Title: Favors

(copyright 2000)

AUTHOR: SherryGabs

Email: SherryGabs@aol.com

RATED: NC-17/Slash

ARCHIVE? Yes

STANDARD DISCLAIMER: Characters are owned by Stephen J. Cannell (but I can play with them all I want)

WARNINGS: m/m sex, prostitution, angst, whatever else I can squeeze in

Be forewarned. My first attempt at slash. No tomato throwing, please! However, comments good or bad would be appreciated.

Summary: Face agrees to help an old friend from high school find two of his missing co-workers. This takes him into the dangerous world of male prostitution. The rest of the Team doesn't know the danger Face is in. One member in particular hopes Face will come back to him safely. This story takes place in 1976, four years after escaping military prison and coming to LA.

"Ahh, Murdock. That feels so good." Face murmured as Murdock massaged his back. The oil on Murdock's hands leaving Face's back shiny and slick.

Murdock worked his hands down Face's back and towards his bare hips. He rubbed more oil onto his hands and massaged the smooth, tan cheeks. "Facey, how to you manage to keep your sweet ass tan all the time?" Murdock asked, moving his finger to the puckered hole, massaging it, making Face moan in pleasure.

"Private balcony and no bashfulness," Face replied, gripping the pillow beneath him tightly. His erection was pressing against the bed, needing attention. "Oh, god, Murdock. That's driving me crazy!"

Murdock took his finger away from the pleasure spot. "Roll over, Baby. I'm gonna drive you even more crazy." Face rolled over onto his back. Murdock moved up to cover him. He planted a kiss on Face's mouth, opening it and shoving his tongue inside. Face met his kiss and eagerly accepted the tongue, sucking on it. He rubbed his own hands up and down his lover's sides and back. Murdock broke the kiss and moved his mouth downward. Kissing and sucking on Face's neck, moving down to his nipples and gently sucking on those. He slowly ran his tongue down Face's stomach, dipping it into the navel. Face had his eyes closed, groaning. His cock stood up against his lower stomach.

"Murdock, please take it!" Face moaned. Murdock laughed throatily. "You got it, Baby."

Murdock moved towards Face's penis. He licked the head, taking the pre-cum into his mouth. He licked his way down and back up again. He put his mouth over the head and moved it downwards. Murdock took hold of Face's balls and played with them while he moved his mouth up and down the cock. With his other hand, he moved towards Face's anus and slowly inserted a finger into the hot opening. Face gasped in pleasure.

"Ooooh, man, Murdock! That's so good! Move around so I can do you, too." Without breaking stride, Murdock moved his body so that his lower half was at the top of the bed. They turned towards each other so that Face could take Murdock's hard muscle into his mouth. He immediately deep-throated Murdock's cock, wanting it badly.

Murdock moaned around Face's cock to show his pleasure with what Face was doing to him. He inserted a second finger into Face, fingerfucking him with gusto as they both moved their mouths over each other's cocks faster and faster.

Face grabbed Murdock's ass and squeezed as Murdock started fucking his mouth in earnest, wanting release. He felt the shudder in Murdock's body a second before his throat was filled with the man's hot cum. He swallowed and continued sucking till the man was completely spent. Murdock's heavy moan around Face's cock and his penetrating fingers sent the younger man over the edge. He gasped and shot his load deep into Murdock's throat, continuing to thrust until he was emptied.

Murdock removed his fingers from Face's ass and his mouth from the cock. Both men lay flat on their backs breathing heavily, trying to recover. After a moment, Face moved down so he could kiss Murdock. "You're the best. You know that?"

Murdock gave him a warm, grateful smile. "Uh-uh. You are. I just can't control myself when you're close to me, Baby. I love you. I want us to be together……always."

Face looked into Murdock's face and gave him a cautious smile. "Yeah, Murdock. I really like you, too. I'm going to go take a shower." He gave Murdock's butt a light slap as he got up and headed towards the bathroom.

Murdock's eyes followed Face as he left the room. His heart sank slightly. Here he had confessed his love for Face, and Face had only told him he 'liked' him? 'Maybe I'm just rushing him too fast,' Murdock thought. 'We'll talk. I can make him come around. I hope.'

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When Murdock came into the living room after showering and dressing, he heard Face on the phone. "Okay, Father. I'll be over a little later. Bye."

Face hung up and turned to see Murdock walking into the room. "Hey, Murdock."

"Was that Father Maghill on the phone?" Murdock asked.

"Ah, no. It was Father O'Malley from St. Mary's, where I went to high school. He asked me to come by today. He wants to talk to me about something. You ready to go back to the hospital? Your pass is almost up."

"Ah, not yet, Face. Can we talk first? I need you to clarify something for me." Murdock asked, a little nervous.

"Sure. Come over and sit on the sofa with me." Murdock sat down on the sofa. Face sat down next to him, putting his arm around the pilot's shoulders pulling him close. "What is it, Murdock?"

Murdock sighed. He laid his hand on Face's thigh. "I meant what I said earlier about loving you. There's nowhere and no one else I'd rather be with."

"Murdock……" Face started, a hint of warning in his voice.

"No, wait. Let me finish," Murdock told him. "It's more than the sex to me. The sex is great. Sure. But what I feel for you goes beyond the physical stuff. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I know that's not possible now, with me only getting weekend passes and occasional breakouts and all. I do still need the hospital. But I won't be there forever."

"Murdock. Stop!" Face put his hand up to block off Murdock's words. He got up and paced back and forth trying to find the right words. "Murdock. I know how you feel about me. But I'm not sure I feel the same about you." He watched Murdock bow his head, staring at the floor. "No. That didn't come out right." Face said, sitting back down next to Murdock. He took his friend's chin and made Murdock look at him. "I'm just not ready to commit to you. To anybody for that matter. I don't know what I want yet. I don't know if I'll settle down with a woman or a man. I still have to find out which I'm more comfortable with. Do you understand?" Face pleaded to Murdock to understand.

It was Murdock's turn to stand up and pace. He put his hands in his jacket pockets and studied Face for a moment. He was thinking back a few years when the Team was in Vietnam.

The women there were always fawning over Face and he reveled in it. Face would brag about which one was his latest conquest and give all the juicy details. Murdock had also noticed a few times when Face would be talking to a male soldier, and there would be a subtle touch. Face would sometimes follow the man into a tent or into the trees. Face didn't brag about those conquests, of course.

It was only now that Murdock realized Face had been screwing male soldiers, as well as the female ones. His and Face's own relationship hadn't begun until just last year.

Murdock was finally given regular weekend passes from the VA. If the Team wasn't away on a job, he would stay at whatever place Face was living at the time. Murdock had been somewhat attracted to Face for as long as he'd known him. Who couldn't be? The Kid was gorgeous! Murdock hadn't known Face was lusting for him until the day he was drying off after a shower. Murdock had his back to the bathroom door, bent over drying his legs and feet. He raised himself up and turned around to find Face standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. He wore only a pair of shorts with a huge bulge in front.

"Geez, Face. How long you been standing there?" Murdock asked, noticing the flushed look on Face's features and the bulge in his shorts. He started to harden a little himself.

"Long enough to notice what a nice body you have," Face said, as he walked closer to Murdock.

Murdock's heart started beating wildly as Face stood close to him. "Ah-ah, Face? What's going on?" he stammered.

"Murdock? You ever wonder what it would be like to have sex with another man?" Face asked him, reaching out and touching Murdock's cheek.

That day was the beginning of their physical relationship with each other. Over time, Murdock had fallen in love with the handsome, young man. It was only today that he was confessing it.

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Face noticed Murdock had drifted. "Murdock? Please, tell me you understand."

Murdock brought his head up, coming back to the present. He looked at his love sadly and nodded. "Sure, Face. I understand. You're not done playing the field yet. I'll be happy with the times we do have together. Course, the selfish part of me hopes that some woman won't come along and steal your heart. Or another man," he added cautiously.

Face got up hugged Murdock close. "Thanks, buddy. And I'm not seeing any men. Other than you." He gave Murdock a long, soft kiss. "Come on. I'll take you home before I go see Father O'Malley."

Murdock still felt the lingering kiss on his lips. "Okay, Face. You'll pick me up next weekend?"

Face grabbed his car keys and jacket. "Of course. Unless something comes up sooner. Let's go."

After Murdock was dropped off, he stared longingly after Face's car as it drove off.

Pulling his car into a spot in front of the rectory at St. Mary's, Face turned the ignition off and stared over towards the school. Memories came back to him from not so long ago. He had been transferred here the beginning of his sophomore year. Father Maghill at Angel Guardians Orphanage had noticed the talent Templeton had for football. He hated to lose the boy, who had been in his care since the age of five, but the Father thought Templeton could be a good enough runningback to qualify for a college scholarship in a few years. St. Mary's had an excellent football program. It took some doing to get the State of California to agree to partially fund his tuition and lodging there, since it was a private Catholic high school. Father O'Malley and the football coach had come to see Templeton play and agreed he had a natural talent. The two Fathers and the coach met with Templeton in Maghill's office.

"But Father, I don't want to leave here. I don't want to leave you. Everyone I know is here," Templeton had argued, after hearing them out.

"I know that, son, but this is a wonderful opportunity," Father Maghill tried to explain. "St. Mary's is an excellent school. You'd have a better chance at a college scholarship if you played football there. I don't want to lose you, either. I'm just thinking of your future. You can always come back here during holiday and summer breaks. As a matter of fact, I think I'd prefer that you did."

That seemed to appease the boy a bit, so he agreed to go. "Okay, Father. I'll do it."

So that August, he came to live at St. Mary's to start football training. It was also here that he met the person who would become his first lover.

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Walking through the garden leading to the rectory, Face couldn't help but smile as a few pairs of teenage girl eyes followed him, he heard whispering and giggling.

"Come in," Father O'Malley called after Face knocked on the door. The priest stood by the window, turning as Face came in. He pointed out the window and said wistfully, "I see you still have it, Templeton. Come. Sit down."

Face reddened slightly when the priest referred to the girls outside. "Well, Father. What can I say?"

Father O'Malley sat down at his desk and smiled at the young man. "You always were the ladies' man, weren't you? How many times were you caught trying to make out with a girl somewhere? I think I lost count the first year."

Face smiled at the memory. "So, Father. How have you been? I'm sure you didn't call me here to talk about my sex life." Face shuddered at the thought of the priest actually knowing about his real sex life back then.

"I've been very well, thank you. And no, I didn't bring you here to talk about that. Yesterday, Daniel Nelson came to see me. Do you remember him?"

Face froze. Daniel Nelson. Danny. He hadn't seen nor heard from Danny in eight years. But it had been Danny who had been in the back of Face's mind since he got there.

"Uh, yeah. I remember Danny. He was my roommate. What did he want?" Face asked, hoping the priest wouldn't see his agitation.

The Father didn't seem to notice. "He didn't tell me much of anything. He wanted to know if I knew how to get in touch with you. He knows you're a part of the A-Team, and that you're in hiding. He needs to speak to you." He handed Face a piece of paper. "This is his phone number. I told him I would try to contact you."

Face swallowed the lump in his throat. "Thank you, Father. I appreciate your calling me." He got up to leave, shaking the priest's hand.

"I hope it's nothing bad, Templeton," Father O'Malley said, walking Face to the door.

"I do, too. Thanks again," Face said, leaving the room.

Face raced back to his apartment needing to be alone to think. He poured himself a drink and laid back on the sofa, closed his eyes and remembered…...

*********FLASHBACK*********

He first met Danny when Father O'Malley walked him to the male dorm rooms on campus after Templeton had arrived.

The priest knocked on the door and opened it when the voice inside said, "Come in."

The two walked into the fairly large room and saw the boy sitting on his bed, reading a book. Father O'Malley made the introductions. "Danny Nelson, this is Templeton Peck. He'll be your roommate this year. You'll also be playing football together." He handed Templeton a couple of pages. "This is your class schedule and practice schedule. I'll leave now so you can get settled in. Welcome to St. Mary's, Templeton." He slapped the boy's shoulder before walking out.

Templeton looked around the room as he laid his suitcase on the only other bed in the room. He sat down and looked at the other boy. "So you're on the team, too?" trying to make conversation.

"Yep. Receiver. What position to you play?" the boy laid back on his elbows.

"Runningback. I played at Angel Guardians last year. Not much of a team there, though. It's small. They thought I'd do a lot better here."

"Angel Guardians? You mean the orphanage?" Danny asked, noticing Templeton's slightly worn out clothing. Also noticing how nice the blonde boy filled them out.

"Yes. I've been there since I was five. Where do you come from?"

"San Francisco. My parents sent me here so I wouldn't be influenced by the things going on in Frisco these days. They're afraid I'll become a hippie, do drugs, blacken the family name. Etc. Etc." Danny joked.

Templeton figured Danny came from a wealthy family from the obviously expensive clothes he was wearing. They looked good with his dark hair and tan body. "So, what's this place like? Classes and things, you know? Is there really only two people to a room? Back at the orphanage, I had to share a room with seven other boys. This room is huge." Templeton realized he was babbling.

Danny laughed. "Classes are tough. A lot of homework. They actually expect you to learn things here. You have to keep a 3.5 grade point average to stay on the football team. Not much time for a social life between classes and practice. And yes, only two to a room. As much as this school costs, it should be comfortable at least for those of us who have to live here."

Templeton winced a little, knowing that the State and Church were paying his way through. He might as well be grateful and try not to disappoint them too much.

