Purify by Etienne

Author:Etienne [Etienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-04-12T22:00:00+00:00

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New Orleans, LA

Monday afternoon

“THAT WAS a pleasant drive,” Lucien said as he pulled into the spare parking spot behind Armand Luvet’s apartment.

“Yes, it was, and it’s only three local time, so we did well,” Clint said. “It reminded me of our first visit to New Orleans.”

“True, except that trip was a two-day drive, as I recall.”

“Yeah. Let’s go see if your buddy Armand is home.”

“Of course he is, cher. He’s expecting us. It’s a nice, sunny day, so I know exactly where he’ll be.”

“You mean sunning himself naked in the backyard, correct?” Clint said.

“Yes. That overall tan makes his body look good in the bar, especially when it’s lightly oiled.”

“I’ll bet it helps increase his tips, too.”

“That’s for sure. Come on, let’s get out of the car.”

“Shall we take the bags with us, Cien?”

“You bet. Even if by some chance he’s not home, I know where a key is hidden.”

They retrieved their bags and walked up a flight of covered steps. The stairs ended at a balcony overlooking a small walled garden behind the building. They looked into the garden and saw a very muscular man sunning himself. He was lying facedown on a chaise lounge with his bare butt totally exposed.

“Hey, Armand,” Lucien said somewhat loudly.

The man looked up. “Hey yourself, Cien. The door is unlocked, and I’ll be right up.”

“You heard the man, cher,” Lucien said. He opened the door to the apartment and led Clint inside. It was the third time they’d visited Armand, and Clint was still amazed at the eleven-foot ceilings and said so when they were in the guest bedroom.

“I love these ceilings, Cien, but I sure wouldn’t want ceilings that high at home.”

“Whyever not, cher?”

“Think of the cost of heating that space where we live.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Heat rises, Cien. It would be trapped above our heads, and we’d have to turn the thermostat up higher to make a room comfortable at floor level, so to speak.”

“Oh. I hadn’t thought about that. Do you need to make a pit stop before we say hello to our host?”

“No. I took care of that at our last gas stop.”

“So, what are we waiting for?”

They walked into the living room just in time to meet their naked host as he walked across the room. Lucien hurried forward to give Armand a hug, but their host held up a hand to stop him.

“I’m covered with sunscreen, Cien, and you don’t want to get it on your clothes. Give me a few minutes to shower, and we can greet each other properly. Hi, Clint. Good to see you again.”

“Same here,” Clint said.

“Make yourselves comfortable, guys. I won’t be long,” Armand said, and he left the room.

They sat on a sofa and looked around the room. “High ceilings or not, Cien, this is a really comfortable room, and I like it.”

“Yeah. Most of the old buildings in the Quarter have high ceilings like this. As far as the room goes, I think Armand had a boyfriend at the time he found the apartment.

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