Chapter 6

MAX

Max was keeping a low profile as he waited outside on the perimeter of the Majesto’s Travelling Circus base camp.

‘Hurry up, boy,’ Max growled, knowing that the sooner he was able to take Cam and get the hell out of there, the better.

Max cast a quick look back to his truck and saw Java waiting patiently, he’s ears cocked and ready for action should he be required. Quite what Java could have done in an emergency, Max wasn’t sure – but it was the thought that counted!

There was little evidence of Christmas cheer as various circus employees and performers went about their business. Max figured that they must have been saving their smiles and happy faces for the upcoming performances. But there was more to it than that…

Max watched on as he saw a man, who was almost certainly Tobias, launch into a huge rant at a young crew member. Max was no snowflake himself, but he hated bullying more than anything else in the world – and he knew it when he saw it too.

As Tobias continued to yell and flail his arms around the shy, cowering young man, Max felt compelled to intervene. And perhaps in any other circumstance he would have got involved. But despite wanting to help the unfortunate young man, Max knew that he had to keep his distance.

‘This is about the boy…’ Max muttered, keeping his head low as he watched the dressing down continue. ‘I need to get Cam out of there. And I need to keep a low profile to do it.’

As the winter wind whipped and tossed around Max, he leaned up against the wall behind him and watched as Tobias finally finished up his verbal assault on the poor young dude and walked away, no doubt on his way to persecute another unsuspecting employee.

This Tobias sonofabitch is a problem.

A fucking bully and in a position of power…

That’s never a good combination.

Max took his phone out of his pocket and decided to fire off a quick message to Kipp. He had a favor to ask – and a big one too.

MAX: Brother, I’m taking the boy out of the circus, for now at least. There’s a problem that I need to investigate. Something’s not right, I know that for sure now. He needs somewhere safe, somewhere he can be himself until we work this out. I think I know the answer already, but could I bring the boy to Eagle Ridge Ranch?

Max hit send on his phone and no sooner than his message had been read, there was a reply being typed out to him.

KIPP: Of course you can, Max. That’s what the ranch is for. I appreciate you asking, but you know full well that you don’t need to. My answer will always be yes. I’ll have a room made up for Cam and Dale will get some clothes and Little treats ready. See you soon and go safely.

Max felt a warmth come over him that even took away from the bitter chill in the wind around him. Kipp was a true friend, and one of the most genuine men you could ever wish to meet. Kipp was pure Daddy – and by providing a safe haven to a Little in need at Eagle Ridge Ranch, he was showing that he was a man of principle who was willing to back his words up with actions.

Speaking of action, Max saw Cam hurriedly running toward him with a worried look on his face…

‘Boy, quickly,’ Max said, walking toward the perimeter fence and lifting it high enough for Cam to scramble underneath. ‘Let’s move. Well talk in the car.’

‘Daddy, thank you,’ Cam said, his worried facial expression and a slight tremble in his voice telling Max everything he needed to know.

It was time to get this acrobatic daredevil in the truck and then drive him to the safety of Eagle Ridge Ranch.

Max didn’t know what the future would hold for him and Cam, but in that moment it didn’t matter. Before anything else, Max knew that he had to make Cam feel as safe and snug as he possibly could…

The playroom barn at Eagle Ridge Ranch was looking as fun-filled as ever. However given the season, there was huge Christmas time theme to the décor too – and to Max’s delight, Cam was loving it…

‘Woo-hoo!’ Cam hollered, sliding down the climbing frame slide in one of Dale’s reindeer rompers. ‘Look at me and Tinsel go!’

‘Well done, boy,’ Max called back, exchanging a knowing look with Kipp.

Both Max and Kipp were taking a watching brief as their boys enjoyed some festive fun-time.

The barn’s walls were covered in all kinds of Christmas decorations that filled the space with color, joy, and wholesome holiday vibes. But the true Christmas centerpiece was the wonderfully decorated Christmas tree that towered over everyone.

