"Oh God Jack Stop!" gasped Daniel, his head impacting hard against the wall.

Jack froze, face red, sweat pouring down his forehead into his eyes, making it impossible to see.

"Daniel are you ok?" he wheezed, "Did I hurt you. Are you bleeding. Goddammit!"

"I'm fine. It was just a little too far. Caught me unawares."

"Sorry, sorry. I nearly lost my grip there. I wont push so hard next time I promise."

Daniel raised a shaky arm and wiped the sweat out of his eyes with the back of his hand. His breathing was far from steady at this point.

"Can we just rest a moment?"

Jack's breathing was laboured, his chest rising and falling in small panting breaths. He was shaking so hard he though his teeth might fall out.

"Sure Daniel. I can hold this position all day!"

Daniel looked at his friend more closely and noted the fine tremors rippling though his thighs and the knotted arm muscles. He began to wish that he hadn't forced Jack into this. He wasn't a young man anymore and that position must me playing havoc with his knees.

Daniel wriggled a little, shifting his own position hoping to take some of the pressure off Jack.

"Is that any better?"

Jack groaned and nodded silently. Daniel reached for Jack's hand and locked his fingers firmly around the other mans wrist.

"Okay - I'm ready now Jack."

Jack raised his head and looked at the fingers gripping his arm.

"You're sure?"

"I'm sure"

"Positive?"

"Jaaa-aack!"

His whole body was trembling and he knew without a shadow of a doubt that he wasn't going to last much longer. He took a deep breath and planted his feet firmly on the floor. So long as Daniel was ready this time, there was no reason for them to have to stop again. And it was all this stopping and starting that was causing the problems for Jack.

"Okay, I'm gonna count to three. Brace yourself."

Daniel closed his eyes in anticipation of the surge he knew was coming.

"One."

Daniel licked dry lips and squeezed Jack's wrist harder.

"Two."

Daniel took a final cleansing breath and let it out slowly.

"Three!"

"Gnnnnnnnnfffffffuck!"

"Is it in? Daniel..buddie?"

"That got it," grunted Daniel staggering backwards and landing with a thump on the floor. Jack's sweat drenched face appeared round the side of the upturned sofa now gracing his hallway.

"Daniel - next time you decide to buy a new couch, pay the extra to have them deliver it right to your front door why doncha?"

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Well what did you think they were doing?