Chapter 5
Where the hell had that question even come from? Burr thought to himself as he gagged inside the bathroom.
His opinion on sex?
"Aaron, are you alright?" Hamilton asked worried as he paced around and in and out of the bathroom.
He felt at a loss since he was not required to hold up Aaron's hair but he wanted to assist in anyway so he got the tap running and pulled Burr up so he could wash his face.
Burr sighed as he raked a hand over his face, spreading the water around so he could cool his head and process the question Alexander had just asked.
What is your opinion on sex?
He sighed.
Christ have mercy.
"Are you alright?" Hamilton asked again and Burr accepted a towel from him which he used to clean his face.
"I'll be fine."
Hamilton nodded and paused for a while letting Burr catch his breath.
His mate grimaced into the mirror before raising an eyebrow at Hamilton who was still watching him with a concerned expression on his face.
"My opinion on sex?"
"Huh?" Hamilton blinked confused then recalled his question with a blush.
"Ah yes. Did.... Did that startle you Aaron Burr?"
A little.
Burr sighed raising himself so he could ruin his hand at the back of his neck and consider the question.
His opinion....on sex.
"It's a normal action between mates. As long it's lawful and not forced there's nothing wrong with it." He finally said.
He glanced to Hamilton a mixture of confusion and wariness on his face.
"Why are you asking?"
"Well....." Hamilton mumbled as Burr admired the bathroom.
He was just realising how big this place was.
It was pretty neat.
Glistening white tiled floors.
A big spacious tub.
There was even a shower so they could........
Hmmmm
He wasn't sure if he and Alexander were ready for standing in the same place naked yet.
It reminded him that Hamilton wanted to talk about sex so he turned his attention back to him.
"You were saying that during the course of the week it would be best that we got to know each other properly." Hamilton pointed out.
"Wouldn't that mean exploring sexual activity as well."
"Uuuuuh....." Burr said his eyes widening as he wasn't sure how to answer that question.
"Would it?"
So he'd just have Alexander answer it instead.
"Wouldn't it?" Hamilton said.
Don't throw back a question at me that I just threw back at you! Burr mentally groaned.
Fortunately Hamilton continued.
God bless his mate's love for hearing himself speak.
"You suggested we do a variery of self discovery this week so as to determine whether or not we actually find ourselves compatible enough to broaden this into a permanent relationship." Hamilton explained. "Self discovery would mean learning as much as we can about each other. Personality quirks, likes and dislikes. The things that we might do that the other hates. The habits we have, the friends we keep. All these constitute factors that might influence our union one way or another. But won't you agree sex is also a very important factor to consider."
"Go on." Burr said curious as he considered Alexander's points.
"Are you saying that having sex with each other might be difficult for us?"
Since we're both men.
But Burr didn't add that part as he folded his arms and peered curiously at Alexander.
"I'm saying what if having sex with each other is not satisfactory for us." Hamilton pointed out spreading out his hands.
"Sexual satisfaction is one of the most concrete grounds of a successful partnership including communication and understanding. If we are unable to find satisfaction with each other it's a given that the unsatisfied partner will be corrupted into unfaithfulness and our relationship will fall apart. Also what if we do not have the same kinks? What if we find displeasure or pain in the other's method? Summarising sex into just fucking is naive as well as is the belief that we'll just work it out without prior knowledge or discussion."
"So you're saying we should talk about the sex?" Burr asked curiously knitting his eyebrows in understanding.
He had to admit it was intriguing listening to Alexander talk. He'd really thought about this in detail.
"Actions speak louder than words. What we say might not properly communicate what we actually mean. Not even porn videos are enough to properly communicate to a virgin the complexity that is human sexual interaction. So I'm not saying we should talk about it, I'm saying that we should have sex."
Had Hamilton made this proclamation earlier into the conversation he had no doubt that he would blush.
But talking to Burr really brought him out of his shell.
He felt like they were arguing though they weren't really.
Presenting each other's views to each other.
It made his blood rush with excitement because it was Burr's turn to counter his reasoning and argument.
What would he say next and what could he say in return?
He could not wait.
"Have....sex....." Burr gaped his eyes widening and his mouth falling open.
Have sex?
Just like that!
"Do you not want to?" Hamilton frowned confused.
"Isn't it too soon?" Burr groaned massaging his head.
"You gave us a week."
"I can give us longer."
"What's the point? Most of what we wish to learn can be learnt in a week." Hamilton pointed out. "Especially if we ask the right questions."
"Even though you say that doesn't it feel like we're rushing here." Burr said holding out his hands in a 'please pause' motion. "There's certain steps to be taken before intimacy. You can't just skip all of that and have sex. Right now we still barely know enough about each other's personality. Having sex right now would be as good as a one night stand."
Hamilton opened his mouth to argue but couldn't help but thinkil on Burr's words carefully.
