A Fall in the City

Farmer Joe finds himself forced to live with his daughter and her boyfriend, Blake, for the entire Fall. The redneck hates being stuck in a small apartment in the city, but he has a secret. Joe and Blake have begun a relationship last Summer... Living once again in such close proximity, things could get steamy... and complicated.

This book is a sequel to A Summer at the Farm, told through Joe's perspective. All characters featured are above 18 years-old and this story is meant to be read by adults only.

A FALL IN THE CITY

Chapter 19: The Rebound Guy

I invited my daughter's boyfriend to a gay orgy.

Read that sentence again and let it sink in.

I told Eric to join us as I was hard-fucking two guys in the sauna of his local (very straight) gym.

FUCKING HELL.

How did this happen... AGAIN?!

Was I doomed or something?

Remember the promise I had made to myself when I started fucking guys on GrindR. I had purposely avoided anyone below the age of 30! I had done my due diligence.

And yet, here I was again, making the exact same mistake.

I had done everything to stay away from Blake, not to have anything to do with Liv's ex-boyfriend.

We were rebuilding our relationship and I had been willing to sacrifice my own happiness for it to happen... and look at me now!

I was, once again, involved in a sexual scandal involving one of her boyfriends.

God damn it!

To be fair, nothing had happened between Eric and I, and how the fuck was I supposed to know that he was his so-called "rebound guy"?!

"I'm dating Olivia. I... I thought you should know before you say anything else."

Eric said, his boxer briefs hanging in his shaky hands.

"Oh."

I was stunned. One would be for less.

"I mean... Like... We are dating... I'm her... She..."

Good thing was, Eric seemed to be as mortified as I was. If not more.

He was stammering, unable to make a full intelligible sentence.

"You're Liv's boyfriend? You're dating my daughter?"

I needed the double-confirmation.

To avoid staring at my eyes, he looked down, but it was only worse since he was now looking straight at my deflating drenched-with-cum XXL cock.

"It's been only a few weeks. She was recently suggesting we should meet you actually. I even mentioned that you were working out at my gym, that we were friendly."

I cringed.

"Good Lord, could you not say anything to me before?!"

"I... I didn't think..."

He did not finish his thought.

Of course, he did not think he would stumble upon me as I was fucking two dudes at the same time!

That was quite the far-fetched scenario.

I collected myself. I could not freak out.

You see, in this case, I could play the father-in-law's card to reverse the situation.

Eric did not know my history with Blake and apparently, he was plainly terrified of having disclosed his relationship to my daughter in such dire circumstances.

Every guy wants to get their girlfriend's dad approval, especially when he looks like me!

I sighed.

"Look, kid. No need to make a mountain out of a molehill. Right?"

"Right."

"Maybe you should just hide the goods?"

I told him, staring at his dangling junks.

"Oh shit. Sorry!"

He was even more awkward now.

I admit, that was a bit uncool of me to switch the roles like this. As if he should have been the one being embarrassed when I had been the one caught sodomizing another dude in his gym...

But eh, that was my defense mechanism at the time.

The thing was, I did not have a towel to wrap around my waist myself since I had run out of the steam room mid-ejaculation.

I could not really hide so I remained on full display.

"Liv is aware that I'm... That I'm seeing men." I stated so Eric would have one less thing to worry about.

"This is none of my business, Sir."

I chuckled.

"You invited me to your place once before, we partied together, we're seeing each other at the gym all the time, even naked in the showers, and I'm standing here, with cum dripping on my dick, right in front of you. Maybe you could go back to calling me Joe? Don't you think?"

"As you wish... I... I mean, I really didn't know there was anyone in there. I... I didn't mean to interrupt."

"That was my bad. Don't worry about this. Seriously, I shouldn't have been in the sauna in the first place."

He smiled; a bit reassured.

"Man, you were impressive in there."

I smirked.

I was glad. Even in these circumstances, he could not help himself.

Gay, bi, or straight, there was not a single guy who could refrain from praising me when he was seeing me in action.

"Yeah. That's just my style. I'm impressive."

At that moment, Sergio and Tommy appeared in the locker-rooms.

They were naked as well. Sergio seemed to have nutted, - he had droplets of cum all over his stomach -, but Tommy was wearing his chastity cage, preventing him from doing the same.

