(Short note: Smut warning at the end of the chapter!)

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They had had an amazing time that night, just like Joe had predicted.

Joe had led his lover to a small restaurant tucked away in a corner of a street where they sometimes went shopping, but Sav had never noticed it being there before. When they had stepped inside, the bassist held his breath for a moment. The whole room was only lit by candles that were placed on the few ebony tables, the ceiling veiled by a dark blue satin-like fabric and a playlist of ballads playing in the background. The middle of the room was cleared to provide space for some slow dancing, what four obviously enamoured couples were already doing. Sav had a feeling he would end up on that dance floor with Joe's arms around him before the night was over. In total there were about twelve other couples in there, all seemingly in their own worlds and not even looking up as the two young men entered the location.

A friendly-looking waiter in a dark suit finally came up to them, smiling brightly and showing his dimples and perfectly white teeth. Joe returned the smile immediately while Sav still looked around, an expression of a very positive surprise evident on his face. The waiter politely nodded at the singer and then asked him if he had booked a table.

"Um, yes, it was on the name Elliott. Joseph Elliott."

He received another nod of approval from the waiter, who then turned and gestured them to follow him to a table away from the other people. It was a gorgeous one, Sav noticed, created with much love. There were two chairs opposite of each other, created by the same dark ebony the tables were made of, and had a fluffy dark blue pillow on each of them. The menus were written by hand, as you could see by the black ink that shone in the soft candlelight created by the two big candles sitting in the middle of the table. Sav loved it and he knew by Joe's expression that he did too.

"I'll leave you to read the menu and settle in, just call me when you're done with picking something."

The two of them nodded thankfully at the waiter, who turned and walked away to leave them in peace. Joe immediately grabbed the back of the chair Sav had reached for, pulling it backward and gesturing him to take a seat.

"Take a seat please, my lady", he added with a wink, and Sav blushed, gently flipping him off when he called him a lady. But the bassist took a seat, either way, grabbing Joe's hand before he could slip away to the other side of the table and take his seat. The singer turned to him with a raised eyebrow, but as Sav pulled him down a bit he knew why.

"Thank you for everything, babe. I just... We've only walked in and I already know that I love it. Thank you for spending your time with me, this means more to me than you will ever know."

Joe blushed and just as he was about to give his bassist a modest reply, the latter silenced him with a gentle kiss, his eyes fluttering closed and his whole senses concentrating on the soft contact, almost making him whimper in disappointment as the curly-haired pulled away and gestured over to the other chair. So the singer smiled and walked over to the other side of the small round table, laying his one hand onto the tabletop as soon as he had sat down, what resulted in the bassist's hand covering his own and interlocking their fingers while they were both reading the menu.

"I'll probably take the lasagna, its ingredients sound delicious", Joe stated after a while, his thumb absently caressing the back of his lover's hand as he put the menu down and gazed fondly at Sav. The latter was still studying all the tasty-sounding meals listed on the menu, biting his plump bottom lip in thought. Joe wanted to reach over and soothe it, then kiss those lips that felt and tasted like heaven and never ever let him go again. God, he was so in love.

"I'll take the tagliatelle with the truffle oil then", the bassist finally said, looking up from his menu as well and noticing the way his lover was studying every inch of his face with a loving possession in his bright green eyes. Aaaand... the blush tainting his cheeks was there once again. He noticed the way the candlelight made Joe's already tanned skin glow in a soft caramel colour, his blonde bangs hanging into his forehead and his lips slightly parted as he ran his gaze over Sav's face over and over again. His eyes were kind of droopy, almost as if he was entranced by something. And the bassist could only guess that his singer was entranced by his own humble self. The blush on his face intensified.

"Well, gentlemen, are you sure of what you would like to order already?"

The voice of the waiter pulled them out of the trance, Joe more so than Sav, and they straightened, their hands shrinking away from the other's immediately. The waiter noticed and frowned slightly.

"Hey, I know I shouldn't say anything because it's your thing but you don't have to hide any affection here. Feel free to be yourselves."

Joe's gaze found Sav's immediately at those words and his hand automatically laid itself back onto the tabletop, the bassist's fingers intertwining with his own once more and the waiter's smile returned instantly.

