THIS IS GOSPEL;

✫ JAMES BERRY ✫ 25 ✫ SUBMISSIVE ✫ ADVANCED ✫ ARTIST ♕ ♔ ♕ 'This is gospel for the vagabonds, Ne'er-do-wells and insufferable bastards' Bitches Be Crazy

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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It was difficult keeping his hands to himself when James gave him that expression because the other man was entirely too seductive for Elliott’s own good. Whether he intended it to be that way was another thing but it was true. “You know that I don’t mind people viewing you too much since I get to show you off that way but yeah, the touching is definitely my perk and no one elses.” Coming up beside James, Elliott pressed a kiss to the others cheek softly, his free arm hooking around his waist as they walked and rolled his eyes at the others take on his words. 

“No, what I was saying was that we could take a bottle out with us and some glasses and find a nice place to sit and drink it whilst our silly pup runs around like a lunatic and gets rid of all his excess energy so he does plenty of sleeping later on tonight.” Elliott let go of James long enough so that he could pull on his own coat and scarf.

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“Oh really, I never would have guessed that you like to show me off to people. Never!” he said sarcastically with a wide smirk on his mouth as he looked over at him. “You do it as much as you can, I have noticed and it’s a good job that I love it too.” James smiled at the other and leaned into his side as the walked down the stairs together. “Oh, I see. Well I’ll grab a brown paper bag and we can rough it up.” he teased before laughing, “Kidding, but yeah we can do that and he hasn’t been out all morning, something tells me he’ll be more then happy to run around until he can’t go anymore.”

As Elliott was putting on his coat and scarf he moved into the kitchen, picking up a bottle of wine that was on the side, along with a couple of plastic cups that were for the events later on, moving back into the hallway waving the bottle at the other, “Here, you take these and I’ll take the leash.” he told him holding his hand out for the other to pass Dexter to him. 

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I don’t even bother trying to figure what he’s doing most of the time now. #dexterwhy

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“Thank you baby but there are some things I don’t share with everyone. Only you get to see my body.” He chuckled as he pulled on some socks and grabbed his things from the side. A whistle and Dex who had been the model son the past few days gave a yip and came trotting over to his feet, tail wagging manically the moment Elliott picked up his harness and lead. 

“Yeah, your Dad’s walking in on us doing so pretty heavy making out and groping is enough I think.” Because that had already happened though thankfully clothes had still been on. He bit his lip in amusement at the memory, slipping the harness onto their puppy before allowing the dog to pull him excitedly from the room. “Yeah down stairs. We’ll grab our coats and head out for a little while. If you want we can grab some wine to enjoy somewhere along the way but it’s a little cold.”

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James held up his hands in agreement, “I know and I’m happy that I’m the only one that gets to see it, and I would say the same about me but other people have seen my body. So it’s more like, you’re the only one who get’s to touch it.” he told him as he leaned against the door frame as he watched the other call for the dog who came bounding into the room, if he was good at one thing, it was certainly knowing to come to you when his name was called. 

“Hey, they could have walked in on a lot worse.” he pointed out because sure they had walked in on that, but there were also times in his childhood home when the two of them had been in worse situations for them to walk in on, he was just very happy that they hadn’t. He watched as the puppy started to pull at his lead knowing what was happening now that his freedom had been stripped from him, “Are you telling me that Kansas has stalls on the side of the street giving out mulled wine, because if that’s the case, maybe we should move here.” he smirked as he made his way down the stairs, grabbing his coat and pulling it on, along with his scarf. 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“There was not madness there just… a little embarrassment.” He reminded him, smiling a little. Elliott never tended to post any photo’s of himself where he wasnt’ fully dressed. It wasn’t that he was ashamed of his body but when he had been younger, until he had found the gym, he hadn’t really had a body worth showing off and even if he was proud of it now, sometimes he still forgot just how he looked. James did a good job of reminding him though. Chuckling as James mentioned how he thought he would be able to handle that, Elliott mentally tucked that away in his head to try later on, letting his focus instead fall on the man in front of him and the way his tongue was sliding pleasantly into his mouth. He made a small sound of enjoyment, wrapping his arms around James’ neck as they kissed, not pulling back until it was getting difficult to breathe or before the point where it was likely to end up with them doing something more than simply kissing. 

“Mm… I think we should probably make our way out of this room or my parents will begin to wonder what we are up to…” He murmured, smirking softly at what his parents were probably assuming right now. Given what they had walked in on in the kitchen, it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch. 

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James tilted his head to the side as the other said there was some embarrassment, “Why embarrassment, you have an amazing body and it’s not as thought much was on display, just a little shoulder and a little thigh.” he told him though if the other was feeling self conscious about his body, he would be sure that he got over that with telling him just how much he loved every part of him, even if he stopped the work outs and constant gym sessions. When they finally parted, James rested his forehead against the other, panting lightly as he smiled, pressing one more small kiss to his lips and nodding in agreement to the fact they should probably move from the bedroom, they had been in this position many times before where they both thought fuck it and clothes started to come off, but that couldn’t happen right now.