‘There are enough lights on that tree to light up all of Eagle Ridge,’ Max chuckled, sipping on a glass of perfectly apt mulled wine.

‘Tell me about it,’ Kipp laughed. ‘Just don’t ask me about the electricity bill!’

‘Damn, it’s so good to see Cam having fun like this,’ Max said, a hint of regret in his voice that Cam wasn’t officially his boy. ‘I wish this could be his life. I mean, always .’

‘Who says it couldn’t?’ Kipp asked, polishing off his mulled wine. ‘If he wants you to be his Daddy, and he’s ready to walk away from the circus, I can’t see why it can’t happen.’

‘There are a lot of ifs there,’ Max said. ‘I mean, he’s having fun with Dale now, but I don’t know if he wants to leave his life as an acrobat behind. It’s all he knows, and I’m pretty sure he still loves the actual acrobatics as much as ever. It’s just his piece of crap circus master who’s causing the problems.’

‘ Hmmmm , I hear you,’ Kipp replied. ‘You want my advice?’

‘You’re gonna tell me anyway, so…’ Max chuckled.

‘Yup, I sure am,’ Kipp continued. ‘Enjoy today. Enjoy the evening. See where things go. When the time is right to talk about the future, it’ll flow naturally. You’ll work it out, I know you will.’

Max nodded.

The truth was that Max admired Kipp and trusted his opinion on most things. While Max was very much his own man, he was never too shy to take advice or counsel from other Daddies, especially not ones who were as wise and thoughtful as Kipp.

And it was with Kipp’s advice in mind that Max put his mulled wine to one side and strode over toward Cam, a smile on his face and his big, strong Daddy arms open wide…

‘Does my sweet little reindeer want some milkies?’ Max asked, stopping to pick up Cam’s milk bottle. ‘If he does, he needs to come to Daddy right now!’

‘ Ooooh , milkies! Milkies!’ Cam replied, his innocent smile filling Max with joy. ‘I come back to play, but first I want my milky-milks.’

Max could see that Cam was well on his way to Little Space, and he was more than happy to help the baby boy along in his journey.

‘Come and get all cozy with me,’ Max said, taking a seat on a big pile of the fluffiest bean bags he’d ever seen. ‘And let’s put your reindeer ears on too.’

‘Yay!’ Cam cooed, delighted to crawl into Max’s lap and pull his romper hood up so that his reindeer ears would help him feel even more snuggly. ‘Now milkies!’

Max chuckled and got the milk bottle in position before lowering it toward Cam’s eager hands and perfectly puckered lips. Soon enough, Cam was happily glugging on the milk and gurgling and cooing his satisfaction as he made light work of the bottle.

‘I think you might just be ready to fall asleep,’ Max said, a knowing look in his eyes as Cam struggled to stay awake as he lay in his arms. ‘I think maybe we should have some quiet time and listen to the Christmas songs on the stereo. How about that?’

‘Daddy, Daddy, yes,’ Cam replied, his eyes only half open and his voice sounding about as sweet and innocent as was humanly possible. ‘Song-song then sleepy time.’

Max felt a surge of pure Daddy love come over him as he watched Cam fall asleep in his arms. Max had given boys their milk before but it had never, ever felt like this.

He’d heard his Daddy friends say similar things about their Forever boys, but Max knew from the bottom of his heart in that moment that he and Cam were meant to be together.

I need to do what’s right by the boy.

He needs a real Daddy.

And that man must be me.

Max watched as Cam began to snore lightly before burrowing his face into Max’s chest. By the looks of things, Cam was out for the count and Max was grateful that he had at least four layers of beanbags to keep himself comfortable as he allowed himself to relax and possibly even drift off to sleep too.

It was late afternoon, but Max wasn’t worried about this nap having an effect on Cam’s sleep later – Max already had his own thoughts on how he was going to put the boy to bed with the best night of their lives…

After a wholesome dinner with Kipp and Dale, Max walked up the stairs of the ranch house with Cam two steps ahead of him.

