Arie and Brandon Naked In SchoolWednesday part 1
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The cake solution was far less grand than I have suggested. It was a boxed affair, already a little smushed to one side by the treacherous car ride, with the Safeway logo on the box. Brandon grinned at my frown and said, "What, you expect miracles? Give me more than an hour's warning then."
Brandon looked really weird with clothes on. He was wearing a blue T-shirt with brown stripes and some tan khaki slacks. "What, what's wrong?"
I shrugged. "It's so odd not seeing skin from the neck down."
He laughed. "Look who's talking. At least you've got more colors on than black this time." Which was true. I'd traded the normal black long-sleeved shirt for a dark purple one. Maybe not so much of a difference, but hey, whatever works.
Meredith had had the presence of mind to arrange carpools, so that not too many cars cluttered up our driveway. Zach pulled up in this huge sleek minivan of dark blue, and we piled in. Meredith and Brandon balanced the cake in the back seat; Sajel took the navigator's post in the front passenger seat, and Derek and I were left with the middle-row bucket seats. As opposed to, say, the back seat, which would've allowed us to sit a little closer together. But no, I needed to be close to the front so that I could direct Zach to the restaurant. Stupid Brandon and Meredith didn't even take advantage of the back seat either, they put the cake between them and left it there the whole ride over. I swear. Those people.
My mother said hello to all my friends, made sure I had my cell phone (uncharged, as always), and bade me happy birthday. And just like that, we were off.
"Did you bring any music," Sajel asked me.
I said, "What?"
"Music," Sajel said. She was twisted in her bucket seat and her head leaned over its shoulder. "CDs, discs, cassette tapes even. It's a tradition. Brandon started it. Whoever's birthday it is, gets to choose the music." She made a face. "He was fourteen. We had to listen to boyband music."
"At least I don't still listen to it, Ms. Heartthrob Seven," Brandon called from the back seat. It's hard to hear in a van sometimes.
"Yeah, and like the next year was much better," Zach retorted. "Remember ABBA? That shit must be about a million years old."
About as old as Garfield, I thought inanely.
"Hey, what's wrong with ABBA," Derek said. "I like that stuff." And Brandon said, "And lo, the skies opened, and he was vindicated," and they high-fived.
"So, did you bring any music?" Sajel asked me.
"Uh," I said.
"Uh-oh," said Zach.
"Nobody told me!" I protested.
Zach and Sajel gasped.
"Brandon," Sajel said, scolding. "How could you."
"What, how come it's my fault," Brandon said, "one of you could've told her. Am I my Program partner's keeper?"
"Here," said Zach, making a left turn. "Sajel, open the glove compartment. Arie, there's all my CDs, see if you can find something you like."
"Why is this music thing so important, anyway," I asked.
Sajel tossed the folder of CDs at me and grinned. "One word: karaoke."
Brandon and Zach whooped like drunks.
"Hey, we got three people in choir in here," Derek said, "it ought to be interesting."
"And you can't forget me," Zach said, "I'm the next Andrea Pavarotti."
"The next what, " Meredith exclaimed.
"It's Andrea Bocelli, dumbass," Sajel told him, grinning.
"Oh who cares," Zach said, "all these Italian people, all their names are the same. Andrea Bocelli, Andrea Pavarotti, Andrea Spaghetti, Andrea Fettuccini—"
I put my head in my hands and groaned.
That was basically the car ride. Brandon does a really good straight man, but I found myself taking that role more often than not, being the one reacting and letting them bounce off me. In part it was just because, despite everything, I felt a little uncomfortable. This wasn't a milieu I was familiar with—not this group, not these traditions, not this style. Derek was finding ways to fit in just fine (and God, I wish I knew how he did that) but as for myself... Of course, I imagine Meredith felt even worse.
The music, on the other hand, was something else.
Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional leaped out at me at first, but I passed it over—you can't sing along with that. Well, maybe Brandon can, but I can't; I have these things called boobs and I don't have these things called balls and it makes it hard to sing low. For a moment I wished for Tori Amos; that, at least, I can do. But most guys aren't sopranos. Finally I passed the folder back to Brandon and asked him to pick out something with a democratic voice spread. I approved his choice and we passed it forward.
"Aww, what the fuck," said Zach, plugging the disc in. "ABBA again?"
"Hey," Brandon said, "it's your CD folder."
You can dance, you can jive,
Having the time of your life...
Now here's the thing. I don't know why Sajel isn't in the choir, she sings pretty well. And Zach isn't that bad either. Then you throw in Bran and Meredith and Derek, and I was just showered in all this incredible sound. If you've never had a chance to surround yourself with really good singers and let them loose, I highly recommend it. You get into something like "Take A Chance On Me" where the guys and the girls sing something completely different—and then Meredith shifted down to the harmony, and then Zach started on that really weird electronic honking they use on the background, and then I think we were all laughing a little too hard to keep singing. But, like... Jeez. It's like surround sound, except better, 'cause it's this entire car load of your friends. And they sounded good... And I guess I sounded okay too.
Though public opinion of my croaking was higher than I expected. Derek started it—he turned to me and said, totally deadpan, "Arie, if you don't quit the orchestra and come sing with us, I'm never going to kiss you again."
"No kidding," Meredith amplified. "If you don't, I'll never kiss you again either. —Oh wait."
"Uh-oh," said Brandon, making a show of his uncertainty. He turned to Meredith, exaggeratedly timid. "Honey? Is... Is there something I oughta know about?"
"Hey, keep your hands off my girl," Derek protested. "If anyone's gonna not kiss her, it's me."
My girl. I like that.
"Jesus," Sajel said. "Good at violin and good at singing. Whose brain did you eat when you were young?"
And that got me thinking. My mother would complain, yes—but maybe I could get out of violin. I'd rather sing. And I don't think my voice is half as wonderful as everyone's saying, but I wouldn't mind having a future as a vocalist. Maybe, when Dad suggested I'd rather be part of the choir, he wasn't just pulling an option out of his ass.
