The Boy Who Cried Sapphire Tears

First off, I want to apologize for the submission of my last chapter without any acknowledgements or thank yous. I was so excited to get it out, I completely forget to put in any author's notes. So, please allow this to count for chapter 5 and 6 in the thank you department.

I want to thank Jarod, Vann , and George for the editing and proofreading of chapters five and six. They are what help me get this story to you with as little problems as possible. You guys are the best, as always.

I would like to give a special thank you to Meg for stepping in at the last minute to help me with chapter 6. You saved me, and for that, I am grateful.

To everyone of you, the readers, for showing so much support for this story and for sticking with it for as long as you have. I cannot thank each and every one of you for keeping me motivated to continue this story. You are the reason I write and to every one of you, Thank You from the bottom of my heart!

Also, don't forget about the Facebook fan page. In the search bar at the top of the FB page, just type in QBWTEE and you'll be directed to the page with the drawing a fan did as the profile pic.

While there, under the discussions tab is a new story I started a couple of months ago called "Floating Tears". If you get a chance, check it out and let me know what you think. I am not going to work on it anytime soon, as I am wanting to concentrate on the QB series, but it is something I am toying with when I am done with all of the stories of Blake and Todd. I'm sorry it's not posted anywhere else because I won't continue with it for a while, so that's why it's only available on the FB fan page.

Since this is now 2011, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's and you are ready for all new adventures with Blake and Todd.

Now, to give a great big thank you. Lucky, you inspired me in more ways than you can imagine and I deeply appreciate you being the motivation for the new character we are meeting today. You are a kind, sweet, caring, beautiful and awesome man, and I hope that our friendship only gets better from this day forward. Thank you for everything these last few months. You don't know what it means to me. And I hope you have a very wonderful birthday! Happy Birthday!!!!!

The Boy Who Cried Sapphire Tears – Part 6

"Todd! Wake up!" Christine said, turning to look at her son. "We're here."

Todd's eyes fluttered open and he looked over to the city that would be his home for the next nine months. He heard the thumpa thumpa of the tires hitting the pavement grooves on the New Jersey Turnpike and he smiled knowing he was back in the one city in the world everyone wanted to visit at least once. He was lucky enough to have been accepted at New York University and he was living his dream. The city was magical and he knew that the next nine months were going to be amazing.

He only saw the city for about a minute before everything went dark. The only light was artificial from the lights fixed to the walls of the Holland Tunnel. When they emerged on the other end, Don turned onto the Avenue of the Americas. He took that road north a few blocks until he made one final right hand turn and the familiar park named Washington Square came into view. Todd instantly felt at home.

Don pulled up to Hayden Hall and put the car in park. A fat security guard inside the building saw this and waddled out as Todd and Christine were exiting the car.

"Are you a new resident?" the man asked.

"Yes, sir," Todd said.

"Okay, you have thirty minutes to get unloaded; you'll then have to move the car to a parking structure. There's one right down the street," the guard explained.

"Which way?" Don asked, stepping out and leaning against the opening of his door.

The man pointed the same way the car was pointed and said, "That way. Half a block on the right."

"Thanks," Don said, then turned his attention to Todd and said, "Go and check in. Your mother and I will start grabbing things."

"Okay," Todd said and followed the fat man back into the building.

As Todd received the keys to room 2019, his mom and dad were walking in the door.

"You'll need to sign in," said the fat man.

"Can I sign for them?" Todd asked, seeing their hands full.

"Sure. Sign their names, though," the man said.

Todd handed his mother the keys and told her the room number. As they headed off to the elevator, Todd signed their names and started heading back to the car.

"Your ID, son," the man said.

"I'll grab it on the way in."

The man nodded and Todd headed out the door.

When he got up to his room, he realized there was already someone there. His mom was making small talk as his dad walked passed him, heading back to the car for another load.

"Oh, and here's Todd," Christine said, seeing her son in the doorway.

The other man, standing near his bed, walked over with an outstretched hand and said, "Robert O'Donnell." Todd could hear an accent and placed it squarely in the South.

"Todd Blyth," Todd said, taking Robert's hand and giving it a good shake.

Robert had a firm handshake and Todd noticed he was a very attractive man.

"Well, I better go and help your father," Christine said, then turned to leave. "Don't be too long, Todd."

"I won't," then he saw her close the door and turned back to Robert. "Okay, I hate to do this, but there is one question I need to know the answer to before we get settled together."

Robert looked a little surprised by Todd's forwardness, but said, "Okay. Shoot."

"Are you gay?" Todd asked.

"Uh, no," Robert answered.

"Do you care that I'm gay?" Todd asked.

"You're gay?" Robert asked, giving Todd that `you're kidding me' look with a half smile.

By way of an answer, Todd's face said that he'd show his roommate. He pulled out his wallet, opened it, moved it toward Robert and pointed to a picture of Blake and him with their lips pressed together. It was a picture that caught the passion passing between them and no one could mistake Todd and Blake for being brothers.

Robert grabbed the wallet and looked at the picture and said, "I guess you are gay."

"Yeah," Todd said, taking the wallet back from Robert. "Do you have a problem with it?"

"Not a bit, bro. Live and let live, I say."

Todd was so happy, he actually took Robert in a hug and said, "Thank you."

Robert, taken aback, stood stock still, hands down by his side. Pulling away, Todd said, "I had a hell of a roommate last year who hated me. I'll tell you about it sometime. Right now, I better get back down to help them."

"Wanna extra set of hands?" Robert asked.

"You all settled?" Todd asked, looking around.

"Been her for two days now. I'm about bored out of my mind. I need to do something."

"Sure. C'mon," Todd said, and headed for the door. "Thanks," he said, as Robert passed.

It only took them one more trip, with the extra help from Robert, to empty the car. When it was done, Don announced he was going to move it and would be back shortly. As his father parked the car, Todd and his mom started putting his things away. He put up pictures of himself and Blake and glanced at Robert for any reaction to the placement of the pictures. Either he didn't notice, or he didn't care. Todd hoped his word was true and that they wouldn't have any problems this year.

That night, Todd and his parents went to dinner, inviting Robert to come along. He graciously accepted and the four of them enjoyed the evening. After Don and Christine dropped the boys off at the dorm, they headed over to the Plaza, where Pax had hooked them up for their stay in the city. He told them to make it a little getaway and he even bought them tickets to a Broadway show. What they didn't know was that he had gotten them the same suite he had gotten Blake and Todd.

Since Todd's arrival in New York, three days ago, he was finally able to enjoy one day in his new room without anyone dragging him out. Christine and Don said their goodbye on Saturday night when they dropped Todd and Robert off at the dorm and headed out early Sunday morning. Todd slept in, enjoying not having to be anywhere anytime soon.

After getting his shower, which was in the room this year, he was going out the door for breakfast, as Robert was coming in from somewhere.

"Hey, are you going out?" Robert asked.

"Yeah. Food," Todd answered.

"Want some company? I just finished a Starbucks, but I could use some breakfast, now. We can get to know each other a little more," he suggested.

"Sure. I'm buying," Todd said, then walked out and closed the door.

As they talked over breakfast at a little diner down the street, Todd found out that Robert hailed from Savannah, GA. He was born and raised in the South and was proud of it. He attended Benedictine Military School, an all-boys Catholic military high school. "It's Savannah's premier, private high school. It's over 100 years old," Robert said. Todd was impressed seeing as how he didn't know the age of his own high school. While at Benedictine, Robert was on the swim team for 12 years. He was the oldest of three boys, he loved to surf, had a passion for dogs, and there was a four-door silver Jeep Wrangler sitting at his house back in Georgia. "That's my baby," he said, gleaming.

During high school, Robert had a girlfriend from Benedictine's sister school, but they broke-up after graduation because he left for college in California. He had wanted to get far away from Georgia, just to experience something new; he admitted, however, if he could have taken his family with him, he would have. He loved his family more than anything and was close to all of them, but being a teenager, starting a new chapter in his life, he had wanted something completely different than what he was used to. As a result, he went to the University of California in Davis.

After a year of being so far away from home, he wanted to get closer, so he decided to come back to the east coast. He applied to the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and, on the odd chance that he might be accepted, NYU. When he was accepted to NYU, he didn't even bother opening the other letters to find out their answer. He, like Todd, wanted to experience the Big Apple and what better way to do it than to have his parents pay for it while getting a degree in business.

As they sat there, a comfortable silence grew between them and Todd took that opportunity to really take a look at Robert. He was very good looking and Todd noticed that Robert had deep brown eyes, like the color of dark brown sugar, but he noticed the color got lighter as it worked its way out from the middle to a nice hazel at the edge of the iris. When Robert smiled, not only did it light up his face, but Todd also noticed his eyes twinkled. He also saw the two dimples in Robert's cheeks. His left was a little deeper than the right, but other than that, they were both the same length. He looked up and saw the military cut, sandy blonde hair and felt an urge to rub his hand over it, just to feel the texture, but figured he better get to know him better...especially after the awkward hug on their first meeting.

His eyes explored from Robert's hair, down the side of his face, passed his ears and down his rounded, dimpled chin to barely see his Adam's apple sticking out of his neck, just above his open shirt collar. Todd was looking at the open collar of Robert's shirt and could just make out only two strands of hair, when Robert asked him a question.

"I'm sorry," Todd said. "I got lost in thought. What did you ask?"

"Are those contacts?" Robert asked, pointing with his spoon at Todd's eyes.

"Nope. All natural," Todd responded with a smile.

"Wow. I've never seen such piercing green eyes before," Robert said.

"I don't know how I got `em. Mom's eyes are blue and dad's are hazel. Just luck of the draw, I guess," Todd said.

"How long have you and your boyfriend been together?" Robert asked, changing the subject.

"Blake. We've been together for two years as boyfriends, but have known each other for about four."

"How did you know you were gay?" Robert asked.

"When I saw Blake." Robert gave a puzzled look and Todd explained. "I think I kinda knew I was different about a year before Blake. I didn't know I was gay, but I think I was straight, but curious. Anyway, I looked at gay porn and straight porn, but the guys were just a little hotter to me. Well, when I first saw Blake, something in me kinda went numb, I guess. There was an instant attraction to him and I got confused as hell."

"How so?" Robert asked.

Todd figured for him to completely understand, he'd have to tell him the truth. "You ever hear of a glory hole?"

"No," Robert stated.

"Sometimes you'll see them in bathrooms; a hole between two stalls..."

"Oh, yeah. I've seen a couple of those," Robert said, cutting Todd off. "Didn't know what they were, but I had my suspicions," Robert said, embarrassed.

"That's how Blake and I met. We blew each other first, but afterwards, when I saw it was him, I just felt something. Like I said: an instant attraction. He looked much different than he does now. He was as skinny as a string bean, but he had such an air of innocence about him. His blue eyes caught me and I knew I was hooked, but I threatened to beat him up."

"Okay, why?" Robert asked with a smile.

"I was the captain of the football team, quarterback, popular, and he was a geek. I had my reputation to think about."

"But wait. Were you in the bathroom to do what y'all did?" Robert asked.

"Not really, but then I saw this guy in the next stall and well, I was curious. I didn't know how to tell if it was going to be something I liked or not, but I figured, what the hell. So I tried it and I liked it," Todd answered.

"What a way to meet someone," Robert said.

