I was a little lost when my wife of 15 years divorced me, so I moved back to Charlotte, North Carolina to be closer to my family.
One Sunday, we had a family reunion and I sat on a blanket eating chicken and potato salad when jet black 325i BMW pulled into the parking lot. I first noticed "him" as he stepped out of the car and took off his shades to look over the crowd. I had never had the slightest interest in another male, but his magnificent body was a thing of beauty.
He was dressed in a pair of khaki shorts with a tank top setting off huge bronzed shoulders, and thickly muscled arms. His large thighs flared beneath his shorts and his bulging calves tapered to thin ankles with his feet encased in sandals.
I turned to my mother and asked if she knew who that was, trying to contain my unexplainable excitement.
"Oh Steve, you have to remember your cousin Dave. You used to baby sit for him and change his diapers."
My mouth dropped open as I recalled being a 18 year old, home from college and baby sitting my one year old cousin. I couldn't believe that what was a screaming, pooping little crumb cruncher was now a 19 year old 6'2" 225 pound Adonis, and I was a 36 year old 5'8", 145 pound straight man, in awe of his body. I never had the slightest interest in another man's body, even in the locker room showers where all was bared to see, but I couldn't take my eyes off him as he grabbed a plate and proceeded to load it with food.
I had moved away with my wife and had not kept up with him, but my mother had watched him grow and develop into the muscular teen he had become. When he saw my mother, a huge smile came on his face and he approached her and picked her up, twirling her around in the air and planting a kiss on her face.
After he placed her back on the blanket, my mother "reintroduced" us to each other and we shook hands. My small hand nearly disappeared as his strong long fingers enveloped my hand in a firm, almost painful grip.
I had to stare up into his sparkling blue eyes and perfect teeth as he smiled back at me, seemingly sizing me up. I finally had to break aware from his supremely confident gaze, as he seemed to revel in the obvious discomfort he was causing me.
The discomfort only intensified as he caught me studying his muscular arms as he drew the chicken to his face, or caught me staring at the large bulge in his crotch as he sat on the blanket opposite me, cross legged. God, he was handsome!
After lunch we proceeded to choose teams for a flag football game, and Dave and I ended up on the same team. I panicked when I heard our team would be "skins" and the other team shirts. I have one of the hairiest bodies on earth; including my back, so when I slowly removed my shirt and saw an admiring smile on Dave's face, I was both surprised and relieved.