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.Heknew this as he growled at the punch line of each and every joke aimedat his sweet falling in love.In secret, though, I saw his dazed smilewhen he thought we weren’t looking.Ben and Steven arrived a few minutes after Jim and his date,Denny.Ben was happier than I’d ever seen him, bubbling with endlesschitchat, laughing loudly with humor and anecdotes.Steven was morequiet next to him, but he kept standing near Ben all the time, glancingat him every once in a while, sort of an amazed look on his face, as ifmaking sure he was still there.And judging from the way Ben did thesame, they had become a couple in every sense of the word.Kevin arrived last, scowling at the boring and apparently endlesswork shift he’d had but calming and relaxing as I offered him asweating-cold beer.“Thanks, Jordy,” he exhaled slowly after he’dtaken a long sip and relished it with a profound, gratified soundrumbling from his chest.“I needed that.” Yeah, it sounded just like thatpopular commercial some years back, but I ignored it, since I had plans.“Kev,” I started, walking him away from the others talking loudlyall at once, until we reached the open, huge two-story living room withwall-sized windows.Sebastian had argued with Bro about thedecorations in this room, but, as usual, Bro had won.Ah, the insistenceof a teenager—a power rivaling that of the gods themselves.So nowthere were Broncos posters, and other American football and baseballparaphernalia—like baseball hats, football jerseys, an assortment ofballs from various sports, baseball bats, and so on—covering the light-blue walls that still released the smell of fresh paint all over theapartment.I hadn’t confessed to Bro that I actually really liked the wayhe’d made the place feel like a home—and neither had Sebastian.Butwe were going to.As soon as he stopped gloating over his triumph, thatis.“This place looks nice.Bro?” Kevin inquired, admiring the décorwhile quirking an eyebrow.194Susan Laine“How’d you guess?” I laughed.“Listen, man, I’ve been meaningto thank you properly for everything you’ve done for me.For all of us.Above and beyond, man, truly.” I wanted to hug him but didn’t.Wemight’ve both been gay, but we were like the same ends of a magnet:we’d repel each other if we tried anything of the sort.That’s why sexbetween the two of us would now and forever also be out of thequestion.And that didn’t even cover his attraction to my brother.“No problem, partner.” Kevin chuckled, giving me a heavy pat onthe back that almost knocked me over.“Yeah, but still,” I added with determination, locking eyes withhim sternly.“I’ve got a present for you.One of a kind.Nonrefundable,so no saying no.” Kevin frowned with suspicion upon hearing merepeat his own words, but other than that made no indication he wasabout to bolt.I grinned wickedly with anticipation, and his worriedexpression deepened.“Paging Kevin’s gift!” I shouted at the top of mylungs.The upstairs loft balcony opened up to the living room, and Ipeered up, as did Kevin, whose posture was rigid again with quietmisgivings.Which made me smile even more mischievously as Jackleaned leisurely over the balcony railing and looked down at Kevinwith his charming thousand-watt smile that could melt the polar icecaps during winter.“Hi, Kev.Long time no see.” Jack’s voice was filled withpromises, both sexual and other.He hopped down the stairs elegantly,like a gazelle, wearing his faded jeans and contour-hugging T-shirt,landing practically on top of Kevin, whose expression was, for lack of abetter word, dumbfounded.His jaw had dropped open, and hisunblinking eyes stared at Jack like he was a mirage.Jack grinned somemore, his gaze raking Kevin’s torso with single-minded purpose.“Looking good, babe.”Finally, finally, Kevin got a word out.“Jack… w-what are youdoing here?”Jack chuckled as he stepped right in front of Kevin, their chestsnearly touching, with me backing away the same few steps.“I live here,dopey.I live here with Jordan and Sebastian and Bro.I moved in twodays ago.I requested a transfer from LA to Washington, DC, here, soSOUNDS OF LOVE195I’m still a paramedic.Just now for the District of Columbia Fire andEMS Department.” Jack leaned over till he was mere inches away fromKevin’s mouth.“You glad to see me?”Kevin kept blinking, like he was hallucinating.In awe andsurprise, he turned to look at me.“Why didn’t you tell me?”I laughed.“Come on, man.If I’d told you, it wouldn’t have beena surprise.A gift to show you my appreciation and gratitude andfriendship.I convinced Jack to get out of LA before the town ruinedhim.Not that here’s specifically any better, mind you, but his family ishere—and you are here too.Which I think gave him the much-needednudge.”Kevin blushed, as if he were fifteen instead of thirty-five.Then heturned back to Jack and, just like that, kissed him on the lips.And Jackkissed him back.Yep, good times.THE evening was a success.We played poker, we ate, we drank, welistened to music, we danced, we had fun.It was well into the wee hours of the morning that our last guestsdeparted, while Bro was left slumbering and snoring on the couch witha square, woolly blanket over him, and Jack and Kevin withdrew totheir own welcome-home party upstairs in Jack’s bedroom.I watchedthem go up the stairs together, side by side, holding hands, whisperingsoftly with insinuations of the sensual kind [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Heknew this as he growled at the punch line of each and every joke aimedat his sweet falling in love.In secret, though, I saw his dazed smilewhen he thought we weren’t looking.Ben and Steven arrived a few minutes after Jim and his date,Denny.Ben was happier than I’d ever seen him, bubbling with endlesschitchat, laughing loudly with humor and anecdotes.Steven was morequiet next to him, but he kept standing near Ben all the time, glancingat him every once in a while, sort of an amazed look on his face, as ifmaking sure he was still there.And judging from the way Ben did thesame, they had become a couple in every sense of the word.Kevin arrived last, scowling at the boring and apparently endlesswork shift he’d had but calming and relaxing as I offered him asweating-cold beer.