"It was my first, well, second and last time. I thought for sure he'd tell, but he never did," Todd said. "Anyway, I saw him in the shower one day at school and we kissed. We were alone," Todd stated quickly, cutting through the obvious question. "There wasn't a class yet, so we had the privacy. Finally, I invited him to my house with the guise of needing help with math and that started our sex lives. It took a little while longer, but we ended up going all the way, not just oral." Todd stopped to remember what he was talking about and said, "Sorry. Don't know how I got on the sex topic."

"It doesn't bother me," Robert said, giving Todd a smile. "How you realized you were gay," Robert reminded him.

"Yeah. Anyway, during my senior year, I kinda messed things up and got a girlfriend. I was afraid it would show if I didn't. He got mad at me and things fell apart. He was thrown out of his house because his mom found out. After a month of living in his car, my mom brought him home to live with us. Once we worked things out, we officially started dating. I came out and was supported by my friends and family." He had decided not to tell about Bobby. There wasn't a reason. "We've been together ever since."

"So, are you gay or bi?" Robert asked.

"Gay. Never been with a girl and never want to. I found the love of my life already," Todd said, thinking of Blake.

"Cool," Robert said.

"What about you? You have a girlfriend?" Todd asked.

"Nah. We broke up before I moved away. It was mutual. Megan, my ex, she's from California and when I left UC Davis I told her I didn't think I would be coming back. We still keep in touch, in case we're ever in the same place again and we're single, we might hook back up."

"What about high school? Any girlfriends there?" Todd asked.

"Mary was...is a debutant. We dated for over three years and being a guy who's horny, well, I wanted some, but she wouldn't give it up. She said we'd have to wait until we were married. Well, I knew she wasn't the type of girl I wanted to marry, but I wanted her as a girlfriend. I did love her, but her family is so prim and proper. They have money and I'm not that type of guy. I want a carefree type of girl to match me. When I told her that I was moving away for college, she just about demanded I stay in Georgia, just so we could still be a couple. When she did, I ended it. Nobody was going to tell me what I can and can't do, except my parents."

"I understand that," Todd agreed.

Robert looked down at his empty plate and said, "I think I'm ready for a nap. This was a big breakfast and I'm full."

"Me too," Todd said.

On the way back to the dorm, they continued chatting and Todd asked what Robert's middle name was.

"Robert Frederick O'Donnell," Robert answered.

"O'Donnell is Irish, right?" Todd asked.

"Yeah," Robert answered.

"So, is that where your family's from?" Todd inquired.

"My dad's is of Irish/English decent, hence the name O'Donnell. My mom's of German decent; that's where my middle name, Frederick, comes from."

"Cool," Todd replied.

"I even keep my little Irish lucky charm around my neck," Robert said, fishing in his shirt and showing Todd a small thick copper ring with a shamrock hanging loose on the inside of the ring. On either side of the ring, were two smaller shamrocks carved into the metal. And on the bottom of the ring was the word `Lucky'. All of it was hanging from a leather string that was tied at the back of Robert's neck.

"Nice," Todd said.

"Yeah. It's come in handy a few times. When I get nervous, I usually fiddle with it."

At the entrance to the dorm, Todd decided to skip a nap and walk around a bit while Robert headed back to the room. After grabbing a Starbucks, Todd found a bench across the street in Washington Square Park away from the fountain and decided to give Blake a call.

"I am so happy you have a great roommate this year," Blake said, smiling from ear to ear.

"Yeah, me too. I don't think I could handle another year like last year. I'll actually get to enjoy time in my own room, for a change."

"So," Blake started. "Give me the details. Is he cute?"

"Why do you ask me that?" Todd said with an air of laughter.

"I wanna know if I have to worry about wandering eyes," Blake explained.

"That's never going to happen. How many times do I have to tell you that you are the most beautiful person I've ever seen and no matter who I look at, they won't get anywhere near your status," Todd said.

"Okay, but on a scale of one to ten, what would you rate him?" Blake asked.

"Compared to you, a two," Todd said, flatly.

"Leave me out of the equation. Compared to average people," Blake said.

"I'd rate him like an eight. Eight point five. He's a nice guy, got a great personality, awesome sense of humor, and his looks only add to it. He's handsome with a buzz cut, brown eyes, and a big smile. But, he's straight," Todd explained.

"So? You turned me gay. Who's to say you might not do the same with him?" Blake teased.

"I did not turn you gay. I just brought your gayness out," Todd shot back, teasing just the same.

"And thank God you did. My life was so boring before you," Blake said.

Todd stayed quiet on the phone for a moment before he said, "I love you so much, Blake"

"I love you, too, Puppy. I wish I could be with you," Blake said.

"I know, but we'll have to strengthen those plans for you to come up for a week. Get to know Robert and really visit the city. Last time you were here, we didn't get to do a lot, unless Pax forced us to leave the room," Todd said, caught in memory.

"Yeah. Well if I'm there for a whole week, we can lock ourselves in a room for at least two days, maybe more. When we need to come up for air, we can go exploring," Blake suggested.

"Sounds good, but we won't have to stay at the hotel. I already told you, Robert doesn't care about me and I'm sure he won't mind us sharing the bed."

"What about," Blake started, "um, if we want to get physical?"

"We'll ask him if we can have the room. That's how it is. If he gets lucky, then he'll ask me for the room. If I need it, I'll ask him."

"Okay. Sounds good. So," Blake said, wanting to tease Todd again, "have you seen him naked yet?"

"Blake! We haven't had any time to see each other naked. By the time he's done with his shower, he has a towel around his waist and that's when I'm getting in to get my shower."

"What about in his underwear?" Blake said, keeping up the ribbing.

"Why do you ask me these questions?" Todd asked with a smile.

"Because, if you've seen anything, I want details. Remember, I'm not in a big city. I live in Montana," Blake said, then added, "And I like teasing you about other guys."

"Yeah, well, at least you get to see dick every day, whereas I don't have a group shower anymore. It's in the room this year, so no, I don't get to see naked guys anymore," Todd answered.

"Are you naked when you're in the room?" Blake asked, wanting to know if he had to change his ways.

"No. Out of respect for Robert, you know, the straight guy, I don't want to be walking around, dick flapping in the wind. That'd make him feel uncomfortable, I'm sure. I still sleep nude, but I asked if he cared. He didn't."

"Yeah, he doesn't care. He wants to see your hot body is why," Blake said, starting with the teasing again.

"I'm done with this conversation," Todd said, playing with Blake.

"Okay, okay." Blake got quiet for a moment, and then asked, "Have I told you I loved you recently?"

"Five minutes ago, but you can say it again: I love to hear it." Todd said, smiling big.

As Todd mentioned, his first night in the room, he asked Robert if he didn't mind him sleeping in the nude. He explained that he wouldn't walk around nude, but he liked to sleep naked. It just felt better than the confines of any underwear, even boxers. Robert didn't mind, and also shared that he slept nude, but decided, for the time being, he would stick with his boxer-briefs. Todd assured him that if he wanted to sleep naked, he would promise not to look. Robert laughed and thanked him, but said he was more comfortable sleeping in his underwear.

Sunday morning was the first morning that Todd had woken up first, by chance, and saw that Robert was asleep on his back with his sheets covering only half of his underwear, exposing Robert's torso. Todd turned toward Robert and swung his legs over his bed, but kept his middle covered, so incase Robert woke, he wouldn't be exposed. Then he sat there and stared at Robert, taking in his features. Todd saw what looked like two pecs, but they had somehow softened.

Todd thought it fit Robert well. It was kinda nice not to see a hard body, such as his own; but instead, see something different but also, still beautiful. He saw that Robert had a small patch of light brown, almost blonde hair growing in a small patch on his chest and even smaller patches around each quarter-sized nipple. He thought how much those nipples reminded him of Blake and for a moment, told himself that he wouldn't mind putting his lips over them and teasing them. When he brought his mind back to the present, he realized it wasn't his boyfriend he was looking at. Below Robert's right nipple, Todd noticed a faint scar that started below and to the left of his nipple and angled about four inches down toward the middle of his stomach.

The hair on Robert's chest grew to a smaller trail that led down his stomach, through his belly button, across his lower stomach and disappeared into his shorts, leading to the goods. On both sides of Robert's torso, Todd could see the small indentions of his oblique muscles, starting at the sides and working their way down, disappearing into his underwear. Todd knew that was the sign of a dedicated workout. His, of course, were more defined, but he could see the swimmer's build still in Robert.

Todd also liked the fact that Robert didn't have a six-pack. He thought that the softness of Robert's stomach fit him, but it was still very attractive. Todd described it to himself as a pudgy tummy. On Robert's right bicep, Todd saw a bump that looked like scar tissue. He made a note to ask Robert about it when he remembered. Directly above his right arm pit was a dark dot that Todd assumed was a mole. He then looked closer at the rest of Robert's chest and saw that there were smaller dots. A mix of very few freckles with a couple of moles mixed in. Most of them weren't any bigger than the tip of a pen.

Todd allowed his gaze to fall lower and saw the grey underwear Robert was wearing and noticed that a bump had begun to form. He watched it and realized that he was seeing the head of Robert's penis as it got hard. Todd knew that was a sign that Robert would be awake soon. He kept watching until he could see the outline of Robert's morning erection. He only saw about two inches, because of the sheets, but what he saw told him that Robert was endowed. How much, he didn't know, but he could tell that what Robert had was impressive.

Todd threw the covers back and got up and walked over to his dresser. He pulled out a pair of his basketball shorts and pulled them on, then came back to his bed, pulled up the sheets and sat down. He grabbed his phone and was about to send Blake a message, but remembered that he was two hours behind him. He saw that it was just past eight and this was Blake's weekend off so he would be sleeping until about noon, Todd's time. Instead, he hit the button that brought up the games and started to play.

A few minutes later, Robert began to stir and finally he pulled the sheets up his body a little, then lifted them, looking down. He saw his hard-on and then looked over at Todd sitting up in his bed.

"Mornin'," Robert croaked.

"Hey, yourself. Sleep well?" Todd asked.

"Yeah and if it wasn't 'cause I have to piss, I'd still be doing it," Robert answered, then threw the covers back and turned away from Todd and sat up. He didn't move for a few minutes and Todd could see his hand moving near his crotch area. Todd figured he was adjusting himself before he stood. As Robert sat there, Todd noticed his back was smooth and the only marks visible were freckles across his shoulders and upper back. Todd let his eyes roam over Robert's smooth back and followed the muscles he was flexing, down until they disappeared into his grey boxer-briefs. A moment later, Robert stood and stretched. Todd saw that Robert had a nice, round bubble butt and wondered what the flesh looked like, but wasn't worried about not seeing it. He loved Blake and that's all that mattered, but he told himself that he could look. He was, after all, still a man.

When he saw Robert take his first steps to walk around his bed, he put his focus back to his game, but let his eyes wander. As Robert passed him, he was rubbing his eyes to wake himself and didn't notice that Todd was checking out everything else that was hidden from him earlier. Todd saw Robert's hard-on pressed against his belly by way of his underwear and was right about Robert's endowment. He also knew that Robert, like himself, would keep his morning wood until he expelled the urine from his bladder.

As Robert walked, Todd continued to look and liked what he saw. Robert's penis might not be as big as his own, Todd told himself, but it was nice to see the outline. He could also tell that around the hip area, Robert was a bit thicker. Again, not fat, but just thicker. Below the midsection, Robert stood on two powerful legs, with a mixture of blonde and brown hair. The swimming had allowed Robert to form a nice set of muscles and that, he still had. The one little problem that Todd didn't foresee while checking out his new roommate was that he started to get excited. Once Robert disappeared into the bathroom, Todd felt his own penis, coaxed it to deflate and then turned his attention back to his game.

