Be My Companion

Julian

Seeing Alexis lay underneath me, trusting me and willing to surrender his body to me, always sent an excited shiver down my spine. His face lit up when our eyes locked, and he smiled up at me with such a pure, undeniable love. Alexis was an angel sent down to earth specifically to enter into my life, and I now had the opportunity to love, adore and worship him until my last breath.

Silently, Alexis raised his arms above his head, and I slid my hands underneath the fabric of his shirt, grazing his soft skin with the palms of my hands, and slowly peeled it over his head and off of his body. My gaze fell down to his naked torso, appreciating his firm pecs, the slender definition of his abs, and the tantalising curve of his hips.

"Touch me," Alexis whispered.

My hands caressed his shoulders and slowly worked their way down to his chest and nipples. Alexis bit his bottom lip as I tweaked and played with his nipples.

"Does this feel good?" I breathed.

"Yes," Alexis mumbled before allowing a small moan to escape his lips.

My hands slowly moved around to the dip of his waist, my thumbs rubbing circles into his soft skin. Understanding my silent prompting, Alexis nodded his head and shifted his hips up off the sofa cushioning, allowing me access to slowly peel his pants and his underwear down before tossing them onto the floor. His hard sex slapped up against his stomach with an emphatic thwack.

Keeping my gaze locked with his, I licked the palms of my hands and began working his shaft slowly but surely. Alexis writhed around in my grip, panting and expressing his pleasure in ineligible grunts and moans. I would watch his expressions as I swapped between hands and picked up the tempo of each deep stroke.

"J-Julian..." he breathed.

"Yes, baby?" I teased him.

Alexis opened his mouth to respond, but a slick digit plunging into his warm hole stopped any words from coming out. His brown eyes rolled back in pleasure as he relented and let out a loud moan. One hand continued servicing his hard cock while the other worked his hole, shifting from one finger to two.

His body was rolling around in pleasure under the expertise of my hands, and knowing that I was able to take him to this place turned me the fuck on. My own cock was already extremely erect in my pants, but I was focused solely on Alexis, pleasing him, making him feel good. The rhythm of my fingers picked up until I was blasting his hole with my digits, and Alexis let out squeals that almost sounded inhumane.

"Julian!"

His cock throbbed in my hand, and with a few final strokes, Alexis shot out his load with a loud moan. Knowing that I had brought Alexis to such an ultimate orgasm stirred me up on the inside, and made my cock rock fucking hard.

Once Alexis had come down, he had opened his eyes and looked up to me, the warmth in his chocolate irises matching the sweet smile that spread across his lips.

"My love," he whispered.

"Yes, baby?"

Alexis slowly rotated his body until he was on all fours in front of me, presenting that beautiful, round ass to me. He whipped his hair around as he looked over his shoulder at me with a cheeky glint in his eye.

"Come on then," he said firmly. "It's not going to fuck itself."

---

Alexis

Seeing the entire mood shift in Julian's expression as I invited him to make love to me turned me the fuck on, and if I wasn't mistaken, I felt my cock getting hard even though I just experienced one of the best orgasms of my life.

I watched as Julian eagerly tore off his shirt, and then pushed himself off the couch momentarily so he could take his pants and his trunks off. His hard cock sprung to life upon being set free, and he set himself behind me on the couch, gripping onto my hips firmly.

"I will never get tired of this sight," Julian said, his gaze focused solely on my ass.

I felt the head of his length press up against my cheeks, teasing my entrance. Oh god, I fucking wanted him so bad.

"You want it, baby?" Julian could sense my desire for him.

"Yes."

"How bad do you want it?"

"Please," I begged him, my voice desperate with lust.

Julian leaned forward, wrapping one arm around my waist, and kissed me on my neck before dragging the tip of his tongue up to my ear.

"Do you want me to be gentle?" he whispered.

I shook my head, which prompted a low growl from Julian.

He gently nibbled on my earlobe before running his hand through my hair, gripping onto the strands firmly. I heard him spit and felt him press his head against my entrance, and before I could even scream at the pain and pleasure of him entering me, he had pulled at my hair, tugging my head backwards.

"Fuck!" I hollered out.

Julian and I had engaged in intense and passionate sex before, but never had he been so rough with me before, and hot fucking damn was this the sexiest thing I had ever experienced. My sensitive cock became erect immediately at the feel of Julian pulling my hair and having his way with me.

