Free Sleepless in San Francisco by Ryan Field Page B

sure,” Ed said, smoothing his napkin on
     
his lap. He was staring at Jonathan, but talking to everyone. “I’m licensed to practice here.
     
I took care of that ahead of time. But I haven’t given it much thought. I think what I’d
     
really like to do is open a non-profit free clinic for dogs and cats that need to get spayed
     
and neutered. There’s a real problem with overpopulation.”
     
Jonathan’s eyes grew wide and he tilted his head to the side fast. “I think that’s
     
absolutely wonderful.” He looked into Ed’s eyes, lifted his fork slowly, and placed the
     
pumpkin pie inside his mouth. Then he licked his lips and started chewing.
     
“You do?” Ed asked. Jonathan nodded yes. His mouth was full and his lips were moving.
     
Lisa and the other guys started talking about the benefits of rescuing a pet from a
     
shelter, and Noah moved his fork around in circles as if he were playing with a toy
     
airplane. But Ed couldn’t take his eyes off Jonathan’s mouth. He felt a tug between his
     
legs and his penis started to grow. Jonathan chewed like he gave head: his lips puffed out
     
and the sides of his face indented. Ed wanted to pull down his zipper and cover his dick
     
with pumpkin pie so Jonathan could lick it all off with his tongue.
     
When it was finally time to leave, Ed thanked both Frank and Greg and promised
     
to invite them to his first party when the house was finished. They seemed like nice
     
enough guys, but Ed couldn’t leave fast enough. He didn’t like the way they’d slithered
     
up to Jonathan all afternoon. Lisa and Noah wouldn’t have noticed this, but Ed knew how
     
to spot their kind from miles away. They’d paid Jonathan extra compliments in a passive
     
aggressive way. Frank had asked him how often he worked out to keep such a fantastic
     
body. Greg kept touching the skin on his arm, telling him it was so soft and smooth. Ed
     
caught them both staring at Jonathan’s ass more than once when no one was looking.
     
Oh, Ed knew what those two were up to. He and Jake had had a few gay friends
     
who had been together as couples for years who’d done this sort of thing all the time. For
     
some, it became a hobby. When they saw a good-looking young guy like Jonathan, it
     
meant fresh meat, and their first instinct was to seduce him into a three-way.
     
So when Frank gave Greg a knowing look as they were all leaving and said,
     
“Jonathan, would you like to stay for a while and watch a movie with us?” Ed stepped
     
forward and said, “He can’t. He has to call his boyfriend in England in about fifteen
     
minutes.” It was none of his business what Jonathan did, but the words just popped out of
     
his mouth.
     
“I do?” Jonathan said. His head jerked back and he stared at Ed with large eyes.
     
Everyone stared at Ed. So he laughed and said, “Maybe I made a mistake. I
     
thought you mentioned earlier that you were calling Mike in England tonight.” Ed wasn’t
     
even sure what time it was in England, but it was too late to stop now.
     
“Ah well,” Jonathan said. “You’re right. I almost forgot. I do have to call Mike.
     
He’s on a weird time schedule, and this is the only time I’ll be able to get him for the next
     
week.” Then he lowered his eyebrows and stared at Ed with a confused expression.
     
“You have a boyfriend?” Frank asked. “I didn’t know you had a boyfriend.” He
     
looked at his partner, Greg, and frowned.
     
“Oh yes,” Noah said, “His name is Mike and he even gave him a mocambo
     
watch.”
     
“Movado,” Jonathan said.
     
“Yeah, Movado,” Noah said. He slipped out the front door and started running in
     
circles. He made fists and pointed his index fingers as if he were shooting guns. A pshew
     
sound came from his lips.
     
Lisa just stood there with her arms folded across her chest, waiting to see what Ed
     
would say next.
     
“Well, thanks guys,” Ed said,