"You have a point. We might be able to perform the action but there's no guarantee the right emotion will follow through."
"Exactly!" Burr clapped with relief.
Good.
He was dropping this then.
"Then we do his orderly." Hamilton suggested with a grin actually having fun.
"In order to have sex we should build an appropriate emotional attraction to each other. How do we do that?"
So he was not dropping this.
"You seem to have a plan." Burr raised an eyebrow. He really enjoyed how Hamilton answered most of his own questions.
There must be a lot going on in his mate's adorable little head.
"Date. We date. It's the right format of course." Hamilton said folding his arms proudly. "First we have to ask each other out."
"We're mated." Burr pointed out.
"Then we're getting a definite yes. This is actually good for us " Hamilton grinned.
"We plan for separate dates and take each other out. This gives us an idea of what the other likes or considers is appropriate for a date. It's adequate learning material. It tells us about our personalities as well as our preferences."
"O....kaaay." Burr said a little mistified.
Hamilton was making sense.
"How many dates are required?"
"Interesting." Hamilton smiled a hand stroking his chin.
"I imagined we'd need just one but perhaps two each. That way there's room for improvement if we learn anything from the first date. Since I know the area well I shall go first. Once the week begins I shall take you out on a date. And then the next day you take me out on a date. The day after that is my final chance to wow you with a date and the date after that is your final chance to wow me with a date. Anything and anywhere goes for the first date. Then perhaps we can put up restrictions in place for the second."
"Sounds an idea." Burr laughed intrigued and Hamilton flushed excited.
He was having so much fun.
"Alright then Aaron Burr sir. Will you go out with me?" Hamilton smiled proposing with all the earnestness he could muster.
The answer of course...was yes.
**
With their registration plans cancelled they had their noon and evening for the day free.
With all of that time they decided to map out the course of their date plan.
"You're starting work on Monday so you might need the extra time to settle down. We'll start the date on Tuesday, I will go first of course. Then you on Wednesday, me Thursday, you again Friday." Hamilton mapped out.
"If all goes well...."
"....then on Saturday night... we'll be having sex." Burr concluded and Hamilton rejoiced within himself that they were already finishing each other's sentences.
That was a good start.
It meant their intellect matched.
There was a silence as they both regarded the paper that sat on the table between them.
They were doing their planning at the breakfast table having cleared away the cutlery.
It was all washed and put away so they could plan without distraction.
According to their plan they should be joined in union....on Saturday.
"Wow." Burr thought aloud as he realised this was a Saturday. Next Saturday rolled by and he'd be having sex.
"Question." Hamilton said.
"Proceed." Burr regarded him curiously.
"Is kissing allowed on the dates? I feel it would be a bit too forward to just...jump each other's bones like that just because it is the day we picked our for sex. Surely some sort of foreplay should follow to get us more comfortable about being sexual with each other."
"I guess you do have a point." Burr had to admit.
Imaging trying to sleep together when they had not even before tried to kiss.
"We could try right now if you're interested." Hamilton suggested out of nowhere and Burr whipped around at him in surprise.
"Now?" He stared.
"I want to test something." Hamilton admitted and Burr found himself hesitating.
They did not have enough data for this.
Surely....to join lips like this....with.... Alexander
"Um..." Burr said trying to think of something to...counter with.
"You think no?" Alexander raised an eyebrow and Burr sighed.
"Let's just try I guess." He mumbled and turned to Hamilton.
Hamilton also turned his chair around so they were now facing each other.
They stared into each other's eyes and Burr tried to compose himself so he wouldn't show how uncomfortable he was about kissing a stranger.
They hadn't built enough romantic attraction to get to this stage but.... Hamilton did have a beautiful pair of lips.
Hamilton stared back at his beautiful mate who seemed shy about the kissing idea and....wondered.
He leaned in carefully and Burr did the same.
He pushed forward more and Burr did the same.
Curiouser and curiouser.
When Hamilton eventually brought his lips even closer Burr seemed to freeze and slowly his eyelids closed shut.
Hamilton considered the action silently for a while then concluded it really was just too soon.
So he pulled back and scribbled on the paper before them.
"Kissing can begin on the second dates."
Burr opened his eyes with surprise.
Then felt relief flood him.
So they weren't doing it right now.
"Sounds like a plan." He said relieved.
"What do you want to do now?" Hamilton asked curiously and Burr frowned in thought.
They'd had breakfast and worked out the complicated process they were about to follow for a week.
He'd prefer to prepare for his new job, going over documents and the sort, but this was just Saturday. It seemed overkill.
"Then. Why don't we look around the neighbourhood today." Burr suggested.
"I don't know a lot about it and I feel it would be better for me to know enough about our current vicinity as it could help when I have to plan for a date."
"Sounds like an idea." Hamilton beamed.
The neighbourhood.
Now there was something he had expanded information on.
"Yes. Let's do that." He beamed.