“Something tells me that I don’t really want your parents walking in on us the first time I come to visit, that’s more like a third time kind of thing.” he smirked before pushing at the other lightly so he would get off his lap, waiting for him to do just that before he stood, smoothing out his clothes and picking the book up, moving it to set it on the others desk with a smile. “Well I think we both look decent and not like we’ve just ravished one another. Down stairs?” he asked as he started to head for the door.

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“I was actually apologizing for getting you wet, not for being naked.” Elliott answered, unable to hold back a laugh at that because he couldn’t imagine James ever having a problem with him being naked. Being with him was an ego booster because James always looked at him like he was the sexiest thing he had ever see. James seemed to love his muscles and the tattoo’s that adorned his body. He didn’t have to worry about what he thought about him though he obviously did like to impress him.

“Well i don’t have an issue with you taking photos for you to keep for yourself. I’m yours after all if you want to capture my ass in a still picture then by all means go ahead.” He smirked, winking in a flirtatious manner at James. “I guess they would, not that I mind too much. Your fact would be completely worth it James Berry… And yeah, I am surprised I haven’t done this sooner. I think next time I see you on the phone and the mood takes me, I might just suck you off and force you to keep talking on the phone until you cum.” He purred, crawling into the others lap, kissing him firmly on the lips. “I’m glad to hear this is different for you too though.”

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“I was going to say, did you fall and slip in the shower for you to be apologizing for the other thing. But it’s fine, you didn’t get me too wet, I’ll let you escape this time unscathed.” he teased lightheartedly. James smiled at the others laugh and knew that the other knew that he was all for him being naked, he pretty much worshiped every part of the younger males body, he was so attractive that sometimes he wondered how he was the first one to snap him up, sure he had been with other guys before but this was different. James and him were different and he wasn’t going to stop appreciating the others body, because all the work that went into keeping it fit really did pay off. 

“Says the one who got mad for me taking a picture of him on the floor the other day when you were covered up, all you were doing was showing a bit of thigh, it’s not like your ass was on display.” he pointed out with a small roll of his eyes remembering the photo Elliott had posted quite a while back that stirred up some controversy. James licked his lips at the others words and the thought of the other doing that next time he was on the phone because he had trouble staying quiet as it was, to be talking and not moan through his words would be a miracle but he was always up for a challenge, he was pulled out of his thoughts, feeling the weight on his lap and circling his arms round the others waist, “I think I can be able to do that without anyone becoming suspicious about what’s going on this end of the phone.” he told the other confidently before letting his lips press against the others, pulling him in a little deeper and letting his tongue break past the others lips to taste his mouth. 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“I want to say now but I am gonna say later on because if I do open it now, I am going to want to play with them now and really, probably not a good time to be stripping you down naked, tempting as it is.” Elliott admitted with a little grin on his face. It hadn’t occurred to him that he was still wet. Beyond the ‘I love you’ little had registered and he looked down at himself for a moment before nodding. “Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot that I wasn’t wearing much of anything. Give me a minute.” He murmured as he pressed a kiss to James’ cheek and pulled back to grab a shirt out of the wardrobe.

Undoing the towel around his waist, he finished drying himself off as he listened to James speak. “It’s a good job you don’t have your camera up here. It would be getting more than it bargained for if you did have it on you right now.” Elliott pointed out as he grabbed his boxers and pulled them on. “Do your parents often call you when you are distracted by a naked man?” Elliott asked, raising an eyebrow. “I might try distracting you some time when you are on the phone to them. It would be amusing to watch you try and continue a conversation if nothing else.” The jeans were pulled on next, followed by the shirt before Elliott was moving to the table to tidy up his hair. “Alright. I hope they understand though by the sounds of it, this isn’t the first time you have done that.”

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James hummed as he thought about the gifts that he had gotten the other and nodded as he looked to the younger male, “Yeah, you’re right. Once you see them you really are going to want to play with them. I mean I’ve been wanting to play with them since I bought them so something tells me we would’t be leaving the room for quite some time which shouldn’t happen on Christmas.” he pointed out to the other. James let out a scoff as the other apologized, “You never have to say sorry to me for being pretty much naked, you should know that by now.” James moved back to the bed, sitting down beside the book and letting his fingers trail over the cover and then along the folded pages, shaking his head fondly as he looked over at the other. 

James nodded in agreement, “You have no idea, I would be getting some great ones of your ass right now, and then of course of your blushing face. Good Christmas photos all around.” he teased. James laughed and shook his head, “No, they don’t. But they’re two males themselves, they probably know the tone and distraction of someone when a naked man walks in front of them, just saying.” James laughed at the other, “You know I’m surprised you haven’t done that before, you seem the type to try and get me to screw up when on the phone to someone, keep a normal tone don’t give anything away. Very you.” James nodded, “They will and it’s not the first time no, but the other times were different. They know how serious you and me are because of how things are different in this relationship then what they were in my last.”

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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Elliott laughed a little at the expression on James’ face as he told him his gift had been blown out of the water and Elliott shook his head. “There is no possible way that your gift could have been blown out of the water. I love that guitar and I love the fact you said you loved me too so nothing could possibly beat that.” He murmured, sliding his arms around James’ waist and pulling him against his body. “I’m glad you liked it though. It’s not like I made it myself but when I saw one… It seemed right.” Elliott wanted to make this a Christmas James had deserved. He leaned in to kiss the others lips gently, smiling against the others mouth.

