17. Arlo

Chapter 17

Arlo

A few days passed and while Arlo was physically feeling fine, the mental toll of what he had been through was still all too evident. Arlo would be fine for most of the time, but then a sudden flashback or memory would occur, and he would need a big cuddle from his Daddy – and this meant that more often than not, Arlo was sticking as close to Axel as was humanly possible.

When the police arrived at the scene in the forest, there was no question over believing Arlo and Axel's side of the story. So from a domestic point of view, there was nothing to worry about. But that didn't mean that Arlo's struggles with the military were over though, and as long as his appeal process was ongoing, Arlo knew that there would always be a nagging doubt and a little bit of fear in his mind.

However not everything was bad.

A big bonus of sticking so close to Axel was that Arlo was able to travel around with him on all his jobs. And with a clear sky above, both Arlo and Axel were at Jack McPherson's family home to check up on the progress of a tree that Axel had made a lot of effort to save – and the signs were looking good on that front too!

‘Daddy, I think you've done a great job,' Arlo said as he walked around the base of the fine old tree. ‘Not that I'm an expert. Yet .'

‘Hey, don't sell yourself short,' Axel chuckled, a careful eye on some of the tree's upper branches. ‘You've picked everything up so quickly these last few days. Seriously, I'm running out of things to teach you.'

‘ Naaaaw , thanks Daddy,' Arlo replied. ‘But that's silly. I've seen all your big tree books, and I don't think I know even one tenth of what there is to know. But… I would kinda like to.'

Arlo didn't want to come out and say it directly, but the thought of actually working with Axel was appealing to him. Arlo loved being outdoors, he loved nature, and he was now beginning to find himself truly wanting to learn all about trees in a way that he'd never considered before.

However if Axel was thinking along the same lines, he certainly wasn't saying anything out loud. Instead, Axel's mind appeared far more focused on the job at hand.

‘Come over here, Arlo,' Axel said, taking a step backward and pointing up at the top of the tree. ‘Follow my finger down, you can see how we've corrected the tree's central line.'

‘Cool,' Arlo replied, feeling all warm and cozy as he pressed his butt back against Axel's body .

‘ Focus ,' Axel growled. ‘Just because you're my star pupil doesn't mean I won't still spank that soft little butt of yours.'

‘ Hehe , sorry,' Arlo giggled. ‘I love learning from you, Daddy. I promise.'

Arlo then listened attentively as Axel continued on with his impromptu lesson. However they were both interrupted as Jack walked out of the house. And judging by the look on Jack's face, he had something important to say…

‘Everything okay?' Axel asked, a note of caution in his voice.

‘I'll let you decide,' Jack answered. ‘Since you and Arlo explained to me about what happened in Sunset Forest, and then all that other unpleasant stuff with the appeal process, I got to thinking. If there's one thing I hate it's injustice. And when an injustice happens to a friend of Eagle Ridge, then that's doubly worse. So, I've been on the phone to the family's lawyer. He works in the city, and he's pretty much the best in the business when it comes to employment law and taking on government organizations.'

‘ Okaaaay ,' Arlo said, liking the sound of what Jack was saying but not quite sure how on earth he could pay for a lawyer like that.

‘Let Jack finish, darling boy,' Axel said, nodding knowingly to Jack.

‘If you both agree, I'll instruct my lawyer to take your case on board,' Jack continued. ‘No charge. He'd do the work pro bono . He thinks you've got a solid case, Arlo. And he wants to make sure that the same thing can't happen to anyone else in the future too. Holding big organizations to account is the only way to protect regular folk. And if I can be a part of that in a small way, then that's good enough for me.'

‘Wow, thank you so much,' Arlo said, suddenly feeling like there might, just might , be light at the end of the tunnel. ‘I can't believe this is real!'

‘It's real all right,' Jack laughed, shaking Axel's hand. ‘And if you could tell your friend Marshall that I helped out, that wouldn't go amiss either…'

Arlo giggled and nodded his head. Arlo wasn't sure what the real relationship between Marshall and Max was, so he would tell Marshall about Jack's apparent interest and then it would be up to Marshall how he responded.

