Page 76 of Tutoring Mr. Hotshot

Taking my time to my seat only gives him more of a chance to watch. I smile as I sit back down.

“You ok over there, little genius?”

He nods, closing his eyes as he takes deep breaths. “All good.”

“Really? Because I can come back over there…”

“Don’t! I’m good. Too good. Now stay there, Daddy.” His eyes meet mine. In them, I see a promise for later. I might not get to show him off the way I want to here, but he’ll reward me with his submission later when we’re alone.

Granted, I’m not sure where that place will be. We don’t really fool around at his place if we know Ma is home. And my room is off-limits thanks to the housemates.

I’m not above finding a hotel tonight if it comes down to it. I’d do pretty much anything for time with my boy. He’s worth all the extra effort.

The rest of dinner goes better than the start. As it turns out, my boy does not enjoy his chosen meal as much. Something about the texture of the sauce has him snatching up the pasta I ordered as a side item.

By the time we’re ready to go, he’s nearly falling asleep standing up. I’ll have to try to remember to have dates on the days he doesn’t have a full day before it.

With my arm wrapped around him, I guide us both outside to the valet stand. The guy takes our ticket and tells me it’ll be a minute.

As soon as he’s gone, two figures come out of the restaurant too. I have to blink to make sure I’m not too far gone as well since the men look identical.

“Twins?” my boy mumbles aloud.

The guys laugh. “Yeah. Twins indeed,” the one of the left replies.

Rodney tips his head back to look at me. “Look, Daddy. Copy, paste in person.”

As he giggles, I shake my head. I’m not bothered by him using the title in front of these two; however, my boy might have regrets later.

Before I can say anything, the twin on the right raises his hand. “We know all about that life. Your boy is adorable, and we’re not bothered at all.”

“Thanks,” I tell him honestly.

“No worries. You keep our secrets, and we’ll keep yours.”

I don’t know what he could possibly be talking about. What kind of secrets am I keeping for them?

That’s about the moment the valet pulls up Rodney’s car. I take the keys from him as I navigate my sleepy boy into his seat. When I stand again, one of the twins is signing a piece of paper for an overeager guy about my age, and a wide-eyed valet is frozen in place.

The twin not getting attention moves over to my side. “It’s always a mess when people recognize him. Sometimes they think I’m him, too, and then I have to kindly turn them away.”

“Is he famous or something? Is that why you mentioned protecting secrets?” I keep my voice low to prevent anyone looking our way.

“Yeah, you could say that. He’s a professional baseball player. I’m just the CEO brother who works too much. We happen to look alike, which is where confusion comes in.” He holds his hand out. “My name is Duval. That goober over there is Jules. Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Andry. The sleepy boy is Rodney.”

He nods. “Yeah, I know. You two are making waves. Keep up the good work. We need more queer rep in the world. Now, if you don’t mind, I’ve got to go save him. Later!”

I watch him leave for a minute before shaking myself from the odd meeting and climbing behind the wheel. No matter what I think or feel, it’s good to get the word out about more queer players in the community.

Back when I was a kid, I could have used someone telling me it would be ok to come out. I needed to know the world wasn’t going to end if I admitted I liked boys.

Now I get the chance to let others in on the secret.

How fucking cool is that?

CHAPTER27

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