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Noah spoke up next. “That shouldn’t be too bad. An interview or two and they’ll be done, right?”

“Actually, they want to shadow them for a day to get a broader picture of the life of an Olympian. They want to start tomorrow morning. I’m sorry for the late notice, but you know how it is. I told you as soon as I heard about it.”

“So, it’s going to be like a reality show? Are they filming in the village? I thought the press wasn’t allowed in there,” Cam asked.

“The USOC is on board with it. It’s just one day and they have explicit instructions on what to film,” Coach said.

“Do we get to see the final cut before they air it? Or is USA Gymnastics at least going to see it?” Noah asked.

“From my understanding, USA Gymnastics will have editorial oversight. They don’t want this to turn into something other than what it should be.”

What does that mean?

Cassandra piped up again, “As long as they don’t distract Lucas from the games, we’ll make it work.”

“No dick talk tomorrow, guys,” Colton announced ceremoniously in the locker room. Ironically, he was stripping his briefs off, unveiling his god-damn glorious pecker.

I need to jack off ASAP.

“You finally realize there’s more to life than dick?” Alex heckled him. It was nice seeing him open up more, especially if it was at Colton’s expense. Hanging out with four gay dudes was good for him, apparently. We were rubbing off on him.

That’s what he said.

Dios ayúdame. That conversation with Ty certainly hadn’t helped keep me flaccid, and Colton’s dick waving back and forth wasn’t either. I turned to my locker and pulled the platypus coin out of my pocket, placing it inside.

“Nah, it’s less salacious than that. I don’t know if the cameras are gonna be in the lockers tomorrow, but just reminding y’all, I’m in the closet, so...you know...let’s…”

“Talk about vaginas?” Cam suggested.

I heard O’s spit take, Colton’s laughter and Alex say “What the fuck?” simultaneously. I couldn’t help but smile. I knew Cam didn’t like to say that word, nor did I, but teasing Colton was worth it.

“I was going to say let’s not talk about sex at all,” Colton finished, heading to the showers.

I saw O wipe his face with a towel and start undressing.

Alex smirked. “Yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it. You four can’t last five minutes without talking about that kind of stuff.”

“You’d be surprised what you can hide from the world if you really try,” Cam said.

That got my attention, so I glanced over at him and, sure enough, he was looking straight at me.

6

Camden

I hadn’t meant to look at Luke when I said that, but I was thinking about Brisbane and I was nervous about someone following me around with a camera all day and I wanted to know what he thought about it.

“Aw man, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean anything by it. It’s your business to tell. I understand how having a camera shoved into your face when you’re in the closet would be...tough.”

I turned to Alex, who was in the middle of undressing like me, and told him not to worry.

“I know you didn’t mean anything by it.”

While I missed Graham and Grant, I was happy I had such supportive teammates again. Colton knew what I meant even though I had my mom’s support. I certainly knew how he felt regarding his family.

While I started opening my closet four years ago, I lost the desire to continue, and after a few months passed, I didn’t see the point of going public. My mom tried to get me to date again, but instead, I focused on bulking up and honing my skills. After all, gymnastics had Luke, and then Orion. I didn’t need to be a poster boy. They already had it covered.

“You boys got plans tonight?”