After they had both showered, Mark had to pull himself together for one last trip to the theater before the opening. After he had dressed, he came up and hugged Jack. "You know, I couldn't have gotten through this without you." "AW shucks Mark-o, stop that! Know why we hit it off? We both have DRIVE to the nth power. Yeah, drive. You woulda gotten this with me, without me, because you wanted it. And when you want something." He smiled "You're so hell bent on getting it you don't care about the risk." Then he kissed Mark "and I am SO glad you're that way." Mark smiled. "You're gonna sing tonight, ain't ya?" Jack grinned "OF COURSE. There's a piano, and I have some surprises for you." Mark showed his own toothy grin. "Good ones?" Jack looked at him. "You're gonna be wrapped around my little finger when I'm done. And I'm gonna be wrapped around your big dick, Topman." Mark laughed and shook his head. "Let me get outta here before I have to get back in bed with you."
About an hour after he left, Jamie and Cooper came in, smiling, and laughing. "Hey Jack. Party's gonna be soon. You got your outfit?" "Well, Mark told me it was casual, but he asked me not to wear my batjack t shirt. He said I probably could wear my cap." "Your cap?" Cooper didn't know about it. Jack showed him the "Mark's boy" cap and he smiled. "Suits you. " Then he looked at Jamie "How come YOU don't have one saying Cooper's boy?" Jamie responded "Uh, would you look at my hands, and then look at Jack's? I think he has something I don't
Hmmmmm." Cooper smiled. "Well, that could change. I thought you didn't want that after, well..." Jamie snorted. "You know, half the problem with the world is people assuming instead of asking GEEZ" He turned to Jack. "Hey, Jackie, sit down for a minute. Cooper and I wanna talk to you about something."
"Ok. Is something wrong? Is someone hurt?" "No, no, nothing like that. We actually have a business proposition for you." Cooper took over "You've seen those TV shows where they buy houses, renovate them, and flip them?" Jamie laughed "Does he watch them? HAH. It's like Saturday afternoon football with him. You should hear him: "you used WHAT for the pipes? That AC has HOW MANY BTUS ? Gee you're gonna make Con ed happy, that kind of thing?" Jack giggled. "What can I say? I just think I can do better." Cooper looked serious. "I do too Jack. And that's where the business proposition comes in. Basically, that's what I do. With a pick up crew every time. Jamie pretty much did it too. And now that he closed on his sale ... "YOU DID? YOU CUNT . Why didn't you tell me? How much?" Jamie put up his hand. "You had things on your mind, and a girl NEVER talks about money. OK. The bidding stopped at 4.1 million. We closed last week.:
"HOLY SHIT. JAMIE. " He got up and hugged his old friend. "I always knew it: you were the clever one. " Jamie laughed. "And now, you're gonna see how clever I am. Look, Cooper and I have decided to go into this business big time. We're gonna be doing houses. And... well, we were wondering if the best contractor in NYC would be willing to become the supervisor of the projects. ALL of them." They both looked at Jack and then there was silence.
"WHOA! ME??? Supervising reno? At NY apartments? Brownstones? ARE YOU SURE?" Cooper shook his head. "Jack, there was never any question in our minds. We didn't approach you because, well, we know how much you love this job." "Well, I do. But you know, I've had a few thoughts lately. " He paused. "I gotta be honest. I HATE going to work at 6 in the morning. I HATE cleaning up garbage. And you know, I'm not getting any younger. It's not as easy as it was." Then he paused. "And Felix is gonna pass that exam. He's better at this than I am. He should have this job." Jamie looked at Cooper with a "told you so" look.
"So, Jack, this isn't happening for another month, six weeks, so there's time to think about it. You need to talk about it with Jack. OH, yeah, stupid me, I forgot. Our headquarters is a building we bought on 85th street between Amsterdam and Columbus. Come see the building on Sunday. There's a bedroom for you and Jack. Needs some work, but I think it suits you. Jack put his head down and Jamie huffed. "OF COURSE there's a basement for a playroom. You think I forgot that?" Jack blushed. "Guys, this is all kinda overwhelming. I can barely figure out what I'm wearing to this party tonight, and now you give me a job offer? SHOOT."
