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Carter and the Biker Boy
Chapter 53
When I got home from my morning workout/breakfast with T, I went down to my room to reflect on the events that transpired over the last couple of days. It had been a whirlwind of events, starting with Mom and Dad's wedding in Ontario, having a great conversation between Uncle Mike, Nico, Parker and me on the drive to and from Ontario about almost everything that goes on in a gay relationship.
What kept coming back into my mind time and time again was what they both said about how to make a relationship between two guys work, and I quote: "...many relationships ended because most of the guys couldn't keep their dicks in their pants or couldn't keep their hands and mouths off other guys' dicks, which led to cheating on their so called beloved boyfriends."
In the early days of our relationship if you all recall, we both messed up. We went to San Antonio with Parker's dad who was on a business trip. During the time when his dad was working, we messed around with the guy from the front desk at the hotel and a couple of other guys as well. Then there was the Halloween party at Dylan's house. Same story. The lack of us being true to each other nearly broke us apart due to lack of trust and jealousy.
Did this time feel different? In essence yes, but still it was a repeat of what happened in Texas. We both consented, even though I almost backed out. But regardless, it happened. Could it have happened at Parker's house, but neither of us were afraid to cross the line? Obviously, Caleb was willing. Parker was willing. Was Noah? Just how solid is their relationship? Mine and Parker's? What if Uncle Mike was right?
I felt my eyes well up with tears. Sitting crossed legged on my bed, I grabbed a hold of the teddy bear that Parker gave me last year for my birthday. It was just big enough to hug and hold tight. He told me to hug it when he missed me. I held it tight while burying my face into the back of its head.
I missed him greatly and could faintly smell his Polo Red cologne in the fake fur of the teddy bear.
Sobbing now, I collapsed back on to my bed, covered myself up with my blankets and must have fallen asleep.
My best guess is that my sleep lasted about two hours. Waking up and looking around me, the darkness of my room only served to add to my loneliness and remorse. The house was silent, of course, only interrupted by the central air conditioning unit running in the room next to me.
If only the saying "sleep on it" would have given me the answers, but it did not. Only one thing came to mind, and as I reached for my phone to make a call, I got a chill down my spine. Uncle Mike must have known something, or so I thought. He had called me about fifteen minutes ago. He left a voice message:
"Hey buddy, it's Uncle Mike. I'm just checking in to see how you're doing. Give me a call when you get this message, okay? Love you!" Holy crap. How did he know? Or maybe Mom and Dad just asked him to call.
He picked up on the first ring.
"Hey Carter! How's my favorite nephew doing?" he answered cheerfully, his question made me laugh.
"Really? I'm your favorite nephew?" I answered, trying to be cheerful. "I'm okay. How are you?"
"Just okay? What's going on?" He replied. "I'm enjoying my time off still."
I couldn't hold back. I told him everything that transpired between Caleb and me. If he didn't understand, no one would. He listened intently, responding with an "Okay...and then?" when I took a breath. When I finished, he took a deep breath.
"I was concerned and worried that something like that could happen. Um, look, it's hard to talk about everything on the phone. I've actually got to run into work for a couple of hours for a meeting, but is there any way you can come into the city? I'll text your dad and let him know you're coming in to see me. He'll be fine with it. And no, I won't divulge anything that's going on. Just that you miss Parker. Bring some clothes, you can spend the night. We'll have a girl's, er boy's night. Okay? Does that sound alright?"
"Um sure, but I'm not sure I can drive in that traffic." I replied. "Especially going downtown or to your neighborhood."
"Do you remember how you guys got here before?" He then asked.
"Oh yeah. I can do the same with no problem." I responded, cheering up a bit.
"Okay, If you can get here by three o'clock, that'd be perfect. Text me when you get on the red line downtown and I'll meet you at the L station.
"Great, thanks Uncle Mike. Love you." He told me he loved me too. I quickly gathered enough clothes for the next day. I texted T and told him I wouldn't be there in the morning, explaining where I was going. He responded with "okay, have a fun time. Tell Uncle Mike I said hi."
