My German Lover : Part 14, chapter 2

"(...) Okay mum... I'll talk to him before we leave tomorrow..."

"Thanks", she answered, smiling... "So, what about the rest of your day? What are you planning to do?"

"...I don't know yet... Paul won't be back until late this afternoon, and Lutz is gone to see one of his cousins..."

"Why don't you go skating with Ludwig at the Grünewald park?"

"Where is Ludwig?"

"He's gonna be back for dinner, don't worry! I think that's all he does nowadays: Eat, eat, eat!!!", she answered, laughing.

And later, when Ludwig got back home, they started laughing again when they heard him ask:

"Ummmmm.... it smells good in here: What's for dinner?"

Looking at his mum and at Will, he asked:

"What? Why are you laugning like that?"

"Nothing bro! It's just we had guessed you would be hungry...", Will answered, still laughing...

"Hey... I'm still growing up, you know..."

"Yes! Well, I hope you'll stop growing up soon, cause we'll go bankrupt, trying to feed you!", their mum said, laughing. "Now sit: Dinner is about to be served!"

"Where's Paul?", Ludwig asked Will...

"He's at a meeting with his business partners. (...) I was wondering... After dinner, you and I could go skating in Grünewald: What do you think?"

"Just you and me?"...

"Yeah!"

"Ah! Cool... I'd like that...", Ludwig answered, with an excited smile on his face.

Right after dinner, both brothers left for Grünewald, where they had a lot of fun skating. It was a nice sunny day, and lots of people were there, enjoying the fresh air and the beatiful nature all around them...

During the afternoon, Will and Ludwig took a break from skating and went to a small restaurant to have a nice cup of hot chocolate. They sat near a large window and were watching the skaters having fun when Ludwig asked Will:

"You're leaving tomorrow, aren't you?"

"Yes... Tomorrow morning..."

"I wish you could stay longer! If only I could go to Paris with you... Karin is driving me creazy, you know..."

Will laughed, then said:

"Don't tell anyone yet, but maybe next summer -and I stress MAYBE- you'll come to Paris and spend sometimes with us over there. I've spoke to mum atout that, and she said she will talk to dad..."

"Are you serious Will? I would travel to Paris and stay with you?"

"...Yes... and about that... I have something I'd like to tell you... about Paul and me..."

As silence fell, Ludwig could sense Will was ill at ease...

"...I see you find it hard to spit it out! But don't worry Will, I think I already know what you want to tell me!"

"Huh?", Will exclaimed... "What do you already know?"

"I think Paul is not just a good friend to you, like Lutz is (...) I may be wrong, but I think Paul and you are... well... more than just friends...", Ludwig answered, grinning...

"You're the devil himself!", Will said, laughing...

"No... I'm just your "baby" brother, like you say! And I love you Will. I got suspicious... and I kept observing you and Paul... Oh it's not obvious you know, it's just something I could feel, looking at you two..."

"Does it..."

"No Will... it doesn't bother me at all... I don't give a damn about that. But if I ask you a question, will you answer me?"

"Yes..."

"You're not really sharing that flat with Lutz, huh?"

"...No... I live on Avenue Foch, with Paul..."

"I knew it!", Ludwig shouted, laughing...

"Now bro, I want you to keep that a secret between you and me..."

"Don't worry Will: My lips are sealed!"

"Mum knows I'm in love with Paul, but she doesn't know about the rest... and of course, dad and Karin know nothing about that..."

"...Don't say a word to Karin: She's such an hare-brained silly girl!", Ludwig said, grinning...

"That's not nice saying that about our sister!" Will answered. "She's not that bad Ludwig! It's just that she's a girl, so she doesn't think the way we do... But that doesn't mean anything else. Girls are different, that's all!"

"Yeah! Well, I'm gonna send her to Paris, so you have a "chance" to spend a few days with her: It won't be long before they will have to put you into a madhouse...", Ludwig answered.

Will laughed his heart out, then said:

"okay okay... I know it's not easy for you. But promise me you're gonna stop teasing her all the time like you do! How do you think she feels when you're teasing her about her "small breast"... That's not very nice, you know..."

"(...) Okay... I'll stop doing that...", Ludwig answered, with a sorry look on his face...

"Thanks!", Will said, grinning... "Now, let's go home. It's getting dark and I guess Paul will be back soon..."

"You really love him, don't you?"

"Yes... With all my heart. I don't know what I would be doing without him..."

"I'm happy for you Will... and Paul is such a nice guy..."

"Thanks bro! (...) "And now, let's go home..."

When they got back home, they saw that Paul was already back and was having coffee with Will's mother...

As Will and Ludwig entered the kitchen, Paul smiled at Will, and Will's mother looked at his oldest son as to ask if he had had a "talk" with Ludwig...

Will looked at her and nodded, letting her know he had talked to Ludwig. She then said:

"Fine! Now Ludwig, Will trusted you enough to tell you about a very important secret: Don't betray his trust..."

"I won't mum! Don't worry! I love will... and I love you too Paul!"

Paul looked at Ludwig, and with a big smile on his face, he told him:

"Thanks Ludwig: You're a pal!"

And turning to Will, Paul said:

"And your mother and I had a pleasant talk while you were gone..."

"I see... and I'm glad to see she didn't crucify you...", Will said, laughing...

