This is a love story following the life of two young men who fall in love and have to overcome tragedies in their lives. All the characters are fictional.
Warning - it contains some m/m sex.
The Earl's Son
The pantomime was a great success and every night was a full house. It was now time to start working on their next production but Julian wanted a rest for a couple of weeks before setting to work again. He wanted to put on a play about two guys called Christian and Daniel. He'd read a short story about the two lovers and which he felt would make an excellent play. The play starts with Christian having just come out of hospital following a car accident from which he has been paralysed from the waist down. Their relationship is strained because of the lack of sex and Daniel finds other guys to satisfy his needs with Christian confined to a wheelchair and seeing it all go on.
"I'd like you to play the part of Daniel since he spends most of the second act naked on stage and you've got a better body than Jamie" Julian laughed, "but don't tell Jamie I said that".
"Not again" Robin exclaimed, "Why do I always have to be naked in these plays?"
"Because you're gorgeous and you're brilliant" Julian chuckled taking Robin into his arms.
"You will won't you?"
"Okay, since most of London has seen me naked now I suppose it's no big deal; but why is he naked for such a long time?"
Julian then explained that the play is set in a bedsit which is all Christian and Daniel can afford now they are both out work since Daniel has to provide full-time care for Christian. There are lots of bed scenes with Daniel and his lovers and when they are not in bed they frequently move round the stage holding just a towel in their hand!
"So the lovers are seen naked as well?"
"Yep" Julian grinned, "and it will be your job to audition for the guy who plays your lover".
"Mm, can I get them to strip off for the audition to see if they are suitable?" Robin giggled.
"Of course; we want to make sure they have a decent body on them as well as comfortable about stripping off naked on stage" Julian laughed knowing that the thought of checking out naked guys would persuade Robin.
Since Julian now owned the bar and the theatre above, he could let the theatre space out whenever he didn't need it so that's what he'd organised for the next six weeks whilst he and Robin worked on the new play. Another fringe theatre group had contacted him to see if they could use the space for a comedy they were putting on so Julian agreed. It fitted in perfectly and provided some useful income.
They decided to have a rest for two or three weeks at Drayton House before starting work on the new play in earnest. Kevin stayed behind to look after the apartment and have a rest from looking after the two guys and look round London. He also had in mind inviting Jamie over for a few nights since he had a ten day gap before starting in a new play.
They drove down in the new Jaguar that had now been delivered and Julian was feeling very happy.
"It's beautiful" he commented as he drove and felt the car gliding along without effort.
"Even more beautiful than me!" Robin giggled.
"Nah, nothing's as beautiful or gorgeous as you" Julian quipped and placed a hand on Robin's leg that was rubbing up against the central console.
"Are you going to tell your parents about the Civil Partnership?" Robin asked after a few more miles had flown by.
"I might; would you mind if I did?"
"Nope, just wondered as you don't want to do it until the summer"
"You don't mind waiting till then do you? I just thought it'd give time for plans to be made and book the venue" Julian asked starting to wonder if Robin thought it should take place sooner or he thought there was some other reason for the delay.
"No, I don't mind; as long as I'm with you I'm happy" Robin chuckled placing a hand into Julian's crotch and squeezing it.
"You'll give me a hard-on if you keep doing that" Julian giggled.
"Jolly good, then I can unzip you and suck you off whilst you're driving" Robin laughed.
Julian laughed and held Robin's hand so that he could feel his organ swelling. He so loved this guy and everything about him filled him with pride. He still couldn't really believe he'd found such true love.
As soon as they'd parked the car in the wide driveway that swept past the large front door of the house, Thomas the guy who managed the house came out to greet them.
"Nice motor" he grinned as he opened Julian's door.
"Thanks Thomas; do you like it?"
"Very nice, very nice indeed" Thomas said with admiration. He liked Julian and Robin and always enjoyed it when they came to stay at the house. He'd only been employed by the family for just over six months having replaced the previous manager who'd moved to Cornwall to run a tea room with his wife. Thomas was gay and he had been open about his sexuality from the start. In fact he was somewhat surprised when on making this fact known at his interview the Earl replied `We are perfectly happy with gays, we have two in the family'. It wasn't until later that he realised the Earl was referring to his son and his partner Robin.
The job had been a big lift up for Thomas since it was the first time he'd been in charge of a whole house such as this. He was also responsible for the other staff which consisted of Betty the cook who lived with her husband in one of the cottages on the estate, and Polly who came in each morning from the village to make the beds and do some cleaning. Other people were brought in as and when required, such as the guy who cleaned the windows and extra staff to help with spring cleaning. Nigel the chauffeur, who looked after the cars and other vehicles on the estate, also reported to him. Nigel could put his hand to anything so also undertook general maintenance tasks around the house whenever required.