Templeton and Danny became friends quickly. Neither one letting the differences in their family or financial status quo bother them. Danny was good at football also, giving Templeton pointers in making his performance on the field even better. Templeton, who found the schoolwork to be fairly easy would help Danny with his homework and help him study for tests. Templeton managed to also find time for the many girls that attended the school. At sixteen, his hormones were raging and he fully intended to take advantage of every opportunity to be alone with one.

He noticed that Danny usually didn't go out much with girls. If there was a dance or other social function he would bring a girl, but never seemed to have a very good time with her. When Templeton would go into detail about his dates, Danny would only say his were 'okay'. Templeton wondered if someone as good looking as Danny was, could possibly just be shy around girls. Not knowing how to act around them. He questioned him about it one night after he had come in from a necking session behind the girls' dorm.

"Have fun, Roomie?" Danny asked him, looking up from his book.

"You know it. Just wish they wouldn't get lipstick on my shirts," he said, pulling off his shirt, throwing it in the direction of the hamper. Kicking off his shoes he unsnapped and unzipped his jeans before sitting down on the bed.

Danny turned away quickly before Templeton would notice his reddening face.

"You been sitting here all evening, haven't you?" Tem asked him.

Danny nodded. "So?"

"How come you don't go out more? There's lots of places around here to hide with a girl. If you need pointers in that department………" Templeton edged.

Danny looked over at him. "I do not need your pointers, thank you very much. I'm just picky, that's all." His eyes went down Templeton's body quickly before looking away again.

"Well, whatever. I'm going to take a shower." He pulled his pants and underwear off. Grabbing a towel from his dresser, he wrapped it around his waist and left the room, never realizing the state he had left Danny in.

When he returned to the dorm room, Danny was lying on his bed staring at the ceiling. Templeton removed the wet towel from around his waist and threw it towards the hamper. He pulled the blanket down on his bed before sitting down. "Whatcha thinking about?" he asked Danny.

Danny stared over at him a strange look on his face. "N-nothing," he choked out, turning onto his side to face the wall.

Templeton was getting a little worried now. He walked over and knelt down by Danny's bed, touching his shoulder. "Come on. Is there something wrong?"

Danny almost jumped when Templeton touched his shoulder. He could feel Tem's skin still warm from the shower. "Tem….I…..No! Nothing's wrong. Just go to bed."

Templeton rolled Danny over onto his back. "Something is wrong. Tell me. Maybe I can help."

Danny stared up into Tem's blue eyes, his breathing shallow and fast. The feeling of Tem's warm body and the soapy smell of his skin was making him crazy with desire. "Tem, the……the reason I don't go out much with…….girls…….is because I……I don't really like girls. I'm…….I'm……gay. And I think…….I think I'm falling in love……with you."

Danny tensed, expecting to be punched in the face. The punch didn't come. Templeton leaned back and stared at him wide-eyed.

"You're gay?" was all he could say. He didn't know what to do. He had never been propositioned by another boy. It shook him.

Danny nodded. He sat up on the side of the bed. Seeing Tem naked had made him hard with need. He reached over and touched Tem's cheek. "I know you don't feel the same way I do, and I respect that. I'll ask for a different room tomorrow. I don't want you to be uncomfortable."

When Danny touched his cheek, Templeton didn't flinch away. He looked up into Danny's eyes and saw the compassion there. He looked down to the bulge in Danny's pants and knew how badly he was needing. He knew that feeling all too well. He had never gone all the way with a girl before. Just a lot of necking and groping, which always left him in a similar state.

Yet, for some reason, the thought of Danny wanting him didn't repulse him. He was very confused. He looked into Danny's eyes, trying to understand what was happening. Danny stared back into his eyes, moving his head lower towards the other boy's. Templeton felt Danny's lips touch his. The kiss sent a jolt through him. He allowed the kiss to linger for a few seconds before pulling away.

Danny took this as a rejection. He sighed. "I'm sorry, Tem. I'm sorry. I'll leave now. I don't think I can stay in here with you tonight." He started to stand up.

"No. Wait!" Templeton surprised himself by saying. He didn't want Danny to leave. He was so confused. He thought it was wrong, but at the same time he'd actually enjoyed the kiss. "Please don't go."

Danny sat back down, looking into Templeton's face. He saw the confusion in his eyes. "What is it, Tem?"

"I- I liked it." Templeton couldn't believe he had said it. He'd never been attracted to another boy before. He'd always been taught it was wrong to desire someone of the same sex. But he had enjoyed the kiss. Looking at Danny and seeing how handsome and hard he was caused a stirring in him, like he'd never known before.

"Please do it again," he asked Danny.

"Are you sure?" Danny asked him, touching his cheek again.

Templeton nodded. "Yes."

Moving his hand around to the back of Templeton's head, Danny gently pulled the boy to meet his kiss. With their eyes closed, they tasted each's lips. Eventually, mouths opened and tongues were allowed to explore. Tem could hardly breath as Danny sucked on his tongue and gently bit his lower lip. Danny pulled Tem up to sit on the bed beside him. Their kissing was growing more urgent. Danny's hands began exploring Templeton's skin. Running his hands up and down the other's arms, across his smooth chest and shoulders. Danny broke the kiss and brought Templeton closer to him, putting his arms around him. He nibbled on Tem's ear and blew cool air into it. He kissed his shoulder, moving his lips up to Tem's neck, sucking the skin there till it was red.

Templeton's breathing was heavy and ragged. Danny's touching and kissing were making his body react in ways he never knew possible. His own cock was very hard and he could feel moistness coming from the tip. He wanted to see and feel Danny's body. With shaking hands, he unbuttoned Danny's shirt and slid it off his shoulders slowly, rubbing his hands along the skin as he went. Danny lowered his arms to allow the shirt to slide off. Templeton ran his hand along Danny's chest, squeezing each nipple. Moving his hands up he grasped Danny's head and brought him in for another hard kiss.

Templeton felt himself being pushed back down onto the bed. Danny broke the kiss and stood up. He slowly removed his pants, wanting Templeton to see the effect he was having on him. Tem's hand seemed to have a mind of its own as it reached up and grasped the boy's hard muscle, moving his hand slowly up and down it. "Oh, Tem. That's good. I gotta have you. I can't stand this any longer."

Templeton removed his hand and looked at Danny confused. He didn't know what to do next. This was all new to him. He basically knew what men did to have sex, but Danny wouldn't want to go that far! Would he?

As if reading Templeton's mind, Danny shook his head. "We'll take it easy tonight, Tem. I just want to hold you close to me."

He laid down next to Templeton, glad the bed was only a twin-sized so he could lay close. Templeton rolled over to face him. Their mouths found each other's, and their hands roamed. Templeton's hand was running up and down Danny's side, gripping his hip when he felt Danny's hand touch his cock. He moaned into Danny's mouth. "Oh god, Danny! I've never felt like this! What's happening?"

"Just let it happen, Tem. Don't hold back." Templeton leaned his face into Danny's shoulder as Danny massaged his cock. He pressed their two organs together, holding them while he moved his pelvis. Templeton gasped, breathing heavily into Danny's shoulder. He moved his own hips so that the two erections rubbed together. Danny removed his hand, and put it on Tem's ass, pulling him closer. The two were now gasping for air as their hips bucked together wildly. Templeton felt Danny tense. "Ahh, ahh, oh Tem. I'm coming!" Templeton felt Danny's cock explode between them, shooting hot liquid between their stomachs. He couldn't take anymore. "Oh, jeez! Ahh! Danny!" He saw stars as his own cock released a flow of semen between them.

Their movements slowly ended. Each were lost in their own breathing, desperately holding onto each other. Danny looked into Templeton's eyes and said, "That was great, Roomie. I'm glad you made me stay."

"So am I. I never thought anything could feel so good. I'm glad you told me how you felt."

Danny kissed him, running his hand through the blonde boy's hair. "It only gets better. If you want, in time, I can show you what it really feels like to love someone. I don't want to rush you, though."

Templeton understood what he was trying to say. He knew Danny would be a gentle lover. "I think I might like that," he said, kissing Danny.

Danny got up and retrieved the towel Templeton had used for his shower. He cleaned both of them off and laid back down, covering them with the blanket. They held each other until they both fell asleep.

Templeton woke up very early the next morning, feeling something was different. He slowly woke, realizing he wasn't alone in the bed. He opened his eyes to see Danny laying beside him still asleep. He remembered what had happened the night before. He watched Danny sleeping, thinking how beautiful he looked. Danny stirred slightly and pushed himself closer to him. Templeton could feel Danny's erection against his thigh. Remembering how good it felt the night before, he reached down and took it in his hand. He ran his hand slowly up and down it gently. Danny moaned in his sleep. Templeton smiled at this. Getting braver, he reached for Danny's balls, and gently rolled them in his hand. The other boy squirmed slightly, moaning. Carefully pushing the blanket down, Templeton looked down at Danny's cock, massaging it more.

Getting excited himself, he decided to do something he'd only heard about. He slowly and carefully moved down on the bed, till his face was in front of Danny's penis. Still massaging it, he licked the tip. Thinking it didn't taste that bad, he put his mouth over the head and gently sucked. He thought about what he would have liked done to his own cock and did that to Danny's. He took it deeper into his mouth, sucking gently as he pulled his head back. It only took a moment of this action before Danny finally woke up moaning. Templeton stopped and looked up at him.

"Oh, man, Tem. Don't stop. It feels wonderful." Danny begged.

Templeton smiled and went back to work on the boy's engorged cock. He played with his balls, as he moved his mouth up and down Danny's cock. Danny laid his hand on Templeton's head and thrust his hips upward to meet the boy's downward movement. "Ooooooh, Tem. I'm gonna come soon," he gasped. "If you don't want me to shoot in your mouth, you better stop and use your hand," Danny warned. Templeton just shook his head, then moved his head up and down even faster, sucking harder. It wasn't long before he felt Danny tense and heard him gasp. Templeton felt the hot cum hit his throat. He stopped long enough to swallow and then continued sucking till nothing else was left. He took his mouth off the softening penis and smiled at Danny.

Danny held his arms out and said, "Come up here, Tem. I thought you'd never done this before?"

Nestling in Danny's arms and kissing him, Templeton said, "I haven't. I just thought about what would feel good to me. It seemed to work," he grinned.

"It sure did, Roomie!" Danny smiled warmly at him. "And from the feel of what's pushing against my hip, I think you might like me to reciprocate."

Templeton looked down at his own cock, which was hard and throbbing lightly. He blushed. "Would you?" he asked, timidly.

"Of course! I can't let you leave this room looking that way, now can I?" He kissed Templeton deeply on the mouth. He kissed and licked his way down Templeton's body. He took the penis in his mouth much the same way Tem had done him. The blonde boy was trembling as the mouth worked on him. He had thought last night was great, but this was so much better. He moaned in pleasure as he felt Danny's hand rub his ass while he sucked him. When he felt the finger press firmly against his anus, he exploded. "Aaah!" he screamed, almost sitting up in bed. He moved his hips up to meet Danny's mouth, which was sucking him dry.

Templeton was still shaking, and trying to breathe again as Danny came back up beside him. "Relax, Tem. Breathe," he said, gently rubbing his head.

Templeton's breathing slowly returned to normal. He turned to Danny and kissed him, tasting himself in his mouth. "Wow! That's all I can say."

Danny laughed, resting his dark head on Templeton's chest. After a moment he looked up with a serious expression. "Tem?"

"Yeah?"

"You realize, don't you, that nobody can know about us? If Father O'Malley or anyone on the board finds out we're sleeping together, we'll be expelled. This is a Catholic school, after all. They frown deeply at this type of behavior. My parents would freak if they ever found out I was expelled from a private school for sleeping with another boy!"

Templeton hadn't thought about this. If he were expelled from here for sexual reasons, he didn't know if Father Maghill wouldn't even want him back at Guardian of Angels. He'd have nowhere to go. Danny was right. They would have to keep their relationship a secret from everyone.

"I understand, Danny. We'll have to be careful outside this room." He sighed deeply. "Okay, to everyone else we'll both be hormone-raged adolescent skirt chasers. I'm already getting that reputation anyway. Danny, maybe you should start dating more than you do. It doesn't hurt to have some female experience too," he chuckled.

Danny punched Templeton's arm lightly. "Okay, Roomie. But I'm afraid I'll be comparing them all to you. And they'll definitely suffer by comparison."

Templeton laughed as he got up off the bed. "Come on. Get up. Class starts in an hour and I want breakfast."

In the coming weeks, the two young men learned how to be discreet about their relationship. Templeton continued working his way through the female population of the Catholic school, discovering that a few of the girls weren't concerned about eternal damnation and gave themselves willingly to the cute boy. Danny made sure he was seen with more girls, deciding a few hours of discomfort were well worth it. In the showers after football was difficult. They didn't dare look at one another. If the other players were to notice one of them ogling the other, they'd both probably be beaten to a pulp.

During the weeks before Christmas break, they were growing bolder in their explorations of each other. Danny showed Templeton how to use fingers to make the experience more intense. Templeton knew he was doing this to help prepare him for when they would finally consummate their love completely. This happened the night before they were to leave for Christmas break.

They were laying naked on Templeton's bed, petting and kissing. In no hurry for the night to end. "I'm going to miss you, Danny. The next few weeks are going to be so long."

"Yeah, I know," Danny answered. "It'll be nice to see my family again. But I'll be thinking of you the whole time."