“I was planning to give you that one later on but I chickened out and decided to give it to you when I could get away so I didn’t have to see your face.” He said, his cheeks painting a light pink. “I admit, I am curious as to what you said to your parents when it happened. That might have been worth seeing.”

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James simply gave the other a look at his words because clearly he was crazy if he thought a guitar beat him telling him, in so many words, that he loved him. But as he listened, he hummed because he guessed he did have a point, “Very true, I guess I can see where you’re coming from. You’ve got another gift off me as well and it was not suitable to open in front of your parents.” he said with a huffed laugh, “Do you want to open it now, or later?” he asked letting the other choose when he wanted the last gift off James. He felt the tug, moving easily against the others body and feeling the damp skin on his clothes, making him pull back ever so slightly so he himself didn’t come off damp. “It doesn’t matter if you didn’t make it yourself, it’s still pretty fucking special and I do love it.” he let his lips move against the others, smiling when he felt the other smile before pulling back ever so slightly, “I would just like to point out that you’re still very wet and naked at this moment and I’d rather not get my clothes wet, no matter how nice this is.” 

“Oh really?” James asked, feigning surprise like he had no idea what the other had done, “I never noticed that you gave me this while I was on the phone and when you were going in the shower, I should have guessed it huh.” he told him sarcastically. “You big wimp.” he called the other, but there was an endearing tone laced through his words. He always took pleasure in the rare moments he made the other blush and smiled brightly seeing the coloring on his cheeks, “I wish I had brought my camera up, because this needs photographing.” he said waving his hand in the others face. “I kind of just went silent, then I heard them calling my name over and over and then I told them I had to go and hung up very quickly. The chances are they think you were either about the murder me, or you walked in naked and distracted me. Either way they’re wrong, I’ll call them tomorrow though, explain things.”

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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He would have had to be crazy not to be a little worried and fearful of the reaction knowing what he did about James. Elliott was kind of giving him a way out though, to pretend like it hadn’t happened if that was what he wanted. Or to act like nothing had changed to show it didn’t have to be a big deal. It was nothing out of the ordinary and actually it was something that was already there, the book was just a way of acknowledging it. He’d found some pants when he heard James say his name and he let out a silent breath before turning around, throwing his jeans onto the bed. “Yeah?” 

There was a moments silence where Elliott was aware James wanted to make sure he had his attention and Elliott would never deny him that. He deserved every ounce of his attention if that was what he wanted. When the other man said those words though it was like he was dreaming it for a second. He felt like he knew he had heard them but also couldn’t possibly have. It was surreal but it did draw a small smile to his lips. “Really?” There was still a little hesitation but also a lot of relief and hope there. “So… You liked it?”

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James wouldn’t say that he was afraid of commitment, he wasn’t. He just wasn’t a an of saying I love you- he felt like it help far too much wait and these days people just seemed to throw it around like it meant nothing when it meant so much more. He would only tell someone it if he really and truly meant it and looking at Elliott and the time they had spent with one another, when he thought about how he felt and that when he saw himself in the future the other was still beside him, well- that was when he knew how he felt. There was no denying it and he wasn’t going to hide it, not when he knew the other felt that way. But part of him was grateful for him doing it this way, this meant if he hadn’t been there yet, there wasn’t the awkward look on their faces when you didn’t say it back, Elliott was giving him an out, but this time, he didn’t need it.

James felt like cheering when the other finally turned to look at it, even if it was just to throw some jeans onto the bed beside him. But he knew that the other wouldn’t ignore him if he wanted his attention, which was why he was glad when the younger Dom’s eyes met his own as he spoke. He saw the realization sink into the other and a smile appear on his lips making him smile in turn. “I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it. You know that.” James nodded and looked back to the book, “I did, very original and thank you for doing it the way you did- I appreciated it a lot. Though I’m pretty bummed that you blew my gift out of the water.” he said with a small pout, “But it’s worth it just to know that you feel that way about me.”

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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It was risky, Elliott knew that. He had been there to comfort James the last time someone had confessed their feelings to the brunette and he knew how that had ended so you would have thought he would have learned from that. This way at least, James could pretend like it hadn’t happened if he wanted, not that he imagined that would happen but it was a possibility if that was what he wanted. The fact of the matter was that their feelings had progressed without Elliott’s knowledge at first but now that he was aware, he knew just how much James meant to him. Confessing that out loud and being the first to do it… well that wasn’t something he could do really. He was a little bit of a wimp truth be told but he could be honest this way. He could let his actions speak for him as he often did. The hot water was pelting against the tiles but all he could hear was the rushing of blood in his head and his heart pounding heavily against his rib cage. Opening himself up like that could leave himself vulnerable to the kind of responses Elliott wasn’t sure he would be all that great at handling but this was James and if he had to put on a brave face and handle them, then he would do for his sake but he also knew James. He had to trust that he knew him enough to know when was the right time to do this and not completely fuck it up. He didn’t know how long he had been lost in his thoughts under the shower head but when he finally pulled himself out the room was steamed up and his skin starting to wrinkle. 

