The Wish - Part 2
“Guess what I was doing last night,” Justin asked, looking up from his sketchbook. He and Daphne sat outside watching a football practice.
“Sleeping. Same as me,” she said.
“Having sex. All night. With that guy I met,” Justin bragged.
Daphne glanced at him, then took another bite out of a veggie wrap.
“Well, aren’t you shocked?” Justin couldn’t understand her reaction, or the lack of it.
“Not really.”
“Oh.”
“Well, I kinda figured that you were…you know. Even though you never told me.”
“I’m telling you now.”
Daphne looked down at the wrap in her hand, “Want some of my veggie wrap?” she offered?
~~~
“So, like what is he now? Your boyfriend?” Daphne asked as they walked towards her car.
“We only just met,” Justin replied.
“Well, do you love him?”
“Well…no….uhm…” He wasn’t sure what he felt. It was so completely new. “No. I don’t think so.”
“Does he love you?”
“Daph, we only had sex once,” he said. “Well, it was more like three times,” he grinned. “But we did only just meet.”
“Are you gonna see him again?”
“Probably. He gave me his phone number. I might go down there again tonight.”
~~~
Justin picked up the phone for the fifth time now. He even dialed the number once, but then hung up. For some reason he was nervous to call Caleb. Finally he decided to just go for it.
Caleb picked up on the second ring. They exchanged pleasantries, then Caleb asked if he wanted to meet at Woody’s. After agreeing on time, Justin hung up. He sighed in relief. Caleb sounded like he was happy to hear from him. Getting up, Justin went to his closet, trying to figure out what he should wear tonight.
~~~
Strange as it was, Justin felt even more nervous than he did the night before walking into Woody’s. The place was packed and everybody was cheering and singing along with some queen up on stage.
“Justin,” he heard to the left of him.
“Hey,” he smiled. “Sorry, I’m late.”
“Oh, that’s ok,” Caleb said, pulling a stool next to the table. There were two other guys sitting next to him. “This is Nicholas and Kevin,” Caleb introduced them. “This is Justin.”
“Hi,” Justin said.
Kevin sort of nodded without really looking at him. Nicholas, on the other hand, gave him a big inviting smile. “Here, sit,” Nicholas grabbed the same stool that Caleb moved a minute earlier and pulled it closer to him, “While our dear Caleb here goes and gets us another round.”
Caleb winked at Justin, then got up and headed towards the bar.
“So, when did you and Caleb meet?” Nicholas asked.
“Uhm…” He felt a little uncomfortable talking to this stranger. “Last night.”
“Must have been some night,” Nicholas gave him a mischievous grin. “Oh, look, Kev, he’s blushing,” Nicholas turned to the guy on his right. They were both about the same age as Caleb.
Kevin looked at Justin, then got up and stalked off towards the exit.
“Charming, isn’t he?” Nicholas said, turning to Justin.
“I guess he doesn’t like me, huh?”
“Don’t take it personally. He’s just overly protective of Cale.”
“Oh,” Justin wasn’t sure what to say. He wanted to ask more about Kevin, but just then Caleb came back with four bottles of beer.
Placing a peck on Justin’s cheek, Caleb sat down. “Where’s Kevin?”
“Sulking somewhere as always,” Nicholas offered.
“Don’t you think you should go check where he is?” Caleb shot back.
“Just because we fuck doesn’t mean I have to baby-sit him,” Nicholas pouted, getting up. “I tell ya,” he said to Justin, “This whole relationship thing sucks a big one.”
Justin watched Nicholas walk out, then turned to Caleb. “They’re together?”
“Yeah. Off and on.”
Justin looked at him, puzzled.
“They break up at least once a week. If you ask me they’re only in it for the make up sex.”
They both laughed.
“You wanna get out of here?” Caleb asked.
“Sure.”
They exited the bar, not noticing two men entering.
~~~
The minute Brian and Michael walked in they saw Emmett on stage and everybody was singing along and cheering. Brian looked around, scanning for potential fucks when the blonde popped up again in his mind. He hasn’t had that happen the whole day and he thought that it was just the drugs he took the night before. But he hasn’t had anything to drink yet this evening nor did he take any drugs yet. Trying to get the image out of his head, he focused on Emmett and Ted who were coming towards them.
~~~
“Did you take all these?” Justin asked, looking at the black-and-white pictures on the wall.
“Yeah,” Caleb said proudly as he opened two bottles of beer and carried them over to Justin.
“They’re great. I mean, I don’t know much about photography, but they’re great.”
“Thanks,” Caleb said humbly. “I love it. All these different thing you can do with a camera. The way you can change how a person looks just by changing the angle of how the light falls on a face. The world looks completely different through a camera lens.”
