On a Saturday morning, Steven and I found ourselves on the couch playing the video game, Monster Hunter. I had finally got around to buying a Nintendo Switch so we could play the game together. It was the one game that me and him played a lot growing up. There were other games such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Marvel vs Capcom. But Monster Hunter we weren't facing each other, we were working together. It was just the two of us in the house since Dick and Javi were both out.
We had been playing the game all morning long. We had the fan blowing in our way since the weather was hot. It had been in the 90s all week long. Steven's only clothing was a pair of shorts. While I was in a tank top with shorts.
After we finished our latest hunt, Steven got up to use the restroom. While I waited, I received a text message. I grabbed my phone and saw it was from Sam. "Hey, I'm at the swapmeet by House Achilles, do you want to hang out?"
I glanced at the time and saw it was a little past noon. Steven and I had been hunting all morning and I could use a break. I thought about inviting him but decided not to as I figured he wouldn't want to even go to the swapmeet, "Sure, I'm down. I'll be there in a bit," I texted back.
Sam texted back with a smiling emoji, "I'll see you soon."
When Steven came back, I told him, "Sorry, but I need a break. I'mma head out."
"Where are you going? I was in a groove!" Steven groaned.
"I'm meeting Sam at the swapmeet."
"At the swapmeet? Really? Who hangs out at the swapmeet?"
I shrugged, "I'm sure we'll find somewhere else to go."
Steven rolled his eyes, "I'll let you suck my dick if you stay."
I laughed, "Thanks for the offer, but I will pass."
His eyes widened, "You're passing on sucking my dick? Wow, this Sam must be special."
I smiled, "We're just friends."
"Sure, you keep telling yourself that. Well, whatever. Have fun with your little friend," with his hand he did a shoo motion.
I got off the couch and took a quick shower. When I was done, I changed in my room into a pair of shorts and a white t-shirt. It was going to be hot out so I wanted to be in cool clothing. I left the house and went to the bus stop.
The swapmeet was full of people, which made sense since it was a Saturday. I maneuvered through the crowd of people to get to Sam's location. He texted me on the bus ride. When I got closer to his location, I saw him sitting on a bench looking at his phone. As I approached him he didn't notice me so I crept up on him. I placed my hand on his shoulder and he jumped up, "What the fuck?" he was spooked for a second until he realized it was me, "Oh hey, Jason. Why you gotta be creeping up on people like that?"
I laughed, "I'm sorry. You were just in the perfect spot for it to happen."
He smiled, "I'm glad you came."
Sam had on the same tan color jeans from the library but this time he had a different shirt, it was lime green. His hair was combed back and his face was clean shaven. I could actually smell the shaving cream. So it was recent.
"So you want a raspado?" said Sam.
"Sure."
After we got our raspados, which mine was tamarindo flavor while his was bubblegum, we walked around the swapmeet. We gazed at some of the stuff they sold. I didn't really buy anything and neither did he. It felt like that was never the intention. Like if Sam just wanted to hang out with me. He could've chosen somewhere else though. But just the fact that he wanted to hang out with me was sweet.
"So, Jason, how have you been?" Sam said.
I laughed, "It's been like a week, dude."
He smiled, "I mean a lot can happen in a week."
"True," I ate some of my raspado, "Well, nothing really. I bought myself a Nintendo Switch so me and my cousin could play Monster Hunter."
"Oh! I love Monster Hunter, me and my...uh cousin play it too."
"Oh cool, maybe we can play sometime."
"I'd love that."
"There was something else too that happened this week."
He raised an eyebrow, "And what is that?"
"I missed you."
"Awe, That's pretty cringe bro, but very sweet. I missed you too," Sam said.
"You know, my cousin gave me shit for coming to hang out with you at a swapmeet."
"You should've brought him. I don't mind three ways."
We both laughed.
"It's difficult to get him to do stuff like that. He mostly does things with me and my roommates. And even that is limited. How about you? You really do like three ways?"
"I do, when they happen. But it's been a while."
"I'm sure that will change if you get into House Achilles."
"Maybe. But even then, would you like it if I had sex with the boys there?"
"I mean, I've had sex with all of them."
His mouth dropped, "All of them! Even Alkibiades?"
I shook my head, "No, not him. He still eludes me. What do you think of him by the way?"
"He's a quirky guy, but pretty cool. He's very pretty too."
"You know one time he gave me a massage and handjob?"
"Really? Woah. Where did that happen?"
"In the basement, he has a massage place down there."
"Woah, that's pretty hot."