Wrapping a towel around his waist, he used a small one to rub his hair walking across the landing to his bedroom once more. It gave him a good excuse not to look at James if he were being honest. “How did your phone call go with your parents? Are they expecting you to come back around any time soon? I know they were eager for you to visit them again last time. I was actually thinking we could head back to New York for New Years so we can bring in 2016 in style.” He conversed, setting the towel he had been drying his hair with down so that he could search his wardrobe for a clean outfit.

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James couldn’t help but think to the last time someone had told him they loved him, it had been Isabelle. The girl who’s heart he broke and what was supposed to be a good day for her, wasn’t. They had broken up and he had been a mess. Still the girl wanted to be around him and he thought she as crazy for that, but he couldn’t help but love that craziness because without it he wouldn’t have her in his life. But this- it was different. This was Elliott opening up to him first, something he hadn’t done before and he knew that he wasn’t all that good with words, he wasn’t either so they showed one another in other ways. This must have been Elliott’s, but since it was a gift it made him wonder how long the Dom had this, how long he had felt his way and it made his head spin. He felt like one minute the other was reluctantly agreeing to being his boyfriend and now this, within in a space of a month they had grown so much and he couldn’t quite believe it looking back. He also wondered how long it could take for someone to shower because as each second passed the crazier he was going, just staring at the book in front of him waiting for some movement. So when the door clicked, he couldn’t help but have his yes shoot up to the other watching his every move. 

And he acted as like nothing had changed, that he had just gone into the shower and James had just spoke to his Dad’s and part of him wondered if the other was scared. Of his reaction maybe or because he was being so vulnerable to him, “It went fine.” he said keeping it short as he tried to figure the other out, but he couldn’t take it anymore. Rolling his eyes he looked as the other did everything but look at him as he continued to ramble on. “Ell, will you stop.” he said slightly amused before standing up and walking over to his so he was close, his eyes looking into the others to make what he was about to say very clear to the other hoping he would relax with the acknowledgement that he had nothing to worry about or fear. “I love you, too.” he said so simply as though he had been ready to say it for a long time now and maybe he had been, he just hadn’t realized it. 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“You secretly put me in a relationship for months before telling me that was what it was. I think that was very sly of you James.” Well, other than the part where he had said it was James who had put them in that position, it wasn’t far from the truth. Even though they had only really admitted to it fairly recently, they had actually been dating for months now with neither one of them actually owning up to it. They hadn’t been with anyone else, had pretty much moved in together back at Dalton, had also managed to work the Dom/Sub relationship around it too. It was fair to say they had both fallen into a relationship that neither of them had expected but that had come to flourish between them. None of this was new at all. “I know you wouldn’t do anything to upset me know. You’re very good boy for me.” Elliott complimented affectionately, unable to refrain from showing how he felt for James even in front of his parents.

When they returned to his room he watched as James flopped onto the bed. Elliott chuckled and shifted across to press a lingering kiss to his lips before snorting with laughter when James brought up the present again. “You don’t waste any time greedy ass though I do believe I said you would get it when you were on the phone to them. Right now you aren’t on the phone to them so how can I possibly give you it?” He murmured, raising his eyebrows in challenge before moving to his bags. When James finally did ring them, Elliott got in close to the phone to call out a Merry Christmas to the Berry’s, talking to them briefly before regrettably telling them he had to go. He pulled back and moved to collect the present he had promised James, stomach churning a little at the thick item. He ran his fingers over the Christmas paper for a moment, debating whether it was a good idea to hand this to him now or later but in truth, there was probably no perfect time. At least with this one he could escape before James managed to open it. With a small sigh, he returned to where James was talking on the phone and set the rather large present in his lap, pressing a kiss to his cheek. Pulling back with a smile, Elliott headed out of the bedroom and into the bathroom to shower. Well one thing was for sure, Elliott knew the present would definitely distract James from his phone call…

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James looked at him and opened his mouth to defend himself but closed it again, because the other did have a point and he did sort of do that, not entirely, but kind of. “You didn’t complain though and you can’t tell me you didn’t know that was what it was. If you didn’t, you really are oblivious Ell.” he teased lightly. Looking back at it, he couldn’t help but laugh, sure the two of them had only been dating a month officially, but off the records they had been in a relationship for what he would say four months, the feelings were there, so was the intimacy, interactions and everything else that came with a relationship. They just hadn’t admitted it out loud to one another. As far as he was concerned, as soon as they started sleeping together, that was the beginning of their relationship, not the day they got Dexter and James finally told him how he felt, it was all those months ago in Dalton where enough was enough and they gave into the tension between them. He preened ever so slightly under the praise and smiled at the other, giving him his full attention, “And you’re very good to me as well, Sir. I couldn’t ask for anyone better.” he replied, the title falling naturally from his lips, something that just felt right to him these days. 

