Filzmoos

For the time being a little normality returned to our lives. Work continued as it always had, only this time there was no Aiden or Craig to complicate things. The guys at Nathan's work seemed to have accepted him for who he was and resolved their problems. I could tell that he was much happier there, but to be honest it didn't surprise me. His upbeat personality and easy charm shone through like a beacon and once you got to know him it was incredibly hard not to like him. Within a fortnight

The following morning, we decided to go into Hamborough to look for a flat. We'd both had a restless night, forever on our guard in case Nathan's father came back. Surprisingly, it seemed he'd decided to leave us alone and there had been no more telephone calls or banging on the door. Most of the letting agencies were still closed for Christmas, but eventually we found one open not far from the centre of town. There wasn't a great deal of choice available but after a lot of hesitation we ev

I tentatively opened the front door and as soon as we stepped into the kitchen, I could hear Nathan's father pouring out his vitriolic warnings. “He shouldn’t be here! I don’t want them together” “It’s a bit too late for that now” rang out dad’s voice “You need to tell them today, or I will!” Nathan’s father quickly replied in an ever more desperate tone “You don’t know what he’s really like! He’s a bad influence and he’ll drag Jason down to his level. I’m not prepared to let that

We entered the flat through the front door and as Nathan closed it behind him, a sudden rush of nervousness swept over me. My heart pounded as I realised that this was the moment of truth. The moment I'd waited so long for. Within seconds Nathan grasped my shoulders and pushed me back against the door, immediately devouring my lips. I responded with equal gusto and the next few minutes were spent hungrily kissing each other, wherever our lips could reach. We slipped off our coats without losing

It was 6am on Christmas Eve and I lay in bed feeling sorry for myself, wallowing in my own self-pity. This was getting ridiculous! I was in fear of becoming some kind of pathetic needy cling on, whilst Nathan was acting like an incredibly poor excuse for a human being. The thing was I couldn't help myself. Even if it was a drunken mistake on his part and all we could ever be were friends, I would grab that without a second thought. It was far better than nothing. My feelings for him were so incr

When I got to work, I was pleased to discover that Julie had paired me up with Jacob, one of the new trainee staff. He would do any necessary lifting, whilst shadowing me to learn the ropes. He was a pleasant enough lad, quite easy on the eye and at least there would be the bonus of being able to watch him stretch and bend over as he lifted things for me. As I’d expected, the store was extremely busy and it wasn’t until much later in the day that Tom managed to catch up with me in the staff

I woke up the following morning feeling angry and depressed. After Nathan’s text the previous evening my whole world had crumbled around me and it felt as if the close friendship we'd built up together was hanging by a thread. My first thought was to call or text him back again, but I had a sinking feeling it would do no good. Nevertheless, I had to try. My phone was still on the floor where it had skidded away from me the previous night and I struggled out of bed to retrieve it. A quick g

I answered my mobile phone eagerly, thankful just to hear his voice again. "Nathan!!! How are you?" His sad, melancholy voice shook slightly as he quietly replied "Look, I need to talk to you Jason. Tonight if possible, face to face" My heart sank like a stone and I desperately tried to ignore the inevitable meaning behind his words. From the tone of his voice, it was glaringly obvious what was about to happen and my blood ran cold, as a shiver of fear coursed through my body. "Ca

My stomach was doing somersaults as I gazed uncertainly at Aiden, far too shocked at first to respond. I gulped nervously and my heart began beating wildly as I realised exactly why he was here. He gave an involuntary shiver and quickly returning to my senses, I ushered him inside "Come in Aiden, its freezing out there" We stood facing each other awkwardly in the hallway, momentarily unsure what to do or say. He half smiled reluctantly and I realised he was bursting with nervous tensi

Despite my misgivings of the previous night, there didn’t seem to be anything wrong with my alarm clock at all and its loud ringing made my sleep encrusted eyes slowly begin to open. My hand patted the bedside cabinet in a vain attempt to turn it off before my fuddled brain remembered it was lying on the floor. Its continuous ringing reverberated inside my head and even the pillow hastily pulled down over my ears failed to completely eradicate the irritating noise. Suddenly it stopped ringing al

Despite my new found air of confidence, I took as long as possible to walk up the garden path, mentally psyching myself up for the barrage of difficult questions I knew would follow. Only the slight shaking of my hand as I unlocked the front door gave away my real feelings, but there was no fooling Nathan and the slight squeeze he gave my shoulder proved he understood how nervous I felt. We stood for a moment in the dimly lit hallway, before moving quietly into the kitchen. The only sound that c

When Nathan had contacted the local hospital and explained what had happened, he’d been advised to take me straight to the accident and emergency department. After spending two hours watching people pass by sporting every conceivable injury you could think of, I still hadn’t seen anyone and the temperature of the room and my need for some fresh air were becoming unbearable. If it hadn’t been for Nathan I would have given up long ago, but his steadfast determination to make sure I was looked aft

Just as I opened my mouth to finally tell him the whole story the telephone rang, and he frowned with annoyance. Shaking his head, he picked up the receiver and his whole body language instantly changed. “Dad!” he whispered to me, with his hand over the receiver. I suddenly felt in the way and decided to leave the room “I’ll go into the bedroom” I whispered back, pointing towards the door. He nodded his agreement and turned back to answer. With a huge effort I struggled to my fee

There was definitely something different about the bedclothes. They had a luxurious softness about them and I loved the way that the warm silky material moulded itself to my skin. The lightly perfumed smell was completely unlike my own sheets and in the murky grey light of the room my fuddled brain refused to help me understand the reason why. Thankfully, the haze of sleep quickly descended once again and the vague unsettled feeling that something wasn’t right became lost in drunken slumber.

It felt strange entering Nathan's flat when he wasn't there, and I sat nervously waiting for him on the sofa. The sight of some magazines on the coffee table sent my mind racing off at a tangent. Had he kept a copy of the one he'd modelled for, or was he too ashamed? Did he even know which magazine they were in? It obviously wouldn't be on display for anyone to see, but it might well be tucked away in a draw somewhere. With a physique like his he certainly had nothing to be ashamed of, but what