Diego's POV
Chase's nose scrunches up as he releases a gleeful giggle, his blueish grey eyes shining brighter than any star. He giggles again, throwing his head back before ducking it in response to something Jesse said. A wide smile is still on his face when he peeks up at him through his thick eyelashes.
My tongue flicks over my bottom lip, and I inch closer, hoping that he'll notice my presence soon.
"Should we go inside to them?" Bryan asks, standing next to me as we not so creepily watch Jesse and Chase chatting away.
They're sitting on their bean bag chairs in what they dubbed the 'Twin Castle', the walkway between our houses.
Jesse and Chase designed the walkway, decking it out with all their favourite things. The length of the entire walkway is made of glass, with blinds that we close at night. It's wide and spacious, containing several bean bag chairs, large soft toys almost the same size as Jesse, charging stations and tables, as well as a built in projector so that we can watch movies.
A glass door stands in the middle of the walkway, providing direct access to the pool in the backyard. The roof is retractable, ensuring a clear view of the stars in the sky at night, while providing shelter from the sun's rays during the day, and on either side of the walkway, we have our own doors that can be locked if needed.
"It's cold," Bryan complains, pulling his scarf tighter around his neck.
We just returned from a week-long business trip. Jesse had a few important clients for his business and the movie that Chase is working on with Mr. Reyes is wrapping up the filming, so neither of them could take time off to accompany us.
We aren't due back for another two days, but we finished early and were both eager to return to our boyfriends.
"DiDi!" Chase exclaims, finally spotting us standing in the backyard. He flings open the door and rushes towards me, Jesse closely following, making his way over to Bryan.
Chase's face is glowing, full of life, laughter and joy. As soon as he reaches me, he slings his arms around my neck and tugs my face to his, connecting our lips. I smile into the kiss, thoroughly enjoying the shy nibbles Chase is placing on my bottom lip. His tongue hesitantly slides between my lips and I open up for him as my arms wrap around his waist, drawing him closer.
I elicit a sinful moan when I feel the bulge in Chase's pants. He releases a tiny shriek when I scoop him up before his legs wrap around me. I momentarily break to kiss to mumble, "see you later," but I doubt either Jesse or Bryan are paying us any attention.
Chase pounces on my lips, already over his shy kisses, expertly parting my lips and twirling his tongue in just the right way to ignite my engine. After significant effort, I finally manage to get us to the bedroom and gently toss Chase on the bed before crawling over him.
"DiDi your shirt," he whines tugging at the fabric.
I release a soft chuckle. Chase regularly struggles to get off my clothes. The number of times he's almost fallen out of bed trying to get them off is hilarious, so he has taken to pouting and whining until I take them off myself. "In the ongoing battle of Chase versus Diego's shirt, the shirt wins again!"
He giggles and smacks my arm. "Take it off, please DiDi." He bats his eyelashes and I bite my lip in response, releasing a barely audible moan. Chase knows the power that he wields over me, he knows that I'm a sucker for his eyes, and that just that simple action can get me to do anything he wants.
I grin, rid us of our clothes before gluing my lips back to his and making passionate love to the love of my life, being sure to worship every part of his flawless body.
"How was your trip," Chase questions, some time later, gazing into my eyes as he caresses my cheek.
I chuckle and subconsciously pull his blanket covered form closer to me. "Don't you think that should have been the first thing you asked me?" I tease, pecking his lips.
"I only intended to give you a quick kiss and then ask about your trip," he says with a giggle, brushing his thumb, ever so lightly over my lips. "But your lips are too addicting," he whispers, giggling again before pressing his mouth to mine.
When he pulls away he is short of breath, but all smiles, which causes the smile on my face to grow. "Only my lips?" I question in a suggestive manner and Chase's eyes widen. He produces a little squeak before burying his face in my chest.
I burst out laughing and squeeze him tighter in my arms.
"No, every part of you," he mumbles against my chest, causing me to produce another laugh.
How is he so cute! I ask myself that question everyday. That along with, how did I get so lucky to have the most perfect person I've ever met fall in love with me.
When he raises his head, I place kisses all over his face until he's giggling uncontrollably before we exchange stories about our time apart.
Chase fills me in on what he and Jesse were talking about when we arrived. He officially found funding for his film and he can retain full creative control, so as soon as he's finished working on the movie with Mr. Reyes, he will concentrate on the logistics of his film. I'm just as overjoyed and proud of him as he is, and I gladly listen to him gush about his movie. I offered once before to fund his film, but he said that he wanted to do it on his own, and that's exactly what he did.
Once our conversation dies down, we decide to take a nap, both a little knackered from our earlier adventures, and when we awaken, we shower and head over to Bryan and Jesse's house.
"Shawn! Guess what!" Chase exclaims as soon as he spots the little dancer in the kitchen with Jesse. He rushes towards him, no doubt to tell him all about his movie, and I watch his beautiful bubble butt bounce and he hurries away.
I head to the living room, where I assume Bryan and Dean are, and find them conversing on the couch. "Hey," I greet them, giving Dean a hug since I haven't seen him in a little over two weeks. "Do the boys have plans?" I ask, plopping down on the couch next to Dean.
"Yeah, dinner and then a movie. They're making dinner now," Bryan replies, wearing a goofy smile.
The three of us catch up while we wait for our boyfriends to call us for dinner. Once they do, laughter fills the air as we eat and talk, enjoying each other's company. After the dishes are cleaned, we all head to the Twin's Castle to watch a movie under the stars, snuggling with our respective boyfriends.
My gaze drifts to my perfect little lamb's face and nothing can stop the wide grin that graces my face. His long, elegant eyelashes hide his eyes which are laser focused on the screen, his pointed nose expands a little with each serene breath and his plump, pink lips are curved up into a small smile.
I press a kiss to the top of his head, which causes him to nestle into my arms. I smile in response and return my attention to the movie.
I still don't know how I was able to win the love and affection of the kindest, sweetest, bravest and the most beautiful person I know, but I know that I will love and cherish him for the rest of my life.
The End.
You have reached the end of my very first book! Thank you so so much for reading!! 15k reads and 1k votes, I wasn't expecting that when I decided to publish the very first chapter of this book, but I am truly grateful to all of you! 💕
I specifically want to thank my best friend Soop (that's one of her nicknames lol I figured this was the least embarrassing one), who always listens to me talking about my books and my experience writing, and gets really excited about even the silliest milestones I share with her.
I also want to thank ani_dn who actually encouraged me not to rush the book and do a big time jump after Diego and Chase got together, and also for the insights along the way through which I learnt a lot.
And I of course have to thank my other bestie DeusBajaj whose encouragement and faith in me is endless and who was my go to person for whenever I was stuck or needed help sparking ideas.
I'm really going miss updating this story. I've had so much fun with this book and bringing the characters to life, and I've cried and smiled, probably way more than I should have while writing it.
I also learnt a lot throughout this book about the themes I wrote about and about writing and storytelling in general. I have an idea of my strengths and weaknesses, but if you have any feedback/ constructive criticism, please let me know.
This book and these characters will always have a very special place in my heart, and I hope that you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Aaaaahh! I can finally mark this book complete!! Thank you again for your support! ❤❤❤
If you liked this book, you might also like my other book For Better Or Worse. It follows high school sweethearts Connor and Kimo as they navigate adulthood and try to overcome the biggest challenge that life has thrown their way.