The past month had been a complete fairytale. Luca and Alberto's relationship had continued to grow each day. The summer had been full of sweet, delicate moments between the two but also moments full of courage and bravery. Moments where they had come out to their families. Moments of realization and reflection on who they are in this life. Moments full of love and finally understanding what that word truly means.
Luca had been so caught up in living in the moment this summer that he had completely forgotten that he was supposed to leave for school again in six days.
He gave a big sigh as he looked at his boyfriend standing in the doorway. The light of the moon reflecting on his cinnamon brown curls. His freckles stood out more in the summer time from spending all day in the sun, fishing with Massimo. The corners of his mouth curved up into a smile and Luca couldn't help but get butterflies in his stomach. He had known Alberto for a long time, but he still managed to make Luca feel the same amount of nervous as when they first kissed. But oh goodness, that smile was so fucking pretty. How lucky was Luca?
Luca waved Giulia goodbye as she walked to her room, slipping past Alberto. Luca walked up to his boyfriend as they took one another by the hand and walked inside, shutting the door behind them.
"Let's go upstairs il mio tesoro." Alberto said.
Luca's stomach did a summer salt. Being alone with Alberto still made him extremely nervous.
The two boys walked upstairs, hands still clasped. Alberto opened the door to the boys' bedroom.
"After you, Bubble." Alberto said, playfully bowing at Luca.
"Why thank you, kind sir." Luca giggled.
Luca walked into their bedroom and collapsed down onto Alberto's bed, he let himself take a big breath. What a day. He never ever thought he would have the courage to come out to his parents, but today defied those odds. He had the courage and the bravery to tell his parents about the most important person in his life.
Alberto came over and collapsed down next to Luca. Luca turned his face to see his boyfriend's emerald green eyes staring back at his. His eyes were so radiant, like summer leaves infiltrated with sunlight. Luca's heart started pounding as he realized just how much he loved this boy. As he realized how Alberto was the one who gave him the courage to come out to his parents today. Alberto had made Luca's life so much better.
Luca had always been quite oblivious when it came to romance. He never gave love a second thought, that was until he realized how he felt about his best friend. Luca knew Alberto was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Perhaps it was too soon to mention, but Luca had a feeling that deep down, Alberto knew they belonged together too.
Luca brought his thumb up to stroke Alberto's freckled cheek. Luca felt his cheeks burning. He slowly sat up, leading Alberto to sit up with him. He leaned in and pressed his lips against his boyfriend's.
"Thank you for what you did for me today."
Luca smiled gently.
"What did I do?" Alberto replied.
"You gave me the courage to come out to my parents today Beto, I never thought I was capable of that."
"You did that yourself my love."
"No Beto, I'm serious. You have done nothing but make my life better, I love you and I can't thank you enough for everything."
"Luca, loving you is a privilege. I'm the one who should be thanking you."
Luca felt such a surge of joy rush over himself, one that he couldn't contain,
"I love you so much." He said.
Luca threw himself onto Alberto. They pressed their lips together. Alberto fell backwards onto the bed as Luca's weight pushed him down. Feeling extremely bold, Luca straddled his boyfriend as his arms trailed up Alberto's muscular arms and into his soft curls. Their kissing intensified, becoming hotter and heavier.
Alberto found himself getting lost in the kiss. He had been craving the touch of his tesoro all day. He let his hands explore all over Luca's body, taking full hot breaths, trying to recover from the passion that was becoming more frantic. Luca let out an audible gasp as Alberto started to leave a trail of kisses on his neck.
Alberto couldn't hold back his smile as he realized he was the cause of Luca's pleasure. Luca was suddenly desperate for more. He kissed Alberto harder, trying to show his boyfriend what he wanted through actions rather than words. Luca found his hands traveling down Alberto and tugging at the waistband of his trousers.
Alberto felt things he had never felt before. He couldn't quite describe it as anything but a hungry, frantic desperation for more of whatever was happening right now. The pair wasn't really educated on the topic of sea monster anatomy but they knew something in theory.
Alberto started to run his hands under Luca's shirt, feeling his small but strong chest. He played with the edges of the shirt hem, subtly foreshadowing at what might happen next. Alberto pulled away to look at Luca.
"Is this okay?" He asked.
"More than okay." Luca replied rapidly.
There wasn't time to think. Luca threw his hands up as Alberto ripped his shirt off.
Wait. What were they doing? Luca stopped as his shirt hit the ground. He couldn't do this to Alberto. This was a big step in their relationship. He wasn't up here to have sex, he was up here to tell Alberto his news.
Alberto's eyes saddened. Had he done something wrong?
"Luca?" Alberto whimpered.
"Beto, listen-"
"I'm sorry, I knew you were uncomfortable, I shouldn't have-"
"Hey, hey Beto calm down, you didn't do anything wrong I promise."
Luca placed his hand on Alberto's shoulder.
"Are you sure?"
"Alberto, what was just happening, I've been thinking about for forever and I really want it to happen at some point in the future but not right now."
"Why not right now? Are you ok?"
"I brought you up here to tell you something else."
Alberto's gaze grew from confused to concerned.
"Why did you bring me up here then?"
Luca didn't know how to tell him he was leaving for school in 144 hours. He couldn't lose Alberto, not now.
Luca knew he had no choice. He just had to rip the bandaid off. Taking a deep breath in, he braced himself.
"Beto, I'm leaving for school again in six days."
Alberto's heart dropped.
"What?"
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Hey everyone!
I'm happy to announce that this story is officially off of hiatus and I am back from navy boot camp! Thank you for all your support, I appreciate every one of you! The story is not finished quite yet!
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Charlie