Joshua Miles - 24. Tissues and Water Bottles

Towards the end of December HSC results were published and all three had achieved high final marks. This boosted their confidence of getting university offers in January.

The next big event in their lives was Scott’s eighteenth birthday. A party was planned, but the day before when they were to meet for a pre-party lunch, Joshua received a call from Scott, to say the party was cancelled because he was sick.

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m not sure. I’m going to the doctor this morning, why don’t you two come over this afternoon. I’ll have more news by then”

“Ok, see you then. Do you need anything?’

“Just you two. I feel really awful and need a hug or two”

“No problem, see you later”

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When they arrived, Scott’s mother was about to send them up to his room, but hesitated and asked “Can I talk to you boys?”

“Sure Mrs Henderson. Is it about Scott’s illness?”

“No, he’ll tell you all about that, it’s something else. Please come into the living room”

When all were seated she asked “Is Scott in love with one of you? It’s alright, we’ve long suspected he may be gay and we don’t have a problem with that, but the way he talks about both of you it seems like more than just mates, but I can’t work out which one he has feelings for. Also I know you two are together so doesn’t that complicate the situation?”

“Mrs Henderson, Scott does have feelings for me” admitted Joshua

“Ah, I thought so”

“But he also has the same feelings of fondness for Malcolm”

“Oh, I see, so how do you feel about that?”

“We’re fine with it, Mrs Henderson” added Malcolm “Because we feel the same for him”

“So, Scott wants both of you and you each want him and you two are already in a relationship. That’s not normal”

“Probably not, but we’re ok about it, so is Scott and we hope you and Mr Henderson can be also”

“Mmm, that’s a lot to take in at once. How do your parents feel about it?”

“I haven’t told mine yet, It’s really only just happened”

“Me neither and because it is a bit unusual we thought we’d wait until we’re sure it’s going to work”

“Ok boys, thanks for being so honest with me, I think I understand a lot more now about Scott’s behaviour. And by the way, I won’t mention this to your parents until you are ready”

“Thanks, you’re the best”

“Now get up there and see if you can cheer up the patient. I’m not sure which he is most disappointed in, being sick or missing his party”

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Scott was sitting up in bed surrounded by used tissues and bottles of water.

“Hey birthday boy, got the flu, have you?”

“No, nothing like that”

“So what’s with all the tissues and water bottles”

“I’ve been crying, angry with myself, missing you and just feeling downright miserable”

“So what’s the diagnosis?”

“I’ve got a UTI”

“What’s that?” asked Malcolm

“A urinary tract infection”

“And in English”

“My pissing tube has an infection inside. The doc says the antibiotics will fix it but in the meantime it’s like pissing broken glass”

“Ouch!”

“Yeah I know how that feels” added Joshua “When I put something down my penis that was washed in Dettol, it hurt like hell”

Malcolm gave Joshua a piercing stare, but said nothing.

Scott then said “So you have tried sounding?”

“No…yes…that is, oh bugger I’ve have to tell you now and besides if we’re going to be in this relationship then we should be honest with each other. Right Malcolm” he concluded with an equally piercing stare.

“Yes..yes”

“So what’s the big secret about sounding? Doesn’t seem like something that requires honesty” He said with air quotes.

“Scott, this is going to be a long explanation, so settle back”

“In that case, I’ll go for a piss before you start”

From the bathroom they heard “Oh fuuuuuck, you evil little dick, how can you cause me so much pain, when all I’ve been is so good to you?”

“Is it really that bad” asked Malcolm, when Scott returned.

“No sweetie, it’s worse. I just gave you the edited version.

Back in bed Scott said “Ok let’s have this explanation of your sounding experience”

“It’s not all about sounding. That just reminded me”

Before Joshua started, he said “Feel free to jump in anytime Malcolm”

“Sure”

“Well, all last year I had a huge crush on you Scott. So much so that I followed you around, trying to get your attention, but you never seemed to notice. When I look back on it now, why would you, the hottest guy in school be interested in me, even if you were gay, which I wasn’t sure of. I even used to go to the pool on training days and watch you getting changed, walking to the poolside and then watch your butt going up and down the lanes. In short, I was stalking you. Are you mad at me?”

“No, not at all. I’m flattered and I know that even if you did approach me, my ego then and efforts to protect my macho reputation mean I would have rebuffed you. Is that all?”

“No it gets worse. One day, in an effort to get closer to you, I changed into your school pants and found your keys in the pocket. I decided on the spur of the moment to have your house key copied so I could come here when you were at training”

“That’s pretty clever. So what did you do when here?”

“I looked at all your stuff, rolled around in your bed and even jerked off and left the tissues for you”

“I did think at one point I must have been jerking off more than I remembered”

“I even bought you new undies and put them in your drawer. You probably thought your mother bought them”

“I don’t really take much notice of my undies, my speedos are my tools of trade”

“Anyway, when you went on holidays I came and stayed here for a few nights, pretending I was you. Sad isn’t it?”

“Not at all, it sounds sweet”

“Then one day, I ran into Lorna the cleaner, Malcolm’s mother. At first she thought I was you and when she worked out I wasn’t, she told me to leave, which I did, but I came back the next week. Then one night things got really complicated when I heard an intruder in the house. It turned out to be Malcolm”

“This Malcolm?”

“Yes”

“What were you doing here?”

Malcolm then took over “I also had a huge crush on you, so I used my mum’s key to gain entry, not expecting to find Joshua here. But, long story short, we discovered each other, started a relationship and put you aside”

“That’s it, what about the sounding?”

“Oh yeah, I found your sounding rods and decided to try one” replied Joshua “To be sure it was clean Malcolm washed it in Dettol, but I forgot the alcohol stings like crazy and abandoned the idea”

“So you guys slept together in my bed?”

“Yes, sorry”

“No, that’s ok and makes sense now, because I could feel a presence in my bed. It was a pleasant feeling and when I noticed you, Josh, I thought about you every night. Then after Mal come here for the first time, my fantasies were about both of you. You must have left some spirit of yourselves in my bed”

“Not sure about a spirit, but probably left some cum on your sheets”

Scott laughed and said “One more thing. I assume it was you who left the message Thank You spelled out in my undies”

They both smiled at Scott.

“Oh I almost forgot to tell you” said Scott “I was due to have by dick piercing this week but I can’t with this all happening”

“Have you cancelled your appointment?”

“No, I thought as long as I have an appointment I might as well have my nipples pierced instead”

“That’s brave”

“It’s not as painful as dick piercing”

“Hey that gives me an idea” said Malcolm “We were going to buy your birthday present this afternoon and we were stumped for ideas. How about a set of jewellery, or whatever you call it for nipples. Do you know where we can buy them?”

“Not sure, but I’ll ask at the piercing studio. Hey, why don’t you come with me, for support”

“You won’t try to talk us into getting pierced as well”

Scott did not answer.