Darren made an incredulous noise in agreement, letting his forehead fall against the wall by Miles's shoulder with a soft thunk. "Jesus Christ. We're dirty."
"Uh-huh." Miles swallowed, trying to bring his brain back online. "And they were way too young for us."
Darren let out a breathless laugh. "Yeah. It would have beenreallyhot, though." He drew back to look at him in the dim light. "If we see them again though, I don't mind if you want to play for real, love. We could even take them back to Shimizu. Mal won't mind if we're late to her after-party."
The idea was deeply appealing, but at the same time, now that the heat of the moment had passed, it didn't sit right. "Not... today. If we do a meetup and see them again, get to know them, then maybe? I'm sorry, I think if we're going to actually... I don't know, invest? In another couple? I want to feel like we can at least be friends. I don't think I actually want to bethatkind of Daddy, either. It's really weird for me."
"Hey, I don't know if I want to be that kind of Daddy just 'cause I'm not ready to be that old." Darren's eyes sparkled in the near darkness. He stole a sweet kiss. "Alright. We'll look for partners closer to our age. I'm really, really glad we just did that, though."
"Yeah?"
"Mmm." Darren stole another soft kiss, voice lowering. "Now I know what kind of sub to recruit for my hot muscle husband to dom the hell out of."
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After-party Suspension
Returning to the festival tent after the release of their box-truck quickie made everything feel easier to Miles. They'd taken care of the used condoms and put themselves back together quickly before hitting up a nearby fruit stand for giant cups of blended watermelon, pineapple, and coconut water with plenty of ice. Taking extra back for Sarah and Michael, they settled back into tying harnesses for eager festival goers.
The smell of spilled beer began to mix with spray sunscreen, weed, cigarettes and sweat. Gradually, the crowd began to thin enough that Miles could see when people wearing their harnesses went by. Everyone seemed so joyful and unrestrained. It was good to feel like he'd been a small part of that.
A number of people grew more flirtatious and sometimes handsy as the afternoon went on. No one drew his attention like Chris had, though part of that was being able to tell how much some of them had been drinking. It was easy enough to demur for the sake of the charity, especially when many of the invitations involved going to the bar.
"We more than tripled our numbers from last year!" May caught them both up in an excited hug when they finally closed down, smooching Darren on the mouth before repeating with Miles. "You guys were amazing. We have to do this again next year. Are you coming to dinner before the after-party? Sarah, you're coming, right?"
"I'll go anywhere with air conditioning," Sarah agreed.
"Dare?"
Darren looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "Food? Or do you just wanna grab something on the way to Mal's?"
What Miles truly wanted at that moment was to go home, but they'd made a commitment. "Let's just grab something. I really need to shower before tonight."
Darren looked him up and down with a smirk. "After watching you in those spanks all day, so do I."
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"I wouldn't mind doing it again next year," Miles told him, when they'd finally gotten to Mal's and were washing off the grime of the day in a lukewarm shower in her guest suite. "I honestly didn't realize how much money we'd raise. It feels really good."
Darren nodded, finishing soaping his chest. "Yeah, it does. The work they do is so important. I've helped out with them a few times before, and I really like them. It's the kind of organization that really helped me out after my mom died. But I didn't expect that it would hit so differently now that we have the kids."
Miles pressed closer to him. "Yeah. And honestly, it's the only thing I miss about being a cop. Actually helping people."
Darren gave a hum of agreement into his kiss. "We'll find more ways to help them."
"I'd really like that. I'm just not sure I'm up to doing something that intense more than once a year, though. That was a lot."
"I'm with you," Darren agreed with a chuckle. "Today was fun, and you did so well. Being in charge takes energy. Are you sure you're up for tonight?"
"Yeah. We promised Mal we'd suspend her. And we have a couple of hours. Can nap once we're clean." The guestroom bed had already been set up with what Miles now easily recognized as waterproof orgy bedding, but Mal had left them with more than enough regular bedding to rest.
"We both deserve some rest," Darren agreed, nuzzling his shoulder. "Maybe we should give it a month or so before offering to do that session at that meetup group."
"A month or so would be nice," Miles agreed, then checked, "you won't mind if we don't find playmates right away?"
