Julian - Chapter 7

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Julian // Chapter 7

The pleasant chill of 8 AM and the crystalline tweeting of sparrows woke Siri. She stirred, feeling her senses wake, as well. Her arm was draped around Julian, resting on his shirtless, barrel chest. She stroked the hair on his belly languidly, his warmth blooming underneath her fingertips. Breathing deeply, she smelled him- the citrus of his shampoo and deodorant, the oud and pepper of his cologne, the headiness of male pheromones. Mmm…

There was such a sensual pleasure in just feeling him, holding him, registering his bulk  in her arms. “A teddy bear,” Siri thought, smiling at the silliness and accuracy of that notion. Siri didn’t have much of a preference for body types- if a man had some body hair, a dick, and an Adam’s apple, she was happy. To loosely quote the Corporate Country star, TG Shepherd, she loved them “big or little or short or tall.” Siri’s ex, Andy, was tall and willowy, with long, slender legs that mesmerized her. Still, there was something about holding a stocky man that made her feel giddy (and more than a little aroused). 

Siri planted a kiss on Julian’s temple, curling back on her side to watch reel after reel of cat videos on Instagram (she wasn’t hip enough to figure out TikTok, yet). She watched an orange kitten stretch on fluffy white sheets and yawn, his ears flexing back towards his spine, and she hummed happily. “So cuuute!” 

“What a little cutie…” Julian was leaned over Siri’s shoulder, watching the cat, as well. “Though you know I’m partial to gingers.” He pecked Siri’s cheek. 

“How’d you sleep, babe?” 

“Hm…perfectly…” Julian drew Siri in closer, pressing his forehead against hers. “How about you?”

“My back hurts a little from the drive, but otherwise good. It’s definitely nice to cuddle with you…” She stroked his cheek, leaning forward for a kiss. Julian indulged her, his soft lips melting against hers. 

“Will you still be okay to hike, today? We don’t have to, if you’re hurting…”

“Nah, I have some muscle relaxing pills I save whenever my back seizes up. I’ll just take one.” 

“If you’re sure…” Julian rubbed the small of Siri’s back gently. 

“Yeah! Plus, there’s a trail I really want us to check out. I hear there’s hot springs in the area, and they’re secluded. Clothing *optional*.”

Julian grinned, his slightly-buck teeth peeking out from behind his moustache. “Sirina Peltonen, you naughty girl…”

She winked. “Me? Never.” 

Julian kissed down Siri’s neck, murmuring low in her ear. “Oh? You don’t think we were being naughty last night?”

“Maybe *you* were, you little pervert.” Siri noticed, pleased, how Julian’s cock flexed in his pajama bottoms at these words. She smirked. “And look at that…”

Julian kissed her deeply, holding both sides of her body with his strong hands. Siri wanted to get lost in him, in the soft sheets underneath her and his warm body on top. He was already half-hard. 

“*God*,” he whispered raspily, “you were just *incredible* last night. The best sex of my life…” 

Siri beamed, happy that Julian enjoyed himself as much as she did. “Ditto, sweetie. We should really think about doing that again some time.” Julian laughed.

“Oh, yeah? I guess we should. Maybe right now…” He leaned forward to kiss Siri’s neck. She squeezed his firm ass, and he growled in her ear, pleased. 

“Patience, patience,” she teased. “Wait for the hot springs…” 

Julian whined, softly, and Siri gave him a knowing smile. 

“Such a needy boy…”

“That’s partly your fault, you know. Getting me addicted to you...” 

“I think you can feel how addicted I am to you, too.” Siri guided Julian’s hand between her legs. He moaned, his fingers already slick. 

“Your pussy is unbelievable. I just want to devour it.” Julian made a show of sucking his fingers, a guttural sound ripping from his throat as his eyes rolled back. “Delicious,” he whispered. Siri lunged forward to kiss him, suddenly feeling breathless. 

Julian chuckled. “*Now* who’s impatient?” Siri silenced his teasing by palming his fully-hard cock. 

