South African Safari Sequel Ch 07
Paul finishes his time in South Africa and returns to Miami
This story is entirely original and fictional. South African Safari was published on Literotica several months ago. There were requests for more chapters. (It took some time to edit and publish 06--so the comment at the end that it would be a month for 07 was a lie. This is really two chapters. So it's a little long. Sorry) I continue to examine the adventures and regrets of Paul Goodfield, a neurotic survivor of abuse who alternates between one night stands and longer term more complex relationships. All characters engaged in sexual activity are over 18. No AI was used in the production of this story. Β© 2024, All rights reserved. Brunosden
(Paul Goodfield's narration and self-analysis continue:)
The return flight was even longer than the flight over. On the return, I went via London and straight into Miami--since the connections were very good. The first part was overnight with a late departure, and I slept most of the way. The last two days in Durban had been intense. Then the second part was in the daytime, and given my absence from Miami for a few weeks and the completion of the business plan in Durban, I had little work to occupy my time. The movies were terrible, and how much can you sleep after a relaxing two week holiday? I only wished that the 787s had gyms which would be an amenity worth paying for.
I started by doing one last read through of the business plan. I was convinced that I had done everything I could to set the venture on a path to success. In a few weeks if Ron struck out with investors and bankers in South Africa, I would attempt to fill the gaps with GFA contacts. I was confident enough of the success, that I was ready to put personal investment capital in--but I really didn't have much yet. My family had held on to the capital very tightly. It would be years before I had investment authority over those funds.
So I set the plan aside, thinking, "I'm not going to obsess over this. This is really not my project. I'm going to let Ron run with it for a couple of weeks. I hope he succeeds."
So that left another 8 hours to think about my life. I of course realized that I had spent two weeks enjoying Africa, with Ron, and on the next to last night, Ollie. While I had thought about Breck a bit during the first few days, and we had kept in touch with txts and emails, I was essentially going to be starting again with Breck--remembering the best that had had together, but with a lot of emotional baggage. I had used Ron again to bolster my ego. And Ollie had certainly used me! Ron had convinced me that I wasn't a natural sub, although I really enjoyed being a roughly handled bottom. Certainly it wasn't clear with Ron, it had been with Ollie.
I was going to be arriving in Miami on a Saturday, in mid October, with a day to recover from jet lag, before diving into the year-end frenzy of any financial advisory firm. We needed to "clean up" client accounts before the magic year-end reports were prepared, the reports which boasted, if possible, that GFA had grown our clients' capital accounts by way more than "the averages." And, we had to insure that the clients did not receive unpleasant tax surprises when the Federal reporting forms issued in February. It seemed that every client wanted unlimited returns AND prodigious tax losses. Of course, that was impossible. But we always did our best and present the results in the best possible light. To some it might sound tedious, even deceptive. But to me (and us), it was exciting to be in the game of outsmarting the market. And to be doing it in Miami, and South Beach, the capital of young people on the prowl for excitement, success and sex! I was looking forward to my time at MiamiBods. And I was certainly looking forward to resuming my adventures with Breck.
Breck had indicated in his last email that things were coming under control in Charlotte--and he was hoping to return to Miami by Wednesday. He seemed to be assuming we'd pick up where we left off. So I would have three or four days to rationalize what had happened in Africa and what I wanted to continue in Miami. Breck had expressed impatience with returning to Miami--and me. He couldn't wait to take the next steps in our relationship.
Of course, I now realized that I had resumed a relationship with Ron. We were not just hooks or friends with benefits. We were lovers. We were invested in each other. Ron had effectively asked me to make our relationship permanent--and had offered me half his life if I had stayed. I realized that I really loved Ron--but maybe as someone who had saved my life, who was helping me to wholeness--but not as a lifelong partner. And probably not in the bush of Africa. Well, to be true, the sex was pretty amazing. And then in the next few minutes Il would begin to dream about a life with Ron in Africa--the simplicity, the natural beauty, the sheer wholesomeness. It would probably bore me to death.
It was also true that Ron was turning into a Daddy. Was that so bad? Maybe I needed a Daddy--at least one who was as indulgent as Ron. I thought back and realized that I had done almost all of the fucking--except when I demanded that Ron take me--on a bush blanket or a Rover fender. So Ron wasn't going to drift into a dom role. He had been careful with me--even when I was his guest, not his client at the safari lodge. He respected my experience in finance and innate creative business sense. And there was no question. I had seen the love and desire in Ron's eyes, many times in fact. I could build a life with Ron. I could be confident, independent--and I could add value to our relationship. But it might be stifling.
And then there was Ollie. Just thinking about Ollie made me hard. So hard, they I moved the throw over my lap and glanced around the cabin to see if anyone might be eyeing me. I was wearing light weight sweats (really PJ bottoms) and they concealed nothing. Ollie had given me the single most exciting sex of my entire life. Ollie was danger. Ollie was lust. Ollie was, well, he was just Ollie. If I had decided to take up with Ron, what role might Ollie play? He was clearly going to be the chief ranger at the ranch. He'd be around every day.
He had apparently even taken Ron at some time in the past. He might even be some kind of tribal chieftain, or the offspring of one. Did he have a real power in that area northeast of Durban? Any operation like Ron was planning would be dependent on the cooperation and good will of the locals--and maybe Ollie controlled or at least influenced that. Was there any way that Ollie wouldn't be part of the equation if I were to decide to go to Africa? And how about Russ? I wondered how Ron had moved so quickly on Russ after he learned I was not planning to stay. Was he using me? No, it was totally out of character. And then I thought, "What kind of character reader are you, Paul? First Billy. Then so many others."
I decided to put all of this aside. So I flipped on the TV and searched for a comedy, ending up with a Robin Williams oldie. That at least kept me entertained for nearly two hours. Robin was complex, but everything always worked out for him. In many ways, I was as hyper as Robin. Maybe things would work out for me too.
I changed planes efficiently in London. I updated emails at Heathrow--and Breck had confirmed he would be back in Miami by COB Wednesday. I sent him a quick "changing planes, welcome back, can't wait to see you" response and boarded for the final leg, finally reaching Miami on Saturday afternoon. But, as was typical in October, we were delayed about a half hour due to the ever-present late afternoon thunderstorms. As I walked out of the customs area, I was surprised: Dad had come to the airport to welcome me home.
"Is something wrong, Dad?"