The restaurant was pretty crowded, which was to be expected, since it was Friday night. Most of the patrons were Asian. It was a little surprising how many there were; this area isn't exactly known for its Asian demographic. But then again, Zach had driven us for the better part of an hour to get here; maybe people came from miles around. Meredith took charge of the cake—she told them to keep it in the kitchen until we called for it. It looked remarkably squashed at that point. The waitress looked at it very dubiously and agreed to take charge of it. In the meanwhile, we got our reserved table and sat down.
"Hot Pot Palace. I've never been in this place before," Sajel said. We had to speak pretty loudly to hear over the noise of the other patrons.
"It's nifty," I said.
"How do we order?" Zach asked.
"You don't," I said. "It's a buffet. Go take a look."
Zach and Sajel stood up immediately to go investigate. Derek, though, cueing off me, stayed put. Brandon started to rise, but Meredith had seen the same thing, and she pulled him down.
"So," she asked, "what's with this thing?" She gestured to the fixture in the middle of the table. A sunken pit had been built into the table, perhaps foot square and half that in depth, and in it was a strange rectangular object with some weird thin knobs on the front, one round and one rectangular. Of course, I knew what those knobs did, but to Meredith it must look bizarre. On top of the object, held up by metal claws, was a wide metal plate covered in tin foil, with a smaller metal container in the middle, like the pot from a rice cooker. The plate was about level with the surface of the table.
I just grinned. "You'll see."
Sajel and Zach were back within moments. "Arie, if salmonella is your idea of a good birthday present..." Sajel said.
"All the food's raw," Zach said.
A grin grew on Meredith's face.
"Yep," I said smugly. "Grab what you like. "When the— Ah, here we are." As if rehearsed, one of the waiters bustled up. He attached a round plastic thing to the round knob—and suddenly it was a dial with positions for "On" and "Off". (They take off the plastic dial so that customers can't play with the appliance.) He switched it to "On", made sure the other knob (a lever) was pushed all the way to the top, and then produced an electric match. A couple of snaps later, there was a fire burning under the metal plate. The waiter took back the dial, produced a large kettle, and poured water into the container in the middle of the plate. Then he left.
"Grab what you like," I said. "You use this thing to cook it."
"Cool," Zach said, clearly delighted.
"Just be glad we're not still in The Program," I told Brandon. "Lots of grease flying around. Though your clothes get really stinky too. You'll be smelling your dinner for the rest of the night. Oh, and—" Catching Zach and Sajel as they were about to go. "—They charge extra if there's uneaten food left over, so try not to get too greedy."
Brandon and Zach looked at each other very slowly. "You know not to whom you speak," said Sajel, rolling her eyes.
Eating at Hot Pot Palace is an adventure in itself. You can boil things, you can fry things on the plate—and for those who'd rather just eat, there's a few things that come already cooked. None of us seemed interested in that, though. The first ten minutes was a chaos of going back and forth, grabbing chunks of chicken or sliced beef or lamb or anything that looked interesting. On occasion, we even got something green. That was more Meredith and Sajel and I. The vegetables you had to boil; they tended to be leafy, and you can't fry that. Some of the chicken and beef went into the pot too, but most of it (especially the marinaded stuff) was spread out in thin slices onto the hot plate. There was also a frantic run to find some forks; Sajel and I were the only ones who could use chopsticks. And then after that we had to find some more forks, and chopsticks, once Sajel pointed out how truly intelligent it would be to both prod raw meat and then eat cooked meat using the same utensil.
When we finally had something cooked (I think it was a lump of chicken), Derek grabbed it and dropped it onto my plate. "Weird new restaurant. Birthday girl gets the first taste."
I threw it back onto his. "What are you talking about, I've been here before. You try it."
"But it's your birthday," Derek protested, sending it back.
"You're just scared it's going to poison you or something. It's edible. Trust me."
No I am not," Derek said, "I'm just—"
He dropped it on the floor.
We both looked at it. Then we looked up at each other.
"Guysh," said Zach, lips smacking, half of a greyish meatball on his fork. "It'sh fine. Naow eat arreddy."
Cooking stuff yourself is fun. There's just a certain novelty in tossing slices of meat onto the heat plate and watching them sizzle. The problem is, each slice is only about a mouthful, and there's pretty limited space on the plate. It takes a long time to cook for six people if you have to work with a surface area not much larger than a piece of binder paper. And no, none of us were really into the boiled stuff. I guess we're too American, can't stand anything that hasn't been fried. McDonald's would be proud of us.
Over dinner, the topic inevitably came up: "So, Arie, how goes the domestic campaign?" Oddly enough, it was Sajel who asked me. "Any casualties to the latest battle plan?"
"Well... Some," I said. "I don't know what my father thinks. My mother... She agreed that we should seek counseling, which I think is a step in the right direction. But I'm not sure if she'll listen."
"So why's she going into therapy then," Zach asked.
"Because... To shut us up," I said. "She may not agree that she's fucked-up, but she agrees that we're fucked-up. Me and Trina. Maybe she figures she can get us back on track without having to change anything about herself."
"But..." Meredith said. "If she's the reason you're off-track..."
"Yeah, that's the problem," I said.
"Welcome to the human race," Sajel said. "Stupidity and ignorance, or your money back."
"Sounds like a neat trick," Zach said, "just ignoring everything to go your own way. "How do you do it?"
"Very, very carefully," Brandon said with dull sarcasm.
"With great skill and deliberation," Meredith said in the same voice.
"By being desperate," Derek said, and his tone was so different from the others that we all turned to look. He stared at us all, his fork limp in his hands. "It's when your plan isn't working and everything's going wrong, but you cling to it anyway, because you're scared and you don't know what else to do."
We blinked at him.
