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I was in high school when I developed my first serious crush. It was almost unhealthy how much I wanted him. There was something about him. He was unlike any man I had even met before. You could not really catagorize him. He was a jock, captain of the football team. He was a redneck, lived with his father in the woods, wore plaid, and drove a pick up truck. He was metrosexual, he wore hair product and sporty cologne. He was macho, buff and gruff. He was sweet and funny.
I never told him how I felt. He was staright and I was deep in my closet. I stared at him every class we had together. I silently enhaled deeply when he passed me in the hall. I even tried snatching a peek one day when I saw him at the urinal in the mens room. He caught me and smiled politely, then proceeded to mutter, "Queer."
He was tall, muscular, and very toned. He had dark blonde hair, just long enough to show how wavy it was. His bright blue eyes and stunning white smile always took my breath away. He often wore steel toed boots and low rise jeans with a fitted tee, covered by a fitting plaid shirt. The next day he would be wearing khakis and a black sweater over a white polo shirt. He was fashionable while never losing his obvious masculinity.
On the last day of high school, after he turned in his field jersey... I stole it from the box of jerseys in the coach's office. When I pressed it against my face I could smell him. His sweat, his cologne, his smell. I quickly stuffed it into my bag and left the office. We never really talked in school- his jersey was as close as I ever got to him.
A few years later, Ryan was little more than a fond memory. I had no clue what he did after school. I figured he probably stayed where he was raised as hunting and fishing were so important to him. Everytime I saw a blue pick up truck, I took a second look to see if it was Ryan behind the wheel. Alas, I never saw him.
But then, one day, my car broke down on the highway on the other end of the country. I was on a business trip and it was getting late. I was far from my motel, far from anything really. All I could see was cornfields and open road. I groaned and started walking the long road to find a gas station. My cell was getting no reception and I was stuck. As I walked the lonely road, I heard crickets and wind pass through the stalks.
Before long it was pitch dark and pretty chilly for summer. I couldn't see much farther than the hand in front of my face. I was relieved when lights from the front of a car appeared in the distance. As the lights grew brighter, I could make out the shape of a SUV. The vehicle slowed as it approached, the window came down and the soft voice of a woman greeted me, "You look like you need help."
"I do. My car broke down and I'm sort of stuck out here in the middle of nowhere," I answered. I looked the woman over, she was pretty. She had a vague familarity about her. "If I could get a lift to a gas station or something..."
"How about I drive you to my house, you call CAA or something and wait until morning? The nearest gas station is closed for the night. You are stuck for sure," she smiled and motioned for me to get in.
I thanked her as I got in the passenger seat and buckled my belt, "This is really too kind of you. There must be some way I can pay you back," I shook her hand.
"I don't suppose you play poker?" she replied.
"Poker?" I was caught off guard. "I'm not... I don't know how to play?"
She smiled graciously, "We'll teach you."
"Who's we?" I asked as I glanced around the interior of the car.
"Me, I'm Amy. My brother Ryan, some friends. We need another player," she pointed to a picture on the dashboard. It was difficult to see inside the dark car. "You sound like a maritimer. You're not from around here are you?"
"Just here for business... Kind of. I'm looking for a job," I answered. I squinted and made out the photograph. It was a picture of my hostess and Ryan, MY Ryan. This was too good to be true. Was it a dream? "I know him! Well, not really. We went to the same high school. What are you guys doing out here?"
Her eyes widened, "What are the chances?" she exclaimed. "You haven't seen Ryan since high school?"
"No," I whispered, still in shock. "I saw all his games. He was a killer on the field."
She shook her head, "You're in for a surprise." Her voice wavered and she sounded nervous or possibly upset- I couldn't tell. "I hope you are not homophobic."
My heart stopped, "I'm gay."
She smiled, looked at me and then laughed, "Good then. You won't be weird. Ryan came out after high school." She glanced at me and rolled her eyes, "As if we couldn't tell."
"What are you talking about? I never got the gay vibe off him at all! I was practically in love with him in high school. If he had been out, I would have come out!"
She chuckled, "I guess I know my brother better than you. I always knew."
My stomach churned, my heart raced. I could not believe what I was hearing. Ryan was gay? Since high school? Since his whole life? I thought of the wasted time in the closet. I thought of what could have been. "Why didn't he come out?"
"Our father is a redneck. A man's man. He might not had accepted that. Ryan never wanted anything more than Dad's approval. Dad died weeks after Ryan graduated," Amy explained, "Not long after that we moved out here together and Ryan met a boyfriend. A farmer. Looks like Tom Welling."