“Still you,” she rasped, though she realized she was losing her edge over him. That wouldn’t do. She pushed Julian onto his back, straddling him. He grinned up at her. 

“Yeah…show me you’re in charge,” he teased. Siri rolled her eyes and chuckled before kissing along his neck.

“I’m *always* in charge.” 

…

Siri stretched her arms behind her, opening her chest and lungs to the seemingly endless expanse of blue sky above. Her immense wanderlust extended to hikes, as well. She loved not only to explore trails, but to know them intimately- to research their histories, the homesteads that once nestled alongside and through them, the peoples that once forged these paths through wilderness. 

“There used to be a health resort by these hot springs,” Siri noted, “in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was said that the Chumash people used to gather by these natural pools, as well.” 

“Makes sense,” Julian tipped back his massive metal water bottle, letting a cool stream fall into his mouth. “I bet all the minerals in this spring are good for soothing sore muscles. Oh, but I’m sorry, miss pharma. You probably don’t believe in natural medicine,” he teased. 

She rolled her eyes. “I live in LA, Julian. I’ve gotten acupuncture like the rest of us. I’m pretty sure Krista gave me some crystals for my thyroid a while back.” 

Julian laughed. “No way, she believes in that stuff? She’s a nurse!” 

Siri grinned. “Now who’s indoctrinated by the Western Medicine Industrial Complex? But yeah, I don’t think she actually does, any more than as a passing interest. I suspect Krista just likes pretty rocks.” 

“Fair enough. I bet half of all kids get into science because they like looking at shiny stones.” 

“I mean, that was definitely one of the pipelines for me. My dad used to take me to the Natural History Museum as a kid, out in Inglewood, and I always made a beeline for the gem exhibit.” 

Julian’s eyes lit. “Same! Remember when your dad chaperoned a field trip to the science center when we were in fifth grade?”

“And he got pissed at one of the kids in our group for running off and kept swearing in Finnish?” Siri laughed. “Oh God, poor dad. He had no idea what he got himself into.” 

“I love your family.” Julian rubbed Siri’s arm. “I know your relationship with your mom is complicated, and that isn’t your fault, but she has always been good to me.” 

Siri reached for Julian’s hand. “I’m glad. Things have been much better with her these past several years. I think she realized that Rija and I would make ourselves scarce if she didn’t change.” 

He nodded. “And you know my mom adores you, right? I told her that we’re dating, and look at what she sent me.” Julian pulled up a text message from Emmeline, his mother. 

“Julian jan, I knew it was only a matter of when 😍😍😍❤️💃‼️ can I tell Tatik? Ok too late Tatik heard me scream I had to tell her ❤️”

“I wonder if she told Michelle, too,” Siri chuckled. Julian smiled sheepishly. 

“Actually…I did.” 

“Armenian families are worse than Finnish ones!” 

Julian raised an eyebrow, stopping in his tracks. “You mean to tell me that you *didn’t* tell Rija and your parents?”

“I told Rija. I’m waiting until we get back to tell my parents, or else my mom is going to want to call us both.” Julian laughed. Siri’s mom insisted on several-hour-long calls, multiple times a week. “By the way, Rija is happy.” 

“So is Michelle.” Julian broke into a wide grin. “Wow, this is crazy. Our families already know. I told them not to expect too much yet- that we’re still seeing what it’s like to date…”

“I know what you mean. We’ve known each other for so long, and in some ways, that makes this easier…but in some ways, it’s more pressure.”

“You know that we’ll always be close, right? If that’s what you want.” 

Siri laughed. “Of course that’s what I want, you goof! It’s just…it’s weird to go from friendship and a long-term crush to actually dating…”

Julian met Siri’s gaze softly, his eyes betraying his concern. “Weird in a bad way?”

Siri shook her head adamantly. “Definitely not! We have really strong chemistry, at least on my end- the physical stuff all feels amazing, and I’m absolutely attracted to you. It’s more just that my mind is still catching up to the fact that we’re more than friends.” 

