Know Thyself

© By S.J. Frost 2010

     Evan yawned for the third time in two minutes.  He dragged his feet over the rocky, uneven ground.  When Jesse woke him, what seemed only a few minutes ago, he saw their hotel bedroom was still dark, and thought Jesse was waking him for the usual reason.  He didn’t expect to be told to get up and get dressed, especially since Jesse woke him with soft kisses and gentle caresses.  But then, that was how Jesse always woke him, no matter what his intent.  It was one of those small things he loved so much about him.  Without trying, Jesse showed his love toward him in so many gestures.

     The brisk, pre-dawn breeze blew the last of their bed’s warmth from Evan’s body.  He looked at the shadow ahead of him that was Jesse, treading the rough path with graceful ease, his strides quick and confident as if he had walked it many times before, when he had only visited the ruins to the Temple of Apollo for the first time the day before.

     Evan remembered his first trip to Delphi, one of the last destinations on his self-imposed exile from music.  It had been here the urge to return to the United States came to him, and when he decided to follow that instinct, on his first night in Chicago he saw Jesse.  From that day, his life seemed blessed every moment Jesse was at his side. 

     It felt right to be here with Jesse, on their honeymoon, celebrating how their lives would be forever entwined. 

     As if sensing Evan’s thoughts, Jesse looked back, a warm smile on his lips.  Evan stepped close to him, his chest to Jesse’s back as he slid his arms around Jesse’s waist.  “I know you have more plans than just a stroll around the ruins.  When are you going to let me in on them?”

     Jesse laid his left hand over Evan’s, their matching titanium and gold wedding bands side by side.  “And what would make you think I have more plans other than having a romantic moment, watching the sunrise over the water and ruins?”  He nodded toward the Gulf of Corinth, where the horizon was lined in gold with the coming day.

     “I guess that could be all you’re up to.”  Evan grinned and kissed the side of Jesse’s neck.  “And if it is, you’re going to make me feel guilty for thinking nothing but dirty thoughts while I’ve been staring at your ass.”

     Jesse leaned back against him, his ass pressed to Evan’s half raised cock.  “You should never feel guilty about those.”

     “It would be a first time, which I think is a pretty good record considering I’ve had them constantly one after the other since the first time I saw you.”

     Jesse turned in Evan’s arms to face him.  “It’s hard to believe it’s been two years.”

     “But it’s small compared to how many more years we’ll have together.”  Evan rested his forehead against Jesse, a playful smirk on his lips.  “And to be accurate, I’ve been having those dirty thoughts for longer than two years.”

     Jesse chuckled softly.  “Yeah, because you denied us both for a month by stalking me at my shows before saying hello.”

     Evan sighed.  “You know, since you haven’t teased me about that in ages, I thought you finally let it go.”

     Jesse snickered.  “You opened the door.  You know I had to walk through.”

     Evan lightly nipped Jesse’s bottom lip, his voice deepened to a huskier tone.  “You shouldn’t tease your husband on our honeymoon.”

     Jesse pressed his hips flush to Evan’s to let him feel his hardening cock.  “I thought that was the whole point of a honeymoon.”

     Evan drifted one hand down Jesse’s lower back, his fingertips tracing the curves of Jesse’s ass.  “Well, it does help build anticipation.”

     As Evan moved to kiss him, Jesse slowly pulled back and turned around.  He glanced over his shoulder, wearing a mischievous smirk.  “I’m glad you think so, because we’ve got a little more walking to go yet.”

     Evan let out a disappointed huff.  “That was cold.”

     Jesse laughed softly and offered a hand to him.  “You liked it.”

     Evan took Jesse’s hand.  “Yeah, I did.  But I’m not a big fan of hiking with a hard-on.”

     “Me either, but we’re almost there.”

     Jesse started walking again, leading Evan closer to the ruins.  The remaining pillars of the temple threw darker shadows over the ground.  The wind rustled the leaves of nearby cypress and olive trees.  Craggy, barren mountains towered over them. 

     Jesse guided Evan up a slope, the Sanctuary of Apollo below.  He halted at a massive square block that had once been part of the temple.  Just behind it was a large boulder, the ground between the two soft and free of rocks.