The drive in to the Cumberland Avenue parking garage wasn't bad. Using the maps app on my phone, I was able to drive right to the garage, and before long I was riding the blue line downtown. I transferred to the red line, texted Uncle Mike, and a short fifteen minutes later he gave me a big hug as I met him at the bottom of the stairs of the Belmont Street L station.
"Hey big guy, it's good to see you again." He told me as he kissed my cheek. "Are you hungry? How about some Thai food?" I agreed and before long we were sitting in this small restaurant called Thai Noodles and Rice, that couldn't have seated more than twenty people. The place was amazing though -- it had so many memorabilia decorating the walls -- everything from dolls, retro toys, cars, and since we were close to Wrigley Field, signed baseballs from past baseball players. I couldn't stop looking at everything that I had to ask Uncle Mike again what he'd asked me. I apologized.
I ordered Pad Thai with a Mocha bubble tea latte. Uncle Mike also ordered Pad Thai but had a Lemon Ginger hot tea instead. We also ordered a side of Crab Rangoon. "So hon, you doing okay?" he asked, looking me in the eye with the same concern and compassion that Dad would always look at me.
For fear of crying again in a public place, I shook my head no. Sensing my mental state, he reached out and took my hands, holding them on top of the table. I glanced around, for fear of what the two burly guys in the corner table might think. Uncle Mike noticed my hesitance.
"Don't worry, hon, those guys are couple of old bears that I've known for a long time. They must not have seen me when they came in. Plus, this is a place where you can kiss your boyfriend at the table and no one will care. So feel free to be yourself, okay?"
I smiled and took a deep breath. My uncle's hands felt soft, sincere, and calming, as he gripped my hands a little tight.
"So you've given in to temptation. While the cat's away the mouse will play. Can you tell me more about what's going on?" Uncle Mike still held my hands as I began to tell him what had transpired, starting with San Antonio. Our food showed up after I'd told him about the Halloween Party.
The Thai food was amazing. Uncle Mike told me that this place was a favorite of Nico's too, so they would usually eat lunch or dinner there at least once a week. I can see why -- the Pad Thai was amazing, so was the Crab Rangoon.
We didn't talk about the camping trip much more until we were done eating. I did feel better after eating. Since the restaurant was getting busier, we decided to go for a walk in the neighborhood and continue our conversation while we walked. Uncle Mike restarted the conversation.
"So okay, you both messed around with other guys when you were in San Antonio, and then again at your first crush's house, Dylan, right? His Halloween party, correct?"
"Yes, that's right." I responded, now not nearly as ashamed of what happened as I was before when I told him at the restaurant.
"And you guys were true to each other, to the best of your knowledge until the camping trip, correct?" he asked, to make sure he understood my facts. Once again I told him that was the case.
"Okay, so now, due to a game of truth and dare, you guys gave in to a dare from Jason? Correct?" I nodded my head yes. "And then Caleb, who admitted to having a crush on you, admitted to everyone in the group that you were his first crush. Then Jason dared you two to blow each other, while he wanted Noah and Parker to do each other too, right?" Once again I nodded my head yes, somewhat embarrassed to be talking about what happened. He continued.
"And you also mentioned that you think Noah and Caleb are having problems as a couple, correct?"
"Yeah, which is strange because they've gotten along so well. I feel like something's going one with Noah, but I'm not sure what." I pondered what it could be, thinking that maybe I might know, but the crazy thing is that I didn't. And then a thought hit me. I blurted it out without really thinking.
"Um, you know, I remember something that happened at Dylan's Halloween party. Parker and I were both dressed up like Superman, you know, Miles Morales? And somehow Noah got me and Parker mixed up when we were in the bathroom, and he basically begged me to, um, you know, uh, do him. After it happened or during, he called me Parker. He thought I was Parker. And I don't think I ever told him. So now, I'm wondering if he and Parker are...?" My thoughts drifted off in thinking that maybe Parker and Noah hooked up before Parker went to his dad's in Colorado?
Uncle Mike thought for a few minutes as we were waiting to cross the street to go to a small city park that was about a city block in size. There were a fair amount of people there just hanging out, and there were also several very cute gay guys there as well.
"So you think that secretly Noah has the hots for Parker?" Uncle Mike finally asked as we crossed the street and started walking in the park. "What else happened at that party?"