“I know what you mean. I’ve been imagining this for a long time, but reality is inevitably going to be different than daydreams. Hopefully, better.” 

Siri returned Julian’s cautious optimism with a smile. “Well, if last night was any indication…definitely, better.” 

The two continued their hike, bantering and teasing their way up the trail, until they reached the blue-green pools. Siri excitedly tossed her outer clothing on a tall rock, pleased that the hot springs were empty. They hadn’t seen anyone on the trail all day, come to think of it. It was a long hike, at 10 miles round trip, which deterred most people, as walking in wet clothes was never ideal.

She fixed Julian with a grin and a stare, her fingers curling in the band of her sports bra. “Do I dare?” 

Julian laughed. “As long as you don’t take off those swimsuit bottoms. These pools look kinda dirty…I’d wear water shoes in them.” 

Siri nodded. “I packed mine.” She threw off her bra, letting it fall on the rock as well. Julian’s breath hitched, and he quickly switched into a pair of swim trunks while Siri settled into the gentle warmth of the pool.

“You look so beautiful,” he murmured, settling in beside her and kissing her neck. “Like a nereid.” 

“Who are you calling a nympho?” Siri teased, leaning on Julian’s shoulder. The low rumble of his chuckle jostled her. 

“Okay, fine, you look like a swamp monster.” 

“*There* ya go.” 

“A pretty swamp monster.” 

“Aren’t you sweet?” 

Julian pulled Siri into his lap, grinning. “Yeah?” He kissed her quickly. “You think I’m sweet?”

“Mmm,” Siri returned Julian’s kiss and deepened it. “Of course I do, sweetie.” She noticed, quite pleased, that Julian was already excited. 

Julian’s hand swept down Siri’s back and over her hip. It lingered by the band of her swimsuit bottoms. “Can I?” He whispered, glancing up at Siri and biting his lip. She nodded, grabbing Julian’s face and kissing him. 

He slid his large, unexpectedly dexterous fingers underneath, teasing her legs apart with gentle touches. Siri relaxed, easing into his fingers. He grazed his lips against the nape of her neck. 

“*There* you go, sweetheart. Doesn’t that feel good?” He stroked her inner thigh, making her shudder in pleasure. 

“Mmm…” Siri kissed him again, straddling his lap. Julian looped his arms around the small of her back, resting his hands on her curvy butt. She sank down onto Julian, grinding against his hard cock and causing him to gasp. “So good…”

Julian bucked up into her, his green eyes intense as he stared into hers. “I need you,” he rasped. “I have to have you.” 

Siri grinned. “Aww, you can’t wait until we get back?” 

He groaned desperately, kissing her neck again in response. She chuckled. “I *suppose* I can indulge you. When I stand up, get the condom in my bag, and get behind me.” She rose, water cascading down her curves in glossy rivulets. Julian fished out the condom and some aloe vera lube, rolling on the rubber and slicking himself with gel. 

“It won’t hurt you without dilating first?”

Siri shook her head. “I don’t think so. I used my lidocaine gel this morning.” 

He rubbed her arm gently, then positioned himself at Siri’s slick entrance. She breathed in deeply, allowing her diaphragmatic breaths to draw Julian in. They did, and he slipped in surprisingly smoothly, Siri’s pussy slick and relaxed enough to take him all. Both of them moaned when Julian bottomed out, with Julian waiting for Siri to soften around him and give the go-ahead to start moving. 

“Do you feel okay?” Julian rubbed Siri’s stomach tenderly, hoping to soothe her with his caresses. His long hair hung over her, brushing against her shoulder. 

Siri nodded. “I’m actually really relaxed today. I think the hot springs helped…you feel good.” 

“Tell me if you start to hurt, okay?” Julian squeezed her arm reassuringly. “I would never want to hurt you.” 

“I know, sweetie. That’s why I trust you. Can you play with my tits while you fuck me?”

Julian cupped Siri’s breasts, massaging and squeezing them with his warm, firm hands. “I love your tits,” he moaned, kissing her shoulder. “So fucking soft…”

Siri bit her lip, starting to feel herself dripping down Julian’s cock. “Yeah? I think you’d like them even more with your cum all over them.” 