From learning about trees with his Daddy to hopefully having the one cloud left hanging over him banished, the day was looking like it was going from strength to strength. And with Axel mentioning a spanking only a few moments ago, Arlo wondered whether things might heat up as the day progressed too…

‘Now this is how a tree surgeon unwinds after a long day,' Axel said, standing butt naked in the center of his bathroom. ‘You too. Clothes off. We're hitting the shower. And as reward for doing such a good job as my Little Assistant, I'll give you a post-work bonus…'

Arlo squealed with delight as he whipped off his briefs and hopped into the shower. The feeling of the hot water cascading down onto his naked body was something else. He might have been a naturally physical and active person, but something about the tree surgeon life made a post-work shower even more magical.

‘Coming in?' Arlo asked, turning to face Axel and running his fingers over his nipples, pulling on them and then letting his hands wander down toward his stiffening cock. ‘Just promise not to squish me up in the corner…'

‘I can't promise anything at this point,' Axel replied, his thick dick bouncing in excitement as he stepped underneath the water and duly pressed Arlo back against the tiled wall.

Arlo gasped as his Daddy's now rock-hard manhood pressed up against his stomach. The feeling of the hot water warming his body only added to the moment as Arlo went up on tip toes and planted a kiss on Axel's lips.

‘I… I…' Arlo said, unable to get the words out.

‘I love you,' Axel said. ‘You don't have to say it back, not if you're not ready. But I just wanted you to know how I feel. I love you with all my heart, Arlo. And if it was up to me, this would be Forever .'

Arlo was so happy in that moment that he could easily have burst into tears of pure joy. But Arlo held it together and decided that it was time to tell Axel precisely how he felt about him too.

‘I do want this to be Forever ,' Arlo replied. ‘I wanted to say it before but didn't know how. I love you! I love you! I love you, Daddy! And you know what else I love?'

‘Tell me,' Axel replied, his thick dick head feeling heavy as it throbbed against Arlo's smooth, wet stomach .

‘I love this ,' Arlo said.

Arlo duly dropped to his knees and began to suck and slurp on Axel's big, bulbous dick head. With the water falling on his head, Arlo worked his mouth hard and fast, reaching under and pulling on Axel's heavy balls too.

From the grunts of approval that were coming out of Axel's mouth, Arlo could tell he was pleasing his Daddy. But before Arlo was able to finish the job, Axel decided that it was his turn to make good on his earlier promise of a work bonus.

‘Press your hands up on the wall, boy,' Axel commanded, his voice sounding as rich as ever in the echo of the shower. ‘And spread those legs for me.'

Arlo did precisely what his Daddy ordered of him and before he had a chance to breathe, he felt Axel's tongue lapping over his asshole and working its way down and up once more in perfect rhythm.

With his legs already trembling from the pleasure, Arlo let out a longer, deeper moan as he felt the tip of Axel's cock pushing up against him.

‘Put it in me, please Daddy,' Arlo pleaded, squeezing and flexing his butt cheeks in desperation. ‘I want your big, hard, Daddy cock all the way. Now! Little's Orders!'

Axel couldn't help but let out a belly laugh and duly obliged his boy and gave him precisely what he wanted more than anything in that moment.

Arlo reached down and jerked his cock in time with Axel's thrusts, the pair of them working as one, their bodies perfectly in tune with one another .

Before long, the pair of them were working their way up to an explosive climax that would leave them both propped up against opposite walls of the tiled shower enclosure.

‘Daddy… that was something else,' Arlo said, barely able to speak as the magnitude of his orgasm made itself known to his entire body. ‘So naughty. So nice. Urgh . I'm beat.'

‘No one does to me what you do,' Axel responded, the cum on his cock being washed away by the shower water as his chest rose and fell in time with his heart. ‘It's not even close. You're the only one for me, Arlo.'

‘Same,' Arlo replied, his legs barely able to hold his weight. ‘But I think I might need a nap now.'

‘A nap?' Axel chuckled. ‘I'm thinking dinner, half an hour of TV, and then bed. We'll sleep all night and then do it all again in the morning…'

Whether Axel was referring to sex, or simply having another wholesome day as tree surgeons, Arlo wasn't sure. But either way, it sounded truly heavenly. Arlo had never felt so happy in his whole life – a life that was increasingly looking like it was going to be spent in Eagle Ridge…