Truth Behind the Lies
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Adult ++
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Chapter Nine
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Anon: Why thank you.
Loli: What kind of sex will it be? To be honest, I couldnt tell you. You read it and let me know what you think it is.
yami990: Didn't mean to leave you all hangin' but the thanksgiving holiday screwed up my updating schedule. Then I had a test to study for, which I passed by the way. Yay!
Nekosune: Yes, the smut as just arrived off the plane and her jet-lag has finally worn off. :) No need to apologize, I'm getting ready for exams myself. You've finished drawing one already? I'd love to see it. Thank yous go out to the AFFSFA for supplying yamyams, pocky, and cookies to this starved writer. I've gained 3 pounds!
obeliskbeliever: Here's an update. Not exactly soon, but somethings better than nothing at all, yeah? I'll try not to let you wait long again.
bambi4real: Whether Larry has a main squeeze on the side or not, I havent really decided yet. However, the cat is out the bag...Larry is cheating, yes. Haha, you know I went back at read what he had said and I thought the same thing, "How cheesy." So, I used it to my advantage. You'll see what I mean near the end of the chapter. Good luck with your exams and come on back when you're ready. I'll still be here. :)
sinheart: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ;(
madlodger: Awww. Thank you, how sweet! Happy belated Thanksgiving to you. I hope you had a good one.
Anon: I'd never leave you hangin'. Not with this story. I've got too much up my sleeve.
inumoon3: Thank you for the review. As for if Shay will get custody of Bryant, I definitely working on SOMETHING.
Shelly Browne: HAHAHAHA! Does he ever!
Chapter Nine
Same late Friday night
Randy laid in bed gawking at the sight before him. Once Shay dropped the shirt to the floor, he removed his pajama bottoms and briefs. The nude body was magnificent; hairless, smooth, tan, and lean. Randy was immediately aroused.
He slid over when Shay made a move to open the sheets and climb inside the bed. The young man tugged on the t-shirt Randy was wearing and helped him pull it over his head, revealing a hairless, strong, chest and abs. Amazed over the stunning physique before him, Shay ran his hand over the smooth skin, looking into green eyes when he grazed over a nipple and heard Randy gasp. “Are you sure you want this?” Randy whispered.
Shay nodded. “I think I do.” With a kiss to the blonde’s lips, he pushed him onto his back, pulled down his boxers, and straddled him. Noticing the steady growing erection under Randy’s boxers, Shay purposely sat directly on top of it, moving his ass in a slow rhythm.
“Ahhhhhh.” Randy groaned, his hands grabbing onto the slight hips.
Shay leaned down and pressed his full lips against Randy’s, sliding his tongue inside and massaging his with his own. Randy moaned at the soft feel of Shay’s mouth. He never knew lips could taste so good. Randy moved his attention to Shay’s neck, licking, kissing, and sucking on the warm skin he couldn’t get enough of. The curly head brunette closed his eyes and bit his lip at how good it felt. Shay’s neck and ears had always been an erogenous zone for him ever since he first experienced sex. So when Randy nibbled on his earlobe, the young man cried out and rocked his hips into Randy’s arousal.
Randy chuckled at the response he gave him then brought his lips back to Shay’s and kissed him as he ran his large hands down the young man’s lean back to squeeze his buttocks and grind their erections together. He could feel the young man was as hard as a rock. Shay broke away from him and started to kiss his way down the man’s chest. Randy could feel hot hands wrapping around his hard dick and he looked down quick enough to catch Shay encase him nearly to the base.
“Oh my God.” Randy whispered under his breath as he closed his eyes in ecstasy. He could feel the heat bobble on his shaft and an experienced tongue swirl around on the inside, diving into his slit and tasting the copious amounts of pre-cum he’d produced. For minutes, Shay would rotate his attention from the stiff erection before him and the soft scrotum below it, sucking gently on the sack.