He moved so he was laying partially over Templeton. The blonde one put his arms around Danny and pulled him on top of him. "I love you, Danny," he said, raising his lips to meet Danny's.

"I love you too, Tem," Danny said, meeting his lips. Their mouths and hands roamed all over each other's bodies. Rubbing, pinching, sucking, biting whatever they came across, panting and glistening. Templeton reached for Danny's hard cock and brought him towards his own throbbing one. He spread his legs so that Danny could get between them. As their cocks rubbed together between them, Templeton reached for Danny's ass and squeezed him even closer.

"Oh, god, Danny! I want you. I'm ready for you now. I want you inside me. Please!" he begged. Danny took his mouth from Templeton's neck and looked him in the eyes. "Are you sure, Tem? Cause I want you too."

Templeton nodded eagerly. "Yes. I'm sure. I want tonight to be special."

"Okay, Love." Danny kissed him deeply. He moved his mouth down Tem's body to his aching penis. He gave the cock a kiss and licked around it in spiraling motion. He then reached over to the nightstand, which was between their beds. He pulled the drawer open and pulled out the tube of lubricant he kept there.

He squeezed a large amount onto his fingers, slicking them with it. "Raise your knees up to your chest, Love," he told Tem, who did as instructed. With his left hand, Danny gently massaged Templeton's lower stomach. With his right, he rubbed the gel onto Templeton's puckered hole. He slowly inserted one finger, moving it around. They had done this before, so Templeton knew what to expect. He felt no pain. Only sweet pleasure.

"I need to stretch you more, Tem. I'm going to put another finger in. Okay?" Templeton nodded in agreement. He winced slightly as he felt the second finger enter. He felt a small amount of pain this time, but soon enjoyed the feeling of the fingers filling and stretching him. Danny was moving his fingers in and out, scissoring them to stretch his lover's tight hole.

He used his left hand to put lube onto his own cock. He rubbed it over himself, making sure his hard cock was slick. He slowly removed his fingers from Templeton's ass, making the blonde boy moan.

"You ready? I'll take it slow and easy. I don't want to hurt you. I love you."

Templeton's nodded, his eyes glazed over with lust. "I'm ready. I love you, too."

Danny positioned himself between Templeton's legs to enter. He pushed hard and steady, forcing his head through the ring of muscle. Templeton gasped, not expecting the burning pain that shot through him suddenly. Danny stopped and rubbed the other one's stomach. "Shhh. Relax. That was the worst part. It'll feel so much better after this. Relax your muscles. The pain will go away." He continued to rub his lover's stomach.

Templeton forced himself to relax his tenseness. The pain did diminish somewhat. Danny slowly started moving forward. He moved forward, then back a little, opening the tight space. He was soon buried deeply inside his lover. He shuddered, loving the tightness around his cock. He started a back and forth movement with his hips, willing himself not to cum too soon. He wanted Templeton to enjoy this.

Once Templeton got over the initial pain, he couldn't believe how wonderful the fullness in his ass felt. He looked down his body and watched as his lover moved in and out of him. He ignored his own throbbing cock, wanting only to feel the cock moving in him. Danny lowered himself over Templeton, keeping his weight on his arms and hands, on either side of the young man beneath him.

"You okay, Tem?" he asked in a tight voice.

"It's wonderful! I love it! You're so beautiful. Faster, Danny. Fuck me harder!" Templeton pleaded.

"Oh, yeah, Buddy!" Danny quickened his movements, reveling in what he heard. He removed his cock so only the head was left inside, then thrust hard and quick till his balls slapped against Templeton's ass. He continued the fast, hard fucking of his lover's ass. Templeton panted and moaned underneath him, moving his hips up to meet the thrusts. Danny's face was red with exertion and excitement. He could feel his orgasm building as he drove in and out. "Oooh! Aaaah! Here it comes!" He gave one final brutal thrust, as he shot his seed inside his Templeton's hot ass.

Templeton squeezed his ass around Danny's cock, extracting as much of the juices as he could. He felt Danny's movements slow, but didn't want to release him yet. Danny collapsed on top of him, panting for breath. "Oh, god, Tem! You are so tight and hot. This is the best it's ever been for me."

Templeton hugged Danny close and kissed the top of his head. "I'm glad, Danny. I've never wanted anything so bad. I'll never forget this."

Danny felt Templeton's still hard penis between them, realizing it still needed attention. He brought himself back up, pulling his own cock out of Templeton.

Danny took hold of the solid penis with both hands, massaging it between his palms from base to tip and back down again. He bent down and licked the drippings coming from it. "Geez, Tem. You're still rock hard. I have to take care of you."

Templeton chuckled. "I was so wrapped up in how you felt inside of me, that I ignored it."

Danny continued gently stroking the cock. "Tem? Do you want to fuck me? I'd love it if you would."

Templeton thought of how Danny had fucked him and how Danny had gotten so much pleasure from the act. He knew he wanted to know how it felt, too. "Yes. I do want to."

Danny smiled at him, bending down to kiss him. "Thanks, Love. I think you're more than ready. If I keep my hands on you, you're going to burst soon."

The two switched places on the bed. Templeton found the lubricant and spread it over his fingers. He inserted one, then two. Stretching Danny as he had done to him. He was breathing hard in anticipation. He squeezed more lubricant onto his hand and massaged it onto his cock.

"Ready, Danny?"

"Wait. Let me turn over," Danny said. "I want you to be able to see yourself fucking me. It's so erotic!"

Danny flipped himself over and got on all fours, raising his ass up. Templeton rubbed the ass cheeks as he pressed his cock to Danny's entrance. It was more difficult than he thought to press past the opening. He continued pushing steadily until the head finally broke through. He heard Danny moan gutterly, more from pleasure than from pain. "Keep going, Love," Danny encouraged him.

Templeton continued slowly into the ass, amazed at how good the tightness felt around him. When he was all the way up, he looked down at himself buried in the ass. He started a slow rhythm, watching himself moving in and out. Danny was right. This was very erotic to watch.

Danny was moaning loudly. "Ah, Tem. That feels so good! Go a little faster now." Templeton obeyed him, beginning a quicker movement. He watched himself fucking his friend, pulling all out but the head, then pushing back in till his balls slapped against Danny's sack.

Templeton was fighting for self-control, but it was a losing battle. The friction of the tight ass gave his cock a mind of its own. He began thrusting harder, holding on to Danny's hips to keep him from being pushed forward. He closed his eyes, drowning in the new feelings.

"Oh, yeah, Tem. That's great. Fast. Harder! Oooh, you fuck so good!" Danny's cock had become hard again, from the pounding his ass was getting. He was stroking himself, almost ready to cum again.

Templeton couldn't control himself any longer. He gave a few vicious thrusts and shot his load deep into the young man kneeling in front of him. He almost screamed as the intense orgasm made him fall forward onto Danny's back. Danny came at the same time, soaking the sheet beneath him as he collapsed under both their weights.

It took a few minutes for Templeton to recover enough to roll over to the side, off of Danny's back. He pulled Danny over onto his side, wrapping his arms around him from the back. "You okay, Danny? That wasn't too rough, was it?"

Danny smiled and shook his head. He turned his head towards the boy behind him. "No. I loved it. You don't know how good you make me feel."

Templeton kissed his ear. "I don't know if I can take this too often. I think it will kill me!" he chuckled.

"It as pretty intense, wasn't it? Wait till you see how your ass feels in the morning. You may not be able to sit down!" Danny joked.

Templeton hugged him close, suddenly very tired. "I don't care. It'll be worth it. Goodnight lover."

Danny put his arm over the one covering him. "Goodnight, Tem," he said, dreading the next morning when they'd be separated for a few weeks.

***************

Their secret relationship continued throughout the next two and a half years of high school. It wasn't always good. They hit a few snags along the way. Danny would sometimes let jealousy come over him when he knew Templeton had screwed a girl before coming back to him. He thought Templeton should just let himself be seen with girls. Not actually make out with them. At the same time he knew that his friend and lover would never be satisfied with just one person. He should be glad to have him the way he does.

Templeton would get upset whenever Danny would show his jealousy. He wished Danny would spend more time with girls, so he would know how wonderful they feel, too. This was always their biggest argument. Each would go to their own beds to sleep separately, in anger. Eventually, they always made up. In the most joyous way.

When graduation time came, they knew they'd probably never see each other again. They were going to different colleges. Danny would be moving to New Jersey at the end of summer to attend Princeton University. And Templeton had received a football and academic scholarship to UCLA.

Their last night together, neither one even wanted to make love for the last time. They just wanted to hold each other all night long.

*********PRESENT***********

Now eight years later, back in his own apartment, Face wondered what had become of his first lover. He got up off the sofa and went to his jacket to get the phone number from the pocket.

Face nervously dialed the number. It rang only twice when a female voice answered. "Wellington Manor. How may I help you?"

'Wellington Manor?' Face wondered. He'd never heard of it. "Uh, yes. I need to speak to Daniel Nelson."

The female voice returned, "One moment, please."

It was a long moment before the old familiar voice answered. "Hello? This is Daniel Nelson."

Face's heart skipped a beat when he heard the voice. "Danny? This is Templeton Peck. I got your message you wanted to talk to me. How have you been?"

"I've been good, Tem," Danny's voice sounded nervous. "I'm glad you called. I would like to see you, if that would be possible."

Face couldn't help but notice his friend's voice didn't sound quite right. "Sure, Danny. Is everything okay?"

"Uh, yeah," Danny answered. "Could we meet tomorrow, maybe? How about Sherman Park, at the fountain. About ten in the morning. Is that okay?"

Face was familiar with the park just outside the city. "Yeah, that would be fine. I'll see you then."

"Thanks, Tem. See you then. Bye." Danny abruptly hung up.

Face could tell by the tone of Danny's voice that something was wrong. Father O'Malley had said that Danny knew he was part of the A-Team. Face wondered if Danny needed their help. He hoped his old friend wasn't in any trouble.

"Oh, shit!" Face said to himself, remembering that Hannibal had arranged a field training session for nine in the morning. That was to take most of the day. "Well, Hannibal. Hope you're in a good mood in the morning."

************

Face arrived at the hidden field at 9:05 to meet Hannibal and BA. They were both doing stretching exercises against BA's VW van. Hannibal was chewing on a cigar, as always.

"You're late, Lieutenant!" was Hannibal's greeting to him. Noticing the lieutenant wasn't wearing workout clothes he said, "Are those the clothes you plan on getting sweaty and dirty in?"

'He's not in a good mood.' Face thought. "Good morning to you too, Hannibal. Morning, BA!" he said, flashing a big smile.

"What's good bout it?" BA grumbled. "Hannibal, I got the feelin' Faceman here is going to try to weasle out of this session."

Hannibal stopped his stretching and came over to Face. "Now, Face. I went to a lot of trouble to set this place up. We can't let ourselves become too slack between jobs. Now, whatever little damsel you have waiting for you to return will just have to wait." Hannibal warned.

Face expected this reaction from him. "There's no girl waiting for me, Hannibal. But there is someone I have to meet at ten. He's my dorm mate from high school. I think he's in some kind of trouble."

The colonel was skeptical. "Are you sure this isn't some kind of trap set up by Lynch? How did this fella know how to get in touch with you?"

"He called Father O'Malley. Probably hoping I kept in touch with him. He left his phone number for me. I called him last night. He said he needs to see me. I'm meeting him at Sherman Park."

BA came over then. "What makes you think he's in trouble? I still think you're just tryin' to weasle your way out of this!"

"I am NOT, BA!" Face defended himself. "I could tell by his voice that something was wrong. He sounded nervous, like he didn't want to talk about anything over the phone."

"Are you sure you can trust him?" Hannibal wanted to know. "I still think this could be a set up. Maybe BA and I should follow you."

Face held his hands up. "No, Colonel. You do not need to follow me. I trust him. We were roommates and best friends for three years!"

Hannibal knew he had to let Face trust his own instincts, but he didn't have to like it. "Okay, Face. Go ahead. But you WILL make up this training session. Understood?"

"Yes, Colonel," Face groaned, rolling his eyes. He got back in his car and left.

"Well, BA. Looks like it's just you and me. We'll just do a quick run through the obstacle course. Maybe I can make that screen test for Aquamaniac after all," Hannibal smiled. BA just shook his head.

*****************

It was almost ten by the time Face got to the fountain in the park. He sat down on a bench to wait for his old friend.

A few minutes later, he felt a hand on his shoulder from behind. "Tem?"

Face quickly stood up and turned around. The two men stood and stared at each other for a moment, neither knowing what to say first. Face looked at the tan, dark-haired man. He couldn't help but think of how incredibly handsome he was. And from the way he filled out his clothes, he had kept himself very fit.

Danny was also studying Templeton. The blue-eyed, blonde-haired man was as beautiful as he remembered. He liked how Tem had let his hair grow to almost shoulder length. The bangs falling down over one side of his forehead.

Finally Face broke the silence. "It's nice to see you, Danny."

"It's good to see you too, Tem. I've missed you. Let's sit down."

The two men sat down leaving a space between them, afraid of getting too close. Danny chuckled nervously, "So, Tem. How did you go from being St. Mary's favorite orphan-boy-turned-runningback to being a member of the famous A-Team? Catch me up."

Face laughed. "Well, at UCLA I met this girl named Leslie the first year. Near the end of the second year, I wanted to give her my fraternity pin. Sort of a pre-engagement gift. But before I could give it to her, she suddenly left school. She completely disappeared." His face was clouding over. "I really loved her."

