“Nope.As long as I’ve known him, he’s a bit of a workaholic like me.”
“Was that all?”
“Well...there is one moretinylittle thing.”Joesph took a big breath.“You need to sleep with Jamie.He’s ready.Don’t wait either.I don’t want him getting into his own head and overthinking it.”
“Wait!Do what?”Mike sounded like he might be choking.
“Ask him over for dinner.Do you cook?”
“Seriously?You think I would even attempt to cook for him.A chef?Have you lost your mind?”
“Okay, then order some of that barbecue from that place you got us dinner from.He liked that.”
“And then what?Just jump his bones?I think you have lost it.”
“I’m deadly serious, Mike.You need to get that ball rolling.”
“But...why now?What’s happened?”
Joesph thought for a moment.“You kissed him.”
“Yeah, we kissed.What of it?”
Joesph couldn’t help but bust out laughing.“Mike, you kissed himgood.”When Mike didn’t say anything, Joesph said, “I can feel you blushing all the way from there.It’ssocute.”
“Give me a break.”Mike sighed.“Yeah, it was amazing.It felt so natural.”
“Exactly my point.Jamie was totally dazed when he came back in.He even has a good case of beard-rash, and that is something I’ve never seen before on Jamie.”
“Beard-rash?”Mike blew out a big breath.“What is that?”
“Oh, sweet-baby-jebus,” Joesph said exasperatedly.“It’s when a man with a thick, heavy beard stubble kisses you properly.”
“Oh.I didn’t mean...”
“Do not be sorry.It was fantastic.”Joesph laughed again.“But he’s ready to move on to the next step.”
“And you think that us having sex is the next step?Why not take our time?Get to know one another better?Give him some space.”
“No.With Jamie, that would be the wrong move.That poor man has had blue balls since he met you.Just being in the same room with the two of you is like overdosing on pheromones!”
“Okay.I’ll admit there is a lot of sexual attraction between us.”
“Ya, think?”Joesph chuckled.“Have him over, screw him senseless.Then that’s one big hurdle out of the way.But as I said, don’t wait too long or he’ll run like a scared rabbit.Consider it a test drive.”
“A test drive?”Mike sounded like he was about to lose it.“Like a fucking car?”
“Exactly like a car.It only makes sense, doesn’t it?If you don’t like the way the car drives, you’re not going to spend any more time on deciding if it’s right for you.”
“You’re completely nuts.You know that?”
“It’s only logical.You of all people should know that.”Joesph sighed.“Just do it, Mike.”
“You sure know how to blow up someone’s day, don’t you?Now all I’m going to be thinking about all day is how the hell I’m supposed to do all this.”
“Oh, good Lord, Mike.It’s not like it’s rocket science, now is it?It’s a sleepover date.”
“It’s...more than that to me.”Mike’s voice was so soft it was almost a whisper.