"Hey you! I'm not Klara's mother, you know...", Will's mother said, laughing...

"THANK GOD! I can't stand being in the same room with her and her nasty daughter..." Ludwig said... "I only wish they were not living on our street: I just keep bumping into them, and it makes me sick, just looking at them..."

"Did you know that when Klara's father bought their house, he paid almost nothing for it?" Will said to Paul... "After the Jewish family that used to live there had disappeared one night, he bought the house from a special Agency at a ridiculous low price!"

"Perhaps he didn't know about the real owners...", Paul said, looking at Will...

"Oh no! He knew all too well... and it didn't bother him a bit...", Will's mother answered...

"I wonder if they're Nazis?", Ludwig asked...

"I don't know... and Lutz told me he doesn't know either! But one thing is certain: They do not disapprove Hitler's politics...", Will said.

"At least, they don't fly a Nazi flag in their front yard!", Paul said...

"But that's only because they don't have a flagpole over there... and Klara's father is too cheap to buy one...", Ludwig answered, laughing...

After supper, they all enjoyed the evening, Ludwig being the funniest of all, as usual...

For their last night in Berlin, Will's father opened a few bottles of Champagne and as he walked to Lutz, who had joined the party with his parents, Herr Von Rundstedt asked him, with a grin on his face:

"I wonder if I should offer you another glass of Champagne?"

Quickly, and using his perfect imitation of Klara's voice, Ludwig said:

"No no.... don't encourage that drunken scamp! One glass is already too many for him!"

"Go to hell Klara!", Lutz answered, laughing is heart out...

"Mind your language, young man...", Lutz's mother said, laughing...

They were all laughing, and the fun continued into the night. But eventually, Lutz and his parents had to leave since the morning after, the three friends had to leave early for Tempelhof...

That morning, Lutz walked over to Will's house with his luggage and, as Will and Paul were about to leave, Will's mother kissed the three of them with tears in her eyes...

"Take good care of one another... I love you! And Paul... you're always welcome here: Our door will always be opened for you..."

"Thanks a lot. I've enjoyed my stay here so much, thanks to you all", Paul answered, smiling at Will's mum.

Will's father drove them to Tempelhof, along with Ludwig... At the terminal, they all hugged, and as Will and Paul were about to leave, Will's father said to Paul:

"Take good care of Will: He's precious to me!"

Will looked at his father with an interrogative face...

"I was not born yesterday, son!", his dad said, grinning.

"Mum told you?"

"... She knows?", Will's dad asked, a bit surprised... "No. She didn't say anything to me..."

"Oh!", Will answered...

"If you ever want to talk with me about ... you know... You know where to find me, son! I love you..."

"Thanks dad... It means a lot to me! It's just that I didn't have the courage to tell you... I'm sorry!", Will answered.

"...I understand son... But nerer forget that my love for my children is stronger than anything else. Never hesitate to come to me...", the man replied, smiling at his son. "Now go, and take good care of one another..."

Will and Paul hugged the man, then walked over to where Ludwig and Lutz were standing. The hugged Ludwig, and Will told his brother, with a smile on his face:

"Now remember: You stop teasing Karin, huh?"

"Yeah...", Ludwig answered, grinning...

"And count on me bro: I'll do all I can to convince dad to let you come to Paris next summer! And in the meantime, I suggest you take some French lessons..."

"...That's what I intend to do...", Ludwig answered, with a big smile on his face... "Take good care bro! And you too, Paul..."

Then, looking at Lutz, Ludwig said:

"...And you... I hope you'll soon find yourself a good-looking girlfriend... And please, this time, don't choose a frigid one!"

Lutz started laughing, then said:

"Come here Ludwig, and give me a big hug!"

They hugged, and minutes later, the three friends walked through the terminal, then over to their plane.

As they were sitting aboard, waiting for take off, Lutz said to his friends, with a satisfied smile on his face:

"Now guys... back to Paris!"

"...Can't wait to be home...", Paul replied, looking at Will, with a very sexy smile on his face...

"Ohhhhh... I suspect you have something on your mind...", Will replied, laughing...

"...Just wait: I don't think we'll go to sleep early tonight!"

"... But I'll bet you'll want to be in bed early though...", Will replied, still laughing...

"You got it!", Paul answered, laughing.

"Lutz: Don't leave me all alone with this guy... He's dangerous... He's going to rape me...", Will said...

"How lucky you are! I only hope Franz is not working tonight... I would gladly let him rape me...", Lutz answered, laughing too...

"Yeah... But don't forget what I told you about Franz: Take good care of him...", Paul said, looking at Lutz...

"I know... I know... Don't worry: I won't hurt him!", Lutz answered, smiling...

Later, as the plane was about to land at the Bourget Airport, Paul said:

"Ah! La douce France!"

"Paris, we warn you: We're back", Lutz shouted, laughing...

"...Yeah. Let's go home!" Will added...

"Home?", Paul asked Will...

"Yes: My home is where you are, and nowhere else...", he answered, smiling...

"... I love you Will, do you know that?"

"I think I do..."

"... Wait till we get home...", Paul said... "Just wait!!!"

"Oh boy!", Will answered... It's gonna be a long night..."

"Un-huh!", Paul answered, grinning...