Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton

Author:Marie Sexton [Sexton, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magical realism, romance, gay
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Published: 2015-11-30T05:00:00+00:00

For a moment, Jason could only stand there, stunned to find Dylan on his front porch.

“Who is it?” Ben asked from behind him.

“Dylan.”

“Yes?” Dylan said in confusion.

Not a great start to what he was sure would be a comedy of errors, speaking to Ben even though Dylan couldn’t see or hear him. “What are you doing here?” Jason asked, too discombobulated to come up with anything subtler.

“I came to see you, dummy. Are you going to open the door, or do you intend to make me stand outside on the porch all afternoon?”

“No. No, of course not.” Jason opened the door the rest of the way, stepping back to allow Dylan inside. “You surprised me. I wasn’t expecting company.

“I kind of figured that out.” Dylan closed the door and glanced pointedly at the tent in Jason’s pants and smiled. “Looks like I came at a good time though.”

“What? Oh God. No.” Jason pulled his shirt down again, trying to hide his waning erection. “I was just— I was—” He had no idea how to finish the sentence. He couldn’t mention Ben, who stood at the end of the hall, glowering glumly at them both. Jason’s only real option as far as explaining away his embarrassing predicament was to say he’d been watching porn or masturbating. He opted instead to change the subject. “What are you doing here?” he asked again.

“Didn’t I already answer that?”

“Uh—”

“I was on my way home from Thanksgiving with my folks back in Michigan, but I don’t have to be back in LA until Wednesday morning, so I thought I’d stop in and see how you’re doing.” He smiled broadly at Jason. “So? How are you doing?”

“I’m good.”

“No more scenes at Best Buy?”

Jason sighed. “I’m telling you, I never—”

Dylan laughed and stepped forward to plant a quick kiss on Jason’s lips, silencing him. At the other end of the hall, Ben popped out of sight. “I know,” Dylan said. “I never believed it in the first place.” He stepped back and glanced down at Jason’s hand. “What’s this?” He indicated the snow globe, which Jason had forgotten he was holding.

“Just something I found in the house.” It was mostly true, and yet he was glad Ben hadn’t been there to hear him say it. It felt like a betrayal. It would have been even worse with Ben there. He set the snow globe on the table in the hallway. “I’d offer you a beer, but I don’t have any.”

“Figures.”

“You want a cup of coffee?”

“If that’s the best you can do.”

Jason led the way into the kitchen, keenly aware of the fact that he was leaving Ben behind. Granted, Ben hadn’t reappeared yet, but Jason was used to taking the globe with him anytime he wandered around the house. How could he possibly explain that to Dylan though?

“Have you talked to Natalie?” Dylan asked.

“About Summer Camp Nightmare 4, you mean?”

“Yeah. Are you in?”

Jason thought about it as he slid a mug into place and turned on the coffee maker.

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