I then told him about how someone spiked the punch and it made me pass out because I'd been taking pain pills for my cracked ribs that happened when I got in the fight at school. All that I'd remembered was that I knew someone used me, but no one really owned up to it. Also, Dylan had done Parker thinking that Parker was me.
Looking back on that night, it seemed so messed up what we'd done. But in reality, we didn't know any better. But wait, we DID know better now and still messed around with our best friends.
I then remembered what also happened when I went to Mexico over Christmas break with my mom and met Cristian. When Parker found out it nearly broke us up. I also remember that he accused me of being with Caleb then.
I spilled all of this stuff on Uncle Mike, who was listening intently to me explaining everything that I'd done. When I finished he just looked at me and thought for a few minutes before he spoke.
"You know Carter, you sound a lot like I was in my first gay relationship. And I'm sure that Nico would tell you the same thing. You guys made mistakes. You forgave him, he forgave you. Together you both walked into the trap of having Noah and Caleb over at Parker's house for fun. Do you think that it was the right thing to do?"
"Looking back, probably not." I confessed.
"Exactly. You guys both played with fire. Sure, it was fun. I'm sure it was very fun to see or be around other guys that are having the same fun as you and your boyfriend. Damn, I mean absolutely! But what's been done has been done. You can't go back to undo it. And as far as what transpired during the camping trip and then after is another example of how you both gave in to temptation and strayed away from the vow of being true to each other. In that situation, you guys let a dare allow you both to do something you probably wouldn't have done on your own. Think about it. What if Jason would have dared you to... break into the camp store at night and steal some groceries. Would you have done it?"
"No, of course not." I vehemently responded. Then it really hit me. What he said was absolutely the truth, something neither Parker nor I would have done.
"So put it to you this way. If Jaxon and Jason had not been there and it would have been just the four of you, You boys knew not to cross the line with each other, right?" I nodded my head in agreement.
"You can then see that they were the bad influencers on the camping trip, and given the chance, of course Caleb would jump on the opportunity to be with you, his first crush. And for Parker, maybe he was interested in being with Noah, since he does remember what happened at the party, AND he did think that he was with you at the Halloween party at Dylan's that turned into be just a big orgy of sorts." Uncle Mike laughed now at the thought of me being at an orgy. He continued.
"Look hun, you really have a great guy. I can see the way that you and Parker are together. He loves you so much, just as much as you love him. But I think you guys are going to have to come to the understanding that there cannot be any more sex parties at his house. It can just be you and him. I also think you're going to need to tell him about you and Caleb, and then you're going to have to tell Caleb that you can't be with him again. If he respects you and Parker, he will understand and will respect your wishes."
What Uncle Mike said made perfect sense.
The path going forward was clear as could be. I needed to confess to Parker and hope that he'd be okay with it. After all, he didn't seem to be too upset or refuse to give in to the dare that night in the tent. I didn't want to feel contemptuous in thinking that it wasn't my fault. We both had fault in it. At this point, I'd have to let the chips fall where they may, and just hope and pray that it would work out between us.
I felt a lot better talking about it with Uncle Mike. We talked more about relationships and all. We then left the park and walked back to his apartment where we continued to talk about gay relationships and all. He told me that I reminded him a lot of himself when he was younger. So at least I took solace in knowing that he turned out okay so maybe I would too.
Later in the evening Nico came over and we got a pizza and watched a couple of shows on Netflix. I was getting sleepy so I showered and then went to bed in the spare room.
Nico spent the night and I thought I heard noises coming from the bedroom that seemed familiar, but I put it out of my mind and drifted off to sleep.
The following morning we went out for breakfast and then after thanking Uncle Mike for everything -- breakfast, dinner, the great conversations and all -- I told him and Nico good bye, got on the L and started the journey back home.
Oddly enough, I hadn't heard from Parker in two days. I sent him a text to see what was up, but he did not respond.
I did get a text from Caleb just before I got off the train to go to the parking garage to get my car.
< Hey bro, you doing okay? T said you went to see your uncle.
< Yeah bro, on my way back home now. TTYL
< K (smiling emoji)
And then he texted me again five minutes later.
< we talk? Pls?
