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Written By
David Spowart
Mr Right Too Soon?
Edited by
Jerry M
Chapter 11
Book 2
Part 5
Nick
Nick stood in the gym watching a couple of wrestling matches. He noticed a couple of students watching him, whispering, and then looking around him; but then directly at him.
"Kent! Front and centre" he yelled at one of the students watching him.
"Yeah Coach Stone?" he asked. "Am I amusing you Kent?" Nick asked. "Coach?" he responded. "Well, you two seem to find me standing here engaging enough to keep watching me, so come on son, what gives?" Nick asked
"Coach...It's nothing, honest..." Kent replied, none too convincing. "Kent, do you want me to bench your ass?" Nick responded... "Coach, there is a rumour going around school... well, I heard something...and, well, it sort of freaks me out some" Kent responded. "Explain" Nick replied. "Coach, a rumour is going around school that you molested some students" Kent responded. "You have to be kidding me" Nick replied. "Sorry coach, but we are all a little concerned is all" Kent added.
"Kent, before you make any sort of rash judgement, have you or your teammates seen or been victim of my so called molesting?" Nick spat out. "No coach...but" Kent stuttered. "But what?" Nick asked,
and silence. No response from Kent just a blank stare.
Nick stood, stunned at what he had just heard. The words child molester being bandied about like it was nothing; but his reputation was at stake. As he said yesterday, mud sticks. His dad had stirred up a shit storm, and he was at the eye of it.
"Okay Kent, thanks for letting me know. Go get ready for your match" Nick replied. "Oh, and Kent, for the record, its bullshit! So spread that fact not rumour around Okay?" he added.
"Yeah Coach, I know and I will" Kent said before jogging back to his friends. And resuming there conversation.
Leo
Leo sat in his office a bit sore from the previous night's activities. He sat, going over the internet, searching for what would be his and Nick's family home.
As he searched, his cell phone rang.
"Leo Bo-Trent" he responded.
"Hello Dr Bo-Trent, it's nice to hear your voice" Cody replied.
"What can I do for you Cody" Leo asked. "Nothing, Leo, just thought I would see how you were doing is all" He replied. "I'm a bit busy Cody" Leo replied, not really wanting to extend the conversation and wanting to know how he had his office number. "I am in rehab" he added. "I am just calling to apologise, Leo" he said, with some emotion. "For what" I asked. "For taking our relationship for granted and for being a total fuck-up" he added. And Leo could detect something bothering Cody but let it go. "Thank you, thank you for that" Leo responded, with some feeling.
"Cody" Leo said, at the non-conversation taking place.
"Cody" he repeated.
"Leo I don't know how to tell you this" Cody started. "I fucked up, I am in rehab, the Betty Ford, and they recommended that I contact all my past sexual partners and advise them to be on the safe side and get tested" he informed him, with emotion in his words, sobbing as he spoke.
"Why? Why would I need to get tested, Cody?" Leo yelled back at him. "Leo I am sorry. I have been diagnosed as HIV positive... so you need to be checked out" Cody replied obviously crying.
"Cody you have to be fucking kidding me, tell me you are joking...please Cody!" he pleaded. "Sorry Leo I truly am sorry" Cody replied. And Leo slammed the phone down, not wanting to continue the conversation. He made love to Nick last night, no protection used. He was concerned that he had infected his lover, his future husband, his life. His body began to shake, he broke down, inconsolable.
Nick sat in his office after practice; Coach Watson came in and sat in front of him. "Well, that bull shit has been sorted" Coach Watson said as he sat. "Sorry Coach?" Nick asked. "The three students recanted their accusations. The good reverend had put ideas into their heads and it made sense to them, so they went along to appease the good reverend" Coach Watson replied. "Oh, that. Good" Nick responded. With a none emotional response.
"Nick...something eating at you?" Coach Watson asked. "Fucking rumours have started" Nick replied. "Oh that, just ignore it. It will pass" Coach responded. "Mud sticks" Nick responded. He stood up and walked to the window. "Coach, I want to tell the students about me. Most know, anyway, but they need to hear it from me" Nick informed him. "Nick that is not necessary; but it's your decision. I won't stop you" Coach Watson replied. He stood up and placed his hand on Nick's shoulder.
"You are a good coach Nick, remember that, okay?" the coach added before leaving the office.
Nick sat down as his cell rang.
"Hey Leo, what's up?" he asked.
"Can you come to my office. I need to talk to you. It's important Nick, okay?" Leo said and then hung up the phone.
"Leo? Leo?" responded Nick, but the line was dead.
Nick stopped what he was doing and left his office, and headed over to Leo's office. He entered his room and immediately noticed his blood shot, swollen eyes, rubbed raw from crying. "Fuck Leo, what's happened?" asked Nick.
"Nick, I am so sorry, but I cannot marry you. I am sorry, but I can't" Leo sobbed out, and Nicks heart sank. He also began to cry. "Leo please, don't do this to me. I love you" Nick sobbed out. "I love you, too, that's why I can't marry you" he replied.
"Leo, you are not making any sense" Nick responded. "I might be very ill Nick, and I don't want to burden you with this. I love you too much for that" Leo said, with his heart breaking. "I just hope to god I have not hurt you" Leo added.