"Well, back to the order then. What would you like to eat and drink?"

"The tagliatelle with the truffle oil for my gorgeous companion over here and the lasagna for me", Joe replied, making Sav look down, blushing heavily at his lover complimenting him in front of someone else.

"Got that. Okay, what about the drinks?"

"Um, would you like to pick a wine darlin'?", Joe asked his lover and the latter nodded, studying the drinks listed in the menu. After a few moments, he looked back up and ordered a fine red wine, the waiter praising their good choice. He then left again and let the two lovers sit in peace.

"Man, they are amazing here. I know some restaurants where you at the very least get some disgusted looks when you're holding the hand of your boyfriend. Not to mention when you call him your 'gorgeous companion'", the bassist stated and Joe nodded in agreement, blowing the indeed gorgeous blonde a kiss at his last words. They both however turned from their eye contact as they heard a familiar song blasting out of the speakers. Let's say a very familiar song.

"Sorry babe, but since I wrote this song for you, I need to ask you to dance with me now", Joe asked with a smirk on his face and stood up to walk over to his lover's side as the latter had nodded as an answer, taking his hand to pull him up and into his arms, then guiding them both over to the dance floor that a few others were now already dancing on besides the four couples that had been there when they had entered the location.

The taller man's arms were wrapped around his lover's waist in no time, leading their bodies swaying to the music they had written and his lips brushing against Sav's earlobe from time to time as he sang along with his voice blasting out of the speakers, only for Sav to hear.

"Out of touch, out of reach yeah... You can try to get closer to me... I'm in luck, I'm in deep yeah... Hypnotized I'm shaking to my knees..."

Sav's eyes were closed as he listened to his lover's voice singing the wonderful song only for him to hear, his arms around the back of the singer's neck and the curves of his body fitting perfectly into Joe's.

"I gotta know tonight, if you're alone tonight... Can't stop this feeling, can't stop this fire..."

As the chorus started to play the bassist lifted his head from Joe's chest to look into the green eyes filled with love that were looking back down at him, while he watched the soft rosy lips form the beautiful words that were written for him.

"I get hysterical, hysteria... Oh can you feel it, do you believe it?... It's such a magical mysteria... When you get that feelin', better start believin'... 'Cause it's a miracle, oh say you will, oh babe... Hysteria when you're near..."

Sav pulled the head of his lover down as soon as he had whispered the last words of the chorus against his lips, kissing him deeply and with all the devotion he held inside himself for Joe. His Joe.

They remained exchanging soft kisses on the dance floor throughout the rest of the song, Joe's hands on his bassist's hips still leading them, swaying gently. As the song slowly faded out, they parted their lips and remained forehead against forehead for a few more moments, their looks being able to express things they weren't able to say out loud.

"I love you, Savy", Joe finally whispered and felt the latter's fingerpads digging gently into the warm skin on the back of his neck in response, causing a shiver to make its way down his spine. The singer then bent down slightly, looking into the blue blue eyes of his companion deeply and seeing the same devotion he felt reflected right back at him.

"I love you, too. And I always get hysterical when you're near."

Joe smiled at that, stealing another kiss from his lover's rosy lips before pulling back and looking over at their table again. The food wasn't there already, but he just saw the waiter leaving the kitchen with two meals that looked a lot like theirs.

"C'mon babe, let's eat something."

Sav nodded and allowed the singer to lead him back to their table by his hand, pulling back his seat for him to sit down just like before. Just as they both were settled again, the waiter arrived at their table, Joe's assumption of the things he was carrying being their food turning out to be right. He placed the food in front of each of them, then popping the cork of the wine bottle, pouring them both a glass.

"Well, enjoy your meals! I hope you'll like them!"

Joe and Sav nodded at him in return, their lips a bit swollen and their cheeks still rosy from the kissing session on the dance floor, and the waiter could clearly see their love for each other in their sparkling eyes. So he left them in peace once again and continued serving customers that had just entered the restaurant.

Joe meanwhile raised his glass, Sav doing the same just a few moments later, and they clinked them together while looking deeply into each other's eyes.

