Sweet Topping CV3 by Carol Lynne

phone and called Gill.
    Finally, after six rings, Gill picked up. “What!”
    “Gill?”
    “Kyle?” Kyle could hear the emotion in Gill’s voice. His already deep voice sounded lower and scratchier than ever, like it hadn’t been used often enough.
    “I was wondering if you could open the garage door for me?”
    “What? You’re here?”
    “Yeah. I’m out front, but I realised I can’t get up the steps.”
    “Hold on.” Gill hung up the phone and Kyle waited for the garage door to open. When the porch light came on instead and Gill stepped out of the house, Kyle’s breath caught.
    Casey had been right. Gill looked like shit. Had his leaving really done that to him?
    Gill walked towards Kyle’s van and opened the door. Without asking, he scooped Kyle out of the driver’s seat and carried him into the house.

    SWEET TOPPING
    Carol Lynne
    75

    Kyle motioned towards the van after Gill shut the door. “My chair?” Gill shook his head and set Kyle on the sofa. “It’ll be harder for you to run out on me if I leave it where it is, for now.”
    Kyle wasn’t sure whether to be insulted or flattered. He took in Gill’s appearance. The black hair on top of Gill’s head was barely long enough to curl, but it seemed messy none-the-less. His once beautiful face now sported a full, bushy beard. The dark circles under Gill’s eyes attested to his lack of sleep.
    “Are you okay?” Kyle asked.
    Gill shook his head and fell to his knees. Putting his head in Kyle’s lap he began to cry.
    “No. I haven’t been since the night you left me.” Overwhelmed by Gill’s emotional display, Kyle rested a hand on top of the big man’s head. “I was hurt.”
    Gill looked up at him. “Why? Is it because I didn’t offer to go to California right away?”
    “No.”
    “Then why? I’ve racked my brain trying to figure out what I did wrong. I’ve replayed that night over and over again and I just don’t know.” Kyle’s heart melted at the sight of his big, strong lover in tears. “I…I thought you were different than everyone else. I thought my being in a wheelchair didn’t matter to you. That you loved me for me, not for what I could or couldn’t do.”
    “I do. I do love you no matter what. How could you think otherwise?” Gill asked. He honestly looked confused.
    “It just seemed like as soon as I said yes, you wanted to ship me off to learn to walk.
    Gill, I don’t know that I’ll ever walk again. It broke my heart when I realised walking was so important to you.”
    Gill started shaking his head vehemently. “No. I want you to walk for you. Because I have faith that you can do anything you set your mind to. You can’t honestly look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t care if you ever walk again. I know you too well. I know about the fights you had with your family over it. I heard you on the phone several times. I thought you kept saying no because you were afraid I’d find someone while you were gone. The ring, the wedding? That was to prove to you that I loved you enough to give you the time you needed to do what you needed to do. That’s all. No big scheme on my part.” SWEET TOPPING
    Carol Lynne
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    Gill took a breath and wiped at his face. “When we started dating, you didn’t think you’d ever be able to cum, right?”
    Kyle nodded.
    “And I was okay with that, because just being in the same room with you was enough for me. But then you surprised us both and erupted like a geyser.”
    “Well, more like a tiny trickle in the beginning,” Kyle was quick to remind Gill.
    Gill shook his head again. “To me, it was a geyser. It was you overcoming an obstacle that had been placed in your way.”
    “It never would’ve happened without you,” Kyle piped in again.
    “I’d like to think that, but…”
    “No buts. It wouldn’t have without your unwavering commitment to make me feel again.”
    Gill finally grinned. It was the prettiest thing Kyle had ever seen. “Thanks.” Leaning down,