EasyRory
JUB Addict
Chapter 1 - Richard
Richard stood and coughed “Welcome friends, to the second meeting of the Fauquier County Benevolent and Protective Society in Aid of … Gentle Boys.” He sat.
“What the fuck, Richard? Just drink your beer.” That comment earned Buddy a look.
“I have established the Society and invited you for the purpose of mutual help sorting out our lives and loves and entanglements.”
“I'm not entangled,” Latham said.
“That's what you think! All you talk about is Racer, whoever he is.”
“How do you know? You just met me. I'm not sure I even got your name, and that's a fact.” Latham said it with a smile.
“Donald.”
“Where's Euie anyway?” Buddy asked.
“Stop it! The meeting will come to order! Euie couldn't come and God knows he's entangled up to his armpits. SO ... we're going to talk about ME for a change.” Richard did his best imitation of fierce. “As you know, I have been seeing George Brightwater for some time and I have received a proposal of marriage.”
“You and George? Really? Congratulations, I guess.” Buddy raised his glass.
“The proposal did not come from George.” Three young men stared at Richard. “I wish Euie were here. He understands. The proposal came from Tommy Lynn. Who is sort of my boss. Except that George is really my boss and he works for Tommy Lynn.” Richard directed this explanation to Donald who didn't know any of the group well; but Donald was there for a specific reason. The three young men continued to stare. More explaining was required.
“As you know, Tommy Lynn has come to admire me … physically.” At this Richard preened a bit.
“Richard washes Tommy Lynn's cars naked,” Buddy laughed.
“Racer used to do that,” Latham added.
“There you go again! Who the fuck is Racer?”
“This is about ME! Not Racer!” Richard said with more than a little annoyance in his voice.
“Racer is Latham's ...” Buddy stopped and coughed significantly. “... rooooommate and he has a dick this long!” Buddy held his hands absurdly far apart.
“No wonder you talk about him all the time.”
“I've hardly said a word,” Latham chuckled innocently.
“He has offered me a MILLION dollars!” Richard said this loud enough that the next table looked over at him.”AND the cars … as a wedding present.”
Silence. The waitress approached. “Another pitcher, boys?”
Buddy broke the silence. “Yes, ma'am. And he's paying.” He pointed at Richard.
“Aren't you polite? Do I look like your mother? Call me Charleen, darlin'.”
“Yes ma'am, Charleen. No, you don't look like her at all.”
“Aren't you the cutest thing ...” Charleen sighed as she took the empty pitcher away.
“She likes you,” Latham noted; and no one was surprised. Buddy looked like the oldest of the group and his shiny, jet black hair gave him the dramatic handsomeness of a bad boy. Even in the darkness of the bar he turned the ladies heads.
“So, do I marry him?” Richard asked.
“Do you want to?” Donald countered.
“He's not going to live forever.” Richard showed no particular emotion.
“Is it worth it?” Latham asked.
“Nobody ever offered me a million dollars before.”
“Plus you'd inherit his company and his house, if he did die. It's a nice house,” Buddy noted. “I'm getting to know houses now that I'm in the furniture business.”
“What about George?”
“Tommy Lynn doesn't mind that I fuck George. I think he fucks him, too, sometimes”
Latham wasn't satisfied with that answer. “You're not really answering any of our questions, Ritchie.” The combination of hearing Ritchie, a nickname Richard liked and not many people used, and the honest concern in Latham's voice did it.
“I don't KNOW what to do.” Richard was close to tears. “I'm not even done with school.”
“Delay.” Donald was decisive. “Delay is your best course, assuming you really want to consider marrying him eventually. Tell him you need time. Tell him while you're washing the cars and he's in a good mood. Are you having sex?”
“Of course. He fucks my brains out, usually on the hood of the Chevy.”
“Crucial information: what do you think about while he's fucking you?”
“Usually I'm hoping we don't mess up the wax job.”
“Well, that's not good.” Donald stopped asking questions and thought over Richard's answers.
“I'm glad you came, Donnie. I knew your medical knowledge would come in handy.”
“I'm studying to be a psych nurse,” Donald told the table.
“A psych nurse? Oh, do I need to get to know you!” Charleen cooed as she set the pitcher in the center of the table. She left humming a twangy version of 'Play Me No Sad Songs'.
“Delay,” Donald repeated. “It takes the pressure off. Let's you think about all the possibilities.” And that seemed to be that, for the moment.