He pushed his entire length into me, and once he realised he had gone in all the way, Julian let out a satisfied groan.

"So fucking tight," he breathed.

"Give it to me," I whispered.

"Your wish is my command."

With one hand now firmly gripped onto my hip and the other pulling at my hair, Julian began jackhammering me, the sounds of our bodies colliding bouncing off the walls and windows of the main living room. Several unintelligible noises escaped my mouth as Julian's thick cock crashed into me over and over again, sending me to a place of euphoria I didn't know existed.

I felt Julian's hand on my hip come off and then felt him tug at my hair with both hands, causing me to arch my back and look directly up at the ceiling.

"Fuck, Lex," Julian growled.

Julian's body slammed against mine, his hard cock destroying my raw hole, and he was tearing strands of my hair out with his big hands as he railed me, owning me and making me his. And I couldn't get enough of it.

The sounds of Julian's skin slapping against my hips with each thrust were drowned out by my moans and his deep, passionate grunts. His cock continued to fill me up in ways I had never experienced before in my life.

"Shit, baby! Fuck!" he called out.

He let go of my head and gripped onto my hips firmly. I brushed the strands of hair out of my face and looked over my shoulder at Julian, who was now dripping in sweat as he continued to fuck me. His gaze shifted between looking at me and looking down at his length entering me.

He raised one of his palms and struck my cheek, sending a satisfying sting through my body.

"You fucking like that?" he said in between frantic breaths.

"Yes, Julian!"

Julian spanked me again, and his groans and moans grew louder and louder.

I knew he was getting to that place. I knew he was about to shoot all of his load inside of me.

"Give it to me, Julian."

"Say my name again, baby," he panted.

"Give it to me, Julian! Cum in me!"

Julian's hip thrusts stopped and he gripped onto my hips tightly, letting out a cry as he shot his load inside of me. I let out a long drawn gasp as I felt his warm ejaculate coat my insides, filling me up with his love.

My elbows gave way and I fell forward onto the cushioning of the sofa. Julian's body collapsed on top of mine, the sweat on his chest and abs rubbing up against my back.

With a more gentle touch, Julian brushed the hair in my face behind my ear and he pressed a kiss against my temple.

"Was that okay, baby?" he whispered.

"It was amazing, Julian!"

"I wasn't too rough for you?"

I giggled. "I mean, I might struggle to walk tomorrow, but I really enjoyed that. Trust me, my love."

Turning my head to the side, my lips sought out Julian's and I planted a kiss on him.

"I didn't know you had that side in you," he muttered.

"Neither did I."

I heard Julian chuckle next to my ear, which I also felt as his chest shook against my upper back.

"While I love being this close to you, Julian, your large frame is squashing me."

"Oop." Julian pushed himself off me and stood up, offering his hand out to me with a sheepish smile on his face. "Sorry baby."

---

Julian

The devil worked fast, but nobody worked faster than Vanessa.

After washing the sex off ourselves, Alexis and I decided to take a nap when the hours of travel inevitably caught up to us. I held my future husband in my arms and only when I saw he had fallen asleep did I give into the fatigue.

I don't think I had been asleep for half an hour when my phone started vibrating on the bedside table. I chose to ignore it, seeing as I was too tired and I didn't want anything to wake Alexis up, but a second call soon followed.

"Julian, answer it," Alexis mumbled.

With a groan, I opened my eyes and reached for my phone. When I saw it was Vanessa, my interest piqued and I answered it quickly.

"Go for bro," I greeted her.

"I'm sorry, did I just wake you up?" Vanessa never apologised for waking me up before, so I knew she was working hard to make it up to me.

"Yes but it's okay. What's up?"

"I have a press conference set up for you outside of the stadium tomorrow morning at 8am under the guise that it's a big announcement that could potentially affect your career," she explained.

"Jeez, Ness. I know it could affect my career, but did you have to word it like that? It sounds so serious."

Hearing me refer to my publicist woke Alexis up almost instantly, his curiosity too big to contain. He cuddled up to my side and I wrapped my arm around him, silently pressing a kiss against the top of his head.

"Well, it is a big thing you're doing at the end of the day. Plus, my wording piqued the interest of a lot of media, so you'll get the chance to share your story in front of the whole world in one go." Vanessa's business voice paused at the other end, and her human voice returned. "I'm really proud of you, Jules. This is a big step you're taking, so that alone tells me that Alexis is worth it."

