Road to Re-Awakening

Proving It Wasn't All Talk

We made it back to Ron and Kevin's apartment just after seven in the evening. All of us were exhausted and sore so when Kevin suggested relaxing in the hot tub before dinner, Ron and I agreed without a moment's thought. I dug out my trunks and walked back into the living room to find both wearing speedos. Ron's was in pride colors and Kevin's was a plain black one with a rainbow colored paw on one butt cheek. Both showed a distinct outline of their cocks and I looked boring in my solid blue trunks.

I followed them down to the pool area which only had a few people lingering around that late in the day. We rinsed off in the outdoor shower and then slipped into the hot tub. No one else was taking advantage of it, but I saw just about every other pair of eyes glued on the three of us. Ron and Kevin sat next to each other on one side and I was across from them. I made sure there was a jet that I could use to massage my back and another for my legs.

"Think Jayson is going to go with you on any more hikes?" I asked.

"If he does we're probably going to need a larger tent. Ours is rated for four minions, I think, not three adults" Ron said.

"He has his own" I said with a grin.

"What fun is that? He's got a great ass and I bet he'd be a fun third... or fourth" Ron replied.

"I wouldn't know, I didn't get a chance to tap his ass" Kevin said. We continued to talk a while, each of us moving around to get the water jets to soothe our aching muscles. We'd been in the tub for almost an hour before we climbed out and headed back to the apartment.

They were in the shower, taking a long time when the pizza guy showed up. "Good planning. Make dad pay for it" I thought as I opened the door. The delivery guy looked surprised that it wasn't Ron or Kevin. "They're busy right now" I said and got a big grin from the guy. "Uh... how much?" I asked.

"It's paid for, already. We don't do cash deliveries anymore, it's a lot safer this way" he said. I nodded and peeled off a ten dollar bill and gave it to him as a tip. The only decent meals we'd had were the two at the big campground and we devoured the pizza like some starving wolves. Ron surprised me by pulling out a nice Cabernet to go with our pizza. We ended up finishing off two bottles.

"Your pizza dude is cute. I just gave him cash for a tip. From the look on his face I think he was expecting something different" I said.

Both Ron and Kevin laughed. "Yeah, he gets a different kind of tip normally, besides the one we add online. I doubt we have enough energy to give him a good one tonight. We'll take care of it next time. He probably didn't mind the extra cash, though" Kevin said. We were sound asleep before midnight and if they had sex I didn't hear a second of it.

We sat at the table eating breakfast when Kevin asked "Have you decided where you're going to get inked? Arm? Chest? Back? Leg? Face?" He had a devious grin on his face that told me he wanted to see me go through with it and my comments up in the mountains weren't empty promises.

"I was thinking on my upper arm, but I kind of like Ron's on his chest. Why?" I asked after a few moments of thought.

"Well, my tattoo artist said he's got some time this morning to talk and work up some ideas, but he's going to want to know what and where" Kevin said. Ron looked and smiled at me. He pushed a tablet over to me with a few tabs open that had different pages of tattoo ideas. I looked over them and was clicking on a some more as I finished my coffee.

"Remember, it's permanent. Choose wisely, my father" Ron said, laughing afterwards. He was right but as I looked a few stood out and I quickly added them to the ideas I'd been thinking of during our hikes. I realized I was the oldest and only guy without any ink when we walked into the shop. The artist, Alex, was about Ron and Kevin's age, with long, straight, light brown hair tied in a pony tail. He was short and thin with ink covering every exposed bit of skin I could see except for his face which had some sexy, soft lips.

"Mmm, I hear you're a blank canvas" the artist said with a smile as I sat down. We talked for a while, with Ron and Kevin staying mostly quiet, but giving a few bits of advice. I was envious of the artist since he could sketch out ideas so easily. We finally came up with something I was happy with. Ron and Kevin came over and while Kevin grinned, Ron looked shocked.

"How long is something like this going to take? And when can we do it?" I asked.
I would do this in three sessions, maybe a week apart to let you heal" Alex said.

"I don't live around here and I need to get back home soon. Any chance of doing it in one session?" I asked. Alex and Kevin both laughed. I didn't want to impose on Ron and Kevin and live at their place for the next three weeks.

"No way we can do it in one. Two, maybe" Alex said. I looked disappointed.

"Don't worry, dad. You can stay with us until it's done. It's not a problem. It's just good to see you back among the living" Ron said. I knew what he meant, I hadn't felt happier in years. I even heard a whisper in my ear from my dead wife that told me to do it and move on. We set up two appointments with Alex, a week apart starting on Monday.