I wrote back just before the light turned green to leave the parking garage.
< sure. The drive back home was easy. The traffic wasn't bad at all.
I was about five miles from home when my phone buzzed. It was from T.
< Dude, we have a cross meeting at school. U gonna be there right?
Crap, I had forgotten about that. Since I was named co-captain, I had to be there. I would have to go directly there since it was almost three o'clock.
The coach talked about mandatory practices starting tomorrow morning, and then announced that Parker and I were going to be co-captains, leading workouts and all. The boy's team looked great -- we had seven returning runners who were now seniors, six juniors, four sophomores, and eight freshmen. I had to explain to the coach why Parker wasn't here. His response was quite stern: "If he isn't here on Monday then he's not going to be a co-captain. Plain and simple, okay?"
I told him that was fine and that I was sure that he would be back on Monday. I also told him that T and I had been running all summer, so I'd be fine with T helping us. The coach agreed. After the meeting T and I talked briefly. He asked me why I went to see Uncle Mike.
"I'm not sure you want to know." I told him, trying to get to my car and head home. But since T's aunt dropped him off, he asked if I could give him a ride home. Reluctantly, I agreed, knowing that I'd have to confess to him what went on.
I was right. When I told him what transpired, his response was harsh.
"You did WHAT after we left? What's the matter with you dude? Does Parker know?"
I told him that he was there in the tent with me and the other four, so obviously he knew about what went on in the tent, and seemed to be okay with it, and was fine the next day. And he knew that Caleb spent the night with me.
"I knew something was going on. Something wasn't right with you and Caleb when we went to the Y. It was like he was just smitten with you or something. Man, this better not make Parker break up with you. But wait, like whoa, he was with Noah in the tent?" I told him that he was. "Dude, that's fucked up. So you guys like both screwed around. Bro, I'm surprised." I hung my head as we waited for a stop light to turn green. "I know, it was a mistake." I wasn't sure T would want to know the complete details, so I asked him.
"Um, NO, I don't want to know the details. It grosses me out thinking about that. Don't get me wrong dude, you are my best friend and I love you like a brother and I always will. But I don't fully understand, well, okay, um, I do, but it's not for me. I just think that whatever happened between you all is your business, but bro, I just don't want you guys to get hurt, sick or break up. I love Parker like a brother too, and I can't imagine the two of you apart."
"Thanks, T. I appreciate that. Yes, it was wrong what happened in the tent. Uncle Mike used a great analogy that if Jason or Jaxon asked us to rob a store during a truth or dare game, we wouldn't do it. It's just the way that it all happened. It's not just my fault, Parker's, Caleb's or Noah's fault either. I know that it was Jaxon and Jason that did us wrong. Had they not been there I highly doubt that we would have done what we did on our own."
"Okay, good. But one other question. I get the feeling that Caleb really likes you. So do you think that Parker sensed that more than likely something happened between you and Caleb? And maybe that's why he hasn't texted you?"
I thought for a moment before answering.
"We, um, didn't really talk too much about what happened at the campground, other than it being crazy. Did he seem upset that Caleb spent the night? Not really...he even told us to have fun. I keep going back to the whole thing in the tent. If he wasn't into the idea, I think he would have told them no. But it seemed to be something that was alright with him." T still had a perplexed look on his face, trying to make sense of what I'd told him.
"Well, okay, but it still seems wrong." He replied, shaking his head back and forth.
"I know. And just like you're my best friend, I would never walk away from you, just like I can't walk away from Caleb.
"So I know this may sound weird, but do you think that Noah and Parker have done something together without you knowing about it?" T asked the same burning question that had been on my mind.
"I guess I'll find out when he gets back tomorrow or Sunday. I think he said Sunday." Honestly, I wasn't sure.
As I approached T's apartment, we agreed that I'd talk to Caleb and also let Parker know what transpired. I also told T I'd pick him up in the morning for our first formal cross country practice.
I had no sooner pulled in the driveway at the house when my phone buzzed. It was a call from Parker.
"Hey babe! So good to hear from you. How's everything with your dad?" I answered, being as cheerful as I could.
