This is a gay love story and is pure fiction. Warning - it contains explicit m/m sex.
Number Twenty Five
By the end of November the purchase of the house next door is complete. It has taken longer than the four weeks originally specified by the seller but these things always do and nobody really expected it to be done within that time. Why solicitors take so long to do what appears to be a simple bit of contract work I have no idea but that's the system and there's not much one can do. Fortunately the structural survey only came up with a few minor problems that we were already aware of and had budgeted for. These include the replacement of two window frames that are rotting away.
We arrange an on-site meeting with Mike, Roland and Steve to go through what we want done. They are all brilliant and can see no real problem with any of the work required. There is already a bathroom on the first and second floors that is situated between the two bedrooms so we decide to knock down the walls and use the space to make the en-suite shower room in each of the bedrooms. It then only needs a small amount of space taken from each room to provide the size required.
Fortunately, the en-suite in Luke's flat will be immediately above the old bathroom below so the necessary pipes that Mike requires are in the right place. The kitchen downstairs will be stripped out and divided to make a small guest cloakroom and a storage room.
Having got the plans in place we submit our planning application to the local authority. Since it is an extension to what we already have it doesn't have to go to a full planning committee so is approved by the officers a few weeks later.
In the meantime, we have all the quotes in place from Mike, Roland and Steve so I authorise them to commence work. They are also going to arrange for the opening between the two buildings to be knocked through but this will be done last of all so as to keep the dust and noise of the other building work out of the main building. Leading up to Christmas we also have the fire authority round to recommend what needs to be installed regarding smoke detectors and fire alarms but since we already know what is required that is very much a rubber stamping by them.
It's agreed that the work will commence in the New Year which suits Roland and Steve since work is often slow at that time of year for them. When the weather looks as if it's going to be fine for a few days, the outside will also receive a re-paint to match the main building. Everyone is planning to have the work completed by March, so to be safe we decide to make the rooms available for booking from the 1 April. I amend the website to include this and make a big announcement about our new extension. We are already beginning to receive bookings for Easter and later in the year!
Earlier in the year we had decided to offer a Christmas package which includes a minimum of three nights, Christmas lunch, and a buffet on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. We were surprised at how popular this proved to be and we end up with six rooms booked. Three couples and three single guys, most of whom have already stayed with us earlier in the year.
Two couples arrive on the twenty third since they are having a full week with us. The others are all due to arrive on Christmas Eve. On the evening of the twenty third, we invite the two couples down to the lounge area for a welcome drink and some nibbles that Luke has prepared. We know them from a previous stay and they are good fun. Ryan decides to ask everyone if they would like to make the whole period clothes optional rather than just the Jacuzzi area. He puts the suggestion to the two couples and they jump at the idea.
He tells them that he'll need to put it to the others the next day but he's fairly sure everyone will agree. We are all gay men after all.
The next day, the others gradually arrive throughout the day. Randy Andy and Ray are two of the single guys so we know we are in for some fun with them. We had done our best to make the place look as festive and as camp as possible. Everyone seems to like what we've done!
Once everyone has arrived, we tell them to gather in the dining and lounge area for a welcome drink and the buffet that Ryan and Luke had worked on most of the day. Since we don't have an alcohol licence we can't sell wine and beer but we provide plenty of bottles of wine, beer and spirits which have been included within the overall costs. We had also told guys they could bring their own drink if they wanted and everyone did do so, some bringing packs of beer and wine!
Ryan wishes everyone a happy Christmas and hopes they will enjoy their time with us. He then puts to them his idea of making it a clothes optional weekend and everyone agrees. Some guys even strip off there and then much to the amusement of others. Within a matter of half an hour, there are twelve guys either stark naked or just wearing their briefs. Needless to say Ryan, Luke and I are naked!
The evening goes well and we are satisfied that it's going to be a great success. Once the food has been consumed, most guys go to the Jacuzzi area and enjoy the facilities down there including the porn! Luke and I join them for a while whilst Ryan entertains the guys who stay in the lounge area. It's not long before sex is on the menu in the basement!
We finally lock up and go to bed at midnight. I give Luke a big hug and a passionate kiss whilst Ryan looks on.
"See you in the morning my love" I tell him.
Ryan and I then go upstairs and we have the most passionate sex I think we've ever had. It was slow, sensuous and very enjoyable. When we've finally left our seed inside each other we settle down to sleep.
