California Dreaming

Chapter 22

I was riding the train back to California after I finished filming my last movie. I was thinking about the events of the last year, I was seeing Henry more often, things seemed better with my family, and I was established as an actor. I was especially happy about doing less films with Gloria, so I was able to make my own mark and hopefully slow some of the rumors that we would be getting married. It’s not that I didn’t like working with Gloria, but I wanted to keep my own identity.

Apart from my career, the economy had improved and was almost back to before the Wall Street Crash. The war in Europe was worrisome, I did get to see my brother Nikoli when he was home on leave, but he was now back in England. FDR has maintained that the United States would remain neutral, but we were supplying our allies, which in turn was helping the economy.

I was back at the studio to shoot a few retakes for my latest movie, I saw Willy was he working on some costumes for a different movie. He seemed a little distant and it appeared that he was trying to avoid me. I assumed it was because I had spent so much time away the last few months. We had never really talked about our relationship, and what that meant. Once I was finished with my work, I made a point to talk to him.

I smiled, “hey Willy, how have you been?”

He nodded, “oh, hi Ivan. How was New York?”

I said, “it was good, the filming went well, and I was able to spend some time with my family. I am sorry I haven’t had much time for you lately.”

He was looking at the ground nervously, “oh, that’s ok, I understand.”

I asked, “would you like to do something after work tonight?”

He stammered, “oh, um, I don’t know when I will be done, maybe we should…”

I smiled, “it’s ok Willy, if you don’t want to get together, I just thought we could talk.”

He finally looked at me, “yeah, we should probably talk.”

Before I could say anything else, one of the set painters walked toward us, he smiled, “hey Willy, are we still getting together tonight?”

He smiled back, “sure Joe, I’ll talk to you before I leave.”

Joe smiled back and walked away. Willy looked even more nervous, he stammered, “sorry Ivan, but I have already made plans for tonight.”

I grinned, “that’s fine Willy. It’s none of my business, but do you and Joe have something going on?”

Willy blushed, “I’m sorry Ivan, I didn’t mean for it to happen, but when you were gone, Joe and started to talk. We kind of got carried away, and well…”

I chuckled, “you don’t owe me an explanation. Look, we never talked about us, if Joe makes you happy, then I am happy for you. To be honest, I have a friend in New York, and he makes me happy too.”

He sighed and seemed to relax slightly, “I do owe you a lot though, if you hadn’t been so patient with me, I would have never had the confidence to talk to Joe. I am glad that you are not mad at me.”

I said, “of course, I’m not mad at you. You haven’t done anything wrong, you deserve to be happy.”

He smiled at me, “thank you Ivan, I am happy.”

I gave him a hug, “good, and I will always be your friend, if you ever need to talk, or need anything, let me know.”

Willy said, “that means a lot to me.”

We talked for a few more minutes and then I headed out of the studio. As Willy walked away, I saw that confidence return. He held his head a little higher as he went back to work.

I was happy for Willy, it wasn’t fair of me to string him along. He was fun to be with, but I knew that Henry was truly the one that I had deep feelings for. The next time I saw Henry, I was going to make sure he knew how much I loved him.

1941 was moving by quickly, I had finished the latest Louie Bragg picture. The studio wanted to release it in the first part of December, it was a good family friendly movie. They knew it would be well attended during the holiday season. I was pleased that the studio wanted me back in New York for the premier and that I could go the week before and spend Thanksgiving with my family. The premier was set for Saturday night, December 6.

I went to the premier with the rest of the cast and from the reaction of the audience, the picture was well received. I made an excuse to leave the afterparty a little early, Henry and I had made plans to spend the night together.

I had taken my tie and suit jacket off when Henry knocked at my door. I smiled as I let him in the room.

I was able to get Henry a ticket to the premier, he said, “I think this movie was funnier than the last one, I liked it a lot.”

I gave him a kiss, “thank you, it was actually more fun to make too.”

We sat down after I made each of us a drink. I took a deep breath as I asked, “can we talk about our relationship?”

He gave me a questioning look, “what do you mean?”

I took a drink, “I have been thinking about us a lot lately, I want us to be together more than just when I am in town for work. I don’t know when I will be filming in town again, I want us to be together when we want to, not just when my schedule allows it.”

He said, “I know Ivan, I would like that too, but I have already told you that I can’t leave right now.”

I shook my head, “yes, I know that, and I don’t expect you to pick up and move. Things are going well with my family right now, and I miss you so much, what would you say if I moved back to New York?”

Henry’s eyes widened, “are you serious?”

I nodded, “I think so, yes.”

He asked, “what about your contract?”

I shrugged, “I wouldn’t be able to move back until next September, when my contract is up. I have been saving most of my movie money. We could find an apartment and move in together.”

Henry gazed at me for minute, “I would like that, but what will you do after you move back?”

I said, “there are a lot of theatres here, I think I could get some parts and maybe even try my hand at directing a play or two.”