"Hey hun, It's going well. We just got back from doing some hiking again in the mountains. It's so beautiful here. I wish you could be here with me. I miss you tons!" he responded, sounding sad but also happy. How was your time with Caleb? Let me guess, you guys, you know..., I mean um, he did spend the night, right?"
Damn. I really didn't want to discuss this over the phone with him. But since he brought it up, I almost felt obligated.
"Yes, he spent the night." Was all I said.
"Okay, that's good that he kept you company. What's up with him and Noah?"
"Not sure. Noah said something like he wants his space."
"That's weird. I texted Noah but he didn't say much to me about it." There it was. He had been talking to Noah.
"We're good though, right?" I choked the words out that were difficult to say.
"Of course." Was all he said to me.
We moved on to talk about other things, mainly how the time was spent with his dad. Basically they mended the fence between them and were getting along well.
"Yeah, Dad's been pretty good to me. But he has started preaching about me coming to school here next fall. He said that CSU has wrestling and cross country scholarships available, and they have a great engineering department as well. He told me to apply and if I got a scholarship, he'd pay for whatever else I needed. I told him I'd think about it."
As much as I didn't want to let him know how that notion bothered me, I tried to be supportive and happy that his dad wanted a relationship with him.
"Well getting your education paid for would be huge. So you're seriously going to think about it?"
He paused before speaking, taking a deep breath and then exhaling rapidly, as if to sigh.
"Yeah, I guess I have to. I don't want to be a hundred thou in debt when I graduate. And I do like it out here. I know you would too."
I took a moment to digest what he told me. Despite my opposition to his plan, I said what I didn't want to ever say.
"Well that makes sense. You have to do what you have to do."
"Thanks babe, you know that means a lot to me. We could have so much fun out here. I know you will." I nodded my head without speaking. Then I changed the subject.
"So when are you coming home? Coach wasn't too happy about you not being at the mandatory meeting today. You know we're both captains of the team, right?
"Oh shoot, I forgot about that! I'll be home Sunday evening. Hopefully we can see each other before Monday.
"Yeah, that'd be great. I can't wait to see you!" I told him. He said the same.
He had to get going, so we said our goodbyes and he promised to text me more.
I had no sooner got off the phone with Parker when the phone buzzed again. It was a text from Caleb.
< Hey bro, you back home yet?
< Yup.
< Can I come over?"
< Sure.
A half hour later the doorbell rang.
Caleb was at the door, dressed quite casually in a simple white Adidas tee shirt and black Adidas basketball shorts, wearing his black Nike slides. His Gio cologne immediately tantalized my senses more than it should have.
"Hey Bro, what's up? How it going?" he spoke, giving me a hug as he walked in the door.
"Um, it's been busy since I left Chicago. I had to go to a mandatory Cross meeting. T was there and then I took him home. I literally just got home a few minutes ago."
"Ah, cool. How's your uncle doing?" he asked as we walked into the kitchen where we each got a water bottle from the refrigerator and then went down to my room.
"Good. He's doing well. We had some great food at a neat little Thai place, and then breakfast was good too. We had some great conversations." I began. "It was nice to see his boyfriend Nico again too, even if it was just last weekend." We both laughed.
"So you guys talked about...?" Caleb had an idea, so I gave him the condensed version.
"Well, we talked about what happened, starting with the campground." Caleb hung his head. "Don't worry, it was a positive conversation. We both agreed that it was Jaxon and Jason that are to blame for what led us to what happened. Think about it."
Caleb thought for a minute, then nodded his head.
"He's right. I mean the times we were together at Parker's, the four of us, being only with our BF's, not with each other." He hesitated before continuing, deep in thought almost. "I guess we can't say no to a dare, can we?"
"Look bro, you're right, we gave in to the whole dare thing. But it was like Uncle Mike said, had Jason dared us to say, rob a bank, or break into the campground store, would we have done it?" Caleb shook his head and emphatically said no. "Of course not. So why did we give in to his dare? Because we felt comfortable around each other, the four of us."
I started to tell him about the Halloween party at Dylan's house, but then stopped short because of the idea that I'd been with Noah, and how Noah thought I was Parker. Instead I told him that we'd both gotten used by Dylan and his friends, including my cousin.