Ryan is always up bright and early so when I wake on Christmas morning, he's already showered and is standing over me with a cup of tea and his Christmas present for me.
"Morning babe, happy Christmas" he says as he sits on the side of the bed and kisses me.
I give him a sleepy kiss and pull him down on top of me. He is naked so I grasp his cock and hold it fast. It is soon erect.
"Is this my Christmas present?" I giggle.
"That and this" he chuckles as he gives me his package, "Thought we'd open our presents to each other now since we won't have much time later".
I take the package and rip it open like a kid does. I was excited to see what he'd got for me. When I've opened it my eyes well up with tears.
"It's beautiful" I reply as I look at a gold ring with a small diamond inside a presentation box. The tears are running down my face as I pull him into a kiss.
"Do you like it?" he asks grinning.
"It's gorgeous, thank you so much" I reply as I try the ring on. It fits perfectly so I guess he's measured another ring I wear occasionally.
I jump out of bed and fetch his present. I wasn't sure what to get him but eventually decide on a gold bracelet. I've seen him wear a leather one so I took a risk and hoped he would like it. He opens it and gives me a big hug and a kiss.
"Its wonderful babe, thank you so much" he says as he immediately puts it on.
"Let's go down and give Luke his present" I say jumping up. We've bought him an iPad because I knew he wanted one.
Ryan chuckles as I shoot off downstairs still naked and knock on Luke's door. When I hear a sleepy 'come in' I open the door and go inside with Ryan following on behind me.
"Morning gorgeous; happy Christmas" I say as I jump on his bed and give him a kiss. Ryan gives him a kiss too and we give Luke his present.
"Wow, two naked guys on Christmas morning; that can't be bad" he laughs as he opens the package. When he sees what it is, he pulls me down on top of him and hugs me tight. I can feel the tears of joy falling down his cheeks.
"Thank you so much guys, this is wonderful; come here Ryan I want to give you a big kiss too".
I pull back the duvet cover to climb in beside Luke and notice he still has a morning erection.
"Mm, we can't let this go to waste Ryan" I giggle as I go down on the enlarged organ and give it a suck. I soon have Luke shooting his morning cum into my mouth.
"Oh god that was good" I exclaim when I finally come up for air. The other two are laughing as they watch me lick the remaining cum out of Luke's slit. My own butt is in the air and Luke is already fingering it.
"Now that looks ripe for the taking Ryan"
Ryan moves up behind me and with a suitable amount of spit he inserts his cock which is now fully erect into my hole. Luke has a close up view of Ryan's naked cock thrusting back and forth. Eventually I feel Ryan's hot seed shooting out and filling me up.
"Yeah, that's a lovely sight" Luke giggles as Ryan's buttocks jerk back and forth depositing his load.
When Ryan has pulled out, I push Luke over onto his stomach and push my own erection into him.
"Help, help" Luke giggles, "I'm being raped by a man".
I pound him with my cock until I too am shooting my load. When I'm finally spent, I pull out, turn him over and kiss him passionately. The more I get to know this guy, the more I love him. Ryan just watches on as he sits on the bed beside us. I look at him and grin before pulling him into the kiss.
The guys slowly come down for breakfast. Everyone adopts the no clothes idea. I decide to only wear an apron so my butt is naked. I get lots of pats on it as I serve breakfast and Randy Andy slips his hand beneath to have a good feel of me whilst I'm taking his order. Ray slips his hand in between my legs and grasps my balls! It's all done with good humour so I let them have their fun.
After breakfast, some guys go out for a walk along the front but the weather is not good and it's soon raining. The others go down to the Jacuzzi and have fun down there. Luke and I do the usual room duties whilst Ryan clears up in the kitchen. By late morning we are finished so join the guys in the basement. By the time we arrive, an orgy is in progress! These guys certainly love their sex but then so do we!
Whilst Ryan and Luke prepare the Christmas lunch, I get the tables ready. We arrange them so that we have two tables of six. We've got crackers for everyone and a small gift. By the time I've finished, it all looks very festive. I've also bought a bright red apron with a big cock on the front. I'd found it online and thought it would cause some amusement. I put it on and go into the kitchen to see how Ryan and Luke are getting on.
"You can tell the guys that we'll be ready in fifteen minutes" Ryan tells me.
Four guys are in the lounge so I tell them on my way down to the Jacuzzi. When they see my apron they all laugh. I notice that several cocks are riding high so they are clearly enjoying themselves!
