So, after a long wait I have finally finished this chapter! I'm sorry it took so long to write and hoepfully the chapters to follow wont take as long. This is probably the hardest chapter I've had to write to date, as always I enjoy comments, ideas, and constructive critiscim. All characters in this story belong to me and the story is my own! This chapter contains m/m sexual content that is not suitable for readers under 18 years of age. Without any further ado, here's Chapter 7 of The Road of Life.

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The Road Of Life: Chapter 7 ~ To Know Desire

Lying and hiding the truth from Andrew was no easy task and at times I found myself almost compelled to tell him what had really happened between me and my step-dad. Somehow I managed to keep things from him. The weeks passed by, Christmas passed, New year passed, each holiday that passed I gained more precious memories, memories that had been torn from me in my days of living with Bob. Valentine's Day was approaching and there was talk that Carol and James might go out of town for a week, leaving Andrew and I alone for valentine's Day. By this time I had managed to save up quite a bit of money, some of which I planned to use to take Andrew on a special date for Valentine's. I planned each and every detail carefully, getting reservations at the sushi restraunt weeks in advance. The relationship between Andrew and I had grown strong, and I was beginning to feel it might be time to try some of the things that earlier on might have spelled disaster for our relationship.

As far as school went things went as they normally did, with the exception that Alan had stopped his bully campaign. Alan and his lackey kept their distance from me and I only saw glimpses of Alan at times. One day when walking through the hall I stumbled upon Alan and Shane in some sort of argument, though what it was about I had no idea. The argument ended in Shane getting a punch across the face from Alan before he stormed off. I headed off to my class, not wanting to know what it was about, though later on I'd find out just what it was that had occurred and why.

The school day went smoothly after that, ending with no more surprising events. Andrew and I drove home together, because it was still too cold outside to walk home. He drove a blueish-green colored 2008 model Nissan Sentra. We conversed on the way home and Andrew reminded me that his parents were leaving tomorrow morning. When we got home we both sat down and ate a simple lunch of ham sandwichs. I told Andrew I needed to head out for a bit, to go get some things from the store. He hugged me goodbye and I put on my winter coat, heading out into the cold, dry evening winter air. It took about a half hour to walk to the nearest convenience store from Andrew's house, which I normally wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't so damn cold out.

I walked down the aisles once I arrived inside the warm store, which had a bit of a strange name, it was called 'The Lucky Dog Superstore.' In the times I had gone there I learned that the owners of the establishment were a family of beagles, who had once been poor. One day their luck had a dramatic change for the better with an anonymous donation, with that donation they were able to pay their debts and start up this grocery store. The store had started as a small store and through the years had expanded to be a superstore. They named the superstore as it was today to remind themselves that every day is a blessing not to be wasted but treasured, to remind themselves that luck can change a furs life dramatically. I had always found the story rather encouraging and inspiring, it gave me thought to treasure every day as they did, after all, I had a lucky change in my life as well. I had become friends with the Matheson's, the owner's of the store, they were a non-judgmental family and often asked how I was doing or how Andrew and I as a couple were doing. They were usually happy to hear we were doing well and always wished us the best of luck.

My thoughts drifted back to the reason I had come in and I stumbled upon the 'family planning' aisle and began browsing the many products. I picked up a bottle of lube and blushed as my thoughts wandered onto dangerous topics of what Andrew and I might do together. Randomly my thoughts turned to an event, a condition that Carol had given me for living there.

"You can stay here for as long as you need to Max, on the condition that should you two ever decide to... just at least be safe."

The sentence ran through my mind clear as day. I decided to honor my promise to Carol, I grabbed a box of condoms and headed for the checkout after grabbing some shampoo, as to make it seem I didn't just come in for sexual items, then again, I really did need more shampoo. I was blushing the whole way to the checkout counter, my naughty thoughts returning with a vengeance.

"Eh? Hey Max!"

I heard the voice of May, the Matheson's oldest daughter and turned to see her put her work aside and approach me.

"Oh! Hey May! Been a busy day?" I asked.

"A bit busy, probably normal for today. Whatcha got there?" she inquired, peeking at the various items in my hand-basket.

"Er.." I blushed, not exactly sure how to respond.

After she sighted the condoms she looked up, a small blush covering her face. "Oh! So, you two finally ready for that huh?"

My blush deepened, "Well, I'm hoping so.. Kinda planned for Valentine's.. movie, dinner.. maybe something else at the end of the night.."

May grinned and punched my shoulder lightly, "You're such a romantic Max, I'm sure he'll love whatever you have planned."

I smiled, May was very kind. Her and I got along very well, like long lost friends I would explain it. "Thanks, May."