“Thanks, Jordy,” he exhaled slowly after he’dtaken a long sip and relished it with a profound, gratified soundrumbling from his chest.“I needed that.” Yeah, it sounded just like thatpopular commercial some years back, but I ignored it, since I had plans.“Kev,” I started, walking him away from the others talking loudlyall at once, until we reached the open, huge two-story living room withwall-sized windows.Sebastian had argued with Bro about thedecorations in this room, but, as usual, Bro had won.Ah, the insistenceof a teenager—a power rivaling that of the gods themselves.So nowthere were Broncos posters, and other American football and baseballparaphernalia—like baseball hats, football jerseys, an assortment ofballs from various sports, baseball bats, and so on—covering the light-blue walls that still released the smell of fresh paint all over theapartment.I hadn’t confessed to Bro that I actually really liked the wayhe’d made the place feel like a home—and neither had Sebastian.Butwe were going to.As soon as he stopped gloating over his triumph, thatis.“This place looks nice.Bro?” Kevin inquired, admiring the décorwhile quirking an eyebrow.194Susan Laine“How’d you guess?” I laughed.“Listen, man, I’ve been meaningto thank you properly for everything you’ve done for me.For all of us.Above and beyond, man, truly.” I wanted to hug him but didn’t.Wemight’ve both been gay, but we were like the same ends of a magnet:we’d repel each other if we tried anything of the sort.That’s why sexbetween the two of us would now and forever also be out of thequestion.And that didn’t even cover his attraction to my brother.“No problem, partner.” Kevin chuckled, giving me a heavy pat onthe back that almost knocked me over.“Yeah, but still,” I added with determination, locking eyes withhim sternly.“I’ve got a present for you.One of a kind.Nonrefundable,so no saying no.” Kevin frowned with suspicion upon hearing merepeat his own words, but other than that made no indication he wasabout to bolt.I grinned wickedly with anticipation, and his worriedexpression deepened.“Paging Kevin’s gift!” I shouted at the top of mylungs.The upstairs loft balcony opened up to the living room, and Ipeered up, as did Kevin, whose posture was rigid again with quietmisgivings.Which made me smile even more mischievously as Jackleaned leisurely over the balcony railing and looked down at Kevinwith his charming thousand-watt smile that could melt the polar icecaps during winter.“Hi, Kev.Long time no see.” Jack’s voice was filled withpromises, both sexual and other.He hopped down the stairs elegantly,like a gazelle, wearing his faded jeans and contour-hugging T-shirt,landing practically on top of Kevin, whose expression was, for lack of abetter word, dumbfounded.His jaw had dropped open, and hisunblinking eyes stared at Jack like he was a mirage.Jack grinned somemore, his gaze raking Kevin’s torso with single-minded purpose.“Looking good, babe.”Finally, finally, Kevin got a word out.“Jack… w-what are youdoing here?”Jack chuckled as he stepped right in front of Kevin, their chestsnearly touching, with me backing away the same few steps.“I live here,dopey.I live here with Jordan and Sebastian and Bro.I moved in twodays ago.I requested a transfer from LA to Washington, DC, here, soSOUNDS OF LOVE195I’m still a paramedic.Just now for the District of Columbia Fire andEMS Department.” Jack leaned over till he was mere inches away fromKevin’s mouth.“You glad to see me?”Kevin kept blinking, like he was hallucinating.In awe andsurprise, he turned to look at me.“Why didn’t you tell me?”I laughed.“Come on, man.If I’d told you, it wouldn’t have beena surprise.A gift to show you my appreciation and gratitude andfriendship.I convinced Jack to get out of LA before the town ruinedhim.Not that here’s specifically any better, mind you, but his family ishere—and you are here too.Which I think gave him the much-needednudge.”Kevin blushed, as if he were fifteen instead of thirty-five.Then heturned back to Jack and, just like that, kissed him on the lips.And Jackkissed him back.Yep, good times.THE evening was a success.We played poker, we ate, we drank, welistened to music, we danced, we had fun.It was well into the wee hours of the morning that our last guestsdeparted, while Bro was left slumbering and snoring on the couch witha square, woolly blanket over him, and Jack and Kevin withdrew totheir own welcome-home party upstairs in Jack’s bedroom.I watchedthem go up the stairs together, side by side, holding hands, whisperingsoftly with insinuations of the sensual kind [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]