Page 90 of Bend Him, Break Him
Much to his surprise, he spotted Tim in the kitchen, already standing alongside Carlos and having a laugh. It wasn’t so much that Tim had shown up. He was there when Mina pitched the idea and sort of invited himself, and Colton liked the idea of his roommate befriending his GSA crew. Sort of merging the two worlds.
No, what left Colton stunned was the costume Tim had gone with. He wore a maid’s uniform with a big sloppy red wig while Carlos dressed in a butler’s getup and a creepy bald cap with straggly long blond hair.
“Quite the outfit.”
“I haven’t worn this baby since pledge week.” Tim beamed. “Figured why not get my money’s worth and show off thesekillerlegs.”
“Spoilers,” Carlos said, reminding Tim that Colton didn’t know the movie.
Not that Colton made much sense of the spoiler, but suspected the maid was a murderer. Probably. Or a murder victim. Or just trashy. Maybe that was Tim’s messy makeup job.
Colton sipped his beer, keeping an extra close eye on the rim of the bottle, and sort of wandered the apartment before the film started. Mina pounced playfully beside him, a wide smile filling her face.
“You okay, hun?”
“Yeah, I’m good.”
“You sure?”
Colton nodded, then took a big swig of his beer.
“We let it lie, what happened, and wanted to give you the space to process or ignore or handle that night.” Mina’s demeanor shifted entirely, serene and compassionate. “But if you’re ever not good, not fine, and want to talk—just know you have a whole crew of friends.”
“Thank you.” Colton grinned. “I really am good.”
“I know, I know.You’ve got the world’s most aggressive attack dog.” She waved a hand. “But if you ever want to talk to someone other than Isaac, we’re here for you, sweetie.”
“Here and queer.” Colton chuckled, raising his beer to toast.
“Is there any other way?” Mina cackled as she shuffled away to rejoin the growing party.
After a dozen or so other people arrived, along with one other Rocky, they started the film up, and Colton did his best to pay attention. He’d never really cared for musicals, so the giant lips singing a story didn’t really catch his attention. But the sly smileon Isaac’s face as he sang along, mouthing the entire script scene for scene, did, in fact, captivate Colton.
He’d never seen such a joyful glint in Isaac’s eyes, the pure awe of all his walls falling away as he just giggled and had fun. Colton made a mental note to find more things like this horrible movie to make Isaac smile. He wanted more carefree nights like this, he wanted more nonsense events with his friends, more of Isaac’s happiness.
While Colton didn’t know what the future held in store for them as a couple, he looked forward to exploring the many facets. After everything the semester threw at them, Colton trusted Isaac implicitly.
Partway through the film, Isaac slipped away. When he returned, his character was making his entrance, stepping off an elevator and through a crowd. Isaac walked with the same flair, his face covered in white makeup and his heels clicking on the floor.
Heels?Colton’s eyes went wide.
In a flash, Isaac ripped off his trench coat, revealing a lacy black corset, matching panties, and stockings to cover his legs. He sang to the song, much like everyone else at the party, a kick in his step and a need to steal a sip from everyone’s drink as he used their glasses as makeshift microphones while belting the strangest lyrics in the world.
Strangest so far. Colton was in for a long night with this film and the audience participation of far too many people crammed in Mina’s living room. Still, he found himself entranced by Isaac’s flair, his strut, his sexy outfit.
When the song ended, Isaac collapsed onto the couch. His legs kicked high, tantalizing Colton with a million thoughts, and he was grateful Isaac lay across his waist because Colton’s bonerwould’ve been quite impossible to hide in the tiny gold shorts he wore.
“I love…” Colton bit his bottom lip. “I love this look.”
Isaac responded by maintaining eye contact while he subtly grinded against Colton. When Mina made a comment, Isaac hissed, and she returned to the movie while Isaac finally settled on Colton’s lap.
With all the attention back on the movie, Colton wrapped his arms around Isaac’s waist and held him in a tight cuddling hug that Isaac sank into with a small smile. It was the perfect night, and Colton hoped for more just as chaotically entertaining as this one. He hoped they could reach love. Real love. He felt it. He wasn’t sure how Isaac felt. Sure, he made a point of expressing that wasn’t the type of relationship they had, but things had grown and changed and evolved in ways neither of them expected since they first started this relationship.
Hell, it wasn’t even a relationship when they began. Tuning out the music of the movie, Colton wondered where their relationship would lead next, and he hoped for the best. He hoped for more days spent with Isaac.
Chapter Thirty
“Ugh, you’re gonna break my back if you keep this up.” Colton groaned.
