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A New Life Part Two:
"What are you looking at babe?" asked Nick. He saw Jonathan staring out of the windows of their residence at the hotel in Boston. After the award ceremony the two had gone out prowling around the town on foot. This did not please Danny but as always kept a watchful eye on the two. They stopped at two or three places for food and drinks or shopping; finally ending up back at the hotel. After a brief discussion they decided to spend the night before returning to St. Thomas.
Coming up behind Jonathan, Nick stood behind him and put his head on his shoulder. "There are advantages being taller then you"
"Smart ass" said Jonathan. He could feel the warmth of Nick behind him. Opening his mind he could "see" Nick without turning around. He knew that Nick was shirtless. A moment later he felt Nick pressing his body against him; his hands coming around to rub over Jonathan's abs.
"God you feel good" said Nick.
"You're not too bad yourself." said Jonathan.
"So what are you looking at?" Nick asked again.
Jonathan nodded his head at the street below. "Back Bay" he said. "It has always been so peaceful to me. The gas lit lamps going up the street, the architecture, everything about it."
"Do you wish you lived back when it was built?" asked Nick.
"Sometimes" said Jonathan. "But then I wouldn't have met you"
Nick turned Jonathan around. "Hrm.. for that you get a kiss"
The two stood for a few moments, kissing, holding hands. Breaking the kiss, Jonathan looked at Nick. "You're so beautiful"
"You too babe" said Nick, kissing him again. "Want to take a walk down there? It's starting to snow"
"You gonna put something on or go like that?" asked Jonathan with a smile.
"Now who is being a smart ass? I got half a mind to cut you off tonight" said Nick. He walked over to the dresser and grabbed Jonathan's Boston University sweatshirt. "How's that"
"Looks good" said Jonathan." As far as cutting me off, you couldn't go that long"
"You're right" said Nick. He reached over and got Jonathan's ski jacket.
The two exited their suite, which for the most part consisted of about 80% of the top floor of the hotel; some 15,000 square feet. The other 20% was given over to the hallway and 12 other small suites for guests. Jason, one of the secondary shift guards looked up as they headed towards the elevator.
"You going anywhere we should know sir?" he asked.
"Just out for a walk." Said Jonathan. "Tell Danny to meet us in the lobby."
"Very good." came the reply. The elevator opened and they got in. Jason reached Danny on the radio and told them they were on the way to the lobby. The elevator doors opened and there was Danny and Jeff waiting for them. With a nod at Jason they took over and he returned to the suite.
"Don't you think you guys are over doing it just a bit?" asked Jonathan. "I really think we can ride an elevator by ourselves."
"No I don't" said Danny, effectively ending the conversation. "You can go for a walk, that's not a problem. I'm not throwing you in the Hummers."
As they walked out the snow enveloped them. It was blowing in from the Harbor. Much to Jonathan's annoyance two more security agents appeared out of the snowfall. However, not wanting to ruin the mood of the moment he set off across the street and began walking towards Commonwealth Ave. There a park ran between the two lanes of the street. Gas lit lamps swirled in and out of focus through the snow. Just walking in the silence, Nick by his side set his mind at peace.
After almost an hour's walking, with Danny looking very nervous, the two returned to the hotel. They stopped in the lobby bar for a drink. Looking around the lobby, it was festively decorated for the Christmas Holidays.
"This place is beautiful" said Nick, sipping his drink.
"Yeah" said Jonathan. "The decorators did a great job on the lobby"
"They should have for what they charged" groused Nick.
"At least you don't have to pay for the drinks here" said Jonathan.
Nick made a face at him.
Jonathan laughed at the look on Nick's face before he turned to Danny. "OK give. Why are you so on edge tonight? In addition to the four of you I see at least four others scattered around the lobby"
"I don't know" said Danny. "Something just doesn't feel right"
"What do you mean" asked Jonathan, casually looking around while moving closer to Nick on the couch they were sitting on. Immortal or not, Jonathan was always protective of Nick.
"I can't put my finger on it" said Danny, his eyes never sitting still on one thing in the lobby. "I just get the feeling we are being watched somehow"
"Try checking on the two guys that are dressed in the trench coats over by the elevators. I don't think that someone would need full automatic weapons under them to check in." said a voice behind them. Turning around with his gun halfway out, Danny stood to face Kristian.
"Do you realize you can get shot doing that" he asked. "Not to mention giving me a heart attack?"
"I've been shot once by you, and that was a freebie. You don't get a second chance" said Kristian coming around the couch. "Now, do you want to take care of that problem?"
Danny glanced over at the elevators to see the two men he was talking about. "Oh man, there are way too many people in the lobby for this."
"Then consider this a Christmas present." Said Kristian. "Allow me"
He got up but turned to face Jonathan first. "We need to talk upstairs. I'll see you there"
Kristian turned again and walked towards the elevators. Walking to them he passed first one then the other man standing near the alcove. As he passed them it was like a magician's illusion. One moment they were there, the next moment they were gone.
