(Takes up directly from Part Four.)
I awoke early the next morning, as I usually do in the mountains. Trying not to disturb Mike, I slipped out of bed and went into the bathroom. Closing the door, I peed and flushed, then splashed cold water on my face.
When I came out of the bathroom Mike was still snoring lightly, so I pulled on some shorts and a hoodie and closed the bedroom door behind me. Let him sleep awhile..
I made coffee, poured myself a cup and went out on the deck to check the weather. It was quite cool but the sky was a clear blue that promised a warm day.
Mike and I should go for a hike or something, I thought.
Mike.
The guy in my bed.
The guy whose cock I loved sucking.
The guy who finger-fucked me last night.
The guy who sucked my dick and swallowed my cum more enthusiastically than any woman ever had.
Had sex ever been this good?
My cock started to stiffen. I thought about jacking off right then and there but forced myself to wait.
Save it for Mike.
Feeling chilled, I went back inside, poured myself a second cup of coffee and sat down at the kitchen table. I was just starting to think about breakfast when the bedroom door opened and Mike shambled into the room.
His eyes were half-closed and he had a bad case of bedhead.
"Morning, Sunshine," I said
"Mmph."
"Not a morning person?"
"Nope."
He poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down.
"Hungry?" I asked.
"Starving."
"Hang on, then, I'll make us some eggs."
We ate breakfast mostly in silence. Not until we were cleaning up afterward did he give voice to the thoughts we both seemed to be having.
"Is this weird, what we're doing?" he asked. "I know I asked that before, but does it need asking again?"
"Do you mean, Is it weird for two straight guys to have increasingly intense gay sex?"
"Yeah, something like that."
"I don't know if 'weird' is the right word," I said. "Surprising, maybe. Unexpected, for sure."
"Do you think we're really gay, deep down?"
"I've been asking myself that same question."
"And?"
"Well, I don't think I've suddenly lost interest in women, have you?"
"No," he said. "I mean, my wife and I aren't in a great place right now, but we still have good sex once in a while. We did just the other day, in fact."
I felt a twinge of jealousy, but I put that thought away to deal with later.
"Seems more likely we're bi," I said. "Maybe we've been bi all along. After all, we've both had same-sex experiences before.
I paused.
"Although they seem pretty tame compared to what we're doing now."
He looked down into his cup.
"Are you having second thoughts about this?" I asked.
He looked up quickly.
"Absolutely not," he said. "I am totally loving it. It feels new and exciting, and if anything I feel stupid for not trying it sooner."
"Same here," I said, relieved.
"I don't think I can be very public about it, though," he said. "I'm still married, after all."
"Ha," I said. "I'm not ready to make any announcements, either."
"Well, then, I think we should just keep exploring and see where it takes us," he said.
He got up, came around to my side of the table and kissed me affectionately on the top of the head.
"Let's get outside. How about we hike up to Black Point, then I'll show you my place."
"Sounds good," I said. "If you fill a couple of water bottles I'll make some sandwiches and we can have lunch on top."
"You got it."
***
Black Point is actually a small peak separated from the spine of the range by the valley where my cabin is located. The trail up is fairly strenuous, but the view from the top is spectacular, and it's always been my favorite hike.
It took Mike and me about an hour and a half to make the climb. It was a warm day, and we were both sweating by the time we reached the top. We settled onto a slab of rock that forms a natural bench to cool off and admire the view.
We talked a little, but mostly just drank in the scenery. Eventually we heard some other hikers coming up the path. It was a family -- mom, dad, three kids -- and we didn't resume the conversation until they left about half an hour later.
By then it was time for lunch. We broke out the sandwiches and shared a bag of chips. When we were done we lay back on the rocks and looked at the sky for a while. I think we both must have fallen asleep, because when I next opened my eyes the valley was partly in shadow.
I nudged Mike.
"We'd better get going."
"Instead of going back the way we came, how about we circle around the back way?" Mike asked. "That'll bring us out right near my place, and we can have a soak in the hot tub."
"Sounds great," I said. "Could this eventually lead to hot sex?"
"Very possibly," he said, smiling.
As I followed him down the path I got to thinking about the night before, particularly the part where he played with my ass. The thought of being penetrated -- by a finger or perhaps by something else -- made my dick twitch.
It was late afternoon by the time we got off the trail. We turned onto the road, away from my place, and walked a half mile or so. We came to a driveway where Mike turned in.
Another 50 yards and his place came into view. My jaw dropped.
Mike's place wasn't a cabin, as I'd assumed; it was more like a millionaire's mountain getaway, a sprawling place twice as big as the house I grew up in. It was built from big logs, like one of those old national park hotels, with a sharply peaked roof and stone walls on either side of the front door.
"Holy shit," I said.
Mike shrugged.
"My mom came from money," he said.
He fished a key out of his pocket and we went in.
The inside was just as impressive: high ceiling, gorgeous woodwork, a huge kitchen, tall windows giving onto a back deck and a stupendous view of the high peaks.
"Wow," was all I could say.
"Too much?" Mike asked.
"Hell, nah," I said. "Suits me fine.''
He laughed.
We went through a door onto the deck. The hot tub was on a slightly raised platform at one end of the deck, next to what looked like an outdoor bar.
"What're you drinking?" he asked.
"Surprise me."
"You like small-batch bourbon?"
"Never had one."
"You're in for a treat."
He got a couple of glasses, plunked some ice into them and poured us each a generous splash.
He handed me my drink, we clinked glasses and I took a sip.
The bourbon had a bite to start, but quickly mellowed into something dark and smoky.
"Wow, that's good," I said.
"I know, right?"
I stepped over to the hot tub and lifted a corner of the cover. A wisp of steam escaped.
"You leave this on all the time?" I asked.
"I stopped by here yesterday on the way to your place and turned it on," Mike said. "Should be good and hot by now."
He pulled off the cover.
"We should shower first," he said.
"And smoke a bowl," I said.
"You sure like your weed."
"Yes. Don't you?"
"I do, but it's been a good long while," he said. "I actually thought my dope-smoking days are over."
"Shows how much you know."
I got my pipe and bag out of my jacket pocket and got a bowl ready to go.'
"This stuff is pretty strong," I said. "You up for it?"
"Fire that sucker up," he said, laughing.
I lit up and we passed the pipe back and forth. The effect was almost instantaneous.
"Holy shit," Mike said.
It was my turn to say, "I know, right?"
When the bowl was gone, Mike stepped over to the shower and turned it on. Then he started taking off his clothes.
For a moment I just watched.
It wasn't the first time I'd seen Mike get undressed, but it was the first time I took time to appreciate how good he looked naked. He was toned without being muscle-bound, and he had just enough hair to look masculine without being furry.
And then there was his cock. If a cock can be beautiful, his cock certainly was.
Mike noticed me looking at him.
"What?" he said.
"Just admiring the view," I said.
He gave a sheepish smile and stepped over to the hot tub. As he climbed in he seemed to make a point of showing me his ass.
My dick twitched again
He turned and settled slowly into the steaming water.
"Well?" he said.
I stripped and stepped over to the shower. I felt Mike's eyes on me, and took my time rinsing off the sweat. I made sure I stood so he could see my dick, then turned so he could see my ass.
I turned the water off and climbed into the tub, settling into the bench opposite Mike.
For a moment we just looked at each other.
"Fuck I'm stoned," he said.
I laughed.
"Me, too."
After a moment, I slid around on the benches until I was next to Mike.