Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 01:21:24 EDT
From: Truelove99318256@cs.com
Subject: Somtimes/ no further installments

Hi guys!!! This is my first try at writting any fiction, and this story is
mainly a story about true love and the chance that some of us are waiting
for at getting that special someone that would make everything right in our
lifes. The events that occur in this story are not real, I don't really
know any member of the royal family nor do I live any where near the
Hudson River Valley. If you don't belong here, anything I have to say to
you won't deter you, so enjoy, but don't blame me if you get caught. There
is no real graphic sex scenes in this story so you'll just have to imagine
the details, If your looking for a quick wank just read some of the other
good sex related stories out there. So without further suspense here it's
my story. hope You like it.

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	Sometimes the feeling is right when you've loved for the first
time. I have never felt like I felt that summer. You see four years ago my
Dad gave me a trip to Europe for the summer, although I had gone before ,
this time it felt, right. My parents weren't going, my dad gave me a credit
card for expenses, stays at the best hotels of the continent, first class
plane tickets to the most important cities and a return royal suite on the
Cunard Ocean Liner QEII for my first sail across the Atlantic.
	Oh my!! Where are me manners. My name is Michael, I'm 5'11, light
brown hair that has a mind of its own, on the winter it gets so dark that
it almost looks black and in the summer it gets so light that it looks
dirty blond. The best thing that i like about me are my eyes, they are
light green with shades of blue. Well the day of my trip finally arrived
July 7th, Charles our chauffeur took me to the airport in our limo. I got a
good window seat on the airplane, which is actually not that hard to do in
first class. Next to me sat the cutest guy ever, but I already knew him
though. He was the son of one of the most important oil producers of the
entire country. His dad was a friend of mine and his house was right across
the Hudson River from ours. Once as I was bathing in my pool, which sits on
a little hill overlooking the river, I saw him he was in his sailboat
without a shirt under the burning sun. Little did I know that I would
actually see him with even less. He is one of the most eligible bachelors
in the country.
	" Hi, my name is Ethan" he said to me with a smile. "Hi my name is
Michael, and I already knew your name". "I'm sorry have we met before?" He
asked a bit puzzeld at my answer. "Well, not officially but I live across
the river from you, and our parents know each other. "Uhm!" He grunted
satisfied with my answer but still womdering how I knew so much about
him. Before he could utter another word I put on my head phones and set the
volume to high.
	I had seen him before at one of the many parties at his house. I
had always thought of him as a bit stuck up , rich like me, and
handsome. An hour before getting to London the first European capital on my
trip I opened up my lap top and called an old friend; the future king of
England. I had met him while I was attending Eton for my last two years of
high school. That's right my friend was William, Prince of Wales. He knew
that I was gay and he was very supportive of my life choice. As a matter of
fact he had tried to hook me up with some guy he knew but I wasn't exactly
on the market just yet. His mother adored me she said that I was the only
real friend that her son had, because I knew when to say he was right, but
also when to say he was wrong. Anyhow, I got him online.
	"Hello your royal shyness", I typed. "Stop that, you know I don't
like being call that". He answered. "Ha,Ha,Ha! What is up wombat, how are
you?" "Fine, and you?" "O.K., I guess, if you call being stuck on a plane
heading to London good." "Your coming ! and you didn't even say, you
bastard." "Sorry no time, papa surprised me with this gift trip to Europe."
"Oh! well it doesn't matter now you must stay with us at Windsor Castle
while you are in London. Mamy will be so happy to see you, and talking of
surprises I think I might have one for you." "You convinced me I'll go,
only if you promise to take me horseback riding." "See you in a few hours."
"Bye."
	Finally we started our decent into London Airport when I heard the
captain say. "Ladies and Gentleman we are now descending into London
Airport. Current temperature is 69 degrees F. Thank you for flying British
Airways, hope you had a pleasant trip."
	This was it, I was in Europe and I looked forward to a nice
vacation filled with fun.  Well I finally got to Windsor after an hours
drive from the airport. I had never been there, I had visited Buckingham
Palace a couple of times but never there. As I arrived at Windsor's main
gate William rushed out to greet me, but he stopped halfway under the
watchful eye of his grandmother and his father. He ended up extending a
hand for me to shake, I did and he quickly told Thomas one of the
attendants to take my bags to my room in the east wing. He turned towards
me and said: "Come mama wanted to see you as soon as you got here. She is
in the library."
	I followed him through the castle till we got to this big oak door
which opened up to a dim room full of old books, in the middle of the room
were some big chairs in front of the fireplace, in one of them was Diana
and in the other was Harry, William's brother. "Michael darling",she came
towards me with her arms open "when did you arrive?" she hugged me and
turning to Harry she said: "Harry this is Michael, your brother's friend
from America.  "I must have made a big impression on Harry, for he did not
say a word. No matter, I was there to enjoy myself. William grabbed me by
the hand and pulled me towards the door, saying to his mother that I was
tired and that he was taking me to my room.
	Again, I followed through endless corridors until we went up some
stairs. Then we were standing in front of another oak door, this one was
slightly smaller than that of the library but it was still quite
impressive. It was engraved with the family code of arms and it had a big
iron knob. The room behind it was still more impressive, there was a four
post king size bed, three big glass French doors that opened to a small
balcony, a big bathroom with a roman tub and gold fixtures, white silk
sheets on the bed and fresh cut roses all around the room. "So how is it?"