I tightened my hold around Alexis. "He'll always be worth it."

"I can see that now. I will do everything I can to control this narrative and steer it in the direction we want it to go, but I'm leaving the rest up to you, Jules."

"Of course. Thank you Vanessa."

"You're welcome." Vanessa paused again, and I thought she'd return to her no nonsense persona, but she didn't. "Again, I want to say thank you for keeping me on. Something like that will never happen again, I promise you."

"We appreciate that."

"Well, enjoy your night. You have a big day ahead of you tomorrow."

Vanessa hung up and I placed my phone back on the bedside table. Alexis looked up at me with question in his brown eyes, rubbing me gently on my chest with his delicate hand.

"Are you okay, my love?" he asked.

My heart was almost pounding out of my chest at the thought of how big tomorrow was going to be in the life of Julian Ambrose. I knew coming out was a milestone moment for any queer individual, but for me, it seemed like a completely life changing event.

Because it was. Everything was going to change upon one small admission about my life.

Would I still have football? Would I still have the trust and camaraderie of my teammates? Would I still have the support of my fans who have followed me from my college football days to my first ever Superbowl win? Would my sponsors still have my back?

"Julian?" Alexis whispered in his sweet song voice.

I snapped out of my anxious thoughts and looked down at the reason I was doing all of this in the first place. Yes, my entire world was going to change, but it was going to change for him. It was all for him.

This would be the last night that I would hold him in private because we weren't able to embrace each other in public. Starting from tomorrow, I could hold his hand in a restaurant, kiss him under the stars in Central Park, laugh at his jokes without worrying whether I was laughing too hard, and I could finally show the world how much I loved this man that waltzed into my life when I least expected it.

Alexis was sent into my life to fix my alcoholism, but little did he know that he fixed me as a man.

I leaned down and kissed him on his lips.

"Are you okay?" he repeated himself.

"Press conference is set for tomorrow morning. Finally, I can tell the world about who I am, and we don't have to hide anymore, baby."

Alexis looked worried momentarily, but a smile soon spread across his face.

"I'll be with you every step of the way," he said to me. "I love you, Julian."

"I love you too, baby."

---

Alexis

Wearing the Ambrose jersey I bought in Melbourne looking like the obedient WAG I was about to become, I followed Julian into the locker room where Vanessa and JT were waiting for us.

"So excited for you bro!" JT exclaimed, pulling Julian in for a hug.

"Thanks man. I really appreciate you being here."

JT brought me in for a tight hug which took me off my feet while Julian exchanged words with his publicist.

"Can't wait to have you officially part of the Sharks family," he said.

"That'll be even more accurate soon," Julian said, casually looking over his shoulder. "We're engaged!"

JT let out a big cry of excitement right next to my ear, and just when I thought he was finished with ragdolling me in a hug, he had picked me up off the floor again for an even tighter hug. I was sure he had fractured one of my ribs.

"Congrats guys! This is the best fucking news!"

After he set me down on the ground, he charged at Julian to crush one of his ribs while I turned to face Vanessa.

"This is a big day for you," she said matter-of-factly.

"It is."

While I respected Vanessa's dedication to her work, and most likely saved her from being fired, I was not jumping at the idea of being her friend, and she could sense that. With a resolute nod, she turned back to brief her client on the upcoming press conference.

"I'll give you a little introduction as always, and then it's all you from there. I've written up some prompt cards if you need them, but I think it'll be better and more genuine if it all comes from you," Vanessa said.

Julian nodded. "I need Alexis out there with me."

"That's fine," she said dismissively.

Julian looked over at JT and nodded towards him. "Him as well."

"Sure. It'll be a good look to have the star quarterback supporting you as well."

"Not just that," Julian said confidently. "JT's one of my closest friends and is the only one on the team that knows about Alexis and me. He's an important part of my journey."

A big grin appeared on JT's face and he wrapped his arm around Julian.

"Sharks management will be on the stage with you as well. I do think it's better that we brief them beforehand so they're not sideswiped when they hear it, but it's totally up to you," Vanessa explained.

Julian shook his head. "They can hear it with the rest of the world."

"So be it then," Vanessa said finally.

Julian rolled his shoulders around, preparing for one of the biggest moments of his life. Watching my fiance prepare to come out to the entire world made me think of my own coming out, and how miniscule it seemed compared to Julian's. I was simply an introverted teenager, out of the limelight, sharing my truth with my very accepting parents and brother and close friends with very minimal splashback whatsoever.