"So, is he joining the fun or is he ratting us out?" Sergio asked.

"I can give him my ass if he wants to! In exchange of his silence of course! What do you think, man?"

Tommy was already getting very close to Eric.

The worst part was: I knew that he was dead-serious about his proposal.

"Hands off! He's off limits!" I intervened.

"Why? His balls are looking quite full in those briefs!"

Thank God, Eric had put his underwear back on before Slutty Tommy had walked inside the locker-room.

Otherwise, he would have certainly had his lips wrapped around his cockhead already.

"He's dating my daughter." I said, tired of the lies.

Why beat around the bush?

Tommy burst out laughing while Sergio made the most hilarious perplexed face.

"You're kidding?"

Eric's face had turned red as a tomato.

To be fair, he was surrounded by three naked guys, who had been fucking a couple of minutes before, and who were staring at him like a fresh slab of meat.

"I'm not joking. So, you keep moving and you don't stare too much. Most importantly, you don't touch."

I was talking to Sergio and Tommy as if they were mine to order around.

Well, they were, in a way.

In any case, they followed the instructions and they went on, giggling like teenagers.

"Sorry, guys, I'm simply not gay." Eric muttered.

He scratched the back of his blond hair in a sign of nervousness.

He did not look like he was hating the attention though.

Maybe he was more like me than I thought... A future exhibitionist in the making.

"Don't apologize, man. We're the freaks in here." I told him.

When Sergio and Tommy were finally out of air, we sat on a bench together.

"What should we tell Liv?" He asked.

Fuck. I hated this question. But I had a very clear answer.

"The truth."

"Seriously?"

"I don't like lying to my daughter. At all. If you don't mind, I'd like telling her about what happened tonight myself. I mean, it's not that bad, you just ran into me... But eh, you've done nothing wrong and I was the one acting stupidly. It's like, I totally forgot that I was in a public spot."

"To be fair, the gym was empty. I'm often the last one out."

"You're working out that body a lot."

I tapped his broad shoulders, but it was much friendlier than it was sexual.

"I'm trying."

I grinned.

"It shows."

He did look good, very lean and shredded. Olivia had picked the right rebound guy, I thought. I bet he was the one guy she had been mentioning a couple of times.

"Thank you, Joe."

"How did Blake react? About the fact you're dating his ex? Aren't you supposed to be buddies?"

I could not help myself from being curious.

Despite everything that had happened, I was still very much thinking about Blake. How he was feeling. How he was doing. With who?

Eric made a face.

"That was tough... We're not really talking at the moment. He spends all his time with Zaid anyway."

I felt a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Why the hell was I still jealous?

"I hope you can remain friends."

"Me too... And I... I know Liv's been hurt after her relationship with Blake. I'm trying to take care of her."

"What do you know about her break-up?"

Eric seemed surprised by my question. Maybe I was getting too personal.

"Not much... I figured that Blake had cheated?"

"Yeah, something like that."

We were interrupted by the manager who was actually closing the place. No more delays, no more fooling around, we had to go.

Before we left, I insisted to Eric that I wanted to talk to Olivia first.

I had messed up again, but that did not mean that I had to repeat the exact same series of mistakes. The worst-case scenario would be for Olivia to learn what had happened from someone else and to have the story twisted.

It was a ridiculous misunderstanding after all. Nothing more.

Yet... I hoped she would see it that way.

I barely slept that night, too nervous that Olivia would take this new development as the ultimate reason to cut ties with me, definitely.

She had accepted to go to lunch so I would know where we were standing soon enough.

I saw Fran before leaving the castle. She did not seem very well, barely able to open her eyes that morning. She seemed to have lost some weight as well.

I was more and more concerned that the disease was taking a toll on her.

"Are you okay?" I asked her. "Seriously?"

"I'm perfectly fine, don't bother me with the health talks. I've seen the work in the guest bedroom. I'm verry happy with it."

"Thanks, Fran. I'm almost done."

"You know you can stay here for as long as you wish." She coughed. "It's not like the house is very busy... Even after you're done."

"I've gotten the confirmation that I'll be able to move back in a couple weeks. I miss Utah you know; I miss my farm."

She kissed me on the cheek.

"And I'll miss you when you're gone!"

