At first glance, the person at the door was a depressed and stressed hippie with poodle hair.
Same difference, it was Drew's piece on the side, Evan's brother.
'What.' one sharp word, not a question, frustrating being interrupted, not to mention trying to hold a sliding towel in place.
'Have you seen Drew?'
'Much more than I have liked to.'
'I meant, is he HERE? He left hours ago and I'm worried.'
'He WAS here.' spoke the knocked up blob on the bed. 'But he left to be with you.'
'He knows that already, idiot!'
'I'm not an idiot!'
'Could've fooled me.'
Mike stood quiet, words failed him, during the lovers quarrel.
He managed to place words together, forming a question.
'Do you mind if I wait here for him?'
'Go right ahead.' Wade said briskly and shut the door.
Squealing protests and rough grumbles behind it before it opened again showing a perturbed but grinning orange-pink face.
'Sorry about my elephant, he has no sense of humor.'
'I am not the grump you make me out to be! And I'm not a pachyderm either!'
Mike smiled faintly, glancing from the kinder of the two who walked him in and found a chair to the one with the semi-permanent scowl,now yanking clothes on nearby.
'Hey,what happened to you?'
Won-der-frikking-ful. The button down shirt had loosened, showing lumpy twin bulges beneath belly skin.
Heath blushed and stammered, quick to close the shirt back, hiding the lumps.
'Are those tumors?'
'No, he's gassy.' Wade replied, equally as embarrassed. 'So you might want to be sitting AWAY from him.'
Mike beamed politely and scooted his chair back a good four inches.
I'm headed down to the bar. You two STAY here. And don't open the door for anyone.'
'What are we, kids?'
'One of you may be, walnut brain.'
'Where's my smoochers?'
'Ergh.' Wade groaned but leaned over for his crowd of kisses,given and recieved.
Mike now blushed, smiling hard, trying not to stare. THIS was real love, they had it and he...
He sensed that Drew had left him to fool around.
Mike sighed, pushed the thought back.
Couldn't, wouldn't be angry about it.
Because Mike had been seeing his own special secret boyfriend also.
'Hey, wanna watch online videos?'
'Sure.'
Wade frowned.
'Okay,this is me imitating Big Ears.'
Wade groaned.
'and this is me imitating Jayge.'
Wade covered his face.
'And THIS is me imitating McGillicutty talkin' about how much he likes fishing.'
Wade made a dive for the door.
He glanced back, the two already headbanging.
Smiled a little.
They'd be okay.
Mike sat with chin propped up on knees, watching sunrise,beautiful purple, pink and gold.
Drew beside him in heavy sleep.
He sighed, body churning with emotions, everything from anger to envy to sadness, all the things he'd been taught in his yoga practices NOT to feel, bad things, negative things that would harm him.
He reached over, touched the long hair,let it fall through his fingers.
Frowned at the bright pink oval on the neck.
Several holes in it, plus teeth marks by the dozens.
Justin.
Drew had left him and lied to screw around with Justin.
Mike slid from the bed, silent and slow, quietly unzipped his bag, found his photo, recent, him and his new lover, smiling.
His new boyfriend.
If Drew could cheat, so could Mike.
So he did.
