He pushed himself up, and as he walked to the box of tissues on my nightstand, I saw his dick streaked with cum. He pulled out the last four tissues, then looked back at me.
“You might want to grab another box if you’re going downstairs.”
Two minutes later,I headed down to the foyer while Sebastian hurried into the bathroom to clean himself up.
“Hello?” I called out to the voices, and they abruptly stopped talking.
“It’s us, Alex,” one of them yelled back.
I made my way down and was greeted by Jack, who was standing by the storage room next to the main entrance, watching the other guy bent over, searching for something. If I didn’t know how committed Jack was to his relationship, I might’ve gotten the wrong idea from what I just walked in on.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“Didn’t you check your phone? I, uh…”
My hands flew to my pockets, but I hadn’t brought my phone with me. It was still on my piano keyboard, where I always left it.
Jack pointed at the butt wiggling in front of us. “Nicholas called me to ask if we could clean the gutters today. The weatherreport says it’s going to rain tomorrow. I figured you and Sebastian wouldn’t mind.”
“Wait,” the voice inside the closet said, followed by a rumbling before his head popped up. “Who’s Sebastian?” Nicholas’s curious smile couldn’t hide behind his beard.
“Uh, no one,” Jack answered quickly, but it was already too late.
“Did someone find himself a boyfriend?” Nicholas asked, his grin widening.
Jack made a face. “No, he didn’t. He,uh—they got a new cow, that’s right…”
“I still can’t comprehend how you managed to act like you were being killed for our prank when you’re such a bad liar,” Nicholas said before turning to me. “Come on, tell me. There’s only so much gossip going on in this town. I’ll keep it a secret if I have to.”
Jack looked at me with big eyes like a beaten dog. “I’m sorry. I tried my best.”
“It’s okay,” I said. “Didn’t you say you already told him anyway? At the airport?”
“No, that was Jason.”
“Wait, Jason knows?” Nicholas blurted. “And he didn’t tell me?”
“Guys,” I yelled, trying to get between them. “I’m super confused about who knows what now. In any case, whatever you know, please don’t tell anyone.” I turned back to Nicholas. “Sebastian isnotmy boyfriend. He’s Laura’s and Dany’s son.”
“Oh, that’s it? That’s not juicy.” Nicholas nudged Jack. “Why did you act like that if it’s just their…” His eyes widened. “Because you saw something!” He narrowed his eyes at me. “There’s more to it, isn’t there?”
The floor upstairs creaked as footsteps approached rapidly. Sebastian stepped down and came to a halt next to me.
“Gentlemen,” he said. “How are we doing today?”
“Doing great,” Nicholas said, his eyes ping-ponging between the two of us. “I’m Nicholas.”
“I know. You’re the guy from the horror-prank engagement video.” Sebastian put his hand on my shoulder. “I’m sorry. I overheard your conversation. But to explain, Alex and I met at my family reunion. We both like music, which got us talking.”
“Talking, huh?” Nicholas grinned.
“He’s here to study for his exams,” I said, exchanging a glance with Sebastian. He offered me an encouraging smile. “But we…” I sighed. “We might, in fact, enjoy spending some time together, too.”
“Oh, is that what you kids call it these days?” Nicholas laughed.
“Dany and Laura don’t know, so you can’t tell anyone,” Jack chimed in, probably to make it clear he hadn’t forgotten his promise.
“And here I thought times had changed,” Nicholas said, laughing even harder. He ran his fingers above his mouth as if he was zipping his lips shut. “Still, I’m happy for you. It’s about time that you got some action, Alex. And, uh…” He pointed at Sebastian. “…for you, too. Not that I know whether you needed any action. But,ugh—you know what I mean, right?”