"I'll miss you too."

I had to run because I did not want to be late for the dreaded "I invited your boyfriend to an orgy" conversation with my daughter but I promised myself I would try to have a serious conversation with Fran before I returned to the Farm.

Maybe it was time to take some measures regarding her potential treatment.

I met Liv in a trendy restaurant of her choice. A vegan place downtown.

Not really my cup of tea, (I hated the place actually), but I had been trying to be on my best behaviour with Olivia lately, and it seemed even more important now.

I was glad that she looked great when I met with her. She had a new haircut, she was smiling, and seemed happy to see me.

We were slowly coming back to what we were before.

Fuck... Was I changing my mind? Why did I have to say anything about Eric?

Nothing had happened anyway and it would just ruin everything.

"Hey, dad, how are you doing?"

She kissed my left cheek, just like Fran.

"Liv, I need to talk to you."

The words came out of my mouth spontaneously.

It was not even about "doing the right thing", or any of that crap. I simply could not lie to Olivia anymore. It was driving me too crazy.

Her face changed immediately.

"Wow. What's happening now?"

It was like I was vomiting the words out of my throat. I wanted to get rid of the secret, as fast as possible.

"The guy you're seeing, the rebound guy, it's Eric, right? The one who's going to my gym? Who's part of the football team with Blake?"

"Are you going to lecture me about that? Really?"

"Oh no... I couldn't care less. It's just... The silliest thing happened yesterday evening. I... I was at the gym and he walked on me... I didn't know you two were dating, I had no idea, but I was with other men... You know... In a compromising position... And... I mean, he saw us, he saw me, in the sauna!"

She burst out laughing.

I was not expecting that.

"What do you think, dad? That he didn't call me right away when he left?! I saw Eric yesterday night! He could not stop talking about it."

"Good God! I had told him not to say anything, I wanted to explain myself first! This was just a misunderstanding, a stupid mistake, Liv, I promise..."

She cut me off.

"Dad! Chill! Damn, I didn't know you were so afraid of my reactions. I admit, this is quite crazy that my new boyfriend got to see you naked... as well! But frankly, when Eric told me about it, it was just funny."

I was so relieved.

"Liv, you have no idea! I feel so silly. I own up to my wrongs, I shouldn't never have been fooling around with other men in the sauna... That was just dumb!"

"Fooling around... Right. Just that, eh? Jesus, my father is such a sex freak."

"I know! What the fuck is wrong with me?"

She laughed again.

"I've told you, and I was sincere, I had always known you were seeing guys on the side, and I never cared. Just... Stay away from my boyfriends!"

I held her in my arms.

"Liv! I've been staying the fuck away from Blake as much as I could. I promise."

"Dad. Relax!"

"Okay..."

She was a bit more serious.

"Listen, I'm not saying that I forgive you for what happened last summer, but I have reacted the worst way possible. It's because of me that you're living in Sacramento... You did a very bad thing and I did a very bad thing in response. But I don't intend to hold a grudge against you for years. What would be the point?"

"You're so... so much like your mother. You're so much better and mature than I could ever be."

"You raised me, dad. By yourself, once mom was gone. A lot of what I am comes from you, I don't forget that either."

She could not have said a more beautiful thing.

She really was the perfect daughter.

Smart, resourceful, beautiful...

"So, you're not mad about Eric?"

"He was mortified but we laughed about it. I did tell him about your history with Blake, last night. Since he was telling me about the sauna, I couldn't keep the rest of the story for myself."

I nodded.

"That's fair. I understand. How did he react?"

"He was shook!"

"I bet..."

In the most surprising way, this lunch was the first time since I had discovered that Olivia was the one burning down the farm that we were having a genuine conversation.

Weirdly, it was like we could tell each other everything. Much more than before actually.

I would not go as far as saying that fucking her long-time boyfriend had been a blessing in disguise, - there was still a deep scar between us, one which would probably never go away -, but it was no longer an open wound.

We were building a different kind of relationship.

I was more opened about my sexuality, and she was clearer about what she was expecting from her father.

That was exactly what I needed, to know what she wanted so I could be there for her.

One thing I did not tell her was that the insurance people were bugging me about not lodging a formal complaint and pressing charges about the fire.

