Friends and lovers, but never romantic. Neither of them wanted that with the other. What they had was convenient and fun, and meaningful in its own way.
When Guy finished fucking Adonis that night, Adonis collapsed on Guy’s linen duvet and drank from Guy’s water bottle.
“I needed that,” Adonis said. He wiped at the sweat on his face.
Guy propped himself up next to Adonis. They were both still naked. “What’s going on?” Guy asked.
“What do you mean?” Adonis passed him the water bottle.
“You text me out of the blue that you’re coming over,” Guy said. “I know you had some competition this weekend. So, what happened? Did you blow it?”
“No. I placed third.”
Guy laughed. “That’s not bad at all.”
“No, but it’s not first.”
“You sound like Anamária,” Guy said.
“Rude.”
Guy trailed a light finger along the skin of Adonis’s thigh. “You’re being a perfectionist. Take the win. Let yourself be happy.”
“I’ll try. But it’s hard.Don’tmake a joke about being hard.”
“I won’t,” Guy said. He shifted so that he was lying on his back, one arm folded back so that his hand was beneath his head. He held out his other arm, and Adonis cuddled into his side, draping one leg over Guy’s.
“I’m glad you texted,” Guy said, gently playing with Adonis’s hair.
“Yeah?”
“I was hoping we could talk, actually.”
“That sounds bad.”
“It’s not bad. Remember Jason?”
“Which one.”
Guy snorted. “Jason Tripper. I think you met him at the Halloween party last year.”
Adonis thought for a second. “Right. He said he was dressed as a dinosaur, but it was really just a thong and faux crocodile sneakers.”
“Yes, him.” Guy cleared his throat. “I think we’re dating.”
“You think?” Adonis said.
“Well, we haven’t labeled it yet. It started with hooking up, which we did for a while. But, recently, we’ve started hanging out and, like, going out for dinner, and he’s spending the night more and more, or I’m spending the night there.”
“IthoughtI saw two toothbrushes in the bathroom.”
“You did. That’s his.”
Adonis rubbed Guy’s side. “That’s really sweet. Are you happy?”
“You know, I think I am. I don’t think I’m ready to settle down and put up a picket fence or anything, but he makes me happy.”
“Is that all you wanted to talk about?” Adonis asked. He had a feeling there was more.