Randy was a panting mess by the time Shay sat back up again. Any doubts he may have had about doing this with Shay were thrown completely out the window. The blonde was hot and filled with lust, and by the looks of his soon-to-be lover, Shay was too. Pulling Shay up by his arms, Randy rolled them both over, switching their positions. While the brunette brought him in for more deep kisses, Randy reached his hand inbetween them and started to stroke the other’s erection. The blonde felt the stiff pause in Shay and heard the whimper escape him and knew he was on the right track. Randy moved back to the erogenous area on Shay’s neck and started back on making his love bruise. Shay gasped, grabbing the older man by the back of his neck, holding him close, as his hips raised repeatedly into the hand that was nearly sending him over the edge.
Randy lifted Shay’s legs as a hint and the young man lifted them, pulling them back by his knees, and watched as Randy leaned down, spread his cheeks apart, and licked at his opening. “Oh!” Shay gasped with a whimper, not used to the feel after two long years of celibacy. But Randy didn’t stop. He couldn’t stop. He’d dreamed about this night ever since he first saw Shay. To feel how soft his skin was, to taste his lips, to kiss his body, to be inside of him. This was his opportunity and he was gonna grab it with both hands.
He kept licking, and pushing into the tight area until it started to loosen. And that’s when he wet his finger and pushed a digit in, stroking him. He could hear the young brunette sigh. Soon he planted two then three fingers, stretching him the best he could.
At that point, Shay was a whimpering, moaning, wanton mess but when Randy moved to mount him, he pushed the blonde to his back, straddling him once again. Reaching behind him, Shay grabbed Randy’s dick and positioned it against his entrance, sitting down on it. Randy groaned as he watched his erection slowly slide inside Shay’s body.
Too aroused to stop, Shay held one hand against Randy’s chest and stroked himself as he started to ride the older man, his speed gaining within seconds. In the dark of the quiet night, harsh pants, whimpers, deep groans, and wet slaps of skin against skin quickly filled the room. Randy continued to hold his hands at Shay’s waist, aiding him. It had been a while since his last sexual encounter, but he could say he’d never felt something as good as this in his life. The feel of Shay’s hand massaging his chest, the tightness of his young body, and the sounds he would make, drove Randy up the wall. When the pressure to resist became too much to bear, he started to raise his hips, responding to Shay’s plunges in turn with his own sharp thrusts. When he did, he grazed Shay’s prostate and the brunette cried out. “Uh! Oh God, Randy!” Too aroused, Shay stopped stroking himself and stopped moving. With his hands on either side of Randy’s head, Shay chose to close his brown eyes and let his blonde lover send him over the edge.
Hearing the thunderous pants and guttural moans from Shay, Randy knew he was on the brink, so he flipped them over again and he pounded into Shay. “Oh yeah. I’m gonna come.” Shay could barely whisper given the level of arousal he was under. Suddenly he grew stiff as his orgasm washed over him. His neck arched back, his eyes closed, his thighs tightened around his lover’s waist, and he muffled his yell, fearing the noise would wake his son. Seeing the sight before him, Randy groaned as he thrusted into the now tight, clenching body, riding out his own orgasm.
***
Early Saturday morning
Randy stretched his back languidly, yawning and rubbing his blue eyes like he did every morning. He smelled aromas of freshly brewed hazelnut roast being made in his automatic coffee machine, like he did every morning. But something was different about this particular morning though. Something VERY good. This morning he would wake up with Shay lying next to him. This particular, VERY good, morning they would start day one of their relationship. This morning he would……….Where was Shay?
Randy looked to his left and saw the space that Shay had occupied that previous night was now empty. The cool sheets and pillow signaled he had gotten up a long time ago. “Shay?” he didn’t get an answer. Slipping back on his boxers, he got out of bed and checked the bathroom. No Shay. He walked to the guest room and opened it, seeing rumbled up sheets. No Shay nor Jack. Randy shook his head at what he hoped didn’t but inevitably did happen. I can’t believe this. This can’t be true. Randy walked to the downstairs of his lakehouse and looked out one of the front windows. Shay’s car was gone.
***
Early that afternoon
“And you had sex with him.” Bryant finished the sentence his son was having trouble relaying to him.
“Yeah.” Shay covered his eyes with his hand as he sat at a table with his mother. It was 2:30 that afternoon and he made it to the hospital for his assigned visit to see Bryant, but he came alone.