"What are we drinking to?", the bassist asked his singer with a smile on his face, and the latter thought for a moment, then raising his voice.

"Let's drink to this evening. To love. To life. To an eternity that's just like this."

Sav's eyes glowed at that, licking his lips as he nodded at Joe and raised his glass gently again before lifting it to his lips and taking a sip of the dark red liquid, closing his eyes at the taste. He felt like he was on cloud nine and flying as high as it was possible because he was so in love. Everything was perfect. His life at the moment was the best thing he had ever experienced, Joe being always just a breath away and best of all, returning his feelings as much as he did. He never wanted this emotional high to end.

They started to eat after a moment or two of exchanging little gazes and touches of their hands, the both of them commenting on the deliciousness of their meals.

"Mmh, you have to try this, Joe!", Sav stated after his first bites, shaking his head as Joe tried to get himself something from Sav's plate with his fork. With a happy grin, Sav scooped up some tagliatelle with his own fork, reaching over the table and feeding it to Joe. The heat in his gut returned as if it had never left as he watched Joe's lips closing around the metal, pulling the noodles into his mouth with slight suction, then chewing, gulping, and finally licking his lips.

Sav remembered all the talents of Joe's mouth and throat, the notes it could produce concerning the singing, and of course, the more intimate sounds like his raspy moans that Sav was always getting out of him. And then there was his talent at giving head. It never failed to get Sav off, especially the visual aspects that went along with it. Unfortunately, he had to think of exactly that as he had watched Joe's lips closing around the metal of his fork, and that had caused him to get a bit too turned on as it was good in a public location.

"Mmh, you're right, it's really tasty", the singer finally said and Sav nodded to indicate he had heard him, still staring at that talented mouth and the soft rosy lips. Joe noticed with a smirk and ran the tip of his tongue suggestively over his lips, making Sav's pupils blow wider in lust. The sight was too mesmerizing to ignore it and that was why Joe simply leaned over the table and cupped Sav's cheek in one hand, pulling him into a not so innocent kiss and not letting him go again until he had moaned softly into the singer's mouth. When he pulled away, the bassist looked even more flustered, deciding to eat his food to distract himself. But he almost spit his tagliatelle out again at the words that left Joe's mouth under his breath.

"The food is really good, but nothing's as tasty as you, babe."

The words were accompanied by a sexy smile and another suggestive lick over those plump lips, and the bassist was close to losing it.

"Do you want me to get a boner in a public restaurant, Joe? If so, keep going that way and you'll achieve your goal very soon. But I would really appreciate it if I would be able to walk out here with my dignity still intact."

Joe chuckled at that, taking Sav's hand that rested on the tabletop again and throwing him an apologetic glance.

"I'm sorry, babe, couldn't help it 'cause you looked so sexy. I'll just be quiet and eat my food now."

The answer was appreciated by Sav's conscious mind, and they both started to eat properly, polishing off their plates in quite little time due to the meals' deliciousness. The waiter reappeared soon after as he saw their empty plates, asking if they wanted any dessert. They decided on a tiramisu to share, the waiter nodding and picking up their plates before he left once more and Sav got up, excusing himself for a quick visit to the bathroom.

After relieving his bladder in one of the toilet stalls he went back out to the main bathroom, washing his hands in the sink while looking at his reflection in the mirror above the ceramic bowl. He still looked quite flustered, his cheeks flushed in a rosy colour and his lips swollen from kissing. His blue eyes were droopy and the black pupils still blown a bit wider than usual in arousal, his hair still perfectly surrounding his head and his bangs adorably falling in front of his eyes. But the rest of his body was more sexy than adorable and Sav knew it would be an explosive night concerning the sexual aspects. Drying his hands, he left the bathroom again, seeing his lover still sitting on his chair, watching the slow-dancing couples on the dance floor with a smile on his face that indicated he actually had something else on his mind. Approaching him from behind, Sav laid his hands over his eyes, making the singer first jerk in surprise but then relax as he recognized his attacker.

