Chapter Thirty
The next morning found both couples wrapped in the arms of their spouse, resting peacefully. Muffled sounds from the outer room caused them to rouse from them sleep.

Little Fawn sat up and smiled down at Buck as he turned over and tried to go back to sleep. “Do you hear that?” she asked him.

Buck nodded. “It’s just Rachel getting breakfast ready,” he said.

“Why?”

“It’s part of…” Buck stopped speaking and sat up. He shook the sleep from his head. “I don’t know,” he said. “She hasn’t needed to do that for a long time; not since the express disbanded.”

He moved to gather their clothes. As he handed Little Fawn her dress there was a soft knock on the door. Buck quickly pulled on his pants and went to open it. He was surprised to see Ike and Sky Chaser.

Ike moved so Buck could see into the room behind them. *Seems it’s a Kiowa custom for the families to provide food for the newlyweds to feed them a couple of days.*

Buck watched as Teaspoon, Red Bear, Smiling Dove, and Rachel quietly and busily prepared the table with many different dishes. “I think they’re trying to feed us for a week,” Buck laughed softly.

Ike nodded. *Want to go to the river and clean up before we eat?*

Little Fawn had joined them at the door. She kissed Buck’s cheek and nodded at Ike. “I think it would be nice to go bathe.”

Buck smiled at her. “I agree.” He took Little Fawn by the hand, and they joined Ike and Sky Chaser in the large outer room.

Ike glanced over where the others were still busily preparing food. *Do you think we should tell them where we’re going?*

Sky Chaser shook her head. *I think they are working so hard at being quiet that it would upset them to know they woke us. Let’s just go to this river you speak of.*

Little Fawn nodded her agreement, and the two couples quietly left the building through the back door. As they passed the shelves containing the towels and wash clothes, Buck and Ike each gathered what was needed.

Soon the four young people were at the river’s edge. As they began to disrobe, Sky Chaser glanced at Ike and caught him looking at Buck. She moved so she could speak to him without being seen or heard by anyone else. *You wish to be with him one last time, don’t you?* she asked.

Ike started to say no, but changed his mind. He’d been thinking about how much he was going to miss his best friend. He nodded. *I’m not sure he feels the same way.*

*Suggest it while we bathe,* Sky Chaser said.

Ike sighed. *I’ll see,* he finally told her.

Sky Chaser reached up and captured Ike’s lips for a kiss. When she released him, she said, *Don’t see; ask.* She then let her dress slip to the ground and made her way into the water. Ike followed closely behind her.

Little Fawn had noticed the conversation between Ike and Sky Chaser. She watched Buck as he carefully undressed so as not to cause his back to seize up on him. When Sky Chaser and Ike entered the water, Little Fawn moved to Buck’s side. “How can I help you?” she said as he let his shirt drop to the ground.

Buck smiled at her. “I can’t seem to get my boots off,” he said as he slowly lowered himself to the ground.

Little Fawn moved to assist him. As she did, she mentioned what she had seen of the conversation between Sky Chaser and Ike. After pulling off Buck’s second boot, she turned to face him. “I did not realize you and Silent Wolf had the same type of relationship as Stands Tall and my brother.”

“We don’t,” Buck said as he reached up and took her hand. “We’ve been together in that way only once. It was at a time in my life that I desperately needed to know that someone cared for me.”

She leaned in and kissed Buck. “Would you like to be with him once more?”

Buck shrugged. “I’d never thought about it,” he replied. “We’ve held each other to offer comfort, but…” he glanced past her to where Ike and Sky Chaser were washing each other.

When Little Fawn reached to untie his pants, Buck brought his gaze back to her. “Would you mind?”

She shook her head. “I think it would be a good way for the two of you to say ‘good-bye’ to each other.”

Buck smiled at her as she helped him stand. Once he was upright, Little Fawn quickly removed Buck’s pants. She took his hand and the two of them went to join Ike and Sky Chaser in the water.

