Best Buds (Part 2)

[arpeejay]

By Richard Jasper

Part 1: http://www.musclegrowth.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=16622

The following Saturday, 4 a.m.

"John..."

James was wide awake. There was something he needed to tell...

"Are you awake?"

James yawned, then laughed.

"Yeah," he answered. "I was trying to persuade myself to go back to sleep but it's not happening yet..."

Silence ensued, long enough that John began to think James had fallen asleep again.

"There's something I need to tell you," James whispered loudly.

John reached up and turned on his bedside light.

"Well, in that case," he said, eyes still closed. "Don't whisper. Just say it."

"Uh, well, y'see..."

John waited patiently.

"I'm gay," John said, in a very small voice.

John sat up and looked at his room-mate.

"Dude..." he began

James covered his face with his bedspread.

"Please don't hit me!"

James' words were muffled by the covers; John laughed.

"Dude," John said again, "it's NOT a problem. I'd already figured that out. I just waiting for you to tell me."

The bedspread flew off and James sat bolt upright.

"What?! How did you know?! I mean, what did I do?!"

John just shook his head.

"James, doofus, there are a couple of things about ME you need to know. First of all..."

Well, first of all, John was straight as a board. He really liked guys, and having guy friends, but the only things that made his pecker stand up were boobs and long hair and a nice ass.

"My most favorite uncle, my dad's youngest brother, who is actually closer to me in age than my dad," John continued.

"What about him?" James asked.

"He's gay as a goose," John answered. "That's what. So don't sweat it."

"But how...?"

John rubbed his eyes.

"James, my uncle Ron told me the quickest way to tell whether a guy was or wasn't was by looking at what the guy is looking at. You never look at girls, you always look at guys. You try to hide it but I see the chubby you get when I change clothes -- thanks for the compliment!"

James thought he might die of embarrassment right then and there.

"But..."

"But nothing," John continued. "I'm not telling anyone, unless you want me to do so, and my guess is that no one else has noticed. The only one's LIKELY to notice are (a) straight girls who know why they feel 'safe' around you and (b) other gay guys."

John stood up, stretched, then sat down on James' bed. He put his strong, well-muscled arm around his friend's scrawny shoulders.

"And the big guys who like to pick on fags? They have no fucking clue whether you are or you aren't, they just like to pick on people. So stay cool and it will be fine."

James realized he was leaking tears all over the place.

"Uh, well, y'know..."

John hugged him again.

"You're a good man, James," his roommate said. "You'll make some hot guy a really wonderful boyfriend someday."

John stood up again, mussed James' hair, crawled back into bed, and turned off the light.

"Thank you, John," James said in the darkness.

"Don't sweat it," John replied.

I think I'm in love with you, James said to himself.

"And I love you, too," John answered, confirming James' suspicion that he was psychic.
"I always wanted to have a brother and I couldn't have asked for a better one than you!"

John was out like a light after that.

James wondered if he'd ever sleep again.

[Another short one, sorry! More to come...]

[Lover_Boy]

Wow, first time I've ever been the first to reply. I feel honored.

Very touching, arpeejay. It's just too bad there aren't more real people like John in the world. Loved it, as always. Looking forward to more.

My best friend is very much like John, as far as personality. He knows how I feel about him, and he's cool with it.

Keep up the good writing.

Ciao,

L_B

[arcm_3]

Wow. I feel like that is kind of like my life! Good story. I like it when writers keep it real!