"Hey babe, I was already feeling alone without you", he said and took Sav's hands from his face, then looking up at him with a wide and true smile. Sav returned the smile and continued to stand next to Joe's chair, obviously not wanting to sit on the opposite side of his lover for the moment being. Joe noticed that after just a few seconds, scooting back his chair and patting his thighs while looking at his gorgeous lover. The bassist didn't think twice and straddled his singer on the chair, his groin pressing against Joe's as the latter pulled him in close and rubbed his nose against the curly-haired's.

"Are you comfortable, babe?", Joe then asked and Sav nodded in return, placing another soft kiss on the singer's lips.

"I'm always comfortable when I'm in your arms. Speaking of which, I wanted to ask you something", the bassist replied and looked at Joe with hope in his eyes.

"Go ahead then, babe."

"Well, it just came to my mind that we've been together for almost seven years now and are so close to each other. I presume you'd agree when I say we're aching to be around each other. I myself can't sleep really well in my bed at night anymore without you beside me, and my apartment doesn't really feel like home to me. Well, I guess it's like that because wherever you are, that's home to me. I know we've taken that burden upon our shoulders because we wanted to keep the secret from the guys and our families. But since our families are back in Sheffield and the guys know already, I thought that this style of living isn't really necessary anymore. I just really don't want to miss out on this basic part of couple life, this basic part of falling asleep together each night and waking up in each other's arms every day. So I wanted to ask you if you wanted to move in with me?"

Joe blinked in surprise as Sav was finished, clearly not expecting his words and question. He let his arguments and feelings run through his mind again and finally came to the conclusion that there really wasn't anything that kept him from doing what he wanted to do.

"Yes, yes of course! I'd love to move in with you!", he replied and a big smile invaded Sav's face, his hands sliding into Joe's dyed-blonde hair and pulling him into a happy, loving kiss once again. Relief washed over him and a stone fell from his heart at his lover's approving answer, not because he had feared that he'd say no but because he had feared that he would have to return to his lonely apartment the next day. But now there would be no more of that.

The approaching waiter caused them to break the kiss again and they noticed the way he gazed almost fondly at the two of them. Sav used that knowledge to pull Joe into another kiss before resting his head against his lover's shoulder, closing his eyes with a smile on his face that could light up the room.

"Here's your dessert, guys. I hope you don't mind eating from one plate?", the waiter stated and they shook their heads at his question.

"We're fine with it, thanks."

The waiter nodded at Joe's affirmation, turning with a smile and leaving them to eat in peace again.

"Man, I just can't believe he doesn't care that I'm sitting on your damn lap", Sav chuckled disbelievingly but also incredibly happy, making Joe run a hand through the soft curls on his lover's head with a smile on his face.

"I know, they're so amazing! I guess we have to go here more often when we're going out on dates."

Sav nodded at that, raising his head from his lover's shoulder and taking a look at their tiramisu, noticing that it was heart-shaped. With another disbelieving chuckle, he picked up one of the spoons laying neatly beside the small bowl, scooping up a small portion and turning to his lover again.

"Open up, babe", he then said with a wink, ignoring the small double entendre, and Joe opened his mouth for the spoonful of tasty cream, licking his lips after swallowing. Sav cocked an eyebrow in a silent question and Joe nodded with a smile.

"It's amazing! Here, let me feed you, too, my lady", he replied and Sav hit him lightly in the chest at him calling him my lady again. But he parted his lips either way as Joe held the spoon in front of his mouth, noticing that it was indeed very tasty as he devoured the sweet cream hitting his tongue.

They continued to feed each other till the dish was empty and then remained cuddled on the chair, sipping on their wine and exchanging a few more kisses in between. It was the first time for the both of them that they were completely living out the effects their love for each other had on their mood and behaviour in public and in that moment, the devotion was so great they simply had to stand up again and join the other couples on the dance floor once more.

Swaying gently to the rhythm of Warrant's 'Heaven', they enjoyed feeling free for the first time, everything apart from the gaze they held and the synchronized movement of their bodies completely unnecessary and unimportant. They stayed there, lost in the moment for song after song, but Joe finally remembered what he still wanted to do that evening and that caused him to place a soft kiss on the curly-haired's forehead and then break out of the embrace.

