Chapter 911 – Finishing Up in Key West and Arriving Home
I almost fell asleep listening to Will and Logan. They were excited with what they had accomplished today working with Woody and the Grand Victorian. Any other time, I would have been ecstatic to hear what they’d found out and the progress we’d made, but I was still wondering where Nicki and the crew of boys were, hoping beyond all hope nothing had been discovered as to what we’d done this afternoon that would have made things come crashing down on Maksim. I’m sure Will thought I was brain dead as it didn’t seem like I heard a word he said, although I honestly wanted to. I was just distracted and worried about Maksim. I wanted him, and the rest of the boys to be safe.
“Earth to Josh. You in there, buddy?” Will finally asked me after he realized I wasn’t tuned in. I looked up at him curiously. “Have you heard a word we’ve said?” he asked me. I smiled.
“Sure, got it all just as you said it,” I replied. He told me I was full of shit. I chuckled. “Okay, I’m a little preoccupied after the intense afternoon Tyler and I had. Nicki and his crew should have shown up by now and so far they aren’t here. I don’t know if that’s good or bad news and it kind of rattles me. Makes me wonder if what we did might have been discovered and now Maksim might be in trouble. It just worries me not to know,” I confessed. They looked at me thoughtfully.
“Is that them coming through the door?” Will asked, witnessing who he thought he saw me talking to last night at the CNB coming through the front door and heading to their table. Suddenly, I got excited and my worries seemed to disappear. I even got a friendly wave from Nicki and Maksim. Dimitri just frowned. I gave a sigh of relief, thinking, at least for the moment anyway, that the boys were safe and our mic planting exercise had not been discovered. I waved back. Just then Tyler came by to say hello to Will and Logan. He actually gave both of them a quick kiss to Will’s and Logan’s surprise.
“Well someone is still psyched after this afternoon,” Will exclaimed, not sure what to make of Tyler’s amorous attention.
“Damn straight, Will. I love everyone tonight, just so you know. That includes Logan too, who I don’t hardly know at all, but he looks hot to me tonight at least,” Tyler chided making Logan smile. Will wasn’t sure what to think about Tyler’s overly friendly embrace after he and Will had been unfriendly towards one another for the longest time, Tyler’s love for me being a huge issue with Will for ages. True, they had buried the hatchet in recent weeks, but the friendliness was still cool, not warm and friendly yet.
“I heard you did well this afternoon. Josh was telling us that the mission was a complete success. Logan and I were relieved to hear that. What you did took tremendous courage, Tyler, and you and Josh are to be commended for your bravery,” Will commented, which I thought was a major step in strengthening the friendship.
“Well thank you, Will. That was thoughtful of you to say that. You know I’d do just about anything for our buddy, Josh, just like I know you would also. When it comes to injustice, that really irks me, and I want to stop it any way I can. What those boys are going through is terrible and it needs to end. Sometimes you just have to do what has to be done to make things right. I think we made some major progress in that area this afternoon for sure. And, it wasn’t all that bad getting through this afternoon, other than I wasn’t sure what Josh was up to, and he wasn’t sure what was happening to me. But, I knew we both could take care of ourselves and the calvary was standing by if things went to shit. All in all, it wasn’t bad. It was kind of exciting, actually,” Tyler explained to Will’s amazement.
“Don’t know if I could have done what you did this afternoon, Tyler. You are a true friend after all and a very caring person from your bravery. I may have misjudged you in the past some, but I totally understand you now, I think,” Will replied.
“You just thought I was replacing you as Josh’s number two, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth. Sure, I loved the hell out of him, and it was intense at the beginning. I couldn’t control my own emotions at first as this was a whole new thing for me, craving the flesh of a same sex friend like I did at the beginning. Josh helped me through that and helped me mature in my emotions. You may have played a part in that, as, believe it or not, I do care about what you think also. We’re all in this together to help one another whenever we can. I see that now, and I so appreciate the brotherhood we’ve built together, helping one another like we do. I have a wonderful boyfriend, who’s hung as hell, by the way, and my ass just loves, so I’m fine now. I’ll love Josh when I can and not try to take him away from Jake or you or anyone else he wants to love physically as I know his heart loves almost everyone. Rest assured, I’m in a good place now and want to help out anyway I can. Oh, and I love living here and my great job also. It’s all good,” Tyler told him. I swear Will’s jaw almost dropped to the table.
“Wow, Tyler, you have matured. Damn, I could learn to love you with that attitude. You sound just like Josh and the way he’d want all of us to be. I apologize if I was too protective and clingy before, but I was concerned at one time as to what you were putting Josh through. I admire and respect you more than ever now,” Will replied then gave Tyler a hug and even a quick kiss.
“Damn, I think you and I might just have to spend a night together to really start off on the right track,” Tyler chided. Will looked embarrassed, but confessing that wouldn’t be all bad except that he loved Logan also. “We’ll sic Benji on Logan and then see if Logan ever likes either of us anymore after Benji gets through with him.” All of us laughed. “I’d love to continue this little lovefest, but I have to get busy. Josh, you and I need to make a trip over to see our buddies before too long, but I’ll come and get you when I think the time is right,” Tyler said, then patted me on the back and headed off.
“Wow, has he ever changed. You were right, Josh. He’s turned out to be great. I have to admit, he’s done a fantastic job with this CNB, truly one of our flagship hospitality spots in the organization, and he’s done a great job with the Grand Victorian also. Parker is under control and happy, and I guess Tyler checks in on the construction of the Phallic Palace from what Woody told us, making sure everything is going as planned and even helping out where he can. He’s, by far, an excellent front man for our operations here in Key West. He definitely loves you, but he’s not in love with you anymore like he once was,” Will confessed. I chuckled.
“He just needed to settle down and find himself, Will. That’s all really. His decision to say here to turn himself around was the most important decision he made in his life. He’s doing great and he really does love Benji. And, by the way, Benji is hung like a bull moose also. That is one large cock to be loved and adored, let me tell you. Benji is a sweetheart also and very good for Tyler who adores him and loves him with all his heart,” I explained to Will and Logan’s admiration.
“Wow, he really has changed. I guess we should all be proud of him for the things he’s done for all of us, not to mention he’s a loving caring person as well. Kudos to Tyler,” Will said was we clinked our beer glasses together.
We ate our food then Tyler came by again and suggested we go say our hellos to Nicki and crew. As we approached, Dimitri gave us the eye, which concerned me some, making me think did he find something incriminating that could be tied to us. Nicki on the other hand, was all smiles and got up and embraced first Tyler then me with his kiss-kiss European thing he does. Maksim stood up and hugged me for which I gave him a quick kiss on the lips making him smile.
“Look at that. I think Josh really has fallen for our Maksim. How sweet is that?” Nicki announced embarrassing Maksim some.
“I have to tell you, Nicki, he’s a real sweetheart, one you could really fall I love with if you weren’t careful,” I replied. Nicki said all his boys were the type you could fall in love with and I needed to try them all out over time. I chuckled, but said I was thoroughly impressed so far.
“But the true stud is Tyler here. This boy knows how to fuck big time,” Nicki stated patting Tyler on the back. Tyler leaned in and kissed Nicki on the cheek. “Oh, I think you just gave me a boner again, Tyler. You may have to come back and take care of that for me,” Nick chided. Dimitri looked disgusted.