“So did he turn out to be just another one of the others?” Bryant asked, hinting at all the meaningless flings Shay had years ago.
“No. Randy is nothing like the others.”
“So then why isn’t he here today? You were supposed to bring him to see me, right?” Bryant adjusted Jack in his lap.
“Yeah, I was supposed to, but after what happened yesterday it wouldn’t feel….”
“Feel what? Comfortable? Do you regret sleeping with him?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, you shouldn’t. Cause from what you told me, he sounds like he’s a real hottie.”
“Mama.” Shay frowned when he saw a small smirk grace his mother’s stunning face.
“What? Listen, you like him, don’t you?”
“Yeah, but…”
“And you know he likes you. So why are you bein’ so difficult, sweetheart?”
“I’m not bein’ difficult. I’m being realistic. We could never work out.”
“Why not?”
“Because…” Do I tell Mama the truth? Should I tell him that the main reason I’m so afraid is because I fear I’ll become sick too and we’ll wind up like he and dad? “Because…we just wouldn’t.” he paused before he spoke again. “He said he loved me.”
The older brunette, who was running his hands through Jack’s soft honey golden locks, stopped when he heard his son speak. “He what?”
“He loves me. Said he always had.”
“Do you feel the same way?” When Bryant saw his son suddenly look down and focus his attention on his hands, he knew the answer. You know your children. Most of the time, they don’t have to say a word for you to know what they’re thinkin’. “What are you afraid of, Shay? You’ve been alone most of your life. You’ve never had a true boyfriend that loved you. What would be the harm in being with him?”
Shay shrugged. “I don’t know, Mama, how about the ridicule he’ll get from the town. I know how cruel those people can be and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.”
“I know how it feels too, Shay. I started this whole mess when I got sick. The fact is, he knew this already but he still wanted to be your friend and he still didn’t mind bein’ seen with you in public. If he didn’t care when you were friends, he sure as hell wont care once you’d become lovers.”
“Look, could we not talk about this anymore today, please?”
Bryant sighed. “Fine. I’ll talk to Jack about it.” He took and lifted Jack so he would stand up on his lap. “What’s the matter with your mama, huh Jackie?” the tike just laughed. “Don’t be like that. Don’t grow up to be a fool, you hear?” Bryant looked past his grandson and gave Shay a direct look. Shay rolled his eyes. Bryant was playing it off, but inside, he knew something was more to this story than what his son was letting on. All I hope is, is that you straighten out whatever doubts you may have about bein’ with Randy, because if you don’t, I’m afraid you might lose him.
***
Same time, different place
“Hey cuz, come on in.” James said to Randy with a smile. With a quick hug to the fellow blonde, Randy walked inside the house. “The way you sounded on the phone, it sounded like what you needed to talk about was pretty serious.”
Randy nodded. “It is. Is Richie busy? I’d really like to talk to you both.”
“Yeah, sure. Go wait in the den and I’ll go get him.” Randy nodded again and walked off, while his cousin went in search of his spouse.
Once finding the exotic looking man, they both walked into the den and sat together on the couch, facing Randy who was sitting in an arm chair. “Hi Randy.” Richie asked.
“Hey Richie. I’m not disturbing you from anything am I?”
The man smiled and shook his head. “Oh no. I was just upstairs watching tv. The kids are with mi madre for the weekend so I’ve been bored.”
“So what’s up, cuz?” James asked.
Randy sighed before he spoke. “I need you guys advice on something. I um, I met this guy a couple months ago when I first moved here. A developed a friendship with him although it took some persistence on my end, because of problems in his personal life that I wont get into. Everything eventually cooled out and we became friends. But the truth was, I knew I had deep feelings for him way back when I first met him. Last night, I poured my heart out to him but it’s kinda up in the air if he feels the same way. He came to my room later that night and we had sex. I thought maybe he thought it over and wanted to start a relationship with me. This morning, I looked for him and he was gone. I was supposed to be with him today so we could visit his mother at 2:30, but I’m guessing he wouldn’t appreciate me being there now.”
“You say ‘you poured your heart out’?” James started. “What exactly did you say?”