Fortunately he didn't have to manage the stable lad who reported directly to the Estate Manager who in turn reported to the Earl. There were only three but that was three too many for him to have to get to grips with so he was more than happy since he knew nothing about horses. Even the gardener came under the Estate Manager and in truth, he wasn't even sure how many staff there were in all on the estate but he knew there were several tenant farmers and the whole estate consisted of far more acres than he'd ever be able to walk round.
"Everything is ready for you guys" Thomas said as he lifted the cases out of the spacious boot of the Jaguar making particular care not to scuff the paintwork as he did so. The only person he called sir was the Earl since Julian had told him right from the start that he didn't want to be called sir every time they met. Julian was not one to flout his title and always felt somewhat uncomfortable when others insisted on using `sir'.
The large house had two wings. The west wing was occupied by his parents, he now used the east wing with Robin when they visited, and a suite of rooms in the central part of the house was used by his sister Alisha and her boyfriend Oliver, who seemed to come frequently despite living mainly in London. Oliver was an accountant with a large company of accountants and seemed to be doing well for himself. As such he was seen as a good match for Alisha who seemed to be very much in love with him. In fact Julian was waiting to hear that they were going to get married any day but nothing had been said. He had once talked to his sister about it since they were living together in Oliver's apartment in south London but she had just grinned and not given anything away. He did however make a comment that he hoped they were taking appropriate precautions to avoid getting pregnant before she was married but she told him in very clear terms to fuck off' and mind his own business. She'd added it's all right for you gays, you can fuck as much as you like without risk of getting pregnant'. Julian had laughed and replied, "Yeah, just the risk of getting an STD!"
Thomas led them up the winding staircase to their suite of rooms and as he did so both Robin and Julian admired the tight butt that was showing through his black trousers. They looked at each other and grinned.
"Dinner will be at seven as usual gentlemen" Thomas said as he placed their bags onto two stands that he'd unfolded at the end of the large double bed. He then looked Julian up and down, licked his lips not too obviously he hoped, and smiled before leaving them to unpack and have a shower.
"If you need anything just call me" he added as he slipped out of the room rather hoping they would since so far he'd never had the opportunity of seeing either of them in the buff and from the look of them he decided that would be rather a nice experience!
"He's cute isn't he" Robin commented once Thomas had left them and closed the door.
"Too old for you" Julian laughed, "he's at least twenty nine!"
"Well, maturity has its advantages sometimes" Robin giggled.
This caused Julian to grab hold of him and push him onto the bed. It wasn't long before clothes were flying off across the room and once they were both naked they were soon at it.
When they'd both been satisfied, they walked naked into the en-suite and showered. They loved having showers together and made it into yet more lovemaking. Whilst they were doing so, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Julian called out as got out the shower.
"Thomas; I thought you might like some tea after your journey"
Julian was fairly certain it was an excuse to come back in suspecting they'd be getting ready for dinner. He grinned and gave Thomas the okay to come in. As he placed a tray of tea on a side table in the sitting room that adjoined the bedroom, Julian casually walked out drying his hair with everything else on view. Thomas looked up and silently gasped. The sight was even more exquisite than he'd dared hope but even better was Robin sauntering into the room stark naked not realising that Thomas was there. Thomas decided not to say anything but instead take it in his stride. The two young guys certainly didn't seem to mind being naked in his presence and he certainly didn't mind seeing them.
"Would you like me to be mother?" he asked casually taking in the two gorgeous naked bodies now walking towards him.
"Yes please Thomas" Julian replied whilst still drying himself off.
Robin meanwhile just walked over to the side table and stood in front of Thomas whilst he poured the tea. Thomas had difficulty in keeping his hand from shaking and sneaked another peak as he poured.
"Thanks Thomas" Robin said as he casually picked up the cup.
"Tell me Thomas, do you have a boyfriend?" Julian suddenly asked.
Thomas looked up and watched Julian's appendage flap about as he continued drying himself. He felt his own begin to swell and hoped it wouldn't show inside his tight trousers.
"Um, sort of" he replied, "I occasionally meet a guy in Oxford but there's not much of a gay life there nowadays.
He also wanted to add that Nigel the chauffeur was also gay and they were an item but Nigel hadn't come out officially so he wanted it kept quiet. He was twenty five and lived in, as did Thomas. Nigel occupied the flat above the garage and Thomas lived at the top of the house. Nigel's parents didn't approve of him being gay, as if he had any choice, and since they lived in the village he had decided to play his sexuality down. He'd been working for the Earl for just on two years and it was fairly obvious to him that Nigel was gay but he said nothing. He joked to his wife one day shortly after employing Nigel saying `I seem to be surrounded by gays, I must attract them for some reason!".
Julian just nodded and looked Thomas up and down mentally stripping him as he did so. He was slim and looked fit but not as gorgeous as the love of his life. Having poured the two teas, Thomas made his exit. At least his wish had come true and he'd certainly not been disappointed.
