Page 74 of Skating to Him
Holy shit, would my parents be okay with me coming out? I rubbed my chin. They were fine with Teddy, but he wasn’t their son. “Okay, so when did you know you were bisexual?”
He chuckled. “Pretty soon after Axel came out. He’s four years younger than me, and I realized my attraction to men was about the same as my brother’s. But, of course, I was also attracted to women.” He sighed. “I’d date women, and in between girlfriends, I’d seek out hookups with men but kept it a secret.”
“Shit…” I stared at him, my mouth dropping open. “I just never acted on it. I never got close enough to a guy I was attracted to.” Not like with Tyler, where I already knew he was gayandwe were partners on the ice. “Tyler was my first opportunity.”
“And Archer was so…” Leo’s gaze drifted away for a moment, his mouth curled into a soft smile, and he said, “He’s myperson. I guess that’s all I can say about it. There was no denying the pull between us.” His softened eyes focused on me.
With a slow nod, I fingered my beer can. “Yep, I totally get that.” My heart ached to have Tyler next to me. But we had all weekend for that. “So, what happened when you came out?” Somehow, we’d gotten off track.
“Well, with Axel being the gay son, my parents had a lot of dreams of me giving them a daughter-in-law and grandkids and all that. When I came out to them, it destroyed the dreams they had for me.” He took a deep inhale and sipped his wine. “They’re accepting of it now. They just had to rearrange in their heads what the rest of my life would look like.” He knitted his brows. “I think it might be harder for your parents if you come out later in life because they’ve formed a picture of you in their head, and then you have to break it.” He shook his head and huffed. “I don’t know if I’m explaining it very well.”
“No, I get it.” I drank some beer and thought on it. “So, I take it they were surprised and maybe a little unbelieving and upset but got over it.” Is that how it would go for me? How would my brothers take it?
“Yeah, that’s pretty much what happened.” He peered at me. “Are you out to your parents?”
“Hell no.” I choked out a laugh. “I think I’ll talk to them over the Christmas break.” Furrowing my brow, I said, “I think my mom will be cool with it, but I have no idea about my dad. He’s a sports dad, you know?” I eyed Leo.
“Sports dad? Like Archer’s biological father? Is he a coach?” Leo sipped more wine.
“Naw, he’s a lawyer.” With a snicker, I shook my head. “He was a football player in high school and pushed me and my brother to go into sports. He supported us in every way he could.” I let a grin creep over my lips. “He was always there, coaching the coaches.”
“Oh.” Leo nodded. “Sounds like a man’s man, then?”
“Yeah, pretty much.” I picked at the pull tab on my beer can. “He’s never said anything derogatory about queer people or my friend Teddy, so I just don’t know.” My chest tightened. This would be hard, but I had to do it.
“You’ll be fine, Rowan. It’ll all work out. You’ll see.” He squeezed my forearm. “You have all these guys around you for backup, and I’m sure Teddy will be by your side when the time comes.”
“Thanks, man.” Reaching across him, I gave him a quick hug.
“What in the world are you two bonding over?” Tyler stepped up behind us, wiping a platter with a towel, his mouth spread in an open-mouthed grin.
“Bisexual shit. You wouldn’t understand.” I freed a soft snort. That would fix him.
Lifting a brow, he said, “Oh, well, carry on.” He bent over, placed a hand on my cheek, and kissed the other one. “We’re almost done here, and then the guys want to play NHL when the game’s over.” He flicked his gaze to Leo. “Are you in?”
“Hell yes, I’m in.” Leo smiled at Tyler.
That eveningafter everyone had left, I followed Tyler into his bedroom, my cock waking in my sweats. I wanted to try new things tonight. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about anal. I shut the door as he flicked on his nightstand lamps.
With a coy grin directed at me, Tyler shucked his sweats and briefs down his legs, his half-hard dick swelling over his balls. “Time for some fun?” He lifted his hoodie over his head and tossed it into the corner.
“Hell yes.” I quickly undressed, throwing my clothing into a pile on the floor, and stepped to him, my hot skin brushing against his.
Gazing deeply into my eyes, he brushed his fingers over my cheek and said, “Tonight was so great, Rowan. Having you here with all my friends was really special. You fit right in.” Hepressed long kisses on my mouth and slipped his tongue between my lips, the kisses growing heated.
As my cock ached, I rubbed it against his, tension knotting in my gut. I broke the kisses. “I want you to, uh, finger me or put something in me tonight.” Did I want to go all the way? Shit, I didn’t know. My dick twitched on his.
“Yeah?” He skimmed his teeth over his lower lip, his gaze fixating on my mouth. Sneaking his hand between us, he gave my cock a few long strokes. “Want to try playing with one of my plugs?” He nuzzled my neck and stroked faster over my shaft.
My head tipped back as pleasure flashed up my spine. “Yeah, why not.” I freed a soft moan and rocked my hips, my cock brushing through his palm and fingers.
“I have some that vibrate.” He bit my neck and smiled against my skin.
My eyes popped open. “You do?” Grabbing his shoulders, I held him in front of me and faced him. “You never mentioned this before.”
“I wasn’t sure you were ready.” He nipped at my lower lip and pressed his solid dick into my hip. “I didn’t want to scare you.” He freed a husky chuckle.
With a nod, I said, “Yeah, I can see that.” Cupping his cheek, I gazed deeply into his eyes and said, “Make me feel good, Tyler. Show me why you like it so much.” I was going all in.