Justin smiled at him. “Is that what you do for a living?”
“I wish. No. I take other people’s pictures. You know, weddings, birthday parties. Stuff like that. It’s hard to make a living just doing my own stuff.”
“Yeah, that’s what my mom says every time I tell her I want to be an artist.”
“You’re an artist?” Caleb asked, surprised.
“Oh. Uh…yeah. I draw.” Not it was Justin’s turn to be humble about his talent.
“I’d love to see your work some time.”
“Sure.”
Justin looked away, not sure what the next move was going to be. Caleb sat his drink down on the coffee table and took a step closer to him.
“When do you have to be home?” he asked softly.
“Nnn…not…until later,” Justin stuttered.
“Good,” Caleb said, placing his lips over Justin’s, engulfing his mouth with his own.
~~~
Congratulating himself on a great choice for tonight’s entertainment, Brian plunged into Mr. Goodfuck’s ass once again. The other man was moaning loudly, but Brian just pushed in harder and harder. He was almost ready to cum when he saw the same blonde’s face before him…tears in his eyes…and his own voice saying… “I don’t believe in love. I believe in fucking.” He could see the hurt in the other man’s eyes. “I want you,” the blonde said. What the fuck? Brian pulled out of Mr. Goodfuck and slumped on the bed, trying to shake off the image of this mystery man.
“Everything ok?” the man next to him asked.
This was ridiculous. Nothing was going to interrupt this, not even his messed up subconscious. Once again Brian pushed into the man on the bed, putting every other thought out of his mind.
~~~
“What are you doing tomorrow night?” Caleb asked as he watched Justin pull on his pants.
Justin shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, we’re going to Babylon. You wanna come with?”
“Babylon?”
“Yeah, it’s this dance club.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Great. Although we’re gonna have to figure out how to get you in,” Caleb said.
“I have a fake id,” Justin replied, sitting next to him on the edge of the bed.
“You need to have a membership card.”
“Membership?”
“Yeah. I’ll just ask Kevin to get it for you. He can get anything.”
Justin grimaced, “I don’t think Kevin likes me very much.”
Caleb smirked, “Kevin doesn’t like anybody every much. He’s a grouch.”
“I can see why you’re friends with him,” Justin said sarcastically.
“But he’s a sweetheart on the inside,” Caleb added, affection apparent in his voice.
“How long have you guys known each other?” Justin asked.
“Uhm…three – four years. Yeah, four. He picked me up one night at Boy Toy.”
“You guys were together?!” Justin was staggered.
“Yeah. For about five months.”
“What happened?” Justin knew it was none of his business, but for some reason he just had to know.
Caleb shrugged, “We were both too stubborn to say ‘sorry’.”
“Oh,” Justin looked away.
“But…we still wanted to be a part of each other’s lives, so we stayed friends.”
“And Nicholas?”
“Oh, Nicky’s been great for Kevin. He’s softening him up a bit so that the rest of us can actually deal with him,” Caleb laughed.
Justin sighed, “Well, I should get going before my mother reports me missing.” He leaned in and kissed the other man softly. “I guess I’ll see you tomorrow than.”
Caleb smiled, “Good night.”
~~~
The next evening once again Justin made his way down Liberty Avenue. He stood outside of Babylon waiting for Caleb.
“Hi,” he felt arms snake around his waist.
He turned around to see a smiling Caleb behind him. “Hi.”
Caleb kissed him. “Ready to party?”
“Yeah,” Justin smiled back. His smile disappeared quickly when he saw Kevin standing next to them.
“Well, come on then,” Nicholas said, grabbing Justin’s hand and pulling him towards the entrance.
~~~
Brian finally made his way towards the trick he’s been chasing all night. The guy was hot. He couldn’t wait to get him to the loft and fuck him. They were dancing when he saw another one dancing not too far away. He motioned for him to join them. Tonight was going to be hot.
That’s when he saw it…the blonde head. He wasn’t even sure if it was another hallucination or reality. He stopped dancing, trying to see the blonde’s face. Leaving the two tricks, Brian made his way through the dance floor, but the blonde was gone, lost in the crowd.
Brian turned around, walking back to the two hot guys he left behind when he saw himself dancing with the same blonde. He saw himself kiss him, roll his tongue up and down his neck. He could feel him, could smell him, could even taste the other man on his tongue. This was getting weirder and weirder. The image disappeared and once again he was staring at the two tricks dancing in the same spot where he left them. Only now all he wanted was to go home…alone. Turning around, he rapidly made his way out of the club.
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