My name is John. I am 26, just a touch under 6 feet, with a medium build. I have short brown-blonde hair and brown eyes.
I have been married quite happily for a few years. Lately, however, my wife has only been performing one of the two things that one looks for in a partner: the best friend, and not the lover. We get on well, but we don't have much sex, and when we do, it's just like there's no real spark.
I have considered myself bisexual for some time, but never have been with a guy – not even my wife knows about my desire to go down on a man, or to fuck or be fucked by a man. Unfortunately, these are all things that I've never really known how to get around to doing. Luckily, however, that all changed, just a few weeks ago.
I remember the day well – it was a Friday, and I was on the train home from work.
* * *
The train was just about empty, just a few people. I was sitting down reading my paper. The good thing about an empty train is you can relax for a while after work, and today was no exception. The bus clanked to a stop, and I looked out the window, saw that it wasn't my station, and continued to read my paper. The doors, which were pretty much right next to me, slid open and a handful of people got on.
"John? John Sedrik? Is that you?" came a voice, and I looked up from my paper. And there he was.
He was maybe an inch or so taller than me, with slightly longer brown hair and green eyes. I would describe him as ruggedly handsome.
"Yes… do I know you?" I asked, trying to flick back in my memory.
He offered his hand out to me. "Bryan Lakes. We went to college together?" he said.
My memory was jogged, and suddenly I remembered him. "Oh! Yes, I remember!" I said, taking his hand in mine in a firm shake. He sat down next to me, and I folded my paper and put it away.
"So, John. How are you?" he asked brightly, beaming widely at me.
"I'm well… and you?" I asked, slightly taken aback by his assertiveness.
"Yeah, I'm good. What have you been up to?" he continued.
I won't bore you with our conversation – it was just small talk, you know how it is. Eventually we got around to the question of marriage, however, and the conversation took a different turn.
"Yeah, I've been married a few years." I said in response to his question. "Michelle's great." I said, not wanting to go into any more detail.
"And kids?" he asked.
"Not yet. But we're planning to." I said in response. "Anyway, how about you? Have you got a lucky lady?" I asked.
"Actually," he seemed to pause for a moment, smiling, "I'm gay." He finally said.
"Oh…" I said in surprise. He seemed to look disappointed. "No, no," I continued, trying not to make him feel too bad, "I don't have a problem with that." I said. He half-smiled, as if unsure whether to believe me or not. We were silent for a few moments, and he seemed to avoid eye contact with me.
"I'm serious, Bryan." I continued. I honestly didn't have a problem with gay people – being bisexual myself, it would be a little hypocritical to do so.
"It's ok, John. I believe you." He said, but something in his tone made me think he didn't believe. I knew I had to do something to make him believe, so I leaned in closer to him and whispered that I was bisexual.
I know, I know. You're probably wondering why I can't tell my wife, but I can tell someone I haven't seen for years, and even then I didn't have a lot to do with him. It's just that he was the first person I had ever known who had admitted to their gayness, and the only reason I didn't tell others about it was that they might laugh at me, or worse. But knowing that he was gay, I was sure he wouldn't be like that.
He turned and looked into my eyes, looking somewhat surprised. "Really?" he asked, and I nodded. "Wow. That's… that's great." He said.
We were silent again for a while.
"But, truth be told," I said, "I've never… y'know… been with a guy."
"Oh… and I guess now that you're married, it's too late?" he asked.
I nodded, but was still a little unsure about it myself. I mean… would it be cheating? I'd just like to experience a guy… just the once, maybe… would it be cheating?
"That's too bad, or I'd ask you out." He said, and I just about choked.
"Serious?" I managed to squeak.
"Yeah." He said, looking me in the eyes. I could tell he wasn't lying. Damn, he actually was attracted to me!
"Wow…" was all I could say, and we fell into awkward silence again. The train started to slow to a stop, and I looked out the window; it was my station.
"This is my stop." I said to him. I pulled out one of my business cards and handed it to him. "Call me sometime. We have to catch up some more." I said.
"Sure." He said, standing to get out of my way as the train stopped. I shook his hand and said goodbye, before getting off the train. I walked home with a lot on my mind.