Matter of Trust by Jeff Erno

Author:Jeff Erno [Erno, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, gay, short story, young adult, safe sex
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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We stayed in Jeremy’s room playing video games the first time we hung out. He told me his sister knew he was gay, but he hadn’t come out to his folks yet. When he introduced me to his mom, he said we were friends.

And it was true. Jeremy and I were just friends at that point, and nothing even happened during that first visit. Well, nothing really earth shattering. We were sitting beside each other on the floor playing Call of Duty, and his leg brushed against mine. I pulled away, thinking it was accidental, but a few seconds later, he was rubbing against me again. I didn’t bother to move away the second time, but it seemed time had stood still. I could barely concentrate on the game as my pulse quickened with anticipation. I wanted him to touch me, and I wanted to touch him. I wanted to reach down and slide my hand along the side of his inner thigh. I wanted to run my fingers beneath his tee shirt and up his tight abdomen, and caress his hard chest. If only I had the nerve to make that first move, there was no telling how far we’d go.

But nothing else happened, and Jeremy and I just talked. We discussed our classes and Jeremy admitted that although he did well in English, his math skills sucked. I offered to help him with his classes because math’s my favorite subject.

“You can come over and meet my mom, and we’ll do geometry together.”

“You sure?” he asked. “I mean, I didn’t call you cause I wanted a tutor.”

“No, it’s cool. We can play COD on our big screen TV.”

He came over that Friday, and that’s when we held hands for the first time, but still no kiss. I started to wonder if maybe I would have to make the first move. When Jeremy left that night, he texted me after he got home. That led to a phone call, and we talked till one in the morning.

Saturday he called and said his sister was going to the mall and wondered if I wanted to go to a movie with him. I couldn’t believe he invited me. Didn’t that mean we were going on our first date? I changed clothes six times before he arrived to pick me up.

We picked a scary movie, which was cool because it gave me an excuse to snuggle and hold his hand. My heart beat so rapidly, I wasn’t sure if it was from fear of the killer in the movie or nervousness about Jeremy touching me. Afterward, we walked back to my place where we’d wait till my mom came home so she could give him a ride.

“Let’s go to my room,” I suggested.

“Okay.”

I headed across the living room toward the hallway, but Jeremy just stood there. I stopped and turned to look at him. “Come on,” I said. “Uh, you okay?”

“Come ‘ere,” he said, his voice merely a whisper.

At first I froze, uncertain what was going on.

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