When Mark is finished with the opening, I'll talk to him." "Uh, we already did. So you can skip the background stuff. I bet he's gonna say it's up to Jack." "ENOUGH GUYS ENOUGH. I gotta think this out at my speed, which is slow. I'm gonna go get dressed. Fuck. I've been sweating so much from this, I may need to wash again. " Jamie grinned and Jack said "Or maybe not. You guys go get dressed. Jamie, I'm gonna be singing stuff you haven't heard before."
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So at about five , they headed down to the party location. Jamie came in to see what Jack was planning to wear, vetoed everything, and pulled out other stuff. "I didn't spend hours shopping with you to let you wear your old crap, Jack." He started rooting in the closet. "Jack, I'm gonna tell you ONE MORE TIME. THINK BLUE. With your eyes, you should have something blue on, every day. " He grabbed a shirt with a very fine white check against a blue background. "Jeans? Hmm. Yeah, it's casual. Black ones. And you know, let's be a little elegant." He pulled out a blue blazer for Jack. "THERE we go. Now, two buttons opened, Jack. We always dress for our man. You'll see. Coops and I are going to go and get involved in some very competitive costuming. Jack heard the noise behind the closed door, and after a while, out they came: Cooper had gone with a conservative chic: a white shirt, a bright red leather tie, "so I have something to use on this one in case I need it," tight jeans, and a corduroy jacket. Jamie had tamed his tendency to flame, and was wearing a dark peach colored shirt that set off his skin, leather pants, and a pair of "interesting" shoes. "Ok, girls, " he took each of them by an arm. "Let's go. That party ain't starting until we get there."
No one was sitting at a table when they arrived, but the cocktail hour was in full swing. "I hope there's champagne" Jamie whispered, just as a cute waiter walked by "Oh hello. Well, yes, I'll have.... a flute. Do you know what flute is slang for, young man?" JAMIE Cooper intoned. "I DO have a bandana just in case I need it. " Jack looked around and finally saw Mark over in the corner. He couldn't help it: he felt a charge in his groin, and he tingled, just by seeing Mark "holding court." He was talking to Laurie, Abigail, and Gloria. Connor had seen Cooper and went over to them. '''
"JACK. Oh my goodness don't you look handsome?" Laurie came over and gave him a kiss. "HI Laurie. I'm sorry I haven't seen you, it's just been "Oh, don't worry Jack. I've actually been down in the basement and I've seen you working. And Felix has been keeping me updated on things. I think it's a hoot that you're gonna be grading one of his tests." "JACK!!!" he heard the big voice of Gloria, who l ooked beautiful as always. "OH, it's so good to see you, and I'm so glad you and Connor hit it off." "Me too, lady. He's a great guy. Good burper when it comes to beer." She laughed. "Jack, please make me a promise. Don't ever change. Unless you get even better looking." She kissed him. "Hey, I hear you and Jamie do that Elton John Kiki Dee song." "We do" "Well, maybe we can change it into a trio tonight?" "OH, Gloria, Jamie would love that. "
He went over to where Mark was now a little freer. Mark saw him, smiled "Hey." "Hey back." Jack came up to him and just touched his forehead to Mark's without kissing him. "You know how good you look across a room." Mark smiled. "Yes. And not as good as you." He whispered to Jack. "I would LOVE to drag you into the men's room and make you blow me right now, but I know someone's doing that as we speak." Jack laughed. "Is it..." Mark laughed back. "Not hard to figure out, is it? " Just then, Jon and Brian came out of the side where the bathrooms were. Jack looked at Mark. "Hey, do you guys do song throwdowns during the party." Mark looked at Jack. "DON'T. Oh what the hell, DO."
The whole cast, and cast friends, were there. Since opening night was around the corner, none of the singers would be performing tonight: it was open mike, for anyone who wasn't singing. When Jack had a first turn, he turned to Gloria "I may need to ask you for a favor, Glo. Do you know how to play 'the song to the evening star'? I don't think this guy knows that one." Her eyes flew open. "JACK. I'm learning the part right now. OF COURSE I can play it. Let's go." So up they went, Gloria spoke to the pianist, who raised his glass to Jack and moved aside for Gloria."