They were challenging part of the insurance funds on that merit but obviously, I could not push for an investigation when I knew that my daughter had committed the crime.

Anyway, I would deal with that later. Money was the least of my concerns.

Aside from this concern and the tasteless food, the lunch was a great time.

"By the way, you did call Eric your boyfriend earlier. I thought he was just a rebound guy?" I asked.

She grinned.

"Why? You're only interested in him if we're actually together?"

She dared a joke about the whole thing.

We were definitely getting to a better place.

"Touché... No, I'm serious. Are you catching feelings?"

I did not add that I thought he was looking good myself because that would have clearly been inappropriate given the context.

She shrugged her shoulders.

"Maybe. I think he's been wanting to be with me for quite a long time but... As you're aware, I was taken by someone else. He was too, stuck in a bad relationship. I guess we met again at the right time, and since then, yeah, it's been going great."

I smiled to my ears and held her hands.

"You cannot begin to imagine how happy I am to hear that."

"Relax, dad. I'm still very much on the idea that I don't need a man to live my life. We'll see how it goes."

"See... You're so smart. My all-grown independent daughter."

"What about you? Maybe you should try to find yourself a boyfriend as well..."

"You sound exactly like Fran. I am seeing someone regularly actually. His name is Sergio but I don't think this is too serious. I'm trying to enjoy the city while I'm here but I cannot wait to be back on the farm."

"Sergio... Maybe I should meet him."

"He's the bartender of the jazz club Lova Lova is performing at."

"And what about Blake?"

I was startled but I tried to be honest.

"Blake? You know that I've been keeping my distance."

"I told you that you were free to go after him if this was what you really wanted."

"I know it would hurt you."

She looked confused.

"Wait... It's because of me? I'm the reason you're not with him? Still?"

"It's more complicated than that, but yes, I did cut ties with Blake because of you, for you. Of course, I acted too late, but in my defence, this decision was made even before I discovered that you knew. It was wrong, from the start."

It was her turn to hold my hand.

"Dad... Were you into him? Like, really into him?"

Jesus Christ, a tear fell off from my eyes. What was I turning into?

I was really losing control on my emotions lately.

I looked away, but obviously, Olivia could tell that I was tearing up.

"Dad. You're in love with him?" She insisted.

Her voice had changed, it cracked a little.

"Please, Liv. Let's no go there."

"Damn, I cannot believe that you're gonna make me feel bad about this! You're actually in love with him."

"What? Why would you feel bad?"

"Because I'm the mean one in this scenario, preventing you from being happy."

"No! Don't say that. First of all, you didn't ask me for anything. Second of all, you don't have to feel guilty about this. I know what I've done and I know I'm the only one responsible for this situation."

"You and Blake... I dodged the bullet of spending my life with him, but I'm serious, you can do whatever you want. Maybe you two are the real love story after all."

The real love story? What an odd way to see things.

Was she serious?

It was not the first time that Olivia was giving me her blessing to go after Blake but it was the first time when I felt like she meant it.

"He's already with somebody else anyway." I settled.

She smirked.

"Typical, I guess. Once a cheater, always a cheater..."

We cheered to that, because, why not?

Maybe I had dodged a bullet myself.

I was still hooked on the boy when I had been with him for only a few weeks, could you imagine how crazy I would have become if this had lasted longer than this?

On these wise words, we ate our desert and Olivia told me about a potential job waiting for her in Canada.

It had been a breath of fresh air to see her doing so well.

I came back to the castle with a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.

Unfortunately, it did not look like I could have a break in this life...

Once I had dealt with a situation, a new one was landing on my laps right away!

I parked in the courtyard and someone ran towards me.

Not anyone.

It was Blake.

What the fuck was he doing there?

My heart started beating fast in my chest as soon as I recognised him.

As usual, he was looking gorgeous. He was wearing a lumberjack top that I had never seen on him. Winter was coming. He had a serious look on his face though. Very unlike him.

I got out my van, rather confused.

"Why are you here, Blakey?"

I had called him Blakey again. Shit. I did not mean to.

Or did I?

Was I hoping for a love declaration? Maybe he had talked to Liv after our lunch and he had come to see me?

A love declaration was not what I got.

At all.

"Thank God, you're here, Joe. I came because Zaid called me. He was panicking, Fran was not doing well."