Their classes started tomorrow, so they both were going to spend the day going their own way and doing their own thing. After Robert got dressed, he headed out in search of a church that he hoped he could enjoy. By the time he returned to the room after church, Todd was missing. He took that as his opportunity to take care of a little business.

Todd had waited until about noon and then called Blake. He was walking around the city, enjoying the sun and the park. After his talk with Blake, Todd decided to go and catch a movie. When that was over, he headed back to his room and found Robert watching TV.

"Wanna get some dinner?" Todd asked.

"Sure. I could eat something," Robert said, then flipped off the TV and headed out with Todd.

When they got back, they watched a little TV until it was time for bed. Robert took his shower and then Todd took his. When Todd emerged, Robert was already fast asleep, covers pulled up to his chin.

The following week, the two boys became accustomed to their schedules and found they could still get together for dinner three days a week, not including the weekends. By Thursday, Todd ended up calling Blake and letting him know how things were going

The weekend brought about a scenario that Todd wasn't expecting. Saturday night, Robert took his shower, as usual, and headed to his bed to watch TV with Todd. Over the course of the hour, Todd kept seeing Robert adjust himself. Finally he asked if Robert was okay or wanted the room to jerk off.

Robert laughed and said, "No, it's these damned underwear. I think my mom put in one of my younger brother's pair and I didn't realize it. I've gotta do laundry and these are my last pair and they're too small."

"Well, take `em off," Todd said, flatly.

Robert glanced over at Todd with a skeptical look.

"What? You afraid I might look? I'll tell you I will. You're a sexy guy, who wouldn't want to look, but I won't touch. You got the same thing I do. I'll look, I'll see, and then I'll be over it," Todd explained.

"You won't care?" Robert asked.

"I could care less if you walk around here nude. I don't, because I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable, even though that's how I am at home or with Blake. Just be yourself. I'll keep my hands to myself. Promise."

Robert gave a little laugh and said, "I'm not worried about you seeing or touching, I just didn't want to make you uncomfortable or get you excited. Whenever I was alone in my room or my parents were away, I was always naked. I mean, for twelve years I wore Speedos, so it's like everyone saw everything anyway. I just got used to it. Wearing Speedos was like not wearing anything at all, most of the time."

"I might get excited, but you won't make me uncomfortable," Todd said.

Keeping the sheets over him, Robert shucked his underwear and threw them over to the trash can. They went in, bouncing off the rim. Nothing else was revealed that night, but on Sunday, Todd woke, hearing Robert get out of bed. He opened his eyes as Robert walked past his bed, heading for the bathroom. Todd saw just the tip of Robert's penis as it bounced in front of him, hard and then he saw Robert's ass, full on, covered in a dusting of blonde hair, as he walked away from him.

After the door was closed, Todd said, "Nice," then he turned over and went back to sleep.

They ended up doing their own thing on Sunday. Robert attended church and when he returned, did his laundry. Meanwhile, Todd walked around the city. He went to visit some of the old places he visited in his first year and when he was done, he came back to his room to find Robert folding his clothes in the nude.

He walked in, saw Robert naked and quickly put a smile on his face. "Looks like someone's gotten more comfortable around me."

"Yeah. You told me to be myself. So, I am," Robert said. He looked over at Todd as he was walking to his bed and asked, "You're really okay with me being naked? It doesn't bother you at all?"

"Not a bit. And if I may say so, it's very impressive," then gave Robert a wink.

Robert laughed, and turned his attention back to his clothes.

"I'm like you," Todd continued, more seriously. "If I don't have to wear them, I don't."

"Then if you're in, get comfortable, bro," Robert said as he kept his attention on folding his clothes. Todd took Robert's advice and got undressed, headed to his desk and took out his books and did a little studying. As Todd had shucked his underwear, Robert glanced over and saw that Todd had a nice package. He glanced to the right of Todd's groin and saw Todd's tattoo. He couldn't make out what it was and turned his attention back to his laundry. After his clothes were folded, Robert did some studying, only he stayed on his bed.

After a few hours, Robert was the first to call it quits. After hearing this declaration and hearing Robert's book close, Todd agreed and did the same. He packed his bag and got up and turned around. He stopped for a moment and took a long, hard look at Robert, sitting on his bed, resting his back on the wall, in the nude. He finally got a good look at Robert's nether regions and saw that the hair was nicely groomed. There was enough for him not to look like an under aged kid, but also not enough for him to look like someone out of the seventies. The rest of the inspection was cut short when Robert asked a question.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Just looking. Sorry," Todd said, walking to his bed and laying down.

"I don't care if you look. If you wanna look, then look," Robert said.

"How is it," Todd said, then turned on his side, facing Robert, with his hand supporting his head, "that you don't care if a guy checks you out? I mean, I'm from Georgia too, and if you even glance, most guys go nuts."

"I just never cared. I like what I got and there's no reason to hide it. In a situation like this, you know, roommates, it might take me a little while to get comfortable, but when I do, I don't care. If a girl checks me out, great. If a guy checks me out, then I take that as a compliment. I may not reciprocate, but it's nice to be looked at, even admired a little bit."

"Well, you have a nice body," Todd said.

"Hell. Compared to you, I look like shit."

"Sometimes, I wish I didn't have all these muscles. Or at least, not so pronounced. Once you get them, you have to maintain them. It's not all that much work, but it's still work. I think I would be happier if I was a little less defined."

"Well, give me your definition. I miss my old body," Robert said.

There was a silence for a moment before Todd opened his mouth. "Can I tell you something without you getting all weird?"

"Sure?" Robert said, looking at Todd.

"You have a great body," Todd said in all seriousness. "It might not be solid, but it's still beautiful."

"Thanks, bro. It's nothing like what it used to be, but, I'm happy with it."

"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters," Todd said, then turned and lay on his back, hands clasped behind his head.

Silence engulfed the room for a few moments before Robert, hesitantly, broke it. "Can I ask you a personal question?"

Todd looked over at his roommate and said, "Sure."

"How did you deal with," he fell silent, knowing it was an embarrassing question. "Jerking off last year with your roommate?"

Todd smiled and told him the story of Martin; of how much he hated gay people.

"So, I'd hang around the room naked, just to piss him off. When I wanted to jerk off, I would just start my session and he would get disgusted and leave the room. I also had a few sexy dates with Blake in the process," Todd finished, smiling.

"So, how do you propose we handle this situation? I'm tired of doing it in the bathroom," Robert said.

"Lucky, I don't care if you jerk off. Every guy on earth does it. I do it; I've seen other guys do it. It won't bother me if you need to jerk off. That is, if you're comfortable doing it with me in the room. If you're not, then ask me to leave for a bit. I'll be happy to accommodate you."

"Cool, bro. Thanks. Um, where did Lucky come from?" Robert asked, then grabbed his folded clothes and put them away, while waiting for an answer.

"It's on your necklace. Just thought it fit with you," Todd explained.

"Cool," was all Robert said.

Later that night, Todd knew that Robert had gotten comfortable enough to jerk off. The lights were out and Todd was on his back, but when he heard the familiar thwack in quick repetitions, he slowly turned his head and by the light of the moon, he saw Robert pleasing himself. Todd smiled and closed his eyes, grabbing his ticket for dreamland.

For the next two weeks, after the lights were out, Todd would lay in bed listening to Robert jerk off. He would always grow a hard-on, knowing what was happening in the bed next to him, but he never jerked off himself. He would listen as Robert's fist flew over his cock and when he came, Todd could hear Robert give short, quiet grunts with every squeeze of his prostate.

Todd had become accustomed to jerking off in the shower. He liked the feel of the soap between his hands and his cock, so he usually did what he needed to do as he got clean, but after hearing Robert go at it every night for two weeks, he couldn't stand it anymore. Robert got into one of his sessions and after a few moments, Todd grew to his full potential. He tried to ignore it, but after a few minutes, voiced his frustration.

"I can't stand this anymore," Todd said out loud.

Robert, startled, stopped what he was doing and said, "Bro, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you."

"You're not disturbing me, you're making me horny as hell," he said, turning his face toward the silhouette of Robert.

"How am I making you horny?" Robert asked.

"Because I'm hearing you pull your pud every night and I get as hard as a rock," Todd explained.

"Then jerk off," Robert said with confidence.

"Fine," Todd said, then threw the covers off and grabbed his throbbing member and joined Robert in the fun.

The following Saturday, Todd and Blake talked for about two hours and, as usual, Blake teased Todd with his sexy words and what he was going to do to him the next time he saw him. By the time they hung up, Todd was hard and ready to get off. Robert was sitting at his desk with his back to Todd, looking at his computer that was turned so Todd couldn't see it and Todd called his name and got his attention.

"Hey, Lucky?"

Robert didn't turn around, but called out instead. "Yeah?"

"Listen, I know we usually jerk off at night, but Blake got me so fucking horny. Would you care if I take care of business now?" he asked his roommate.

Robert turned his head and smiled at Todd. "You serious?"

"Yeah, I gotta get a nut or I'll go crazy," Todd said, grabbing his erection.

Robert pushed his chair out from under his desk and turned so Todd could see him. "Seems like we both had the same idea," Robert said and grabbed his own erection.

"You mean, you've been jerking off while I've been on the phone?"

"Yup. I was surfing the net, then something came up and caught my eye. I clicked it and it was porn. I looked around and got hard. I figured with you distracted, I could jerk a quick one out," Robert explained.

"Awesome. We can both do our things and not worry," Todd said, then grabbed his cock and started his long, slow strokes.

He put his head back on the pillow and thought about what Blake had told him. He was imagining Blake entering him when he heard Robert move. He opened his eyes and saw Robert as he was just getting on his bed. After Robert lay on his bed, he started his slow, rhythmic motion on his own cock.

Todd figured, since Robert was joining him, he could sneak a peek every once in a while. As he did, he could have sworn that Robert was doing the same to him. He wanted to check and see if his suspicions were right and made a big deal about closing his eyes and turning his head toward Robert. Not full on, but just enough for Robert to see that his eyes were closed.

Robert saw Todd move and looked over at his face. He saw that Todd had his eyes closed and watched for another few moments to make sure. When he was satisfied that Todd was in some sort of fantasy in his head, he couldn't help but watch his roommate as he worked over his cock. He was looking to see if Todd used any techniques that he had not tried. Todd, as it turned out, was just an all-American, red-blooded boy. He slowly worked up his shaft, then back down. Nothing different. Robert did the same, only he added a tug to his balls for added sensation.

Todd kept his eyes closed for around thirty seconds before he chanced opening them. When he did, his suspicions were confirmed. Robert was looking at his cock. He didn't know why, nor did he care, but he was curious to see if he was right. He closed his eyes again and turned his head, facing the ceiling, while thinking of his boyfriend fucking him.

He reached back into his memory of when Blake fucked him for the first time and skipped past the pain he had felt and headed straight for the pleasure. When Blake had rubbed against his prostate, he had never felt such pleasure before. He concentrated on that feeling and willed his mind and body to remember it and that was all it took. A moment later, he grunted and his cum flew from his cock and landed squarely on his chest. The next few shots worked their way down his stomach and finally, his pubic hair. He was still stroking the last bits of liquid from his cock when he heard Robert start his own grunting.

Todd looked over and watched as cum flew from Robert's cock and landed squarely on his chin, causing his head to jerk. The next few shots worked their way down Robert's chest and stomach until the remaining shots eased with force and ran down his head, running over his fingers to the base of his shaft.