"No way! Man, that's horrible!" he had a horrified look on his face, but I could tell that as I divulged some of the details that he was...interested, shall we say. Yeah, he was getting hard thinking about it. So I threw gas on the fire.
"Yeah, I mean at the time at first it was pretty cool being with the hottest guy there, who at the time I'd had a huge crush on. But then after I passed out and knew that I'd gotten used, it sucked so bad.
"Was that like the only time you'd been in something like that?" Caleb now asked. I told him about San Antonio.
"We were both seriously into the whole idea. What made it bad was Parker's ex Luis showed up. I thought that they were going to get back together. And it really sucked because when we were up on top of the Tower of the Americas, we professed our love for each other and felt like nothing could tear us apart. And because of what we did with the guy from the hotel and Luis, it just about did break us apart."
Caleb looked at me in awe of what I'd just told him. It was almost as if he was surprised and shocked at the same time, but the idea turned him on at the same time.
There was a longer than average pause between what I had confessed before Caleb replied to what I'd said. I was now concerned that he was going to be mad at me.
"Wow. Well, I have to say that sounds amazing, but also I can see where it could be messy."
I nodded my head in agreement. "I just hope you don't think any less of me for it."
"Bro, No. You're like...definitely my best friend and nothing is going to make me think any less of you. We're bro's for life as far as I'm concerned. I know you've got my back, and I've definitely enjoyed having yours." He burst out laughing as he realized what he'd said and how it could have been misconstrued into being something totally different than his original meaning. We both laughed and gave each other a quick hug and pats on each other's backs.
"So have you heard anything from Noah?" I asked, curious to see if he'd had a change of heart.
"No, I haven't. I've texted him but he hasn't responded to me. I'm not sure what's going on." Caleb hung his head, obviously sad to think that their relationship might be done. I thought before telling him my next thought, but I felt like if we were going to be totally honest then I had to tell him what was on my mind. Silently I decided it was the best thing to let him know.
"Well, I'm only speculating here, but I'm just not sure if it's the case, but..." Caleb looked at me now with a perplexed look on his face. I collected my thoughts and carefully proceeded. "...T brought up a thought, and after what Parker told me over the phone, I'm wondering if there's something going on with Noah and Parker."
"Whaaaaaat?" Caleb shockingly replied to my speculation. "What makes you think that?"
"Well it almost seems like coincidence, but when I told Parker about how Noah made the comment to you that he wanted his space, Parker was surprised and then said, and I quote "That's weird. I texted Noah but he didn't say much to me about it." That just seemed odd to me that those two were texting each other. I mean it's not that unbelievable, but then when T brought it up, I started thinking that maybe something did happen between those two before Parker surprisingly went to Colorado." Caleb was deep in thought, trying to see if my theory held water.
"You might be on to something. I mean do you think it's possible they could have hooked up without us knowing?" Caleb surmised, and then, "And you said Parker almost insinuated that you and I hooked up, right, and you told him only that I'd spent the night."
"Correct. But he wasn't mad or upset. Either way, I need to tell him. And then maybe he'll confess about anything happening between him and Noah." Caleb agreed, and we then decided to wait until Parker and I talked to sort out what went on between Caleb and me.
Despite the fact that deep inside we both probably wanted to be with each other again, instead we decided to play video games for a couple of hours before I gave Caleb a ride home. I went to sleep shortly after returning home and slept well.
The following morning, Saturday, I realized that Mom and Dad would be home in the afternoon. But first things first, I had to go to the first formal cross country practice. I picked up T on the way to school
It was a nice summer morning and by the time we were all finished with our practice, we were all drenched in sweat, several of the guys had their shirts off. Everyone was amazed at how well T was running. It promised to be a great season, and I realized how much I missed Parker.
The rest of the day went fast. It wasn't long before Mom and Dad called to tell me they were on their way back from the airport via the regional bus service that would drop them off at the terminal near the interstate on the east side of Rockford. I got to the bus terminal about ten minutes before their bus arrived.
When the bus pulled up to the station, I was so happy to see them get off the bus. Both of them looked tanned, very relaxed and glad to be back home. It was nice to hear about their honeymoon in Cancun and all of the fun things that they had done, like snorkeling in the crystal clear waters off the island of Cozumel, the seafood they'd eaten, and even seeing the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. They were quite tired from a day of traveling, so we all pretty much went to bed early.