Little Fawn began to wash Buck as she had seen Sky Chaser washing Ike. As she did, Buck started to run the cloth over her body. It didn’t take long for Buck to let go of the wash cloth and to just begin to run his hands over her body. He soon had his arms wrapped around her and was once more working his magic on her breasts.

Ike and Sky Chaser were involved in much the same endeavor. After a few minutes of playful touching and kissing, Ike could sense that Sky Chaser wanted more. He moved so that she could feel his desire rubbing against her. She smiled at him as he placed his hands on her waist and raised her out of the water so she could settle herself on him.

Once he was inside her, she leaned back and let him move so that he was able to penetrate her deeply. They were soon lost in this pleasure much as Buck and Little Fawn were a little further upstream.

After both couples had reached their climax, and were cleaned up and ready to go home, Sky Chaser took Ike’s hand.

Ike nodded and they made their way closer to the other couple. Little Fawn caught Sky Chaser’s eye and let her know she was aware of what was about to take place. Sky Chaser nudged Ike toward Little Fawn and Buck. *Now is the best time to ask,* she said.

Little Fawn waited for Ike and Sky Chaser to join them before turning to Buck. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. She moved so that she could sign while she spoke, “Would it offend the two of you if Sky Chaser and I were to spend a few minutes alone? I wish to be able to tell my best friend good-bye without embarrassing myself in front of my husband and his friend.”

Buck shook his head. “I would not be bothered,” he said. He glanced at Ike and did nothing to hide the desire he felt. “What about you?”

Ike released Sky Chaser’s hand. *I was just going to ask the same question,* he said. *I wanted to be able to tell you a proper good-bye in private.*

Little Fawn smiled at Ike. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. She then motioned to Sky Chaser to follow her to the river bank. Once there they gathered some towels and moved to a more secluded area of the shore.

As soon as they disappeared from view, Ike put his arms around Buck. He moved his hands in front of Buck’s face and said, *I’m glad you didn’t refuse; I was never sure that I hadn’t done something to offend you last time.*

Buck turned to face Ike. He gently stroked Ike’s face and then leaned in to kiss him. “You could never do something to offend me,” Buck said. “I’m only sorry we weren’t able to spend more time together in such a fashion; it was definitely one of the best things that ever happened to me.”

Ike smiled and covered Buck’s lips with his own. He quickly deepened the kiss and was pleased when Buck pushed his tongue into Ike’s mouth. Ike savored the kiss for a moment, and then broke away to move behind Buck. He rubbed against Buck to let him know what he wanted to do.

Buck nodded, but turned to face Ike. “I want that too,” he said as he stroked Ike’s cheek, but I want to watch your face.

*How?*

Buck moved so they were near the water’s edge; he pulled himself out onto the bank and laid back so that Ike could have access to him. He smiled up at Ike as he touched himself in order to release his seed. “Use this,” he said as he wrapped his sticky hand around Ike’s member.

Ike smiled as he ran his own hand through the sticky, white substance. He quickly applied it to his hardened member, and then moved so that he could push into Buck. Buck tensed as Ike entered him, but soon was lost in the pleasure of feeling Ike deep inside him. After a few tentative thrusts, Ike picked up the pace and quickly had Buck dancing to the tune he was playing. Buck felt himself growing and moaned with pleasure as Ike pushed deeper and deeper inside. A few more thrusts and they both released. Ike collapsed onto Buck, and they rested a few seconds.

After resting a bit, Ike helped Buck back into the water. They quickly cleaned up, and then they made their way to the river’s shore where they stretched out on the towels to allow the sun to dry them as they waited for their wives’ return.

Soon the girls rejoined them. Little Fawn lay down next to Buck and absent-mindedly ran her fingers across his chest.

Sky Chaser did the same to Ike. After a few minutes, she moved her head so that she could kiss his cheek. When he looked at her, she questioned him with her eyes.

Ike smiled and nodded. He then reached up and pulled her in for a kiss. When he let her go, she moved her mouth to his ear. “I’m glad,” she said. She then moved so she could lay her head on his chest.

Soon the four of them were sleeping – completely unaware of the changing weather.