Rated PG
I read Sappy Gilda's latest story several times over the weekend, and I guess sap begets sap, because lo and behold, Sappy Shannon came out to play.
Alliance holds the legal rights to these characters, but they belong to the fans.
GREEN EYED
Ray Vecchio eyed his partner somewhat nervously as they rode up in the elevator to their apartment. They had just returned from a wonderful evening out; having a romantic dinner in a restaurant that catered to a gay clientele. The food had been excellent, but best of all, he and Benny had been free to act like a couple in love, holding hands and smiling at each other any way they wanted. Ray had even managed to steal a kiss or two from Benny.
But towards the end of the meal, Benny had grown more subdued, and his mood had continued on the way home. Fraser had been quiet and pensive.
The two men entered the apartment in silence, and after hanging up their jackets, Ben shut the closet door with more force than was strictly necessary.
"Benny, is something the matter?" Ray asked.
Ben turned to face him. "Yes, Ray. Didn't you notice the behavior of the waiter this evening?"
Ray was puzzled. "No. What are you talking about? He was a very good waiter."
Ben made a noise that sounded very much like a snort. "Yes. Perhaps he was too attentive."
"Excuse me?"
"Ray, he was hitting on you the entire evening!"
"No he wasn't, Benny."
"Trust me, Ray. He was. He flirted with you from the moment we were seated."
Ray shrugged and shook his head. "Maybe he just wanted a good tip."
"He wanted a tip all right," Ben muttered.
Ray started laughing. "Benny, are you jealous?" He walked over and wrapped his arms around Ben's waist.
"No!" Ben protested a little too loudly. "But I'm offended. I was right there at the table with you, and it was obvious that we were a couple, and he kept on flirting with you anyway!"
"Benny, I really don't think he was. I mean, why on earth would he flirt with me?"
Ben shook his head. "You're right, Ray. A gorgeous, sexy Italian man. Why would anyone flirt with you?"
"I'm not, Benny."
"You are, Ray."
Ray sighed patiently. "Benny, you're the only one who sees me that way."
"Quite obviously I'm not, Ray."
Ray looked distinctly skeptical. "Come on, Benny. Why would anyone think I'm sexy? I'm bald, for crying out loud!"
"Yes, you are." Ben agreed. "You have a perfect, beautiful head, covered with just the right amount of hair." Ben rubbed his face against Ray's soft, bristly hair, then planted a kiss on the top of Ray's head.
"I have a big nose."
"Yes, you do. A big, elegant nose that does nothing but add character to your face. Far preferable to the small little nub on my face." Ben ran a finger lightly down Ray's nose, then placed a kiss on the tip.
Ray shifted slightly on his feet, a smile beginning to play across his face. "I don't have beautiful blue eyes like you do."
"No," Ben agreed, "you don't. You have striking hazel green eyes, always so full of life and spark and energy. I only have to look into those eyes to know what you are thinking and feeling."
"I'm skinny."
"You are lean and strong and elegant. You move like an athlete. Or a dancer." Ben wrapped his arms around Ray's waist, pulling their bodies closer together.
Ray was losing the struggle to keep the grin off his face, and his eyes were dancing with merriment. "But my lips..."
"But your lips..." Ben leaned in even closer and covered Ray's lips with his own.
Ben finally broke the kiss and leaned his head against Ray's shoulder with a sigh. "And your hands..."
"My hands?"
"Yes, your large, capable hands with those long elegant fingers that do things to me that just drive me crazy."
"Mmmm, really?" Ray whispered. He ran his hands slowly, slowly, down Benny's back, caressing and tickling lightly with his fingers as he went, finally grasping Ben's buttocks; pulling him even closer.
Ray drew Ben into another kiss and started backing them slowly across the floor. When they reached the door of the bedroom, Ray broke the kiss and gave his lover a teasing grin.
"So, Benny, what else do you like about me?" He asked, just as they toppled to the bed.
THE END
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