No Way Back (8 page)

His finely formed lover strode in, made a soft sound of pleasure, stretched his arms over his head, and dove into the deepest part of the pool. He disappeared in the dark shadows of the rocky bottom and resurfaced, spewing water from his mouth.

“Brrrraaaah!” he shouted, standing up and vigorously rubbing his scalp.

“This feels great!”

Drum could only stare. Liquid crystals sluiced over Jake’s broad shoulders and ran in rivulets down his chest and abdomen, then plopped into the rings of water around his thighs. His cock, limp from the bracing dip, hung thick and meaty between his legs.

Lust speared through him. He’d never seen Jake standing unclothed before with his arms raised to his head. It was a sight he’d store away forever.

Jake glanced over, and then took a longer look. He chuckled at Drum’s erect penis. “Does that thing ever go down?”

“Not since I’ve met you, Jake.”

Jake tossed his head back and laughed.

For the first time in his life, Drum felt his control spinning away. He’d always imagined himself as the leader, the hunter, the one who made the decisions, who cared for his mates, and stood strong. But Jake made his knees weak. Whatever it took to make Jake happy, he’d do it. Sadly, that was a very dangerous position to take right now because Jake was thinking about leaving him.

Jake turned around, scooped up a handful of sand from the bottom of the pool, and began scrubbing his arms and chest. “Would you mind washing my back, Drum? I still feel crusty.”

Like an automaton, Drum sloshed through the water, picked up some sand, and smoothed it over Jake’s broad back. As his gritty palms slid over taut muscle, his ears flushed with heat.

He had to regain control --of himself, first.

It was a tough battle though.

A gel-like substance shimmered in the rock crevices where the pool waters lapped, catching his eye. He scooped some onto his fingertips, smelled it, and rubbed his thumb over to test its consistency. Fuck, even nature tested his resolve to wait. The gel would make a great lubricant. When Jake reached up to wash the back of his neck, Drum stepped closer and slipped his arms around his chest. His stiff cock nestled into Jake’s crack. The desire to fuck him made him dizzy.

For a second, Jake stiffened.

Hanging onto restraint, Drum rested his cheek on Jake’s wet back and simply held him.

A minute or two later, Jake reached down and gently caressed the sides of Drum’s thighs. “I know how you feel,” he said softly. A lump clogged Drum’s throat. If Jake felt half the passion that Drum felt for him, they’d made great strides toward bonding.

They stood in companionable silence until Drum loosened his hold around Jake and slid his palms over his slick torso. Jake was too tempting to ignore.

Nightfall quickly approached. He should hunt for a meal before the storm hit, but just then, he heard the plop of fat raindrops outside the cave entrance. The pitter-patter amplified both in sound and speed. In moments, a deluge splashed down, and ran in tiny rivers into the pool. Drum lowered his wet hand to Jake’s semi-erect cock.

Soothed by the steady cadence of the rain, Jake closed his eyes and focused on the familiar feel of Drum’s hand caressing his cock. He would miss this when he left, Drum standing behind him, pressed tight against his back, making love to him with his hands. His chest lifted when he scoffed at the notion. Who would have thought he’d become so attached to another male? Not him.

A humanoid from another planet, no less.

He should be furious that Drum wanted to have sex so he’d gain human immunity genes, but he couldn’t blame him. If an alien came to Earth with a potential cure for fatal diseases, he’d do whatever was necessary to obtain the cure, too. From a scientific perspective, he found it fascinating that sharing body fluids could actually
alter
another being’s chemistry. Frankly, he wasn’t convinced.

If Drum thought sex would save him, he was more than willing to help. He might not have felt that way a few days ago, but now… Now they’d connected.

Damn it, he didn’t want to leave. Not yet. Not until he’d fulfilled Drum’s wishes. He wanted to leave his very special lover happy. The long shaft nestled against his butt crack wiggled a little deeper when Drum leaned forward and reached down to cradle Jake’s balls. Settling on a decision he hoped he wouldn’t regret, Jake spread his legs for balance, bent down, setting one hand on a nearby rock, reached between his thighs, and stroked Drum’s low hanging sac. The move gave Drum perfect access to his ass.

He heard Drum gasp as his shaft slid downward, halting sooo close to the prize.

“You tempt me, Jake.”

No kidding
. Jake tilted his head and looked up at the only male he’d ever met who made his heart beat faster. “This may be your only chance, Drum. Take it.”

