Page 64 of Friendly Skies
“You were very fierce,” Darius said and kissed him back. “So amazing. So sexy. So brave. So mine.”
“Yours.” Luis offered up another kiss, then settled back into Darius’ arms. “You know once you say I do, you’re legally one of us. You sure you want to be a part of this family?”“Absolutely. I’ve never wanted anything more.”
They didn’t end up getting a chance to tell Darius’ parents until they returned to the condo that evening because of the chaos with Luis’ family, but the news was greeted with happiness and a few more tears. Darius’ parents were thrilled and offered to help pay for the wedding, an offer Luis thanked them for.
“We’re going to keep it as simple as possible,” he said with his eyes fixed firmly on Darius, “because I’m going to be opening up a vintage shop next year.” He smiled as Darius’ mouth opened in surprise.
Darius heard his parents offering congratulations and saying how thrilled they were with everything that was happening, but Darius could only shake his head at Luis and mouth, “You’re amazing.”
After they hung up, Darius asked Luis if he wanted to go out to Neon later.
“Honestly?” Luis asked as he stretched out on the couch and put his feet in Darius’ lap. “I just want to stay in and be alone with my alma gemela.”
“I think that sounds like the perfect plan.” Darius began rubbing Luis’ feet, pressing his thumbs deeply into the arch of one foot and then the other because it made Luis groan. “Love your sounds, chico.”
“Hmmmm. You don’t think this means we’re already turning into a boring, old married couple, do you?”
“It might.” Darius shrugged. “But I can’t think of anyone I’d rather get old and boring with than you.”
“We’ll go out tomorrow night. Have some fun before I go back to work.” Luis frowned. “I hate the idea of leaving while you’regoing through all this shit. Do you want me to take some time off?”
Did he? Darius thought about it but then shook his head. “I’ll be fine. It’ll give me some time to think about what I’m going to do next because I really don’t want to fly anymore.”
“You’re serious about that? About quitting?”
“I’m not sure, but I think I am. I still don’t have a clue what I want to do, though.”
“You could run my shop,” Luis said quietly.
“You’re really going to do that?”
Luis nodded. “It’s what I’ve always wanted to do. If you’re here to help run things, I can still fly to help cover our expenses until the store starts gaining a following.”
“I don’t know that much about vintage sales,” Darius said. “Just what I’ve learned from you.”
“Yeah, but you know how to run a store.” Luis pulled his feet back from Darius’ lap and sat up, then straddled Darius and ran his fingers along Darius’ jawline. “Your dad taught you, right? And I’m sure he’d be willing to help us figure things out.”
Darius nodded, loving the growing excitement in Luis’ voice. It was infectious, and Darius found himself warming to the idea.
“You could take some marketing courses,” Luis continued. “Maybe business ones as well. I’m sure you can find classes geared toward retail and online businesses. What do you think?”
“I think I’d love doing this with you,” Darius said. “I’d love doing anything with you, but helping you do what you’ve always wanted to do…I can’t imagine finding anything better.”
“And you could keep looking at other options. Like you don’t have to think of my store as being a forever thing, just something to…”
Darius put a finger across Luis’ lips. “Chico,” he said. “Nothing with you is anything but a forever thing.” He leaned in and kissed Luis’ soft lips, teasing along their seam until Luis openedfor him. All talk about the future faded into the background as Darius sank into the kiss and let his hands roam over Luis’ body, humming with pleasure as he found his way under Luis’ shirt and touched his silky skin.
They parted with a sigh, and Darius rested his forehead against Luis’. “I don’t know how, but every time I have you in my arms, I love you more. It’s like my heart fills up, and I think it’s going to burst, but then it keeps getting bigger and bigger.”
“Is that the only thing that gets bigger?” Luis teased.
Luis tried to snake a hand between them to take hold of Darius’ cock, but Darius grabbed his wrist. He raised Luis’ hand to his mouth and kissed each of his fingers, then traced the lines that crossed Luis’s palm, all the while keeping his eyes focused on Luis. When Luis sighed and relaxed, Darius grinned at him.
“It’s not the only thing that gets bigger,” Darius said, “but it’s the only part of me that doesn’t have a limit on how big it can get.” He planted his feet on the floor. “Hold on,” he said, the only warning Luis got as Darius rose from the couch and carried him to their bedroom.
“Are we going to test that statement out?” Luis asked as Darius bumped open the door with his shoulder.
“It had occurred to me,” Darius said. “But I don’t think it’s ever going to be a contest. I love you. I love you more today than I did yesterday, and I’ll love you even more tomorrow and the day after that until we reach forever.”
