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This week, the anniversary celebration of Marshall and Lee ends with a bang, and it's on to Thanksgiving! See what the boys are up to in this week's episode of Don't Look Back. Don't forget to see what the other Briefers are up to. Their links follow my tale! Enjoy!
Hard and swift. Just the way Marshall wanted and needed
their lovemaking to be.
He lost himself in Lee, in the short hard strokes with which
he pounded him into sweet oblivion. Lee held Marshall’s legs in a firm grip, so
Marshall took other matters into his own hands. He stroked his cock until he
reached the precipice and then pushed himself over, crying Lee’s name as he
came. Lee continued to push inside him until he too reached the point of no
return and filled Marshall with his hot seed. Afterward, spent, they wound
their arms around one another and cuddled as they caught their breath.
“Happy anniversary, Lee,” Marshall murmured, basking in the
contented glow that stretched from one end of his body to the other.
“Back atcha,” Lee replied. He lowered his head to tenderly nuzzle
at Marshall’s neck. “Never forget,” he said softly, “I want to spend forever
with you, and only you…”
“Me too,” Marshall affirmed. He breathed a long sigh of
relief and relaxed into Lee’s love.
* * * *
Three weeks after their anniversary, it was time for
Thanksgiving. This was a holiday they
always spent with Roy, who joined them at their home for the occasion. Everyone
had his part to play in preparing the meal. Lee roasted the turkey in the
smoker, Marshall was responsible for side dishes and keeping the kitchen clean,
while Roy’s job was to provide dessert. Usually he brought a traditional
pumpkin pie and whatever else tickled his fancy at the grocery store. And of
course there would be plenty of beer. And football. Texas A&M was playing
LSU that night, and they wouldn’t miss that game for the world.
A light drizzle fell late morning, but Marshall knew a
little bit of water wouldn’t keep Lee from smoking the turkey. The smoker was
under the overhang at the back of the house, well out of harm’s way. Despite
the drizzle, the temperatures were pleasant, especially for November. Marshall
couldn’t help but remember the deep snow that had often blanketed Fargo, and how
much he’d hated it as a kid. Of course, that had a lot to do with the life he’d
led with his mother.
Marshall hadn’t been able to stop worrying since he’d found
out about the You Tube video of him and Lee, despite his best efforts not to
think about it. He watched Lee for any sign that something was wrong, but Lee
didn’t show any evidence he was concerned about anything. Neither did Roy, come to think of it. Roy knew
all about them, and obviously knew the circumstances of Marshall’s kidnapping,
since he’d been the one to help rescue him. He’d be the one Lee would turn to
if there were any trouble. Marshall knew Roy was looking into things for them,
but so far he didn’t seem to have found anything.
“Hey, want another beer?”
Marshall was so lost in thought he hadn’t heard Lee enter
the living room until he was at his elbow. Marshall glanced at the bottle in
his hand. It was empty. “Yeah, sure, why don’t I get one?” He took a step
toward the kitchen, but Lee stopped him, sliding his arms about Marshall’s
waist.
“What’s wrong? You look like you’re out in the ozone
somewhere. And I don’t think it’s football you’re thinking about, either. Or
turkey.” Lee looked deeply into Marshall’s
eyes, as if searching for answers there.
“When did you know you were gay?” Marshall blurted out. Lee’s
eyebrows arched.
“Well, I’m not sure I am gay, if you want to be technical.
People might say I’m bi more than gay.”
“You mean because you married a woman and had a child?”
“Yeah, that has something to do with it, sure.” Lee nodded. “With
me, it’s not about body parts, or who fits where. It’s people, if that makes
sense.”
“Yeah, I guess that makes sense,” Marshall said slowly. “I
was just wondering… I mean…” But he couldn’t get the words out; they stuck in
his throat. He wasn’t even sure he really wanted to know. He was treading in
dangerous waters here, subjects generally not discussed between them. But they
were burning a hole in his brain right now.
“Ask me anything,” Lee encouraged him. “Anything at all.” He
raised one hand and gently stroked Marshall’s cheek.
“Did you ever love her?” Marshall’s voice came from far
away. He dropped his eyes, half afraid of what he might see.
Lee didn’t answer right away, and Marshall tensed in his
grip, until he heard Lee take a deep breath and clear his throat. He looked up.
“I’d like to say yes, but I think that would be a lie. I don’t
think I loved her any more than she loved me. We just ended up together because…
well, because it was a small town, we were both there, and we thought it was a
good idea at the time. And it worked for a little while.”
“Did you get married because of me?”
“We got married because it seemed the thing to do. I didn’t
exactly have a choice. Her old man had a shotgun, and he knew how to use it.
But don’t ever think I didn’t want you, ‘cause I did. And I wanted to make us
work as a family, I really did. I tried. Damn hard. But she wasn’t exactly the domestic type.” Lee
shrugged.
Marshall knew that only too well, didn’t he? She’d never
been a real mother to him, and in all of his memories of her, she seemed more
annoyed with him than anything. Like she didn’t know what to do with him, and
didn’t want to find out. Most of the time, she just wasn’t there. And that’s
the way he liked it. He realized that he wanted it to stay that way.
“What if she finds us?” he fretted. “What if she comes here?”
“We’ll deal with it.” Lee kissed him.
to be continued
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