Sav looked up at him a bit startled but Joe just smiled soothingly, reaching for his hand and leading him over to their table again, picking up Sav's, actually his own, jeans jacket and helping him into it like a gentleman, then kissing the tip of his nose, making the bassist giggle. After Joe had picked up his leather jacket, he led Sav over to the counter at the front of the room. Their waiter was just coming out of the kitchen and smiled as he saw the two of them.

"Ah, you want to leave? I'll just get your bill, then I'll be back", he added after Joe's nod and turned to a small back room, returning just a moment later with a piece of paper in his hand and handing it to Joe. The singer paid and added a generous tip for their amazing waiter and his openness. The bassist suddenly cleared his throat, making the waiter look up at him.

"Um, I just wanted to thank you again. For everything. For being so tolerant. We never experienced anything like that ever before. Besides, the meals were delicious."

Joe nodded at his lover's words and the waiter blushed, breathing in deeply before finally doing what he had wanted to do all night.

"Well, you're very welcome. I know the struggle of being a same-sex couple so I decided to make it the major priority in this restaurant that everyone can show off their affection to any person they want to. And by the way, I wanted to ask you something. The night I met my boyfriend was at a concert and the song that played when he kissed me for the first time was 'Hysteria'. I know you're Joe and Sav of Def Leppard and I wanted to ask you if you would maybe autograph my Hysteria-record for my boyfriend and me?"

Joe smiled at that, nodding, and the waiter excitedly bounced back into the back room, returning with his Hysteria-record and a pen, placing it in front of Joe on the counter.

"Well, what are your and your boyfriend's names then? I'd like to make it a bit more personal", the singer said and felt his lover wrapping his arms around his waist from behind, his breath on his neck letting him know that he looked at their waiter over his shoulder.

"My name's Henry and my boyfriend's name is Paul", the waiter finally said and Joe set on writing a short dedication, finally signing his name beneath it. Turning slightly to the side he handed the pen to his bassist and lover, who pulled the record a bit more towards himself and signed his name next to Joe's.

"Thank you so much! I'd love to see you here again, you're welcome anytime! And I won't say anything about what I saw between the two of you, I know what amount of trouble that can cause. Now have an amazing rest of the night!"

Joe and Sav grinned at that, nodding at Henry in thanks and taking each other's hand before heading to the door. They turned to wave at their amazing waiter once more before stepping out into the dark of the night, the sparkling stars strongly visible all over the night sky.

"What are your plans now, babe?", Sav finally asked his lover, not directly receiving an answer.

"Well, I thought of walking back to my apartment along the Thames. Sounds good to you?"

Sav nodded, resting his head in the crook between Joe's neck and shoulder as the latter wrapped one arm around his waist to pull him in close while they started walking towards the water.

They walked in silence, content with each other's presence, and Joe led his lover to a small clearing right on the riverside, that you could only get to when you crossed a park and passed a few trees. Sav had never seen it before, but it was beautiful. They could look at the other side of the river from there, seeing all the differently coloured lights and their reflections in the dark, almost silvery water of the Thames. Above the city, the stars were still shining brightly, the only illumination that lighted the lovers' faces being the pale moonlight. And Joe finally plucked up the courage to do what he had wanted to do for exactly seven years now.

"Sav, you know what happened exactly seven years ago today?", he asked softly, making Sav gasp sharply.

"Is it really the exact date? How can you even remember that?", he asked in return and Joe chuckled, dropping his arm from around his bassist's waist, turning him towards him to be able to face him better.

"Yes, it's the exact date of that special day in the studio. And I remember because it just so happened to be one of the best days in my whole life."

"Oh, really? What were the other's then?", his lover asked curiously, making Joe grin.

"Um, let me think. The day I met Pete and he introduced me to you guys was one of the best ones. Then finding the amazing Phil Collen in the run-down bar and getting him to join the band. Then we have the first time one of our records went gold and the first time we played an arena. Of course, the day Rick returned isn't allowed to be missing. And then the first time I made love to you. God, I was so damn nervous and scared of hurting you in any way."

Sav smiled at that, the backs of his fingers gently caressing one of the reddened cheeks of his lover.