"He's got David Copperfield beat" said Jonathan, shaking his head.
"Not fucking funny" said Danny making a signal with his hand in the air. "We are out of here.. NOW"
As Nick and Jonathan stood, they were immediately surrounded by the eight agents. Walking quickly, they were escorted to the elevators and whisked up to the private quarters. People in the lobby scattered as the group had passed them. Now they talked among themselves wondering who they were. Entering the suite they saw Kristian standing there. At his feet their feet and hands bound were the two people from downstairs.
"Merry Christmas" said Kristian.
The other guards, not aware of who or what Kristian was, stood in amazement at this person who had bypassed their security. Danny dismissed them, nodding at Jeff to stay behind.
"I guess we need to have a chat with them" said Danny. He nodded at Kristian and removed the two from the suite.
"How did you know they were there waiting for us?" asked Nick.
"I know all remember" said Kristian with a smile. He turned to Jonathan. "You need to meet with the Council next week"
"The Council?" asked Jonathan.
"Yes." said Kristian, "The Council of the Immortals. Things are starting to come to a head and you, as head of the Council, must make decisions."
"What do I know about saving the world" said Jonathan scowling at him and walking over to the bar.
"Your powers will guide you." Said Kristian "I will come for you next week"
With that he rose and walked out the door.
"Nice to see he does know how to use a door" said Nick.
"Yeah" said Jonathan. "Well that was exciting. I wonder what that was all about"
"You probably pissed someone off again" said Nick, coming up against him.
"Hmmm" said Jonathan running his hands under the sweatshirt. "I guess we will find out later on. What do you want to do in the meantime?"
"I got a few ideas" said Nick, starting to undo Jonathan's belt.
"Yeah I thought you might" said Jonathan smiling.
CHAPTER TWO: Two hours of time passed to find the two of them stretched out on the thick carpet in front of the fireplace. A light sheen of sweat covered their naked bodies from their lovemaking. Now in a drowsy state, the two were lying side by side, Nick's head on Jonathan's chest, half asleep.
"Damn that was awesome" said Nick as he hand trailed through the drying cum and sweat on Jonathan's abs.
"Yeah not too shabby baby" said Jonathan. He pulled Nick to him to kiss him. For moments the two kissed quietly, each drained by the shattering orgasms experienced.
"You know tomorrow is Christmas Eve don't you?" asked Jonathan.
"I am having a hard enough time realizing what time it is now at the moment but yeah" said Nick, lazily running his hand over Jonathan's abs.
"Where do you want to spend Christmas?" asked Jonathan.
"I don't know" said Nick, managing to sit up and look at Jonathan. "What did you have in mind."
"Well I was thinking of spending a couple of days in Vienna" said Jonathan. "They have a really special service there on Christmas Eve"
"Tell me about it" said Nick.
"Nope nope" said Jonathan getting up. "It will be a surprise."
Jonathan looked at his watch. "In fact, we need to make some plans if were going to do it. Vienna is 8 hours ahead of us and the service starts at 10:30pm. Go take a shower."
Jonathan reached for the phone as Nick walked by slapping him on the ass. "Cute ass"
"Rich one too. Now move it" said Jonathan smiling. He waited for Brandon to come on the phone.
"Yes boss" he said.
"I want to be in Vienna by 8PM tomorrow night." He started. "We'll need accommodations if possible. If not Renaissance can hold us. Just the immediate group"; meaning him and Nick, Brandon, Mark, and whatever security was called for.
"OK" said Brandon. "I'll find Don and get back to you shortly on an agenda. How long are we going to be staying?"
"Over night then back to London for a couple of days" said Jonathan.
"London?" he asked suspiciously. "When did you decide you like London again?"
"I've always enjoyed London, just don't get there much" said Jonathan.
"OK" said Brandon shaking his head at the phone. "I'll be in touch within an hour"
Jonathan hung up the phone and walked back to the fireplace. He threw another couple of logs on the fire and stoked it up before walking across the suite to enter the master bedroom and through into the bathroom. Opening the door to the shower he walked in and stood behind Nick.
"Ready for round three?" he asked.
About 45 minutes later the two were sitting on the couch by the fireplace eating dinner that had been prepared for them. There was a knock on the door and Brandon, followed by Mark entered.
"Hope you like early rising" said Brandon.
"Hrm" said Nick.
"I know I know" said Jonathan. "What time do we have to be there"
"Flight time is scheduled for 2 AM, a little over 4 hours from now." Said Brandon. "Swissair is pre-flighting the plane for us and will handle it on the other end when we reach Vienna. Don said everything else is in place. It is about a 9 hour flight which will put us in Vienna at about 7pm there time."