Changing the subject, Buddy asked, “When was the first meeting of the Fauquier County Whatever?”
“It was just me. After Tommy Lynn proposed. I sat here and got hammered and decided I needed my friends. Which I hope y'all are.”
A chorus of confirmations followed. And then Buddy added, “I like having millionaires for friends,” which annoyed Richard.
“Yeah? You think I'm that mercenary? Well the third meeting ought to be about your fucked up entanglement with young Master Willis. Does he use a whip on you yet?” Richard paused for a breath. Shit!” he resumed. The thought just came to him. “I could be Will's stepfather! Which would make you my what? … Stepson-in-law?”
“I'm not marrying anyone,” Buddy muttered.
The jukebox spun up Rex Allen singing 'Play Me No Sad Songs'. Charleen sidled up to Buddy. “Why don't you come dance with me, darlin'?”
Without a word Buddy stood and they walked to the tiny dance floor, the only couple dancing. At a distance, and with the lights low, Charleen and Buddy looked pretty good together. “They look kinda hot,” Richard observed. Before long her hands slid down and rested on Buddy's butt.
“Are you sure he's gay?” Donald asked.
“He's had lots of sex with men,” Richard replied.
“But just with you and then Will, right?” Latham asked.
“Do all gay guys know everything about each other? How would I know? I don't know much of anything.”
“Don't be so hard on yourself, Richard,” the nurse-in-training said.
“Sorry, Ritchie,” a contrite Latham said. It would be very hard for anyone to stay mad at Latham.
“You boys want another pitcher?” asked a new waitress.
“What happened to Charleen?”
“She got off a little early. We're not very busy tonight.”
“Just the check, please.” Richard smirked as he paid the bill for three pitchers. “Buddy always finds a way not to pay.”
“Bitter, bitter ...” Donald noted.
“He used to be so sweet sometimes,” Richard sighed.
“It's bed time for me,” Latham said. “School in the morning. Thanks for the beer, Ritchie.”
“Now there's a sweet boy. Why can't I ever find one like him?”
“Cause you take everything too seriously, Donald. Which is why I trust you.” Richard drained his glass and they left the bar.
Richard stood and coughed “Welcome friends, to the second meeting of the Fauquier County Benevolent and Protective Society in Aid of … Gentle Boys.” He sat.
“What the fuck, Richard? Just drink your beer.” That comment earned Buddy a look.
“I have established the Society and invited you for the purpose of mutual help sorting out our lives and loves and entanglements.”
“I'm not entangled,” Latham said.
“That's what you think! All you talk about is Racer, whoever he is.”
“How do you know? You just met me. I'm not sure I even got your name, and that's a fact.” Latham said it with a smile.
“Donald.”
“Where's Euie anyway?” Buddy asked.
“Stop it! The meeting will come to order! Euie couldn't come and God knows he's entangled up to his armpits. SO ... we're going to talk about ME for a change.” Richard did his best imitation of fierce. “As you know, I have been seeing George Brightwater for some time and I have received a proposal of marriage.”
“You and George? Really? Congratulations, I guess.” Buddy raised his glass.
“The proposal did not come from George.” Three young men stared at Richard. “I wish Euie were here. He understands. The proposal came from Tommy Lynn. Who is sort of my boss. Except that George is really my boss and he works for Tommy Lynn.” Richard directed this explanation to Donald who didn't know any of the group well; but Donald was there for a specific reason. The three young men continued to stare. More explaining was required.
“As you know, Tommy Lynn has come to admire me … physically.” At this Richard preened a bit.
“Richard washes Tommy Lynn's cars naked,” Buddy laughed.
“Racer used to do that,” Latham added.
“There you go again! Who the fuck is Racer?”
“This is about ME! Not Racer!” Richard said with more than a little annoyance in his voice.
“Racer is Latham's ...” Buddy stopped and coughed significantly. “... rooooommate and he has a dick this long!” Buddy held his hands absurdly far apart.
“No wonder you talk about him all the time.”
“I've hardly said a word,” Latham chuckled innocently.
“He has offered me a MILLION dollars!” Richard said this loud enough that the next table looked over at him.”AND the cars … as a wedding present.”
Silence. The waitress approached. “Another pitcher, boys?”
Buddy broke the silence. “Yes, ma'am. And he's paying.” He pointed at Richard.