"But it was so good. I've never experienced anything that felt better in my whole life", he answered and Joe blushed, even more, kissing the index finger that Sav used to trace the curves of his lips. Then he just steadily held Sav's gaze, slowly but surely sinking down onto his knee in front of him. The bassist's eyes widened in recognition, tears of happiness starting to build in those sapphire-like orbs.

"I know this is way overdue concerning how long we've been together, but I decided tonight had to be the night. We've experienced really tough times together but they never got between us, they always made us stronger. And during all this time my love for you grew more and more every day and now I'm at a point where I know I can't live without you and your love anymore. So I want to make you mine officially."

Joe pulled out a small blue jewellery box from the pocket of his leather jacket, opening it to reveal two identical silver rings with different engravings on their sides and two small brilliants accompanying them.

"Richard Savage, will you do me the honour of marrying me as soon as we're legally able to? Will you take this ring as a symbol of my love for you and wear it for eternity?", he then asked his stunned lover, who first just stared at him in disbelief but then started to nod, a smile invading his face while a few happy tears ran from his eyes.

"Yes! Of course I want to marry you!", he then exclaimed, pulling Joe up from his knees and into his arms, kissing him and spinning them both around in happiness. Joe's heart started to sing at Sav's answer and he pulled back slightly as their lips had parted, pulling one of the rings out of the small jewellery box and taking Sav's right hand into his own, slipping the silver band onto his ring finger with a kiss to his knuckles.

The bassist smiled brightly and held the ring into the moonlight to read the engraving between the two brilliants. It was his lover's name in curved writing, making him guess that his own name would be engraved on Joe's ring. Right, he still had a job to do.

Reaching for the jewellery box in Joe's hands he pulled out the other ring, taking Joe's hand and looking into his eyes.

"Joseph Thomas Elliott, will you do me the honour of being my husband, too? Will you accept this ring as a symbol of me giving you my heart?"

Joe nodded with a smile and Sav slipped the ring onto his slender ring finger, kissing his knuckles just as Joe had done before. The singer quickly placed the jewellery box back in his jacket pocket to be able to hug his now fiancé better, actually not believing this was really happening. It actually seemed way too perfect to be real. But his lover in his arms, pulling him into a kiss in the moonlight, told him it was, indeed, really happening.

As they pulled apart, they remained forehead against forehead for another while, savouring the moment in which they had officially decided to spend the rest of their lives together. Joe, however, broke the silence with another question after a while.

"Well, will my gorgeous fiancé allow me to take him home tonight?"

Sav blushed crimson at that, nodding and licking his lips as Joe smiled his sexy smile that said he wanted something that wasn't material.

So they continued their walk along the Thames, the silence content but filled with a sexual tension that built further with each moment going by, and by the time they reached Joe's apartment, the hunger was clearly evident in their eyes.

Sav stood as close as it was possible behind Joe, while the latter fumbled with his keys and tried desperately to keep cool. As his bassist wrapped his arms around his waist from behind and started to kiss along the side of his neck, he almost lost it but somehow managed to open the door, causing the two of them to stumble into the apartment and Joe to kick the door shut as soon as they were in, turning in his lover's embrace and backing him up against the wall with a groan. Sav noticed the way his lover's eyes were narrowed and full of an almost animalistic emotion that actually meant "I'm gonna devour you alive." And fuck, Sav wanted him to do exactly that.

"You drove me wild all night, Savage, ya know that?", he ground out in a deep voice, slipping his hands under the silky fabric of Sav's open blouse, running them up to his shoulders and slipping the offending garment off his lover's upper body. Sav's breath was already coming in shallow pants and the first moan escaped his parted lips as his lover kissed his way down his body, nuzzling the exposed part of the soft dark brown curls beneath his navel with his nose and drawing the zipper down over the aroused flesh beneath.

The bassist's droopy eyes had taken on a midnight blue colour as he watched his singer on his knees in front of him, who unwrapped him and licked his lips before diving down and taking his throbbing length into his mouth in one swift motion. Sav's chest arched at that sensation, one of his hands flying down to the head of his fiancé, threading his fingers through the soft dyed-blonde strands as he watched the slickened lips take him in over and over again. The tendrils of heat winded around his spine at lightning speed, his eyes falling shut and his head falling back against the wall behind him with a soft thud.