"Fuckin' A, that was a hot load," Todd said, smiling at Robert.

"Felt awesome, too," Robert responded, keeping his eyes closed.

"Can I ask you a question?" Todd asked after a few moments.

"Sure," Robert said, turning his head toward Todd.

"You look a little bigger than Blake. How big are you?" Todd asked.

"Six and a half, but when I'm really excited, I can get up to seven inches," Robert answered.

"That's what I was guessing. In fact, you're the same size as Blake," Todd said, turning his head back to his own crotch.

"How about you?" Robert asked, just for curiosity sake.

"Eight and a half," Todd said, confidently.

"Very impressive," Robert said, then fell silent.

After that day, neither one of them tried to hide the fact that they were jerking off. Todd could get away with one a day, which he changed from the shower to bedtime, or whenever he talked to Blake. But he noticed that Robert was going at it at least two, sometimes three times a day. Todd never told Robert, but every time Robert jerked off, Todd became hard as a rock. It wasn't a sexual attraction; well it was, but Todd wasn't going to admit it, but it was more because of the action in front of him. Watching Robert jerk off was hot. A few weeks later, Todd was watching Robert on a regular basis, which Robert didn't care. He even glanced at Todd when he could, trying in the process not to get caught. Todd knew Robert was looking, but he never said anything for fear of embarrassing him.

While watching Robert, Todd realized that Robert liked to tug on his balls with his left hand, while stroking with his right. He understood and knew the little extra feeling it brought to the climax.

Todd told Blake of what was going on between them and to Todd's surprise, Blake wasn't upset in the least. Instead, Blake tried to talk Todd into a webcam date in the hopes of seeing Robert in the midst of jerking off. Todd told him that he would try, but he couldn't promise anything. While on that same call, Blake told Todd he wanted a copy of their movie. He was tired of using only his imagination and memory, and wanted the visual aid of the two of them having sex to help him along.

Todd said that as it stood, the file was too big to e-mail, so he'd work on editing out the boring parts and get it to a reasonable size to send. Blake was happy with that and before they got off the phone, they had phone sex, pleasing each other as much as they could from 2000 miles away.

A couple of days later, Todd found a fairly easy looking editing program and downloaded it in the hopes of getting the movie he and Blake had made down to a reasonable time. The problem was that it was more difficult than he expected. While working on it one evening while Robert was out, he was getting more frustrated. When Robert came home, he was in the middle of reading what he needed to do only to have the instructions make no sense at all. The surprise of Robert's entrance caught him off guard and instinctively, Todd reached up and turned the laptop away from the door, while looking at Robert.

"Whatcha doin'?" Robert asked, seeing the mystery surround Todd.

"Uh, nothing," Todd answered. "I'm too busy trying to figure out what to do, so right now, I'm literally doing nothing."

Robert walked to his side of the room and started to get undressed. "Well, if you tell me what you want to do, maybe I could help," then shucked his underwear, walked over to Todd's desk, turned around and leaned his butt on the desk while waiting for Todd to answer. He was standing within two feet of Todd and he looked down. He saw that Todd had jerked off a little, even though he wasn't hard. He could see the tale-tale sign of a drop of precum on the tip of his flaccid penis.

Before Todd answered, he looked at Robert's penis and studied it for a moment. He liked how the penis itself looked like it was surrounded by `old' skin. There were horizontal lines that made it look like wrinkles were on his shaft. It wasn't droopy skin, but Todd figured that it was probably very soft to the touch. Under the skin, he noticed two veins running parallel to each other, moving at a slight twist to the right. Todd also saw how the shaft hung to the bottom of Robert's very smooth scrotum and that the head of his penis had a very small twist to the left, and also saw that there wasn't much color difference between the shaft and the head.

Todd would have stared all day and the only thing that brought him out of it was Robert reaching down and scratching next to the base of his penis and Todd looked up, swallowed hard, and answered, "I'm trying to edit a movie, but I can't figure out the stupid software."

"I could help you with it, if you like. I made a few movie type things to post to YouTube and I had to get familiar with the process," Robert explained.

"You've edited things before?" Todd asked, surprised.

"Yup. Got about twenty or so little movies up on my channel," Robert said. "What are you working on? I could help, really."

"It's a movie that I made that I'm trying to cut some time down on," Todd answered.

"Cool. Piece of cake," Robert said. "What's it about?"

"Well, that's where I don't know if you're gonna wanna help," Todd said, apprehensively.

"C'mon, bro. How bad can it be?" Robert asked.

Todd turned toward Robert and leaned back in his chair and said, "It's a movie of me and Blake having sex."

Robert made no movement or acknowledgement of the subject. "Okay, and?" Robert asked, waiting for more.

"You'll edit the movie, knowing you'll have to watch it?" Todd asked, surprised.

"It's sex, big deal. It's a project that you need help with. I don't care what's on there. If you don't care that I see it," Robert added.

"I don't care, but I just wanted to warn you. It's over nine hours," Todd explained.

"Nine hours?!?" Robert asked in disbelief. "You and Blake had sex for nine hours? How is that possible?"

"When you're with the one you love, anything's possible," Todd said. "And it was the night before I left to come here my freshman year."

"Oh, well, I guess that's understandable. Not getting to see each other for a while. Still, nine hours. I think I lasted one with Megan," Robert said.

"That's how Blake and I started. Eventually, it just got longer and more enjoyable," Todd said with a smile.

"C'mon, bro. Move it. Let me see what I can do," Robert said, hitting Todd's bicep. Todd followed instructions and got up from his chair and headed to his bed. Robert informed Todd he was going to have to download another program that he had used and Todd didn't mind. When the new program was up, Todd was watching Robert and saw him open the file.

"What are you looking to cut out?" Robert asked, watching the screen.

"We went to dinner with the camera on, and there are other times when we were just laying around, not doing anything. Blake and I only want the action in the movie. Except for the last part. At the ending, I wanted to fade it out after Blake fell on me to go to sleep."

"No sweat, bro. Let me see what I can do." Robert thought about it a minute, then voiced, "By action, you mean anything that's stimulating?"

"Yeah," Todd said.

"Blowjobs, fucking..." Robert let his words tail off, hoping Todd would continue. He did.

"Kissing, rimming, fingering, caressing. All that stuff," Todd said.

"What's rimming?" Robert asked, turning his chair to face Todd.

Todd cracked a smile and said, "It's when you're tonguing another person's asshole."

"Man, that sounds gross," Robert said and gave a look of disgust.

"Well, if it's dirty, I'm sure it would be gross. But if it's clean, it's fine." Todd let that sink in then added, "From what I've seen in porn, it's the exact same as you eating pussy, only it's a smaller hole and there's no extra skin."

"Whatever you say, bro," Robert said before turning back toward the computer. But his curiosity did get the better of him and looked over his shoulder and asked, "How does it feel?"

Todd looked up, smiled and said, "Fucking awesome!"

Robert turned his attention back to the computer and went to work editing what Todd asked for. A few times during the first sex scenes between Todd and Blake, he found himself holding his dick in his hands, even stroking it. It was growing and getting harder and he hoped to God that Todd hadn't noticed. He knew Todd wouldn't care, but he still wanted to keep it a secret for as long as possible.

It took him a little over three days to work on it and turn the nine hours into a little over four. During that time, he had gotten hard many times while watching the action and he was sure Todd noticed. He hadn't said anything, but Robert knew his erection was visible, especially when Todd stood over him, watching, while Robert explained what and how he was doing the editing. When Robert announced to Todd that he was done, Todd was excited.

"It's still too big to email, though. You'll have to burn a copy and mail it to Blake," Robert said.

"I'm gonna assume that you can help me with that as well? I don't even know if I have any burning software," Todd said.

"Sure, bro. No sweat."

Todd wanted to get a sampling of what Robert had done and got up in the chair that Robert had vacated and started the movie. Behind him, on his bed, Robert was watching Todd. The screen was pointing right at him and when Todd leaned back in the chair, he could see what was happening.

Before long, Todd was jerking off watching the movie he and Blake had made. Not too long after, so was Robert. He was watching the movie just as much as Todd and it turned him on. There weren't many scenes to cut, mainly because the computer was stationary, but there was a lot of down time in the movie before, so when Todd saw how Robert faded one scene down, then brought another scene back in, it excited him and he turned to tell Robert so.

When he did, he saw Robert jerking off watching the monitor. Todd was more than a little surprised, but asked, "Are you watching the movie?"

Robert had turned his head just a fraction of a second too late when Todd caught him. Todd moved so fast, he didn't see it. He grew embarrassed and his cheeks flushed red as he answered, "Yeah. I was," in a defeated voice.

"But..." Todd started. "I thought you were straight?"

"I am," Robert said. "Or at least, I think I am."

Todd turned back to the screen, paused the movie and then turned back and said, "Okay, spill: what do you mean you think you are?"

Todd ignored his erection and concentrated on Robert's story.

"I've always loved girls. Still do, but since I was sixteen, I've always kinda wondered what it would be like to, you know..." he trailed his words, not wanting to say it out loud.

"Have sex with a guy?" Todd finished for him.

"Yeah. I've seen gay porn before and got off to it, but watching and doing are two different things," Robert said.

"Agreed, but I can tell you it's great. If you know what you're doing and you enjoy what you're doing, it's awesome. And if I was single, I'd be on that bed with you in a heartbeat asking you to let me be your first," Todd said, smiling.

Robert blushed with embarrassment and said, "I didn't say I was ready, yet. But thanks, bro."

"No, problem. If you wanna watch the movie with me, you can. I don't care. I won't tell anyone anything, except Blake, of course. But nobody at the ranch knows you," Todd explained.

"Thanks, Todd. I just don't know if I'm ready to try anything yet. It might pass, but I'm thinking it won't until I experiment."

"I just think it's hot that a straight guy wants to try it," Todd said, feeling himself get harder. "At least it shows you're open-minded with things."

"I try to be. Like I said before, live and let live," Robert said.

"Cool. So you wanna watch the movie with me?" Todd asked, using his thumb to point to the computer over his shoulder.

"Hell, yeah," Robert said.

Todd turned around and unplugged the power cord and, as Todd was walking toward the bed, Robert finally got a clear view of Todd's tattoo and the name on his hip. He didn't say anything, but he was curious why he got Blake's name on his body. Finally, Todd looked at Robert and said, "Scoot over."

Robert was a little worried, but he quickly got excited and did as he was told. Todd sat next to him and they started the movie. With the computer sitting on Todd's legs, he sat with his side touching Robert's. It didn't bother Todd at all, but Robert felt electricity the entire time. When their climaxes were approaching, Robert pulled on his balls and gave a grunt. When he did, Todd turned to watch the explosion. As Robert came, he was jerking his dick so fast that cum flew and landed on Todd's right pec.

Todd smiled and looked down at the smattering of white, then looked back at the finished product of Robert's orgasm. When Robert opened his eyes, Todd gave him a nudge with his body and said, "That looked like a great one, Lucky."

"Hell, yeah, it was awesome," Robert answered, getting his breath back.

"I know it was. You got some on me," Todd said.

"Oh, shit, Todd. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to," Robert said, starting to panic.

"I don't care. It's just cum. You're not the first guy to cum on me. I'll wash it off in the shower. I'm just glad you enjoyed your climax," Todd said, smiling at Robert.

"I did. Believe me, I did," Robert said, smiling back.