"Hi everyone. I'm Jack. I'm not talented like the rest of you, but I wanted to sing this to my special man over there." He pointed to Mark. My mom taught it to me, and she taught it in German, so I can't tell you what it says, but it's pretty. I know the title is "The song to the Evening Star," and after tomorrow evening, Mark is gonna be a star, so..." Gloria began playing and Mark came in at the second measure. His rich baritone began to float across the room. Laurie knew the piece of course, but no one else did. They were mesmerized, no one more than Mark. "He's singing that for me. His star. " Jamie thought he knew every song Jack sang. He was stunned too "Where the hell is this coming from?" When Jack finished, there was silence. And then an ovation. He bowed and smiled. "Oh, Wow. You guys liked it. Thank you. Mark inspires me every day." He went over to the table and Mark threw his arm around his shoulders. "YOU KNOW, you make me glow you sweet heart." He kissed Jack. No tongue, but it was close. They could both see Jon glowering over in the corner. "I did say hello to him when I came in Mark. He muttered "out of the way, bottom." "HE DID?" Mark looked pissed. "Yeah, he did, don't worry. That's when he tripped. Of course, I apologized for my big clumsy feet." Mark started laughing. Jamie heard a bit of it and said. "guys, we have a plan. After opening. Let's talk. Coop had a great idea."
So as the evening went on, Jack went up to the piano player/host and handed him a paper. "EXCUSE ME Ladies and Gentlemen. Someone has brought back the long lost art of... the throwdown." There was wooping from the crowd as he announced it. "The category is torch songs, and Jack: " he pointed in Jack's direction, "has challenged Jon. Free choice. Any song you want. " There was applause and wooping "Jack/Jon/Jack/Jon." Jon looked extremely agitated but he held his thumb up to show he was accepting the challenge. "Ok, Jon, heads or tails." Jamie whispered "he always picks tails." The coin came up heads. "Jack, you're first. Whatcha gonna sing for us. " "Well, my mom was a contralto, and I'm a baritone. She always told me we could switch parts, so I'm going to sing something she taught me, that was a favorite. "The man who got away." "OOOH. Channeling Judy Garland. Bold move." Let's go. The music started, and then Jack started crooning. Again, he had the room quiet. Gloria turned to Abigail and whispered "He is channeling SO MUCH PAIN. Where is that coming from. Is he singing about Jamie?" Her sister answered "I don't think so. I think he's singing about his dad." The song was coming to an end, and the pianist looked at Jack for guidance as to whether they were going to hold the note or not. Jack gave a quick nod, and held onto that note for dear life." "FUCKING BRAVO" came a yell from the back, from someone Jack didn't recognize. Again there was an ovation, even one from Jon, who got up, took his napkin, threw it on the middle of the floor, and walked out, looking disgusted. Brian was sitting there, not knowing what to do.
When Jack got back to his table, everyone could see he had been crying up on stage. "Jack, who were you singing about?" Gloria asked him, and he sobbed out a little "My dad. He's the man who got away for me. " He collapsed on Mark's shoulder, and Mark just ran his fingers through his hair. "THIS man is not gonna get away, Jack. " "Neither is this one," Jamie added "Or this one" came Cooper, "Add me to the list, stud," came out of Connor's mouth. "Well, what about the girls. We're not going away either Jack," added Laurie. "Amen sister" added Abigail, and Gloria too. " Jack began to smile. "too bad he left. I was gonna dedicate a song to Jon." Mark paused "I am afraid to ask. Which one. " "Oh, another one my mother taught me. I don't know the English, but in German it's Mackie Messer." Gloria began to laugh. "Jack the Knife. About an assassin. "YEAH. That's the one. Jamie, they're looking at us. One more. Elton and Kiki?" "OH NO. You're making this a trio boys," Gloria got up. "Yes, I do opera, but a chance to be the butch on the stage with you two? No, I'm not passing that up. " And up they went. They sang an extra chorus, and then took their bows. Mark came up to jack and put his arm around his middle. "I can't work that nip, but I can work other things. Let's go, you handsome devil."
