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I froze. “What?”
“You know what we did on the beach?”
“Yeah.”
“He and I haven’t gotten that far,” he said looking down.
He was telling me that they hadn’t had sex. He had always said he was waiting for the right guy. But after breaking his rule with me, I had assumed that he would go even further with his fiancé.
“Why not?”
“Because he’s not you,” he said not looking at me.
If he was trying to make me feel uncomfortable, it had worked. How was I supposed to respond to that? I laughed.
“I have to go.”
I didn’t look at Lou again until my door was closed and I was about to start my truck. He looked devastated. Why? He was the one who had chosen Sey over me.
I had told him how I felt. We had had sex. And then he tossed me out as soon as I got inconvenient. He didn’t get to look heartbroken as I respected his choice.
“Good night,” Lou said meekly.
“Night,” I told him before pulling away.
Driving home I whipped back and forth from wishing I hadn’t left, to being pissed as hell. He didn’t get to do that to me. I wasn’t going to take that from him. He chose Sey. He sent me home. If he was now having regrets, then too bad. You make your bed, you lie in it.
It took everything in me to force the situation out of my mind. So instead of tossing and turning all night thinking about the things I would do to Lou if I got him naked again, I thought about what I would say at the town meeting. It was in a few hours and I didn’t feel prepared.
I had wanted it and had arranged it. But what was I going to say? Some people didn’t want to incorporate our town. Dr. Tom, the town doctor, was one of them. He was completely against it and would be arguing his point.
He wasn’t the only one. My mother was against it. Her boyfriend, Mike, was against it, which made no sense. Mike owned the diner at the beginning of town. More visitors would mean more business for him. Everyone would benefit from incorporating. I didn’t understand why they resisted it.
When I had asked my mother about it, she had said that things were good the way they were. But, they weren’t. The reason I hadn’t explored my feelings for guys growing up was because I didn’t feel like there was any room for it. I was supposed to act like everyone else and not rock the boat. If I had had one example of someone my age making another choice, things would have been different.
Meeting Quin and Cage the day they came to town was a revelation for me. They were two guys who loved each other and weren’t scared to show it. It changed everything. I’m guessing it did the same for Nero and Cali.
The people of this town needed that type of exposure. We needed examples of other ways of thinking. But, how did I convince everyone else of change when they were happy with the way things were?
My speech had the chance to improve the lives of so many people. What the hell was I gonna say?
Chapter 9
Lou
Watching Titus drive away, I was never surer that I needed him. I had forgotten how great my life had been with him in it. It was more than just having my best friend back. It was about having a partner in crime.
Sey wasn’t a bad guy, but he wasn’t a partner. He had his own life. Was that healthy for our relationship? Maybe. I didn’t know. But, what I was sure about was that it didn’t make me happy.
I didn’t feel alone when I was with Titus. I felt supported and loved. I was happy when I was with him. I couldn’t deny that.
I wanted to feel his strong arms around me and his lips on mine. I wanted to get lost in his touch as we took on the world together. But, how was I supposed to do that considering everything that had happened?
Maybe the distance between us had become too great. Maybe the two of us weren’t meant to be. But retreating to my lonely bed and remembering our nights together, I wished it wasn’t.
Sitting next to him, I could smell his scent. He smelled like flowers and musk. It was how he smelled after a game. It made my dick hard. And losing myself in the memory, I pushed my hand into my pants and clutched my throbbing cock.
Laying naked on the beach, he had kissed a path down my body. My muscles had twitched underneath him. When his large hands caressed my balls and took hold of my erection, my chest had lifted. I had inhaled barely able to breathe.
