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“You said you’d never get married again.”

“That was before I met him.”

“Fuck. Okay, then. But if you call me Dad, I’ll have to punch you.”

He looked at his friend, who had one of his cheeky grins. It was like looking at his future. Father and son had the same smile. It was where the familiarity had come from. They all cracked up laughing. It would take some getting used to, but Daniel knew they’d be okay.

CHAPTER 11

DANIEL

“Where are we going?” asked Daniel.

“You’ll find out when we get there.”

“I’m the one who’s supposed to give you the surprises.”

“Exactly, so why don’t you put that thing away? We’re going to be late.”

Daniel only had his shirt on. His cock was hanging between his legs, and he pulled on it, feeling it plump as he smiled at Josh. Josh looked at it and licked his bottom lip. Daniel let go and moved his hips, so it swung back and forth.

Josh advanced on him and gripped hold of his cock, which quickly got on board with the development. Josh gave it a couple of slow strokes, and kissed Daniel on the lips, before giving a wicked grin.

“I’ll meet you in the kitchen,” he said, before walking out without looking back.

Daniel looked down at his poor dick, which was now at full mast. Perhaps he had time to take the edge off before he got dressed.

“Five minutes,” shouted Josh.

Perhaps not!

Daniel was surprised when they arrived at the field. This was not what he was expecting. It had been a couple of weeks since his conversation with Gavin, and he and Josh had met once, just the two of them. Josh was happy with how it went, but didn’t go into it any further, and Daniel was happy to respect his privacy. The two most important people in his life were talking. He’d take that.

When Josh had found out it was Daniel’s birthday, he insisted on being in charge of the celebrations. They’d spoken about so much over the six weeks since they’d first met. Josh talked about all the things he wanted to experience and places he wanted to visit. Daniel had done many of them, and would happily do them all again, with Josh. Daniel had mentioned one thing he’d always wanted to do, but had never had the opportunity, or the time, was a hot-air balloon ride. Now here they were, just outside London, ready to board their flight.

“Where’s everyone else?” asked Daniel, as they got into the basket with the guy who was operating the balloon.

“It’s a private flight,” said Josh.

“How much did this cost?” asked Daniel, concerned Josh was overstretching himself.

He was still being stubborn about money, although he had withdrawn his resignation with Oscar, so that was something. Gavin would have to get used to his son working for the “enemy” as he liked to put it. He wished he’d taken a picture of Gavin’s face when he’d told him that Oscar had become a good friend and he’d attended his recent wedding. Daniel would arrange for the three of them to get together for lunch soon. The ridiculous rivalry between companies was stupid. Oscar didn’t feel that way, and Gavin really needed to get his ego in check.

“Did you just ask me how much I spent on your present?” asked Josh with a smirk.

“Sorry. It’s wonderful,” he said, giving Josh a kiss.

Thankfully, he was too excited to see the views once they got up in the air, otherwise the poor balloon operator would have gotten an eyeful. Daniel still hadn’t forgiven Josh for teasing him earlier, but he planned to make him pay later by edging him for hours.

“What are you making your evil grin for?” asked Josh.

“You’ll find out later.”

“Hmmm. Not sure I’ll be a fan.”

Daniel chuckled. Josh would complain at the time, but he’d love it when release came. They got comfortable in the basket, which is when they brought out the champagne, strawberries, and chocolate.

They were lucky it was a clear day in February with no wind or rain. It was still biting cold, but they were well wrapped up. Their “pilot,” as he referred to himself, went through all the safety precautions and they were harnessed up. They cracked open the champagne and clinked glasses as the first blast of fire lifted the balloon off the ground. They’d be in the air for half an hour. It would be cold, so any longer wasn’t recommended at this time of year.

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