When I woke up the next morning, Jake was standing by the window, looking out at the mountains. Still naked from the night before, he glanced back over his broad shoulders and grinned at me. “I want to show you something,” he said.

It was supposed to be the last day of our trip but, after yesterday, everyone had decided to spend the day relaxing in town. Instead of camping at the summit, we’d all booked ourselves rooms in the closest town: Estes Park, a small alpine tourist centre outside of Boulder. It was a decision I was totally fine with. I’d had enough mountains for the time being.

“Does it involve hiking?” I asked, rubbing sleep from my eyes.

Jake hopped back onto the bed and kissed me. “Only a little and the path is thoroughly landlocked, I promise.”

I looked at him. The sunlight caught on the gold flecks in his eyes, making them glimmer and shine. I sighed. “Okay,” I agreed.

I didn’t regret it.

Jake drove us up a service road, away from the main trails. He was already stripping off his clothes as he stepped out of the Jeep. Guessing what was coming, I followed his lead. We left our stuff in the car and hid the keys under the front tire. Jake took a long look at my naked body, gave me one last smirk, and shifted. A muscular brown wolf stood in front of me, his yellow eyes full of laughter and his long red tongue lolling between pearly fangs.

“You even look like a handsome lumberjack when you’re a wolf,” I told him.

He barked with laughter and I grinned and joined him. It had been a long time since I’d shifted and it felt good.

Grinning his long, wolf grin, Jake leapt on me, tussling me into the grass. I yipped happily, wrestling him as best I could. But mostly I was just glad of the excuse to breathe in deep and let the smell of him fill my sensitive nose.

With one last playful nip, Jake let me up and we headed for the trees. He led me into the forest, off the main path and deep into the underbrush. I had no idea where we were or what path we were following, but he seemed to know exactly where to go. Eventually the ferns and bushes gave way to high rock walls slimy with moss and cold rivulets of green water. As we wormed our way between the walls, I was just starting to have second thoughts when the rock walls opened up and I gasped.

We had emerged in paradise. The sun shone on the turquoise waters of a perfectly round swimming hole. Spilling over the rocks above us, a high, narrow waterfall filled the grotto with a fine mist that caught the light and refracted into rainbows. All around us was the sound of birds singing.

“Oh my god,” I said once I’d shifted back. “It’s beautiful!”

Jake grinned at me, once more human. “It’s one of my favorite places in the world,” he said, padding down the rocky ledge and into the crystal water.

I watched him hungrily, his long, muscular body distracting me from the beauty around us. The sun caught on his tanned back, making his golden skin glow. His cock was at half mast already and I licked my lips.

“Come on,” he urged. “The water’s warm by this point in the year.”

I grinned and followed him into the water. Warm was an overstatement, but it was pleasantly crisp after the heat of the summer sun. Jake dove under, coming up glistening as water ran down his skin.

“Come here,” I said.

Jake smiled and splashed towards me. I took his hand and led him to the edge of the pool, patting the rocky bank. His eyebrows raised in curiosity, he slipped up onto the smooth grey rock. The cool water had gotten rid of his erection, but I didn’t mind. Kneeling in the shallows, I rested my hands on his rock-hard thighs and took him into my mouth.

“Nnnngh,” he moaned, one hand grabbing my head and leaning back on his arms and basking in pleasure and sunlight. I smiled as drew my tongue along the soft skin of his member. I could feel him growing already.

It didn’t take much to get him hard. Within seconds, I was working his stiff erection in two hands, sucking and swirling his head with my tongue as I pumped his thick, veiny shaft. When I first saw his cock in the hotel, I’d been worried that it wouldn’t fit, but instead its girth filled me perfectly, bringing me pleasure I hadn’t even known was possible.

“Let me—” Jake panted between moans as, feebly, he reached for my shoulder.

Gently, I slapped his fingers away, working him with my hands as I pulled back to say, “No. It’s my turn, Jake.”

“But I—nnnngh—okay,” he mumbled as I took him entirely into my mouth and throat. “Okay…” he repeated faintly as I ran my tongue along his length and around the sensitive ridge of his head. “Sure….” I smiled at his weak protests.

He tensed, approaching the edge of his orgasm, and I pulled back, lathing his shaft with the flat of my tongue but taking away the warmth of my mouth. Jake whimpered, looking at me with wide eyes. I grinned and stood, pushing him gently down onto his back. Rising out of the water, I straddled him and spread my cheeks. Looking him the eye, I brought his thick, slick cock deep into my ass.

Jake let out a wordless cry, the sound echoing off the rock walls. Reaching down, he grabbed my ass in his hands as I drove myself down onto him.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” he groaned - and then I felt it. His knot. I moaned as it pulsed down his cock, stretching me tight and anchoring us together. “I want you so fucking bad,” he panted.

“Show me,” I ordered as I began to move again. I felt light-headed, swinging between pain and pleasure – but mostly pleasure – as I rode him. “Show me how bad, Jake!”

He moaned, his strong fingers digging deep into my thighs as he tried to control himself. “I don’t want to hurt you,” he gasped.

“I said show me,” I replied as I fucked him. Jake whimpered and his whole body clenched as he began to drill into me desperately. I grabbed myself in one hand, jerking myself off to the sight of his beautiful body consumed with desire for me. It felt incredible to know that someone this stunning wanted me so badly.

“I’ll fucking show you, Gabe,” he panted as his pace grew even more frantic. “I’ll fucking—Jesus, I’m going to—”But his orgasm came before he could finish his sentence and I felt him explode inside me, filling me with thick, hot cum. I moaned, shuddering with pleasure, as my own orgasm followed on the heels of his.

Exhausted, I fell forward onto his chest. His heart was hammering against mine. His arms came around me and he kissed my hair.

“Fuck, you’re incredible,” he gasped, still breathless.

“Only when I’m with you,” I replied. It was true. I’d never been like this with anyone else. But Jake made me feel confident and powerful. And so that’s what I became.

He shook his head as, slowly, he eased himself out of me. “For now, maybe,” he smiled. “But soon you’ll be doing it all on your own.”

I smiled back. Who knew? Maybe he was right.

We rolled apart and Jack slid back into the water, his eyes never leaving me. Knowing I was a mess, I followed him in. We swam in silence for a moment, letting the water wash away the evidence of our passion. I looked at the sun reflecting on the ripples and gathered my courage.

“Hey,” I said at last. I looked down intently at the water, too scared to meet Jake’s eye. “Um…so, I was thinking…”

“Yeah?” Jake’s voice was close, surprising me. I looked up and found him next to me. “What about?” he asked, moving behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist.

Another deep breath. “I took the whole month off,” I blurted out. “I was going to go to California after this, to a spa, but…but I was thinking I’d…maybe I’d stay here a bit longer.”

Jake was silent. All I could hear was the thundering of my heart. Oh shit, oh shit, oh—

“Really?” he asked softly, interrupting my swearing. “You’d do that?”

I turned in his arms so that I could see his face. “Do you want me to?” I asked.

“Yes,” he replied, beaming at me. “God, so much. I’ve been trying to work up the nerve to ask you, but I—”

But I didn’t let him finish. Throwing my arms around his neck, I kissed him.

His arms tightened around me. The sun shone on us. Everything was perfect.