"What?" he said. "Play an online war game. Play StarCraft or something. Suddenly your opponent does something you weren't preparing for and you don't know how to respond to it. Then you lose a lot."
"Except that it's not a game, it's Arie's life," Meredith said.
"Well, that's where you gotta have confidence in yourself," Derek said. "Not, 'Oh no, things are going wrong what am I gonna do, ' but 'Okay, things are going wrong, but I can handle it.' He comes over the horizon with Mutalisks, well, I can build Corsairs instead of Archons, and have his fleet for dinner."
"... He comes over the horizon with whats," Zach asked.
I stared at the cook pot for a while, ignoring them, saying nothing. ("See, it's this big flying alien thing..." "Uh-huh...") It was really sort of a scary thought. My mom had made a mess of my life, and of Trina's life, because she didn't feel... Confident. Because she didn't think she could guide us, handle us, provide for us. She'd been scared that she'd mess up.
The only response I could think of was, Well, you were right to be scared, werntcha!
But it wasn't an angry thought. All in all, I could hardly blame her for being scared that she might screw up her children's lives. I mean, Christ, I'm so scared of that, I'm not even gonna have children. And the fact that she'd gone and done exactly what she feared, only gave credence to the fear.
Though, arguably, if she'd had enough confidence to trust her own parenting abilities, none of this would have ever happened. But I've been where she was—where she is. That sort of confidence in yourself can be really hard to muster.
Well. All we gotta do is convince her to change her mind. Which will be, as it always has been all along, the real challenge.
The cake was pretty battered; half of the frilly frosting trim was smashed to ruin. But the "Happy Birthday Arie" was still legible, and it tasted good, so who exactly was complaining? And there was no extra food to pay for; either we'd all done a very good judgement on how hungry we were, or the menfolk had bottomless stomachs. I suspect the latter. I had no idea Brandon was one of those guys who makes a big deal over being able to stomach about fifteen people's worth of food.
After we left, the sun was already gone, leaving only dark reds and purples and blues to mark its passing, and no one really wanted to go home. Brandon's house was the obvious solution, since there were no parents to displace. "When exactly do they plan to return," I asked him, and he shrugged and said, "I think some time in late October." This time Derek and I got the back seat, and we actually used it this time. Not that we, like, got it on or anything. But we didn't keep the empty seat between us. Unlike someone I could mention. Zach keyed the music down, and we talked and chattered, while the sun slowly sank away. It's fun being on the road at night, surrounded by friends, with the bright angled shine of headlights the only light source. It's dark—but you feel warm, and safe. And not alone.
It's really nice to be not-alone.
Derek and I sat close together, wrapped up in each other's arms. This is what Brandon and Meredith do, I thought to myself. I wonder how they think of it. I knew what I thought of it: it was making me horny. Being near Derek was like an aphrodisiac. From the way he fidgeted, I thought he felt the same way. Which, of course, meant I needed to shift a little bit and wiggle my bum against him, and rearrange his arms so that one of his hands—purely by coincidence!—lay across the top of my boob. Time to put a little of the pressure on him for a change. Though the pressure was building on my end too.
Derek was the only one who hadn't seen Brandon's house by now. I half expected him to comment on it—how empty, how vasty its powers—but he didn't. And I was startled to realize that I didn't feel that way either. We were too busy talking and laughing.
After we had called our parents to tell them what was going on (Meredith's idea), we ended up in the room with the giant TV, sitting around drinking soda and munching on whatever snacks Brandon had rustled up and smashing each other around in video games. And Brandon sat back and fetched a deep contented sigh and said, "I should pay you guys to live here. We have enough money. And this house wouldn't be so damned silent all the time."
Zach laughed. "I'd stay. I mean, shit, look at this place! DVDs, big-screen TV, wireless network—"
"You've got him," Sajel said to Brandon. "He's hooked. Dangle modern technology in front of him and he's yours for life."
"I'd stay," Meredith said, which made Zach whoop. "Ah, but you got your own reasons for staying," he said, which Meredith actually faced without blushing. At least, as far as I could tell. Derek and I were wrapped up in each other on the couch and not really paying attention to anything. Every now and then there was a whoop when someone did something spectacular on the video game—I think people kept yelling at Meredith for some reason—but I had other things to worry about. Besides, there were only four controller ports. It wasn't my fault the other four had pounced on the video game, leaving poor Derek and I stranded on the couch, with only each other for company. And it wasn't our fault that we were so, umm, so full from dinner that we, uh, didn't feel like straining after the controllers. Or, something.
Eventually someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was Brandon, with a bright, quirky smile on his face. "Uh, guys, don't you think that sort of thing ought to be left in private?"
"In other words, Get a room, you guys, " Sajel said with a dry grin.
Zach laughed. "They could. This place has like a thousand rooms."
Derek and I glanced at each other. What do you think?
"Oh, nice work, Zach," Sajel said.
Derek and I looked at Brandon with puppy dog eyes.
Brandon looked down at us. "Christ. I feel like a pimp or something." Behind him the other three laughed.
"Is that what you want for your birthday present, Arie," Brandon asked. "A private place for the, uh, The Grand Deflowering Event?"
"Not my deflowering," I retorted, sticking my tongue out.
"Uhm," said Derek quietly. "Mine instead."
"Oh-ho-ooo!" said Zach, and he came over ponderously and shook Derek's hand.
Brandon looked from one of us to the other and said, "So, what do you think," and suddenly I realized he was taking this seriously.
"I'm game if you are," Derek said, but I could tell he was reluctant.
"We'll take a look," I said, and we got up off the couch.
Brandon turned to the others. "I'll be back soon, guys." And with that he lead us away, out through the kitchen to the main lobby, where the front door opened out onto miles of green lawn.
"Where are you taking us," I asked.
"I dunno, let me think," Brandon said. "Did you know there are four guest bedrooms in this house? Plus some of the other rooms can take a number of sleeping bags... I think my dad had some weird dream of gathering his entire family into this house for... Well, anyway."