When the guys arrive in the dining room they are all still naked but everyone is wearing a red bow tied round their cock. I love the effect and have a good laugh.
"Come on James, we want to put one on you as well" Ray says as he takes off my apron and ties a large red bow round my cock.
Ryan and Luke had cooked two large turkeys so they bring them into the dining room to carve in front of everyone. They too are wearing aprons so Ray tells them to remove them and fits a big red bow to their cocks too. We all have a good laugh as we watch Luke and Ryan carving the birds.
"Mind what you do with that knife Luke" someone shouts out, "I don't want sliced cock for my lunch".
As the turkey is carved I pass the plates round and the guys help themselves to the various vegetables Ryan and Luke have prepared. We've also provided bottles of wine for them to have so once everyone has food in front of them and the glasses are charged, one of the guys proposes a toast.
"Here's to Ryan, James and Luke for a fucking brilliant Christmas"
Everyone holds up their glasses and the three of us are very touched by the gesture.
The three couples have sat at one table so the three of us join the three single guys, Andy, Ray and Tom. As we eat, I note that Tom has taken a liking to Ryan and I smile to myself.
The food is superb and when everything is finished, Luke carries out a large Christmas pudding which has a flame flickering on top. That too is wonderful and everyone congratulates Luke on it when they realise he's made it himself.
The meal ends with coffee and a brandy supplied by one of the couples. We are all feeling well and truly stuffed but very satisfied. Slowly the guys disperse but the three singles on our table stay behind to help us clear up. Seeing six naked guys busy in the kitchen and flitting in and out of the dining area is a comical sight.
"That really was a beautiful meal guys" Andy says as he polishes the glasses.
"Yeah, fucking wonderful" Ray adds, "the best Christmas I've had for many a year".
When we've finally finished clearing up, I notice Tom and Ryan disappearing upstairs. I'd overheard Tom asking Ryan during our meal if he'd like to join him after lunch so I guessed they were going off for some fun in Tom's room. Ryan was in a merry mood and looking much happier than he had for some weeks so I was pleased for him. I knew he was concerned about his mum but fortunately some friends of hers had invited her to stay with them for Christmas so he felt relieved that she was not on her own. We knew she couldn't come and stay with us, especially having a load of naked gay men around!
Andy and Ray had also noticed Tom and Ryan disappearing and grinned at Luke and me as they went.
"Who'd like to join me in my boudoir?" Ray said grinning and looking at me in particular.
"Sounds a fucking brilliant idea" Andy said.
"Luke, James, you want to join us?" Ray added.
"Yeah, why not" Luke and I reply so the four of us go up to Ray's room on the first floor and have a romp on the bed for the next few hours.
Andy loves being fucked so he kneels on all fours and offers his arse for the three of us to fuck. We each give him a good roasting several times over before we finally pushed him over and Luke goes down on his erect cock. I meanwhile offer my arse for Ray who I know loves to fuck.
By the time we have finished our antics, showered and gone back downstairs, it is time for the evening buffet that Luke had prepared earlier. We bring out plates of turkey sandwiches, sausage rolls and hot mince pies for everyone to tuck into. The guys had agreed to pool the drinks they'd all brought with them so we all help ourselves to whatever we want. Ryan had also added a few bottles of spirits, cans of beer and wine.
By the time we've finished, everyone is very merry. Various games are played, most of which end up with some sexual act being performed!
The fun and games go on well into the night and it was gone two in the morning by the time Ryan, Luke and I get to bed.
The following morning I find I am sleeping with Luke although I don't remember going to bed with him. I go up to the flat to see Ryan and find the bed hasn't been slept in. I guess he's spent the night with Tom!
Luke and I start preparing breakfast when eventually a very hung over Ryan appears.
"Had a good night?" I ask grinning.
"Oh god my head hurts" he giggles, "sorry babe but somehow I ended up in Tom's room".
I tell him not to worry because I ended up in Luke's. Later when Luke and I make the beds we note that Andy's bed hasn't been slept in either so we guess he spent the night with Ray!
Boxing Day is spent very much getting over the excesses of the previous day. There are several sore heads so everyone spends the day just lazing around. The rain is pissing down outside so nobody bothers going out. The lounge and the Jacuzzi area are littered with naked bodies as Luke and I do our rounds to make sure everyone has everything they need.
On the twenty seventh, most of the guys go home leaving just two couples who are booked in for a full week. When Ray finally checks out he gives me an envelope.