"Talk to me Leo, tell me what has happened since you left this morning" demanded a tearful Nick; so Leo explained the conversation he had with Cody to him, in full.
"Is he for fucking real?" yelled Nick. "Okay, let's look at this logically. How long have you and Cody been apart?" Nick asked, seething at the thought that his lover could be dying, as well as infecting him.
"8 months. We separated 8 months ago" Leo responded. "When was he diagnosed?" Nick asked. "He's in the Betty Ford Clinic. They tested him there, I think" Leo replied. "So, he's just been tested. Leo, he could have contracted this after you split. Shit Leo, don't panic until there is something to panic about. Look, we have to get blood tests before we get married anyway, we will do it now. We will go into LA and get tested" Nick responded, with a bit more optimism than Leo was feeling.
They left the campus almost immediately, heading for the medical centre he knew and trusted. The clinic his dad would not receive any information from. They arrived some forty minutes later and pulled into the parking lot.
Nick looked over at Leo who looked beaten. He looked like a prisoner on death row, with minutes to live. "Your dad will love this; divine retribution, he'll call it" Leo said softly. "Fuck dad!" Nick yelled out, pulling Leo to him. "Now you listen to me Leo, I will be there for as long as I breathe; so get off your sorry ass and face this like the strong, powerful man you are" yelled Nick, with no sentiment; just love and devotion for the man he loves, the man that was in obvious emotional pain.
They both walked into the medical centre and approached the receptionist. "Nick ,it's good to see you" she responded. "And you, Maria. How's Carlos?" Nick asked. "Better, thanks. How can I help you?" she asked.
"Is Doctor Mendez available? I need a word, in private" Nick asked, and she picked up her desk phone and rang his extension. She explained that Nick was here with someone and needed to talk.
"Take a seat guys. He won't be too much longer" Maria replied, and they took a seat. The waiting room was quiet. An old man and a pregnant girl were the only patients waiting. The clinic catered for all sorts, and Dr Mendez was one of seven Doctors practicing here. They had sat for about ten minutes when a middle aged man in a white coat came out of a side office.
"Nick, you look well" he said. "As do you, Emilio" and they exchanged a few pleasantries. "Okay. Do you want to follow me and we can talk in private" the Doctor responded, and they followed him.
"Okay guys, what is the problem?"
"Emilio, this is Dr Leo Bo-Trent" Nick introduced. "Oh, `The' Leo?" he asked. "Yes, Emilio" Nick replied. "Nice to finally meet you, Leo" the Doctor replied. "I was on staff at UCLA when Nick became a coach" the Doctor informed Leo.
And, over the next twenty or so minutes they explained all that had happened that day; the call from Cody, and Leo's reaction to it.
"Well Leo, you reaction is normal. We will take a sample of your blood and see what if anything is there. You said you and this Cody split over eight months ago, correct?" he asked, and Leo nodded in agreement. "Okay, just so you know, if you have contracted HIV it's no longer the death sentence it used to be. We can control it with medication" the Doctor tried hard to reassure Leo.
"How long will the test take?" asked Nick.
"We will take a quick test that will take about 30 minutes, and a comprehensive test for anything else; and that will take around a week. But, to be totally honest guys, the first test is usually a good indicator" replied the Doctor.
He took a sample and asked them to wait outside, and he would call them back in. He also took a sample of Nick's blood to satisfy the authorities for the wedding license. They sat for what seemed like hours; but was no more than thirty five minutes, tops.
They said nothing. Leo stared at the floor and Nick stared out of the frosted glass of the clinics window. Then the receptionist spoke. "Nick, you can go back in now" and he looked at Leo, who was panicking and shaking. His life could be decided within the next five minutes and it scared the shit out of him. "Together okay?" said Nick and he stood up; gripped Nick's hand, and walked into Dr Mendez's office.
"Take a seat guys; I won't prolong this any longer. Leo, your test came back negative for HIV as did yours, Nick. No abnormalities in either sample, and I expect the second test to be a similar result" said Doctor Mendez. Both Nick and Leo began to cry, but tears of relief, not sadness. They held each other tightly.
"So, we getting married then?" Nick asked, kissing Leo's forehead. "If you will still have me after this" Leo responded. "Always, babe" Nick replied. "Take me home please" Leo whispered.
"Emilio, thank you; thank you very much" said Nick, shaking his hand as they left his office. "My pleasure. I expect an invite, by the way" he added. "Consider it done" Leo replied, and they left the clinic and headed back home.
"You okay Leo? It's been a shit day" Nick asked. "Yeah it has. At least I know you are able to handle a crisis and I found out I suck" added Leo. "Bullshit! You thought you had infected me. You are a mortal being and you responded like one; don't beat yourself up for being human, Leo" replied Nick.
"I think I found us a house" Leo said, changing the subject and the mood somewhat. "Subtle" responded Nick with a smile.
"I am going to Live Nick. I am taking every day seriously, and taking us seriously from now on. It's me and you, all the way" replied Leo. "Leo, nothing has changed from this morning. Your health was brought into question from a former partner of yours, and you checked out; so just be you. That's all I ask; be you, the one I fell in love with...twice" Nick responded with a smile.
"I love you Nick"
To be continued...
Crisis averted, hope you are still with me. please let me know what you think. davidspowart3@hotmail.com
David