I heard William ask me. "Perfect!... Hey Will what is this surprise you
were telling me about?" I asked himwondering what all this mistery was
about. "Don't worry you'll see. By the way how is your love life, anything
yet." "Nope the guys back home are cute, but most of them are just after
quick a fortune and I guess I'm just looking for a little thing called True
Love."
	He looked at me with kind of a devilish smile on his face and said
" Well I'll leave you now to rest, my surprise should be arriving anytime
now". As soon as he left, I unpacked and took a bath. As I was getting out
of the bathroom I saw Walter the chauffeur driving up to the front door, I
guessed it was another family member coming to stay for the weekend.
	I got dressed for dinner and went downstairs to the dining room, it
was a magnificent Victorian room, oak paneling and dark blue curtains . As
I entered the room Diana said "Wow you look mighty handsome this evening",
"thank you," I answered. I greeted Charles and Harry who were already in
the room. As I turned around to face the stairs that led to the great room,
I saw William come down accompanied by someone who I knew perfectly well,
it was Ethan, I could not believe it, I had no time to show any emotion,
her majesty the Queen was just coming down right behind them. William came
over to where I was standing with Ethan and said: "Michael I want you to
meet Ethan. Surprise!"  "Oh! I think you are a bit to late." I
answered. "What do you mean?" he said with a wondering look on his
face. "We've already met, on the plane, on the way over." Ethan answered
him. "Oh well at least I don't have to be too formal about this." William
said.
	I just looked at him with a face like.... We end it up sitting down
for dinner. William sat next to me and Ethan across the table, next to
Harry. After a magnificent dinner William asked me to accompany him to the
library. Which I thought kind of improper, due to the fact that his
grandmother had just seen me and was expecting me to tell her about my trip
and my family back in the States. "Well what did you think? Did you like
him?" He started. "Like the guy, he's the biggest jerk. He lives across the
river from my house, and frankly I think he is way too stuck up." "Who?
Ethan, no way, he is the nicest guy ever, besides according to your
standards he is perfect." He said in disbeif "My standards? What would you
know about my standards?"  I said in shock. "Well, I know you like them
blond, blue eyes, tall, slightly built, charming, and rich, wouldn't want
them only interested in your money now would we now." "Ok, so you know what
I like and he fits the characteristics, still...." "Come on give him a
chance, tomorrow we are going riding, come with us."  "Okay, I'll go, but
don't get any ideas." "What do you mean?"He said as if he did not know to
what I was refering to. "Come on Will, I know how you are and when you set
your mind to something you don't stop until is the way you want it."  "Ok,
I promise I won't influence your decision." He said with a slight smile
glued to his face.
	The next morning at dawn we had breakfast and we were off, William
was riding ahead while me and Ethan were getting to know each other a
little better a few paces behind. All of the sudden a fox comes out of
nowhere and scares my horse who rears in the air knocking me to the ground,
the impact knocked me uncontius. Ethan jumped off his horse and checked my
pulse, apparently I wasn't breathing, for when I came to he was giving me
CPR. Finally William came to see what had happened as Ethan was breathing
into my mouth with his lips against mine. I came to, to see that Ethan was
leaning over me asking if I was okay, and William behind him winking his
eye at me and smiling.
	"Are you okay?" Ethan asked again. "Yeah, What happened?" "You fell
off the horse and you were unconscious." "Thankfully Ethan was here to
bring you back to life." William said with a grin on his face.I looked at
him as if I wanted to kill him, it was all his fault for convincing me to
come anyways. But I could not forget the feeling of Ethan's lips on mine. I
was dizzy from the fall and when I tried to stand up I almost fell to the
ground again, Ethan caught me in his arms and told Will take my horse back
to the castle he was going to stay back and help me. Wow this is going to
be mighty interesting I said to myself. Ethan grabbed my hand and put it
around his neck and put his other hand around my waist so that I could
walk. As we were started to walk Ethan started to talk: "So what do you
think of England so far, you like it?" "Yeah is pretty, as a matter of fact
I lived here five years while I was attending Eton that is where I met
William." "Really I met him when my father came last year invited by the
Prince Charles to a state dinner, they were friends when they went to
school, at Eton as a matter of fact."
	I grunted a little from the pain in my head,I was starting to get a
headache. He asked if I was Ok, I told him yeah that I was just getting a
little headache. He stopped walking in front of an apple tree, he looked at
me in the eyes and said " what would happen if I kissed you, right here
right now", I was caught totally by surprise by his question and started to
say "I would smack the hel........" before I could finish he locked his
lips against mine in the most passionate kiss a guy had ever given me, time
slowed down around us I could see the trees and the sounds and the wind
literally slowing down and disappear from sight , it was as if we had been
transported to a place in time where nothing mattered only us. All I could
do was look into his clear blue eyes, as clear as the spring sky and as
deep as any ocean, I could not believe I was letting him go on; yet here I
was, kissing the cutest guy in the planet for all I was worth I was
thinking of how was it going to end, I had to stop it, another in my
position would have been wishing the moment never to ended, I didn't feell
his lips part from mine as I was left gasping for breath. Then I heard a
familiar cough behind me, it was William who had whatched the entire act
unfold, and then he said " I was waiting for you two kids to get together"
he laughed and started to walk back to the castle leaving me again alone
with Ethan.
