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Chris

Fuck! I thought I’d had great experiences before, but nothing compared to that hard release. Sitting at the counter again, this time with large cool glasses of water, we’re coming down from our high. Tyler is chomping away at his almonds again, and I grab a banana off the counter.

“What time do you fly out tomorrow?” Tyler asks around a mouthful of the nuts.

“Five a.m.. It’s an early ride out. I figure it’s best to peel the band aid off quickly. No use in assuming I have a job to go back to. I’m definitely returning to an impeachment notification in my email. I turned off my phone almost immediately. I’ve avoided emails, phone calls, and texts. I’m sure there’ll be a few from far right believers that would happily send me to hell in a raging bonfire. I’m not looking forward to it.”

“I think you’re overreacting. Maybe those calls and emails aren’t as bad as you think.”

“Don’t I wish. I’m not the optimist that you are, Tyler. I wish I was, but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be dangerous for me to live in my state.” I sip the water, thinking about how bad this will truly be. I’m really hating that I’ll be doing this alone.

“Where’s your family?”

“Died. They’ve been gone for a while now.”

“Friends? What about your Carli?”

“She’s in Cali. Her man and the new babies have her busy. I don’t think I’ll see her for a few months.” She’s going back to Japan shortly, so she’ll be further out of reach. I hate how alone I am.

“Well, what if I visited you? Maybe not in the first few weeks while you’re dealing with crap, but after. You could show me around town.” Looking at Tyler, I find that shy guy look is back. Avoiding my eyes, he tips his glass, looking anywhere but at me.

“You think I wouldn’t love to have you with me? To visit me?” Placing my hand on his, I smile. “I’d love that. It would be great.”

“Yeah? You sure?”

“Of course. And maybe after things settle I can come out here for a brunch date.” I’m taunting him slightly, but I’m hoping he takes it the way I mean it.

“Just for brunch?”

“Well, brunch happens after a night in New York, right?”

As his smile sneaks from soft to teeming wide, I feel better. This might have been a chance happening, but it feels comfortable. Almost immediately, I felt happy in his company. Sure, at first it was me gazing at him from across the room, checking out his charismatic beauty, but even after all the bullshit, he’s understood and stuck it out. Which brings us to this point.

Placing my now empty cup on the counter, I glance down at my watch. “Shit. It’s two thirty. I need to get back to my hotel.”

“Get dressed, I’ll take you over. No use in you waiting on a taxi.” As Tyler walks away to his bedroom to get dressed, and I’m picking my pants up from the floor, I watch his retreating form as his bare ass flexes. “Wow,” I say out loud.

“Pardon?”

“Shit.” I laugh. “I guess I said that louder than I meant to. I was watching you walk away.”

“Liked what you saw? That’s good.” He snickers as he walks back in, slipping a white T-shirt over his head.

Walking over to him, as his head pokes out of the material, I’m directly in his path. Gripping his shoulders and pulling him close, I drag him in for a deep kiss. Tangling my hand through his hair, I grasp his ass. We both involuntarily groan. Even though I know I need to go, I so badly wish to stay, making the night last.

Pulling back, I drag in gulps of air. “Just in case it wasn’t apparent...I like you, Tyler.”

“I like you too, Chris.”

“Yeah, but I need you to know. You won’t have anything to worry about with me.” Taking his hand, I cover my cock with it., “This won’t be anywhere but here.” Grasping his ass again, I squeeze it tightly. “Trust in me. I won’t be in the news. You won’t have to worry about anything that includes my bare ass shown to anyone. No one but you.”

Kissing him on the mouth again, I show him how much I mean it as I pull us tight.

Tyler breaks away, breathless. “I don’t have any expectations. But I trust you. Don’t break that.”

“I won’t. I want to see where this can go, and it’s the first time in my life I think I’ve ever said that. Give me a try.”

With a serious look, Tyler smiles. “Let’s get you to your plane.”

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