‘Are you looking at my butt, Daddy?’ Cam giggled, sassily stopping and arching his head around. ‘I think you are!’

Max wasn’t about to deny the allegation.

The reality was that Cam’s ass looked perfectly splendid in his pair of red leggings with Christmas elf stencils all over. Max was almost certain that Cam wasn’t wearing anything underneath the leggings either – the way that that soft, tight material appeared to vanish between Cam’s round ass cheeks was more than enough to suggest this was the case.

‘I think I might just need an even closer look,’ Kipp said, his voice low and full of lust.

‘ Whaaa ?’ Cam gasped, bursting into laughter as Max reached up and pulled Cam’s leggings down to his ankles. ‘What if Dale or Kipp come?’

‘This is the guest wing staircase,’ Max said, reaching up and squeezing Cam’s supple butt cheeks. ‘No one’s disturbing us.’

Max’s cock had gone from zero to a hundred in less than five seconds and his entire body and mind felt totally locked in on the gorgeous boy in front of him.

‘Get onto all fours,’ Max demanded, his equal parts horny and authoritative tone making it clear to Cam that he wasn’t fooling around. ‘Daddy wants an extra something sweet for his desert.’

‘Daddy!’ Cam squealed, immediately doing as he was told and putting himself on all fours.

‘We’re less than halfway up the stairs,’ Max said, crouching behind Cam and moving close enough to Cam that he could reach underneath his ass and pull on his own throbbing cock. ‘Let’s see if you can make it to the top without shooting this hard little cock’s Christmas cummies.’

Max was ready to have some serious fun with his sexy acrobat boy.

And judging by the moans and groans of pleasure coming from Cam, he very much felt the same way too.

‘One step,’ Max commanded. ‘One step for your next treat…’

Cam duly crawled one step upward and Max leaned in close and parted the boy’s sweet cheeks before running his tongue up and down over Cam’s ass hole.

‘Daddy! That feels so freakin’ good,’ Cam said, his voice quivering in delight as Max flicked and flexed his tongue with expert control.

‘One step,’ Max growled, delighting in the sight of Cam’s soft but strong ass moving up a step along with the rest of his body.

Max then parted Cam’s cheeks once more. Except this time, he wet two fingers and plunged them inside Cam’s tight, wet hole.

‘Push back,’ Max growled. ‘You’re going to need to get yourself ready for what’s coming. And you might as well do it now.’

‘Yes, Daddy,’ Cam said, struggling to get his words out as his tight ass hole clenched and relaxed as Max worked his two fingers in and out, deeper and deeper. ‘ Mmmph . This is… so… wow… Daddy…’

Max removed his fingers from Cam’s ass and then pulled his jeans and briefs off. With his thumpingly-hard cock in his hands, Max towered over the boy and looked on with sheer lust at the incredibly hot sight of Cam presenting his ass for his Daddy.

‘One step,’ Max said, taking his cock in his hand and slapping it down on Cam’s pale butt cheeks. ‘This big old thing will be stretching you out soon enough. How does that make you feel, boy?’

‘G-g-g-g-good… a little scared… but good ,’ Cam said, arching his back and making his booty even more of a target for a delighted Max.

It was time to move things along more than a step at a time.

This was the moment that Max had wanted ever since he first saw Cam.

‘Up on two feet, Cam,’ Max ordered. ‘And run to the bedroom before this hungry Daddy can get his hands on you!’

Cam squealed with excited, almost delirious, delight and ran up the stairs.

‘I’m coming in one… two… three!’ Max roared, setting off in hot pursuit of his sexy, sassy, high-wire boy. ‘And when I catch you… your ass will never be the same again!’

Max wasted no time and set off after Cam.

It was time to take things to the next level – and Max was determined to make this an experience that his darling boy would never forget…