Danny touched his hand briefly. "I'm sorry, Tem. Then what happened?"

"Well, after she left, I lost all interest in school and football. I dropped out and joined the Army. Right after basic training, I found myself in Special Forces training. A while after I got sent to Vietnam, I was assigned to Colonel Smith's unit. We were sent to do some of the more covert missions. One of those was to rob a bank in Hanoi. Well, when we got back to our base, the place had been destroyed. And the colonel who had ordered us to rob the bank had been killed. So we were accused of robbing the bank for our own profit. We were court martialed and sent to military prison. Well, we sure as hell wasn't going to spend thirty years in prison for something we were ordered to do. So we escaped. And…… here I am!"

Danny had an impressed look on his face. "I read about your court martial and escape in the papers. I never believed you had anything to do with it. Every now and then I see an article about how the mysterious A-Team has helped someone somewhere. You guys are doing a real good service. You know that? I'm really amazed at what you're doing. Makes my life look pretty meaningless."

Face looked down at his hands. "I wish the Army would see it that way. We're wanted felons. It's not an easy life."

"I can imagine," Danny said thoughtfully, studying Face closely. "The war was hard on you, wasn't it? I mean, I remember the way you always looked back in school. When I look at you now, I see something's a little different." He touched Face's cheek. "I see sadness. You're a little thinner, too."

"I saw a lot of things a person should never have to see," Face said in a quiet voice. "A lot of unnecessary death. We spent a few months in a POW camp. It was a hellhole. We were starved and tortured, among other things." Face closed his eyes on the memories. He shook them off. "Anyway, that's over. I usually try to avoid thinking about it."

He looked over at Danny and forced a smile. "Enough about me. Tell me what you've done since I've seen you last. How was Princeton?"

Danny looked up towards the sky and sighed. "I left Princeton during my third year. I was having a relationship with someone, and I was getting tired of having to hide my sexual preference. During a break, I went back to San Francisco to tell my parents I was in love with a man. They didn't take it well at all. They disowned me. They quit paying my tuition, so I had to drop out. Jeff, the man I was seeing, broke our relationship off. I was devastated, having all this happen at once. I moved here to Los Angeles, to try and put my life together."

He paused, wondering how his friend would take the rest of what he had to say.

"What happened, Danny?" Face prompted.

"I was having a hard time. Without a degree, I couldn’t get a decent job. One night in a bar, I met this man and went home with him. He seemed to like the way I looked. And when we were having sex, it was like he was testing me on it." He glanced cautiously over at Face, not knowing how Face felt about male sex anymore.

"It's okay, Danny. Go on."

"I must have impressed him. He offered me a job."

Face was confused. "A job? What kind of a job?"

Danny sighed and looked Face in the eye. "As a male prostitute. At a private club."

Face couldn't help the shocked look that came to his face. "A prostitute?" He stood up, walking circles in front of the bench. "Danny, I don't understand. You're a prostitute? How?…….How could you……SELL yourself like that?"

Danny looked up at Face. He had to try to make him understand. "Tem. I was desperate. I needed money. And besides, it's not that bad."

Face glared at him. "Not that bad!?"

"They pay me because I'm good at what I do. It's the only thing I know HOW to do! And I'm not ashamed of it!" Danny yelled at him.

Face didn't know what to think. The boy he had made love with for three years was now a man getting paid for doing the same thing. "But, Danny. How can it not bother you selling yourself to all those different men? Don't you feel at all…….I don't know……degraded?"

Danny now looked shocked and angry. "Degraded? How dare you?" He now stood up and faced Templeton. "For the three years I knew you in high school, how many different girls did you neck with, makeout with, FUCK WITH! And then you came to me wanting more! How many has it been SINCE then? Do you even know? Sure, maybe I get paid for it, but that's the ONLY difference between you and me!"

Templeton stared at him, turning crimson. The words had sunk in. And he realized that for the most part they were true.

"I'm…….I'm sorry, Danny. I guess I am the last person who should be judging you. Forgive me?"

Danny held out his arms to Face and hugged him. "Of course. I'm sorry I blew up at you."

Face nodded, feeling very comfortable in the embrace. He broke it, though, still feeling ashamed of the way he had talked to Danny.

"Um, Danny. Was this the reason you wanted to see me today. Just to tell me that?"

Danny led him back down onto the bench. "Sort of. But there's more. Some things have been happening at Wellington Manor, the club I work for. Two of the guys who work there have disappeared. They're both good friends of mine. I've tried asking Mr. Forrest and Mr. Marks about them. They both said that John and Ted had just quit. But I don't believe them."

Face held up his hand to interrupt. "Wait a minute. Who are Mr. Forrest and Mr. Marks? And what is this Wellington Manor place?"

"Charles Forrest is the owner of Wellington Manor. He's very wealthy. He's always seemed to be a nice enough man. Very fair to his employees. Peter Marks is his assistant. Kind of like a second-in-charge. He's the middle-man between Mr. Forrest and the rest of us. If we need anything, we ask him for it. And he usually takes care of assigning the members to us."

"Wellington Manor," Danny continued, "is a very exclusive, private gentleman's club up in the San Gabriel Mountains. The members are all very rich men who go there to drink, talk business, do a little gambling. Gaining membership is difficult. You have to know another member who can vouch for your character."

"What about YOUR end of the business?" Face asked him.

"Well, it's all very hush hush. I mean, the members KNOW the kinds of services the club offers. That's why they come there. The club isn't advertised. It's only known by word of mouth. The men come there for the reasons I explained a minute ago, but for an extra fee, they can fulfill their more……how shall I say……secret desires."

"You mean, they come to the club for a sex life they can't have in public?" Face wanted to know.

"Right. Many of the members are very well known. Actors, politicians, business leaders, and the like. They have to be clean and straight for the public, but they come to the club to indulge."

Face was letting the information sink in. "What happened before John and Ted disappeared? Why don't you believe they quit?"

"Well, I know there's something weird going on lately, but I don't know what it is. After a while you get to know all the members by name. We're usually told which member to go to. The last I saw of John, he was told by Mr. Marks to go to Mr. Forrest's office, because a member had specifically requested him. When John asked who it was, Mr. Marks just told him it was someone special. The exact same thing happened about a week later when Ted disappeared. That a special member had requested him. I knew all their stuff was still in their rooms. So when I hadn't seen them after a couple of weeks, I asked about them. Mr. Forrest and Mr. Marks both said they had quit. Neither Ted or John had said anything about quitting. And the same day I asked about them, both their rooms had been cleaned out."

"It does sound kind of fishy," Face said thoughtfully. Then he looked at Danny questioningly. "You said THEIR stuff in THEIR rooms. Do you all LIVE at Wellington Manor?"

"Yeah. There's five of us now and each of us has our own room. John's room was taken by a new guy who just started a few days ago. Ted's room is still empty. Mr. Marks provides us with everything we need. Our rooms are where we service the members."

Face was lost in thought. 'Service? How could Danny let himself get caught up in this kind of lifestyle?'

"Danny? I hope this comes out right……but……you're okay with this kind of arrangement?" Face had to know.

Danny sighed. "Look, Tem. I know all this must be a great shock to you. A decade ago, I never would have thought I'd ever end up in this kind of work. But, "pleasing people" makes me feel needed. Most of the members just want sexual attention from another man. I'm good at that. If I can make them feel good, then so be it."

Face remembered how good the sex was with Danny. Of any of the men he'd ever been with, Murdock was the only one who made love as good as Danny had. They were the two he'd been the closest with. He felt a pulling at his heart when he thought of Murdock.

Face felt Danny take his hand. "Tem. It's not like I'm out walking the street, picking up johns and taking them to a cheap motel room. Our members get to know us, too. They tell us things about themselves they'd never tell their wives or friends. They trust us. Now, I'd be lying if I said they were all sweet as apple pie. Some of them like to play a little rough." He sighed and smiled. "But, hell. The tips are great!"

Face knew Danny was trying to lighten the tenseness he felt. Danny didn't seem to regret his lifestyle at all. So why should he?

"All right, Danny. As long as you're happy I won't try to throw ice water on it."

"Thank you." Danny smiled, squeezing Face's hand.

Face pulled his hand away gently. He didn't want to be distracted from business by the warm sensation going up his arm.

Face went back to business. "I can understand your concern over John and Ted's disappearances. How do you think I can help?"

"Well, I've read about what you and your friends have done for people. I was hoping you could do the same for me. I want to hire the A-Team. I can't go to the police. There's really no evidence of any foul play. I can pay you, of course. Between my salary and tips, I'm doing quite well."

Face suddenly felt a feeling of cold dread coming over him. His ex-lover wanted to hire the Team to help find two missing prostitutes who work for a gentleman's club that caters to the homosexual flings of rich and powerful men! How the hell was he going to explain that to Hannibal? It was also almost certain that one of them would have to be on the inside. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out just who THAT would be!

"Well, Tem? What do you say? Can you help me?" Danny asked.

Face stood up and resumed walking back and forth in front of the bench, running his hand through his hair a few times.

"Geez, Danny. I don't know! I mean, this is really complicated! It's not like we can go busting in there with our guns drawn, demanding to know where they are! We don't know for sure if John and Ted did or didn't quit, if they're being held against their will, or if…….or if they're still alive. One of us would probably have to go in undercover as an 'employee'. Probably me! I'm not sure if I can do that! Do you understand how difficult this could be?"

Danny looked at him with begging eyes. "Templeton, I understand your reluctance. But Ted and John could be in big trouble. They could be hurt. And if they are dead……then someone needs to pay for it! I have no one else to turn to. I didn't realize you had become so uptight about gay sex. Maybe I could be your inside man," he offered.

"No. You'd be too obvious, asking a lot of questions. It's too dangerous. And I'm not uptight about gay sex!" Face shot him a look.

"Could have fooled me!" Danny countered. "Have you ever been with another man besides me? Or are you only a woman's man now?"

Face reddened slightly. "Yes! I've been with a few other men besides you. A few when I was in the Army, and I'm kind of involved with one now. But I do still see women, too." Face was obviously uncomfortable with his sex life being scrutinized.

Danny laughed at his embarrassment. "Boy, Tem. You really are a slut, aren't you? Is it serious with you and this other guy?"

Face didn't appreciate the "slut" comment, but let it pass. "I don't know. He says he loves me, and I know he means it. I'm just not sure about how I feel about commitment to one gender. I want to get serious and commit myself to someone. But if I commit with a man, then I'll never have the chance of marrying and having kids, which is something I've always wanted. If I commit to a woman and have kids, but still have feelings for men……" Face threw his arms up in defeat. "I just don't know! Do you see why I'm so confused?"

"Yeah, I guess. But you do enjoy sex with men. Right?" Danny challenged him.

Face sighed heavily. "Yes."

"Then how can you find it so difficult to put yourself where I am? Or is it the fact that I get paid for it? You think of me as a whore, which isn't completely wrong in most people's perspective."

"Danny! I don't think of you as a whore. I told you I wouldn't insult your choice of employment. I just don't think I could have sex with a man and get paid for it! The money would seem……dirty."

"Then don't do it for money! Do it to help John and Ted! Do it for me! Give the money away! Throw it away! Don't dwell about that part of it. Something is going on at Wellington Manor! If the three years we had together mean anything to you, then please help me!" Danny begged him, tears stinging his eyes.

Face looked at former lover and he felt his heart crumble. He HAD loved Danny all those years ago. He couldn't stand to see him in pain now.

Face kneeled on the ground in front of Danny, pulling him into his arms. It felt good to hold him again. "All right. I'll help you," he said gently. He felt Danny's arms go around him. He felt Danny's warm cheek against his own.

"Thank you, Tem. You don't know what this means to me." Danny whispered into Face's ear.

Face continued to hold Danny, not wanting to let him go just yet. His emotions were in a turmoil, and he felt his body heat rise from the closeness. He turned his head slightly and kissed Danny's cheek, and nuzzled him.

Face felt Danny's intake of breath. He felt Danny's hand go up into his hair, running his fingers through its lengths. Memories of their time together came flooding back in a wave. They both moved their heads to stare into each other's eyes. Slowly, hesitantly, their mouths came together. Face's heart was beating wildly as he tasted Danny's lips, then his tongue.

But something wasn't right. This kiss wasn't the one that he had become accustomed to over the past year. The kiss was good, but it wasn't right. It wasn't Murdock's kiss.

Face broke the kiss suddenly and looked down ashamed. "I'm sorry, Danny. This isn't right," he said, trembling.

"What isn't right about it, Tem?" Danny asked, rubbing Face's arm.

"The kiss was good, Danny. It's just that…….when I was kissing you…….I was picturing someone else." Face tried to explain, looking into Danny's eyes.

Danny sighed sadly. "You were picturing the man you're seeing now? Maybe you do love him."

Face stood up thinking about Danny's words. "Maybe I do," he said. Then a horrible thought struck him. 'When Murdock finds out about this possible job at Wellington Manor, will he still love me? Or will he never be able to forgive me for…….selling myself?' But Face had already told Danny he would help him. He couldn't back down on his old friend now.

"It's okay, Tem," Danny was saying. "I just hope he realizes how lucky he is."

'Lucky HE is?' Face thought. 'I"LL be lucky if Murdock even wants to speak to me again after all this is over!'

Face didn't answer Danny's comment, but went back to business. "I'll need a couple of days to set this up. I'll explain it to Colonel Smith, and see what he says. I have a feeling he's not going to like it very much."

Danny became concerned. "Do you think Colonel Smith will turn it down?"

