I was just settling in with a beer for the opening kickoff. Chiefs verses Bills. Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen. I had been waiting for this all week. The teams were taking the field when a knock came at the door. "Oh, for fucks sake," I groused.
It was my neighbor Tim. We had hooked up several times for some very satisfying, no strings sex. He had a raging libido, a decent body for a sixty-something guy, and was always ready for some mutual debauchery. We made it to his bed the first time. The second time he saw me pull up in the parking lot and was waiting in his doorway in a silk kimono with a come hither look in his eyes. At his request, it was quick and rough with him bent over the back of his sofa. He made a mess on the upholstery while I made a mess of his hole. It was what he wanted so I didn't feel bad about it. We kept up the good neighbor policy a couple of other times and I counted myself a lucky guy but, come on, the game was starting.
I left the door open for him and made a hasty retreat to the couch. "Come on in, Tim. Game's just starting."
The Bills kick off had sailed through the end zone. As my ass hit the cushion the Chiefs were lining up on the twenty-five. Tim closed the door but didn't sit. "I need your help, Marc."
"It'll have to wait, Man." Mahomes threw a quick screen for five yards as I swigged my beer. "Maybe halftime."
Tim sat on the edge of the sofa with his fingers on my inner thigh. "No, it's not like that. A couple of friends came over to watch the game. Three, actually."
The Chiefs lined up quickly but the tackle jumped. False start. The penalty pushed them back to the original line of scrimmage. "Fuck," I shouted at the TV. "Sorry man, I don't have beer to spare. Come on, Kansas City! Get your shit together."
"No, I have plenty of refreshments. It's not like that."
I leaned forward as Mahomes let loose a fifteen yard pass to the crossing slot receiver. Right on the numbers but the chump dropped it. I jumped and slapped my hands hard in disgust. "Well good for you, Tim," I sat back down without looking away from the screen. "Why, then, are you over here?"
"It's like this, they're all bottoms."
Suddenly he had my attention. "That must be awkward. You're a bottom, too."
Third and ten from the twenty-five. A quick pass to the tight end Travis Kelsy picked up eight yards. Two yards short. Three and out. The punter came in.
"Actually, I'm versatile," Tim explained. "But not that versatile. I was hoping you could pitch in."
"Tim, the game..."
"It's on at my place, too. And we kind of make a game of the game, if you know what I mean."
I kind of did and I kind of didn't. Meanwhile, the Chiefs' coverage was good and the Bills did a fair catch at the thirty-seven. As Josh Allen took the field my imagination took the field with him. I was intrigued. Tim saw me wavering and he added, "I promise you'll enjoy the game."
I didn't know which game he was referring to. I kind of hoped it was both. "Okay. I'm in."
We entered Tim's apartment to the sound of whooping. "First down!" Two guys were high-fiving on the couch. They stood to greet me. I noticed the furniture was covered with protective sheets.
"This is Ethan," Tim introduced. "He's in the Music Department at T.U."
Ethan was about my age, mid-fifties. He was slender with salt and pepper hair and beard. I tried not to crush his hand as we shook. "Good to meet you. I'm Marc."
He gave me a coy smile and he had a trace of sibilance as he spoke. "Tim said you were an athlete. You certainly look like you know how to handle a ball." He winked "Or a pair of them." Everyone tittered like schoolboys.
"And this is Samuel. He's in the Religion Department at Oral Roberts."
I joked. "I thought all the departments are in the Religion Department at O.R.U."
Samuel was in his forties and slightly chubby but meticulously groomed. His handshake was like a wisp. "I specialize in the early roots of religion. The animists and the pagans. I not only study them," he leaned close in a conspiratorial manner. "I practice them, as well. Just don't tell my Department Chair." Everyone laughed. "Come, sit between between Ethan and myself."
They made just enough room for me and we settled in. I was relieved to find that they actually knew about football and enjoyed the game. Everyone reacted to the back and forth of the play on the field and cheered along. It was fun.
Ethan placed his hand tenderly on my thigh and whispered in my ear. "I concentrate on the brass section of the orchestra. It's all in the lips." I turned to him as he pursed his lips and made a blatting sound. It was obscenely suggestive. "To obtain the right tone the vibration has to be tight yet sensuous."
"My god, Ethan," Tim laughed. "You're shameless."
Just then there was a time out and Tim passed around a sheet. "We bet on the score after each quarter. Everybody fill in their bracket."
"Great," I said as I reached for my wallet.
Samuel stopped me. "We don't wager money. We wager favors. Wink, wink. That way everyone wins."
I caught a slight whiff of perfume. Hands caressed my shoulders from behind. I turned to find a new face. Longish blonde bangs swept over eyelids tinted silver. Pink gloss accentuated full lips. Rouge-tinted cheeks finished a rather stunning face. Chiefs colors. "Hello, Marc. I'm Paul. Or Pauline, if you will." His hands drifted down to my pecs and squeezed. His fingernails were somewhat long and polished in bands of scarlet and white. He laid a peck on my cheek. "You are every bit the man Tim promised."
I felt myself blush as Paul/Pauline sauntered around the couch and perched on the arm of the chair where Tim sat. He/she wore an Travis Kelse Number 87 jersey with a rough scissor-cut v-neck. The slutty version. Her sleek legs were clad in glossy thigh-high rose colored stockings and her red and white hot pants almost covered a remarkably contoured ass. Mid-thirties, he/she could have been a young fan in the stands trying to capture the attention of the TV camera. Paul/Pauline was sexy and beguiling to say the least.
"Just in time," Tim said to her with a juicy kiss. "Get your bets in everybody."
"You promised refreshments?" I interjected.
"Oh forgive me, Marc. Help yourself. You can find the fridge."