“I…” Drum’s hands glided all over his torso, front and back, as if memorizing him. “You are perfect, Jake. So perfect.” He squeezed his shoulders and continued his sensual exploration. “I should wait.” Drum’s cock shifted. The tip lined up with Jake’s puckered hole, pushed lightly, and pulled back.

“Don’t wait, Drum. Do it now.”

The pressure on his anus returned. Drum spoke in his native language, the words both soothing and anxious. By the lilt in his tone, he was asking questions, but Jake didn’t know if he asked them of Jake or himself.

“You’ve wanted to do this from the moment you saw me, Drum. It was in your eyes.” He clasped one roaming hand in his palm. “Dammit, I want it now. Fuck me.”

Drum stilled and inhaled deeply. “I can’t take you and let you go, Jake. I can’t.”

“Then come with me.”

Time stood still. Neither moved a muscle. He couldn’t believe he’d said that. Is that what he really wanted? His imagination spun fast forward…

Drum on the cruiser with him, in his bed, on assignment, at home. Yes, he wanted him by his side, but what would a hunter do in Jake’s world?

“I can’t leave Suva,” Drum murmured, leaning on Jake’s back, deflated like a burst scientific balloon.

“Is that your home?”

“Suva…” Drum jerked away.

At the sound of a splash in the pool, Jake straightened up, turned around, and searched for Drum’s body below the surface. He couldn’t imagine Drum being afraid of anything, but his newfound friend definitely feared leaving Suva, whatever that was. He sat down, dangling his legs over a low rocky ledge overhanging the pool, and waited for Drum to surface. He jerked backward when Drum erupted from the depths, splashing water everywhere. Drum’s eyes burned with an intensity he’d never seen before. He approached Jake with strong strokes through the water until he could stand on the bottom, and then he strode forward with determined steps.

“You cannot go.” One more step and he gripped Jake’s knees. “You will not leave me.
Equitash benini!
” he roared, thumping his chest with his fist. Jake threw up his hands. “Whoa! Calm down.”

Drum clutched a handful of Jake’s damp hair and thrust his face close. Lust, anger and frustration swarmed in the depths of his dark eyes. “We are meant to be together.” Jake almost yelped when he nipped his lower lip. “I’ve been a fool. The bond we’ve started cannot be broken. It is too strong.” Drum kissed him hard on the mouth, then jerked sideways and stabbed his tongue at his ear. “You
are
the one,” he whispered. The short licks and Drum’s hot breath on his ear felt strange, yet erotic. He could feel the blood flow through the rim, warming them. The stabbing of Drum’s tongue along the inner curve sent a coil of heat to his belly and lower, making his cock jerk to attention. Drum let go of his hair and his hands slipped over his shoulders and down to his chest in a slow glide. The humidity curled the hair on his chest, the tangle creating more friction as Drum’s fingers slid through it. A soft moan whistled into his ear as Drum’s hands splayed over his pecs. Every time Drum touched him, the tension in his body slackened, and this time was no exception. He tilted his head and let Drum make love to his ear by licking and nipping it like it was Jake’s cock. Drum’s thumb and forefinger clipped onto his erect nipples and rolled them.

“Aah!” His pulse beat hard in his throat. A drop of pre-cum oozed from the slit in his stiff shaft. As usual, Drum had taken him from lukewarm to sizzling hot in a matter of seconds. He was reaching up to hug him when Drum bit down on his earlobe.

It hurt, and it didn’t. The bite zinged to his nipples, bounced around in his belly, and shot through his rigid arousal.

“Let’s fuck,” Drum rumbled in a low growl.

“All right.”

He didn’t have to wait for Drum’s instructions. His Alishon friend pushed him back onto the rock and then lifted his heels up onto the ledge. He watched Drum dip his fingers into a rock crevice and collect a shimmering liquid. Before Jake took another breath, Drum pressed a cool, slick finger into him.

Instinct made him tighten down on the digit.

Drum spoke to him softly in the Alishon language, dotting his sentences with Earth words like
easy
and
good
and
hot
. Slowly, he relaxed. But he breathed in short pants. Nervousness and excitement swirled through his body. He couldn’t believe he was going to let Drum fuck him, or that he
wanted
to do this. He lifted his head to study the cock that would spear him. It didn’t look too bad. Long and sleek with a small bulbous head, it looked like a plain brown dildo. He could handle that.

Drum’s thick finger swirled out of him. His ass muscles clenched at the loss.

