D-Boy by Edward Kendrick

Author:Edward Kendrick [Kendrick, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay thriller erotic romance
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Published: 2013-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

* * * *

"He made the first move," Derek said when he called Brad to report in.

"I saw. Anything interesting happen?"

"Other than his quizzing me about why I was in the city? No. I gave him the story we came up with, clued him in I'm underage, and complained a little about having no money, to explain why I'm living in this dump."

"Good. It'll be interesting to see if he takes it any further."

* * * *

The night after his conversation with Mario, Derek was on his way to the bus stop when a car pulled up beside him.

"Need a lift?" Mario called out, after rolling down the passenger-side window.

Derek went over, leaning down to look at Mario. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, hop in."

When Derek did, Mario asked for the address. After Derek gave it to him, Mario pulled out into traffic again, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel.

"Do you have time for a drink?" Mario asked. "There's a nice little bar I hang out at sometimes, and before you say anything, they do serve non-alcoholic stuff like sodas and Virgin Marys."

Derek laughed. "I'll stick to soda, and sure. Anything's better than going back to roach haven."

"Ugh. That bad?"

"Well… maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but let me tell you, it's far from heaven."

They drove in silence the rest of the way to the bar, Mario deep in thought from what Derek could tell. When they got out of the car, Mario led the way inside. It was a dimly lit place with music playing quietly in the background. As they walked to one side of the room, Mario stopped twice to talk to people Derek figured were friends of his, so he hung back, checking out the rest of the place. The decorations were minimal, just a few beer and wine posters on the walls, and a long bar sat along one wall with a well-stocked back-bar.

He turned when the front door opened and saw Brad come in and take a seat at the bar. He was casually dressed in slacks, with his shirt-sleeves rolled up, as if he'd just gotten off work. That fit in with most of the other customers. Just a typical local bar. He followed Mario to their table.

When they were seated, a waitress came over. Mario ordered a glass of wine, Derek asked for a soda. When she left, Mario tented his fingers, looking at Derek.

"I did a bit of checking on you, after our last talk."

"Why?" Derek asked, frowning.

"I wanted to be certain you were what you seemed."

Derek tightened his lips angrily. "Why wouldn't I be? Besides which, your uncle already did that. You afraid I'm out to steal the day's receipts or something?"

"Calm down. I had my reasons. Your story checks out, including the fact you were living hand-to-mouth for a while before you—what? Saved enough came up here?"

"I told you that! I needed to find someplace with jobs, so yeah, I started saving what I could, hitched up here and had just enough for the apartment.

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