	I could not believe what had happened and that my best friend had
seen the entire thing, I knew he was really happy for me, but was I?  Did I
really want this things to go any further? I had suffered many deceptions
before, did I really want to take a chance with Ethan? I couldn't take
another betrayal, yet something inside of me said "besides what have you
got to lose," I didn't quite believe it, love is a very fragile emtion that
if it is hurt too much, it can die or worse turn a person bitter. I decide
to let things fall where they may, and that night Ethan came to my room. He
brought a bottle of wine he had gotten from the cellar; we sat outside on
my balcony, moonlight shining. A romantic setting,the velvet sky full of
tiny little specks of light, each like a dimond, adding beauty to an
already beautiful scene. The smell of jasmine from the garden below was
drowning me in a kind of ecstasy, my head was going wild with excitement
over the fact that I, had this stud a few steps away from me. All I could
do was to stare into those eyes , the way they looked at me . I could have
melted under them,even the stars were spiteful of them, they were like two
effulgent sapphires looking at me. An occasional smile from him and I fell
in love all over againg. We were both celebrating and getting to know each
other better I was sitting across a small table from Ethan . *"Each of us
represents a star in heaven. Sometimes we shine with the rest and sometimes
we twinkle alone "* Ethan smirked at my words but was quick to repond **
"Empires may crumble, oceans may dry up, but love will always stand
strong."**(Jeff McClung) I looked at him with defience and the batlle was
on, I said *** "How can one person in one lifetime,speak the words of an
eternity?"***(Maryanna Renae) . ****"Love is like a lottery ticket. If you
just throw it away and assume you didn't win you may be passing by
something great. Take a chance... it's the only way to win."**** I chuckled
" What is love?" "Love is the answer that every one seeks, love is the
language that every heart speaks." I wasn't about to be beaten at my own
game so I continued "Love anything and your heart will be wrung and
possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must
give it to no one, not even an animal." Ethan was relentless and kept up
the verbal duel "When you love someone, put their name in a circle, not in
a heart; because hearts can be broken but circles go on forever." This was
my fight for the freedom that i loved, my mind was wrestling with the fact
that although Ethan held my eyes captive i didn't want to give him my
heart, i was afraid of losing it forever, "Everybody in love is blind,"
"There are many things in life that catch your eyes, but few that catch
your heart, cherish those." It was true Ethan had more than my eyes,it was
impossible to deny it any longer
 "Truce? " I asked. "Truce."Ethan agreed as we both settled back to enjoy
the night and each other. He had had four glasses of wine and I had just
started on my first, I'm not really great at drinking, I don't like the
taste of alcohol. Wine and I don't get alone too well either, but tonight
the wine tasted like the gods nectar or maybe it was just the company. Then
Ethan started. "Can I spend the night here?" I was stunned by this."What,
right here in my room?" I asked in amassment. "Yeah in the sofa, I'm to
drunk to find my room and the servants are provably asleep by now to take
me to it." "Yeah, sure." sure I answered softly.I could not believe this
hunk was going to be staying on a sofa 5 feet away from my bed. As I slid
under the cool sheets all I could think of were the events that had
happened that day. I kept thinking of that kiss, those lips, do soft like
rose petals. Then I got up walked up to the sofa and stood in front him,
and said "why don't you take the bed, your legs are to long for the sofa."
He looked at the bed then at me and said "why don't we both sleep on the
bed, there is plenty of room for both of us." I could not believe he wanted
to share my bed, I mean it was okay when he kissed me and all. I had never
gotten that far with a guy before, and I thought he only kissed me to make
me feel better or because William told him to do it, to play a prank on me.
	 Anyways we slid under the covers and I saw his body turn away from
me. He was facing the window now and I turned the opposite way so that I
could see the door from where I was laying. I couldn't sleep with him so
close. I was feeling cold in this big bed. I started to forget the cold and
to fall asleep when I felt a hand around my waist and a warm smooth chest
press against my back. I did not move nor make a sound. I could feel his
warm breath against my neck. He moved closer and whispered in my ear:
"Michael are you awake?" I turned around to face him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing I felt you shivering and I thought I could keep you warm, this old
castle is really cold at night." "Thanks." "So you cold?" "Yeah very."
"Well then come on."
	He opened his arms and I rolled into them feeling his warmth around
me, our bodies were intertwined around the sheets. My head on his chest,
his arms around me. The moon was shining through the open doors and the
lace curtains floted in the midnight breese. I could feel Ethan's heart
beat and its sound was hypnotizing. His heart was not all i could feel, he
had a growing erection that was pressing against my thigh, i looked up to
him he was looking at me and again those eyes had me on a spell that i
could not break. We moved slowly and we kissed, at first light ly but as
time went by our kiss becae more passionate, more demanding, our tongues
were wrestling for control of each others mouths, once again i surrender to
him.The light of a full moon was all that illuminated our dance of
sheets. The smell of sweat , his beautiful eyes shining in the dark like
two bright stars in the midnight sky. We made love, my first time, but all
I kept thinking was of how beautiful he looked. Then the ultimate moment of
happiness, I knew love, the love and passion of another man. He collapsed
on top of me fatigued, after a minute or so he grabbed a rose from the
night stand and started to move it up and down my body with the intense
concentration, he moved it down my throat, down my chest and then he kissed
it and told me "what we are is a crime, but if it is a crime to love , for
the god who made me live made me love(1)" then he said "I love you" and he
colapse on to of me before rolling over to his side. As soon as he fell
asleep I walked over to the bathroom I looked at myself on the big mirror
in front of me, I was looking at my own reflection and yet it didn't feel
like me any more, it was as if I had changed some how. I looked at Ethan
still sleeping in the bed, the moon light was lighting up his face, his
blond hair was just so perfect, he had a satisfied smile in his face,
almost as if he knew I was looking at him. Then I looked in the mirror
again and I smiled at the face looking back at me who smiled in return as
if it knew what I was thinking of, then I noticed a little blood trickling
down my leg. Apparently he had torn me a little, since it was my first time
with a guy. It didn't really bother me though. It actually made me feel
like there was a physical sign to show that I had given him my virginity,
myself and my heart. I wiped off the blood and returned to the bedroom. I
fell asleep like a baby.