Parker came home Sunday afternoon. Since his mom was busy with a work function she couldn't get out of, she asked me if I would be willing to pick Parker up at the same bus terminal.
Of course I said I would.
As soon as he got off the bus we were in each other's arms.
"I missed you so much and it's so great to be back home!" He whispered in my ear as we embraced and he gave me a quick kiss on my cheek. "Colorado is great and it was nice to see my dad, but I couldn't stop thinking about you, and how much fun you and I would have together there!" I could feel him against my leg and then as he moved to face me and we embraced again, as he pressed against me I thought I was going to burst out of my boxer briefs.
We talked about his trip and the time with his dad. We stopped at one of the fast food chicken places in town and while we were eating he asked me how my week went. I told him about going to see Uncle Mike and how it felt weird being alone again without Mom and Dad or him being home. I started to get an uneasy feeling in my stomach, knowing that the conversation about what went down with Caleb would soon be brought up.
When our meal was finished I asked him if he wanted to go to a nearby park so I could hear more about his trip and we could talk. He agreed, so we stopped at a place called Midway Village. It's a neat museum area with about a mile or so long rec path that meanders through a field and woods. We'd actually ran there before a couple of times during cross country practice.
There weren't many people out on the path just yet -- more would show up later as it got closer to sunset.
We found a park bench at the halfway point of the trail in the woods. Since the mosquitos weren't bad, we sat down, quiet at first, both knowing there was an elephant nearby that needed to be brought into our conversation.
"So Caleb spent the night, huh?" Parker asked, taking a deep breath before he spoke, knowing this might be a difficult conversation.
I also took a deep breath, knowing what I had to do. My heart began racing as I feared the outcome.
"Yeah, he asked to come over." I quietly responded.
"That's cool. So let me guess, you guys blew each other again." He laughed a nervous laugh. I think I turned white as a ghost. He noticed my expression right away. A pregnant pause followed. "Wait, you did. I was...kind of almost joking." He quietly replied as he looked down at his feet.
On the verge of tears, I confessed to him what happened. I was ready for him to blow up and start yelling at me. But then, as if my earlier premonition was spot on, he had a confession of his own.
"I have to be honest with you." He began, quietly speaking now, also staring down at his shoes. "Um, I'll just say it as plainly as I can." I knew what was coming next. "I, I, was with Noah the night before I left. I didn't mean for it to happen. I'm sorry."
I can't say I wasn't hurt by his confession. But I knew that we had both done something that we'd done before in the presence of each other at the campground.
We sat in silence for a few awkward moments. Since I confessed everything that happened between Caleb and me, after summoning up the courage to find out more details, I asked Parker.
"He told me that he wanted to talk to me about what happened in the campground. Then he told me that he really enjoyed what we did in the tent. And this is weird. He brought up what happened in the bathroom at Dylan's house and said he wanted to feel me again. But the funny thing is I didn't remember being with him like that at Dylan's Halloween party."
I asked him to continue.
"So when we met that night and my house, he pretty much came on to me, more or less being the aggressor, sucking me and then begging me to, you know... do him. So yeah, that happened. I'm sorry. I should have said no."
"Wow. So how do we go forward from here?" I asked softly, unsure of how we should proceed in our relationship after our confessions. I then told him about my conversation with Uncle Mike and how we came to the conclusion that what transpired in the tent that night would not have happened if Jaxon and Jason wasn't there.
"I didn't think of that." Parker calmly replied to my statement. "Your uncle is right. We didn't cross that line prior to the dare from those guys, obviously since the times in my basement and we never did anything with them when we really could have, easily."
"Well, all I can say is that I'm sorry for what happened between Caleb and me. The best thing we can do is to not give in to temptation again. It's not easy, but I do love you so very much and I don't want us to break up over this, you know?"
Parker nodded his head in agreement, picking up a small stone from the limestone gravel that was at his feet in front of the bench. He threw the stone as hard as he could into the woods across the path and after thinking a few minutes he spoke again, "I'm sorry too. I love you very much too and can't imagine my life without you in it. Can we try to move on from what happened, and from this point forward just make it about you and me?"
