Five Married Men by Martin Brant

Author:Martin Brant [Brant, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay
ISBN: 9781438220833
Google: C9-UQQAACAAJ
Amazon: B001UV3TOW
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2006-06-24T23:00:00+00:00

Tim and Rosemary arrived shortly after six o’clock, everyone dressed in swimsuits. After filling plates with cold seafood and cheese, they found chairs around the pool. Tim took a chair next to Sally. They were laughing about something she had just said when David took a chair next to Rosemary.

“I hope we weren’t late,” she said. “Mother came to watch the kids. She got stuck in traffic.”

David smiled. He watched her eyes, dark and round and filled with youthful optimism, shift downward to her plate. He felt he knew her, and it felt odd to know more about her husband than she could assume. He knew how much Tim loved her. He knew they shared a long future full of promise, and the rewards of a love few ever find. “You weren’t late,” he assured her.

She smiled demurely and looked around the well-landscaped back yard. “You and Linda have a beautiful home.”

“Thanks. We’ve been anxious to hear how Brett’s doing.”

“He’s fine. We’ve used the breathing machine twice. It usually hits him hardest when he goes to bed at night.”

“Then your mother knows how to use the machine?”

“Yes. So does Brett. He can do it by himself.” She looked at David and smiled. “The doctors say he’ll grow out of it one day.”

“I know. Tim told me. What he didn’t mention was his poker skills. We learned that the hard way the other night.”

Rosemary blushed. “He felt guilty winning all that money from his friends.”

“Twelve hundred dollars, he should feel guilty.” David looked away in thought, realizing that from now on they could talk about the poker game with their wives without the pitfalls of lying. Perfect.

“I hope he doesn’t lose it all back. It’ll help catch up a few bills.”

“I wouldn’t worry about it. The bet limit isn’t high enough for any one of us to lose that much.”

She looked relieved.

“I know the medical bills have been pretty steep. But Tim’s about to make some pretty good money. We’re starting that Addison project next week.”

“Yes. And Mr. Baca gave him that advance. It was a blessing.”

“He’d prefer you call him Jorge.”

She looked across the pool. Jorge had joined Jake and Sally. “I didn’t know rich people are so nice. Tim admires him so.”

“We all do. …Anyway, I’m bidding on three more projects over the next few days. Think I’ll get ‘um, too. Don’t be surprised if Tim ends up involved.”

“I don’t know what to say, David. Tim’s been so happy since you’ve become friends. Well, he’s always been happy, but he’s been under such pressure with his business and Brett’s problem. You’ve made it easier for him to deal with it. He talks about all of you like you’re brothers. And now these big landscape projects. It’s like something wonderful has happened to us.”

David smiled. “I’m betting he’ll be the best landscape man I’ve ever worked with.”

“He loves his work.” She looked directly into his eyes. “Do you mind if I say something personal?”

“Not at all.”

“I don’t believe you and the others play poker to win each other’s money.

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