	Then dawn came and the rays of the sun woke me up to an empty
bed. The birds were singing but the magic was gone. I did not feel him when
he left. I had breakfast in the balcony which has a great view of the
tennis court, I could clearly see Ethan and William playing tennis, they
had not yet notice me until Diana called out to me " goodmorning Michael, I
hear you are a pretty good tennis player", William replied: "Why don't you
show Ethan what you've got ?"  "No I couldn't."  "Come on let's play one."
I heard Ethan say.
	They finally convinced me and the game was set up. I changed and
went downstairs to the tennis court. William was waiting at the door to
give me his racket and wish me good luck. I got the ball in my hand and
studied it for a few seconds ,then I threw it in the air and hit it with
all my force. The ball bounced with equal force off of Ethan's racket only
to bounce again from mine. We played like this for an hour and stopped when
lunch was announced, only to notice the crowd of people that had gathered
around the court, mostly of people that worked in the castle. "Splendid",
William shouted "I had never witness a most interesting tennis game", Diana
approved and added that she had never seen such good tennis players.
	I went for a quick shower before lunch. After a magnificent meal I
went to the city to do some shopping, I was going to Italy next and I
needed some clothe and film for my camera. When I got back William informed
me that my Dad had called to see how I was doing, and that he had talked to
his grandmother who had commented on my good manners and the way I had been
brought up as a perfect gentleman. She also commented to him "if it were
possible for my grandson to be more like your son, I would say England
would have a great King". "If she knew half of what you know" I told
him. He saw my luggage and asked me with a little bit of sorrow in his
voice: "When are you leaving?" "Tomorrow I leave for Rome, from there I'm
going to Venice, and after the Swiss Alps." "What about Ethan? He is
leaving with you, right?" He asked unsured."I don't know, we might meet in
the cabin his father has in Switzerland." "What? You are not taking this
trip together? You have been bothering me because you can't find the
perfect guy for months and when you finally have him in front of you, as a
matter of fact right across from your bedroom, you are going to Italy, and
let him go the other way." "Shhhh......! Keep quite, he might hear you."
"Oh! no you are not going to let this one slip by you, I'm going to make
damn sure that you two end up together until you finish this trip."
"William calm down, we can't go to Italy together." "But why not?" "Because
last night, well."" What? You two? You little bastard! You've already
tasted the honey, haven't you." He added with a smile in his face. "Well,
we just need a little time to process things. Besides last night he was
drunk so I don't know if what he did, he did out of drunkenness or out of
love." "Well have you guys talked about it?" "No, not really that is why we
are taking a few days off, to process our feelings." "Well you better keep
me informed and I do mean with details".
	William left and I continued to pack. When I finished, I must have
dosed off to sleep because I woke up with a kiss. Lips, hot lips were
pressed against mine, it was Ethan. "Baby wake up" I heard " its dinner
time". I opened my eyes and found myself looking into his blue eyes, as
beautiful as two sapphires looking down on me. I was kind of tired, I told
him to go ahead and to excuse me downstairs that I wasn't feeling to
well. He left a little disappointed but came back a few minutes later
carrying a tray bearing two dinners. "What are you doing?" I asked
him. "Why, bringing you dinner." he said while setting the tray on the
bed. "Why two plates? Aw you'er having dinner with me? How sweet." "Yeah!
that is what William said."
	We had dinner on my bed and talked about what we were going to do
in Switzerland. He said "you know its snowing around in the cabin right
now. On top of the mountain it never stops snowing." "I like the snow there
is something magical about it and I think is a great idea to go," I
said. He kissed me and that was the last I saw of him for a week.
	Rome was splendid, shopping was extremely great, the old city is so
beautiful. I would have loved to live in ancient times when this city ruled
an empire that ran from one end of the Mediterranium to the other. I took
lots of pictures and I saw lots of cuties too. Italian men are so hot it
makes the weather seem like an oven. But I already had my man waiting for
me on the Swiss Alps.
	I finally flew to Switzerland. As I was making my way to the cabin,
I saw a car coming down the road. I didn't get to see who was in it for it
was already dark, but I thought it to be strange since that road only leads
to the cabin. I didn't worry about it. When I got to the cabin Ethan came
outside with open arms to welcome me; that night was so magical. Ethan had
his private chef make my favorite, Wiener schnitzel(crispy chicken
smothered in lemon and oil), white wine, and for dessert Sachrtorte mit
schlag(a chocolate fudge cake). After dinner I asked him about the car I
had seen and he told it had been his dad that had come to have him sign
some papers. I didn't think much of it so I enjoyed the rest of the evening
in his arms whatching the snow fall outside. The next few days were a
dream, no, a fantasy come to life, I thought happily. We woke together
wrapped in each others arms while the sun light flooded in through the
windows.
	"Come on baby, let's get showered and then I'll give you a tour of
the house before breakfast, Ok?" Ethan whispered in my ear.As I was taking
a shower he stepped into the tub and turned me around and held me in his
hands tightly raising to eye level and kissed me.  "No babe don't even
think about it, not now anyways." I told him knowing where he was taking
this. So he said , "ok baby well have breakfast and go skiing". I looked at
him kind of hesitant which he noticed and asked what was wrong. "What is
wrong baby?" "Well this has just been so perfect I'm afraid that the moment
I leave this room all of this is going to disappear and I'm going to
realize this was all just a dream." " Don't worry baby this is not a dream
and you have nothing to worry about if it were a dream, when you wake up
I'll be next to you ready to make you live it all over again."