With tears in my eye, we looked deeply into each other's eyes. Parker looked like he was going to cry as well. He nodded his head just before his floodgates opened up.
We held each other for a few minutes, my head on his shoulder, his on mine. I'm sure a few people walked by just as we broke our embrace to kiss each other. We didn't care. "We just have to make sure it's only about us, I agree." I whispered in his ear.
What could have been a disaster resulting in us breaking up did not happen. When we got Parker's house he invited me in since his mom was not home.
Once in the shower, once on the wrestling mat, and once in the hot tub. We then took turns doing each other on his bed. I really would have liked to spend the night, but I promised Mom and Dad that I'd be home before eleven pm.
I could still taste him when I got home and showered and then brushed my teeth. After telling Mom and Dad goodnight, I slept all the way through until waking up by my alarm at six a.m. Since I had to pick T up, I got dressed and quickly left the house.
"I'm glad to hear that you guys got your differences straightened out. Man, I was afraid Parker was going to break up with you. I'm just so surprised that he was with Noah." T stared out the window trying to make sense of the drama in my relationship with Parker. "I'm just glad that Joy and I are exclusive and don't mess around on each other."
I agreed and nothing more was said.
At practice, T and Parker hugged and Parker gave me a quick hug before the coach talked to all three of us before the practice started. He made the decision to name the three of us co-captains of the team since we had practiced all summer long. It felt so weird to now be seniors and leading the team. It was also weird to see the tiny freshmen boys and girls in practice. As we took off running, I asked Parker if we were ever that small.
"Yeah, I remember you were something like eighty five pounds and were only five feet tall, right?" he recalled, incorrectly of course.
"No!" I responded. "I was more like eighty seven pounds and was at least five foot two my freshman year, not much taller than you." The three of us laughed hysterically.
"Damn dudes, you mean that I weighed more than the two of you put together my freshman year?" T chimed in.
We all laughed at the thought of just how much T weighed and how out of shape he was.
The run was good. It felt super good to run, getting a good three miles in. Only the seniors ran the three miles, the other kids just did a mile, then went back with the coach to do their stretching exercises. I checked my time and I was just under eighteen minutes, which wasn't good, but wasn't bad either for not really racing.
All in all, it was a great first day of cross country practice. We'd now be running and working out every morning until school starts, then it would be after school practices.
Parker wanted to go to Rock Cut in the afternoon, so of course I finished some errands for my parents before we took off for a hike.
It was a beautiful August day, and of course we hiked up to our usual spot, soaking up the afternoon sun on the rocky outcropping in the remote part of the park. Since we were just wearing basketball shorts, our tanned skin soaked up the sun and then glistened with sweat.
I couldn't help but notice the tent in Parker's shorts, which caused the same reaction in mine. So of course it only made sense that I went down on him first, to take everything he gave me. He returned the favor, and it felt so good to be like we were when we first had fun on the rocky roost during a few summers ago.
"Mom's not going to be home until five." Parker spoke after he finished me. "Should we continue at my house?"
"Absolutely!" I replied, pulling up my shorts hoping that my erection would go away. I swear as we walked down from the rock and hiked back to the car, I was hard the entire time. We couldn't get back to Parker's house quick enough, but of course after the repeat of the night before, it did go down.
We were now a week away from school starting. Mom and Dad's local wedding reception party at Rock Cut would be two weeks away, Labor day weekend.
Cross country practice was going great; we were gearing up for our first race on the Saturday after Labor Day.
Oh, yeah, Caleb and Noah got back together. And we no longer invited them over for basement fun. They were okay with that. The four of us also decided that we'd never have anything to do with Jaxon and Jason again. Strangely enough, the friendship between the four of us was stronger now and more important than having another couple daring us to do something that would cause us to break up.
Life as we knew it was going great again.
But just like the early autumn mornings where we could see our breaths as we did our warm ups for the Saturday cross country races, the chill in the air served as a foreshadow that just like the inevitable arrival of winter, our high school years would soon be over and our undecided futures could bring on winds of change.
So despite the uncertainty of what the upcoming year might hold, we had a premonition that told us to live our lives happily and savor each day.