"Hey tell your boyfriend I said hi! I'll see you later Max, gotta get back to work I'm afraid."

I waved goodbye to May and proceeded to the checkout, promising her I would do so. After finishing at the store I headed back home, the night air colder than it was when I had gotten here. I snuck into the house and snuck upstairs to stash my items before anyone had the chance to see what I had bought. Once everything was put away I headed back downstairs to find Andrew doing some homework in the Family room.

"I'm home." I stated, causing him to look up from his math book and smile.

"Welcome home." he said as he got up, walked over and gave me a hug and kiss.

"May said 'hi" I told him, making good of my promise to May.

The rest of the evening went on as usual, both of us finishing our homework before heading off to bed.

The next morning we woke to the alarm clocks blaring, constant beep and I remembered that Carol and James were leaving today. The clock read 4 A.M. and I frowned, it had been ages since I had woken up this early for any reason. They wanted Andrew to drive them to the airport so they wouldn't have to pay for unnecessary car parking for the few days they'd be gone. We both got up and got dressed, quickly, without showering, planning to come home and go back to sleep after we dropped them off. The drive to the airport was mostly silent until Carol ran through the rules of the house in a joking manner as we got closer to the airport. Some of the items on her list were: 'No wild parties' and 'no burning the house down.' We helped get the luggage out of the car then waved goodbye to Carol and James, making sure they got inside the airport before getting back in the car and driving home. A round trip drive took about an hour, making it about 5:30 A.M. when we got home. We both planned to skip the next couple days of school so that we could have our own 'getaway' for the Valentine's week.

We went back to sleep as soon as we got home, taking advantage of our skipping school. The next couple days were spent cuddling, watching movies together on the living room couch and just enjoying the time we spent with each other. On occasion we'd play a few rounds of 'Guitar Hero,' an old game that I had only heard about in my youth yet never gotten the chance to play. Andrew had forgotten he even owned it until a few days prior when a conversation randomly sparked up the subject. Andrew had spent long nights practicing when he was more into the game, because of that he was a pro even with the long absence of practice. Every time we played the battle mode he'd smoke me, and at times I'd playfully complain and joke that he should let me win every now and then. Occasionally he'd lose by making a mistake or two, though it was in his competitive nature not to lose easily.

The days seemed to pass by quickly and yet almost took forever as the long wait for Valentine's Day came to an end. I awoke to the bright morning sun seeping through blinds, the bright sunlight almost made Andrew look like an Angel sleeping by my side. His eyes fluttered open, the green color making me smile. He smiled back at me, giving me a soft kiss. We both stretched and sat up, wiping the sleep dust from our eyes. He got up and headed for the door, probably going to shower but paused and looked back at me, a slight blush covering his face.

"Uhm.. Max.. want to join me?" he asked as the blush grew deeper.

I myself felt the heat of blood rushing to my cheeks, "Are you sure..?" I asked.

Andrew nodded, the blush remaining on both our faces, "Yeah, I want you to shower with me.."

This was honestly something I had not anticipated to happen for the day. I got up and walked over to him, kissing him lovingly. We made our way to the shower, closing the door behind us. I turned on the water, making sure it wasn't too cold or too hot. Both of us usually slept shirtless after spending so much time together, therefore all that remained were our pj bottoms and the underwear underneath. He seemed nervous and yet at the same time seemed to want this. I wrapped my arms around him, pulling him into a hug, our bare chests coming into contact. We kissed each other, steam from the warm shower water beginning to fill the bathroom. My paws slid lower, soon reaching his pant line and I continued to slide my paws lower until his pj bottoms fell off. He mimicked my actions, leaving us both in our underwear. I looked into his eyes and they showed no more nervousness, just joy and happiness. We stripped each other of the last of our garments and stepped into the shower together. The soothing warm water poured over our bodies freeing us from the slight coldness of the house.

We continued our kissing session which made us both a little excited. My paw moved lower on the front side of his fine body, running over his chest, making the both of us blush a bit. My paw gradually moved lower, caressing his member gently to entice it out of its sheath. A soft moan escaped his throat, the unfamiliar pleasure of someone else caressing his member washing over him like the warm water. His paw also slid lower, caressing my own sheath. It didn't take long for the both of us to get erect. For a short time I stroked his member before gradually moving down on my knees. He gave me a quizzical look of innocence, unsure as to what I was going to do. I returned his look with a bit of a smirk before I began to lick his member teasingly. He closed his eyes, another soft moan escaping his throat. I began to take more of him into my mouth, slowly moving my head forward and back on his member. The sense of pleasure for the both of us was increasing, I could tell he was enjoying my ministrations merely by his continued pleasure filled moans. I was enjoying myself as well, the taste of his pre making me more and more excited. I began to stroke my own member, feeling that he may not last for much longer. After a minute or so I could feel him begin to tense up, I was beginning to tense up myself. Soon after he released his hot seed into my mouth. The amazing taste of his seed made me release my seed as well, shooting across the bottom of the shower floor. I swallowed his seed before standing up, a giant blush covering his face.