	Then Ethan went downstairs as I went to my suitcase and took out a
robe to wear. As I was finishing putting my robe on he came in with a big
smile on his face. "What? What is it?" I asked him. "Well you are going to
love me for this, I let the staff go for the day and we've got the cabin
all to ourselves. Come on, breakfast is served." " Oh! Babe you are the
greatest," said as I hugged him.
	As we made our way down the stairs into a big room I noticed the
long table with a small buffet, the sun light was shining brightly through
the bay windows and snow was falling outside, it could not get any
better. "How do you like it?" he asked. "Babe its perfect," I said, "just
like you." He sat at the head of the table pulled a chair for me at the
right side of his and started breakfast. We started to feed little bits of
food into each others mouths. I cought his finger as he was putting a
strawberry in my mouth, I sucked on it as I saw his eyes get wide open with
astonishment. "Oh Michael, don't get me started". As I let go of his finger
we both laughed.
	After breakfast we went skiing, I was going so fast that I slid and
fell on the snow, he came around to help me up, as he was doing do, I
pulled on his arm and he fell flat on top of me. We wrestled around for a
while when we stopped he was on top of me again: "I have never been more
happy in my life." I said. "I would give up all my life just to be with
you. Michael you are the best thing that ever happened to me and I love you
now and forever don't ever forget that, no matter what." With this words we
kissed as snow started to fall all around us. We made our way back to the
cabin under snow flackes. We were really happy with each other, but what
would happen when we got back to America? What were we going to do then? I
didn't think much of it, I just tried to enjoy Ethan as much as I could. He
was making sure that our time together was wonderful as he could, from
romantic dinners on the snow, to lunches by the frozen lake, breakfast in
bed, and before going to bed chocolate and kisses. I used to call this
kisses my Hershey's kisses snack.
	After that week we went up to Vienna, I had been wanting to go
there since I was a child and in my previous visits to Europe I had never
gone to the capital of Waltz. Ethan paid a private and very discrete
professor to teach us how to dance Viennese Waltz. Our first lesson was a
mess. I stepped all over Ethan's feet, which he didn't mind but after a few
practices we got the combination, and 1,2,3; 1,2,3; forward, side, back,
side, forward, turn, 1,2,3. We were off in the clouds, I felt like
Cinderella in the arms of Prince Charming. Ethan also took me to my first
opera, it was "La Trabiata". I had never been to an opera because I though
it would be boring but with the company I had, it was like attending a ball
with a prince. The Opera House was magnificent, the Greco-Roman
architecture was noticeable everywhere, the red carpet that came down the
main staircase and the curtains were like Rivers of blood flowing through
the floor and walls with the poison of summer love. We also attended the
Grand Ball held at the Schonbrunn Imperial Palace , where the annual
traditional Waltz was danced by a thousand couples.
	 Next we flew to St. Petersburg capital of Imperial Russia. To
think that this city had withstood constant shelling from nazy artillery,
cruel winters, famine, and great loss of life, and still survived is
incredible. The city has been rebuilt and the Czars Imperial palace is a
sight to behold, thankfully this far up north they still get snow storms in
the summer. After the snow settles the city it's blanketed in white, it
seems peaceful. The lake behind the hotel we at which we were staying at
got frozen and one morning very early Ethan woke me up by saying. "Come on
baby, wake up, I want to show you something." " Babe is not even dawn yet,
let me sleep a little while longer."I replied. He yanked me out of bed by
one arm and said "dress warm its cold outside", then he went out for a few
minutes and came back with a box in his hands. "What's in the box?" I
asked, "don't worry, you'll see" he answered. I followed him to the little
lake behind the hotel. " Great you woke me up to see a frozen lake, I'm
going back." " No wait , look." He opened the box and inside there were a
pair of skates. "Come on lets ,skate." "Babe I don't know how" I said. I
knew perfectly well how to skate I just wanted to go back to bed. I could
not refuse this hunk, he is one of those few people who with a smile and
those sad puppy dog eyes, can even melt the north pole at will.
	 "Are you done yet?" He asked anxiously."Yeah! I'm done." I raised
my eyes to look at him already on the ice, sliding up and down. " Come on
baby get on the ice." " Ok." I stepped onto the ice as if I did not know
how to skate. I even pretended I was going to fall and Ethan caught me in
his strong arms. "You really don't know how to skate do you?" He
asked. "Nope." He instructed me and soon I was skating. "You learn
quickly. He remarked amazed. "Okay my turn." I took his arm and started
pulling him faster and faster over the ice. "Hey stop! You don't know
ho......," and I had him on the air, then I put him down and showed him
what I knew. "You've been acting all alone," he said. I looked at him and
smile, we had spent all morning skating. Finally, we went for lunch at a
local cafe' close to the plaza. "What is going to happen when we get
back?"I asked him. He didn't look up. "Well want to go to the Imperial
palace? I hear they have a great tour of the Czars' treasures." He said
changing the conversation. It was obvious he did not want to talk about our
future, so I let it slide also. Anyhow, we ended up going to the palace,
what luxury, what beauty, not even Buckingham Palace could compare to it,
let alone our houses on the Hudson River Valley. It was magnificent.
	We left the next day for Berlin.We spent a week there going to the
Opera, museums, and monuments. God how many cute guys we saw. I thought
Ethan was going to leave me for one of these cuties. Its like they say
beautiful people always end up together, but this wasn't the case.