"I won't be back until the seventeeth" I sent Sean. His response told me that he was a little worried until I texted "Staying with Ron another week" and then he seemed to be ok. Sunday we were back at the shop and while I was a lot less convinced this was a good idea, the three of us left with some some more holes in our bodies. One in each of my ears, one in each nipple and with both Ron and Kevin's nipples were pierced too. We didn't get a discount but I got a comment "A PA piercing will heal a lot faster than your nipples. Just find a good person to do it." I guess Kevin had made a comment to the piercer.

"Most older guys go with something a lot smaller for their first" Alex said as I took my shirt off and sat in his chair after I showed up on Monday. I wondered if they had a pool going on whether I'd show or not.

I smiled back and told him "It's been a crappy few years and I want to mark a new beginning".

"Don't get me wrong, I think it's cool. I hope you come back for your next one" Alex said as he began the outline of my sleeve. Like he had told me, he outlined first and then filled in. He even stopped when he got the outline to my elbow. "You sure you want the whole sleeve? Some guys get a lot of shit from work when it shows all the way down to the wrist" Alex said. Thankfully the gun was off my arm since I laughed so hard.

"If my boss complains then I'll fire him. I own the company" I told him. Alex laughed too and then started on my forearm.

He got a little further and then asked "How do you know Ron and Kevin?" I knew he wanted to say something more but cut himself off. I wasn't sure how much of Ron and Kevin's relationship Alex knew about so I wasn't going to out them.

"I'm Ron's dad. This trip was to visit his sister and him to get out of the depression I've been in since my wife, their mother, died" I explained. I hoped I was clear enough so that he didn't have any ideas that I was in any ways Ron's "daddy" in a sexual way.

"Oh OK. Kevin didn't explain that when he texted. I know you mentioned your wife dying as the inspiration for the art. They didn't seem like the daddy/son type so I was a little confused" Alex said.

I laughed. "Ah, I see you know about them" I said.

He nodded and asked "Yeah. You OK with it?"

"Absolutely. We tried to make sure that Ron and his sister understood that relationships come in all different shapes and sizes. I've been too busy dealing with other shit to realize that they both took it to heart. At least now they've seen that I practice what I preach" I said.

"Oh how?" Alex asked.

"Mind if I ask if you're queer or just a supportive?" I asked.

"Gay as fuck" Alex said, smiling back at me.

"Cool. I didn't plan on this trip having any sexual part to it. I just wanted to see my kids now that they're grown up and try to move on with my life. But almost every day, I've ended up having sex with at least one person. Yeah, they were just casual hookups, but no one was expecting anything more and I think everyone enjoyed it. Oddly, it has been more guys than women for me, which is the opposite of what it used to be. I'm not complaining. I think the sex has been better than ever" I said as he continued filling in some of the sections of my tattoo.

Alex's grin got bigger. "I wish my parents were as understanding as you. We don't talk much since they don't approve" Alex said.

"That sucks. Thankfully my parents were OK with my sexuality, but they were ecstatic that I married a woman. I just didn't tell them about the guys along the way. If your biological family won't accept you, find a logical family that will. No need to waste your time on people that won't support you, even if it was their sperm and egg that made you" I replied. We finished up and to be honest I could have continued on for another hour or two. Alex was fun to talk to and really talented so I now knew why Kevin recommended him.

"See you next week. Same time" Alex said.

"Holy fuck" Ron said when he got home from work and saw me adding some moisturizer to the fresh ink.

"Do you like it?" I asked, naively.

"Yeah, I do, but I was worried about you seeing the one I got. That is really going all in. The whole arm?" he asked.

"You should know by now I rarely do anything half assed. But... why would you think I'd be upset about you getting a tattoo? Were you only fixated on the sex stuff we tried to teach you when you were younger? Did you forget about the 'accept people for who they are' bit? I know at least once I said that about some guy that was covered in ink" I told him.

He shook his head. "Words are one thing. I was going to hide mine while you were here until you made the comments about Kevin's. You don't know how relieved I was" Ron said.

"Coming out and introducing me to your partner was easy, getting pierced with your boyfriend and dad was easy, sending your partner to my tent up in the mountains was easy, but telling me you got a tattoo to remember your mom was hard? Maybe we really did fuck up raising you kids" I replied with a smirk.

"If you put it that way..." Ron said.

"No secrets anymore. Make yourself happy and don't worry about me. I'm happy if you are" I told him.

