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warns him about getting serious with other guys. I just want
to make sure nothing fucks up our goal. I want us both to get
a good education."
"Well that's commendable," Brandon said, "but you didn't
really answer the question."
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"There's not going to be any problem with Darren. He'll be
happy for me. If anything he'll be jealous of me more than
he's jealous of you."
Brandon laughed. "Well you know, I've always had a
fantasy about doing twins."
Michael looked at him slyly.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
"I think it's normal," Michael said. "I think most people
have that fantasy, and a lot of times we capitalize on that
when we dance together."
"Have you ever done it ... I mean have you ever fulfilled
someone's fantasy like that?"
Michael felt a bit embarrassed. "I have to answer that,
don't I?"
"No. No you don't have to answer anything you don't want
to answer." Brandon took his hand.
"Well yeah. Sure, we've done stuff together. Christ it used
to be sort of like we were one person in two different bodies.
We have this indescribable connection where we share a lot of
the same thoughts and we can tell what each other is thinking
or feeling. And we always know when the other's lying."
"So it was just natural for you two to be attracted to the
same type of guys? You're both gay, right?"
"We're both gay but we are definitely not attracted to the
same sort of guys. It's so weird." Michael smiled as he looked
directly into Brandon's dark brown eyes. "In our day-to-day
life, I'm more of the decision maker. I'm the responsible one
and the leader. Darren's the goof off who constantly needs a
foot up his ass to get him motivated. That's why he's in
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community college now and I go to university. I kept my
grades up and got a scholarship.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. Darren works
hard, and we pool all our money together. We've spent far
more of it on my own education than his. Even with
scholarships, I ended up paying a lot more. With community
college, the financial aid pretty much covers everything. But
in spite of the fact that I'm more dominant in that way, he is
totally a top, and I'm almost totally a bottom. Weird, isn't it?"
Brandon ran his palm along the side of Michael's face and
shook his own head. "No, it's not weird at all. I think it makes
sense that Darren would be more of a top. He's the sort of
guy who is carefree, who likes to fuck around."
"Yeah, maybe. But anyway, as we were growing up, we
used to jack off with each other. It didn't seem incestuous or
anything though. It was more like jacking off in front of a
mirror."
Brandon laughed right out loud. "That's fucking hot," he
admitted.
"We didn't think so at the time. It just was natural. Then
we'd do things together with other guys. It wasn't like we
were doing each other. It seemed more like when were in
those situations we each were an extension of the other.
Watching Darren fuck or get sucked is like watching a video of
myself."
"That's amazing."
Michael looked at him suspiciously. "I think I know what
you're thinking right now."
It was Brandon's turn to be embarrassed.
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"I'll ask him, okay? But if we do something together,
you've got to promise me ... don't go getting him confused
with me. Don't start having feelings..."
"I guarantee that'll never happen."
"And no kissing him!"
Brandon made a gesture of crossing his heart. "But wait.
How will I tell you apart?"
"Oh I'll make sure of it."
Brandon leaned in to kiss him.
"I better get going," Michael said. "Thanks for everything."
"Stop it. Stop thanking me ... I'm the one who's grateful to
you. I haven't felt this wonderful in ... God, years."
"Well we never even talked that much about you," Michael
said. "So next time, you owe me."
"Deal," Brandon said.
They kissed once more and Michael got out, waving
goodbye before turning to head upstairs to his apartment.
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Chapter Twenty-one
"Sweetie, how long have you known this guy?" Lorna had
met Tommy at Starbucks after he texted her while leaving
Darren's apartment. It was now three in the afternoon, or
Sunday morning in club-life time.
"Why does it matter?" Tommy said. "I know how I feel."
"You know how you feel right now, but honey you've only
known him for two days ... Not two months or even two
weeks two fucking days. I'm not saying this isn't going to
work and it isn't going to last forever. I'm just saying it might
be too early to tell."
"I thought best friends were supposed to be supportive
and excited for each other when they found the love of their
lives. This coffee is shit, by the way. Needs more sugar." He
got up, stormed over to the condiment bar where he picked
up the canister of sugar, and liberally poured the equivalence
of four heaping tablespoons of sugar into his already-sweet
coffee.
"You know I love you," Lorna said when Tommy returned
and was stirring his sludgy, syrup-like mixture. "I just don't
want you to get hurt. I think you should just have fun for
now. Enjoy your time with Darren, and don't worry about
whether or not it'll last forever. If it's meant to be, then it's
meant to be, and you two will be together for years and
years. If not ... then you had a great time."
Tommy made a sour face. "Lorna, nobody's ever made me
feel like this. He makes me feel special, ya know. I just never
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in my wildest dreams thought a guy like him would be
interested in someone like me."
She smiled at him sweetly. "That shit's nasty, by the way."
She pointed to his coffee cup. "It's like why don't you have a
little coffee with your sugar."
"Starbucks coffee is like battery acid," Tommy protested.
"It needs a lot of sugar."
She shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Baby, you're so
wrong about yourself. I just wish you could see what a cute,
smart, funny, and charming guy you are. I'm not at all
surprised a guy like Darren would find you attractive. I'm not
surprised that any guy would consider you a real catch."
It was Tommy's turn to roll his eyes.
"Think about it, okay? Darren is a dancer. He has guys and
girls falling in love with him every night of the week. You said
yourself, his thing is that he loves to be worshipped. And
seriously, romance in a gay club environment usually lasts
like ten minutes. I see guys falling head-over-heels in love at
the drop of a hat, then they're over it as soon as the next
hottie walks by."
"I'm not like that, Lorna, and you know it."
"I know you're not like that, baby. But what if Darren is?"
"He's not. I know he's not."
"Well then good. I have never before wanted so badly to
be wrong about something. I honestly hope you're one
hundred percent right. You know me, I'm a natural-born
skeptic. You follow your heart and do what makes you happy,
and I'll be your friend no matter what. Of course I support
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you." She smiled sweetly at him and reached over to place
her hand atop his.
"Thanks, Lorna," he said.
"But remember, if anything bad does happen, I'm here for
you."
"Oh brother," he said. "For a second there you had me
convinced that you really did support me."
She scowled at him, puckered her lips, then finally
laughed. "I love you, Tommy."
He shook his head and rolled his eyes again. "I love you,
too," he conceded.
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Chapter Twenty-two
Darren was stretched out on the sofa with his feet hanging
over the edge, watching football, when Michael walked in.
Michael tossed his duffel bag on the floor and shoved Darren's
feet off the armrest to make a place for himself to sit. "Move
over," he said.
Darren complied, without complaint, but remained fixated
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