Damien Drake - Born I Am by Anders Markus

Author:Anders, Markus [Anders, Markus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Saunders Ink
Published: 2014-01-01T03:00:00+00:00

FRIENDS OF DOROTHY

Damien felt a little bit guilty about what he’d been up to behind Andrew’s back. But as Andrew was sleeping with Jane he figured what he’d done with the black guy sort of evened up the score. Band practice that Sunday was pretty subdued. Andrew had been out clubbing the night before with Jane and had a really bad hangover. Damien did his best to make him feel better and offered a shoulder massage to help ease the thumping headache he said he had but he refused and backed away when Damien tried to touch him. Half an hour after arriving, Andrew decided it was probably best if he left so he did.

Walking down the street to the bus stop, Brian Edwards pulled up in a purple mini and rolled down the window.

“Need a ride?” he asked. Damien thought of his knight in shining armour scenario he’d imagined when he was younger and though Brian was as far removed from that image as he possibly could be, he could really do with some company.

Making an on the spot and somewhat out of character decision, he said, “Sure,” and climbed in.

It was the first time he’d seen Brian since The Cottage incident and he was relieved that he hadn’t broadcast anything about it. There had been no weird stares from people they knew or notices in the paper proclaiming Damien Drake is gay. It appeared that Brian was as good as his word. Driving along they talked about music, cars (which Brian knew a lot about) and even rugby. As it turned out Brian was a big fan which really surprised Damien. They argued about who the next England skipper should be and for the very first time Damien saw Brian Edwards in a totally different light. Never judge a book by its cover, he could hear his grandma say. As it turned out Brian was going to a gay bar that had just opened on the outskirts of town and, after much persuasion, Damien, apprehensive but eager to do something decided to join him.

“Don’t worry,” Brian said, trying to put his mind at ease, “Nobody that we know goes there.”

The bar was called The Little Apple, all New York themed inside with framed posters of the Manhattan skyline, it had a circular bar in the middle of the room and at the back was a small stage, which had a billboard announcing that Victoria Sphincter & Her Latin Boys would be on stage at 4pm.

“They’re fantastic,” Brian lisped, “Want a drink?”

Damien decided to fore-go alcohol and asked for a coke. An hour after they arrived, the bar started to fill up and Brian seemed to know everyone, or at least they knew him. He introduced Damien to a few of his “Friends,” who were mostly older, very camp guys. But they seemed nice enough and were quite funny. And they kept referring to Damien as the cutie or the hottie which made him smile. One of them offered

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