Asking For Trouble by Simon Wood

Author:Simon Wood [Wood, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2012-11-13T05:00:00+00:00

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“He said yes,” Barnett said, grinning, and sat in the lounge chair opposite Mike.

Mike put his book down, arthritic fear paralyzing his body. He didn’t have to ask who had agreed to what.

A couple of weeks had passed since Barnett had first mentioned his scheme. Mike knew he’d had a couple of more tries at Toby, but to Mike’s relief, Toby had cringingly declined each time. Mike had thought—hoped—Barnett had given up on the idea, or at least on Toby as his prey.

“When?” Mike asked.

“Thursday night at eight. He’s going to help me with my differentiation problems.”

Mike leaned forward to give them some privacy. “Barnett, I can’t let you go through with this.”

“It’s got nothing to do with you,” Barnett said matter-of-factly.

On one level he was right. It didn’t. Barnett was a friend, but Mike wasn’t his keeper. The same was true of Toby. Mike wasn’t obliged to look out for him. Barnett could do whatever he wanted and Toby was adult enough to stand up for himself. Still, the situation compelled Mike to get involved. Barnett’s bankrupt morality disturbed him because Toby wasn’t strong enough to survive his onslaught. Barnett’s plan didn’t involve two consenting adults having sex. Yes, it didn’t have anything to do with Mike, but he couldn’t walk away from this situation.

“Barnett, you can’t invite Toby over just so you can fuck him. That’s rape! Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you?”

“It’s not if he agrees.”

“What makes you think he’ll agree?”

“I’m a persuasive person.”

Mike knew all about Barnett’s persuasive powers. He’d witnessed them up close. Barnett was a great guy—if you were one of his friends—but he did have his vicious side if you weren’t. A year ago, he’d jammed a classmate’s face an inch from an operating lathe over a minor disagreement. Two years ago, he’d kicked a girlfriend from a moving car after he’d found she’d been cheating on him. If Toby didn’t warm to Barnett’s advances, then Barnett would make sure he did.

“Don’t you think, Mike?”

This kind of remark would have normally come with a smile and a twinkle in the eye, but not now; Barnett was clearly irritated. Mike’s protests were pushing him to the limit. If Mike wasn’t careful, he was in danger of pissing Barnett off and losing any sway he had over his friend and the situation.

College had a habit of putting together people who wouldn’t normally cross paths. That was the case with Mike and Barnett. The dorm-room gods had put them together. While Barnett’s dangerous personality disturbed Mike, Barnett was a good friend. Mike never doubted that Barnett would have his back in any situation, and it was only right that Mike had his. The way Mike could do that was to act as Barnett’s conscience. When he could get Barnett to admit to the selfishness and ugliness of his whims and desires, he tended to lose interest in them.

“Look Barnett, you can’t go through with this. Fuck a guy by all means. Pick up a gay guy who wants to sleep with you, but not Toby.

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