“Everything I could think of. I told him I wanted to be more than just a friend to him. That it was hard for me to keep from touching him whenever I see him. I told him I loved him……What?” Randy saw his cousin with a hand over his face, shaking his head.
“You said all that? Geez, Randy, now I see why he left.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Randy, that was a big ‘no, no’ on your part. You fed him too much lovey dovey bullshit. If he wanted a woman, he’d be straight. You probably lost a few of your man points after this.”
Richie smacked James in his side to shut him up and rolled his eyes. “Nevermind him. What may have happened was that you might have scared him a bit.”
“Well I didn’t threaten him to love me or anything.”
“No, no. I mean with your approach. You came at him all at once with such strong words as ‘love’ and ‘forever’ and he probably got scared by that. Some people you can do that to and they’ll express their feelings and everything will be fine afterwards. Others need to be handled gently. To be at the friends stage, then the ‘like’ stage, then finally eased slowly into the ‘love’ and ‘forever’. As far as last night goes, after your little declaration of love, he probably became confused. He didn’t know if he was in love with you or not, but he knew he didn’t want to lose you either. So he resorted to sex. Now is that the truth? I don’t know, but based on what you told us, that’s what I’m picking up on.”
Randy nodded, thinking. “So he’s confused.” He stated.
Richie shrugged. “Possibly.”
“Because I came at him too strong.”
James nodded enthusiastically. “Definitely.”
Randy got up. “I should go talk to him.”
James quickly grabbed his wrist when Randy was about to pass by him. “No.”
“Why? If I’m confusing him, then I should help him figure it out.”
“Sit down, Randy. Leave him alone.”
“I agree.” Richie started. “Your friend needs a minute to himself to think things over. To examine himself and figure out what he wants to do. Just give it a few days then talk to him.” Richie stood up and pushed Randy back into the chair. “In the meantime, I’ll get us all a few beers. Turn the tv on, James.” Richie said as he made his way out the den and into the kitchen.
James grabbed the remote and turned the tv on, but he wasn’t looking at it. Instead he was looking at his cousin in near disbelief. “I can not believe you told him all that girly shit.” Randy bent over, put his face in his hands, and sighed.
“Shut up, James.”
Anon: Why thank you.
Loli: What kind of sex will it be? To be honest, I couldnt tell you. You read it and let me know what you think it is.
yami990: Didn't mean to leave you all hangin' but the thanksgiving holiday screwed up my updating schedule. Then I had a test to study for, which I passed by the way. Yay!
Nekosune: Yes, the smut as just arrived off the plane and her jet-lag has finally worn off. :) No need to apologize, I'm getting ready for exams myself. You've finished drawing one already? I'd love to see it. Thank yous go out to the AFFSFA for supplying yamyams, pocky, and cookies to this starved writer. I've gained 3 pounds!
obeliskbeliever: Here's an update. Not exactly soon, but somethings better than nothing at all, yeah? I'll try not to let you wait long again.
bambi4real: Whether Larry has a main squeeze on the side or not, I havent really decided yet. However, the cat is out the bag...Larry is cheating, yes. Haha, you know I went back at read what he had said and I thought the same thing, "How cheesy." So, I used it to my advantage. You'll see what I mean near the end of the chapter. Good luck with your exams and come on back when you're ready. I'll still be here. :)
sinheart: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ;(
madlodger: Awww. Thank you, how sweet! Happy belated Thanksgiving to you. I hope you had a good one.
Anon: I'd never leave you hangin'. Not with this story. I've got too much up my sleeve.
inumoon3: Thank you for the review. As for if Shay will get custody of Bryant, I definitely working on SOMETHING.
Shelly Browne: HAHAHAHA! Does he ever!
Chapter Nine
Same late Friday night
Randy laid in bed gawking at the sight before him. Once Shay dropped the shirt to the floor, he removed his pajama bottoms and briefs. The nude body was magnificent; hairless, smooth, tan, and lean. Randy was immediately aroused.
He slid over when Shay made a move to open the sheets and climb inside the bed. The young man tugged on the t-shirt Randy was wearing and helped him pull it over his head, revealing a hairless, strong, chest and abs. Amazed over the stunning physique before him, Shay ran his hand over the smooth skin, looking into green eyes when he grazed over a nipple and heard Randy gasp. “Are you sure you want this?” Randy whispered.