"Oh god, please don't stop...", he moaned out and Joe didn't, pulling him in deeper and grabbing his perfect ass to draw him closer. Sav saw the finish line flash briefly in front of his mind's eye just a few moments later and his eyes rolled back, the grip on Joe's hair getting tighter and the tip of his tongue pressing against his upper lip. Joe glanced up at his face and seeing the expression there, he knew what was about to happen. So he quickened his pace once more and finally felt a full-body shudder make its way through his lover, the hot white liquid running down his throat just a second later. He swallowed and continued the slight suction through Sav's aftershocks, finally pulling off and licking his lips while looking up at his lover.

The sight of him post-orgasmic was always a sight to behold. His pretty eyes droopy and darkened to a midnight blue, the pupils still blown wide in lust, his cheeks flushed in a rosy color and his blonde curls sticking partly to the sides of his sweaty face. That day was no exception. Joe gently ran his hands over his lover's hip bones, slowly pulling him back into reality again.

As he looked down at Joe, a smile invaded his face again. He weakly tugged at the soft tendrils of Joe's hair, making Joe stand up quickly and pull him into his arms till his knees stopped being so weak he had to fear falling when he took a step. The singer was always proud of himself when he managed to please his lover so well.

The bassist finally pulled back out of the embrace, the lust back in his eyes and his strength obviously as well, because the way he pushed the singer over and onto his bed contained no sign of weakness. Joe looked up at his fiancé standing between his spread legs at the edge of his bed, the heat in the other's gaze making him shiver in arousal.

He didn't complain as the curly-haired straddled his waist completely naked already, setting to work on Joe's own clothes, and discarding them somewhere into the room. The bassist then reached over to the nightstand beside the bed, opening the drawer and blindly searching for the lube while his lover kissed and nibbled on his neck, purposely leaving dark red love bites on the soft skin. Sav had trouble concentrating on his task due to the distraction, but he finally managed to make out the small tube beneath the palm of his hand, pulling it out immediately and uncapping it.

Squirting some of the gel into his hand, the bassist reached down to his lover's proud erection, giving it a few sure strokes and noticing with satisfaction how its owner bucked into him while a raspy moan left his parted lips. But he wanted Joe to be in control that night, just like he had been on that night in the studio in 1982. So Sav removed his hand from Joe's aroused flesh, rolling onto the mattress beside him and waiting for Joe to get on top of him.

His lover did so almost immediately, his slightly greater weight pinning the bassist down into the mattress deliciously and the latter hooked his thighs around his fiancé's waist in return, his hips bucking upwards in search of friction.

"Jesus, babe... You want me to make love to you tonight?"

Sav nodded at that, pressing the tube of lubricant into his lover's hands as the latter sat back and surveyed the needy blonde beneath him.

"You're so beautiful", Joe whispered as he let his gaze drift over the contours of his fiancé's face, the marks on his neck catching his eye and a wicked smirk invaded his face, knowing it would be clear for everyone to see tomorrow that Sav was very taken and not available ever again. The body beneath was the perfect mix of sexiness and gorgeous perfection, Joe noticing with satisfaction that Sav's erection was back with full force.

Blushing at the compliment, Sav watched Joe uncap the lube once again and coat two of his fingers, then searching the bassist's gaze again as he guided them to his rosy entrance, gently massaging while leaning in for another kiss that his fiancé gladly gave him. Sav let out a small mewl of arousal as Joe's index broke through and gently prepared him for the second one, his hips moving restlessly to the movement of his lover's fingers.

The second finger joined the first soon after, the two of them pressing gently against the sweet spot inside the bassist who whimpered in lust, a dribble of precum running down his length at Joe's ministrations.

"Are you ready for me, darlin'?", the singer finally asked his lover, panting heavily. He couldn't help but get turned on himself at the sight of his gorgeous lover moaning and squirming beneath him.

"God, yes. Hurry up, already", Sav replied and Joe chuckled breathlessly, withdrawing his fingers gently before lining himself up to the rosy entrance, cautiously adding even more lube to the mix before finally pushing through the tight ring of muscle, feeling Sav's nails digging into the skin of his back at the sensation. He held himself in check until his lover started to squirm underneath him and buck his hips.