James kissed the other back, only to groan when he pulled away and gave him the agreement of how he would get his present, rolling his eyes he looked at the other before shaking his head and muttering ass under his breath before dialing his Dad’s number. Once he greeted them both, hearing the echoing of the speaker phone he let Ell speak to them before taking the phone back off him and chatting away as the other messed on with his bags. Before he knew it there was something large and heavy placed into his lap, he grinned at the other which he knew would get him an eye roll, before watching as the other left to take a shower. He wedged his mobile between his ear and shoulder as he carried on the conversation to his parents, beginning to tear at the paper until a book was revealed, looking at it slightly confused he saw the pages were folded and saw the ribbon that bound it. “Yeah his parents are really great, Dad- making me feel at home more or less.” he replied as he opened the book to see what the others present really was. He stopped there still, his breath caught in his throat for what must have been a few moment before he heard his name in his ear. “Sorry- I just- I’m going to have to go, no everything is fine. I just. I’ll speak to you later. Bye.” He hung up the phone and looked at the book. He loved him, that was his gift to James. “Well that’s my present being knocked from top spot.” he mumbled to himself, deciding to wait for the other to return so he could try and get some clarity. 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“Yeah you can but unfortunately I am the one who has to put up with it now.” He pointed out cheekily. “Bet that is why your parents love me so much. They think you can be my pain in the ass now…” He paused for a moment after that sentence, re-running it in his head and making a slight face. “Eh… that could have been worded a little better…” He said, amusement clear in his eyes as he shook his head shoulders beginning to move a little from his silent laughter. “What I mean is, you are still a massive dick when you want to be but now it’s up to me to sort you out. I swear, sometimes you just cause trouble to see what I will do or to wind me up.” It was true, James was terrible for doing things to get reactions but generally he never took it too far. He just liked to be a trouble maker and honestly, Elliott enjoyed it. It kept him on his toes. 

“Somehow I doubted you would say no to a present. Dogs really do look like their owners. Your whole face perked up then and I am sure I saw your invisible tail wafting back and too. Big puppy dog.” He uttered with a fond roll of his eyes. Once he was done with his food, Elliott stood up and began collecting the empty plates to clear them off. “James grab the dish towel will you. I’ll wash and you can dry them.” He instructed, carefully placing the empty plates into the sink and going through the process of sorting them out. They had gotten into this habit back at the apartment. Elliott would do one thing and instruct James to do something else. It worked well and they got through things faster that way. When they were done, Elliott moved to give his parents a light hug before heading up to the bedroom. “You wanna get your parents on the phone?”

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James couldn’t hide the smug grin on his face when the other mentioned him being his pain in the ass how because it was true, when he caused said havoc, it wasn’t his parents who had to deal with him, it was Ell. His Dom. “You could have worded that better you’re right.” and it’s the other way round really, he thought silently to himself since the others parents were sitting across from them. “But you chose me, you said yes to this relationship and you knew what you were getting into. You’ve got no one to blame but yourself Gilbert.” he told him with a cheeky smile as he took another drink of his coffee. James hummed and nodded, “You’re right, most of the time I do it to get a reaction out of you. It can be fun sometimes but I would never take it to the point where I would upset you or make you angry, because I don’t want that. But what’s the harm in having a little fun and winding you up.” he winked with a smirk on his face that was just hidden by the coffee cup that was still to his lips. 

James mimicked what the others father had done to him not even five minutes ago and swatted him, “You really need to stop with the puppy references, me and Dex look nothing alike and have no similarities at all.” Elliott would frequently point out how he and Dexter were a perfect match, their dog having quirks that he would have and he never failed to bring up the facial expressions. James watched as the other cleared the table, hearing the small order and nodding as he stood, pushing his chair in and doing just as the other asked as he started to dry the dishes, knowing from the other times he had done this in Elliott’s house to know where to put them away. Once they were done he followed the other into his room before flopping on the bed slightly before sitting up when the other spoke, nodding he fished his phone from his pocket, pausing for only a moment, “I’m pretty sure I was promised a present when on the phone to them?”

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“It’s because they care about you that they worry James.” Elliott told him immediately in a soft, amused tone. He understood that James felt they could be a little overpowering in their opinions sometimes but he also felt like some of the disappointment was actually James’ and that he reflected that onto his parents whether they felt it or not. He felt guilty over his past, Elliott knew that and he allowed it to effect his relationships far too much. Slowly but surely Elliott was managing to break him out of it, at least where he was concerned. “And besides, you have heard what my Mom and Dad have said on the phone before. You should feel lucky.” That earned him a slight whack from his Dad and Elliott laughed. trying to duck the swat but failing miserably. “Seriously though; at least they care.” He told him, giving his boyfriend a gentle nudge. “If it makes you feel better I’ll give you a present to distract yourself with whilst you talk to them on the phone.” He plied the other man, shoving another fork full of food into his mouth and giving a tight lipped smile as he chewed.

Elliott should have known that when asking James what he wanted he would get that kind of answer. Beyond demanding sex or doing art, the other man liked to take the back seat when it came to decision making which Elliott partially put down to the others submissive side. Elliott never had an issue with taking that control off him but he always liked to give James the opportunity to have a choice if he wanted it. Once he knew either way, Elliott usually took it from there. “I see. I hope you know Christmas isn’t just one day to me though. We’ll be enjoying it right up to New Years Day.”