     “This should give us privacy enough,” Jesse said to himself, then turned to Evan.  “Do you know what’s more romantic than watching the sunrise over the ruins?”

     Barely containing his grin, Evan said, “I have an idea, but I’d like to hear you say it.”

     Jesse gave Evan’s hand a tug, pulling him between the block and boulder.  He leaned toward him, his lips a fraction from touching Evan’s.  “Making love while the sun rises over the ruins.”

     “I agree, and it’s good my dirty thoughts won’t go to waste.” 

     “I’d never let that happen.” 

     Jesse kissed him with smiling lips.  He glided his tongue over Evan’s, then bringing a slow end to the kiss, took a step back from him.  He gripped the bottom of his own shirt and pulled it over his head.

     Evan watched Jesse’s wiry muscles stretch as he removed his shirt.  The vision of Jesse stripping with the backdrop of the ancient ruins seemed surreal to him, dreamlike.  The area around them was beginning to lighten to a dusky purple.  Mist rose from the ground as the air warmed with the rising sun.  He saw Jesse pull a small tube of lube from his jeans pocket, and hurried to catch up to him in shedding his clothes. 

     The breeze chilled his bare skin, but only for an instant as Jesse closed the distance between them.  The hardness of Jesse’s cock pressed against his own.  Evan placed his hands on Jesse’s hips, Jesse set his on Evan’s waist.  Below, the gray ruins had turned violet, and beyond, the gold of the horizon spread further over the water, its fiery color mingling with the deeper blues.

     Jesse grazed his lips over Evan’s, placing a tender kiss on them.  He pressed down on Evan’s hips.  Evan went to his knees.  He gazed at Jesse’s cock before him, the slit moist.  He rubbed both hands up Jesse’s thighs and leaned forward.  Keeping his hands on Jesse’s thighs, he kissed the base of Jesse’s cock on the underside.  Evan moved lower and lapped at Jesse’s balls, sucking one, then the other, all the while savoring Jesse’s clean masculine scent. 

     He heard Jesse groan softly and felt Jesse’s fingers sink into his hair.  Jesse gave his hair a gentle tug, and he pulled back to lick a line up the shaft to the tip, then opened his mouth wide, diving down until Jesse’s cock head hit the back of his throat.   Evan watched as Jesse’s abdomen tightened then released.  He moved up and down Jesse’s cock, feeling the soft skin of it become wetter and wetter with his saliva.  A hint of Jesse’s salty taste danced over his tongue.  He sped up his pace to demand more, but felt Jesse’s touch under his jaw, a sign for him to stop. 

     Evan reluctantly let him go.  He glanced down, seeing his own cock had leaked white drops upon the ground.

     Jesse bent down to him, combing his fingers through Evan’s hair.  “Sit on the ground for me.”

     Evan rose up enough to kiss him before sitting and stretching his legs out, propped up on his elbows behind him.       

     Jesse moved over him, standing with one leg on either side of Evan’s hips.  He lowered to his knees, straddling above Evan’s hard cock as he slicked the fingers of his right hand.  He placed his left on the temple block for balance, and reached back to his hole. 

     Evan tipped his head down, watching as Jesse stretched himself.  His heart started to pound faster, he felt his cock twitch as heat rose in his groin.  He glanced up at Jesse.  His eyes were closed, his lips parted as his chest expanded with deeper, quicker breaths.  Evan couldn’t help but think seeing pleasure and desire fall over Jesse’s beautiful features was even more erotic than watching him prepare himself. 

     Jesse brought his hand forward.  He squeezed more lube into his palm and fisted Evan’s cock, stroking it from base to tip.  Evan’s head fall back with a hushed moan leaving him.  Jesse gazed at him.  Evan always looked breathtaking when pleasure took hold of him.  But then, Evan was able to steal his breath at any given moment.  A touch, a smile, a softly spoken word, with such ease Evan could make him melt. 

     Jesse admired how the gold and copper highlights in Evan’s dark chestnut hair shone with the faint sunlight.  And as Evan slowly opened his eyes, meeting his own, he lost his breath at their radiant azure color.  He loved every part of Evan’s stunning body, but his eyes were the feature he cherished most.