So Joe started thrusting gently at a slow pace, holding the eye contact with his fiancé even though his instincts told him to close his eyes and just drown in the sensations. But he wanted to watch his companion's face distort itself in the pleasure he himself was providing, wanted to match every thrust and stroke to a vision of his lover's ecstasy showing on those gorgeous contours of his face.

As Sav's lips parted after one particular movement, Joe knew he had finally found what he had been searching for. So he repeated the thrusts in that particular angle over and over again, causing the bassist to whimper and his legs around his lover's waist to tremble slightly.

"Joe... ah, fuck... harder, babe", Sav rasped out after a few moments, moans and pants interrupting his words and making them appear a bit incoherent. But Joe, fortunately, had a quite good idea of what his lover wanted and needed at that point. So he started to increase his pace, the sound of the headboard tapping the wall repeatedly joining the moans and pants that were emanating from the two lovers.

Looking at Sav's face again, he saw his approaching orgasm in his eyes and felt his own in his tingling muscles all through his body. Leaning down to be able to reach his lover's face with his own, Joe placed a passion-filled kiss on the bassist's lips, then leaning his forehead against the one beneath while he watched him almost come apart in front of his eyes.

"Come for me, babe, I'm right with you", Joe then rasped out against the other's lips, making Sav cry out as he let himself go. Joe didn't allow himself to lose control until he felt the hot creamy liquid painting the skin of their bellies, but then he threw his head back and held onto Sav's hip as he emptied himself into his lover's warm quivering body.

Almost collapsing on top of the bassist afterward, the singer tried to catch his breath, the fingers of one of his hands tangled helplessly in the curly blonde hair of his lover. They remained in that position until Sav gently shoved at Joe's side to make him roll over.

"You're getting a bit heavy, love", he added with a small chuckle and Joe grumbled but pulled out and rolled over either way. Taking another few calming breaths, the singer finally opened his eyes again, looking at his fiancé and having to smile immediately.

Sav was always cute, but when he was tired, worn out, and all clingy he was always the most adorable. The bassist still clung to Joe, his hair a sweaty mess but he being too tired to care.

"Love you, babe. I'm so glad you want to marry me, too", the singer finally stated, bringing up the events of the day again. He reached for Sav's right hand and took it into his own, gazing proudly at the ring he had placed there.

"Rick Savage-Elliott, how does that sound to you?"

Sav looked up at him with a beam on his face at his words, propping himself up on his elbow beside Joe's head while tracing random patterns on his lover's chest with his fingertips.

"I love it, it definitely has a nice ring to it", he then replied, making Joe pull him into another kiss full of love and affection.

"And I just want to mention, don't ever dress like you dressed today on stage. It drives me fuckin' nuts seeing you like that."

Sav sent him an innocent glance from beneath long lashes at that, making another wave of heat settle in Joe's groin.

"And don't ever look at me like that on stage, too. Unless you want me to do you right on stage in front of all the fans, of course", he then added, making Sav chuckle at that thought.

"You know what, I'll go on stage like that for the whole tour we do next. Just to tease you, babe", the bassist stated and his lover blushed, knowing that that would be the end of him. Little did he know, Sav actually managed to go on stage like that for almost the whole tour after their next album release.

"You'll drive me out of my mind if you do. But if you'll allow me to make love to you after each show, I'll maybe be able to take it."

"You can make love to me whenever you want to, babe. But right now, I'm a bit too tired for that if you planned on going another round", Sav replied, snuggling into Joe's arms with a content noise leaving his lips.

"It's okay, I'm getting old, too. My stamina is not what it used to be so don't fear me being a lot more energized after sex than you."

Joe pulled the blanket up over the both of them then, already hearing his fiancé snoring softly as he settled in completely. With a smile on his face, he pulled the gorgeous, sleeping bassist deeper into his embrace, falling asleep with his nose buried in his lover's hair. The only thing on his mind when he fell asleep was that Sav was his and that there would be nothing separating them anymore from that day on.