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“That and they had to put up with me as a teen and a not so teen and know that I can be pretty mischievous when I want to be.” he said a smirk on his face, it was true, he was a troublemaker growing up and part of him had never really grown out of that. Causing mischief and havoc in his stride sometimes even if he wasn’t fully aware he was doing it. Though he knew him and his Dad’s had their tough times, especially when he was growing up and changing his views on what he had been brought up as, wanting to move away from what was tradition and how them and his sisters thought, it just wasn’t him and they couldn’t quite grip that, along with a lot of other things he had done which they eventually found out about. But, he had calmed down considerably since he had attended Dalton, his views seemed steady and the experimenting part of him seemed to be dulled. He was happy, mature and in a what he hoped to be serious relationship again with no to hardly any guilt as to what happened between him and his ex. But that was because he had Elliott and when it came to Elliott, he couldn’t regret anything he did before hand to bring them together. James couldn’t help but laugh and smile and the father, son teasing that seemed to be happening in front of him and smiled, nodding a little at the other when he said they cared. At the mention of another present, his eyes lit up, “I can be easily bribed with presents. So I’m going to take you up on that offer.”

He wasn’t much of a decision maker, he never had been, always going with the flow or what other people tended to do, he was pretty indecisive without a clear direction and he chalked that up to his submissive side. He knew that Elliott didn’t mind that, he would give him a choice and if he did really want to do something he would speak up and Ell would make a way for them to do it and he was so appreciative of that because he knew that in some cases, that didn’t happen when it came to Dom and sub relationships. “Just one week long party huh? I think I can cope with that.”

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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Elliott made a sound of disagreement, clearing his mouth of the coffee he had just sipped before explaining himself. “You think you would mind doing that while I am there. Or at least just the beginning so that I can wish them a Merry Christmas too? Seems a bit rude of me not to do that given the fact they have had me around and I am here with you.” Elliott pointed out. The last thing he wanted to do was to insult James’ parents. Unlike James, when he had been left with the Berry parents, Elliott hadn’t found it at all uncomfortable. He was very social on a regular basis anyway and rarely seemed to feel uneasy but James’ parents actually had a lot in common with him even if their taste in music was somewhat different. It had led to James coming in on them having a rather indepth debate one day that the other man had ended up having to put up with for a good hour after he had returned (despite the fact they had been planning to head out). Under the table he placed a reassuring hand on the others thigh and gave it a gentle squeeze, offering James a warm smile. “Whilst you are continuing your call I’ll jump in the shower.”  He finished, lifting his hand off the others lap after a couple of minutes so he could eat his food. 

It meant a lot to Elliott that James was willing to try with his parents though. They were good people even if their interests didn’t lie along the same lines as theirs. They were hard working, down to earth people and Elliott was just lucky that they were so supportive of his career choices though he had always been so headstrong, he supposed they didn’t have much choice in many respects. “Is there anything you wanna do today James?”

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James was about to take a sip of his coffee when he heard the sound coming from the other, mug pausing at his mouth as he raised an eyebrow, letting the other talk as he took a drink, nodding as he placed the cup back onto the table. “That’s fine, you know much they like you anyways, probably more happy to here from you then they are from their trouble making son. I can bet you the first words out of their mouths are ‘please be behaving yourself.” he told the other, trying to mimic his fathers tone and hearing Elliott’s mother chuckle lightly as she ate, looking at the older couple and seeing amused smiles on their faces making him smile in turn. James felt the touch to his thigh, and it was like the other could just sense any kind of discomfort or anxious thought around him, because he knew just what to do, where to lay his hand or stroke, when to tell him to kneel or do small orders for him. Elliott was so in-tune with him now that it scared part of him while it thrilled the other. It was a strange feeling but not one he wasn’t happy to have. “Sounds like a plan, you know how they like to talk too. I’m sure I’ll still be there talking to them when you get out as well.”

He knew he just needed to get to know the others parents more, he knew that they weren’t people who he should dislike, they were supportive of Ell and his choices in career and who he chose as his submissive, he couldn’t pic any faults of theirs to not like them over. In fact he did like them, he just needed to find a rhythm but he was sure that would probably happen today, Christmas being the day of family and all. He shook his head when the other asked him what he wanted to do, “I’m just leaving it to you to keep me entertained, this is new to me so you’re my Christmas guide I guess.” 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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With the food laid out on the table, all that was left was to wait for the others to join him. Thankfully James was the first one to enter the room because Elliott’s eyes immediately drew over the other man, taking in his outfit. “You look gorgeous and now I feel very under dressed.” He admitted holding out his arms. He was still in his pajamas though it was now paired by a fetching apron that he had been using when cooking. He leaned in to let his nose tuck into the others neck where James’ cologne seemed to be strongest. “Mmm… You still smell and look better than my cooking though. Taste better too.” He found himself murmuring, one arm wrapping around James’ waist as he nipped his neck in an affectionate manner, only to be interrupted by a cough. Elliott looked up, a sheepish grin on his face where his Mother and Father stood in the doorway thankfully looking more amused than anything. Elliott couldn’t help but feel like they were lucky that was all he had chosen to do. Still, he pulled out a chair for James to sit in as his parents took their spots. 

“So after breakfast I am gonna grab a quick shower and change too so I am all set for Christmas day. Do you wanna go take a walk after James?” He asked. “Just along the quite roads and I am sure Dex would appreciate the walk then we can come back and catch a Christmas movie.” He suggested. “Later on after dinner is family games time.” 