Just my luck. My biggest crush turns out to be gay and he has a boyfriend. On top of that, it's a hottie I could never compete with. Still, I was excited to see him again.
To be continued...
I never told him how I felt. He was staright and I was deep in my closet. I stared at him every class we had together. I silently enhaled deeply when he passed me in the hall. I even tried snatching a peek one day when I saw him at the urinal in the mens room. He caught me and smiled politely, then proceeded to mutter, "Queer."
He was tall, muscular, and very toned. He had dark blonde hair, just long enough to show how wavy it was. His bright blue eyes and stunning white smile always took my breath away. He often wore steel toed boots and low rise jeans with a fitted tee, covered by a fitting plaid shirt. The next day he would be wearing khakis and a black sweater over a white polo shirt. He was fashionable while never losing his obvious masculinity.
On the last day of high school, after he turned in his field jersey... I stole it from the box of jerseys in the coach's office. When I pressed it against my face I could smell him. His sweat, his cologne, his smell. I quickly stuffed it into my bag and left the office. We never really talked in school- his jersey was as close as I ever got to him.
A few years later, Ryan was little more than a fond memory. I had no clue what he did after school. I figured he probably stayed where he was raised as hunting and fishing were so important to him. Everytime I saw a blue pick up truck, I took a second look to see if it was Ryan behind the wheel. Alas, I never saw him.
But then, one day, my car broke down on the highway on the other end of the country. I was on a business trip and it was getting late. I was far from my motel, far from anything really. All I could see was cornfields and open road. I groaned and started walking the long road to find a gas station. My cell was getting no reception and I was stuck. As I walked the lonely road, I heard crickets and wind pass through the stalks.
Before long it was pitch dark and pretty chilly for summer. I couldn't see much farther than the hand in front of my face. I was relieved when lights from the front of a car appeared in the distance. As the lights grew brighter, I could make out the shape of a SUV. The vehicle slowed as it approached, the window came down and the soft voice of a woman greeted me, "You look like you need help."
"I do. My car broke down and I'm sort of stuck out here in the middle of nowhere," I answered. I looked the woman over, she was pretty. She had a vague familarity about her. "If I could get a lift to a gas station or something..."
"How about I drive you to my house, you call CAA or something and wait until morning? The nearest gas station is closed for the night. You are stuck for sure," she smiled and motioned for me to get in.
I thanked her as I got in the passenger seat and buckled my belt, "This is really too kind of you. There must be some way I can pay you back," I shook her hand.
"I don't suppose you play poker?" she replied.
"Poker?" I was caught off guard. "I'm not... I don't know how to play?"
She smiled graciously, "We'll teach you."
"Who's we?" I asked as I glanced around the interior of the car.
"Me, I'm Amy. My brother Ryan, some friends. We need another player," she pointed to a picture on the dashboard. It was difficult to see inside the dark car. "You sound like a maritimer. You're not from around here are you?"
"Just here for business... Kind of. I'm looking for a job," I answered. I squinted and made out the photograph. It was a picture of my hostess and Ryan, MY Ryan. This was too good to be true. Was it a dream? "I know him! Well, not really. We went to the same high school. What are you guys doing out here?"
Her eyes widened, "What are the chances?" she exclaimed. "You haven't seen Ryan since high school?"
"No," I whispered, still in shock. "I saw all his games. He was a killer on the field."
She shook her head, "You're in for a surprise." Her voice wavered and she sounded nervous or possibly upset- I couldn't tell. "I hope you are not homophobic."
My heart stopped, "I'm gay."
She smiled, looked at me and then laughed, "Good then. You won't be weird. Ryan came out after high school." She glanced at me and rolled her eyes, "As if we couldn't tell."
"What are you talking about? I never got the gay vibe off him at all! I was practically in love with him in high school. If he had been out, I would have come out!"
She chuckled, "I guess I know my brother better than you. I always knew."
My stomach churned, my heart raced. I could not believe what I was hearing. Ryan was gay? Since high school? Since his whole life? I thought of the wasted time in the closet. I thought of what could have been. "Why didn't he come out?"
"Our father is a redneck. A man's man. He might not had accepted that. Ryan never wanted anything more than Dad's approval. Dad died weeks after Ryan graduated," Amy explained, "Not long after that we moved out here together and Ryan met a boyfriend. A farmer. Looks like Tom Welling."
Just my luck. My biggest crush turns out to be gay and he has a boyfriend. On top of that, it's a hottie I could never compete with. Still, I was excited to see him again.
To be continued...