"Maybe. This isn't our usual type of job. I mean, sure we've located missing people before. But one of us never had to become a prostitute to do it! I don't think he's going to go for that. But I told you that I would help you, and I will. Even if I have to go against the colonel's orders."

"Are you sure?" Danny asked. "I don't want you to jeopardize your job with them for me."

Face shook his head. "Don't worry about me. Just give me a day or so, I'll work it out. Colonel Smith may want to talk to you. Can I call you at the club again?"

"I guess it'd be all right. I don't think anyone there suspects me of being concerned about John and Ted. I haven't brought the subject up again with anyone."

"Are you sure you're safe there, Danny?" Face asked. "I could hide you out if you don't want to go back."

"I think I'm safe enough. Besides, it's taking some of the worry away knowing someone else knows about it and is willing to do something." He looked at his watch. "I need to be getting back. I'm on duty after lunch."

"On duty?" Face laughed. "That's an interesting way of putting it. I'll be in touch."

"Thanks, Tem." Danny gave his arm a pat before he turned and walked away. Face walked back towards his car wondering how he was going to explain this to Hannibal.

*************

The colonel called him that evening at home. "I'm glad to see you made it back, Kid. I was a little concerned about letting you meet your friend alone. How'd it go?"

"It went well," Face said nervously. "I think we may have a job. He wants to hire us to find a couple of missing friends of his. You, BA and I should get together to discuss it."

"Don't forget Murdock. He's a member of this Team, too. Break him out in the morning and we'll meet here."

Murdock was the last person he wanted there. "Uh, Hannibal. I just took him back yesterday. I don't think it's a good idea to break him out so soon."

"No, Face. I want him there. I'm sure you'll think of a good scam to get him out. You always do. See you in the morning," Hannibal stated, hanging up.

Face hung up and rubbed his eyes. He was dreading what the morning would bring. Would the guys stand behind him in this, or would he have to go it alone? Either way, he was afraid he'd lose Murdock's love.

Murdock put his arm around Face's shoulders as they walked out of the VA the next morning. "Gee, Facey. This is a real treat! Do you know how sexy you look in that white coat?"

Face glared up at him. "Murdock! Someone could be watching! I'm supposed to be your doctor. Remember? Now would you please act like a patient? At least until we get in the car?"

When they got to the car, Face pulled the doctor's coat off, throwing it and his clipboard in the backseat. When he got in, Murdock pulled him over for a kiss. "Hmmm, Face. You want to play doctor, huh?"

Face pulled away, but winked at Murdock playfully. "Maybe later. Hannibal and BA are waiting for us. An old friend of mine wants to hire us. But I'm not explaining anything till we're at Hannibal's. I don't feel like telling it all twice."

"Does it have something to do with the phone call from Father O'Malley the other day?" Murdock thought back.

"Yes," Face said, pulling away from the hospital. "I'll explain it all later. But for now, why don't you just hold my hand and keep quiet. I need to think." Murdock took Face's held out hand. "Sure, Facey." He kept quiet during the drive to Hannibal's, but wondered what Face had to think about.

*************

"Okay, Lieutenant. Fill us in on your meeting yesterday. Why does this guy want to hire us?" Hannibal asked him as the four of them sat around his living room. He could tell Face was nervous, by the way he was fidgeting.

"Well, his name is Danny Nelson. He was my roommate for three years during high school. He wants us to find out what happened to two of his co-workers. They both disappeared about a week apart. They work at a place called Wellington Manor, up in the San Gabriel Mountains. It's a…….gentleman's club. A place where very rich men go to smoke cigars, talk business, and play cards. The two missing employees, John and Ted, had both been told to meet with a certain member that had requested them. Neither one has been seen since meeting with whomever this member is."

BA got a disgusted look on his face. "A gentleman's club? Sounds like a bunch of stuck up stuffed shirts to me!"

Hannibal exhaled the smoke from his cigar. "Face. What exactly were John and Ted's jobs there? What would a member 'request' them for?"

Face cleared his throat, fidgeting nervously. "This is the part you might not like. This club also caters to men's…….sexual appetites. Ted, John, AND Danny are all male prostitutes. They, along with some others, live at the club. Servicing the members."

Face held his breath, waiting for Hannibal's backlash.

"WHAT?!" Hannibal exploded. Both BA and Murdock stared at Face like he had two heads.

"Lieutenant! You expect us to go into some high-priced whorehouse to find two degenerates who probably don't want to be found anyway if they're in the company of some rich sex-freak! Did you know your 'friend' was one of 'those' before yesterday?"

"No! I just found out myself. And he is NOT a degenerate, Colonel! I don't appreciate you talking about Danny like that!" Face said angrily, wanting to defend Danny.

Murdock was beginning to feel antsy about where this was going. "Uh, Colonel, why don't you calm down a little and let Face talk."

Hannibal cooled down a bit, realizing he'd used some pretty harsh words. But he wanted to know everything. "Did you know Danny was gay?"

"Yes." Face admitted.

"How LONG have you known, Face?" Hannibal eyed him, warily.

Face felt the three pairs of eyes staring at him. "For as long as I've known him. He told me not long after we were roomed together."

Face started shaking a little, knowing what the next question would be. He looked at Murdock and saw the question in the brown eyes. But it was Hannibal who asked it. "Face? Did you and he……?" Hannibal waved his cigar in the air, motioning the end of his question.

Face slowly nodded his head. "Yes," he said quietly.

He heard BA's disgusted smirk. "Two teenage boys having sex ain't right, Faceman! Here, I thought I knew you." BA turned his back to him, shaking his head.

Face turned to Murdock, hoping for understanding from him. All he got was a pained, hurt expression. Murdock lowered his eyes to the floor.

He then looked at Hannibal, who just looked coldly at him. "Hannibal? All of you. Please understand," Face begged. "The type of person Danny was when I met him, made it so easy to be in love with him! He was caring. He never took pity on me for not having the kind of family life that he had. He treated me as an equal. Nobody had ever done that! He loved me without any reservations. Nobody had ever made me feel as wanted as he did! I'm sorry that you may not approve of what we did. But I don't regret any of it."

"Face, this may be none of my business, but I want to know something," Hannibal started. "Ever since I've known you, you change women like you change your socks. You've never even hinted at having a homo relationship with anyone. But now that I know about Danny, and the fact that you can't seem to stay with any one woman for very long makes me wonder. Now, I'm not going to get angry. It's your life, and you can live it the way you want. But I want to know. Have you had any relationships with any other men besides Danny? Be honest with me."

'Be honest?' Face thought. A few minutes ago, Hannibal had basically called his friend a degenerate. Would he think the same of Face if he were honest? But Face was tired of having to hide his relationship with Murdock, and he knew Murdock didn't like keeping secrets, either. He decided to take the risk of losing Hannibal's respect.

"Yes, Hannibal. I have. There were a few, or so, different men when I was in boot camp, SF training and when we were in Nam. But none after that up until last year. This one is special. I think…….I think I may love him." He turned to look at Murdock behind him. The look of hope and the warm smile gave him strength.

Face turned back to Hannibal and took a deep breath. "Hannibal, BA? The man I'm in love with is……Murdock." The pilot came up beside him and put his arm around Face's shoulders.

"And I'm in love with Face," Murdock told them. "No doubt about it!"

Hannibal had bitten right through his cigar, the end dangling down. He pulled it out, looking over to BA for his reaction. BA was shaking his head mumbling, "Oh, Mama! Oh, geez, Mama! Help me."

Slowly, things started making sense to Hannibal. The two men were inseparable. Always together. Murdock always stayed at whatever place Face was living in. Even in Nam. They may not have been lovers then, but one had always been the comfort to the other during the bad times.

"You know, a lot of things are making sense to me now. I just don't understand why I didn't see it sooner," Hannibal stated.

"Faceman in love with the Crazy Fool! Maybe you a crazy fool too, Faceman. Crazy people attract other crazy people. Maybe you deserve each other. Boy, this is gonna take some getten' used to!" BA fell back into a chair.

Face looked up into Murdock's eyes. "Thanks, Murdock." The pilot squeezed him closer.

Face then looked to Hannibal, hoping for……what?…….his blessing?

Hannibal could read the blonde man's expression. He wasn't sure about this relationship, but he'd told Face he could live his life the way he wanted. He also knew that the one thing Face wanted most from him was respect.

"I guess only time will tell if this is going to work for the both of you. And like BA said, it's going to take some getting used to for him and me. But I wish you both the best. I'm…..we're" glancing at BA, "happy for you."

Murdock and Face both blew out breaths of relief. "Thanks Hannibal. Thanks BA," they both said in unison.

Face and Murdock both sat down on the sofa, sitting very closely. Hannibal took his seat and lit a new cigar.

"Now, back to the subject we were on before we got off on this huge tangent. I need to think a minute," Hannibal said.

Face studied him while he thought. He wasn't sure if the colonel would accept this job. But he had given Danny his word he would help. He'd thought long and hard about it last night and came to the decision that if Hannibal wouldn't accept it, then Face would go it alone. Despite the trouble it would cause with the Team. He gave a sideways glance to Murdock. Face had just come out and admitted he loved Murdock. Now here he was putting that love to the test already. Murdock would never let Face go into that club to "service" anybody. This was going to hurt Murdock badly, no matter what Hannibal's decision.

"Okay, Face." Hannibal said, looking at the younger man. "I'm sorry. But I think Danny's going to have to look elsewhere. There's only one way I can think of to get one of us on the inside. And you're the only one that could fit that bill! There's NO way I'm going to send you in to do THAT. I don't think Murdock would let me anyway."

Murdock squeezed Face protectively. "He's right, Face. There's no way I'm gonna let you get man-handled by all those disgusting creeps. I know you don't want to, either."

The conman face slid into place without a blink. "No, Murdock. I don't want to, either. Hannibal, I told Danny you probably wouldn't accept it, but that I'd ask anyway. I'll suggest he hire a private detective."

"That'd be good, Face," Hannibal said. "Now if there's nothing else, you can all go so I can rehearse my Aquamaniac roar."

Murdock gave a puzzled look. "Aquamaniac?"

"Yep, Murdock," Hannibal bit down on his cigar smiling. "You're looking at Tinseltown's newest giant lizard!"

"Aww, man!" BA moaned.

*

There was no hurry to get Murdock home to the hospital, since he was "supposed" to be spending the day doing experimental stress therapy at a private group session. So Face asked him to spend the rest of the day with him. As soon as the apartment door closed behind them, Murdock pulled Face to him for a kiss.

"Ahh, Baby. You don't know how much it meant to me when you told Hannibal and BA you loved me." Murdock murmured, holding Face against him, rocking gently.

Face loved the feel of Murdock's arms around him. The smell of his aftershave, melding with the smell of leather. The warmth of his breath, the softness of his skin.

"I meant it. I do love you," Face said, caressing Murdock's cheek. "Something happened yesterday, and it made me realize that."

"What happened yesterday?" Murdock asked. Then remembered the meeting Face and Danny had. "Wait a minute, you were with Danny yesterday." He looked into Face's eyes. "Did that something have anything to do with Danny?"

"Yes. We talked a long while about his problem. Then things kind of…….one thing led to another…….and we kissed." Face felt Murdock's shoulders slump. "It was only a kiss, Murdock! Nothing more. But it didn't feel right. It felt all wrong. When I was kissing him, I suddenly got a picture of you in my mind. The kiss didn't feel right, because it wasn't your kiss. That's when I finally realized that I did love you. And I wanted BA and Hannibal to know that. I don't want us to have to hide our love. We should be able to be open about it."

Murdock listened to his words. He was so happy to hear Face revealing is feelings so openly. He rarely did that. Murdock's heart wanted to leap right out of his chest when he first heard Face tell Hannibal that he loved him.

"Oh, Face. I'm so happy right now! Hearing you say those words, just makes me wanna jump up and down. Makes me wanna go to the top of a mountain and just sing out…….just like Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music." Murdock got a sneaky grin. He tickled Face in the stomach, making Face giggle and move away from him. Murdock tickled and followed Face till they both fell backwards onto the sofa. "Makes me wanna spread cheese whiz all over that beautiful body of yours and slowly lick it all off!"

"Murdock!" Face acted shocked. "You are not spreading cheese whiz all over me!" He eyed Murdock very seductively and slowly ran his tongue around his lips. Then Face winked and grinned. "I'd prefer whipped cream! It's easier to clean off!"

Murdock snickered and bent down to kiss his lover. "Ah, Facey. I love it when you get so slutty! And all this talk of food is making me hungry. Got anything to eat around here?" He got up and walked towards the refrigerator.

Murdock was already turned away before Face let his smile drop. Hearing himself being referred to as slutty was like a mild kick in the stomach. Danny had called him slutty yesterday. And he was thinking about what he would be allowing himself to get into in the coming days. 'I guess the way I've always behaved, it's no wonder people see me that way. It's my own fault,' he thought to himself.

"Face?" Murdock called louder.

"Huh? What?" Face asked, coming out of his thoughts at Murdock's tone of voice.

"I asked you if you wanted something to eat. Where were you just at? You okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just daydreaming."

"Well, with that frown on your face, it must not have been a pleasant one. Hope I didn't put that frown there." Murdock voice held concern.

Face smiled at him, lying. "No, you didn't. I was just thinking I need to call Danny to let him know what Hannibal said. How about you make us lunch and I'll go give him a call. Okay?" Face got up and walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind him.

"Sure, sweetie. Whatever you say," Murdock mumbled to the empty room.