"All the guys have clubbed together so we'd like the three of you to accept this small token of our thanks for a brilliant Christmas; I can honestly say James that without exception everyone has thoroughly enjoyed their time here and hope to do so again next Christmas if not before then".
I am bowled over and gave him a big hug and a big wet kiss.
"Thank you so much" I finally manage to say with tears rolling down my face.
When I open the envelope I find one hundred and twenty pounds to share amongst the three of us!
The building work on the house next door starts in earnest in the New Year and by the end of February all the rooms are ready and Luke's new flat is complete. He still can't believe he now has his own flat.
The break through between the two houses was the last job done and because it involved installing an RSJ steel girder, a specialist builder was brought in for this job. Roland and Steve finished it off by re-plastering and painting. The final thing to do now was to install the carpeting and re-decorate the outside of the building. The new furniture had already been ordered and was ready to be delivered when we gave the go ahead.
Whilst all this was going on, Ryan's mum was suddenly taken ill. She was admitted to hospital in Hastings so Ryan was going to see her daily. Each day he came home I could tell she was not improving. The occupancy was beginning to pick up again after the winter slow down, although we seemed to have at least one or two guys each week throughout that time. We now had six rooms occupied, three of which were gay business guys who preferred staying with us rather than in a hotel. Word was getting around that everyone had fun at Number Twenty Five!
Early one morning, just as we were getting up, Ryan received a call from the hospital to say his mum had passed away during the night. Ryan was bereft. He was very close to his mum and I could see it was a major blow to him. I too was very upset because in the year I'd known Ryan, she'd always been very kind to me and was a mum to me as well since I'd lost my own mother at a young age.
I went down to tell Luke and he came back up to the flat to see Ryan. Even he was upset despite having never met her but he'd heard so much about her from Ryan and me. The three of us sat on the bed and cried our eyes out for about half an hour. Luke and I did our best to console Ryan but I knew then that it was going to take a long time for him to get over this.
Luke was wonderful and told us to go straight to the hospital so that Ryan could say his goodbyes.
"I'll manage here" he told me, "the guys will understand".
I told Ryan to get showered and dressed and did the same myself leaving Luke to handle breakfast. We drove to Hastings and I provided all the support I could give Ryan as we went through the necessary processes when someone dies. When we'd finished at the hospital and got the necessary paperwork to register her death, I arranged for us to go in and see the Registrar the next day. We went back to her house to make sure everything was okay and inform the neighbours who'd been so kind and helpful during her illness. We also picked up her address book so we could commence the process of informing people.
By the time we got home, Ryan was exhausted so I told him to go and have a rest in the flat whilst I found Luke and explain what was happening.
"I've spoken to Mike and Tim" he explained, "and Tim is going to come in for a few days to help me; you can then concentrate on helping Ryan get through this James".
I looked at Luke and burst into tears. He took me into his arms and held me tight. It felt good to have his strong body close to mine.
"Thank you Luke, you're a brick" I eventually managed to say between my tears.
"You look after Ryan, he needs you more than anything at the moment James, don't worry about the guesthouse, Tim and I will manage."
I thank him again and he tells me that Tim is going to start helping Luke the next day. I realise that Ryan is in no fit state to do any of the necessary arrangements for the funeral and all the other things that have to be done when someone dies.
The next day Ryan and I go to the Registrar in Hastings to obtain the death certificate. Fortunately everything is straight forward so we are able to get the necessary paperwork for the funeral director. I'd already identified a local one we could use since Ryan wanted his mum cremated at the Brighton crematorium so he was close by.
Everyone is very nice and the funeral is arranged for ten days' time. I now have the job of contacting all her friends to give them the news and the details. Ryan was her only family so it is long term friends I have to call or write to. It takes me a whole day to get through the list. Ryan spent all the time in the flat sobbing his heart out. I felt there was so little I could do to console him so Luke and I decide to let him cry himself to a point when he has no more tears to shed.
I knew how lonely he feels. I'd not spoken or heard from my father since I'd left home over a year ago and for all I knew he was dead although he knew my address so hopefully someone would make contact if anything untoward happened to him. Even so, I felt very alone at times in regard to immediate family and I was only too happy to have Ryan and Luke's love.