	After that we flew to France we spent a whole week on the French
Riviera and four days in Paris. We spent a night in each others arms' in
the Ritz Hotel. After that we went back to England to catch our boat back
to the States. Six days on the Atlantic in a luxury suit with the man of my
dreams was more than enough to satisfy and complete my vacation.
	As soon as we docked in New York Ethan's father was there to pick
him up. My dad had sent the limo to pick me up. My best friend Margaret was
there to welcome me home, I had been writing to her about what was going on
and she knew every detail of the situation. She also knew of my concern for
what would happen now that I was in America. On my way, home I decided that
I would not wait any longer to tell my parents. I got home, I asked my Mom
and Dad to the library. I told them I was gay. My mother was devastated,
her first born son was gay, my dad did not speak to me for weeks, but he
did not throw me out of the house.
	I called Ethan and told him what I had done. He supported me, but
when I asked him when he was going to do the same he said that now was not
a good time. I could not believe it? But I kind of understood his fear and
thought that with enough time he would build up the courage to tell his
family. After a few weeks my mom was okay with me again, she treated me the
same. I even found her supportive, showing me pictures of guys that where
gay and of our own social status. My father was accepting too and told me
that I would have a home in his house as long as I wanted but that if I
ever had a boyfriend it had to be of our social class and that he wanted to
meet him first. I did not want to tell him I had a boyfriend already. He
and Ethan's father are friends and I would not want my dad to tell him
anything before Ethan did. But I told my mom that I had a boyfriend and
that it was Ethan, the boy from across the River, I made her promise that
she would not say anything. She was thrill that I had done so great all by
myself, a cute guy and rich beyond dreams that was the only part she was
interested in.
	Ethan called to say that he wanted to see me as soon as
possible. We met by the river at my house in a gazebo that was near the
river's edge. Weeping willows all around us, all full of brown leafs by
now. It was a dark autumns day and the wind was turning cold in
anticipation of winter. He sailed his boat across the river, I was waiting
for him by the dock looking at him as he came closer, I wanted to be in his
arms so badly, my parents weren't home, I had let the staff go for the day;
we were all alone. When he got there we hugged and kissed, but something
was wrong. I could see it in his eyes, they had lost the spark that they
had whenever they saw me. I could see myself in them sorrounded by a dark
deep blue sea of emotions Just looking into them gave me a chill, his eyes,
his urgent call that we needed to talk. We walked to the gazebo where he
asked me to sit.
	"Michael I have some bad news." "Yes?" "Well, my father knows about
us. He hired a private detective to follow me in Europe." "At least we can
be truthfull about our love now. Our parents know and we no longer have to
hide our feelings." "That is the problem, we can't be together. My father
is totally opposed to it." "What? We can't be together? Just because he is
opposed to it?!" "Yes I came because I wanted you to know I can't see you
anymore, or...." "Or nothing, we knew that our parents could be oppose to
what we had since we made love that night back in England, and you told me
it was alright, that no matter what, you would always love me and you would
fight heaven or hell just to be with me. I trusted you and fell in love
with you thinking that you were telling the truth. I put my heart on the
line for that promise and now you tell me that you've gone back on it, that
we can't see each other just because you are afraid of what your dad would
do. Well sorry but I can't accept that." "You'll just have to beacuse I'm
breaking up with you." He stammered to say "What? You `re breaking up with
me?" "Yes, you have to understand it is for your own good." "My own good
was you and what we shared, yet you rather give that up to please your
daddy. Well alright." I brushed off a tear from my cheeck and placed it on
his hand. "We are finish but know something, the moment you get back to
that boat, you have died for all I care, take care of what I gave you,that
tear is the only one I'll give you the pleasure off shedding for you."
	He turned around and got back on his boat. He crossed the river
looking back at me. A cold wind blew from behind, it made the willows'
leafs fall all around me, it was as if they were tears, nature was crying
the tears that Ethan would never get from me. I got back home with
difficulty I was feeling dizzy and the moment I got in, through the back
door. As Margaret, who had arrived with my brother Tom entered throught the
front. As soon as I saw them I fainted on the steps up to the main
floor. When I came too my brother was cheking my pulse, Margaret was next
to me. "What happened?" she asked. "I can't say." I looked at my brother
and Margaret said."It's Ok, he knows everything." "Yeah big bro, but if you
want me to leave I can do it." " No, besides if you know there is no point
in me hiding anymore. Ethan and I broke up." "What?" Margaret
shouted. "What happened, you two seemed so happy." "I still don't get why,
he said it was because his father was opposed to our relationship, but if
that were the case, I knew he would have made it clear to his dad that no
matter what he would never leave me. I sensed that wasn't the reason."
"But what could have made him change his mind?" My little brother
interupted. "I don't know, I don't know." My voice fading. "Well if you ask
me I think he is the stupidest man on the planet. He would never find some
one as thoughtful, and caring as you." "Thanks little bro, but apparently
he doesn't see things the way you do." "Well Michael what are you going to
do now?" "I don't know. I mean all I ever really wanted was to have a guy
who would be there when I got home from work, to have someone I could relax
with. To have someone that loved me for who I am and not for what I can
offer. I guess I was expecting to much." "No Michael don't do this to
yourself. You know you are more than enough and you only wanted what every
human being wants, love and a little bit of attention." "No, I asked for to
much out of life. I feel like I'm not worth the oxygen in my lungs. Hell I
should not have even been born." "Mike, I want you to stop saying that. You
are worth everything you have gotten out of life and I don't want you to
regret any of the things that you have done," said my little brother really
worried. "I'm in so much pain, I can take it anymore, I can't live without
him Margaret. He is all I ever really wanted."
