This is a work of fiction and all characters are over 18, even if one of them is repeatedly entitled as "boy". If you find man-on-man revolting, please don't read any further. The second chapter might be slightly (!) more to your taste.
Enjoy!
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Klaas could have kicked himself. He had stormed out like a headless chicken. No proper riding boots, a pair of normal jeans and his usual leather jacket. Not what he usually would have worn for riding. Then again, he was nearly overdressed as anybody else here rode motorcycles in sneakers and t-shirts.
He had recently relocated from the Netherlands to Barcelona to take on a role as a callcenter head supervisor. With 22, he was young for the role but he had been working in the company's callcenter near Amsterdam since leaving school at 17. He was clever, worked hard, knew his stuff and had advanced quickly. Coming from headquarters and being much younger than them had not exactly enamoured the 5 managers reporting to him, but in the last 3 months, a sort of a grudging respect had set in. And even though he was their boss, he was genuinely friendly and his boyish good looks helped not just with the women.
Like many Dutch whiteish-blonde and blue-eyed, what he lacked in size and brawn for a typical Dutchman (he was 5'6" and lightly built) he made up for with a hands-on enthusiastic mentality and a "come-on, let's go" energetic style of management.
Nevertheless, the start had not been easy. Work was challenging, he had found a small flat, but he missed home. He had broken up with his girlfriend who was furious about his move and he missed a girlfriend. He did not miss her exactly, but she had been fun in the sack and he had not had any booty since moving here. What kept him sane was the fantastic weather, the sea and his pride and joy, a fluorescent green Triumph Speed Triple. Not the latest model, certainly, but plenty fast enough to kill yourself and to get in all sorts of trouble. A real hooligan motorbike, and his gift to himself for the promotion.
It was the middle of the week and when unexpectedly his agenda had cleared for the afternoon, he had not hesitated. Bright sunshine, hot, even though it was only the end of May. He had jumped onto the bike and had taken the highway north towards the French border to explore the hills behind the coast. Now, a good hour later, he had left the coast road and had turned inland into the hills. The roads were recently re-surfaced and free of traffic, he left free rein to his motorcycle's horses.
The wind sang in his ears and he felt great when the engine all of a sudden spluttered, then stuttered and coughed and died. He quickly pulled the clutch lever and coasted to a halt on the wide gravel shoulder of the road, then opened the filler cap and gently shook the bike. A sloshing noise, but far down in the tank. Shoot, he had forgotten to fill her up.
He fumbled under the tank for the fuel tap, opened the reserve. Could he go back to the coast? He had seen some pumps there, but that had been a while ago, a bit far for comfort. He had never tried how far he could go on reserve. On the other hand, just riding into the hills hoping to find a village with a pump was certainly worse. He tapped his left chest pocket for his mobile .... Where was it? He tapped all his pockets ... no telephone, he must have left it in his locker at work when taking off his suit jacket. So, no telephone .... And then it dawned on him: no telephone, no GPS, ok. But also: no credit cards, no cash..... Well, he had to try to get to the next pump on the coast road and then see what he would do.
He pressed the starter button. After turning over twice, the engine fired, then fell into a lumpy idle .... and stalled. Klaas pressed the button again. The starter warbled, the engine turned over but did not fire up. He tried again ... and again .... and again .... Nothing.
He swore: this was just his luck. No phone, no money, out of petrol and the only people he knew in this country were at work.
He looked around. Hills ahead, hills behind, and in the middle of this dusty valley the road ... There was a cart track leading off to the left, and there seemed to be a house in the trees. He thought for a moment if he should try to push the bike to the house. 35 degrees centigrade and no shade anywhere. But just leaving it by the wayside did not feel right either. In the end he pushed it the 200 meters to the access road and another 50 meters into the track towards the house, before the heat became too much. He left the bike on the side of the track, hung is helmet and jacket on the handlebars and set out towards the house.
He approached the house, but could not see anything behind the dense hedge and the gate. Everything seemed quiet, no dog barking. Didn't they all have dogs out here? he wondered before pressing the doorbell. It was only then that he wondered how he would explain his situation as his Spanish was close to non-existent .... Or did they speak Catalan out here in the sticks? He was still pondering that thought when the intercom crackled to life:
"Hola?" a man's voice, slightly gravelly, gruff, deep. He tried to collect the few words of Spanish he had picked up:
"Hola. Hai .... Ahm well, ahh.... pech ... petrol con motocycleta on the strada. Ayudar, please?" He heard the man on the other side chuckle, then say:
"Alright, come on in, on the left side around the house, I am in the back." The intercom snapped off, and the gate opened slightly, he could slip through, then it closed again.
The house was a relatively small bungalow with a garage underneath and a well maintained front garden. When going around the house on its left, Klaas saw some jerrycans and oil pans. Does this guy maybe have petrol here he could give me? he thought.
He rounded the corner of the house and looked over a large well maintained back garden with an enormous lawn. In front of a large terrace was an equally large swimming pool.
Its owner was standing next to two deck chairs in the middle of the terrace looking at him curiously. He visibly had been lying on the farther one of the recliners, as his towel, a book and a can of beer were still there. He was a tall, maybe 1.90, a mountain of a man with huge pectoral muscles, thigs and arms, end of his forties or early fifties, he looked as if he weightlifted regularly and radiated fitness and a raw vibrant energy. His slightly too long hair was black as was the generous body hair that covered his strong limbs and his deep-tanned skin. The man stepped forward and held out his hand, they shook. He looked curiously at Klaas and said:
"Hola, I did not quite understand what you wanted to say". Klaas felt releaved to hear English. Sheepishly, he admitted:
"My Spanish is not very good", the other man nodded while looking him all over, "I just arrived in Spain and didn't have the time to learn."
"And that is why you rang at my door?" to man grinned.
"No, no, I have a problem with my motorcycle, and as I did not have my phone with me, I thought I could maybe ...."
"What's wrong with it?" said the man
"I don't know, I suddenly stopped running, maybe petrol ...."