Law and Love

Author’s Note: Thank you so very much for my friend Kathy (kittie8571) who is the Beta of this story!

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Chapter Four: The Santos’ Case

The rest of the week moved along smoothly. Jack convinced himself that Ennis was slowly getting used to their partnership. Jack still felt very self conscious around Ennis. He stayed away, avoiding any physical contact, afraid of Ennis's reaction and what may happen.

Work went incredibly well. Ennis phoned Mr. Santos a couple of times to inform him of the developments of their work. Just as Elizabeth had predicted, the important man got along with Ennis incredibly well. Jack was secretly proud of him and the efforts he was making. He was sure that Ennis would soon be one of the firm’s best lawyers.

During the long hours of the last week, Jack had thought about Ennis and the feelings he was developing for him. He didn’t allow himself any dreams or hopes as he was almost positive that the feeling would not be reciprocated. He couldn’t forget the expression on Ennis’s face when he abruptly left after Frederic's remarks. Ennis had looked disgusted.
Ennis picked up his bags and paid the taxi driver. As usual, he was right on time. He moved in the direction of the small café near the souvenir shop. He wasn’t surprised when he found Jack sitting alone at one of the small tables, reading a sports newspaper. He had told him yesterday that he would be there waiting for him.

If Ennis had learned something this week it was that his friend Jack was always a few minutes early to all his meetings and business gatherings. He was the first of the top lawyers to arrive at the Magnet firm, and he was the first one to pick a seat at any of the reunions and the first one to laugh at a stupid joke.

Ennis smiled at the thought. He couldn’t help but find everything about Jack Twist adorable or admirable. During the entire week he had avoided thinking about Jack. He'd even gone on a ridiculous date with one of his neighbors. It had been a complete disaster!

The night ended with a completely bored Ennis and an annoying young woman saying goodbye with a hand shake in the hallway of their building. Ennis was sure that most of the fault was his. He had been terrible company all night. His mind had obviously been somewhere else and he'd found the woman’s comments interesting but unappealing. There had been absolutely no chemistry between them and Ennis didn’t even bother trying to find something else.

The truth was that even with Jack's sudden coldness, something Ennis couldn’t quite understand, the two men were closer than ever. Jack was funny and polite, and he liked to hear Ennis’s opinion. Even his stubbornness was acceptable considering he was usually right about the things he fought for.

“I’m not late, am I?” Ennis asked, sitting in front of Jack and waving to the waitress.

“Not at all, Ennis. I haven’t been here long myself. Did you hear about the news about the Chelsea team?” Jack said smiling happily.

“Jack, I hardly hear anything before leaving my flat. How could I possibly know? Enlighten me.” Ennis said with a smile of his own.

Jack smiled and the conversation began from there.
They arrived in Madrid a few hours later. The hotel rooms where they were staying were spacious and modern. Senator Spaña was a famous hotel. It was only for one night but Ennis couldn’t help but wonder at the type of living he was doing now.

He was aware of much money he was making now. He could hardly think about ways of spending it! And that was only one of the many privileges the Magnet’s lawyers had. There were also the paid business trips, the monetary awards and the commissions for exclusive clients.

A few minutes after they had arrived, Mr. Santos was standing right in front of them, obviously pleased to finally meet them.

“Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist.” Mr. Santos said pointing at the empty chairs in front of him. “There’s no need to say that I’m a friend of the Twist family for quite a long time. But the name Del Mar is totally unknown to me. That means that you, kid, are here on your own credentials. No need to say that I admire that.”

“Thank you, Sir.” Ennis said looking at the floor.

“Jack told me on the phone that this deal is the best option. He said in the end it gives me more money than suing them. What do you think, kid?” Mr. Santos asked, looking at Jack and adding, “No offense, Jack, but you are your father’s son, after all.”

“He’s right. We worked together and I guarantee you, this is the largest amount of money possible.” Ennis said looking at Jack for support.

“Like I told you on the phone, the deal includes a personal apology, just as you've requested.”

“I believe in both of you.” The older man said observing them closely.

“Thank you sir.” Ennis replied naturally.

“Let’s sign this and arrange the meeting for the final steps. I want this finished today.” Mr. Santos said smiling at the two young men sitting in his office.

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At the end of the day, after dinner at El Pescador, Ennis and Jack were celebrating in the bar of the hotel, drinking a few beers and having their usual casual and relaxed talk.

“This went well.” Ennis said smiling.

“This went fantastically well. Dad called me before dinner, telling me Mr. Santos wants us to be his official lawyers. That means a lot of work all over the Santos’ branches. Nobody was expecting this!” Jack said smiling wildly.

“God, that’s wonderful news. Our first case and we already have an exclusive client!” Ennis was really proud of their work as a team.

“You bet it is.” Jack said smiling. He raised his bottle and looked at Ennis. “A toast to us.”

“To us.” Ennis said making their bottles click together. “You gotta admit, you and I, we make a perfect team.” Ennis said looking Jack in the eye.

“Yes we do.” Jack looked seriously and then added. “I’m sorry, Ennis.”

“For what?” Ennis said with a small smile and Jack understood the hidden meaning. Whatever problems that they'd during these first weeks were now forgotten.

“I had a great time, Jack. I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun.” Ennis said entering the elevator.

“Really?” Jack asked curiously.

“When my parents died, I locked myself away from the rest of the world. I guess I forgot how important it is to have someone you can trust. Thank you, Jack Twist.” Ennis said, leaving the elevator with a petrified Jack inside.

Ennis moved quickly to his room door. It was difficult for him to express his feelings and there was so much more he wanted to say to Jack. But he just couldn’t. A part of him still felt it wasn’t right. He wanted to fight this, this urge to feel the man standing behind him, the urge to be with Jack Twist, all of the time.