A few more minutes of watching the movie and Todd blew his load as well. He wasn't jerking as fast and his cum shots were more controlled. They landed just under his chin, then down his chest and stomach. When he was spent, he hit the pause button and just sat there with Robert's body still touching his. He turned his head and looked at his roommate and smiled.

"Felt great, huh?" Robert asked.

"The best," Todd said and gave Robert a goofy smile in return. "Give me a minute and I'll get up and leave."

"Take your time, bro. I don't care," then he gently pushed himself into Todd a little more, wanting to feel as much of Todd's skin as he could.

Ten minutes had passed before Todd finally got his energy back and stood. Robert's side and arm felt cold with the sudden rush of air to the exposed skin and he quickly missed the warmth of Todd touching him. Todd returned the laptop back to his desk, plugged it in and closed the lid.

"The movie's paused. We'll look at some more later," Todd said to Robert, then went to the bathroom to clean up.

Robert smiled, hoping Todd was in the same position as before when they did. He got up and joined Todd in the bathroom and as he grabbed his own washcloth to clean up, Todd stepped up to the toilet and started to urinate. Robert looked down, for only a second, and pulled his focus back to cleaning up. It felt good to him that Todd was this comfortable. Being naked in front of people, even jerking off between friends was a normal activity for a lot of people, but to pee in front of someone else, without the use of a partition or urinal in a public bathroom showed a sign of comfortableness.

Their second jerk off of the day to the movie was just like the first. Todd sat next to Robert again, on Robert's bed, and he was pressed close into Robert's side. Their hips touched, and the hair on their legs were tangled all the way to their feet. Robert was enjoying this more now that he had a body touching him and it only added to his sensations while he was watching his roommate fuck on the screen. As he watched the movie, he closed his eyes and dreamed that it was him Todd was fucking, but he always opened them knowing that nothing would ever happen between them. He didn't know if he wanted love or anything like that, yet, but he knew one thing for sure; he would have loved to have Todd been his first gay sex encounter.

After both boys enjoyed their orgasms, together this time, they sat on the bed, catching their breath for about ten minutes. When Todd decided it was time to get up, he said, "I gotta get a shower, man," then reached over with his right hand and grabbed Robert's thigh. He used it as leverage and then released Robert's leg as he stood.

After putting the computer down, Todd headed to the bathroom and took his shower, leaving the door open. Robert looked down at the spot where Todd had touched him and unbeknownst to Todd, he had left a little something behind. Todd always jerked off with his right hand and when he touched Robert's leg, he had left some of his cum on Robert's skin. Robert reached down and touched the liquid with his left finger and rubbed it around his leg. Before he realized it, he had rubbed Todd's cum into his skin, like a moisturizer cream. He didn't know exactly why, but he instantly got hard again. He decided to jerk another quick one out while Todd was in the shower. Todd turned off the water as the last bit of Robert's third orgasm ran down his hard cock.

The boys had gotten comfortable with each other enough and since they were on one bed or the other when they jerked off, they decided it was about time they went out on a date.

"It's not a real date, since I'm with Blake, but I want to take you out and show you what it could be like with a man," Todd explained.

"Okay, well, what would we be doing?" Robert asked, a little apprehensive about dating a guy in public.

"Go to dinner, go to a movie, walk around the city, hold hands, maybe even a quick goodnight kiss," Todd said, smiling.

"I don't know," Robert said, "I mean: I've done all that with girls. We're two guys and you want to hold my hand in public?"

"Who knows you in this town?" Todd asked.

"My classmates, my professors," Robert replied.

"Who from home knows you in this town?" Todd clarified.

"No one," Robert said.

"Then what are you afraid of?" Todd asked.

"What if someone tries to beat us up?" Robert asked.

"I can kick some ass if I need to," Todd said, then smile and added, "I'll protect you."

"I don't need protection," Robert said, smiling back. "I mean, what if we provoke somebody?"

"Fuck `em. We're here and they have to get used to it." There was a quick pause, then Todd said, "Plus, where we're going, we won't provoke anyone. If anything, I'll have to fight the boys off you."

"What do you mean?" Robert asked, still skeptical, but a little excited.

"I'm gonna take you to The Village," Todd said.

"What village?" Robert asked.

"Greenwich Village. The gay part of town?" Todd said.

"I don't know, Todd," Robert said, almost in a whiney voice.

"Would you trust me? Now c'mon and put some clothes on that beautiful body and let's go have some fun."

Robert stood and was still protesting, but Todd walked up next to him and said, "Please, Lucky," then he put his arm over Robert's shoulders. "Let me do this. I wanna take you out. We should have some fun for a change."

Robert was standing nude as Todd was fully dressed and he looked into Todd's eyes. After a minute, he was about to protest again, but Todd brought his hand down and slapped Robert on the butt.

"Don't make me spank you again," Todd said, trying to keep a straight face. "Get dressed."

Robert was surprised with the spank, but wanted to see if Todd would do it again and so he opened his mouth to say something and Todd smacked his other butt cheek. Robert smiled and, just for laughs, he bent over and said, "One more time, please?"

Todd was laughing now, but obliged Robert and smacked him just a bit harder. When he did, Robert took a step forward and rubbed his ass, saying, "Thanks."

"Wow, I didn't know you were kinky," Todd said.

"I'm not. Just wanted to see if you could follow orders," Robert said as he pulled out some clean underwear, socks, a polo shirt and some jeans.

"Blake has me trained to follow orders. Don't you worry about that," Todd said, winking at Robert.

Todd took Robert to a little French style café in the village and they ordered dinner and talked. During the conversation, Todd reached over and grabbed Robert's hand and held it, as his thumb stroked the skin on the back of Robert's hand. He had tried to pull away, but Todd held tight, telling Robert to relax. After a few minutes, Robert had forgotten where they were and was enjoying himself.

No one had paid them any attention during their dinner. Seeing as how the entire restaurant was mainly filled with gay men and lesbians, no one cared. After dinner was over, they walked the streets of The Village and again, Todd grabbed Robert's hand and held it. This time, Robert didn't pull away. He was comfortable with Todd and in their location, so it didn't bother him. He thought he would be uncomfortable the entire evening, but to his surprise Todd put him at total ease.

As they were walking around, they passed in front of one of the city's many gay bars and Todd's phone rang. He looked and saw it was Blake and politely excused himself from Robert and took a few steps away then answered the phone.

"Hey, baby," Todd said, genuinely happy.

"Hey, puppy. Whatcha doin'?" Blake asked.

"I'm on a date with Robert," Todd said, plainly.

"A date?" Blake asked. "What do you mean a date?"

"It's not a real date. I took him out to let him know what it could be like to go out with another guy. It's nothing, really," Todd explained.

"What have ya'll done?" Blake asked.

"Dinner, conversation, hand holding. Stuff like that," Todd answered.

"Don't forget to give him one of your famous good night kisses," Blake said.

Todd could hear the smile in his boyfriend's voice and said, "I would only do that with your permission."

"I don't care. It's just a kiss. Just don't go falling in love with a bi-dude," Blake said, still smiling.

"That won't happen, don't worry," Todd reassured him.

"So, when am I gonna finally see Robert on the webcam?" Blake asked, serious now.

"I told you, I don't know if he'll jerk off..."

"Not jerking off," Blake said, cutting Todd off. "I mean, you introduced me to your other friend over the cam."

"Chuck. That's right. I don't know. Maybe we'll get a chance soon. I promise you'll get a chance to meet him," Todd said.

"Good. Well, the reason I called was to let you know that Papa approved my vacation for October eight through the seventeenth. I wanted to ask if I should go ahead and buy the ticket."

"Let me look at the schedule and I'll call you back tomorrow. I don't foresee any problems, but I just wanna make sure," Todd replied.

"Okay. So, just a quick change of subject: how is the jerking off going?" Blake said, teasing in his voice.

"I'm not going to let you tease me tonight. To answer your question, it's going fine. Robert and I jerk off all the time now, together."

"What do you mean together?" Blake asked more serious.

"I'm on his bed, or he's on mine. We jerk off, we clean up, we go back to what we were doing," Todd explained.

"Have you guys jerked each other yet?" Blake asked.

"Why would I do that? I have you to play with," Todd said.

"But I'm not there. Show him what it feels to be manhandled," Blake said.

"Blake!?!" Todd called in surprise.

"What? You're not fucking him. You're jerking him off. I don't care what you two do together, just no blowjobs, fucking, or rimming, like you said. Kissing and jerking each other off, big deal. When you and I are together, we're making love. You're just showing him how a man can please him, to an extent. Live a little, Todd, and have fun doing it," Blake said.

"I'm surprised to hear you say this. You didn't want anyone else touching me, or even knowing who fucks who," Todd said, bringing up the campground. "Hell, you slapped me when I thought your hand was jerking me off at the campground."

"Well, I've matured. I want you to have some fun and if that means jerking him off, then I don't care. You trust Robert, I trust you, and I know you won't cross any lines," Blake said.

"Remind me of the line again," Todd said.

"No blowjobs or ass play. That means fingers, dicks or tongues," Blake stated.

"Don't worry. I don't think he's ready for that, yet. Plus, I don't know if I want to do that with him. I love you, not Robert."

"I know, but you can play a little, I don't mind. Just remember, it's me you're making love to," Blake said.

Todd smiled and said, "I wish I could make love to you tonight."

"When you sleep, dream of making love to me then. I will," Blake said, and they sat silent for a few moments. "Now, go on and get back to your date. Don't keep Robert waiting."

"I love you," Todd said to Blake.

"Not as much as I love you," Blake said back.

"Talk to you tomorrow with the schedule," Todd said.

"Okay. Night. And have some fun," Blake said before hanging up the phone.

When Todd turned around, he saw that Robert looked really uncomfortable. There were three guys around him, talking to him, but two were visibly hitting on him. Todd smiled and walked over.

"Hey, guys," Todd said, standing next to Robert.

"Who are you?" one of the guys said.

"I'm his boyfriend," Todd answered with confidence, putting his arm across Robert's shoulders.

The three boys looked Todd up and down and then put up their hands and said, "Hey, it's okay. We were just talking to the boy."

"You weren't hitting on him?" Todd asked, enjoying this.

"No," said one of the guys. "I mean, yeah, he's cute, but now that I know he's taken, then I'll back off.

"Smart man," Todd said, eyeing the guy.

"It's cool, daddy," the man replied.

As Todd nudged Robert to start walking, he looked at the three guys and said, "You three stay out of trouble and have fun."

The three men were speechless, watching Todd and Robert walk away.

"Thank you," Robert said.

"No problem. They giving you a hard time?" Todd asked.

"At first, no. Then they started talking about how cute I was, and then how scared I looked. I was about to come and get you."

"Nah, they just liked what they saw, and they also saw weakness. If you end up dating guys, you'll get more confidence about yourself. Right now, you're in a place you've never been and everything's kinda scary. If that ever happens again, just show them you have confidence. They won't bother you."

"Thanks. I'll try to remember that," Robert said, putting his arm around Todd's lower back.

From there, they decided to go by Starbucks and then head home. When they arrived, Todd was unlocking the door as Robert told him he had a great time. When the door opened, Robert walked in and put his cup down on Todd's desk and before he knew it, Todd grabbed his arm and pulled him around.

"What are you doing?" Robert asked.

"You can't end a date without a goodnight kiss," Todd explained.

Robert remained silent and watched Todd. Todd didn't move, wanting to give Robert enough time to protest or pull away. When Robert did neither, Todd pulled Robert into his chest and looked into his dark brown eyes and lowered his mouth. As their lips touched, Todd saw Robert close his eyes and then he did the same. The kiss lasted about half a minute. When it was broken, Robert's eyes remained closed as he reached out a hand to steady himself.