"Just pick the nearest one," Derek said, "so that we don't get lost on the way back."
Brandon made a wry smile that didn't reach his distant, occupied eyes. "Oh, believe me, it's not quite that simple..." Something turned in his eyes, and he made a decision. "All right. Let's go."
The room whose lights he flicked on was small, but perfectly proportioned. A freestanding bed stood in the middle of the room, covered in sheets of rose and beige. One wall was a full-size closet with sliding mirror doors. The lights were wall sconces that set up a warm orange glow; the only other furniture was a waist-high bank of drawers along one wall in rich brown wood, its surface covered with occasional objects—a digital clock; some random knickknacks. It was beautiful—but the position of the bed made it intensely clear what this room was for.
"Wow," Derek said. I just stared. Now I knew why it had been such hard decision for him.
"This is special," I said.
"Yeah..." said Brandon. He ran a hand through his hair. "If... I always figured that, if Jane and I ever got this far... It would be here. Every time, I always... I never showed her this place. I wanted it to be a surprise." Then he sighed, a deep sigh, like a farewell. "But I guess that dream isn't for me anymore. Now it's yours."
"What," Derek said, mustering his humor from somewhere, "Jane?" His hand was tight and rigid on mine.
Brandon rolled his eyes, a grin on his face. "No," he said. "You. You both. If you guys are going to have your first in my house, I want you guys to have the best."
"It's not my first," I protested again, but Brandon shook his head. "It's your first," he said. "You two, together."
"Brandon..." Derek said. "We can't. This is your house. It should be your..." His words ran out, and he held his hands out. "It's yours."
But Brandon shook his head, and smiled. "No. I give it to you. To both of you. To make something wonderful out of this thing you have together. If this house my parents gave me can somehow help you in that... Well, let that me be my honor."
Derek and I said nothing. We just stared at him with tearful eyes.
Brandon hugged us both. "My friends," he said; and then that smile shone out, like light, like all the light in the world.
Then he stepped to the door, and that more familiar, less-unsettling grin was back—except, maybe a little more unsettling, because of the truly wicked gleam in his eye. "Be sure to enjoy yourselves," he said.
Derek and I glanced at each other, stunned.
And he took his leave of us, leaving the door just slightly ajar.
F .5
For a long moment, Derek and I just stood there, staring at each other in blank confusion.
"Well, uhm," Derek said. "Are we, uh."
"Do you want to," I asked.
"I do, but... I'm kinda... I dunno. I'm worried."
"Why," I teased, "scared it's gonna hurt? I thought that was only for the girls."
He colored. "No, not scared that it's gonna hurt... More like... The opposite. Scared that I'm gonna screw up." His eyes dropped. "Scared that you aren't gonna enjoy it."
How totally sweet is that? I could put up with any amount of fumbling after that. "Derek," I said, taking his hand. "I'll be fine. I want this too. Besides," grinning, "you're such a good student, I'm sure you'll listen if I give you some lessons."
A smile perked across his face—some of that old Derek spirit, showing its face again. "Will I need to take notes? Shall I get my pen?"
"There will be a written test," I said loftily.
He cackled. "Too bad there won't be an oral test."
Then we giggled like schoolgirls.
"No, but, seriously, Arie..." he said, humor fading from his voice. "I... It does make me nervous. You're... You're really important to me." His eyes were wide and shadowed, as honest as I had ever seen them. "You're special to me. I don't know if I can ever show you just how much you mean to me."
I just stared at him for a few moments, totally incredulous. "What happened to your confidence," I asked him. "You're always so... So out-there, so forward, so in-charge-of-everything. Christ, you make jokes when you don't even know the people around you! Who are you and what have you done with the real Derek!"
Derek paled, and he sputtered for a few seconds.
"The real Derek," he said. "The real Derek. He's standing right here in front of you."
I didn't get it.
"You talk about confidence." He gave a rueful laugh. "Confidence is a face on the water. That's my mask, that's how I keep people away from me. You want the real me? I have no confidence. I'm scared."
That was such a startling thought that, really, I should've predicted it beforehand. Hadn't I just been telling Trina, earlier today, that there was no reason I shouldn't have a face on, just like she does? So why hadn't I thought Derek might have one? Probably because he has, like I said, confidence. It didn't look like he needed one. If you're sure of yourself, why do you have to protect yourself? But what if the confidence was the mask?
"I'm scared," Derek said. His face was slack and naked in the indistinct light.
"Of me?" I asked quietly.
"For you," he said. His face turned miserable. "And maybe for myself too."
I moved closer to him and pressed my body against him. He was rigid, almost trembling; it was strange to be next to him. I kissed him on the lips—no, that might not be a good idea, better get his cheek instead. "You don't have to be afraid for me."
He said nothing.
"Jeez, Derek, you need to calm down," I said. "It's not like you're going to your execution or anything."
"What if you're a black widow," he said. "They eat their mates after they're done in the sack."
"That's only if you really fail, and I doubt you're going to do that," I snapped impatiently. He's just taking this way too seriously. I untwined my body from his and stood back. "Look. Putting aside all the fear and the worry and all that. Do you want to do this?"
He looked down at me, and I could see the answer in his eyes before he spoke it. "Yes. I do. Oh yes." Suddenly the rigidity of his face was gone, replaced only with turgid need.
Now was the time. I stepped to him again, letting him feel the pressure of my breasts against his chest, kissing him on the lips. "Then everything will be fine."
I could see the light in his eyes when I pulled away, and I knew I had him. And that, pretty soon, he would have me. Hey, we'd have each other, how convenient!
"Have you seriously never done this before," I asked him.
"Don't rub it in," he said, a wry grin on his face.
"What, it's kind of cute, actually," I said, smiling. "There's nothing wrong with it."
"Try telling that to a sixteen-year-old virgin."
"There isn't," I repeated. "It's just a little surprising, is all. I mean... You know. Confidence and all that."