“Ennis.” Jack said softly, moving in his direction, stopping when he was right in front of him. “Ennis, I...”

Ennis looked at Jack with desperation in his eyes. The man standing in front of him was drowning. Drowning in feelings that he watched dancing in his eyes, feelings that matched his own. Need, want and lust. But there was something else. Something that Ennis pretended he didn’t see for fear of ruining the most perfect moment in his life.

And Jack could never finish the sentence, as Ennis had silenced him with his own mouth. For a few seconds Jack couldn’t move. He was dizzy with surprise and curiosity. How could this be happening? How could Ennis be acting this way? But the tongue in his mouth was making him dizzy with want and his mind foggy. And he decided that doubts should be Ennis’s area. He was sure he wanted this. Jack replied with a movement of his own tongue.

Jack moved closer, putting his hand around Ennis's waist. Their tongues played inside Jack’s mouth. It felt so right that Jack thought he was going to cry of happiness. This is another damn dream, Jack thought.

It could only be a dream, the most sweet and torturous dream ever. The kind of dreams when you get exactly what you want, only to wake up certain you would never have it. Like the Chinese people say, the thoughts of the day make the dreams of the night. And maybe that’s what was happening with him. He was dreaming.

Ennis was completely lost at the feeling of Jack’s touch. He had been with a lot of women but it was nothing like this. It was driving him completely crazy. He couldn’t stop now, even if he wanted to. The kiss was incredible, so strong, so intense and so masculine. No woman in the world could kiss like Jack Twist.

By the time they opened the door and reached the bed they were gasping for air, touching each other desperately and tripping over their own pants. When they finally reached the bed, Jack kneeled so that Ennis would fall on top of him.

“Are you sure Ennis?” Jack asked between gasps, Ennis was on top of him looking him right in the eye, helping him getting rid of his shirt. Their erections pressed together in a dancing rhythm.

“I… I want you, Jack” was all Ennis could answer before kissing him hungrily again and Jack put aside any doubts he could have been feeling.

Jack looked again at those eyes full of lust and desire and he knew that there was no turning back. He was going to do it. He was going to make love to Ennis Del Mar. Any reasonable thought was soon vanished as Jack felt Ennis's lips and teeth on his neck, rubbing that sensitive spot. His hands were on the bottom of his back, just at the beginning of his ass, closer to his hips, the exact spot where he was ticklish.

“Ennis…” Jack tried to say. “Not going to last long…”

Ennis seemed to understand, as he was also facing the same exact problem. He moved up Jack’s neck and kissed his cheek, his nose and the corners of his month.

“Do you have any…” Ennis asked and Jack quickly understood.

“In the bag, near the bed, on the floor.” Jack said and Ennis moved rapidly to find it. Ennis didn’t ask but Jack found that he was asking the question to himself. Why did he bring lube on the trip? He wasn’t really expecting to have sex with anyone and especially not with Ennis. But there had been the smallest of all hopes, the desperate of all wants, encouraging him to put the lube in the bag.

And now, just as he watched Ennis naked, returning to the bed, he was glad. He was more than glad he had did it.

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Jack woke up with the alarm of the clock, it was 12 pm. The plane back to New York was planned to leave at 4 pm and that gave them enough time to get all set up and have a quiet lunch.

He opened his eyes slowly, suddenly remembering the previous night. It couldn’t have been better. Ennis had no experience in having sex with a man but he was eager to learn. Jack smiled, moving his hand to the space right next to him. He was surprised to find nothing there. Nothing but cold sheets.

Ennis must already be awake, Jack thought, moving to the bathroom in order to take a shower and get ready to face the new day. A few minutes later he went to the small living room convincing himself that Ennis was in his own room getting ready to have lunch and catch their plane.

When Jack was ready to leave, he knocked on Ennis's door and got no answer. The door was locked and Jack decided to give Ennis a call. Maybe he was somewhere nearby, buying some souvenirs or something. The phone rang once, twice…

“Ennis it’s me. Where are you, man?” Jack said, trying to sound relaxed.

“Jack I… I’m sorry…”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m sorry Jack.”

The line went dead and Jack stood there trying to figure out what had just happened. Was Ennis still in Madrid? Was he regretting last night? What was he supposed to do now?

He made a few phone calls and discovered that Ennis was already in New York. He had changed his ticket to an earlier one. So he’s regretting it, Jack thought. He was beginning to feel the hurt in his heart, but he pushed it aside for the time being. He was still not defeated.

“I’m not going to let you get away, Mr. Del Mar. No Sir, no way!” Jack said to himself, calling for a taxi to the airport.

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Ennis used the entire eight hours of the flight thinking about what had just happened. Lately it seemed all he could do was to think and regret. He silently recalled the events of the previous night. Jack didn’t seduce him. The truth was last night, Ennis started it all. He was the one taking the initiative. But when he woke up next to Jack this morning, he was one frightened human being. He couldn’t believe he'd had sex with another man. The feeling overtook him. He needed to get away, and stay away from Jack. When the sanity returned to him, he was sitting on a plane returning to New York.

The phone call from Jack only made it all worse. The sound of pain in Jack’s voice almost silenced the loud voice inside his head screaming, “You’re not gay”.

Almost… because he still decided to turn off the phone. He wasn’t ready to deal with Jack Twist, at least not for now. At least, not until it was absolutely necessary.

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On the next chapter: After the dramatic night in Madrid, there is nothing left to Ennis and Jack but to confront each other! After all, how much can a man regret something he had wanted so much?