Tsuneo ate a little but couldn't stand seeing Eric's face, so made up an excuse to go upstairs. Gina was charmed by him though and wanted to spend more time with him. Eric could see that she lapped up attention like a neglected puppy, but she wasn't the one that Eric wanted to tease or play with. After helping Gina sit down after too much champagne he decided make up the excuse of going to the bathroom but opened a few doors until he found Tsuneo watching TV on the bed. Tsuneo was going to shout at him but thought better of it. Eric was older, wiser and had a lot of dirt on that he could start dishing out any second. Eric leaned against the wall, looking at his skinny frame on the bed.
"You never really eat much, do you?"
"That's none of your business"
"It is if you can't get me my money"
"I start your work in a couple of days, you can take a break and earn all the money you want"
"I forget to tell you, there's added interest, I'll let myself out" Eric went down the stairs but Tsuneo could be bothered to follow him. He didn't know what Eric's game was, but he was determined to win. After the day came when Tsuneo had to start his "secret" services and Eric went upstairs while Tsuneo took over for a couple of evenings each week. Day by day though, even when Tsuneo wasn't there, Eric was frustrated. He'd think about Tsuneo and Gina tucked up in bed together and it made him nauseous. A couple of weeks later, when Tsuneo was starting to get used to "payback" Eric came downstairs and turned the sign or the door to closed.
"You letting me off early?" Tsuneo asked.
"No, just thought I'd introduce the interest I was talking about earlier" Eric went upstairs and Tsuneo followed him assuming that he had a realy disgusting chore for him. He went into Eric's living room and sat on the sofa while Eric poured himself a drink. He sat on the edge of the sofa swirling the alcohol in the glass. "Going to make me clean out the toilet?" Tsuneo asked. "No" Eric said, putting the glass down on the table. In the past, Eric had been subtle, but since he knew that Tsuneo knew the score, he saw no point in pretending. He leaned over to kiss Tusneo but he backed away quickly.
"It's different now, I'm married"
"What's your point?" Eric asked.
"If I do this, it gives you more ammuntion to use against me"
"If you don't do this, Gina will know that before you screwed me over, I screwed you over first" Eric said slowly moving next to him. "Face it" He said trying not to smile. "You don't have a choice" Eric put his hand on his shoulder and lightly kissed him. Tsuneo pulled back and Eric decided to be a little gentler. "We can go at your pace" He told him quietly. Tsuneo tried to say the words but couldn't, it felt so wrong. "Well, I don't want to...you know, can't I just touch you instead? Eric pondered over this for a second, of course he wanted to go all the way, but there was plenty of time for that. Eric looked at him and nodded. "Knock yourself out" He said, as Tsuneo's fingers slowly crept towards the zip of Eric's jeans. Eric undid his belt and slid his jeans down while Tsuneo slid his hands in his boxers, always keeping his eyes on his own lap. After an awkward quick session of skin friction, Tsuneo took his hand out and Eric looked at him confused. "You've never done that before, have you?" Eric asked him. Tsuneo put his hands in his pockets and and stared at him. He thought if he was crap at it, Eric would just call the whole thing off, but now he just felt embarrassed. Should he have tried harder? Literally?
"Nothing gets past you does it?" Tsuneo answered with a frown. Eric did his jeans up and Tsuneo was slightly relived. If Eric wanted money and an apology, he could have it, as long Eric never made fun of, or mocked his poor performance again. "Eric about everything I did, I didn't mean to cause you trouble" He told him. "You did" Eric said simply, not meant to make him feel guilty, just an empty fact. In order to make Tsuneo think that tonight wasn't a total waste he told him why he wasn't really that good. "I'm sure dealing with Gina you're bound to be used to something different" He said. Tsuneo looked at Eric confused. Eric noticed the look and knew what it meant.
"You...you and Gina haven't?..."
"I should go" Tsuneo told him beginning to stand up. "Why not?" Eric asked not expecting an answer.
"We both work, the house is still a mess, it's stressful..." Tsuneo began. Eric gently pulled him down and placed his hand in the crook of his shoulder blade and rubbed it slowly. "Poor thing...relax with me" Tsuneo shook him off and left, while Eric sighed quietly and finished his drink. Tsuneo got back home, wondering if he could keep this up. It would be wrong to take the guilt away about Eric to use it for something else to feel guilty about. He took his Jacket off and tumbled into bed. Gina was still a little drunk, but didn't hesistate to cuddle up to him and gently run her hand down his thigh. Tsuneo wasn't impressed. This was probably how Eric felt as his inexperienced fingers fumbled in his pants. For some bizarre reason he wanted to prove to Eric that he wasn't a clumsy idiot, but he'd have to show him without going to far. Gina took the rebuff as an excuse to turn away from him, she'd been doing that a lot lately. If Tsuneo couldn't give her what she wanted, she was slowly beginning to wish for someone that could. As Tusneo pushed thoughts of Eric further away in his mind, Gina dreamed of Eric running towards her and taking her in his arms. She imagined Eric to be tender and his body breathtaking, and if Tsuneo kept pushing her away she knew she'd like to take certain steps to make her fantasies a reality.
