“Oh, hi there.”
The surprised, familiar voice woke Spencer from his morning sleep. It had been distant, barely audible. He was face down in his bed, dressed in boxer shorts and an undershirt, no sheet covering him, which was unusual, because he always slept with at least a thin sheet. He flexed his hand to bring about more circulation as he shifted from one shoulder to the other.
“Hi, I’m Josh.”
“Hi, I’m Aden.”
Spencer groaned at hearing the two men introduce themselves to each other, and at such at an early time, when it was obvious why Aden was still there. Spencer grabbed hold of his scalp and began to massage it. He could barely open his eyes. He felt too tired to deal with anything. He rolled onto his back to listen for further conversation but he couldn’t hear it. Were they whispering? Did they think he was asleep or because they didn’t want him to hear?
He thought about getting up out of bed but the idea of finding them in the kitchen wasn’t something he liked so he waited. It wasn’t long before his bedroom door opened and in walked Aden, completely naked and carrying a bowl of cereal. He closed the door and moved to the foot of the bed where he ate a spoonful and looked down at Spencer who looked back at him with furrowed eyebrows.
“Your roommate seems like a nice guy. He let me have some cereal. I don’t usually do carbs in the morning but after last night I’m starved. Do you want some?”
“No, I’m fine,” Spencer said before sitting up in bed. Even though the answer was obvious Spencer felt like asking the question, “Were you out there naked?”
“Yeah, I didn’t know you had a roommate,” Aden said.
“He’s more like a guest. Though he does pay rent, but it’s more like a temporary thing I guess. It’s a long story.”
“No problem, he’s cute.”
Spencer thought about Josh in the early mornings, sometimes he walked around in a pair of boxers and once a pair of briefs. He smiled at the thought.
“What?”
“Nothing, just get back in bed,” Spencer said.
Aden put another spoonful in his mouth before setting the bowl down and walking to the bed where he got in on his knees, moved to Spencer. They kissed. They groped. But then Spencer had second thoughts.
“My roommate,” he said.
“Don’t worry about,” Aden replied. “Unless you want him to join us.”
“Don’t be silly,” Spencer said. “Let’s wait until he goes jogging.”
“I can’t,” Aden said. “We’ll just be quiet.”
Spencer rolled over onto his chest, readied himself to bite into the pillow.
*****
Hours later at work Spencer checked his cell phone for messages but there were no replies from Aden. He thought about sending another text but stopped himself and put the phone in his desk drawer, then turned to his computer and tried to focus on work. It was a long day, but no messages from Aden until he was headed out of his office.
<Sorry been busy at gym. personal training with clients> - Aden
<No problem> - Spencer
<We should hang out some time. Maybe do some training or go on a date. How about tomorrow?> - Aden
Spencer looked at the message, read it through several times. Don’t get too excited, he told himself, don’t expect too much.
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