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James watched as Elliott’s eyes scanned his body, something he was used to by now. He had picked up on the others habit to scan over what he was wearing or how he looked on a daily basis, however his reaction was fairly tame today given that most of the time he was pushed up against a wall or a door making him late for where he was supposed to be ninety fiver percent of the time, not that he was complaining at all. “I don’t know, the pj and apron look works for you, very house husband if I do say so myself.” he teased as he let the other run his nose over the skin of his neck, also knowing that he would be smelling him and drinking in the strong scent of what he had just applied that would wear off during the day. “Well I’m not going to complain against that, even though I’ve never tasted myself. But you seem to do that daily so I don’t see how I can have a fair argument here.” he flirted lightly feeling the scrape of teeth against his throat before hearing someone clear their throat behind them indicating the arrival of the others parents. He smiled at them hoping to give off an innocent tone before moving to sit down in the seat the other had pulled out for him, if he was being honest, they were lucky to come in and only seeing the other doing that. 

James took his last bite of food before nodding as he chewed, once he swallowed he nodded. “Sure, that sounds like a good idea, I’m going to call my Dad’s as well just to say Merry Christmas, I’ll do that while you’re showering.” Even though they had been here a few days now, he never knew what to talk about when left alone with Elliott’s parents, so he normally found something to do while the other was preoccupied, it was all in a matter of time though, eventually he would become at ease with the older couple and he wouldn’t need these excuses. 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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Elliott was aware that the presents were probably giving away more about how he felt or at least how much he had spoken to his parents about James in the past than he probably would have liked. Mainly because it was embarrassing and James had a habit of picking up on the things that embarrassed him and torturing him with them. Suppressing a groan, he didn’t make a comment, waiting patiently for James to put the necklace on for him. He could have easily have done it himself but there was something nice and intimate about having the person who had bought it doing it for you. He smiled and ran his hand over the jewelry once more before he let his hands drop to his sides. “Yeah perfect.” He agreed. “And trust you to pick the shower instead of helping me cook you lazy ass.” Elliott berated in good humor. “Though I want the food to be edible and having you cook it would probably be a terrible idea.” Grinning, he pecked at James’ cheek. “Go on. Enjoy your shower but don’t take too long.” He instructed before leaving him to head into the kitchen to get cooking.

Despite the fact his mother did Christmas Dinner, he knew he would probably end up helping his Mom anyway. Breakfast wasn’t exactly difficult to cook. It was a common Christmas breakfast in their house. The coffee and tea were already done though Elliott suspected he would probably break open a bottle of wine or something similar much earlier on in the day. Soon the smell of the Turkey cooking in the oven was matched by the sweet smell of the pancakes and the sizzling of bacon in the pan. “Breakfast’s done!” He called out, setting the plates down onto the table.

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Looked over at Elliott from the corner or his eyes and the subtle but not subtle enough for him not to notice expression he was pulling right now confirmed what he had thought about the other. He had in fact been talking about him to his parents and he didn’t know why but just that thought made something flare in his chest and send his heart racing that little bit faster. He bit down on his lips to try and suppress too big of a smile that was threatening to take over his mouth and decided to keep quiet on the matter for now. Once the necklace was in place he moved round to face the other, inspecting the new piece of jewelry on the others body and how it looked, smiling to himself in satisfaction on picking the right thing out for him. James playfully shoved the other as he mentioned the fact that he was taking a shower rather then helping, “I’m not being a lazy ass, I need a shower so i’m clean and all nice and fresh for later on, since you hogged it for that long last night and I didn’t get a chance to use it.” he threw back at him before rolling his eyes, “I can cook, I just choose not too.” he retaliated thought they both know he was far from the best of cooks out there. “Oh I’ll be sure to enjoy it.” he told him with a small wink before heading up to use the bathroom. 

He hadn’t taken long in the shower, just enough time to wake himself up under the spray of water and clean himself and his hair down. He also dried off his hair, dressing himself in the burgundy shirt and black skinny jeans he had picked out for the day wanting to look smart. It was when he was putting the finishing touches to his hair that he heard the other shout. Smoothing down his clothes and applying his aftershave before he moved down the stairs, the smell of food hitting him almost instantly. “See, this is why I let you cook.” he told him in playful banter.

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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“It definitely should.” Elliott wasn’t going to chance anything happening to such a precious gift and he would be really annoyed at himself if anything happened to it back home. “Does it have a case because if not that is the first thing I am going to go out and buy, just to be certain the little terror that is Dexter doesn’t manage to get at it.” So far the puppy hadn’t touched his instruments but he was going to make sure that it wasn’t a problem at all. “And listen, you are not crap at this. You have no idea how much I love this James. Really. I wish I could tell you but I just… there aren’t the words for it which is kinda like you I guess.” His hand traveled up from the others back to start stroking through his hair in a soothing manner, trying to ease the stress James must have been feeling over his concern about the present. He didn’t care how it looked to his parents even if they had never really seen him this way with anyone. The only one who matter to him right now was James and he wanted to make sure the man was happy and content. 

