Afternoons in the barracks complex's communal lounge had become a sort of informal study group since the start of my relationship with Sam. I had to work hard to keep up with the math required by our school and there was no way I could concentrate alone in a room with my lover, making a crowded public place the only real option. And it was a tough school, so I seldom lacked for company. Usually Sam was right there with me...

Samuel and I went through our morning routine the day after the handjob in a sort of grinning awkwardness. The only acknowledgment of what had happened was Sam feigning throwing his cum-encrusted towel at me when he got up. No comment was made until we were sitting in the galley at lunch and someone started going on comically about how horny he was. “Yeah,” said Sam amidst the group's laughter. “I had a sex dream last nig...

Note: This won't make much sense without having read the first two chapters. Sleeping with Sam curled around me was... well, if I use words like “dreamy” I'll have to make fun of myself. Let's just say I enjoyed it. Didn't do much actual sleeping, of course. Tough to drift off with a new lover's bare skin all over yours. And it was the same for Sam, he spent a lot more time nuzzling my neck than he did snoring. Which mean...

Setting note: I was in the US Navy before DADT was implemented. Samuel and I weren't paranoid, there was actual imprisonment on the table if one was caught being gay. I subscribe to the belief that it is no crime to break an unjust law, but the military doesn't exactly share that view. I didn't realize my sexuality until after I'd enlisted, and the choice I made was to stay for my enlistment rather than taking an Other Th...

"Hey, you alright?" said a voice from behind me. I recognized it as belonging to Nic, the younger and more obviously gay of the partners who owned the little seaside B&B on whose back patio I was presently sulking."Yeah, I'm okay," I said. "Or I will be.""Don't kid a kidder, boyo," he said in a gently amused tone, coming around to sit by me on the padded, loveseat-sized bench. I glanced at him, taking in the blue eyes and...

I was sitting with my back to the door when Commander Rainey came in. My feet were up on the windowsill, the weekend’s watch roster on my lap. I’d like to say I was working on it, but really I was kind of staring into space. She tapped twice on the open door.“Come in,” I said without turning, thinking it was one of my girls.“I’m already in,” she answered. I turned to see her halfway to my desk. She waved me down as I star...