"I have fooled around with girls before," he said, sounding a bit defensive. "And I waste a lot of time on the Internet."
I grinned. "Well, you should be just fine then. I mean, it's not like there's a lot to know when it comes to the guy's part."
"Excuse me," he said, grinning. "I have to do all the moving and such. You're just supposed to lie back and think of England."
I burst out laughing. "You better hope not, or I'll dry up!" England! What a boring place!
"Well, then," he said, and suddenly that old mischievous gleam was back in his eye. "I'll have to make sure you're far too distracted with other, more... Pleasant thoughts."
Then we were kissing again, and now his hand was on my breast—and despite the shirt and bra in the way, it felt even better than this morning. I'm not really sure why. All I knew was that I liked it.
"If you tell me we're going to be late for class," I warned.
"Nope," he said. "Lesson's over. Time for the final exam."
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I felt a lot better after lunch. Shannon and Steve had done their job well in terms of cheering me up, and it was good to hear them support what I'd said in English. Evidently, making Brandon Chambers go naked in school hadn't been an entirely futile effort. And then there was that photo thing with Claire Redecker, that I almost forgot to go to, by the way... But remembered just in the nick of time, and rushed over to the art building to find her waiting. She'd heard about my little...
Around the time my lunch came surging back up my esophagus was when I also got my brain back. Meredith was a dear—she drove slowly and carefully, trying to avoid sudden starts or stops, and never once complained about the mess I'd made. Forget Brandon Chambers, Naked in School: let me be Brandon Chambers, Boyfriend of Meredith Levine for the rest of my life, and I'll be happy. Except for that whole nausea-in-the-aftermath-of-anti-pot-treatment. Ugh. Have you ever tried to drive the 220...
It was a short walk, only a couple minutes, between the Nurse's Office and Dr. Zelvetti's. None of us said anything, and Steve and Shannon, one of the school's most recognizable couples (completely aside of their lack of clothes) weren't holding hands. I guess we were feeling subdued. It was only in the actual office (Had we truly all been in here only thirty-six hours ago?) (Oh, and fancy that: as it turns out, she too graduated with a degree in Psychology) that we finally spoke, and it...
As Arie and I and the dark-eyed girl walked away from the cafeteria, it suddenly struck me that, for the most part, I hadn't noticed all day that I was naked. I hadn't asked for relief, I'd barely had a hard-on. Considering the circumstances, that was probably okay. Arie and her stories—me and my stories—were hardly conducive to things getting hot and bothered. Basically the only time I'd gotten an erection all day was during break, when Jane was near. (I wonder why Zach hadn't teased me...
Arie always hated it when they asked, “Do you prefer a man or a woman?” Arie had gone to massage ther****ts for many years. He was a workaholic who brought worry upon himself, and while others might carry their stress in their stomachs, he carried his in his body. His muscles often were a ball of tension that even his foam roller at home could not work out. He hated their question nearly as much as the phrase that every masseuse he had ever had said to him after a massage: “How do you feel?”...
This is a story about seduction and transformation that’s written about a real-life sissy named Brandon Hippel, Brandon’s a cute little limp-wristed sissy-faggot from Abington Pennsylvania that loves to be humiliated and exposed online. She loves feminization, crossdressing, being exposed online, humiliation, anal play, degradation, being captioned, taking pictures, and talking to new people, so feel free to contact her through these various social media; Her kik is; HumiliationSlut2Her email...
Hi, To all Iss reader this is my first story hope U all would like it a complete fiction.my self raj i live in Mumbai this story is about my aunty nandita,let me describe her she is in her 30s,lives with her husband and daughter.She is born beauty with an awesome fig of 36.28.40 ..her assets are her huge melons of 36 d and her ass that will give a hard on to any guy who looks at it So now my story starts this was like 5 years ago when I was appearing for my 12 th HSC examination at that time my...
Brandon was the shy one, whenever he came over he’d always look away when I was sunning or swimming. Richard and his friends teased him about being gay or a virgin.Which I always put and end to. The other boys were in swimming and Brandon came out of the house. I asked him if he would put some lotion on my legs and back. I expected him to say no, but to my surprise he said sure. I lay there loving the feel of his hands on my calves. Eventually he made it to my thighs, which were slightly spread...
By Bob Chapter 15: A Thanksgiving to Remember Part 1 As we came closer to my house I started to stammer. Brandon knew me well enough to know that I had something I needed to tell him. He asked me a couple of times what I wanted to say. He also asked if I had found someone else and was afraid to tell him. I laughed at that and told him that no one could take his place. He did smile on that one. But I did need to talk to him and was trying to get up the nerve as we pulled into my...
By Bob Chapter 18: A Thanksgiving to Remember Part 4 Brandon came over and put his arms around me. He held me close and kissed my ear and then my neck. "I love you Bob," is all he said and we fell to the bed in each other's arms. We fell asleep until Mikey came in to let us know it was time to get ready for our dates. Man, why did he have to remind me. I dreaded the evening to come, but knew that Brandon and I would soon be back in our room and be able to be ourselves. ...
By Bob Chapter 17: A Thanksgiving to Remember Part 3 Brandon was still licking the shaft of Mikey's penis at the same time. I could tell that this wasn't going to be a quick night, as I knew what both Mikey and Brandon wanted. Again the jealousy took a shot at me, but I also realized I wasn't going to be left out of the equation. This was going to be one hot evening and one that I know that all of us would remember as the beginning of a great developing friendship. The lights...
By Bob Chapter 9: The Game is Over I slept well that night. I really needed it too, since the game was going to be very grueling and was very important to all of us. As the biggest game at CBS any year, this year would be crucial to all of us. We weren't a very good team, and beating Oskie would make our season, we all knew that. I knew we had a very good chance after watching the films. We actually had a couple of secret weapons in Jerry and Brandon. Oskie didn't know that we had...
