“I am,” Salzy said, still not taking his eyes off Terry.
“There’s a surprise,” Joesph said, rolling his eyes.“Jamie, is there anything I can help you with?”
“Yeah, there is.”Jamie stood up.“If you could bring down some paper plates, napkins, and silverware, that’d be great.Oh, and serving spoons if you can find any.”
Joesph stood up.“Good timing, I’m ready for another one of these,” he said, holding up his martini glass.“Thank you for this, by the way”
“The pleasure was all mine,” Jamie said, bowing slightly.He looked at Salzy and pointed.“You’re responsible for all the sides.But don’t bring them out until I’ve got the grill going and the burgers are almost done.No sense in letting ’em get warm.”
“What can I do,” Mike asked.
“Not much for you to do.”Jamie was already following Joesph up the steps to the apartment.
“I’ll come and keep you company then.”Mike started towards the staircase.
“Oops,” Jamie said, turning towards the big man, Joesph already inside the apartment.“Could you bring up the hamburger?Salzy can show you where he stashed it.”
“So...he wants to keep you company,” Joesph said as he poured vodka into his glass.
“Would you just hush up.”Jamie sighed.“That man is...”
“That man is hot, is what thatmanis.”Joesph gave Jamie a sideways glare.“You’re as stubborn as an ol’ mule.Can’t you just admit you like the man?”
“Here he comes.”Jamie pulled out a mixing bowl and scowled at it.“I’ve got to wash this.Move over.”
“Here’s the meat,” Mike said as he lifted a bag.“I brought the hot dogs too.”
Joesph just about dropped his martini glass as he roared with laughter.“Oh...that’stoogood.”He almost stumbled as he left the small kitchen.“I need air.”
“What did I just walk into?”Mike asked, looking confused.
Jamie looked at the muscled man, then lifted his arm, waving the length of Mike’s body.“Here’s the meat?”
Mike blushed beet red.“Oh.I didn’t mean it like that.”
Jamie walked over to him, his hand out for the bag.He didn’t stop until he was within an inch of Mike’s body.He took the bag, his eyes never leaving Mike’s.When he had the bag in hand, he reached up with the other one and pulled Mike’s head down and kissed him.
It was a soft and gentle kiss, but Mike pulled Jamie into his body and deepened the embrace.The kiss quickly became passionate, sucking the air out of Jamie’s lungs.Then Mike abruptly ended it.
“Oh, holy hell,” Jamie whispered.“You sure can kiss.”
“I’ve wanted to do that...for a while.”Mike’s thumb traced a line along Jamie’s jaw.“You kiss good, too.”
Jamie stepped back and out of Mike’s arms and cleared his throat.“You still have to take me out.”
“It would be a pleasure and an honour, kind sir.”Mike gave a grand bow.
“Oh brother,” Jamie said, laughing.“Right, for now, I need to get these burgers made up.”
Mike came up behind Jamie as he dumped the hamburger meat into the mixing bowl.“I am hungry, and not for just food.”Jamie could feel the heat radiating off the man behind him.
* * * * *
“Here we go,” Jamiesaid as he set the burgers and hot dogs down on the picnic tables.“Enjoy.”
“These smell so good,” Terry said, leaning forward, her full breasts covering the edge of the table.
Jamie sat down across from her and saw Salzy’s eyes, as he also noticed where her breasts were.“I may have cooked more than I needed to, but we can have leftovers for lunch or dinner tomorrow.”