Shay nodded. “I think I do.” With a kiss to the blonde’s lips, he pushed him onto his back, pulled down his boxers, and straddled him. Noticing the steady growing erection under Randy’s boxers, Shay purposely sat directly on top of it, moving his ass in a slow rhythm.
“Ahhhhhh.” Randy groaned, his hands grabbing onto the slight hips.
Shay leaned down and pressed his full lips against Randy’s, sliding his tongue inside and massaging his with his own. Randy moaned at the soft feel of Shay’s mouth. He never knew lips could taste so good. Randy moved his attention to Shay’s neck, licking, kissing, and sucking on the warm skin he couldn’t get enough of. The curly head brunette closed his eyes and bit his lip at how good it felt. Shay’s neck and ears had always been an erogenous zone for him ever since he first experienced sex. So when Randy nibbled on his earlobe, the young man cried out and rocked his hips into Randy’s arousal.
Randy chuckled at the response he gave him then brought his lips back to Shay’s and kissed him as he ran his large hands down the young man’s lean back to squeeze his buttocks and grind their erections together. He could feel the young man was as hard as a rock. Shay broke away from him and started to kiss his way down the man’s chest. Randy could feel hot hands wrapping around his hard dick and he looked down quick enough to catch Shay encase him nearly to the base.
“Oh my God.” Randy whispered under his breath as he closed his eyes in ecstasy. He could feel the heat bobble on his shaft and an experienced tongue swirl around on the inside, diving into his slit and tasting the copious amounts of pre-cum he’d produced. For minutes, Shay would rotate his attention from the stiff erection before him and the soft scrotum below it, sucking gently on the sack.
Randy was a panting mess by the time Shay sat back up again. Any doubts he may have had about doing this with Shay were thrown completely out the window. The blonde was hot and filled with lust, and by the looks of his soon-to-be lover, Shay was too. Pulling Shay up by his arms, Randy rolled them both over, switching their positions. While the brunette brought him in for more deep kisses, Randy reached his hand inbetween them and started to stroke the other’s erection. The blonde felt the stiff pause in Shay and heard the whimper escape him and knew he was on the right track. Randy moved back to the erogenous area on Shay’s neck and started back on making his love bruise. Shay gasped, grabbing the older man by the back of his neck, holding him close, as his hips raised repeatedly into the hand that was nearly sending him over the edge.
Randy lifted Shay’s legs as a hint and the young man lifted them, pulling them back by his knees, and watched as Randy leaned down, spread his cheeks apart, and licked at his opening. “Oh!” Shay gasped with a whimper, not used to the feel after two long years of celibacy. But Randy didn’t stop. He couldn’t stop. He’d dreamed about this night ever since he first saw Shay. To feel how soft his skin was, to taste his lips, to kiss his body, to be inside of him. This was his opportunity and he was gonna grab it with both hands.
He kept licking, and pushing into the tight area until it started to loosen. And that’s when he wet his finger and pushed a digit in, stroking him. He could hear the young brunette sigh. Soon he planted two then three fingers, stretching him the best he could.
At that point, Shay was a whimpering, moaning, wanton mess but when Randy moved to mount him, he pushed the blonde to his back, straddling him once again. Reaching behind him, Shay grabbed Randy’s dick and positioned it against his entrance, sitting down on it. Randy groaned as he watched his erection slowly slide inside Shay’s body.
Too aroused to stop, Shay held one hand against Randy’s chest and stroked himself as he started to ride the older man, his speed gaining within seconds. In the dark of the quiet night, harsh pants, whimpers, deep groans, and wet slaps of skin against skin quickly filled the room. Randy continued to hold his hands at Shay’s waist, aiding him. It had been a while since his last sexual encounter, but he could say he’d never felt something as good as this in his life. The feel of Shay’s hand massaging his chest, the tightness of his young body, and the sounds he would make, drove Randy up the wall. When the pressure to resist became too much to bear, he started to raise his hips, responding to Shay’s plunges in turn with his own sharp thrusts. When he did, he grazed Shay’s prostate and the brunette cried out. “Uh! Oh God, Randy!” Too aroused, Shay stopped stroking himself and stopped moving. With his hands on either side of Randy’s head, Shay chose to close his brown eyes and let his blonde lover send him over the edge.