By Bob Chapter 7: The Coming Out! The next thing I remembered was Brandon's voice. "No, no, not this. Oh, please. Coach, Coach," he yelled. "Bob's hurt....my God, he's out! I don't want to loose him! Help him, Coach...Help him!" Coach Marsh came running onto the field. Along with him was the trainer and luckily, for me, the team doctor. Brandon was kneeling on my left side, holding my head and talking to me. Coach Kistner was keeping most of the team away, but Tom and Dave were...
By Bob Chapter 14: Becoming Part of My Lover’s Family As I lay awake trying to get to sleep, I reviewed in my mind the conversation that Mikey and I had had earlier in the day. I was excited to know that in the morning I would be leaving to pickup the love of my life. I also was happy to know that my brother and I shared not only a secret, but shared a better understanding of each other. I was very thankful this Thanksgiving for so much. Of course, with all this running through...
“I don’t think we need to go through what we did in October, do you?” I asked. He shook his head no. “It’s just I wanted to bring back a memory for us,” he said as he got up and we made our way back to the locker room. We both dressed, and being very hungry decided to go to Luigi’s and complete what we started back in our own new suite. We made sure all was locked and walked, hand in hand to our favorite, well only open, restaurant. As we arrived at Luigi’s we noticed that there...
By Bob Chapter 8: Did it Really Happen? I remember dreaming about what had happened all day. I was hurt, my roommates came out to me as to their love for each other and I had my first experience with a man inside me. It was a very interesting day. I knew that the days to follow could never measure up to what this day had brought to my life. There was a knock at the door. Not just a knock, but a banging that startled both Brandon and I out of a very deep sleep. We both jerked up in bed...
Introduction: The Game is On – More to everything leading up to our Boys love MENTORING BRANDON By Bob Chapter 6: The Big Game, Part 2 This was the practice to end all practices, or so we were told. The coaches were going to make sure that we all were ready for the game with Oskie. Coach Kistner, the defensive line/linebacker coach worked the varsity group, while, Coach Marsh was with Jerry and Brandon, teaching them their responsibilities in the new system. After 45 minutes, we took our...
By Bob Chapter 6: The Big Game, Part 2 This was the practice to end all practices, or so we were told. The coaches were going to make sure that we all were ready for the game with Oskie. Coach Kistner, the defensive line/linebacker coach worked the varsity group, while, Coach Marsh was with Jerry and Brandon, teaching them their responsibilities in the new system. After 45 minutes, we took our first break. Brandon came over and we all knelt down trying to catch our breath. We began...
By Bob Chapter 16: A Thanksgiving to Remember Part 2 As I turned and walked toward the two hot guys in the beds at the other end of the room, I couldn't help think about what was happening. A new turning point in my life was about to begin, I was positive. Unlike the last one when Brandon and I fell in love, this one was more unexpected. I knew I wanted Brandon, but this was something I never in my life thought would transpire. I had to admit, there was much apprehension going...
The following morning they wake-up, once again entwined in each other’s arms and legs, with Brandon up moments before Tracy. He is again watching her as she comes up out of sleep and opens her eyes. Seeing him there, looking at her with a smile, Tracy cannot help but to kiss him deeply, followed by her grinding herself against him, as he is covering her with his body as he supports himself on his elbows. Though aroused and full of desire, they quickly get out of bed, get dressed and head to...
As the bus rolled down the highway, our conversation diminished and finally ended. We all laid our heads back onto the headrest and closed our eyes. For the remainder of the 4 ½ hour trip, not much was said. As I drifted off into a light sleep I couldn't help but dream of what it would be like to finally be back in our own room back at school. How I wanted to just hold Brandon close to me, hear his heart beating, feeling his body head next to mine and smell his boyish odor. As we felt...
Introduction: Continuing Story of Brandon and Bob MENTORING BRANDON By Bob Chapter 3: An Afternoon to Remember! Are you okay with this? I asked Brandon as I was sliding my fingers closer to his manhole. Oh, yes, it feels good, was the reply I wasnt really expecting. I thought, with him having never been with another male before, this might be a bit too much. But, with his verbal reaction, as well as the reaction I was feeling with my fingers, I knew that he was ready. As he continued to...
Reluctantly breaking the kiss Brandon slid off the bed pulling Yeong’s skirt and leggings down her legs and casting them to the floor in one smooth movement, so that she was now clad only in her underwear, lacy black panties to match her bra. He swallowed nervously, wondering how many times Yeong had worn sexy underwear on their dates, hoping he would finally see them. Since he was already standing he took a moment to drop his boxers to expose his slowly swelling cock before crawling back onto...
It takes balls to hit on a pharmacy cashier who's ringing up the condoms you're buying to fuck someone else. Brandon Jamison had no shortage of balls. Danielle Smith was blonde, cute, nineteen, a student and new to town. Brandon chatted her up while he laid out the cash for a box of twenty-four Magnum condoms and offered to show her around. He left with five ninety-five in change, a box of condoms clearly intended for a fuck session with someone else, and her phone number. Several days later,...
First TimeBy Bob Chapter 3: An Afternoon to Remember! "Are you okay with this?" I asked Brandon as I was sliding my fingers closer to his manhole. "Oh, yes, it feels good," was the reply I wasn't really expecting. I thought, with him having never been with another male before, this might be a bit too much. But, with his verbal reaction, as well as the reaction I was feeling with my fingers, I knew that he was ready. As he continued to bring me up to a full erection after our first ,...
By Bob Chapter 13: A Real Reason to be Thankful That night, Brandon and I cuddled and fell asleep very quickly. We discussed Thanksgiving break and decided that we would spend the first couple of days with our families and then I would drive down to his home and meet his parents and brothers. Then, on the way back to school, we would spend the night at my house where he could meet my mom and dad. We knew that this would just be a time for us to meet each other's family, not a time...