I knew I had the most seamless coming out and I was always going to be grateful for it. But knowing that my fiance, a public figure who thousands of people looked up to and admired, was going to share his truth in front of a bunch of cameras broadcasting to the entire nation made me hurt for him. There was no way that Julian's coming out was going to be as breezy as mine, and that upset me.

"Hey," Julian said softly.

I looked up and saw him looking at me with a half-smile on his face.

"It's going to be okay," he said as if he was reading my thoughts.

I nodded once, which didn't convince him at all. He took two steps to close the distance between us and gently placed his palm on my cheek.

"Baby," he muttered. "It'll be okay. I'm prepared for anything."

Julian leaned down to kiss me, his soft lips telling me more than his words ever could.

"Come on," Vanessa said suddenly. "It's time."

---

Julian

I stepped onto the dais with Alexis and JT behind me, while Vanessa was darting around, setting up the final last minute touches for the press conference. The crowd of people in front of me all lit up upon seeing me, which only made me even more nervous for my upcoming confession.

I glanced over my shoulder at Alexis who smiled at me. That image alone could give me enough bravery to enter a war by myself.

"I love you," I said to him softly.

“I love you too, Julian." Alexis gestured between him and JT. "We're both here for you."

With the support of the man that was going to take my last name, and one of the closest friends I have on and off the field, I puffed my chest out and proudly walked forward towards the podium, ignoring the curious stares of Sharks management as I strutted past them.

Vanessa quickly dashed to the podium and tapped on the microphone. "Good morning everyone. I would like to present OC Sharks defensive end Julian Ambrose as he has a very important announcement that he would like to share."

I watched my publicist step to the side for me, and she shot me a hopeful look on her usually frowny face. I gave her a subtle nod and stepped up to the microphone, feeling the eyes of hundreds of people in front of me, with dozens of cameras staring down at me.

"Good morning. I know this press conference seemed very sudden and very frantic, but let me assure you that my position here at the Sharks is still very much intact; I am not retiring; no other club has picked up my contract; I am very happy here in Orange County as the starting defensive end for the team."

The media were hanging onto every word I had said thus far, and some even looked visibly relieved when they heard I was still a proud Sharkie.

"This conference was called for something more personal to me. I know I've gained some media attention as an NFL bad boy because of my antics off the field, and I do not shirk any of the responsibility of these instances. I take full accountability for my actions, and for anyone who may have been hurt by these actions, I sincerely apologise. I sought to turn my life around, and it was because of this that I hired a sober companion, who assisted me on my road to sobriety and to become a better man."

A flicker of a memory of Alexis's face when I first met him at the restaurant with Vanessa flashed into my mind. I pressed my lips together, suppressing a smile that was daring to spread across my face like wildfire.

"Alexis Mendes here not only helped me in my recovery with my alcohol addiction, he helped guide me out of the dark place I was in and helped me find myself. The man you see today is a direct result of Alexis's hard work, passion and dedication."

I looked back at Alexis, whose beautiful face lit up upon seeing me. With tears in his eyes, he subtly nodded his head, silently telling me that he was also ready for the world to know about us.

I turned back to the mic and took a deep breath. "Guys, I don't know how else to say it. I'm madly in love with Alexis here."

A wave of shocked gasps sounded throughout the crowd, and the chatter among the journalists almost erupted at my admission, but all I could picture in my head was Alexis's smile.

"I am the man I am today because of Alexis." I waved Alexis over to join me, and he tentatively stepped forward and stood next to me. I put my arm around him and kissed him on the top of his head. "And while I'm not putting any specific labels on my sexuality for now, one thing I can say without a shadow of a doubt is that I am very much in love with this man and want to spend the rest of my life with him."

I heard JT cheer and applaud from behind us, which brought a smile to my face.

"This will not affect my performance on the field or my ability or desire to bring the SuperBowl championship back to Orange County in the upcoming season, and with Alexis by my side, I can guarantee that I will be the Defensive Player of the Year yet again at the end of the season."

I looked down at Alexis and beamed at him.

Oh, to hell with it.

I quickly swept him up into my arms and leaned my head down, planting a big kiss on him. Alexis let out a shocked squeal, but soon melted into my embrace, returning the passionate kiss in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

"You did it," Alexis whispered.

"We did it," I replied.