     Propped up on one elbow, Evan reached toward him, and as he did, Jesse leaned down to his touch.  Evan brushed Jesse’s cheek with the backs of his fingers, then traveled lightly down the side of Jesse’s neck.  He slipped his fingers beneath the black leather cords of the choker Jesse always wore and followed them forward to the gold pendent of the sixteen-rayed Vergina sun.  He gave the necklace a gentle pull, and Jesse bent forward to him. 

     Jesse paused, his lips near Evan’s, and whispered, “I love you, Ev.”

     “I love you too, Jess.”  Evan moved his hand from the necklace to place it in Jesse’s hair.   “So very much.”

     Jesse parted his lips to kiss him, Evan doing the same.  Jesse slid his tongue along Evan’s as he brought their mouths together, pushing deep into Evan’s.  He groaned softly as Evan toyed with his hair.  He loved how Evan played with it.  Whether in moments like this, or just watching a movie together, Evan’s fingers always found their way to it.  He knew it was often unconscious on Evan’s part, but that’s what made it all the more special to him.  It told him even without thinking, Evan wanted to, needed to, touch him.

     Jesse slowly ended the kiss, placing smaller kisses and licks on Evan’s lips.  He sat back, gripping Evan’s cock again, and shifted his position to take it,  Jesse moaned as the broad cock head entered him, pleasure sparking through him as it stretched his rim and opened his channel with every inch he took in.  He pulled his hand away from Evan’s cock and placed it on the boulder, using it and the block to brace himself as he sat fully on Evan’s hips.

     Jesse closed his eyes, relishing the full feeling at having their bodies joined.  He made a slow rotation of his hips, grinding the cock deep inside him.  A deep groan came from Evan.  Jesse repeated the motion again and again.  He pressed his hands to the block and boulder, and thrust, keeping his and Evan’s bodies pinned together.  He rose up, putting some space between their bodies, then came down again in longer thrusts. 

     Watching Jesse’s sensual movements, Evan could feel his cock growing more sensitive.  The heated pleasure of his rising orgasm increased in strength.  As Jesse dropped down on him harder, a rough groan escaped him.  He saw the sunlight had spread over the ruins.  It touched Jesse’s wedding band, making it shine with blinding brilliance.

     Evan looked to Jesse with his face tipped upward, his black hair highlighted in sunlight.  Each line of muscle in Jesse's torso and abdomen showed.  Evan felt warm drops drip on his stomach.  His gaze went to Jesse’s cock, the slit overflowing with fluid.  He reached for it, and as his fingers closed around it, Jesse moaned loud and high, his movements turned more urgent. 

     Jesse’s voice, his motions, pushed Evan over the edge.  With a loud groan, his release burst from him, filling Jesse.  Jesse matched his cry, his body arching as he came.

     Jesse’s hands slowly slipped down to rest on Evan’s chest.  Evan laid his hands over Jesse’s, drifting his touch higher to Jesse’s biceps and gently pulled him forward. 

    Jesse laid over him, his forehead tucked into the curve of Evan’s neck.  “It’s said inscribed in the front of the temple were the words, Know Thyself.  That’s something I’ve always believed in and I thought I lived by pretty well.”  He lifted his head, looking into Evan’s eyes, “But it was only when I met you that I found out what kind of man I really wanted to be and what I want to live my life for.”

     Evan cupped Jesse’s cheek in his hand.  “You’ve done the same for me.  Before you, I was lost.  I didn’t know what I wanted out of life, or really, what it even felt like to be truly happy.  When I saw you, when I fell in love with you, and when you gave me your love in return, that’s when I learned what my purpose was.  It’s you.  I’ll always be happy living my life for you.”

     Jesse brought his lips closer to Evan’s.  “And that’s what I want to live my life for, your love and your happiness.”

     Jesse touched their lips together in a slow, sensual kiss.  He eased back, laying his head on Evan again.  Evan floated his fingertips softly over Jesse’s back.  Jesse smiled at the soothing touch and closed his eyes, feeling Evan’s heart beating with his own.