Todd remained staring at Robert and when he saw Robert open his eyes, he heard him say, "Wow!"

"Was it good?" Todd asked, already knowing the answer.

"Yeah. Very good." Robert turned away from Todd, then turned back and said, "You're the first guy I've ever kissed."

"I'm glad you enjoyed it. You can usually expect this on a first date, if everything goes well and you both like each other," Todd clarified for Robert.

"Nice. What happens on a second date?" Robert asked.

"Pretty much the same."

"And a third?" Robert asked, again.

Todd smiled and said, "I could show you," in a teasing voice.

"Why? What happens?" Robert wanted to know.

"It depends on the guys," Todd said, getting serious. He walked over to his bed and started undressing. "Some guys like to hop in the sack on the first date. Some wait until the tenth. If you both like each other and you wanna play around without having sex, then usually, just a jerk off and some making out."

"When does sex happen?" Robert asked.

"When you and he are both comfortable and ready for it. That's not usually a set date. But from what I've heard, that usually happens around the fifth or so. Unless, one of you asks the other on a little trip."

Robert, slowly, started to get undressed and asked, "How does the sex progress on dates? Like, what's the first step when you're ready to take it and then the second and so on?"

Todd was down to his underwear when he answered. "First step would be a kiss. Second, would be maybe a make-out session or just a quick kiss. Third is a make-out for sure, maybe a little touchy, feely over the clothes. Forth, is maybe just the same, but maybe touching under the clothes. Fifth, is make-out, then maybe just a jerk-off together. Sixth, would be all that, then maybe... blowjobs. After that, it's up to your comfort level, because it's usually full-fledged sex.

"Now mind you, my first step description could last for four dates, until you reach the second step. It's just an idea of what I would probably do if I were dating. Second step could be date number five, six, or twenty. Just depends on how comfortable the guys are together." Todd finally removed his underwear and tossed it in his dirty clothes pile.

"So, just out of curiosity, what step would we be on, if we were dating? I know we just had our first date, but we've known each other a while and even jerked off together," Robert quizzed.

"Well, we'd probably be on the fifth step. Jerking-off together. That's as far as I am allowed to go," Todd said, taking a step toward Robert.

When he arrived in front of Robert, he reached down and grabbed Robert's hand in his own and led him over to his bed. Robert got down next to Todd and they sat very close, leaning against the wall. After Robert was comfortable, Todd leaned over and kissed Robert's lips. Robert kissed back. He then moved to Robert's neck and then his chest, where he encircled Robert's nipples with his tongue. Robert sucked air through his teeth, enjoying the pleasure.

He moved back up and kissed Robert's mouth again and as he did, his left hand moved over Robert's stomach and then moved down. When his fingers were in Robert's pubic hair, just millimeters from the prize, Robert pulled away, and said, "Should you be doing that?"

Todd pulled back and said, "It's okay. Blake said I could."

"What?" Robert asked, pulling his head away to see Todd more clearly. "You told Blake about this?" he asked, a little upset.

"No," Todd said, sitting back. "Blake told me that if we wanted to play a little, I could, just don't cross the line."

"What does that mean?" Robert asked.

"It means, no blowjobs or fucking," Todd said, confused to Robert's reaction.

"I don't like this. I don't even think I'm ready for this," Robert said, getting off Todd's bed and going to his own.

"Lucky, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt or offend you. I just thought we could have a little more fun, that's all."

Robert stood there, utterly bewildered as to why he acted the way he did. He had wanted to play with Todd for a while now and when the chance came, he chickened out. He was pissed at himself for not doing more, but then he reasoned, he was a little scared of playing with another guy. What if he hated it? What if he couldn't stand to have another man touch him like that? At this point, he turned and lay in his bed looking away from Todd.

"Robert?" Todd called.

"It's okay. I'm just tired now," Robert said, closing his eyes, knowing he wouldn't sleep a wink. He waited a couple of hours before he even moved. He could hear the rhythmic sound of Todd in a deep sleep. He finally, but quietly, turned over. The moon was full and its light was almost shining on Todd's face, but it was too high in the sky to get above the side of the mattress. Enough light illuminated the room so that he could see Todd's face and he asked himself why he chickened out.

Was I really scared?' he thought to himself. Was I afraid I wouldn't like it? When he kissed me, I felt more emotion than I had with Megan. I wish I could understand all of this...' Robert stopped thinking for a few minutes and just stared at the boy in the bed next to his own. `Or am I afraid I will love it and then my emotions will take over?' As he mulled over the question, he reasoned that was the exact reason he had pulled away. He was afraid he might enjoy it too much. Robert was the type of guy who could fall in love easily. He had fallen in love four times, but only told of Megan, and a passing mention of Mary.

His other two girlfriends, Celia and Robin, were before Megan. He had gotten to know them and within a week, his feelings for Celia were strong. Sadly, she hadn't felt the same. She had ditched Robert for an old boyfriend that she had still loved, though, she never told Robert this. He found out by waiting at a restaurant for two hours. He called, but she never answered, until, finally, she did. When he asked where she was, she said she forgot about their date because she was distracted. When he inquired about the distraction, she remained silent, thinking it over, when Robert heard a man's voice in the background. He told her he understood and she explained he was an old boyfriend, but they were working things out. Even though he was crushed inside, he was still a gentleman about it and told her that he hoped it worked out and wished her a happy life.

Robin was pretty much the same way, only she came into his life just days after Celia. He told himself she wasn't his rebound, but that's what she was. They dated for a couple of weeks before the relationship grew stale, at least, on her end. He had found her attractive and by the second week and six dates, his feelings were growing stronger. He was hoping, in a week or two, that she would accompany him on a weekend trip to Napa Valley. Before he got the chance to ask her, she mentioned that she had met another guy.

"What other guy?" Robert inquired.

"Just some guy a friend introduced me to," Robin had said.

"But I thought we were a couple?" Robert said, grabbing her hand.

She gently eased her hand from his grasp and said, "I thought we were going to see other people, while we dated, so we could figure out if this was what we wanted."

"I haven't seen anyone else. I thought you wanted to be with me?" Robert said, hurt in his eyes.

"Sorry, Robby. I thought you knew I wasn't ready to settle down just yet. I want to date a little and have some fun," Robin said.

"Oh," was all Robert could think to say. He sat there, crushed again, within three weeks time and she just stared at him.

When the silence was broken, she said, "I'm sorry, Robby. I really am. If I was ready to settle down, you would be perfect, but I'm not." She patted his hand and continued, "Which ever girl you end up with will be very lucky."

"Thanks," Robert said weakly before getting up and leaving her alone at the diner she had chosen. He wanted a hasty retreat for fear his emotions would get the better of him and a tear would show itself. By the end of the day, his eyes remained dry and he told himself he was just having bad luck.

A few days later, a college buddy of his invited him to a house party that he was invited to and implied there was going to be alcohol. Robert had been drunk a few times already and so he figured, free booze and getting drunk was a good combination. He told his friend he'd be there and come Friday he hit the bar hard. It was in an apartment building down the block from the campus and when he got there, he made small talk with his friend and then headed straight to the alcohol. After his fourth drink, he heard a girl's voice behind him.

"Don't go so fast. The party's gonna last all night."

Robert turned and saw a beautiful girl smiling at him. He looked at her and said, "What?"

"That's your fourth. Slow down a little and enjoy the party," she said.

"You've been counting?" Robert asked.

"Well, yeah. It wasn't my intention, but when I saw you come in, you didn't strike me like the partying type," she said, smiling.

"Oh, I know how to party, but I'm just not in the mood to party. I'm in the mood to get drunk," Robert said, lifting his glass and taking a swig.

"So," she said, stepping closer to him. "What makes a nice guy like you want to get drunk?"

"How do you know I'm a nice guy?" Robert asked.

"I have a sixth sense for these things," her eyes twinkling as she answered him.

"Stuff," he said, not wanting to relive the last three weeks.

"What kinda stuff?" she asked.

There was a pause. "Do I know you?" he asked, wondering if they had met and he just didn't remember.

"Sorry," she said, extending her hand. "My name's Megan Reynolds."

"Robert O'Donnell," he said, shaking her hand.

"So, Robert O'Donnell. Is it school stuff you're trying to get away from?" Megan asked.

"Nah. School's fine," he answered, taking another drink.

"Girl trouble?"

Robert made the smallest of twitches and when she saw it, said, "Ah ha! Someone broke your heart, huh?"

Robert held up two fingers and she said, "Two girls."

"Wow, you must get around."

"Not really," Robert said. "The first girlfriend got back with her old boyfriend and the next girl I met, well she seemed like she liked me. After two weeks she told me that she was still dating other people."

"Ahh, the whole, `let's date other people while we date each other' routine," she said.

"Yeah. It sucks. I didn't know we were able to date other people. When I asked her out and she said yes, I was monogamous," Robert explained.

"I like that in a man," Megan said, smiling big, making her eyes twinkle.

"What's that?" Robert asked, a little slow because of the drink.

"Monogamy," she said, then turned around.

She was about to walk away, but Robert put his hand on her shoulder and called her name. "Megan?"

She turned and said, "Yeah?"

"Would you like to go out sometime?" he asked, innocently.

"Love to," she said, then grabbed a pen nearby and wrote her number on his hand. "Call me tomorrow." She put the pen back, then turned and left Robert with his drink.

Robert looked at his hand, at her number and got up, leaving his drink behind. He didn't want to get any more wasted, knowing she was going to be around. He didn't want her first impression of him being a jackass.

He called her the next day and they had a great date. Not too romantic, but not too cheap. They enjoyed each other's company and had a great time together. Robert was sure to guard his heart and after a month of them still dating, he let his emotions go deep within him and he told himself that he loved her.

They had been sweethearts all throughout his freshman year and when it came time for him to leave, they split amicably. She told him that if he was ever in California again, to look her up; maybe she'd still be single. He assured her he would and got on his plane back to the east coast.

The week before he left was when he lost his virginity to the girl of his dreams.

Now, tonight, he had the chance to lose part of his virginity to a guy, but had chickened out and he knew the reason why. He was afraid that if he enjoyed it, he would make some emotional connection that Todd wouldn't have and he would get hurt again. Todd was willing, with his boyfriend's permission, to take Robert a few feet onto the gay bridge and show him a little of what sex could be like. It wasn't sex or even making love; it was just a hand job. Over the next few days, he mulled over the fact that a hand job wasn't anything to get his emotions heightened over.

He had been avoiding Todd, not too hard, but was short on his words when they spoke. He had not jerked off with Todd since the night before their date, but he could tell that Todd wasn't too worried. Todd had exhausted himself apologizing to Robert for anything he did. Robert always told him it was okay, but Todd knew otherwise. Todd had told Blake of the exchange over the weekend and Blake just told him not to rush anything. He told Todd that maybe Robert wasn't ready for anything more.

"But he let me kiss him," Todd said.

"Yeah, a goodnight kiss. Maybe a little more, but a kiss is something different than touching someone, puppy. You know that," Blake said.

"I know. I just thought he wanted to go a little further," Todd said.

"He might, just give him time. If he doesn't, then don't worry about it. Just fix the friendship, first," Blake had advised.

"I know. I want Lucky back. I could care less about anything else. I just want it comfortable again in our room," Todd said.