	"Is okay Mike, here have this."She gave me a pill and a glass of
water. I fell asleep there in my bed still crying about Ethan. I knew my
brother and friend were really worried about me, but I didn't care, I
didn't care about my parents, the world, or my life. All I wanted was for
everything to go back to the way it was. Ethan was the first and only guy I
ever really loved, the one that made me tingle all inside whenever I saw
him, I had given myself to him for heavens sake! How could he do something
like this to me?
	I soon knew the reason very well, something happened that made what
Ethan had done to me seem like child's play. Five weeks after we had broken
up, I knew the real truth why he had done what he had done. I read on the
newspaper "Ethan McDillan and his fianc Jessica Spencer after spending
the summer in Europe ,have the pleasure of announcing their engagement and
the wedding will be in two weeks, It should be the wedding of the
decade". I felt angry and betrayed , even though I knew that he had spent
the entire summer with me. Well not the entire summer, but he in fact was
alone in Switzerland for a week, hold on that car I saw when I was going up
to the cabin, and when he did not want to answer me when I asked "what
would happen when we got back". The two timing bastard had played me all
alone to satisfy his urges, ever since he saw me in the airplane he had
planed everything, he knew I was staying at Windsor and since he knew
William, he asked him for an invitation for him to stay at Windsor so that
he could be close to me and try to make me fall in love with him.
	He called many times and every time that the phone rang I would
tell Marie, the house keeper, to tell him that I wasn't here. "But sir is
the third time today." "It'll be the last too, if he calls again hang
up."That weekend Margaret stayed with me at my house keeping me company
while my parents went on a business trip to California. My brother Tom was
away in Florida at our house in Palm Beach."So has Ethan called?" Margaret
asked. "Yeah, 15 times this week. I can't stand it anymore as soon as papa
comes back I'm going to have him change the phone number." "Oh! you
wouldn't do that, I thought you loved him." "I did, but he played with my
emotions to satisfy his urges and I could never forgive him for that. I'm
not some piece of paper that you use and eventually through away." "Well
don't look now but he is crossing the river on his sail boat, and it looks
like he is heading this way." "What?" I looked and she was right. "Oh! no
you don't!" I said as I threw my glass of lemonade to the floor and ran
inside to my dad's armory. I grabbed my hunting riffle and ran outside to
the end of the dock and fired a warning shot. "This is private property you
come any closer and you are a dead man," I shouted at him.  "You won't do
it." He said "Really?" I aimed for the rope that holds the sail up and
fired. The sail came down and the boat started to drift. "What did you do
that for ? Are you crazy you could had hit me."  "I have told you a million
times to stay away from me." "But let me explain. You don't
understand.""Explain what, that you played me for a fool. Oh! I understand
pretty good, and another word out of your mouth and you won't have a head
to speak with."
	He turned around, turned the motor on his boat and started heading
towards his home. He kept his eyes on me. The day of his wedding came and
my family was invited. I didn't want to go, I begged my dad not to make me
go. My mom knew why I didn't want to go but she could not make him
understand without breaking her promise to me so she decided not to tell. I
asked a friend of mine to accompany me, his name was Andrew, I thought I
might actually enjoy his company. I knew he was in love with me, he had
confess it before I left for Europe. I told him that I didn't like him that
way, and that we should just remain good friends. Anyways I thought that
this was the perfect opportunity to get to know him better and forget
Ethan. When we arrived I took Andrew to the gardens, I didn't want Ethan to
see me , with Andrew much less. We were talking about his summer, laughing
about life and then my friend Margaret comes over to say hello.
	" Hello Michael, Andrew;" she grabbed me by the arm and said,
"Andrew can you excuse us one second." "Sure. Michael, I'll be by the
fountain." "Michael what are you doing here? I thought you weren't going to
come." "Papa forced me to come."  "Yeah! and with Andrew, Michael you are
playing with fire and you are going to get burned.""What ever do you mean
my dear Margaret?" " Come now Michael, you know perfectly well what I mean,
you want to get caught by Ethan on Andrews arms; Michael you are
frightening me." Againg my dear friendd you have me at a loss." "You are
acting quite irrationally." "I'm not, I'm just here to have fun." "If Ethan
sees you the way I saw you with Andrew, well lets say the media was right
when they said this would be the wedding of the decade probably the
century." "Don't joke Margaret." "Well I'm not joking. If the media as much
as sniffs that the groom had an affair with a man prior to the wedding not,
only Ethan's family would be affected but yours will as well." "Well what
do you want me to do, leave?" "That would be wise." "I refuse, I'm having a
remarkable time and nothing can change that." "Then, don't look now,
because is about to get a hell of lot worse." "What do you mean?" I asked
turning to look in the direction she was looking. I saw Andrew talking to
of all people with Ethan. "See I told." "But how?" I asked in
disbelief. "Ethan and Andrew went to school together and they are great
friends, but what they don't know about each other, is that they are
gay. If they find out that they both are interested in you, well the party
is officially over." "Oh my God! hide."I pulled her over to the near by
bushes.  "What??" "Hide, Andrew and Ethan are coming this way." They past
us by, my friend Margaret got so nervous."Michael that was a close call I
think you should go, I'll tell Andrew you were feeling bad and had to
leave." "I agree with you,but I came with Papa in the limo." "Well take my
Jaguar, I'll leave with my parents, call me when you get home." _ "Ok!