“Now is the time,” Drum said solemnly, setting his hands behind Jake’s knees and lifting back his legs.

Jake grimaced as Drum slowly penetrated past the ring of muscle in his anus. The smooth cock stretched him wide. Drum paused until Jake nodded to him to continue. He could take him.

In smooth, easy prods, Drum worked his way in. Once he’d settled in a good bit, he rubbed Jake’s abdomen until he relaxed. Then he began to stroke. Long and even at first, building into short powerful thrusts. Jake grunted with every jab. Each thrust in burned, hot and heavy, shaking his whole body. Each slide out set his nerves on fire. He swore the deeper Drum pushed, the tighter the fit. He could barely breathe; his lungs felt like they’d slipped up into his throat.

Getting fucked was the oddest sensation he’d ever known, and it drove him wild. He liked the way Drum held his legs open wide and impaled him, stroking in and out, in and out. He watched his eyes, so intent before, glaze over with passion. Drum’s lips parted and he could almost see the moist breath puffing out.

Jake tweaked his tight nipples, as if that would settle the ache there, and then he grabbed his bobbing cock and began stroking. He wanted to come too.

As he clenched his ass muscles, Drum seemed to expand inside him. His lover was stroking less and nudging more. Oh yeah, Drum stuffed him good.

It seemed as though the humidity in the cave turned to steam from the slick heat of their rocking bodies. Pricks of light danced beneath his eyelids every time he blinked. Oh God, he was going to come. Soon. Very, very soon.

Like him, Drum panted audibly now. “Jake --” He leaned forward and shoved, harder and harder. His heavy breathing turned into deep grunts. Drum threw his head back and cried out in his native tongue. Deep inside, wet warmth rushed into Jake.

He shuddered. His body tightened.

Drum ran his hand over Jake’s drawn up balls and crooned to him in unintelligible Alishon.

Jake picked up that one phrase that he said a lot --
Equitash benini
. He’d have to ask him what it meant.

Later.

Oh, God!

He let his orgasm go with a long groan. Blazing stars! His semen arced over his head. His body shook as he exhausted his climax. One last spasm dribbled his milky cum over his fingers. He released a long audible sigh. As he settled back into reality, he focused on Drum caressing his inner thighs. When he could see clearly, he returned the satisfied grin on his lover’s face.

Holy shit, that was good!

Drum leaned down between his legs and gave him a quick kiss. Jake only had enough energy to smooth his hand over Drum’s muscular chest. Why had he fought this for so long? He felt as if he was floating. With his hands on Jake’s knees, Drum slowly pulled out. He seemed a lot bigger than going in. When Jake looked, he almost choked. The pink head of his cock was bloated. It deflated as he watched, but it had been huge!

No wonder it felt so tight.

He thought back to the blowjobs he’d given Drum, always in the dark, and the strange tightness he’d felt at the back of his throat. He’d thought the fullness he’d felt was caused by the narrowing passage at the back of his mouth. What did he know?
Sheesh
, Drum could’ve gagged him with that thing.

Drum smiled at him. “Evolution is a wonderful thing, no?”

“Huh?” He sat up, sore from resting his back on a rock.

“Are you all right?” Drum asked, moving around him and examining his back. He squatted behind him and gently rubbed where it stung the most.

“Alishon penis heads expand to ensure no seed escapes backward in the channel.” He kissed Jake’s upper back. “Even for us, this is important.”

After a quick shoulder squeeze, he returned to the pool, dipped down and rinsed off.

Jake jumped in beside him. His butt hole ached and the cool water soothed it. “Why is that?”

“I give you my essence, which mixes with your body fluids. After several matings, it will build up and find its way into your sperm. Then when you mate with an Alishon female, your sperm will be more compatible.”

“And rich with all those human immunities you want so badly.”

Drum’s smile broadened. “Yes.”

Blaring warning sirens went off in his head. He chuckled to cover his anxiety. “Too bad it’s just you and me, Drum.”

“There is a female for you too, Jake.”

What the hell?
“Nooo thanks. My world is spinning with just you in it.”

Drum’s smile dimmed, then perked up again. “Stay, Jake, and I’ll show you a world you’ve never imagined. Right here on Alishontakawa.” He spoke faster as his excitement mounted. “There are more insects here than you could catalog in a lifetime. I will show you where to find them, how to avoid the carnivores, give you your own workspace. I will protect you. Love you. My home is comfortable. My bed is big,” he said with a chuckle. “You will be happy here, Jake. I promise.”