*************

"Yes? This is Danny Nelson," the familiar voice answered.

"Hi, Danny, it's Templeton. Can you talk?"

"Ah, for a few minutes. I'm glad you called. So what did Colonel Smith say?"

Face sighed. "I'm sorry, Danny. He doesn't want to take this one on. But I told you I would help you and I will."

"I don't know, Tem. You think it's a good idea doing this on your own? Won't you need their backup?" Danny questioned.

"YOU'LL be my backup. Don't worry about the rest of the Team. Now is there still an opening for another……um……'worker' up there?"

He heard Danny chuckle. "Yeah. It's still open. Do you want me to arrange an interview for you?"

"Yes." Face heard himself say, not really wanting to say it, but…… "I'll need a different name. How about……uh……Thomas. Thomas Templeton. From LA. Will I need some kind of job background information?"

"No. They'll ask you some questions about yourself. Have you strip to look you over. Then you'll be expected to……." Danny stopped.

"To what?" Face asked, fearing he already knew the answer.

"To show them you know how to please a man. You'll do that first with Mr. Marks. Then they usually have you do one or two others also. It's a test to see how you'll manage on the job. Sometimes, you'll have just one member for the whole day or night. Other times it could be series of shorter sessions."

Danny heard Face groan into the phone. "Tem? Are you okay? Are you sure you can do this?"

Face hesitated only a few seconds. "Yes. I'm sure. Will I be able to bring in a gun? Do they search suitcases or anything?"

"I don't think that would be possible. You see, they provide you with all new clothes and everything else you would need. They don't want us bringing in personal stuff from the outside. When a new worker is hired, they even take the clothes he was wearing when he came in. So you won't be able to bring a suitcase."

"Damn! I hate going in without a weapon," Face stated. "When do you think you can schedule the interview for? The sooner we get this over with, the better."

"Interviews are done in the mornings, before the club opens. I know they're anxious to fill the spot. I'll ask Mr. Marks about it today. I'll give you a glowing recommendation…….Tommy!" Danny chuckled.

"I better get used to that name, huh?" Face said. "Okay. Give me a call when you get things set up. My number is 555-3223."

"Got it. I'll call as soon as I know something. I really appreciate what you're doing, Tem. I know it won't be easy for you."

"It's okay. If something's happened to John and Ted, then whoever is responsible needs to be taken down. I'll talk to you later, Danny." He hung up.

Face put his hands over his face, then ran them through his hair. 'How the hell am I going to go through with this? How am I going to force myself to have sex with god knows how many men, without cringing or wanting to throw up? What's this going to do to Murdock? He's going to hate me when he finds out. He'll never want to sleep with me again after I let myself become a whore!'

Face knew he had to get his feelings in check before going back out to Murdock. He willed himself to calm down, planted a fake smile on and walked out of the bedroom.

"Well, HM. What's for lunch?" Face said, sitting down at the table.

"Bologna sandwiches and tomato soup!" Murdock said, putting the bowls on the table and sitting down. He looked at Face trying to read him. "So, what did Danny say? Was he disappointed?"

"Yes." Face lied. "But he said he understood. I gave him a few numbers for private detectives from the phone book. I'm sure one of them will be able to think of something." He swallowed a spoonful of soup, hoping the warmth would ease the tightness in his stomach.

"Face, I'm sorry we couldn't help him. It's just too weird a situation. I mean, male prostitution and all? Sheesh!"

"Yeah," Face said, his stomach knotting up again.

"Face?" Murdock hedged, wanting to know something.

"What?"

"What was it that you and Danny had together in high school? You both were so young, but what you described this morning sounded real deep. Then again, if you think it's none of my business, just say so. I'll respect that."

Face sighed, remembering how deep it was. "It was…….very special, Murdock. He was my first. Are you sure you want to hear this?"

Murdock actually wasn't sure if he did or not. He was a little jealous of the fact that he wasn't Face's first man. Was the love Face had had for Danny stronger than his love for Murdock was now? It pained the pilot to think Face had known and loved someone more than him.

"Yes. I love you, Face. I just want to get to know the person you were. Before I knew you. You hardly ever talk about what your life was before the Army. I'm curious."

"Okay," Face said, taking a swig of his beer before leaning back in his seat and staring back into years past.

"Father Maghill had me transferred to St. Mary's starting my sophomore year. He thought I'd have a better chance at a football scholarship to college if I played there. I was roomed with Danny. He came from a rich family, was used to all the finer things. I told him where I came from. He knew the state was paying for my sorry ass to attend that school, but he never looked down on me because of it. He showed the same respect for me that he did everyone. Anyway, we became best friends, helped each other with schoolwork and football. He was quiet and shy. He never tried getting to know any of the girls. One night I asked him about that. That's when he admitted he was gay, and that he thought he was falling in love with me."

Face looked at Murdock, trying to read his expression. Murdock nodded for him to continue, unable to speak.

"After he told me his feelings, he kissed me. It was very soft and gentle." Face swallowed the lump forming in his throat at the memory. "He must have thought I'd punch him for it, cause he tensed up and pulled away. But I wasn't repulsed. It felt good. That really surprised me. I never thought I'd be attracted to another boy! That night started a wonderful, sensual, incredible relationship. It wasn't only with sex that he showed his love for me. It was in his everyday words and actions. I fell in love with him easily. We may have only been sixteen, but what we had for each other was much more than an infatuation. It lasted three years, until graduation and going to different colleges separated us. That sad thing is……is that we had to hide it. From everyone. If the Board of Directors found out we were lovers, we both would have been expelled. Danny would have been in deep trouble with his family. And me…….I probably would have ended up on the streets. I didn't think Father Maghill would take me back into the orphanage if he knew about it."

Murdock sat there listening, stirring his uneaten soup. Now he wished he hadn't asked Face to tell him about his thing with Danny. It upset him and confused him.

"Face, you know I've met Father O'Malley and he's told me stories about you. About how often you got caught making out with girls. Is that how you hid your relationship with Danny? By screwing every girl you could, too?" Murdock tried, but was unable to keep the confused, jealous pain out of his voice.

Murdock's words were like a hot knife going into Face's stomach. He should have realized that Murdock would be too sensitive about the subject of his past sex life. He'd hurt him. Face needed to make Murdock understand. Did Face even understand himself?

"Murdock," Face said, leaving his chair and kneeling on the floor by Murdock, taking his hand. "Yes, it's true. I used the girls to cover my relationship with Danny. And I'll admit, I enjoyed it too. Danny was jealous, but he understood. I'm sorry if I hurt you, Murdock. But you wanted to know."

Murdock stood up from his chair suddenly, pushing past Face. He pounded his fist on the counter, then closed his eyes and breathed deeply to calm himself down.

"You-you're right, Face. I did want to know. And I let myself get all jealous and angry. I'm angry, cause I don't know how you can be IN LOVE with ONE person, yet still fuck anyone else you can get your hands on! You told me the other day how you still weren't sure if you wanted to settle for a male or a female. Does that still count now, after you've told me you LOVED ME?" His voice softened and quivered a little. "And I'm…….I'm jealous of Danny. Was the love you had for him better than the love you have for me?"

Face tried to keep from shaking as he stood up to look in Murdock's face. The shame he felt evident in his voice. "Murdock--Love. I'm sorry. I can see how you would think of me as the world's biggest slut. I KNOW I am! But I love you and it's all going to change. No more women. Only you. What I had for Danny is different than what I love you for. It's been over with him for a long time. What you and I have is unique and special in its' own way. You have been my best friend for six years! We have been through so much together. We've held each other in pain and agony." His voice broke as tears ran down his face. "The good times and laughter we've shared are something I'll never forget."

Face reached up to wipe away Murdock's tears as they started falling. "And when you make love with me, it's like the gates of Heaven have opened up and you're an angel sent down to bring me home. Please don't try to compare yourself with Danny. What he and I had we knew was only temporary. But I can see you and me together forever." He pulled Murdock into an embrace. "I love YOU!"

The two men clung to each other, both still crying. Murdock brought his hands to Face's head, holding it. He kissed the tears away from both cheeks, then kissed his lips softly. "Please don't cry baby! I love you. Now I really do know how much you love me, too. I won't ever bring up the past again. From now on, we only look to the future." Murdock kissed Face again, then held him against his chest. His heart bursting with love.

Face held onto him tightly, his heart breaking in two from despair and worry.

"Come on, Facey," Murdock said, breaking the embrace and taking Face's hand. "I want us to make love to seal this new pact between us. This will be the beginning of our new future together."

Face nodded and kissed Murdock deeply. "I want that, too."

*************

In the bedroom, Murdock found a station playing soft music on the stereo, while Face pulled the blankets down. The two men then stood close to each other, forehead to forehead, slowly running their hands over each other's bodies, swaying slightly to the quiet music. Face put his hands under Murdock's t-shirt, slowly lifting it up while letting his hands rub along his sides. His hands continued running up Murdock's torso to his arms lifting the shirt off completely, letting it drop to the floor. He ran his fingers through the hair on his lover's chest. Murdock slowly unbuttoned Face's shirt, stopping on his way down to kiss his neck, suck on his adam's apple. He undid more buttons, kissing each area that was bared. Face moaned lightly as Murdock ran his tongue down his stomach, pulling the shirt off finally.

Murdock knelt down in front of Face, giving the stomach light butterfly kisses while undoing Face's pants. Face kicked his shoes off as Murdock slowly pulled his pants and boxers down. Murdock kissed his way down each thigh as he lowered the pants, pulling them off each leg. He slowly ran his hands up and down Face's legs, moving up to his hips. He kissed all around the area that was to be the center of attention soon. He looked up into Face's eyes. Face nodded his acknowledgement of the unspoken words. He closed his eyes and moaned when he felt the moist warmth of Murdock's mouth begin to engulf him.

Murdock's mouth slowly worked its way up and down the hardening penis. He stopped to blow cool air along it, then move his mouth down to the sack and suck on each side. Face was running his fingers through Murdock's hair, noticing how the top of it was beginning to thin. He bent down and kissed the top of the brown head. Murdock brought his mouth back to Face's cock and began sucking harder. Face's legs began to tremble. "Oh, Murdock. That's so good," he murmured. Not wanting his lover to cum too soon, he stopped sucking and ran his tongue around the head, dipping his tongue into the slit on the end. He then slowly stood up, pausing to suck on each nipple.

Face, who had become extremely excited, pulled him up the rest of the way, wanting to kiss him. Their mouths met in a fury of hard, passionate pressure. Their breaths came in short gasps as they explored each other's mouths. Face's hands went down to undo Murdock's pants. "I want to taste you, Baby," he said as he quickly moved his mouth down Murdock's body. He paused only to suck and lightly bite each of the nipples, causing the pilot to gasp in pleasure. Face quickly and forcefully pulled the shoes and pants off, tossing them away. Murdock's cock was already hard and ready for him. He grasped the penis in his hand, pulling on it gently. He ran his tongue up, down and around the swollen prick, while fondling the balls with his other hand. He put his mouth over the head and slowly worked his way down it, relaxing his throat to accommodate the size.

"Oh, god, Facey! You're incredible!" Murdock sighed. He threw his head back as Face moved up and down his cock. Sucking hard at each withdrawal. He had his hands on Murdock's ass massaging and squeezing the soft cheeks. He released the cock from his mouth, putting two of his fingers in to coat them with saliva. "Don't you be teasing me now, Facey! I was enjoying that too much!"

"Oh, just wait, HM! I'm going to make you cum down my throat. Then I'm going to make love to your sweet ass and make you cum again!"

Murdock smiled. "Promises. Promises." Then he gasped when Face deep throated him again. Face's mouth was pumping the cock while his hand found its way to the tiny opening he intended to violate. He slowly pushed his index finger in past the hard ring of muscle, making Murdock groan in pleasure. He moved it in and out a few times before adding his middle finger. The tight opening quickly adjusted to the addition. He controlled the movement of his fingers, while Murdock took control of what his prick was doing. He laid his hand on top of the blonde head, thrusting his pelvis in and out of the hot mouth. It wasn't long before he was panting out of control. "Get ready, Baby! Here it comes!" Murdock managed to say. Face quickened the movements of his fingers, sucking harder on the cock. Murdock screamed as he felt the orgasm rip from his body. He forced his cock down the throat and held it there till he was emptied. Face couldn't breathe or swallow as Murdock filled his throat with his juices. Finally Murdock relaxed his hold on Face's head, allowing the younger one to move back to breathe and swallow to clear his throat. He kept his fingers slowly working in Murdock's hole, while licking his prick clean.

"Oh, Face. Damn, you're good!" Murdock said, trying to get his breathing under control.

Face chuckled. "I'm not done yet. I still have one more promise to keep." Having not yet removed his fingers, he used his left hand to push Murdock towards the bed. Face followed him on his knees. Murdock laid back on the bed, head on the pillow. Face came up and got between his legs. He pointed to the nightstand. "There's a bottle of oil in there." Murdock reached his long arm over and found the baby oil in the drawer. He flipped the cap open, reached down and squeezed some over Face's half-buried fingers. This allowed Face to add a third finger, stretching Murdock even further making him moan again.