"That.. was amazing." He said with a slight pant. He pulled me into a hug, pulling me tight against him. "I love you." he whispered.

I smiled, returning the hug, "I love you too, Happy Valentine's Day." I whispered to him.

We stood there hugging each other for a good five minutes before we parted. The water, by this point, was beginning to get cold, so we used the remaining portion of our shower time to actually wash ourselves and get clean. After we finished our shower we helped each other get dry and then got ourselves dressed for the day. For most of the earlier portion of the day we went out to the park and walked around. The weather outside was getting warmer, as the signs of an early spring had begun to appear. We held paws as we walked around the public park, noticing a few other older couples sitting on the benches or walking around like we were. Sometimes we'd get looks from the other couples like, 'shouldn't you two be in school?' or 'ugh.. a gay couple..' but no one really flat out said anything. We passed by an elderly couple who smiled as we approached, stopping us to say that we were such a cute couple. At first I thought that they must have been senile, thinking that we were a regular male and female couple, until the elderly woman gave me a look that basically said, 'I know, I'm not senile.' I smiled sheepishly and we thanked them both for the compliment.

In the afternoon we went and had lunch at an Italian themed place. Andrew insisted on paying since he knew I had plans for us for the rest of the day. After we enjoyed our lunch we headed over to the theater, Andrew had been dying to see the new Mission Impossible movie ever since it came out, but we hadn't had much time due to school. I had pre-bought the tickets earlier in the week and surprised him when we got to the theater, telling him the movie we were going to see; He practically jumped around with joy. We got our popcorn and drinks and headed into the theater, which was surprisingly pretty crowded, it made me glad that I had bought the tickets earlier on. The movie was filled with much action, espionage and explosions. After the movie ended we began to walk down the street, watching as the sun began to set. We were heading to the restraunt, but he had no clue about it, I had made sure it would be a surprise. After awhile of walking we ended up at 'Oiishi Sakana,' a Japanese styled sushi restraunt. As soon as he realized we were walking towards it he leaned over and gave me a soft, loving kiss.

I blushed lightly and smiled back at him. The owners had been to Japan and learned how to professionally make sushi from a master chef as well as took notes on traditional interior restraunt design. We walked up to a podium and were greeted by the hostess, who was dressed in a traditional, pink colored Kimono.

"Welcome to Oiishi Sakana! We're a bit busy tonight, it should be about a 15 to 20 minute wait." she said.

"I have a reservation, it's for Maximus Dreeker." I replied with a smile.

She looked at a list on her podium and returned the smile, "Alright then!" She waved her hand at a waitress who was walking by, "Alayna will take you to your table."

The hostess pointed on her list and Alayna nodded, "Right this way gentlemen."

We followed her to our table, which was adorned with a pair of lit red candles as per my request. She handed us the menu and told us that she'd be back in a few minutes to take our order. We took our time and looked over the menu, choosing several different types of sushi. When the waitress returned we placed our order.

"So, you two celebrating Valentine's as a couple?" she asked.

"Yeah, we are. We've been dating for a few months." Andrew replied.

Alayna smiled, "You two make a really cute couple! I'll go give them your order, want anything to drink?"

"Thanks! I'd like some Orange soda." I responded.

"I'll have the same." Andrew told her.

With that she left us again, returning a few minutes later with our drinks. In the time we waited for her to return with our meal we made small talk, talking about the day and about some future plans we had. Alayna returned again with our meal, she also gave us a plate of some deserts, which I was surprised to see.

"Happy Valentine's Day." she told us and departed when she finished, the plate of treats had been a complimentary Valentine's Day gift.

After we finished our meal Alayna brought us our bill. She had been very kind to us so I gave her a seven dollar tip. After we paid we left and headed for home. The night air was still a bit cold, roughly in the low 60's or high 50's. Andrew grabbed my arm and cuddled close to me as we walked along the sidewalk, to keep us both warm as well as to add a sense of romanticism. When we arrived home we sat down on the couch together, just cuddling in the dim moonlight cascading through the window. The day had been an amazing one, something unlike anything I had ever experienced. Our cuddling soon turned into kissing, which then led to a full on make-out session. His tongue pressed against mine in the many passionate kisses we shared. We parted from our kissing for a few moments to gaze deeply into each other's eyes. The love I could see in his eyes was intense, he truly loved me more than anyone ever had and I loved him more than anyone I had ever previously cared for.

