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“Fuck you, Steve,” Cory practically spit, Nic’s defense giving him a boost of courage.
“Yeah,fuck you, Steve.” Taylor decided to pile on, having just walked in from the shower himself. He walked to stand next to Nic. “There a problem here,buddy?”
Steve looked back and forth between the two of them, the anger building on his face. He knew he wouldn’t stand a chance against both of them.
“Nah,” he said, clearly not meaning it. “We’re good.” He then walked over to his own locker, dressing quickly and exiting, all the while being stared down by Nic and Taylor.
“What a fucking asshole.” Nic shook his head. “You okay, Cor?”
“Yeah… I’m fine.” Cory rubbed his shoulder again. He’d probably have a bruise tomorrow. “Don’t know what his problem is.”
“Probably insecure about his dick size or something,” Taylor mused.
“What about whose dick size?” Derek walked back into the locker room and the middle of the conversation.
“Steve McMillan was pushing Cory around. Walked in in the middle of it,” Nic explained. “Think we probably woulda ended up fighting if Taylor hadn’t walked in right after me.”
“Yeah, thanks Taylor.” Cory finally retrieved his phone and was thankful that it seemed to be in okay shape.Yay for phone cases!“I owe you one.”
“Nah, it’s no problem.” Taylor shrugged off the praise. “Just doing what anyone should.”
“Hey, what about me, Cor? Don’t I get a thank you?” Nic griped.
“Sorry, yes, of course, thank you. You are my knight in shining armor, sir.” Cory rolled his eyes before opening them wide as he realized what just left his mouth. What was wrong with him today? Nic’s eyes also grew, staring at Cory in surprise, and Derek only looked back and forth between Cory and Taylor, trying to get a read on if he had figured them out.
“Ooooohhh, so it’s like that with you guys,” Taylor said, nodding slowly. “I mean, I thought it was possible but figured it was a long shot.”
“What… What do you mean?” Cory tried to act nonchalant. “That was just a joke.”
“Guys… It’s okay.” Taylor held his hands up in surrender. “Seriously. I get it.”
“You getwhat, Taylor?” Derek asked, eyes narrowed.
“You guys remember Jamie Mandino?” Taylor realized he’d have to explain.
“What about him?” Derek asked.
Jamie Mandino was a former student at their school. He was a year older than they were, meaning he had already graduated. Jamie was openly gay, one of the only students at school to be so. He was fairly well liked, but he never really crossed paths with Derek, Nic, or Cory.
“Yeah, well, he was also my neighbor. Lived next door,” Taylor started. “Andgoddamncould that boy suck dick.”
Cory choked on air at Taylor’s revelation with Nic and Derek staring, mouths half open.
“…You guys okay?” Taylor looked between the three.
“Uh, yeah.” Derek was the first one to snap out of it. “Just … really caught off guard I think.”
“Yeah, if you guys are trying to keep this a secret, you might wanna work on your reactions,” Taylor suggested. “They’re not exactly subtle.”
“So, wait, you and Jamie…?” Nic questioned, still catching up.
“Started sophomore year, at a party actually.” Taylor leaned back against the wall of lockers. “Things were winding down, and he and I were sitting in the backyard, splitting a bottle of wine he swiped from inside. We were pretty hammered. I forget exactly what we were talking about, but suddenly the dude justflat out tells me that he would be more than happy to suck my dick anytime I wanted it.”
“Wow, he just … went for it like that?” Cory sat on a bench, eager to hear more.
“Like I said, we were pretty drunk,” Taylor continued. “I didn’t know what to do at first. I’d never had a guy hit on me like that before. I asked him if he was serious, and he said yes, that he could suck my dick way better than any girl could. And he was right. Only a few minutes later and I had my dick out, and he was in between my legs, swallowing me down like I was nothing. Probably came in less than five minutes.”
“What happened then, when you sobered up?” Nic asked next.