Face took the bottle and squeezed some onto his large penis, which was aching with need. He used his left hand to rub the oil along it. "I got to have you now, Murdock!" He removed his right hand from its tight space and quickly lifted Murdock's legs up. He positioned himself at the opening and pushed hard, forcing his way in. Hoping his lover was stretched enough, he thrust himself all the way in. He cried out as the sudden tightness enveloped his cock. Murdock also cried out from the intrusion. The initial pain he felt was quickly replaced by a wonderful feeling of fullness. Face began a quick back and forth movement, relishing in the sounds of his lover's moans. He took Murdock's cock, which had never softened, into his oiled hand and jacked it with a matching rhythm. Murdock removed Face's hand after a moment, wanting to do it himself. This allowed Face to use his arms to support himself, while he concentrated on nailing the man under him.

He thrust hard and deep knowing his orgasm would be soon in coming. And when it did, he cried out again burying himself deeply into Murdock's tight ass. As soon as Murdock felt the hot liquid shoot into him, his own cock shot out another load of cum all over his own stomach. Face let himself collapse on top of Murdock. Both of them were covered in sweat, panting, exhausted. Murdock relaxed his legs and pulled Face up to him so he could kiss and hold him. "I love you so much, Face," he whispered. He felt Face begin to tremble and a sob escape him.

Worriedly, Murdock looked into the beautiful face of his lover. He saw the tears running down the reddened cheeks. Face began to cry harder. "What's wrong, Baby! Why are you crying?"

"I-I don't kn-know!" Face sobbed. "I don't know!" His body trembled violently as he hid his face in Murdock's shoulder.

*

Face did know what was wrong. The hidden stress of the last couple of days and the impending "job" he'd be working on, coupled with the intense lovemaking with Murdock had overpowered his emotions. The love he felt in Murdock's kiss and words had caused everything to bubble to the surface.

Murdock forced Face to look at him. "Come on, Sweetheart! You're worrying me. What's wrong?"

Seeing the worry in the warm brown eyes made Face want to cry even more. He hated to hurt his friend like this. " I-I don't deserve you, Murdock! I'm not good enough for you!"

Murdock held onto him tightly. "Don't you ever say that again, Face! Of course, you're good enough! A person as beautiful as you, with the amount of love you have to give, you could have anyone you wanted. But for some reason, you chose me. With my goofy, monkey face and lunatic tendencies. You see past all that and love me anyway. Makes me wonder how I deserve you!" He felt Face's trembling lessen and his crying subside. "I think maybe you're too hormonal. You're not pregnant, are you?" He smiled at Face, hoping he was making him feel better.

Face couldn't help but laugh. "I hope not! I'd hate to have to explain that to Hannibal." He sniffled and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry, Murdock. I don't know what came over me. I couldn't help it. Making love to you just got me so emotional all of a sudden."

Murdock kissed the damp blonde hair. "It's called love, Darlin'. Don't ever be ashamed of it."

Face nodded and sighed. He reached to rub his lover's stomach and felt the sticky mess. "Oooh. Let me get something to clean that up with." Face got up and walked to the bathroom. He got himself cleaned up and splashed cold water on his face. He studied his reflection in the mirror, still wondering if he deserved Murdock's love. Sighing sadly, he dried his face. Got a drink of water to rinse his mouth, and rinsed the washcloth with warm water. Refilling the glass, he grabbed the washcloth and towel and went back to the bed.

"Here, thought you might be thirsty," he smiled, handing Murdock the glass.

Murdock sat up in bed. "I sure am," he said, gulping the water down. Face then brought the washcloth up and wiped off Murdock's face. As he was moving down to his stomach the phone rang. His head sprang up, wondering if it was Danny calling. He dropped the washcloth on Murdock's stomach. "Guess you'll have to wipe yourself up." He crawled over Murdock's body to get to the phone.

"How rude!" Murdock joked, slapping Face's ass as it went by.

Face picked up the phone. "Hello."

He heard Danny's voice. "Hey, Tem. I got an appointment set up for you."

"Hi, Hannibal," Face said, not wanting Murdock to know who he was talking to.

"Uhh……you got company?" Danny asked, confused.

"Yeah," Face said, his heart starting to pound. "What's up?"

"Can you be here tomorrow morning about ten o'clock?"

Face swallowed. "Sure. I'll need directions." He grabbed the pen and notepad and wrote down Danny's instructions.

"Don't bring anything with you. Okay? Oh, and if they seem interested in you they'll have you checked over by a physician who'll be there also. They just want to make sure you're clean before they, uh, see what you can do."

Face closed his eyes briefly. "Okay. I'll be there."

"Bye, Tem."

"Bye, Hannibal," Face said hanging up, suddenly wishing he could go back and change the conversation. Tell Danny he didn't want to do it anymore. But Danny was counting on him and he couldn’t break his word.

"What'd Hannibal want?" Murdock asked him.

"Uh," Face had to think of something quick. "He thinks BA and I need some extra training exercises. He wants to go up to the mountains for a few days. I have a feeling it's not going to be much fun."

"Ugh," Murdock grimaced. "What about me? Does he want me up there, too?"

"He never mentioned you. Guess you get to sit this one out. No fair." His ability to lie so easily amazed and frightened him.

"Ha! Ha!" Murdock laughed evilly. "I feel sorry for you, Facey. The last time we did one of those, I was so sore, I limped for three days! I'll be sure and think of you while you're up there trudging through the underbrush and I'm in my room playing videogames." He giggled.

"Gee! Thanks a lot!" Face said, knowing Murdock had bought his story.

"Baby, you wore me out. What say we take a little nap. Then we'll have wild sex again before you take me out for pizza," Murdock stated matter of factly.

Face chuckled. "Sounds like a plan." He pulled the blanket up and over them. They lay against each other and each eventually dozed off. From the grin on Murdock's face he looked to be dreaming of puppy dogs and ice cream. The blonde one's face showed his eyes tightly closed, uneven breathing, and his arms wrapped protectively around himself.

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True to their plan, they did make love again after awakening. This time it was much slower and gentler. Face wanted Murdock inside of him this time. He needed to feel full of his lover, for what he thought, could be the last time. As they both came down from the swirling ecstasy of their passion, Face squeezed himself around Murdock's cock, not wanting to release him. Murdock lay on top of Face, his eyes closed and breathing deeply. Face was running his fingers through the brown hair.

"Murdock. Can I ask you something?"

"Hmmm? Sure, Baby. What is it?" he responded sleepily.

"You know how with our jobs, one of us could get killed at any time? I just wanted you to know……….If something should ever happen to me, I want you to look back at today and know that this is how I've always wanted us to be. Okay?"

"Ah, come on, Facey. We all look out for each other. Nobody's gonna get killed."

"It COULD happen. We all look out for each other, sure. But nobody's foolproof." He forced Murdock to look at him. "Promise me!"

Murdock saw the serious in the blue eyes. "Okay, Face. I promise." He thought a moment. "Face? You're not having a premonition, are you?"

Face smiled at him. "No. I just wanted you to know how I felt."

"Good. You had me worried there for a minute."

Murdock looked at the clock, moaning. "Ah, I wish I didn't have to be back to the VA tonight. This is too comfortable."

"Yes, it is," Face said, wishing it didn't have to end, either. He slapped Murdock's back. "You go hit the shower, then we'll go to Pizza Palace before I take you back."

Murdock perked up. "Pizza Palace! You gonna let me play games?"

"Only a few! Now go take a shower." Face laughed.

Murdock stood up, grabbing Face's hand, trying to pull him up. "The shower's big enough for two," he said grinning.

Face pulled his hand away. "No way. If I get in that shower with you, we'll never get out of here! Now go!"

"Can I help it if the sight of you covered in soapy bubbles makes me crazy with lust?" Murdock visioned the scene as he went into the bathroom.

After Face heard the water running and the shower door close, he picked up the phone and dialed Hannibal's number. He needed to cover a few days time. He was praying the job at Wellington Manor wouldn't take very long.

"Hi Hannibal. I wanted to let you know that Murdock and I are going camping for a few days."

"Ahh. Taking advantage of the splendor of nature, Lieutenant? Be careful where you camp. I hear rolling around naked in pine needles can be hazardous to your health."

"Hannibal! Knock it off!" Face warned.

"Okay. I just hope you two know what you're doing. I don't want to see Murdock hurt. He's sensitive. And you're not exactly known for honesty and stability. Just be careful."

"Are you ever going to be able to accept our relationship as it is, Hannibal?"

"Prove to me it's a good one and I'll accept it. Have fun camping."

"Bye!" Face said, slamming the phone down. He laid back down in bed to wait for his turn in the shower. As much as he loved Murdock, he actually couldn't wait to get him back to the VA, so he could come back home to be alone to think. "Why does my life have to be so complicated?" he said to himself.

Later on that evening in the dark quiet bedroom, Face lay with his arms folded behind his head staring at the ceiling. Years ago in Special Forces training, he'd been taught how to mentally prepare himself for any situation. Having this training paired with his unique conman abilities, Face could transform himself from a warm, caring, happy-go-lucky man to a cold, calculating, manipulative man in seconds. He was preparing himself for that now. He had to push the Team, especially Murdock, to the back of his mind. When he awoke in the morning, he would no longer be Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck. He would be Tommy Templeton and everything that came with him. "I love you, Murdock. Please forgive me," he whispered to himself, forcing the mental image of him from his mind. He eventually fell into a dreamless sleep.

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Checking his appearance in the mirror, he decided what he'd chosen would work. He'd put on a tight pair of slacks, with the snug button down shirt tucked in. He left the shirt unbuttoned far enough down to show his light mass of chest hair against the tan skin. He added a gold necklace with a St. Christopher medallion. Staring at his face in the mirror the said, "Well, Tommy, it's time to go."

He checked his wallet to make the small set of lockpicks were in the hidden compartment. Then he tore the sheet of driving directions from the notepad by the phone and left.

There weren't many roads in this area of the San Gabriel Mountains, so it wasn't too difficult to find the right one. The road twisted upwards a long way before he saw the small Wellington Manor sign at the end of a long driveway. It was standing among bushes and could have easily been missed. The driveway was long, taking him deep into the woods. When he came to the mansion, he was impressed at the size and architecture of it. He parked in the circular drive in front of the huge old Tudor style mansion. Taking a deep breath he got out and walked to the door which opened as he approached it. Danny stood in the opening.

"Hi, Tommy. Glad you could make it."

Face winked his appreciation at Danny remembering his character name. He didn't know if there was anyone else inside the door, so he stayed in character. "Thanks for setting this up for me, Danny."

"No problem. Come on in. Mr. Forrest and Mr. Marks are waiting for us."

When they entered the mansion, Face took note of what was around him. Two small sitting rooms were on either side of the entranceway. They walked through a short hallway that went towards the center of the mansion. Off to the left through a double doorway he saw a huge room where he glimpsed pieces of very fine furniture and a card table. They passed two rooms with closed doors on their right. Danny stopped when they came to a large door with a small sign on it that said "Private".

"You ready?" Danny whispered. Face took a deep breath and nodded. Becoming Tommy completely now.

Danny knocked on the door before opening it. Once inside, 'Tommy' saw the two men who were to be his employers. They looked up from a ledger they had been studying, which Tommy didn't fail to notice on the desk.

The older of the two men spoke first. "Danny, I presume this is your friend Mr. Templeton." The man, who appeared to be about sixty came over to their side of the desk. He held out his hand for Tommy to shake.

"Yes it is," Danny made the introductions. "Thomas Templeton……….this is Mr. Charles Forrest, owner of Wellington Manor." Tommy shook the firm hand of the man, who stood about six inches taller than himself. He was well dressed, had graying hair, and an athletic build.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Forrest. You can call me Tommy. Most people do."

Forrest looked up and down Tommy appreciatively and smiled. "Danny said you were quite handsome. He was right." He turned to the other man behind the desk. "This is Peter Marks. My associate."

The other man, who was about forty came over to shake his hand. He had reddish-blonde hair and green eyes that twinkled when he smiled. He had an almost feminine beauty that didn't quite go with his deep voice. "Nice to meet you, Tommy."

"Thank you," he said. He turned back to Forrest. "Thank you for agreeing to see me. Danny happened to mention you were looking for someone new, and I thought I could fit your needs."

"You've done this type of work before, Tommy?" Forrest asked.

"Well, no. Not……….professionally. But I'm good."

"So Danny tells me." Marks spoke up. "He told me you and he had a relationship at one time. That's a point I want to address. We don't care what you do outside of here with other people. But here, you're expected only to do the members. Not each other. We don't want our men fraternizing with each other. Too many emotions get in the way of work."

"I understand, Sir," Tommy said.

Forrest spoke up. "First things first, gentlemen. Tommy, sit down and tell me about yourself."

He sat down in the nearby chair and made up a story. "I'm twenty-six. I've lived in LA all my life. I've been employed as a waiter, work-out instructor, tennis instructor. And there have been a few gentlemen who pay me to be available for them from time to time, when they come into town on business. But I'm unemployed now and need a job."

"Interesting," Forrest said. "Does your family live in the area, too? Is there anyone who would question you living here?"

Tommy looked down at his hands. "No. I have no family. I was raised in an orphanage. There's no one else." He didn't see the quick glance shot between Forrest and Marks.

"Okay," Forrest said. "Danny did you explain to Tommy what to expect this morning?"

Danny nodded. "Yes, Sir. For the most part."

"Good. You can leave now, Danny. But could you locate Dr. Elliott and send him in. He should be here by now. And send Craig down. We'll need him."

"Yes, Sir," Danny said, slapping Tommy on the back before leaving the room.

