“Rayshe?” Justin looked over at me as if I was a complete idiot, “What is
wrong with you today, man?”
I shook my
head, “Nothing... sorry.” I mumbled. My face was on fire and I could see that the
guys were all looking at each other out of the corner of my eye. Shit. They’d
start asking any second... now.
“Who is he?”
That was Justin.
“What’s his
name?” That was Noah.
“Where did
you meet him?” That was Karl.
They all
asked at exactly the same time and we all looked at each other in surprise
before we all fell about laughing. This was the thing about being mates forever
– we knew each other – very well.
I shook my
head, “It’s just a crush.” I said with a sigh, “His name’s Danny. I play
five-a-side football with him – it can’t go anywhere. He’s married – and very straight.”
Justin
frowned, “So why bother?” he asked.
I shrugged,
“I don’t know.” I sighed again, “He’s really nice...”
Noah cocked
his head to one side, reminding me strongly of my dog, “You’ve spent time
together?”
I nodded.
We’d had that drink together at the bar the other night and we were seeing each
other tomorrow again at football, “Not loads of time but you know how you can
just tell when you meet someone you click with?”
He nodded.
“Yeah, I know.”
“I’m gonna
invite him to come and watch us play on Friday.”
Karl’s jaw
dropped, “At Studs?” he asked
incredulously, “You’ve just said the guy was straight. Do you honestly think
he’ll come?”
I shrugged,
“I don’t know. I hope so. Why wouldn’t he?”
Karl frowned
around at the rest of the guys, “Uh, because, and I quote, ‘he’s very straight’ – and married.”
I grimaced.
Damn. Why did everyone have to keep focusing on that?
“Wait a minute – would he even know it’s a gay club if he’s so
straight and married?” Justin chucked his two-penneth in...
Well, to be
honest I had absolutely no idea. We’d hardly talked to each other but I really
wanted him to come and see me play. Call me idealistic if you like...
“And uh,
what are you gonna do if he comes with his wife?”
He looked at me incredulously.
Shit I
really hadn’t thought this through. “I don’t know.” I snapped, “I haven’t even
asked him yet.” And now I felt stupid for even thinking about it.
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