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"Hey, we can all get in a cab," Jack was standing with Mark , Jamie and Cooper. Jamie smiled. "Cooper and I are going out for a bit more. We'll see you later. " "Ok, dudes. Don't get arrested" As he and Mark walked away, Mark turned and mouthed "thank you," before he put his arm around Jack's middle and pulled him close. "You look SO FUCKING HANDSOME tonight Jack Robson." "Gee, thanks. Jamie picked the outfit. You look good too." As they got in the cab, Mark draped his arm around Jack. He flicked Jack's left nip for a minute. "Can I ask you something super Jack?" "Well, you just did, but you can ask something else." Mark paused "Have you ever thought about topping me?" As usual, Jack was up front. "Uh, once in a while. Not really a lot. See, Jamie will disagree, and that's ok, but you just do it so much better than I do, and I love it when you're on top of me so much, and...." He paused. . "Mark, are you tired of me bottoming for you?" Mark shook his head. "NO NO. I just know that I take charge and I didn't know if it was too much. " Jack put his hand on Mark's crotch. "Sweetheart, take as much charge as you want. " He put Mark's hand on his right nip. It WAS sore, and he winced. "Feel that? Remember how I begged for it?" Then he moved Mark's hand to his collar. "Feel that? You know how hot that makes me, seeing it, feeling it? If I had my "Mark's boy" cap I'd put that on too. " He squeezed Mark's cock. "Now, I know you're nervous about tomorrow, and I really don't know what will calm you down, if anything, but if shoving your cock in me will do it, I'm up for it. And if me putting MY cock in you somewhere will do it, well. I guess I'm up for that, too. "
When they got in the apartment, Mark made clear that putting HIS cock into Jack was gonna do the trick. Jack had gotten his coat off, before Mark attacked him and threw him on the bed. They hadn't used the restraints in a while, but Jack's wrists were in them pretty quick, as Mark was opening his shirt. He looked at the nip ring, wistifully, and moved his mouth down to Jack's navel, "OH SHIT. COME ON. THAT TICKLES. AND IT MAKES ME HARD. THESE ARE NEW PANTS, MARK" Mark looked at him. Then he pulled duct tape out of Jack's work drawer, and covered his mouth. "You got nothing to say tonight stud . NOTHING." MMMPH. MMMPH. Jack began to moan. "GIMME that ear and gimme that neck." Jack shook his head no, before Mark attacked, and got into that space. "MMMMPH MMMMPH. Jack was trying to beg Mark to go easier, but he knew that wouldn't work. Mark just savaged him, as Jack got harder, and harder. Then Mark moved to Jack's left nip - the less sensitive one - and began to chew. He had never chewed Jack's nipples for that long, but he kept it up tonight, as he slipped Jack's zipper down and took his cock. "This may belong to Jamie, but it's MINE tonight." Jack shook his head yes, as Mark began edging him, flicking his finger up and down the back of Jack's penis. "You wanna cum sexy boy?" Jack shook his head YES. "I can't hear you." "MMMMMPH MMMMPH MMMMPH PLSSSSSS" Mark ran his finger around Jack's cockhead, and then.. the explosion. Cum flying everywhere. At this point, when they played this way, Mark would take off the gag. Not this time. He DID slip on a condom. "I have been hard for you since you walked into the party. And I'm probably gonna use three condoms by the time I'm done, you hot fucking stud." He slid into Jack's butt, and took him hungrily. Jack pushed his legs up to get more. He had wanted this since the tit piercing that morning. He wanted more. MORE. He tried to push down to get more of Mark's cock. "OH.. SOMEONE is greedy today, heh heh heh," Jack laughed as he pulled out. "What's the matter, Jack-o? You want your topman in you again? Jack frantically shook his head yes. He struggled against the bonds, and it didn't do any good. Mark grinned, and shoved his cock in all at once, hard and deep. He GROWLED as he shot into Jack. GOD he loved fucking this man! He could tell Jack was smiling: he could see the curves through the duct tape. He fell down on Jack, and pulled off the tape. "You look SO FUCKING HOT when you're tied down." "Then don't let me go, topman. And didn't you promise me at least two more sessions? "
Mark wondered if he had said his thank you prayers to whomever was blessing this today, as he got ready for a second session. He knew he could do that, but a third?
It was a compromise. The third one was a slow, prolonged blow job. Not much came out, but Jack knew what he was doing. And no, Mark did NOT untie him that night.