"Just give it time, baby. It'll work out," Blake said, then gave Todd his love and hung up.

Friday night rolled around and Todd decided he couldn't do anything more to make Robert feel better and gave him his space. He went out with some of his friends he met last year and they had a great time. Robert, on the other hand, went out alone and headed off to a movie. When he got back, he was hoping to talk to Todd. When he arrived, he saw Todd was still out.

Robert stripped down and got in the bed. Only this time, it was Todd's bed he got into. If nothing else, when Todd woke him, he could talk and apologize to him for his recent attitude. Around one in the morning, Todd was coming in for the night and he gently opened the door, stepped around it and closed it just as gently, not seeing the bump in his bed. He stepped over to his desk and emptied his pockets and stripped down. He went to brush his teeth and when he was done, went to his bed.

As he pulled back the sheets, he saw Robert, nude and asleep in his bed. For a moment, he wondered if Robert had gotten drunk and gotten in the wrong bed for the night, but then he saw Robert was hugging one side of the bed. He figured Robert got in his bed for a reason and he crawled on his knees over to Robert, shook him, and said, "Lucky, are you okay?"

Robert woke, turning to face Todd in the dark and said, "Oh, hey."

"You okay?" Todd asked again.

"Yeah, why?" Robert asked, forgetting where he was.

"Well, you're in my bed," Todd stated.

"Oh, right." Robert sat up and started speaking. "I'm sorry for the last week. I don't know what came over me. I guess I got nervous and I shouldn't have taken it out on you."

"I thought maybe I went too fast. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable, Robert," Todd said.

"You didn't. I just think the situation did. I really do want to be with a man, I just think it was kinda moving faster than I expected," Robert said.

"Hey, there's no rush. Not for me or any man. You'll know when the time is right for you. I probably did come on a little strong and my hands started moving faster than I cared to remember," Todd admitted.

"I liked kissing you, though," Robert said. Even though Todd couldn't see it in the dark room, Robert was smiling.

Todd reached out and bumped into Robert's arm. He worked his way up, until he found Robert's head. Once he did, he leaned in and gave Robert another kiss. Robert gave into the kiss and just about wrapped his arms around Todd, but Todd pulled away. He shuffled for a minute and then finally settled next to Robert on the bed. There was silence for a moment before Robert broke it.

"Are you sure it's okay with Blake? I don't want you cheating on him," Robert asked, concerned.

"He's fine with it. I told him we were on a date and explained why and he told me not to forget to give you a goodnight kiss. Then Blake, told me that if I was bold enough and you wanted to, I could use only my hands to give you a small taste of what it might be like to be with a guy," Todd said.

"Maybe soon," Robert said, and then looked at his bed. "Right now, I better get back to sleep."

Before Robert moved, Todd said, "You can stay, if you want. I won't attack you in your sleep."

Robert gave a chuckle and said, "I know you won't. You won't mind?"

"Not at all. It'll be nice to sleep with someone again. We aren't doing anything, so Blake won't care," Todd stated.

"Cool," Robert said, then moved back to his original position.

"If you want to get off the side, you can. There's plenty of room," Todd said, getting comfortable on his side, but more in the center of the bed.

Robert scooted back and put his head on the pillow. Silence surrounded them for a minute before Robert asked "How do you sleep with Blake?"

Todd turned his head and answered, "I pull up next to him, snuggle my nose in his hair, and hold him while we sleep."

Another silence, then, "Can you show me? Is that too much?"

"It's not too much, but things of mine will be touching things of yours," Todd said.

"I won't mind," Robert said, smiling, but still not moving.

Todd lifted the covers and moved up next to Robert. He places his legs, stomach, chest and hips against Robert. After he had done that, Todd asked, "Does it bother you I'm this close?"

"No. It's nice," Robert responded.

"Just to warn you, I might touch your butt if I have to adjust anything," Todd said.

Robert gave a laugh and said, "Fine. I don't care."

Todd slipped his right arm under the pillow Robert was using and used his left hand to snake its way under Robert's arm and over his side. "I usually put my hand on Blake's chest, like this," Todd said, and mimicked his actions. "Is this okay?"

"Yeah," Robert said, quietly.

Todd lowered his head down and his nose was buried in Robert's hair. In a whisper, Todd said, "I put my head here."

"I like it," Robert said.

Not another word was said. They both held still and before Robert knew it, Todd had fallen asleep. He knew it was going to be a while before he got any rest. Between his legs he was as hard as a rock, just because he knew another man was holding him in bed and also because he knew it felt right.

The next morning, Todd was lying on his back and Robert had his head on Todd's right shoulder, draping his body over Todd's chest. Todd was the first to wake and when he did his thoughts immediately went to Blake. He thought his boyfriend was on him, but when he opened his eyes, he realized it was Robert. He smiled and brought his right hand up and placed it on Robert's back.

He concentrated on the feeling of Robert's body on his and felt Robert's hip over his privates and Robert had one leg in between his. Somehow during the night, Robert had worked his way, partially, on top of Todd and he didn't mind one bit. Blake and he usually woke up in the same position they went to sleep in, but Todd could tell that Robert was a mover.

A few minutes later, Robert started to stir and Todd put both his arms over his friend and held him close. When Robert opened his eyes, he felt the warmth of Todd, but had forgotten who he was with. He jerked his head up and saw Todd's eyes, and instantly felt relief.

"Mornin', Lucky," Todd said, smiling.

"Hey," Robert said, smiling, then realized he was on top of Todd and tried to move. Todd held him close, and said, "Don't worry. I like this."

Robert put his head back and concentrated on his body touching Todd's.

"How'd you sleep?" Todd asked.

"Better than I have in a long time," Robert said, truthfully.

"That's because another body was sleeping next to you," Todd said.

"Yeah, I think so. I remember when I used to sleep with Megan. I would hold her before we went to sleep, but we would usually wake up on opposite sides of the bed. I'm surprised we're still together this morning."

"That might be my doing. In my sleep, I might have pulled you back into me." Todd paused for a moment before asking, "Are you still comfortable with this?"

"Yeah," Robert asked, keeping his head on Todd's shoulder. "It feels wonderful. Your arms around me make me feel safe."

"Blake says the same thing. I think just because their big is all," Todd said, chuckling.

"Maybe," Robert said, but he knew the reason was because he loved Todd holding him.

Just a few weeks ago, he knew he was a straight man who was curious. He wouldn't even call himself bi, yet. But now he's beginning to wonder. He still loved women, but he loved this feeling of Todd holding him just a little more. Was he really gay but had been fooling himself? He let the thought pass and closed his eyes once more.

A few minutes later, Todd broke the silence by saying, "According to my pressure gauge, you need to get up."

Robert looked at Todd and asked, "Am I hurting you?"

"No, but I can feel your morning wood digging into my hip. You gotta pee," Todd said.

"I'm sorry," Robert said, and turned off Todd. "I was trying to put it off so I could stay where I was. I liked waking up like this."

Todd smiled and said, "I did too. When you're done, come back to me."

Robert gave a small smile and went to the bathroom to do his business. When he returned, Todd had his hand outstretched for Robert to fall back into. When he did, Todd pulled him to lie directly on top of him.

"This okay?" Todd asked, putting his arms around Robert.

"Yeah. I like it," Robert said, putting his head on Todd's shoulder, nuzzling his face in Todd's neck.

"Me, too, Lucky," Todd said, and fell silent.

Robert could feel his chest heaving with Todd's as they breathed. Their stomachs were pressed together, tightly, and he could also feel their penises pressed into each other. His legs were lying on Todd's and he loved the feeling of Todd's powerful body under his own. As he concentrated on the feeling of Todd under him, Todd looked down and saw his scar bump and decided to ask.

"Lucky, how did you get that scar on your left arm?"

Robert brought his right arm up and propped his head on his hand and answered the question. "It's a cigarette burn," he said. "I was in a bar with some friends of mine and I wanted a cool smiley face, so I grabbed one of their cigarettes and put it on my skin..."

"Didn't it burn?" Todd asked.

"Well, obviously, but I was so wasted, I didn't feel anything. Anyway, I left it in one spot too long and it just eventually scarred over. Now, it's just a bump, nothing more."

"Oh," Todd said, then moving his arm around, he ran his fingers over the bump. As he did that Robert broke the silence and asked, ""Do you think Blake would mind, if you want to, of course, if the kisses were a constant thing?"

"What do you mean?" Todd asked, moving his head a little to the right to see Robert better.

Robert smiled and said, "I liked it, very much, when you kissed me. I was kinda hoping we could do it again."

Todd smiled and moved his head closer and found Robert's lips. They touched, softly, and Todd moved his hand up and cupped the back of Robert's head. Todd parted his lips and allowed his tongue to touch Robert's soft lips. When they did, Robert parted his and his tongue found Todd's. They kissed for a few moments and then Robert pulled back and smacked his lips.

"Yeah, that's amazing," he said, closing his eyes, reliving the moment in his head.

"I know you liked it. I can feel how excited you are," Todd said.

Before Robert could respond, Todd slid his hand between their stomachs and found what he was looking for. Robert was speechless for a moment and lifted his body, slightly, to help Todd find his way. When he did, Todd wrapped his hand around Robert's hardness and just held on; no movement was needed. Todd saw Robert close his eyes and relish the feeling of such a powerful hand wrapped around him. Without thinking, he lowered his head back down and found Todd's lips.

A couple of moment later, Todd could hear Robert start to whimper. He was moving his thumb over the sensitive head of Robert's erection. Robert, instinctively, started moving his hips, wanting the feeling to intensify. Robert allowed himself to put all his weight on Todd and moved his hands to Todd's head. He held it, keeping Todd where he was, as he gyrated his hips against Todd's hand and thumb. A few more moments of this movement was all it took. He started breathing heavily and finally, he started moaning into Todd's mouth.

Todd tightened his grip on Robert's erection and this thumb was working furiously over the head. When he felt the first sign of liquid, mixed with Robert's moans, he planted his thumb over the slit and squeezed with his fist. A second later, his thumb was covered in liquid warmth. Robert broke the kiss and nuzzled his head into Todd's neck and continued his moaning. His breathing was still heavy and Todd moved his hand, slightly, to help Robert keep his climax for as long as possible. When his cock finally quit jerking, Todd held still, not knowing how sensitive Robert would be.

Todd turned his head and pulled it back a little and found Robert's lips again. They kissed as Robert got his breathing back under control, then finally, the kiss was broken. Todd slipped his hand back from between them and brought his hand up to inspect it. He saw Robert's cum still on his thumb and with Robert watching him; he put it in his mouth.

Todd cleaned his thumb and pulled it out, slowly and looked at Robert. He was in shock, and Todd said, "What?"

"Nothing," he said, still shocked.

"I like the taste of cum, what can I say?" Todd said, and smiled big at his friend.

"How does it taste?" Robert asked.

"You," Todd said, squeezing Robert a little, "taste very sweet."

Robert smiled and put his head back down. A moment later, he tried to move, going to clean up.

"Don't," Todd said, quietly. "Don't move just yet."

Robert lifted his head and said, "But I'm all sticky," then smiled.

"So? We'll be sticky together," Todd said, smiling back and giving Robert a peck.

Robert replaced his head and kept the smile on his face.

"Are you okay with what happened? Are you uncomfortable at all?"

"Surprisingly, no. I like this feeling. I like what you did. I just like it all," Robert said.

Todd started taking longer strokes on Robert's back and after a few moments, reached down to incorporate Robert's butt in the mix. Robert enjoyed the feeling of Todd's hands over his back and butt and a few minutes later the rubbing stopped and Todd kept his hands on Robert's ass.