Hearing the thunderous pants and guttural moans from Shay, Randy knew he was on the brink, so he flipped them over again and he pounded into Shay. “Oh yeah. I’m gonna come.” Shay could barely whisper given the level of arousal he was under. Suddenly he grew stiff as his orgasm washed over him. His neck arched back, his eyes closed, his thighs tightened around his lover’s waist, and he muffled his yell, fearing the noise would wake his son. Seeing the sight before him, Randy groaned as he thrusted into the now tight, clenching body, riding out his own orgasm.
***
Early Saturday morning
Randy stretched his back languidly, yawning and rubbing his blue eyes like he did every morning. He smelled aromas of freshly brewed hazelnut roast being made in his automatic coffee machine, like he did every morning. But something was different about this particular morning though. Something VERY good. This morning he would wake up with Shay lying next to him. This particular, VERY good, morning they would start day one of their relationship. This morning he would……….Where was Shay?
Randy looked to his left and saw the space that Shay had occupied that previous night was now empty. The cool sheets and pillow signaled he had gotten up a long time ago. “Shay?” he didn’t get an answer. Slipping back on his boxers, he got out of bed and checked the bathroom. No Shay. He walked to the guest room and opened it, seeing rumbled up sheets. No Shay nor Jack. Randy shook his head at what he hoped didn’t but inevitably did happen. I can’t believe this. This can’t be true. Randy walked to the downstairs of his lakehouse and looked out one of the front windows. Shay’s car was gone.
***
Early that afternoon
“And you had sex with him.” Bryant finished the sentence his son was having trouble relaying to him.
“Yeah.” Shay covered his eyes with his hand as he sat at a table with his mother. It was 2:30 that afternoon and he made it to the hospital for his assigned visit to see Bryant, but he came alone.
“So did he turn out to be just another one of the others?” Bryant asked, hinting at all the meaningless flings Shay had years ago.
“No. Randy is nothing like the others.”
“So then why isn’t he here today? You were supposed to bring him to see me, right?” Bryant adjusted Jack in his lap.
“Yeah, I was supposed to, but after what happened yesterday it wouldn’t feel….”
“Feel what? Comfortable? Do you regret sleeping with him?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, you shouldn’t. Cause from what you told me, he sounds like he’s a real hottie.”
“Mama.” Shay frowned when he saw a small smirk grace his mother’s stunning face.
“What? Listen, you like him, don’t you?”
“Yeah, but…”
“And you know he likes you. So why are you bein’ so difficult, sweetheart?”
“I’m not bein’ difficult. I’m being realistic. We could never work out.”
“Why not?”
“Because…” Do I tell Mama the truth? Should I tell him that the main reason I’m so afraid is because I fear I’ll become sick too and we’ll wind up like he and dad? “Because…we just wouldn’t.” he paused before he spoke again. “He said he loved me.”
The older brunette, who was running his hands through Jack’s soft honey golden locks, stopped when he heard his son speak. “He what?”
“He loves me. Said he always had.”
“Do you feel the same way?” When Bryant saw his son suddenly look down and focus his attention on his hands, he knew the answer. You know your children. Most of the time, they don’t have to say a word for you to know what they’re thinkin’. “What are you afraid of, Shay? You’ve been alone most of your life. You’ve never had a true boyfriend that loved you. What would be the harm in being with him?”
Shay shrugged. “I don’t know, Mama, how about the ridicule he’ll get from the town. I know how cruel those people can be and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.”
“I know how it feels too, Shay. I started this whole mess when I got sick. The fact is, he knew this already but he still wanted to be your friend and he still didn’t mind bein’ seen with you in public. If he didn’t care when you were friends, he sure as hell wont care once you’d become lovers.”
“Look, could we not talk about this anymore today, please?”
