Men I Might Have Known by Brad Saunders

Author:Brad Saunders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2009-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

William Waiting for Me

When I was in college, I had a huge crush on a classmate of mine named William. We lived in the same dorm and participated in a few activities together like choir, theater and tennis. He was rather more popular with the other gay guys on campus than I was, and was always going out with one or another of them. I was a little more shy, and dated here and there, but had not found anyone special at school.

William always flirted with me. Well, he flirted with everyone pretty much, and everyone loved him. He was gorgeous with model good looks and a fun, intelligent, laid-back personality. His mother was from Mexico and his father was from Argentina, so he had short, dark brown hair, big and beautiful brown eyes that were almost black, and caramel skin that showed off his bright, winning smile. His muscles were rippled from hours spent on the tennis court and lifting weights with his fraternity brothers, and he always seemed to have a tan. Basically, he was everything I wanted in a boy at the time. Only I didn’t want to be just another notch on his belt. He had dated literally every gay guy on campus, sometimes concurrently, and I did not think he could be faithful. Plus, I had too much self-respect for that. So I flirted back, but I played it cool and let him know that I wasn’t interested in a romantic liaison the way he conducted them.

I think that made him more attracted to me than ever, but I held firm, and soon enough we became just good friends. He lived right down the hall from me, so he would often just drop by and spend the evening in my room, studying as I wrote a paper, or bringing over a movie to watch. I got used to having him around, and even expected him to drop by most evenings, even when he was seriously involved with other boys. It made sense sort of because our relationship was strictly platonic, and though I really, really wanted to make out with him, I knew I had the self-control to resist.

For that reason, our relationship grew stronger and stronger. We spent a lot of time together, but instead of just fucking and forgetting about it, we really had quality interactions, learning all about each other and getting to like each other based on our personalities and common ground. We helped each other through tough spots with personal problems and academic stress. We knew we could rely on each other, and it was wonderful to have another gay guy to hang out with and talk to about anything without fear of judgment or of ruining a romantic relationship. He became my best friend that year.

Lest you get the wrong idea and think it was all sunshine and lollipops, as time went on and William and I became closer and closer, I became more conflicted about my feelings toward him.

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