He groaned, an almost strangled sound, and his cock twitched inside her. “Fuck…Siri, when you say things like that…”

“Aww, does it get you close? Am I riling you up when I talk about kneeling in front of you and stroking out my reward? Do you like the thought of me wearing your load?”

“Mnhh…” Julian was struggling to maintain a steady pace, not wanting to hurt Siri by moving too quickly. “Siri-!”

“Yeah, keep fucking me! I bet you like thinking about that, you little pervert. I bet you like thinking about draining those balls in my cleavage almost as much as draining them in my pussy.”

“Oh, fuck! Ngh…! When you talk like that, I can’t…”

“No, not yet. You need to make me cum first, don’t you? Good boys always let their mistress cum first.” 

Julian slowed his pace, his moans turning into whines as he deliberately rocked his hips to stimulate Siri’s G-spot. “Yes…nhh…Mistress.” 

“Oh, fuck, Jules, that’s *so* good! Good boy! Keep fucking me just…like…”

Julian stopped abruptly, covering Siri’s mouth with his hand. “Did you hear that?” He whispered.

“Hear what?” 

“I hear music down the trail.”

Siri grinned devilishly. “Then you’d better get me off fast.” 

Julian continued his pace, moaning softly and deeply in Siri’s ear so as to keep the noise down. “You’re so naughty, *Mistress*. You want your dirty boy to fuck you while someone else is close by? What if we get caught?”

Siri could feel her orgasm building, heightened by the adrenaline of the situation. “We won’t. They’re still a mile away, we can’t see them even on the hill in the distance.” 

“Mm, that’s good, because I like to take my time with you. Don’t you want me to fill up your needy pussy, Mistress?” 

Siri gritted her teeth, sucking in air to keep from moaning loudly. “You know I do…”

Julian grabbed Siri’s hips, pulling him back onto her. “And I want to fill you up with my needy cock. I want that *so* badly. I’m already close. Can’t you feel my cock throbbing inside that wet, quivering pussy?”

Siri covered her mouth, moaning and biting down on her hand. “Fuck-!”

“Yeah, that’s it, baby. Let me make you feel good. This cock exists to make you feel good. Use me like a sex toy, and back up onto me.” Julian knew, from the previous night, that Siri was turned on by his cum, and he decided to punch up his dirty talk to get her to the edge. “You know I want to flood that pussy with my hot cum. You know I want you to milk my dick until my load drips down your thighs. And I know you love it, too. I bet you want me to pull out and, nhhh, cum all over your tits and…fuck!…make your clothes stick to your skin as we walk back.”

Siri felt herself quickly approaching her climax, and she grabbed Julian’s wrist, guiding his hand to her hip. She turned back to face him. “Fuck me *hard*,” she demanded, her voice ragged, “and don’t you dare fucking stop until I cum all over your dick.” 

He grinned, pleased to see Siri wanted him so badly. “Yes, ma’am.” He pounded Siri, feeling her full ass slap against the front of his thighs. The sight was almost enough to make him unravel first, but then-

“Fuck!” Siri gasped, her pussy contracting in violent spasms on Julian’s cock. “I’m- nghh! Oh my God, Julian!” 

He finally gave himself permission to cum, as well, releasing all of the pent-up tension inside of Siri. His moans were rough, unfiltered, and he dug his fingers into Siri’s hips. She rode out her own orgasm, reveling in the way the condom filled with Julian’s warm cum and heated her from within. Blushing and gasping, Siri hurriedly kissed Julian, who moaned in her mouth. She then rushed to grab their clothes, throwing them on. Julian poured out the condom in some bushes before tying it and throwing it into his day pack. 

“See?” Siri grinned. “The music is a little louder, but nobody is here.” She pulled on a clean pair of panties from her backpack and her hiking clothes. “We were fine.” 

“My heart is beating like crazy,” Julian confessed, laughing. “I was so scared they’d hear us.” 