Bryant sighed. “Fine. I’ll talk to Jack about it.” He took and lifted Jack so he would stand up on his lap. “What’s the matter with your mama, huh Jackie?” the tike just laughed. “Don’t be like that. Don’t grow up to be a fool, you hear?” Bryant looked past his grandson and gave Shay a direct look. Shay rolled his eyes. Bryant was playing it off, but inside, he knew something was more to this story than what his son was letting on. All I hope is, is that you straighten out whatever doubts you may have about bein’ with Randy, because if you don’t, I’m afraid you might lose him.
***
Same time, different place
“Hey cuz, come on in.” James said to Randy with a smile. With a quick hug to the fellow blonde, Randy walked inside the house. “The way you sounded on the phone, it sounded like what you needed to talk about was pretty serious.”
Randy nodded. “It is. Is Richie busy? I’d really like to talk to you both.”
“Yeah, sure. Go wait in the den and I’ll go get him.” Randy nodded again and walked off, while his cousin went in search of his spouse.
Once finding the exotic looking man, they both walked into the den and sat together on the couch, facing Randy who was sitting in an arm chair. “Hi Randy.” Richie asked.
“Hey Richie. I’m not disturbing you from anything am I?”
The man smiled and shook his head. “Oh no. I was just upstairs watching tv. The kids are with mi madre for the weekend so I’ve been bored.”
“So what’s up, cuz?” James asked.
Randy sighed before he spoke. “I need you guys advice on something. I um, I met this guy a couple months ago when I first moved here. A developed a friendship with him although it took some persistence on my end, because of problems in his personal life that I wont get into. Everything eventually cooled out and we became friends. But the truth was, I knew I had deep feelings for him way back when I first met him. Last night, I poured my heart out to him but it’s kinda up in the air if he feels the same way. He came to my room later that night and we had sex. I thought maybe he thought it over and wanted to start a relationship with me. This morning, I looked for him and he was gone. I was supposed to be with him today so we could visit his mother at 2:30, but I’m guessing he wouldn’t appreciate me being there now.”
“You say ‘you poured your heart out’?” James started. “What exactly did you say?”
“Everything I could think of. I told him I wanted to be more than just a friend to him. That it was hard for me to keep from touching him whenever I see him. I told him I loved him……What?” Randy saw his cousin with a hand over his face, shaking his head.
“You said all that? Geez, Randy, now I see why he left.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Randy, that was a big ‘no, no’ on your part. You fed him too much lovey dovey bullshit. If he wanted a woman, he’d be straight. You probably lost a few of your man points after this.”
Richie smacked James in his side to shut him up and rolled his eyes. “Nevermind him. What may have happened was that you might have scared him a bit.”
“Well I didn’t threaten him to love me or anything.”
“No, no. I mean with your approach. You came at him all at once with such strong words as ‘love’ and ‘forever’ and he probably got scared by that. Some people you can do that to and they’ll express their feelings and everything will be fine afterwards. Others need to be handled gently. To be at the friends stage, then the ‘like’ stage, then finally eased slowly into the ‘love’ and ‘forever’. As far as last night goes, after your little declaration of love, he probably became confused. He didn’t know if he was in love with you or not, but he knew he didn’t want to lose you either. So he resorted to sex. Now is that the truth? I don’t know, but based on what you told us, that’s what I’m picking up on.”
Randy nodded, thinking. “So he’s confused.” He stated.
Richie shrugged. “Possibly.”
“Because I came at him too strong.”
James nodded enthusiastically. “Definitely.”
Randy got up. “I should go talk to him.”
James quickly grabbed his wrist when Randy was about to pass by him. “No.”
“Why? If I’m confusing him, then I should help him figure it out.”
“Sit down, Randy. Leave him alone.”
“I agree.” Richie started. “Your friend needs a minute to himself to think things over. To examine himself and figure out what he wants to do. Just give it a few days then talk to him.” Richie stood up and pushed Randy back into the chair. “In the meantime, I’ll get us all a few beers. Turn the tv on, James.” Richie said as he made his way out the den and into the kitchen.
James grabbed the remote and turned the tv on, but he wasn’t looking at it. Instead he was looking at his cousin in near disbelief. “I can not believe you told him all that girly shit.” Randy bent over, put his face in his hands, and sighed.
“Shut up, James.”