'Face' started getting nervous. The worst part of this "interview" would be starting now. He'd be stared at, groped, and put on display to "test his abilities". His heart was pounding and he began shaking, thinking of the humiliation. 'Calm down! Don't let them notice! Keep yourself together. This is just a job. Remember, you're Tommy. Tommy would be cool with this. It's Tommy they're doing this to, not you. Bring Tommy back out. He's got a job to do.' His shaking and pounding heart quieted as he made Tommy come back.

"Okay, Tommy," he heard Marks say. "Take your clothes off. We'd like to check you over. Dr. Elliott will examine you and take a blood sample. We want to make sure you're clear of drugs, and that you're not bringing any disease in here."

Tommy stood up, pulled the shirt from his pants and began unbuttoning it. "I understand you're need to be careful. I don't use drugs and I've never had a venereal disease."

"Glad to hear that," Marks said leaning against the large desk, watching Tommy undress.

Tommy kicked his shoes off and pushed them underneath the chair he had been sitting in. He didn't move too quickly taking his clothes off. He didn't want to appear nervous. He removed them in a casual manner, folding them neatly and laying them on the chair. After removing his socks, he stood up and smiled sweetly as the two men approached him.

Forrest and Marks looked Tommy up and down, appraising him as if he were a pure bred horse. They ran their hands along him squeezing when they came across muscle. Each squeezed his ass as they came by it. "Firm, yet the skin is soft." "Nice even tan, must sunbathe in the nude, huh?" They ran fingers through his hair. "Nice hair, bit too long maybe." He felt a hand on his cock. "Nice. It'll be a good size when hard." Tommy had kept his eyes glued to a painting on the wall behind the desk. He barely breathed. Forrest caressed his cheek. "Beautiful blue eyes. You are a handsome man, indeed, Tommy. You look much younger than twenty-six. That's good."

Tommy fought down the nausea that threatened to come up, when the two men finally moved away. A knock sounded at the door two men entered. One was a balding, middle-aged man carrying a medical bag. The other was a young, nice looking guy dressed in casual, yet tight clothes.

"Tommy, this is Dr. Elliott and Craig. The doctor will examine you while we speak to Craig." Forrest said.

The doctor put his bag on the desk and took out a large syringe, a tourniquet and an alcohol swab. "I'm going to draw blood to check for drugs and bacteria." He wrapped the rubber tourniquet around Tommy's upper arm and pulled it tight. "Make a fist." Tommy did as instructed. The doctor put rubber gloves on and wiped the alcohol swab over a spot on his arm. Tommy felt the needle shoved into his arm. He winced at the pain the doctor was causing. The doctor missed the vein his first attempt. 'That's going to leave a bruise.' Tommy thought.

After the tube was filled, the doctor removed the needle and put a cotton ball over the puncture site. "Hold that there till it stops bleeding." He then took a small microscope and slides from his bag. Tommy used this time to study the office more carefully. The other three conversing men stood by a long, heavy, leather covered sofa that stood against one wall. He saw where file cabinets were built into the other wall. The painting behind the desk probably held a safe behind it. He glanced at the items on the large mahogany desk. The ledger, a leatherbound book that read 'Personal Journal' on its cover. Nothing else of any consequence. He was certain the ledger and journal were either put in the safe or locked in the desk when not being used. He used his eyes to look for wiring around the door and windows that might indicate an alarm. He didn't see any. This office had to be the nerve center of this place. He needed to get in here alone to look through things.

The doctor had finished his screening of the blood sample and now stood back in front of Tommy. "Open your mouth, young man." Tommy opened his mouth so the doctor could examine his teeth, gums and cheeks. The doctor also checked his lips and the skin around it. He walked a circle around Tommy examining his skin. The last thing he did was take hold of Tommy's penis and inspected it thoroughly. "I'm done," the doctor told him.

Tommy let his breath out. The doctor pulled the rubber gloves off, throwing them in the wastebasket. He put his equipment back in the bag and quickly filled out a medical form.

"Charles?" the doctor started. "No drugs or anything else unusual in his blood. No open sores on his skin, or in or around his mouth. His teeth look good. No sign of any VD."

Forrest walked over to them. "Thanks Bob. Let's get together for tennis soon."

The doctor laughed. "After all these years, you'd think I'd know better. But okay. We'll get together soon." They shook hands and the doctor left.

"Well, Tommy," Forrest stated. "So far so good. You passed the medical check. Now let's see just how good you really are."

"Tommy." Marks called to him. "Come to me."

He walked slowly towards Marks. His heart was pounding and he felt nauseous. But he wouldn't let it show. He knew what he had to do, and he would do it. To the best of his abilities.

Tommy got to his knees in front of where Marks was standing. He looked up into the green eyes and smiled seductively, as he undid the man's pants. Marks pulled his shirt up his stomach, holding it in place with one hand while running his fingers through Tommy's blonde hair with the other.

Tommy pulled Marks's pants down below his hips. He then gently massaged the lump in the briefs for a moment before pulling them down also. He looked up into Marks's face again and licked his lips. He took the penis in his hand and gently rubbed and manipulated it till it was standing at attention. He planted light licks up and down the shaft and licked the moist slit on the end. He rubbed up and down with his hand as he took the head into his mouth, moving his tongue around the head. He moved his head back and forth as he took more of it in. He removed his hand and took the whole cock into his mouth and throat. Tommy was rewarded with a moan from Marks.

Tommy squeezed Marks's hips as he moved his mouth over the hard rod in quicker movements. From his peripheral vision, he noticed that Forrest had moved so he could watch from the side. Wanting to make a good show, Tommy changed his movements. He made a quick movement down the cock, then slowly brought it back out sucking until just the tip was left in. He sucked hard on the tip, and moved his tongue around it. The hard sucking caused Marks to gasp. Tommy then buried the cock quickly and deeply into his throat again. He repeated these movements a few times until he decided it was time to make Marks cum.

Tommy licked around Marks's penis a few times before taking him deep again. He felt Marks hands grip his head and felt him thrust his cock down his throat. He let Marks take over. Tommy held on to Marks's hips, while Marks held onto the blonde head and thrust himself deeply in and out of Tommy's throat. Finally, he heard Marks moan and grunt, then felt the warm, salty cream squirt into his throat. Tommy sucked on it until Marks was completely spent.

Tommy made sure the penis was licked clean before moving his head away. He pulled Marks's pants back up but let Marks finish redressing himself. Tommy looked down and was a little ashamed at his own evident arousal from the experience.

Marks patted him on the head. "Excellent, Tommy. Very nice."

"Thank you." Tommy got to his feet, wandering what would be next.

Forrest came to him, looked down at Tommy's penis and took hold of it, gently stroking it in his hand. "Nice sized, Tommy. Now, I want you to go over to Craig and fuck him. Then he'll fuck you."

Tommy swallowed. "Okay, Mr. Forrest."

Craig was sitting on the leather sofa, stroking his own cock. Tommy figured he must have undressed while he was busy with Marks. He couldn't help but notice Craig's cock. It was huge! He'd never taken one that large before. He hoped he could accommodate it.

Craig stopped stroking and held out his hand to him and smiled warmly. "Nice to meet you, Tommy. I'm Craig." They shook hands, then he grinned and said, "I always like to properly introduce myself before I let someone fuck me!"

The grin and the unusual introduction helped eased some of Tommy's tenseness. He smiled back and said, "Seems like a good rule to follow."

Craig stood up in front of Tommy. Marks handed him a tube of lubricant, then he went over to stand next to Forrest. Craig looked down at the tube to read the label. He looked at Tommy and grinned again. "Just wanted to make sure it wasn't Ben Gay! That would burn so bad!"

Tommy couldn't help but laugh out loud at Craig's joke. He suddenly liked Craig. He seemed to want to make the situation easy for him.

"Craig! Enough with the jokes. Get busy." Marks warned, sighing.

"Yes, Mr. Marks," he said, as if bored.

Tommy smiled at Craig's casualness. There was something about Craig's humor that felt familiar to him. He reminded Tommy of someone. Someone he wouldn't allow himself to think about.

Tommy watched as Craig squeezed some of the lubricant onto his fingers. "Okay, Tommy. Down to business. Let's get you nice and hard so you can show us what you're made of."

Craig tossed the tube onto the couch and reached down to stroke Tommy's penis. His large hand grasped it firmly and began spreading the lube around it generously. Tommy closed his eyes and allowed himself to enjoy it. He will after all, need to be able to orgasm. Craig reached up with his other hand and moved it along Tommy's chest. He ran his fingers through the light hair, then moved over to the nipple and rolled it between his fingers. Tommy liked what Craig was doing to him. He was forgetting his fears and anxieties and getting into it.

Craig paused in his stroking to squeeze and roll Tommy's sack in his hand. He used one finger to firmly rub the area just behind his balls, causing Tommy to moan. Craig smiled and went back to firmly manipulating Tommy's cock, which was very hard by now. After a few seconds, Tommy pulled away before he would become too excited and end up cumming in Craig's hand.

"I take it you're ready?" Craig asked him. Tommy nodded. "Very."

Craig got on his hands and knees on the sofa. "You won't need to stretch me. Just go for it."

Tommy positioned himself behind Craig, leaving his left foot on the floor for added balance. Taking hold of himself, he pressed his cock to the puckered opening and pushed. It went through easier than he thought it would. Craig gave only a small grunt. Tommy didn't waste much time trying to stretch Craig, he seemed to easily accommodate him. He buried himself completely into him. Craig grunted louder. Tommy began a slow back and forth movement, while rubbing the cheeks in front of him. As his excitement grew, he quickened his thrusts. He would give Craig a series of very quick, short thrusts; then a series of slow, very deep thrusts. Craig was moaning underneath him.

Tommy reached around Craig to grasp his large, hard penis. But Craig pushed his hand away. "Better not. I need to save it for you."

Tommy took a firm hold of Craig's hips and drilled away at the hole, letting his excitement build until it finally exploded with a final deep thrust. "Ahhh!" came his gutteral response as his cum spilled into the well-opened space.

He pulled himself out and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He gave Craig's ass a little slap. Craig turned around on the sofa and gave Tommy a quick kiss. "My turn, Romeo!"

Tommy looked down at the huge cock between the man's legs and his eyes grew large. Craig saw this and chuckled. "Don't worry, I'll lube you and stretch you good. I know I'm bigger than most. Just keep your ass relaxed."

Tommy heard quiet laughs come from Forrest and Marks. This must be part of the test. To see if he can take such a large cock. He would prove he could.

He turned around so his ass was to Craig. After a moment he felt a greased finger press into him. Then another. No problem. He could handle the fingers easy enough. After a minute of twisting, he felt a third finger. More twisting and scissoring. He let out an audible gasp when he felt the fourth finger enter. Craig moved the four fingers in and out and twisted his hand around trying to stretch Tommy as much as he could. He squeezed plenty of lube onto his engorged cock and spread it all around the head and down the shaft.

He positioned himself close to Tommy's ass, intending to replace his fingers with his cockhead as quickly as possible. Tommy felt Craig remove his fingers, which were quickly replaced by a forceful pushing against his ass. Craig had to pull Tommy back against him as he pushed himself forward. Tommy forced his muscles to relax as he felt the tremendous pain shoot through him. He cried out loudly as he felt the huge head pass into him completely. Craig stopped to let Tommy catch his breath and allow his ass to relax more.

Tommy felt like he'd been kicked in the stomach. He grimaced in more pain as he felt the cock begin a slow progression forward. Craig was impressed with Tommy's adaptation to him. Most men couldn't handle his size. Many would be bleeding by now. He'd even had one guy who'd passed out. Tommy seemed to be holding up well to him.

Craig carefully moved back and forth, stretching a little deeper with each stroke. On one outward movement, he took the time to spread more lube around his cock. This helped him be able to drive further up. Finally he was as far in as Tommy's body would allow.

Tommy had never felt so completely stuffed. His muscles slowly relaxed themselves to accommodate the intrusion. Tommy felt Craig's cock begin the back and forth movement of longer, more complete strokes. After a few minutes, despite the earlier pain, Tommy felt his own prick responding to what his ass was feeling. The more he was opened by Craig's cock the better it felt.

Craig was moving quicker now, feeling how Tommy's ass had accepted him. Tommy met each thrust with his own push backward. He was getting more excited, his cock completely hard again. He reached down and roughly stroked himself, matching the speed of Craig's movements.

Craig smiled when he noticed Tommy move his own hand down. This told him Tommy was no longer in pain and was enjoying it. He reached his arm around and replaced Tommy's hand with his. He increased his momentum and nailed the ass in front of him. Tommy couldn't take this for very long. His own cock was throbbing, the pleasure so intense. He felt his orgasm building and muffled a scream as he came all over Craig's hand.

Craig felt Tommy shudder and knew he had cum. He allowed himself to finally let go of his own. He shoved his cock in one last time and came hard.

When Craig felt Tommy relax his muscles, he pulled out and leaned back away from him. Marks threw him a towel. Craig used it to wipe the sweat and semen off both of them and the sofa.

"How are you doing, Tommy?" Forrest asked. He moved to Tommy to rub his shoulder. "Any tearing that needs taken care of?"

Tommy was now leaning back on the sofa, pale and still breathing hard from the exertion. "No. I think I'm all right." He couldn't help but notice the bulge in Forrest's pants. He prayed he wouldn't have to take care of it.

"You handled Craig quite nicely. I'm impressed." Forrest told him, moving away. "Both of you get dressed. Craig, take Tommy to the kitchen and get him something to eat and drink. Take your time. When you come back, we'll talk."

Tommy was relieved he wouldn't have to do a