By Bob Chapter 12: Fantasies Finally Realized As I drifted off into a deep sleep I couldn't help but think about what Bran and I had talked about. I knew I was more experienced than Brandon in the area of sex, since I was his first sexual experience. I also could tell that he was quite intrigued about a multiple sexual experience. I also believed that would be a lot of fun, but I didn't want to push too hard, since I didn't want to loose the love of my life. I was just about...
NOTE TO READER: The following story is a first attempt at anything like this. I hope that it at least is interesting. It is basically a true story, with the names/places changed to protect the guilty. Please let me know what you think and give me any suggestions that you may have. I tend to be long-winded and re-reading this, I am afraid that it may not “get to the point” quickly enough. Any and all feedback will be appreciated as I have a lot of stories to tell, but I want people to read them...
GayBy RAA049 Chapter 1: There's More to Life than Football As years go by, there are certain things that become a blur. Our lives take various paths until we settle on the one with which we feel most comfortable - if ever. As I sit here in my 5th decade, I can not help but wonder if my life today would be better or worse. It would be different, for sure, but can we ever look back and make a determination on a momentary shift in direction. I do digress, however in this, because today...
I noticed one day at work that a new young man had been hired and over the course of several days noticed he had been eying me from time to time. So one day I wore a particularly short dress which showed off my cleavage very well and went into the copy room. After a few minutes I went back out and asked if he could help me with some papers. Once inside, "You're new here aren't you?' I asked him "Yes maam" he replied. Smiling at his formal answer, "Carmen's my name" I followed "You can call me...
The outpost is a thriving and busy place known as Riverbend Outpost. There is a good sized market near the gate, multiple inns and pubs, at least one blacksmithy, and myriad other businesses to be found within its walls. The first order of business, the two agree on is finding food. They’re not starving, but it sure feels like it to them and they have finished the rations they were provided with a day ago. Neither of them has ever had to go any significant length of time without a meal...
By Bob Chapter 10: Is Jon Really Mad or Covering Up? "Where the fuck is Tom?" Jon asked in a very stern tone. I really didn't know how to answer so I told him that Tom and Dave had spent the night in our room so that they wouldn't bother him. He seemed to accept that for which I was very grateful. I stepped up to the urinal and went about my business. I really had to pee and I wasn't really concerned about what Jon was feeling at that moment. As I started to pee, I felt that...
By Bob Chapter 11: Being True to My Love and Myself "Ah, Jon, can we talk somewhere else," I said knowing that chances were that others would be coming into the bathroom. "Sure, let's take a walk," Jon said as he made his way to the door. "Maybe we can hit the lake and talk." There was a very bright glimmer in his eye as he said that. I wasn't sure whether that was a good idea, but getting out of the washroom was. I followed him as he made his way down the stairs. As we left...
The three of us sat there for a while relaxing from the session; me sitting on Brandon's right side while Joe sat on his left. After a bit I reached over and started to caress Brandon's cock, gently rubbing it and lifting it up in my hand. I knew Brandon was going to be my new lover and from the look he gave me as I fondled his cock, he knew it too. "What a nice fuckin' cock you have" I finally said to Brandon as I took it more in my hand and started to jerk it. I moved my hips over away from...
As they exit Riverside Outpost for one last time ( at least for the foreseeable future), Brandon and Tracy head to their nest, where they cultivate, non-stop, for nine days and nights while immersed in their tub of HCSE. This is made possible by having reached the Yellow Earthen Temple stage of cultivation, which allows them to cultivate/meditate for three days, without the need for food, water, or rest, per stage obtained. At the end of the nine days of cultivation, the amount of Běnzhí...
After our first "encounter," Nora and I had fallen into the practice of meeting for coffee about twice a week at her house. We would sit at her kitchen table sipping coffee and swap gossip and share fantasies. Sometimes they would get us both quite horny and we would end up in her bed. One time we didn't even make it that far, finding ourselves naked and pleasing each other on the cold kitchen floor. But one Monday morning upon my arrival, Nora warned me that her son (Brandon) was home that...
Arriving back at the inn, Tammi flashes a signal to the other Hei Guer sect members in the area around them. The sign that she gives them is the “All is good” sign as they enter the Twisted Oak. Upon receiving this signal all but one of her brothers and sisters depart, leaving a single watcher across the street. Inside the inn, Brandon leads the rest of them to the room. Once inside, Brandon takes a moment and sets up the sound canceling shell so they can speak without being overheard. The...
It had been three long years since that special summer when I was introduced to the glorious world of sex with an older woman. That's actually incorrect, as I had the pleasure of fucking two of my Mom's best friends during that same time period. For those of you who don't remember, and those who never knew at all, my name is Brandon. I am a concert sound engineer for some of the most popular rock, pop and country acts in the music business. During that summer I was involved with both Jeri and...
Straight SexBy Bob Chapter 5: The Big Game, Part 1 Morning came too soon. I didn't want this night to end, but as the sun shone through the window my normal instincts to wake up were initiated. I turned to find Brandon also beginning to awake. I put my arm around him and kissed him. It was almost like Sleeping Beauty, because as I softly pressed my lips to his, he awoke. "Ummmmm," is all I could distinguish. "Good morning my love," I whispered. "Time to get up, Bran." "As if I'm...
We arrived in Sunnyvale the day before Mom's procedure. She was happy to see us, but saved her biggest joy at finally meeting Sasha for the first time. To say that Mom was impressed with Sasha would be a major understatement. The way she carried on with her, you'd think that she was her long-lost daughter. In a way, I believe that probably summed up Mom's feelings, because I had never seen her quite so happy in a long time. Sasha certainly did her part, making sure that Mom's favorite flowers...
Love StoriesThe telegram from Jeri unnerved me a little. I'm sure that she and Brenda meant well, and a night in bed with the two of them would be perfect here in Paris under ordinary circumstances, but these were no ordinary times. I have fallen in love with Sasha, and I had to let them know that sex was out of the question. The band had a three-night engagement in Paris, so I could have passes held at the door for them. I quickly composed a reply to give them this information. Jeri, thanks for the offer,...