"Sounds good" said Jonathan. "Have the Hummers out front at 1:30"
"OK" said Brandon. "Danny also asked if you would give him some sort of warning next time"
"For what I pay him, not to mention owning the company, he should be used to these things by now" said Jonathan.
"OK" said Brandon. "If there is nothing else I am still trying to get accommodations but its gonna take a few more hours"
"You can work on board" said Jonathan.
"Sounds like a plan." Said Brandon heading towards the doors. "See you on board"
"2AM?" asked Nick. "I am ready for bed about that time, not heading off to see the world"
"So, you can sleep on the plane" said Jonathan finishing his dinner and reaching for the coffee pot. "You want any?"
"No I want to be able to sleep later" said Nick. "Unless you are gonna tire me out again"
"I just might" said Jonathan smiling.
Nick came over and sat on his lap. "Do tell"
The two kissed softly for a while, neither in any rush to start a sexual frenzy. Their relationship had grown over the years as they both grew mentally and sexually from each other. Finally after 20 minutes or so, Nick slid down Jonathan's body and snuggled down, his head on Jonathan's lap.
"How did I get so lucky as to meet you" he asked Jonathan
"Good taste no doubt" said Jonathan as he ran his fingers through Nick's hair.
"Yeah, OK" said Nick, sleepily as he drifted off to sleep.
About 3 hours later, the phone chimed softly, disturbing Jonathan from his thoughts. Nick was curled up on the couch in front of the fire sleeping peacefully. Jonathan snagged it before it could sound again.
"Yeah" he said.
"Nice way to answer the phone" said Brandon. "The Hummers are downstairs; it is 1:20AM we need to leave in 10"
"OK thanks" said Jonathan hanging up the phone. He walked across the vast room to the couch and shook Nick awake.
"Wha" came the groggy reply.
"Flight time" said Jonathan. "You can sleep on the plane"
"Joyful joyful" came the reply. "My body is going to be screwed up for a week"
"You would think that you would be used to adapting to different time zones by now" said Jonathan.
"Details" said Nick as he got up off the couch. Both were dressed and ready to go so it was simply a matter of heading downstairs.
They were met at the elevators by two guards who took them down to the lobby. Danny and Jeff were waiting for them.
"We all set?" asked Jonathan as they walked across the lobby.
"Of course" said Danny.
Jonathan shot him a quizzical look but couldn't decide if Danny was being a smart ass or not. Deciding he was he best decided to ignore it.
"You get any information on the two guys?" Jonathan asked.
"Some" said Danny. "I'll tell you on the plane. Nothing serious. They were turned over to the Boston Police"
"OK" said Jonathan.
They made better time then usual out to the airport due to the time of night. As they pulled within 100 feet of Renaissance, Danny hopped out and checked the area before letting them out. As they walked across the tarmac, the snow was still lightly falling. De-icing machinery was already in place preparing to de-ice the plane. They walked up the jetstairs and into the jet. Two stewards were ready to take their jackets, and Captain Hendrickson was waiting by the foot of the stairs leading up stairs.
"Good Morning boss, Merry Christmas" he said by way of greeting.
"Hi Don" said Jonathan. "You awake enough for the trip?"
"Yeah no problem" said the Captain. "Set the plane on auto pilot and it does it all. Besides there are 3 of us up there and we can all fly solo if we had to"
"I know, I'm not worried" said Jonathan. "How soon can we be airborne?"
"We need to de-ice then we can roll" said the Captain, looking at his watch. "Figure rotation in 25 minutes."
"Great." said Jonathan. "I'll stop up later on and get an update"
"You got it." Said the Captain, who turned and headed back upstairs.
Jonathan turned around and looked for Nick. The steward pointed towards the front of the plane. Jonathan shook his head and walked into the private quarters. Walking though the lounge, he walked into the bedroom to find Nick already asleep under the blankets.
"Are you sure you are not part feline?" he asked the sleeping body.
"Yeah I'm sure" said the sleepy voice. "If I was I wouldn't have woken up just now"
"OK" said Jonathan. "I got some paperwork to do and I'll be in. Don't get too much sleep, we do touch down around 7pm local time."
"Sounds like a plan" said Nick drifting off to sleep.
Jonathan walked back towards his office, taking the time to drop into the kitchen to get cup of coffee and ordered a roast beef sandwich. He headed back up to the office and reviewed his email. While replying to a request for information he felt Renaissance pull back from its parking spot and begin to roll towards the North runway. Shortly thereafter he knew to pick up his coffee mug from the desk as they started their roll down the runway. As Renaissance rotated up to the skies, Jonathan tilted back in his chair and glanced out the window at the brightly shining skyline of Boston. Smiling he watched it until the plane made its turn and headed out over the Atlantic. He finished his coffee and sandwich and headed towards the bedroom. Getting undressed he slipped quietly into bed and curled up around Nick's soundly sleeping body.