“Nah, we were lucky, their music is too loud. It gave us cover.” Siri kissed Julian again, who returned the embrace languidly. 

“Don’t tell me you need a nap, now!” 

He laughed again. “Nah, I’ll be fine. Whew…that was really intense. Have you ever done this before?”

“Sex in public?” Siri took a swig from her water bottle. “No, this is the first time.”

“You were so brave!” 

She giggled. “No, I was scared, too, but I took a calculated risk.”

“Well, it panned out. That was incredible. You’re such a *naughty girl*,” he teased. 

“Oh, please, like you aren’t just as dirty?”

“No way. I’m so much dirtier.”

…

Siri and Julian stood in the mist of a roaring waterfall in the Eastern Sierras. They had taken a hike to Devil’s Postpile Monument and decided to continue the loop to Rainbow Falls, only a few miles ahead. The water seemed to gush from the rocky crag itself, as forcefully and torrentially as a tsunami. The air was filled with the resulting spray, making Siri and Julian’s faces dewy and glowing. 

Siri leaned her head on Julian’s shoulder. They had seen so many hidden corners of California together- barely trod fire roads and  half-cleared woodlands- but even when taking a hike together on this crowded, National Park Service trail, she still felt like they were in their own little world. She wondered what other adventures they would create for themselves. 

“So, I was thinking…” Julian mused, smiling shyly. “I’ve never been to Asia, and I’ve heard that Thailand is gorgeous.”

“Thailand, huh?” Siri rubbed Julian’s arm, grinning up at him. “When were you thinking?”

“Next year? I’ve gotta save up money…and vacation days. But i think we’d have an amazing time. We could coordinate with the group- I think we could even drag Aharon into it.” 

“I’m sure I can talk him into it! I love this idea. I’ve always wanted to go to Thailand…Andy and I were set to go to the Philippines, but then, well…” Siri laughed, shrugging. “This works out better, anyway.” 

Julian pulled her in for a hug, kissing her forehead. “I already have a lifetime of memories with you, since we were in braces. I can’t believe those are only a drop in the water compared to the new ones we’ll make. Siri, all my life- you’ve been a constant source of love and happiness, when everything else was…so hard. You’re the person I feel safest around, the most myself. You’re the one.” 

Siri swallowed the lump in her throat, her eyelids heavy from holding back tears. “I feel the same way, Julian. I open up pretty easily with people- on a surface level. But I’m so guarded inside, sometimes, in ways I don’t always realize. I’m defensive. I want to be in control of everything so that nobody gets hurt. I don’t always know how to reconcile that, because I don’t want to be that person- the one that controls and isn’t vulnerable. But, with you, more than anyone else…I feel safe. I feel solid with you, and peaceful, and you give me control in one area so that I can relax in all the others.” 

Julian blushed, remembering how much he welcomed Siri’s “control” in the bedroom. 

“Thank you…you don’t know how much it means to me that you trust me. And ironically, by you letting me take the lead, within your boundaries, you’re the one that guides me to security. You’re the one who validates me, who makes me feel loved, who makes me feel *worthy* of love.” Siri let her tears fall freely, her voice croaking with emotion. “You see the darkest, most hidden parts of me…and still love me.” 

Julian gathered her in his arms. “If those are your ‘darkest parts,’ then you’re even sweeter than I already thought. I love you, Siri. I want you to be yourself with me- totally yourself. Not the self-sacrificing, obedient daughter your mom made you to be. Not the goody-two shoes I knew in Catholic school. Just you.”

Siri stood on her toes, kissing Julian. “I think you’re amazing. The kindest, strongest person I know. You’ve been through so much , and you still are so loving and good to everyone. It really inspires me.”

He smiled, his front teeth peeking out underneath his moustache, while glancing down self-consciously. “Oh, please.”

“I mean it!” 

“I know you do.” He squeezed her hand, and a beat passed in comfortable silence. “Hey, are you hungry?”

Siri smirked. “Do you even have to ask that? What are you feeling?”

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