BigAKHorton

“So, we do we get to meet him?” Luis, who’d been having a quiet breakfast with his family, looked suddenly cornered by his mothers’ question. “What?” He asked. Sophia Barraza cut a glance at her husband, who just nodded slightly. Sophia turned back to Luis. “When do we get to meet your new boyfriend?” Luis started to stammer. “Uh -” “Yeah, c’mon Luis,” piped up Angela from the other side of the table. “Tell us about him!” Luis looked shifty. “What makes you think I have a boyfriend?”

“You’re so young.” The words echoed around and around in Luis’ head. And it wasn’t just the words; it was the tone of voice. Not condescending. He could have fought against that. No, the words had been spoken in sadness, near despair. Like there was nothing that could be done. “You’re so young.” Argh! Luis lay in Davis’ bed, Davis curled up beside him, asleep. He thought about the evening; it had been a great evening. They’d gone to the movie, and the movie had been pretty good. A d

It was just a one-night-stand. Wasn't it?

March 8th. One year. If Davis drank, He’d be getting drunk. One year since Rob had left. As relationships go, it had been okay. Comfortable. It had certainly gone on long enough - they’d been together for more than ten years. But in the end, comfortable hadn’t been enough; He, himself, hadn’t been enough.... Stop it. Davis shook his head at himself, and took another drink of soda. He was sitting in a little diner not far from his apartment. Of course, nothing was very far from the

This story is complete. The remaining three chapters can be found on the Nifty Archive. Just google for "site:nifty.org yankee" The ending is worth the read, even if it doesn't go the way you might predict...

Good story, well written, fun to read! A bit predictable, perhaps, but sometimes the point is the journey, not the destination. I've read a fair bit of Andr0gene, and enjoyed all of it so far.. Thank you, for the time and effort, and for the great story!

Great story, thank you! Engaging characters, believable backstory, great 'first meeting' scene and wonderful 'coming together' scene. I did think some of the foreshadowing was a big heavy in places, but otherwise well-writen and a very enjoyable story. Thank you!