I wasn't really sure how we got to this point. Steve and I had been friends for some time, and although I had begun to think of myself as bi, there is no chance I would have ever raised the topic with him. My encounters with other guys were very discreet, many miles away from where I lived, and with men I would not run into on the street.
Steve and I met through work; we were both in claims' assessing for a large insurer, and ended up socializing from time to time. We both had girlfriends, but oddly, never met as a foursome. When I moved to another company for better wages, Steve and I stayed in touch and would meet for lunch every few weeks. Our chats were always fun, and easy. Thinking back, we never really talked about women, apart from polite enquiries about our respective girlfriends.
At one lunch, we decided on a drinks night later in the week, and met up in a quiet bar about equidistant between our homes. I'm 5 foot 10, about 65 kilos, slim in an athletic way. Steve is taller, not as slim, with a slight hunch to his shoulders. Both of us are clean-shaven, casually dressed, and probably not people you look at twice if you happen to walk past.
We drank, not to excess, but to the point where we were both delightfully merry. During the night we noticed two gay guys at another table, and from the light reflecting on their wedding rings, we tossed about the idea that they were recently married. They were affectionate, whispering closely, stroking hands, fairly oblivious to anyone else like any couple in a new love.
Steve looked at them for awhile, not obviously, and then came out with a blunt question, so unlike him:
'Have you ever thought about sleeping with another guy?'
What to do? Do I tell him that every now and then I meet up with a random guy, get my cock sucked, and then fuck them? So far I had only hooked up with a few guys, all bottoms. Apart from my dildo, nothing else has been inside me. Do I tell him I would like to know what it feels like to have a real penis penetrating me? That I want to experience the taste and sensation of having someone cum in my mouth? Of the four guys I had met with so far, only one wanted me to suck him - his cock was about 4 inches long, thickish. I'm circumcised, and this guy's penis wasn't. It was fun moving the foreskin over the head, licking the tiny bit of pre-cum, and then being able to get it all in my mouth. I wasn't sure about whether to continue until he came, when he pulled away from me and turned around, ready for me to fuck him. He masturbated while I moved slowly in him; in porn clips the guy pulls out and then easily slides back in. In reality, it took a bit to get in, and if I pulled back too far and slipped out it was a small effort to re-enter him, so it was easier just to move slowly and deeply. I felt his ass clench on my cock and then his back arched a little, and I glanced around to see his cum hit the couch he was kneeling on. He was happy for me to continue, and after a few more moments I was close and pulled out. I took off the condom and his mouth moved down towards me as the cum started flowing. It felt so good when his mouth went around me and sucked me until there was nothing left.
How could I tell Steve this?
'I have been curious,' I say, 'but I think it's a genital curiosity. I'm not sure that I want an emotionally intimate relationship with another guy. I know what it feels like to have my own hand on my penis, and sometimes I wonder what it would be like to play with someone else's'.
'Me too', he said.
There was a momentary awkward silence, and he got up to get more drinks. So much for that lead-in. I'm not sure how we would move to a friends with benefits place, and I wasn't convinced I would even want to with him. Too close to home, so to speak.
We continued to chat until it was time to consider leaving, as this bar closed at 10. Steve invited me back to his place; his girlfriend was away for the night. I hesitated, but decided yes, and we went out to find a taxi. It wasn't too late, taxis were around, and soon we were on the way to his place.
We decided to continue with glasses of port, and the TV was on in the background. I'm not sure what we talked about; perhaps movies, perhaps books. And then another of those unexpected questions:
'How often do you and K have sex?'
I was a little startled by it, since this is not how our conversations usually go. Still.
'About once a week', I respond.
'Is that enough for you?'