Love StoriesLater that afternoon, Brandon and I were back in my room sitting on the bed together talking about what had happened between us the past 24 hours. I was still dressed in my plaid skirt white panties and nothing else. Brandon had his boxers and a t-shirt on.I gotta say, Taylor, your mouth is amazing. You know how to please a cock.Thank you, Brandon. I rubbed my hand over his bulge. The thought of your cock makes me so horny.Since your mouth is so good a pleasing my cock, maybe your ass is too.I...
I get out of bed, grab my clothes for school and head into the bathroom and quickly take a shower. I step out, towel off and put on my clothes and head downstairs to make myself breakfast. I grab a box of frosted flakes out of the cabinet along with a bowl, and a spoon out of the drawer and the milk out of the fridge. I put it all together and start eating my breakfast. Brandon comes down the stairs and into the kitchen and I hand him a bowl and he starts to fill it with cereal. “I want you...
By Bob Chapter 2: My Dream Comes True! A knock on the door - FINALLY! My heart had been pounding for quite some time and now was nothing different. I began to walk to answer the door when Dave jumped out of his bunk and ran over. As he opened the door, I saw Brandon standing there in the hallway. "Hey Dave. What's up?" the voice I had been waiting for resounded. "Not much guy, just doing some crap for history," was Dave's reply. "Yea, hear that. Actually I need...
Brandon and I weren’t able to see each other as much as we wanted to the rest of the summer. Between his work schedule and my baseball schedule, it was hard to find time. When we could find time, it was hard to find a place. We would send each other sexts every so often. I dressed up in my yellow bikini from our first night, remember this?He texted back with a picture of his hard cock, now look what you’ve done!Brandon was a student manager for the college football team so he had to get to...
A knock on the door – FINALLY! My heart had been pounding for quite some time and now was nothing different. I began to walk to answer the door when Dave jumped out of his bunk and ran over. As he opened the door, I saw Brandon standing there in the hallway. “Hey Dave. What’s up?” the voice I had been waiting for resounded. “Not much guy, just doing some crap for history,” was Dave’s reply. “Yea, hear that. Actually I need to talk with Bob about my science. He has Mr. Knop and I know that he...
GayFollowing the aborted orgy with the women, I hurriedly apologized to Jeri and Brenda for our abrupt departure and took Sasha's hand. We never looked back as we made our way to the car. On the way back to Mom's place, I focused on driving. Sasha sat in the passenger seat, quiet except for an occasional sniffle. She was silently crying as I drove, but I wanted to wait until we got back before I spoke to her. Once I pulled into the driveway and shut off the car I turned to her. "I feel that I owe...
Love StoriesOver the following months, Tracy and Brandon train daily. Three days a week in how to manipulate mana and use it to cast spells, and learning new spells. Both of them become proficient with Brandon’s original three spells and add a set of spells that will imbue their weapons with various elemental boosts for a period that is dependent on the amount of mana they use when they cast it. They also learn spells for concealment and camouflage, creating food and water, and even elemental armor that...
Brandon is one of my husbands best friends. Why is it that it's always the best friend that makes the moves on a guy's wife? Well, it happens to be the case with us, too!Brandon is just an average guy, but with a strong build. Not tall, not fat, but stocky. He doesn't really even know his own strength.He has always been the "touchie, feely" type, giving me a hug every time he sees me. I didn't realize it, but often when he would come over in the evenings, I would already be in "comfortable...
Everything started a few months ago, if I was stressed at work I would quickly silently get an orgasm out when nobody was in the bathroom. Now it's a normal office setting so I make sure nobody else is in there,( try and predict nobody will go in) and started as a way to calm down in the evenings when I worked late. Anyhow, when I would feel really slutty sometimes I would do it on lunch in my car or in the bathroom but over months I found myself looking forward and doing it routinely. This all...
“Brandon is home already from hanging out with his friends?” Julie asked. “Yeah, he got home not longer after me. Which is surprising considering he’s normally home late on Tuesdays. What are we having for dinner?” Kathy asks. “I was thinking of making Lasagna if that’s okay with you guys”. Julie says as she sets down the groceries. “Can you grab the last couple things from the car? And I’ll start dinner”. They both look up at the ceiling as they hear the water shut off in the bathroom. I...
We met in summer school last year, I was an honor roll student trying to take summer classes, so I could graduate early, and he was a stoner who only took summer school because he had to, so he could graduate on time. We had most of the same classes, and he was/is the class clown. He always made me laugh, which drew me to him. We started talking and hanging out, and before I knew it we were having sex in the back of his car on school property next to the football field. He asked me to be his...
Brandon was a friend of mine that grew up just down the block from me. He was a year older than me and just finished his freshman year in college. He came back to town to work at his old construction job over the summer. I had just turned 18 in April and graduated in May. I couldn’t wait to get out of that town. In the fall I was going to the same college as Brandon. We weren’t going to be rooming together though. He was an equipment manager for the football team and lived in the student...
Brandon Jamison liked many things about hanging out at the gym. Not the least was taking off the tight constraints of proper underwear and letting his cock swing free in flimsy gym shorts. He liked to feel his cock swinging in his shorts. He was big and liked being big. It made it far easier to get girls into bed and Brandon really liked getting girls into bed. Of particular interest was a tall brunette he'd seen at the gym. Her workouts made him chuckle. She didn't take her workout too...
Erotic FictionI was 52, retired, and living in a small town in Montana. My wife passed away last year and I was falling into a depression. I didn't really have a lot of friends in the area. Social events were more my wife's thing. I'd tag along on occasion, but mostly she bore the brunt of talking to people. After she passed, the friends slowly stopped coming around to check on me. That was fine, since I enjoyed my solitude. Heck, I bought this house in the countryside just so I wouldn't have pesky...