"What you grinning about?" Robin asked as he sipped his tea.
"Thomas; I'm fairly sure he and Nigel are an item since I'm certain he's gay as well"
"Well we're not all screaming queens that shout out I'm gay you know!" Robin laughed.
"Fuck you"
"Now that is an idea" Robin giggled grabbing hold of Julian's appendage and then kneeling down to give it a good suck.
Julian couldn't resist Robin's attentions so he soon had an erection that was aching to get some action.
"Bend over that chair" Julian chuckled, "I'm going to give you a long hard fuck".
"Alisha's coming down this weekend with Oliver" Julian's mother announced at dinner later.
Julian looked at Robin who was sitting opposite him and grinned. They never minded seeing Oliver.
"Any signs of them getting married yet?" Julian asked casually.
"No" his father replied, "Don't know what's wrong with young people these days they seem to take so long to decide whether or not to commit to each other; I proposed to your mother within six months of knowing her."
"Well, Robin and I have decided we want to be Civil Partners" Julian blurted out. He'd not intended doing so just yet but it seemed a good time to raise the matter.
His parents looked at the pair of them before saying anything and for a fleeting moment Julian wondered whether they were going to come up with some objection.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that one of my children has the guts to make a commitment" his father retorted, "Congratulations and I'm very happy for you both".
His mother said more or less the same and wanted to know when they had in mind. Having announced they were looking at sometime in the summer his mother said they'd better start planning immediately since the Registry Office had to be booked and other plans made. Julian knew it wouldn't be a small affair; nothing their family did ever was! Julian had wondered whether his father would say they were too young since he would only be nineteen and Robin eighteen but nothing was said. Since they wanted to have the reception in a marquee in the garden, good weather was ideally needed. Julian also knew that various legal documents had to be prepared to protect the family fortune in the unlikely event of him and Robin splitting up at some time. It was a topic he had yet to speak to Robin about but he knew his father soon would!
"Are you okay with the arrangements for the CP?" Julian asked Robin when they were in bed that night. Robin said he didn't mind what the arrangements were as long asJulian didn't change his mind by then.
"No chance of that" he laughed "there's probably more chance of you deciding you don't want to live with me forever".
"No way I'd miss this too much" Robin giggled grabbing hold of Julian's slowly rising organ.
Alisha and Oliver arrived on the Saturday and Oliver looked as gorgeous as ever. He gave both Julian and Robin a big wet kiss and a big hug when they met him in the large hallway. He certainly had no problem with them being gay and Julian always got the impression that Oliver was flirting with him whenever he was around.
They had a lovely weekend together despite their father announcing that Julian and Robin were getting hitched and asking when his daughter was going to announce a wedding.
"Give us time dad" she retorted and gave Julian a dirty look for causing the subject to be raised. She and Oliver had discussed it but neither was ready to take that step just yet, or more to the point, Oliver wasn't.
The following week when Alisha and Oliver had returned to London, Julian drove Robin round the estate in the Land Rover. Robin was amazed at the acreage and how much Julian knew about what was going on everywhere. After a while they came across a small lake. Julian explained that it was natural and had clean flowing water through it.
"I used to come here during the summer holidays and spend hours just lazing on the bank if it was sunny"
"Is it safe to swim in?" Robin asked seeing that the water was shallow at the shoreline but no doubt deeper further out.
Julian giggled and said he often did, "Used to strip off naked and plunge in".
"Too cold today to do that but perhaps in the summer when it's hot we can; I rather fancy swimming in the nude" Robin replied trying to imagine what it must be like to live in a place like this. He'd always been a city dweller and although he liked the country he could never see himself living there permanently but if he was with the man he loved he'd do anything.
The three weeks seemed to fly by but they did make sure they spent at least two hours a day working on the new play. Eventually it was time to leave so they said their goodbyes and made their way back to London.
"Have you had a good time without us Kevin?" Julian asked once they'd carried their bags in.
Kevin grinned and blushed slightly which Julian took as a 'yes'.
"Lots of sex with Jamie then!" Robin chuckled when he saw Kevin look down at his feet. In fact he'd not only had Jamie stay for almost a week when they'd spent most of their time having sex but Jamie had also introduced Kevin to friends of his and they'd had threesomes and done things that Kevin had never dreamt of doing before!
Kevin had quickly realised during this time that Jamie was only interested in sex and not in a relationship. He'd learned that Jamie had lots of one night stands as well as regular fuck buddies. It had left Kevin wondering what he wanted from life. Would he be happy doing what Jamie did and just meet guys to satisfy his sexual needs, or did he want love?
Julian and Robin now had to buckle down and get on with their new play. There was a lot to do, the main one being to choose the cast. Robin was particularly excited about holding the auditions for the part of his lovers!
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