The Lake House - Part 5

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By the time Theo reached the kitchen, the delicious scent of breakfast filled the house. His body still ached, as did his head, but the overwhelming relief from the conversation with Noah was all he could focus on.

"You should probably change" Theo smiled, as his best friend stoked the frying pan with his back to him.

Much to the young man's delight, Noah began to unbutton the stained shirt and pulled it from his muscular body. Theo laughed as he threw it at him, and folded it neatly across the back of one of the chairs.

"You can buy me a new one" Noah smirked, as Theo eyed the dips and muscles in the man's toned, tanned back.

Noah had that 'just out of bed' look, though Theo knew that he hadn't slept a wink all night. He was rugged looking, his hair messy and shadows under his eyes, but the man looked stunning regardless.

He sat down at the table and continued watching while his best friend dished out the food. His firm frame tensed and eased as he worked, until finally it was ready.

"Eat" the topless man nodded, pushing a plate of bacon and pancakes toward his friend, "it will help".

Theo wasn't hungry. Despite the fact that the friends had cleared the air, it was difficult to ignore the drastic measures that he had taken the previous night. Noah looked exhausted, and he couldn't help but feel as though it was all his fault.

Evidently, Noah didn't have the same problem, and shovelled the food down his throat as though he would never eat again. Theo smiled to himself.

"Wanna take a walk later?" The muscular young man asked as he swallowed a pancake whole. "I'd suggest a swim, but..."

The two of them laughed and Theo nodded. Perhaps a walk through the forest would do him good, and the company would certainly help. The pair of them got ready, and even through the evident exhaustion, Noah looked incredible by the time they finally set off.

The handsome athlete was dressed in a tight, white t-shirt and a pair of short black shorts which hugged his muscular thighs.

"So have you like... Taken a dick in your ass?"

The words were both shocking and comical. It was clear that Noah had been mulling over his friend's revelation, and Theo found it amusing that this had been his first question.

"No" he scoffed, as they pushed through the trees and into the forest.

"So how do you know? I mean, if you haven't done it then surely you don't know if you're gay?"

"Have you taken a dick in your ass?" Theo pushed back, and Noah almost looked offended.

"No" he growled, his cheeks blushing slightly.

"Then how do you know that you don't like it?"

The handsome man considered it for a moment and laughed.

"Touché"

As the pair continued through the dense forest, Theo couldn't help but think back to the comment that Noah had made as he left the bedroom. Had it been a joke? A way of defusing the tense situation? Whatever it was, his mind trailed back further to when he'd actually seen Noah's large, delicious package.

The early morning sun had yet to becoming scorching, but already the two young men were covered in a layer of fresh sweat.

"Don't pop a boner" Noah grinned, and peeled off his tight, white t-shirt.

Every time Theo saw his body, it felt as though a million tiny ants crawled across his skin. He shivered as they continued.

"Can I ask you something?" Noah said simply, picking up a stick and smacking his way through the foliage as he led the way.

"Do you think I'm hot?" He added, without waiting for an answer.

Theo squirmed at the question. Of course he thought the man was hot, anybody with a set of eyes would think he was hot, but would acknowledging that make things weird?

"I uh... I mean..."

"Wow" Noah laughed, "I'll take the hint!"

"No, you idiot" Theo scoffed, "I just... It's just..."

"Awkward?" Noah smirked, "throwing yourself naked into the lake is fine, but admitting you have the hots for me is crossing a line?"

Theo's face burned.

"I'm kidding" he added, and whacked a particularly large thorn bush.

"Ahh, fuck!" Noah winced, and dropped the stick.

"What?"

Theo watched as his best friend turned back, his chest and stomach were dotted with sharp thorns, but the young man still kept his beaming, gleaming grin.

"Dipshit" Theo said, rolling his eyes, "stay still".

He reached for his friend's firm body and carefully plucked the first thorn from his pec. Noah winced as a tiny scarlet droplet rolled down his nipple.

"Stop being a pussy" Theo smirked, and used his thumb to wipe away the blood.

The young man's nipple stiffened as he watched Theo clean him up.

The entire situation had suddenly become almost erotic. Standing in the middle of the forest, touching his best friend's muscular, naked torso, and listening to him gasp and groan was something that was resigned to his deepest fantasies. His tool began to stir.

"There" he said, when he'd removed the last thorn.

Noah looked down at his tanned body which was now streaked with tiny lines of red.

"Do I look tough now?" He asked with a smirk.

"Oh yeah" Theo nodded, "particularly when I saw that tear in your eye when I pulled out the first one".

"Suck a dick, bro" he retorted quickly, and then stopped.

"Damn!" He barked, and turned and continued walking.

"What?!" Theo called, running to catch up and wondering what he'd done to cause the sudden reaction.

"Do you know how many insults I have to stop using now?" The man groaned, storming ahead. "Homo, suck a dick, eat my ass, bro that's half of my arsenal!"

Theo laughed as they reached a clearing and Noah turned back to him.

"You never answered my question" he said, and the light had dimmed significantly as they reached the depths of the forest.

The two young men stood inches from each other, staring.

"Do you really want to know?" He asked, and Noah nodded.

He had never expected to be asked such a question by his best friend. Least of all, whilst they stood facing each other, with one of them half naked and looking so incredibly hot.

"You won't get mad?"

Noah shook his head, and Theo swallowed the lump in his throat.

"Yes" he admitted, "I think you're hot".

Noah continued to stare at him, his deep hazel eyes studied Theo's blue ones and neither of them said a word, until finally a smile broke across his handsome face and he nodded.

"Knew it" he smirked, and flicked Theo in the ear before charging into the forest away from him.

"Asshole!" Theo snapped, and bolted after him.

The pair had been playing the game for years. It was something of a tradition, like a weird game of tag that neither of them had ever grown out of.

He thundered after his athletic friend, whipping through the tall weeds and swerving around the trees, until finally he crashed into the large, beefy frame of his best friends, and their lips connected.