Thanks you are the greatest" "Now go before Ethan sees you."
	As I was leaving Ethan must have cought a sight of me because I
heard him shout "Stop". Of curse I did not stop, he got in his Mercedes and
started to follow me through the roads, beeping and signaling me to pull
over. Finally I pulled up at the drive way of my house. I turned off the
car, jumped out of the car and started running for the main door. As I was
about to reach it Ethan's hand grabbed and pulled me but I got away and
entered my house, I closed the door firmly and gave strict orders not to
open the door to any one except my parents, no matter what.
	I went up to my room and stayed there until the night time when my
Mom called that she and Dad were going to stay in New York at our Fifth
Avenue apartment, she also said that she had good news for me but that she
would give it to me in the morning didn't ask about the wedding for obvious
reasons. I was sitting alone in my bedroom, looking out the window at
Ethan's house, it was full of light and laughter. I thought it was like a
never ending farytale. I was thinking of what we had, what we could have
had, what I lost. But all I know is that I'm still in love with him, I'm
still in love with him. They say that true love conquers all but this ain't
the case.
	I fell asleep thinking of him, I could not get him out of my mind
with all the things and pain he inflicted on me. I was awoken by a cold
wind from the balcony. Then a voice spoke from the dark, "good your
awake". I recognized that voice it was Ethan, " Marie, get over here,
quickly" I shouted. "No sense in shouting we're alone." "What? How did you
get in? Aren't you suppose to be with your wife?" "I climbed up the vine
that comes up to your balcony. And as for my wife, well lets say she
started the trip without me." "What do you mean?" "Well she never showed
up." "To bad for you, still that doesn't explain why are you here." "I'm
here because of you." "Really, well you better leave or I will." I stood up
and started to walk towards the door.
	 "Wait!"  He stood up and grabbed me by the hand. "God, you are as
beautiful as the first time I saw you. For what we felt then let me talk to
you, I owe you an explanation." "You owe me nothing, and we have nothing
top talk about." "Oh! but we do. You have to know what happened." "I know
what happened, you played me for a fool." "No I didn't I was forced into
this marriage, it was either that or my father would disown me." "So, you
chose money over what we had." "I did it so that I would have something to
offer you." "I have money to offer you." "But I was brought up with the
notion that the man brings the food to the table."  "Sorry but that does
not excuse you. First of because we are equals, I am not some home wife
that sits at home all day taking care of your every need, I am not and I
don't want to be. Besides, I have already made my decision, I won't go back
with you, you lied to me once, I won't let that happen again." "But," he
turned me around in his arms, "Look me in the eyes and tell me you've
stopped loving me, TELL ME!!!!!! and I'll leave you alone." He
screamed. "I, I, I can't," a tear rolled down my cheek like a star falling
in the night sky."So you still love me;" with that he kissed me like the
first time in England, I knew it was wrong, how could I love someone who
had given up what I had to offer for money, he was no different than the
others before him."Yeah I do," I said parting from his lips, "but love like
a flower that flourishes in the spring can wither in the winter if left
unattended, or can turn bitter if hurt to much. Good bye Ethan." "But...."
"But, nothing. Goodbye. You had your chance and I refused your offer."
	He left for Europe the next morning, his father had tried to force
him to marry thinking it would change him, but it didn't so he accepted him
and put him in charge of his offices in Europe. Weeks later, William called
to say that he had gone to see Ethan and that he had found him very
depressed, that he missed me and all he did was talk about me. He hated
himself for having failed me. I didn't want Ethan to be like that, I would
feel even worst if I knew that the only guy I truly loved was in such a
state. His father even came to see me asking me to reconsider, then he
confessed something that changed my mind about Ethan, His father told me
that the night before the wedding, he was passing his son's room and heard
him crying, he immediately changed his mind about his son and called the
bride's father canceling the wedding, then he called my house and asked my
father that under no circumstances he was to leave me at home. He wanted me
to be there when Ethan's bride didn't show up so that I would change my
mind and forgive his son. I decide to get on a plane and head back to
England I wasn't sure what I was going to say, but I missed Ethan and what
his father told me made me realize that it wasn't all his fault.
	Is been three years since then and I live a perfectly happy life
with Ethan. After this time, Ethan finally proposed to me. He took me out
to dinner to the most elegant restaurant in London, after a perfect
evening, he got in his knees and handed me a rose, inside it was a ring,
then he said "I guarantee that we'll have tough times and I guarantee that
at some point one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee
that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life,
because I know in my heart you are the only one for me. Will you?(2)" He
hesitated for a moment but continued " Will you be my life partner?" I
almost bursted out crying it was so beautiful and romantic, " of curse I
will." I answered with a breaking voice. Everybody around us aplauded, and
we kissed under a every star that was in the sky that evening, the same
stars that had been with us every night of our love, all the stars that
will be with us for the rest of our lifes toguether.We are planing to go to
Denmark in the Spring and get married, since is the only place on the
planet we could join our hearts in matrimony. Our parents are thrilled
about the idea and Ethan's father is paying for the ceremony. My father is
paying for our honeymoon in Hawaii. To you, who ever you are I say this:

"True love is the Rose of Life
If you find it, take care of it, you may never find it again
Time is too short for those who rejoice, too long for those who grieve and
for those who love Time is eternity."

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OK guys thats it. Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed it.I don't know if
I'll writte anything else, this is a very exusting work and i'm not sure i
could do it again, any coments you can Send to Truelove99318256@cs.com.


(1) Oscar Wilde
(2) Dialog from the movie " Runaway Bride"