a romance in the countryside: chapter 4
#4 of A romance in the countryside
And now the conclusion to the last chapter's cliffhanger. Enjoy! And of course, this has gay material in it. If this isn't your thing... well, do I really need to say it? I'm fairly sure you know where the back button is. If not, scroll on downward...
Have you ever been in a moment where you've said or done something and you say to yourself oh my god, what was I thinking? Well if you were in the same situation that I had just dragged myself into, you'd know full well what I was talking about.
"I love you..."
Three words. Three simple words that can conjure up a multitude of feelings. They can make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, they can make a whole room full of movie goers go "awwwww."
These words can either change your life for the better or worse.
In this case, worse.
Judging by the look of pure shock plastered across Alex's muzzle, I had blown it. Big time. Me and my uncontrollable hormones.
[You idiot! You stupid fucking idiot! You were supposed to just stay friends with him! And you just went and-]
"Why?"
[... What?...]
Alex's expression had changed from shock to another emotion that I couldn't read.
"Why me?"
He asked again. Needless to say, I was more than a little confused.
"I... I don't understand."
The cheetah's face showed no signs of annoyance or frustration.
"I mean, why do you love me? What's so special about me?"
For the first time since I had met him, Alex actually looked sad. I'd seen him troubled or downcast but actual sadness? I realized I still held him by his shirt and let go, my arms dropping to the dirt.
"Alex... Why would you ask a question like that?"
He lifted his head and I was shocked to find that his turquoise eyes were welling up with tears. Sobbing ever so slightly, he choked out his answer.
"N-no one's ever... told me that... they loved me..."
My jaw dropped.
"R-really?..."
Alex wiped a falling tear from his golden cheek.
"Not even my parents... I guess because no one had ever said that to me... I started to believe that... I-I wasn't worth... love..."
[Not worth being loved?! What happened to this guy to make him feel that way?]
Alex's tears were flowing freely now, his eyes turning bloodshot. I took a grip of his shoulders reassuringly.
"Alex... Whoever else has said that they didn't love you was making a huge mistake. I've only known you for a few days, but I've gotten to know you and let me say:
You are a smart, funny, beautiful and just a downright amazing person. Out of everyone in this tiny town, you are the only one who has been my actual friend. And even though it's been such a short time, I can say with absolute confidence that I... I love you."
I gave him what I hope was a reassuring smile. It must have worked because he wiped the tears away and returned the smile.
"Thank you Vinnie."
A moment of comfortable silence passed between us. Until...
"You know, I just wish that you'd told me sooner Vinnie."
I raised an eyebrow at him.
"And why is that?"
I asked him nervously, sensing something else on his mind.
"Because then I wouldn't have to wait to do this."
A moment later, he did something truly amazing.
He pulled me into his arms and planted his lips on mine!
His mouth opened up, allowing me entrance into his sweet tasting muzzle. I let my tongue have some inexperienced fun as it explored the inside of his mouth, the cheetah's tongue doing the same. Alex ever so discreetly slipped his paw under my shirt to rub at my chest fur, flicking his fingers across my nipples. I shivered and murred happily into the kiss. My God I was in heaven. I was so in love with Alex now that it hurt, and this was the only way to ease the pain. To hold him close, to feel his paws run and slide across my body, touching me in places that no one else can...
We continued like this until our jaws got sore. Slowly, we separated, a strand of saliva connected to our muzzles. Alex smiled.
"You have no idea how much I've wanted to do that."
[Did he just...]
I tried to say something smart, but all I could manage was "Huh?"
Alex's smile became wider.
"Vincent... I love you too."
My expression was astonishment, but my heart was doing backflips and somersaults.
He loved me...
I threw my arms around him, my head resting on his chest. We sat there for what seemed like ages, murring (Or in Alex's case, purring.) in each other's embrace. It was only when I looked up at the sky to thank whatever had brought us together that I saw how long we had been out here. The sun was gone and the moon and stars were already up high. Alex noticed too.
"Wow. We were out here for a while."
"I know."
I took a deep breath to ask the million dollar question.
"So does this mean that we're... we're... we're... boyfriends?"
Alex made a thoughtful look, then grinned.
"Yeah. I guess so."
I smiled back.
"We should probably head in huh?"
I nodded. He removed his paw from under my shirt, much to my disappointment and began rolling up his towel. I started doing the same when I felt a paw brush against my butt. I glared at Alex.
"What? You had a bug on you."
I gave him a sly grin.
"Uh huh, sure."
Since no one would be around, we decided to be cuddly. Namely, I had my arms around his waist and his arm was around my shoulders while he carried our things without a complaint as we walked back to my place. It should have been cold but I didn't feel anything. Probably because I had a warm and beautiful cheetah to keep me warm. We trudged into the house, dead tired. I was pretty much fading in and out of sleep, I was that tired. All I remember is Alex sweeping me off my feet and somehow carrying me up the stairs to my room. He walked in and set me down on the bed and stripped me to my boxers. I gladly let him, just to feel his gentle paws on me again. He pulled the covers over the both of us as he climbed in after me. The last thing I heard before falling asleep was Alex's melodious voice whispering in my ear.
"I love you..."
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