I knew I needed to stay out of the sun while my arm healed and while the new holes in my ears didn't bother me, my nipples were sore. The care took time too and was a bit of a pain. They told me that it would be worth all of the work and not to expect them to heal overnight. After days out in the wilderness, I didn't want to stay inside the whole time so I put a loose, unbuttoned shirt on and headed down to the pool with a book in hand.

Thankfully, I found a shady area with a lounge chair and sat down and relaxed. After several chapters, I needed to refill my cup, recycle and do the next round of aftercare for piercings and ink. When I got back to the pool area I found my chair again and noticed a bigger crowd. The annoying woman that hit on me the last time was keeping her distance, but kept looking over at me. The other woman was there too and I got a few smiles from her. It was a good crowd that was there to enjoy a few hours of quiet time, sun and the pool.

The book was more interesting than I expected and I really got into it. Suddenly, I heard "I thought you had disappeared after getting scared off by Giselle. Hi, I'm Suzanne." I looked up and it was the woman from the elevator.

"Hi Suzanne, I'm Ben. No, I spent several days up in the mountains hiking with my son" I replied, smiling back at her.

"Ah, that's nice. We have a lot of trails to enjoy out here. I don't remember any that had a tattoo parlor on them, though" she said.

Chuckling, I replied "No, that was after six days of hiking. I made a few comments while we were hiking and found myself getting poked and inked after we got back home. It's only half done so I had to extend my stay another week."

"Most people get something small for their first... I don't remember seeing any other tattoos the last time" she said.

"Well, I wanted to mark a big event in my life and there were several ideas I wanted in it. That needed more space than something small" I said. She didn't appear to be turned off by my new additions.

"It shows that your confident in yourself. That's a good thing. Hopefully you'll stick around for a few days after its finished so we all can see it" Suzanne said.

I smiled and nodded. She laid back on the chair she had been sitting on and we talked for a while until she said "I'm a little thirsty. Are you interested in joining me for a cold drink?"

Her confidence was refreshing and I hoped the drink would be as well. "Sure, that sounds good. I'm not sure what my son has in his fridge besides the leftover pizza" I replied.

"I make a really good margarita" she said with a wink. A few minutes later I was walking into her condo and expected it to go in several directions. The margarita was smooth and delicious which we drank while sitting on the couch. The conversation continued as we sipped our drinks. 

Suzanne set her drink down and moved closer. Once I'd put my drink down and settled back in the couch she leaned in and whispered "I'm not looking for an animated dildo, but I was hoping you'd be up for more than just a drink."

It made me chuckle and the fact that she remembered my line to shut down the other woman was impressive. "I might be, but I'm going home in about a week, so I hope you you don't have any longer term aspirations" I said calmly. She smiled before leaning in and giving me a long kiss. 

When the kiss ended she pulled back my shirt and pulled it off. Suzanne looked at me a little suspiciously but tossed the shirt to the side. I unhooked the top to her bikini and dropped it on the floor. My shorts and her bikini bottom were next and with both of us naked she pushed me on to my back, stretched out on the sofa.

Suzanne laid on top of me and I braced for the jolt of pain a second before her breasts brushed over my nipples. She didn't say a word but pushed back up, arching her back and leaving my chest alone. Her movements were fluid as she ground her lower body against mine, making my already stiff shaft even harder. It didn't take long before I slid inside her and she began to ride me vigorously.

We lasted about fifteen minutes like that until I rolled us off the couch on to the floor. Our positions were now reversed and she was now on her back. The grin on her face was just as big as mine, but interrupted by the occasional moan. I varied the thrusts in both intensity and speed until I couldn't hold back any more. Suzanne could tell that I was getting close and when she wrapped her legs around my body it got me even closer. My orgasm was long and after a couple seconds, hers followed.

We laid on the floor next to each other breathing heavy for a few minutes before she spoke first. "Thanks, Ben. I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. I wasn't sure you were ready since you lost your wife, but you didn't stop me" she said softly, rubbing her hand over my arm.

"I did enjoy it. I wasn't planning on sex, but I've always tried to let things happen if they felt right" I replied. We talked a few more minutes and I saw she kept glancing over at the clock. I took that as my cue to thank her for the excellent margarita and we both put our clothes back on.

Two paces down the hall after the door closed behind me and I realized someone was leaning against the wall a few doors down. He was a big guy a few inches taller than me and solid muscle, dressed in a gray short sleeved work shirt and jeans. As I got closer I saw a smile on his face. "Looks like you had fun, I know that expression very well. It means she's all warmed up for me" the guy said before winking at me and walked to the door I just left. I stopped and watched and as he pulled his keys out and went in to Suzanne's condo.