Luke and Tim were wonderful. They kept the guesthouse going so that I could look after Ryan. We had to cajole him to eat anything and virtually had to bodily take him downstairs on some days. Eventually the day of the funeral arrives. It is to be held at two in the afternoon. About fifty people had said they were coming so I had arranged a small reception at a local hotel where we could offer people an afternoon snack and a cup of tea. Luke and I decided that not only was that number too many to cope with at the guesthouse but it was not really the right place to use since we had guests to look after.
The official car arrives with the hearse and Luke and I walk Ryan out between us. He looks terrible but somehow I'd managed to get him dressed into a dark suit. Luke and I had also gone out and bought one since neither of us had anything suitable to wear for such occasions.
Ryan's mum was not a religious person so the service at the crematorium was very basic. Even so it was nicely done and I say a few words on behalf of Ryan who is in no fit state to say anything. Afterwards we all go to the hotel and stand around as people give Ryan their condolences and their memories. Most of them had never met Ryan before and they certainly had no idea who I was but I think the penny dropped after a while!
When everyone had finally left to go home, Luke and I take Ryan back home in a taxi. He looks exhausted so we take him up to the flat and put him to bed. I tell him to sleep and that I'll come and see him later.
"You must be exhausted as well" Luke says as we go back downstairs to his room in the basement.
His new flat is almost ready and the carpet had now been laid in all the rooms. All we are waiting for is the furniture to arrive but because of the funeral and everything, Luke had put it all on hold. I had managed to do a complete tour of the building and I was very pleased with everything. Luke's flat looked brilliant, even though it was smaller than ours. He is over the moon with it so I am very happy for him. The outside had also been re-painted to match the main part of the building so it all looked perfect. All we now needed were guests to fill it but already the bookings were coming in for Easter and we now had ten rooms booked.
Luke takes me into his arms and holds me tight. He then kisses me and I relax into the warmth of his love and his body. I'd already taken off my suit so am only wearing a pair of shorts. He gently sits me down on the bed and I watch him strip off his own clothes. He then undresses me and we get into bed. He holds me tight and we kiss passionately. I feel his organ growing and pressing against mine which is now doing the same. It's the first sex I've had since we'd received the news about Ryan's mum. He certainly was not in any frame of mind for sex and I certainly didn't push it even though I was dying to take him in my arms and ravish him!
Luke and I have the most beautiful sex ever and when we have both relieved our sexual tension we kiss and hold each other for some time longer. Eventually we note that it's time to get up and prepare a meal so I go up to the flat to see if Ryan is still asleep.
"Hi babe" he says as I gingerly open the bedroom door.
"Have you slept?"
"A little; I'll get up now and have a shower"
"Luke is preparing some food; do you feel like eating?"
He nods so I leave him to get showered and tell him to come down when he's ready.
After a while, he joins Luke and me in the kitchen. He comes up to both of us and pulls us into a group hug.
"Thank you guys for looking after me during the past few days and thanks Luke for looking after the guesthouse."
I was surprised that he'd even noticed what was going on but was glad he had and that he'd thanked Luke for all he'd done because without him I certainly couldn't have managed.
The new furniture arrives the next day and Luke and I supervise its installation in each of the new bedrooms and his flat. When all is in place, everything looks brilliant. I help Luke move his personal items from his basement room to the new flat and leave him to get things organised whilst I go and tell Ryan that we are officially open.
I manage to persuade Ryan to look round the new rooms and to admire the new lounge area. The additional dining room furniture is also in place so we can now accommodate twenty four guests if every room is occupied by two people.
I then take Ryan up to Luke's new flat. He'd opened a bottle of wine in readiness for us to celebrate. Ryan looks round but doesn't show that amount of interest which I could tell upset Luke somewhat. After a sip of wine, Ryan announces that he feels tired so is going back to our flat for a rest.
"I'm sorry Luke, he's still grieving over his mum and finding everything difficult at present" I say to try and excuse Ryan's lack of interest.
Luke in his usual way brushes it aside and takes me into his arms.
"At least I've got you James" he says, "I love you so much".
"And I you" I say meaning every word.
"How about trying the bed out?" Luke grins at me.
"Yeah, why not" I reply as he leads me into his new bedroom.
We once again have wonderful sex which is so much more passionate than it used to be. I have come to realise that Luke is such a sensitive person as well as being very sexual. I love being with him and I know he loves being with me and we both love sex!
I'm finding that Luke and I are getting closer and closer by the day. I still love Ryan with all my heart but at times I find it difficult to understand his emotions and I sometimes wonder what the end result will be. Little do I know at this point in time what it will actually be!
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