me a long, smoldering look. I swear, he almost made me cream my underwear based on that look alone. "I wish. But, we can't risk it. I told you before, I won't hurt my son. And, as bad as I want you, I won't take a chance on him discovering us together."
I pulled myself closer to Ted, so that our lower bodies were pressed against each other. I could feel his hard cock in his shorts and I knew he could feel mine. I continued stroking his chest. "If you were serious when you said you wanted to give this spark between us a chance to grow into something, he's going to have to find out about us at some point, you know."
"I know that. But me sitting him down and softening the blow is something far different from him hearing a noise and walking into my bedroom to discover us together. Now, come on," Ted parted us. "You'd better head upstairs. It's been long enough that you could've had three glasses of water. If Pete doesn't hear up come soon, he's going to get suspicious."
"Fine," I sighed. "I'll see you in the morning."
I started to leave the kitchen to head for the stairs when he grabbed my arm. "Robby..."
"Yeah?"
Ted pulled me back into another lingering kiss. "I'll be thinking of you tonight."
"Me too. Particularly when I'm jacking off before I go to sleep."
Ted grimaced and let out a low, guttural, "Fuck!" Before I left him standing there in the kitchen with a substantial bulge in his shorts.
The night passed without incident. Luckily, Pete never came knocking on my door, wanting to hop in bed with me. Unfortunately, neither did Ted.
In the morning, I roused myself, got my teeth brushed, and cleaned-up without seeing either Ted or Pete. I made my way down to the kitchen to find Ted pouring himself a cup of coffee. "Morning," he said, giving me that same sexy smile that had first made me take notice two days ago as he greeted Pete and I when we arrived here.
"Hey!" I sidled around the kitchen island and wrapped my arms around Ted to hug him from behind, gripping his muscular pecs through his t-shirt.
"How'd you sleep?" Ted asked, as he let himself lean back into my hug.
"Pretty okay. How about you?"
"Not that great without you there with me." He turned his head to the side and I leaned forward to plant a quick kiss on his lips.
"Speaking of that, where's Pete?"
"Upstairs, asleep."
"Still?! Not that I'm complaining..."
Ted laughed. "Yeah. He was pretty tired from yesterday. He was awake earlier. Got a call from his mother, asking if he'd come over and be with her for a little while later on today."
Ted turned around to face me in time to see the huge smile on my face. "Perfect! That'll give us the kind of alone time I'd love to have with you. It'll be torture having to wait to hit your bedroom until after he leaves. But, I'm not a completely impatient man."
Ted laughed again. "Sorry to disappoint you, Robby. Before his mom called, Pete had planned to take you around the OC and show you the sights. When he found out that his mom needs him today, he asked me to take over as tour guide. And that's what I'm gonna do."
I leaned back and looked at him with what I'm sure had to be confused disappointment. "Seriously...?"
"Oh yeah... You want him to quiz you about the scenery and you only be able to tell him what my bed sheets look like?"
"That's not true. I'll be able to tell him about your sexy gray chest hair, how hot your cock and balls are, and that cute ass of yours, too."
"Mmmm..." Ted let out a low moan before leaning in for a lingering, extended soft kiss. After a few moments, he backed away suddenly. "Nevertheless, I'm going to do what Petey asked of me!" He pulled keys out of his shorts pocket and plopped them in the palm of my hand. "I've got to get a couple things together and I'll meet you out in the car."
I must've lost myself in scrolling through the news feed on my phone, because I didn't even notice Ted exiting the house. It wasn't until he opened the car door and hopped into the driver's seat that I put my phone away. As we pulled out of the driveway, Ted reached over with his right hand and placed it on my left hand. Sweet...
"So, what sort of exotic places are you going to drag me off to see today?"
Ted turned to glance at me, flashing me a smile before turning back to the road. "Just one. We're going to a fairly secluded part of the beach. It's my favorite spot to go to. It's where I want to spend the day with you. But, when we get back, we're going to tell Petey that you enjoyed the spot so much that you begged me to end the sightseeing tour there."
My curiosity was piqued. To me, a beach is a beach is a beach. I had to see for myself the place that Ted found so peaceful that he considered it his favorite spot in this sprawling, diverse, and beautiful county. When we arrived and I lay eyes on it, I immediately understood why he loved coming here. He was right. There was literally no one else on the beach. The waves were calmly lapping against the shore and the blue water looked absolutely stunning.