Chuckling at the others conclusion, Elliott nodded his head. “Yeah I think both apply but that’s a good thing.” An eyebrow raised a moment later when James told him what he would get later would help keep him quiet though and a cheeky smirk drew over his lips. The family continued to exchange gifts. Elliott gave his presents to them and they returned the action by giving him various items and they had even got James some things which Elliott couldn’t help but love them for. There was a little coffee set and some Jack Daniels along with some art supplies which made Elliott’s eyebrows raise somewhat. He hadn’t realized just how much he had spoken about James or how much they had taken in. Once they were done with the main gift giving, Elliott gently maneuvered James off his lap. “So I am guessing it is pancakes and bacon all around?” He turned to look at James. “Cause Mom tends to do most of the dinner, I do breakfast in the morning. Do you wanna get a shower whilst you’re waiting or you can just relax in here or help out. It’s up to you but before you do any of those things, help me on with my new necklace.”

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James nodded, because he had been sure to get a case for it when he had bought it, he could just picture him breaking it or ruining the design work if he just left it lying around and there was less of a chance of the other seeing it this way too. “It has a case and hey-” he said pointing at the other, “You keep saying he’s such a terror and he has yet to destroy anything of yours and the only thing he’s gotten at of mine is a slipper and a few paint brushes, I say all in all that’s pretty fucking great.” The little white ball of fluff was still a puppy, only being a little more then a month old, he was still finding the need to run around and chew on anything he could find and he didn’t blame him for that and no matter how many times Elliott called him a terror, he knew he didn’t mind either. James chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck, a bad habit he had picked up at an early age, “I’m just glad that you like it and hey, even if you don’t have any words when it comes to me, I know how you feel through your actions and that’s all that matters- well all that matters most of the time.” He could feel as the other hand had moved from his back and was now in his hair making him lean back into the touch like always, letting the others hand work in soothing him until his eyes closed shut and a small sigh of contentment left his mouth feeling better then he had just moments ago. 

“It’s a very good thing, I don’t know what I would have done with someone with a low sex drive.” he joked. He watched the others face carefully as he spoke those words, and he couldn’t help but replicate the look the other had on his face, because he surely was in for a treat later. He watched as the gift giving process commenced among the others family, watching as paper was torn off and looking to see what people had gotten one another and smiling as they thanked them for the gifts. He had gotten Elliott’s parents gifts, out of hospitality and he thought it would have been a little bit rude not to get his boyfriends parents something when he was spending the Holiday’s at their house. He hadn’t expected anything in return though, opening the present he became increasingly surprised at how well they reflected him as a person and he would have to bring that up with the other later, and possibly tease him for how much he spoke to his parents about him. But he was thankful for them and the fact they had gotten him anything at all. At the mention of breakfast he hadn’t quite realized how hungry he was and was glad to start the feeding process which he was pretty sure would last all day. “I think I’ll take a shower, freshen and wake myself up a little more and I’ll get ready too.” he told the other before nodding and taking the leather cord of the necklace, reaching up just a little bit to place it around the others neck and fasten it so it wasn’t too slack and hung nicely against the others chest. “There. Perfect.” 

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Christmas Day at the Gilberts|| Jelliott

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There was a warmth deep inside him when he thought of all the effort James must have gone to just to do this for him though it was clear from the way James spoke he didn’t see it as much of anything. This was far more precious to him than any expensive guitar he could have been given. “I am definitely going to use this one. Maybe only in the house though because I couldn’t bear the thought of anything scratching the design off it and you have seen what my performances can get like some times. I don’t know what to say James, really. It is the best thing I have ever been given. But don’t tell my parents that because they might get a little jealous.” He said with a wink as he pressed another kiss to his boyfriends lips. 

One hand stroked along James’ back as his other hand clasped the presents in his lap. “Oh? Well great minds think alike because I have some more private presents too. But they will wait for when we go to bed tonight. We’ll just have to be quiet because I do plan on having Christmas sex with you but I really don’t want my parents hearing. You gonna be able to manage quiet?” He asked teasingly.

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James’ face seemed to brighten a little as the other confirmed that he was going to in fact use the guitar, he knew he was good at what he did. He knew people liked his art but he also knew that some people wouldn’t like it at all and that was okay with him too. But when it came to doing something like this for the person you were with, well it was always a risky chance to take and he’s just glad his risk paid off as the other did seem to love it. “That and you tend to go electric at your gigs, but yeah, I think it should just stay at home with us.” he agreed not wanting his hard hours being wasted in one night, he was a little selfish in that, but this was his creation and he was still very protective over it, even if it wasn’t his anymore. He raised his eyebrow at the other, “The best, really? Wow, I must have done good then. I’m crap at this sort of thing- gift giving. So I’m just-” he let out a sigh before chuckling lightly, “Relieved I guess, but don’t worry your secret is safe with me.”

“It’s either great minds think a like or we’re two sex driven men, something tells me that both applies to us thought.” he chuckled, he wouldn’t deny it. Him and Elliott liked sex, they did and because of it they did it a lot. There was nothing wrong with that, neither seemed to be too good at words and reveled in actions and affection showing one another how they were feeling, this was one of the ways the expressed themselves and who cared what they did other then themselves. James smirked at the others words, still keeping his voice down so the younger males parents didn’t over hear, “Something tells me one of your present will help with the volume situation.” he winked.