"You've got a nice ass, Lucky," Todd said, feeling the light dusting of hair on the buns he was holding.

"And you've got strong hands," Robert said, feeling Todd squeeze his ass.

Todd squeezed them a few more times, and brought his hands back up to Robert's back. "If you want, you don't have to sleep alone anymore," Todd offered.

"What about Blake?" Robert asked.

"He won't mind, as long as we don't do anything more than sleep," Todd said.

"I'd like that," Robert said. "But if you want to be alone, just let me know."

"I'd rather sleep with someone than sleep alone. I love to snuggle up with someone while I sleep," Todd said, lightly scratching Robert's back.

"After last night, I think I like it too," Robert said, giving in to the scratching.

They lay silent for a short while longer, before Todd announced that he was getting hungry, then added, "And since I can't have you for breakfast, food will have to do."

Robert gave a laugh and rolled off Todd. "I probably wouldn't be filling enough."

"You'd be surprised," Todd said, kissing him. He then stepped over Robert to head to the bathroom.

Robert lay back and thought about what Todd had said about sleeping together. He liked the idea, especially after last night and put his hands on his stomach as he smiled. He felt the liquid still there and wondered if Todd was right. He swirled a finger in the fluid, brought it up to his lips, popped his finger in his mouth and sucked it clean. Pulling it free, he smacked his lips and thought, `Todd's right. I am sweet.'

Robert heard the shower shut down and got up to head to the bathroom. As he stepped in the room, Todd stepped out of the shower. As he did, he looked at Robert, then looked down and saw the mess he had made between then. Todd smiled and Robert smiled back. Todd stepped over to Robert, squatted down, placed his hands on Robert's hips, stuck out his tongue and licked from Robert's pubic hair to his navel. When he was done, Todd stood, smiled and said, "Yeah, sweet."

Robert turned away, a little embarrassed, but kept his smile on his face. Before Todd stepped out, he leaned into Robert's ear saying, "Maybe one day, I'll get to take it right from the source," then stepped out, heading for the open room.

Robert looked at his reflection and stared at himself. Though he didn't say it out loud, he screamed to himself, in his head, `Why the fuck does he have a boyfriend?!?'

The end of September rolled around and Todd was excited about Blake's visit. They still hadn't found time for Robert and Blake to meet on the webcam, but Blake gave up asking, telling Todd he was going to be there in a couple of weeks, so he'd meet him in person.

Since that first night Robert and Todd had slept together, they hadn't been apart since. They were in one bed or the other, always holding each other as they slept. Todd enjoyed the warm body next to him and made sure to tell Blake about it. Blake told Todd he didn't mind, but said that when he got there, he better be the one being held. Todd laughed and told him not to worry. "Maybe the three of us could sleep together. You could hold me and I could hold him," Blake suggested.

"He's getting used to one guy holding him, I don't know if he'd want two in the same bed with him," Todd said.

"Well, he'll be the one left out, I'm sorry to say. I want you all to myself, when I get there, sexually and asleep, of course."

"Of course," Todd agreed, chuckling.

A week before Blake was to arrive, Todd and Robert ended up playing before they went to bed. Robert had gotten used to touching Todd's erection and actually enjoyed it more than he thought. They had jerked each other off many times and usually every time, Robert's orgasms were heightened more than usual. He knew he liked this more than being with a woman, but wondered if actual sex with a guy would make a difference.

During this particular night, they started out like normal, but Todd took it to a different level. Todd instructed Robert to lie on the bed and when he did, Todd started kissing him from head to knees. He drug his tongue over sensitive areas of Robert's body and licked over his nipples and kissed every ounce of skin he could find on the way down, skipping the most sensitive parts of all. When Todd was on his way back up, he let his tongue run through the hair on Robert's thigh, coming very close to his scrotum.

Robert watched Todd as he maneuvered his tongue over his skin and wanted Todd to touch him with this mouth. His erection was laying up his stomach, so he knew Todd was clear of that, but wanted him to touch him, to help further his pleasure. A minute later, Todd's tongue ran across the loose skin of his scrotum and Robert closed his eyes, sucking in air. Instinctively, he spread his legs a little and Todd took advantage of the move and licked over the skin with more pressure.

Robert arched his back and enjoyed the feeling Todd's tongue was bringing to him. He reached down and grabbed his erection and Todd grabbed his wrist and pushed it away. Robert began to whimper, wanting to further his pleasure, but Todd wouldn't let him. He kept his back arched and was concentrating on Todd's tongue as it massaged the sack that housed his balls. A minute later, he felt Todd move further up until he was tonguing right below the base of Robert's shaft.

Robert looked down, kept his mouth shut and watched as Todd's tongue made contact with the base of his erection. He closed his eyes and he didn't feel Todd stop. He kept moving north, dragging his tongue further up his hardness until he reached the head. When he did, Todd didn't stop and lowered his lips over Robert and sucked him down to the hilt. Robert gasped for breath, arched his back and reveled in the pleasure Todd was giving him. He was so lost in the feeling, he couldn't think. His hands went to Todd's head and he pushed and pulled when needed to partake in as much pleasure as he could.

Todd got into his actions so much that he didn't think of anything. He had wanted to take Robert in his mouth for so long; he just got lost in the moment. He wrapped his lips around Robert's hardness and took him all the way to the base. When he pulled up, he pulled suction with his mouth as he allowed Robert to slip from his lips. When he was at the head, he went back down, just as far, and repeated the process. He felt Robert's hands on his head, helping him along, and he loved it when Robert pushed him down.

Both of his hands found Robert's and they intertwined their fingers as Todd continued to suck on Robert's erection. Robert was moaning with fury at the pleasure Todd was giving him, thrashing his head back and forth, never having received such a beautiful blowjob before. Robert squeezed his hands to let Todd know he loved what he was doing. Todd squeezed back, not thinking of anything else but giving Robert as much pleasure as his body could stand.

This only lasted about five minutes before Robert said those two little words. Todd steadied himself and got ready for the blast. When the first volley occurred, Todd felt it hit his tongue and he started pulling more force with his mouth. He sucked Robert hard as each volley hit the roof of Todd's mouth and drained down his throat.

Robert's orgasm lasted way beyond his liquid production and Todd kept up his sucking until he felt Robert's orgasm pass, completely. He still had a little of Robert's climax in his mouth and he felt Robert pull him up. When he was even with Robert, Robert pulled him down and kissed him, deeply, tasting his own orgasm. They kissed for several minutes before Robert pulled away, put his head on the pillow and smiled. Todd looked at the boy he had just blown and closed his eyes. A minute later, he was off the bed, walking to the window.

Robert opened his eyes and lifted his head and saw Todd at the window, looking down over the park. Concern filled him and he got up and walked over.

When he touched Todd, Todd closed his eyes. He opened them before Robert could see.

"What's wrong?" Robert asked, putting his arm around Todd.

Todd grabbed Roberts hand and said, "I broke the rules."

Robert stood on his tiptoes and put his chin on Todd's shoulder and kept quiet.

"I wasn't supposed to do that. No blowjobs or fucking. That's what Blake said. I fucking broke the rules," Todd said, looking down at his feet.

Robert didn't know what to say. He wished that Blake wasn't even a part of the picture, but he knew that it was impossible to forget that he was. He knew Todd was feeling guilty and he wished there was something he could do.

"I'm sorry I didn't stop you," Robert said, not thinking of anything else.

"It's my fault," Todd said, turning to face Robert. "I want to make love to so you bad, but I know I can't. So when I got near you; tasted you, I couldn't stop myself."

Robert relayed what Todd just said in his mind. `He wants to make love to me,' Robert thought, and smiled inside, but kept his somber look fixed.

"I wanted to give you pleasure. I wanted to..." Todd stopped, not knowing what to say next. "I'm not sorry Blake's in my life. I love him with all that I am, but I wanted to taste you, completely. I just got so caught up in the moment, I couldn't stop."

Todd put his forehead against Robert's and Robert asked, "So, what are you gonna do?"

Without missing a beat, Todd said, "I have to tell him. I broke his rules and I have to tell him."

Carefully, Robert said, "Then tell him, but don't do it over the phone. Tell him when he gets here, before he leaves. If you tell him when he gets here, first thing, it might ruin his vacation. Telling him before he leaves will give him time to think about it on the way home. Blame me, if you want. Tell him I knew the rules and I didn't stop you."

"I don't think that will help. I'm the one who should've stopped." He paused, then said, "I've gotta do something. I know it's gonna kill him when he find out."

Robert pulled Todd into a real hug and held onto him, saying, "Hopefully, he'll understand. Hopefully, he'll just get mad, then he'll let it pass, eventually."

"I don't know if I would let it pass if it was him who did it. I think I would be crushed," Todd said, holding onto Robert.

"Then don't think about it. Try not to feel guilty and when the time is right, you'll tell him."

Todd remained silent. Robert slowly pulled away, looking into Todd's eyes. Todd gave a little smile and turned back to the window.

"We won't do anything anymore until after Blake leaves," Robert said. "That way, neither one of us will be tempted anymore."

Todd nodded his head, but added, "We can still sleep together, but you're right, it's best we don't do anything else for a while."

Only one more event happened that made Todd feel guilty. It lessened the guilt he felt over blowing Robert, but only slightly. On Thursday morning, they awoke with Robert holding Todd. Their bodies were pressed against each other tightly, and Robert's arms were wrapped around Todd's chest, holding him close. Todd was the first to awake and he felt an odd sensation on his ass. It took him a minute, but he realized that Robert's erection was pushing on his anus. He concentrated on the feeling, remembering when Blake had made love to him and thought about how much pleasure Blake had given him.

He was brought back to the present when Robert started kissing his neck. He closed his eyes and said, "Hey, Lucky."

"Hey, yourself, Sunshine," Robert said between kisses. He pushed his body into Todd's a little more and Todd pulled away, slightly.

"Better watch out, Lucky, or that thing of yours is gonna make an entrance."

Robert wondered what Todd was talking about, but then he felt Todd tighten his ass around his erection.

"Oh," Robert said, and laughed.

Robert kept kissing what he could reach of Todd and Todd gave into the feeling of Robert's lips. A minute later, he relaxed himself and felt Robert start to slide inside. He was just about to give into it, completely, and push back, but remembered the rule he had already broken and pulled away, quickly.

"You okay?" Robert asked, feeling the movement.

"I just about pushed back onto you," Todd said, pulling away from Robert and sitting up.

"I was too busy kissing you, I didn't feel anything," Robert said, putting a hand on Todd's back.

"Well, I did," Todd said, putting his head down. "I need Blake to get here fast before I break any more rules," then stood and headed for the bathroom.

Robert lay back on the bed and, not for the first time, cursed Blake for existing.

Saturday finally arrived and Todd was like a kid in a candy store. He was so excited for Blake to get there: he had forgone a shower, having taken one the night before and was at the airport two hours early. When he heard that Blake's plane had arrived, he stood at the top of the escalator, waiting for him to show up. Blake was the first to spot Todd, and with his new look, was sure Todd didn't spot him until he was just about in his arms.

Blake ran to Todd, dropped his bag, and flung himself into Todd's arms. They hugged for a minute before Blake brought his lips around to meet Todd's.

After a kiss that lasted more than a minute, Todd said, "I've missed you so much."

"Me, too, puppy," Blake said. "Me, too," then hugged Todd tight.

To Be Continued...