A blush began to crawl onto my face as I told him, "I want you..."

He seemed slightly surprised but smiled afterwards, "Are you sure?" he asked.

I nodded, before standing up, the both of us heading upstairs to his bedroom. When we got upstairs our kissing started up again as we made our way to his room. He helped me pull off my shirt and I returned the favor, the passion from kissing was already starting to excite me. I laid down on his bed while his paws ran over my chest, proceeding lower and lower until they reached my pants. He un-did my pant button and zipper, his hand sliding into my underwear. A sense of nervousness was in my breathing and in my eyes, he took note of this and pulled away a bit.

"Max.. we don't have to.." He said with a half smile.

I smiled back at him, "I want to.. I'm just nervous about it, that's all.." I leaned up and kissed the side of his muzzle softly. "Oh.. er.. before I forget.."

I got out of the bed and walked over a drawer I kept my clothes in, digging through till I found what I sought. I brought out the bottle of lube and condoms I had bought earlier in the week from the store. before I walked back over I let my pants drop off, leaving me in my underwear. Andrew took off his pants as I walked back over, laying next to him as my face turned a bright red color. I opened up the package of condoms and handed one to Andrew, who grinned just slightly. I wrapped my arms around him and continued to kiss him as I had been doing earlier. The excitement returned quickly and my paw wandered down Andrew's body to his member, gently coaxing it out of its sheath. The last of our garments disappeared while our passion continued to grow. After a time of 'playing with each other' he got up on his knees, opening the condom package and applying it to his member.

"Are you sure you want this?" he asked one more time for confirmation.

I nodded my head, "Yes, I want you." was my reply.

He took the bottle of lube and poured some onto his fingers. He applied the lube to my tail-hole area, the lubricant a bit cold at first. He then poured some more onto his member and spread it around before positioning himself at my tail-hole.

"I'll be gentle, I promise." He whispered in my ear before slowly sliding himself into me.

Like I had fantasized many times before I felt pain, but this time the pain was real and made me actually cringe just slightly. He waited for me to adjust before he would move himself in any more. After awhile the pain faded and all I felt was bliss. When I was finally used to his size he began to pull out and then thrust back in. As the bliss grew my soft moans got louder and louder, unimaginable pleasure filling me. His thrusts began to get faster and faster as my moaning increased. I could feel his knot pressing against my tail-hole and with each thrust he seemed to push harder, he had also begun panting. My paw moved to my own member and I began to paw myself off. Even with just the intoxicating pleasure of his thrusts I had become hard, with Pre leaking from the tip of my member, but now that I had begun pawing off I could feel myself tense up a bit. He began to tense up a bit a tell-tale sign that he was going to climax soon.

"I'm going to cum!" he moaned with a pant as he made several more hard, quick thrusts.

His knot went into me with a 'Pop' as he moaned loudly, releasing his load. The mixture of pain and pleasure that his knot gave me made me climax as well while a loud moan escaped my throat, my seed shooting against his stomach and chest. Exhausted, we laid there for awhile until Andrew was able to slide out of me. He held me in his arms and I rested against him a sense of overwhelming joy and happiness in my heart. I smiled at him, the smile relaying the message of a thousand words that could not be said, my eyes relaying the message of the intense love I had for him. His beautiful green eyes delivered the same message, a message of undying, eternal love.

"I love you." I stated to him, giving him a soft, loving kiss.

"I love you too, Happy Valentine's Day." he whispered in my ear with a return smile.

Desire, It can be both a wonderful thing and a deadly sin. It can be the desire of anything, whether it be food, entertainment, love or sexual pleasure, the list goes on and on. The pleasure I had felt in this one day started a chain of events, a chain that would lead me to both a devastating future and at the same time was necessary to bring me to my ultimate paradise. I finally knew the meaning of desire, knew what it meant to know desire. The desire of sexual pleasure, which is named lust, became one of my greater desires. Lust would become my ultimate sin, but the future is still unwritten. Only time will tell our story. For now I laid next to the love of my life, laying in his arms while quickly drifting off into a deep sleep. Even through a ballad of hardships true love is an eternal thing. When we really love someone we never really stop loving them, even if they hurt us. When someone loves you with all their heart, even if you hurt them they'll never really stop loving you. Love and Lust are two separate things and lust can often times ruin the best of love. Love with all your heart if you love, but never lust for that which would ruin the one you love and never lust for something that is never meant to be yours.

To everyone around the world, "Happy Valentine's Day."

....TO BE CONTINUED....