“Aren't you polite? Do I look like your mother? Call me Charleen, darlin'.”
“Yes ma'am, Charleen. No, you don't look like her at all.”
“Aren't you the cutest thing ...” Charleen sighed as she took the empty pitcher away.
“She likes you,” Latham noted; and no one was surprised. Buddy looked like the oldest of the group and his shiny, jet black hair gave him the dramatic handsomeness of a bad boy. Even in the darkness of the bar he turned the ladies heads.
“So, do I marry him?” Richard asked.
“Do you want to?” Donald countered.
“He's not going to live forever.” Richard showed no particular emotion.
“Is it worth it?” Latham asked.
“Nobody ever offered me a million dollars before.”
“Plus you'd inherit his company and his house, if he did die. It's a nice house,” Buddy noted. “I'm getting to know houses now that I'm in the furniture business.”
“What about George?”
“Tommy Lynn doesn't mind that I fuck George. I think he fucks him, too, sometimes”
Latham wasn't satisfied with that answer. “You're not really answering any of our questions, Ritchie.” The combination of hearing Ritchie, a nickname Richard liked and not many people used, and the honest concern in Latham's voice did it.
“I don't KNOW what to do.” Richard was close to tears. “I'm not even done with school.”
“Delay.” Donald was decisive. “Delay is your best course, assuming you really want to consider marrying him eventually. Tell him you need time. Tell him while you're washing the cars and he's in a good mood. Are you having sex?”
“Of course. He fucks my brains out, usually on the hood of the Chevy.”
“Crucial information: what do you think about while he's fucking you?”
“Usually I'm hoping we don't mess up the wax job.”
“Well, that's not good.” Donald stopped asking questions and thought over Richard's answers.
“I'm glad you came, Donnie. I knew your medical knowledge would come in handy.”
“I'm studying to be a psych nurse,” Donald told the table.
“A psych nurse? Oh, do I need to get to know you!” Charleen cooed as she set the pitcher in the center of the table. She left humming a twangy version of 'Play Me No Sad Songs'.
“Delay,” Donald repeated. “It takes the pressure off. Let's you think about all the possibilities.” And that seemed to be that, for the moment.
Changing the subject, Buddy asked, “When was the first meeting of the Fauquier County Whatever?”
“It was just me. After Tommy Lynn proposed. I sat here and got hammered and decided I needed my friends. Which I hope y'all are.”
A chorus of confirmations followed. And then Buddy added, “I like having millionaires for friends,” which annoyed Richard.
“Yeah? You think I'm that mercenary? Well the third meeting ought to be about your fucked up entanglement with young Master Willis. Does he use a whip on you yet?” Richard paused for a breath. Shit!” he resumed. The thought just came to him. “I could be Will's stepfather! Which would make you my what? … Stepson-in-law?”
“I'm not marrying anyone,” Buddy muttered.
The jukebox spun up Rex Allen singing 'Play Me No Sad Songs'. Charleen sidled up to Buddy. “Why don't you come dance with me, darlin'?”
Without a word Buddy stood and they walked to the tiny dance floor, the only couple dancing. At a distance, and with the lights low, Charleen and Buddy looked pretty good together. “They look kinda hot,” Richard observed. Before long her hands slid down and rested on Buddy's butt.
“Are you sure he's gay?” Donald asked.
“He's had lots of sex with men,” Richard replied.
“But just with you and then Will, right?” Latham asked.
“Do all gay guys know everything about each other? How would I know? I don't know much of anything.”
“Don't be so hard on yourself, Richard,” the nurse-in-training said.
“Sorry, Ritchie,” a contrite Latham said. It would be very hard for anyone to stay mad at Latham.
“You boys want another pitcher?” asked a new waitress.
“What happened to Charleen?”
“She got off a little early. We're not very busy tonight.”
“Just the check, please.” Richard smirked as he paid the bill for three pitchers. “Buddy always finds a way not to pay.”
“Bitter, bitter ...” Donald noted.
“He used to be so sweet sometimes,” Richard sighed.
“It's bed time for me,” Latham said. “School in the morning. Thanks for the beer, Ritchie.”
“Now there's a sweet boy. Why can't I ever find one like him?”
“Cause you take everything too seriously, Donald. Which is why I trust you.” Richard drained his glass and they left the bar.
