Henry said, “I would love it if you moved home, but I don’t want you to regret anything. You really need to be sure this is what you want.”

I nodded, “yes, I know, I have until next year to decide. I just wanted to get your feelings about us.”

He was thinking about what I had just said, he asked, “what brought this on?”

I sighed, “Willy.”

He furrowed his brow, “who is Willy?”

I took another drink, “he is a guy I was seeing in California. When I got back last time, he told me he met someone, and I saw how happy he was. I realized that the only time I was really happy, was when I was with you. I’m sorry, I should have told you about him earlier, but I started seeing him before we got back together.”

Henry chuckled, “it’s ok, I was with others before you stopped by the shop that day too. I assumed you got on with your life after you left.”

I smiled, “yeah, I assumed you did too. I just wanted to be honest with you.”

He smiled back at me, “thanks, I want us to be honest too. Just promise me that you will really think about moving back here before you actually don’t renew your contract. You need to make sure this is what you want.”

I gave him a kiss, “see, this is why I want us to be together, you balance out my impetuous nature.”

I pulled Henry to his feet as we kissed and began to undress each other. I pulled down his trousers and underwear and went to my knees, inhaling his manhood to the root. I cupped his nuts as I bobbed up and down on his cock, he held my head as our eyes locked and a smile came across his face. Over the last year we had come to know what turned each other on, even though my mouth was full of cock, I smiled back at Henry. I let my fingers wander to his hole, he spread his legs to allow me all the access I wanted. Once I had two fingers inside him, he moaned and pulled me to my feet, and we shared another passionate kiss. He pushed my trousers down and went to his knees to give me the same treatment that I had just given him, he did know how to push my buttons. I felt like I was getting close, so I pulled him up and we stepped out of the rest of our clothes, and we crawled onto the bed in a sixty-nine position, devouring each other. I let Henry continue to suck my cock as I pulled his legs up and began to tongue his sweet pink pucker, pushing my tongue inside on every other lick. I loved licking his hole and the way his round, firm ass felt in my hands. He had just the right amount soft fur coving his cheeks, I kneaded them as my tongue was coating his hole with my saliva. He was slobbering all over my aching cock, pausing only to give my semen filled nuts a good licking. He let my nuts fall from his mouth as he groaned, “oh God Ivan, please fuck me.”

He was lying on his back with his legs already in the air, I pivoted around and aimed my pole at its target and gave Henry a kiss. I slowly pushed in, my engorged manhood was a perfect fit for Henry’s love tunnel. A few minutes later I was up to speed, and Henry and I once again had our lips locked together. I’m not sure what Henry was doing with his ass muscles, but he was massaging my cock with every stroke, better than he had ever done before. It didn’t take long before I felt my juices start to rise, a few more thrusts and I exploded, coating Henry’s guts with my milky white seed. I continued to kiss him as my convulsions subsided and my breathing returned to normal.

Henry gave me a grin as I broke our kiss, I knew what that meant. He gave me a slight shove and I fell onto my back as he pushed my legs up. He went to work on my hole as I held my ankles, and my head went back and forth in euphoria. Once he had my pucker coated in his spit, he pushed his cock into my hole and smiled down at me as he thrust in as deep as he could. Once again, we fit together like a jig saw puzzle, and every thrust was hitting exactly where it gave me the most pleasure. My suddenly revived cock was bouncing up and down with every push in and out from Henry. I saw his eyes start to roll back and knew he was getting close. I grabbed his ass and pulled him in as far as I could, he let out a final moan and filled me full of his cream. To my surprise, my cock spasmed again and covered my stomach and chest with my own semen. He collapsed on top of me as we kissed again.

We caught our breath and cleaned up, then cuddled together under the covers, wrapped in each other’s arms. So far, I was still convinced that I was making the right decision, Henry is the man that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. We talked about it for another hour or two while we held each other, then drifted off to sleep.

I woke up the next morning with Henry’s hard cock wedged firmly between my ass cheeks. I smiled as Henry kissed my neck as I pushed my ass against him.

He whispered, “I have to admit, I do like waking up like this.”

I rolled over to face him, “me too.”

This led to a repeat of the action from the night before. Once we had both been relieved of our morning wood, we decided to dress and go get breakfast.

We walked to the lobby of the hotel in a good mood. More people than usual were milling around the lobby, they all looked shocked and worried. We made our way to the restaurant and heard the radio giving a news report.

Henry and I looked at each other in disbelief as we heard the voice on the radio, “repeating out top story, the United States has been attacked. At approximately 7 am this morning, Japanese war planes bombed our naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Roosevelt is meeting with his cabinet and top defense officials as we speak. It is fully anticipated that he will ask Congress for a declaration of war within 24 hours. Officials are also warning against further attacks, especially on the west coast, they advise all citizens to be on high alert. There are no reports on the extent of the damage or the number of casualties yet, please stay tuned for further developments.

Henry took my hand and said, “oh my God Ivan.”

To be continued…