It was the start of summer vacation, I'm eighteen and have just graduated high school. In August I will be starting college at the University of Miami and studying medicine, like my dad. Dad is a doctor specializing in cardiology, so there is a decent amount of money in the family. Nearly every year since I can remember mom, dad, my sister Alanna and I would always take a family summer holiday together. This year we are doing something different and are renting a beach house. We live in the heart of Miami and we are driving two hours west to Marco Island where we will be staying for four weeks.
"Hurry up Luke, we want to be there before lunch," mom yelled out to me as I was throwing the last of my things into my suitcase.
The car was absolutely packed, we had stacked most of our luggage onto the roof. I was really looking forward to this holiday. Mom and dad were obviously sad that I was going away to college soon, so I think that's why they chose the idea of staying in a beach house for four weeks, just the four of us, so we could have as much time together as possible before I go. I would say our family is very close and I have always gotten on well with my sister Alanna, who is thirteen.
I had a good high school experience, I got excellent grades and had a close group of friends. I dated a girl named Lexi for two years throughout high school but we decided to end things as she was going far away to college. I lost my virginity to her when I was seventeen. Lexi was very hot and was such a nice girl too, but I never really felt like I was in love with her.
I would say I am a good looking guy. I am about 6' 3", with short dark brown hair and brown eyes. I work out and have a nice toned body. I spend a lot of time at the beach so I am quite tan, I use hair removal cream on my chest which makes me feel even better with a shirt off.
The two hour car drive seemed to be really dragging out. We arrived at about 12:30 and I noticed all the beach houses on our street were almost identical. They were big blue, two story homes that literally sat on the beach, the sand was our backyard. There was a huge kitchen and lounge room down stairs and four bedrooms upstairs. Out the back of the house there was an outdoor area with a BBQ and a spa. I chose my bedroom and un-packed all my things and so did the rest of my family before we sat down outside for a nice lunch that mom quickly threw together.
As we were packing up after lunch there was a knock at the door. Mom opened the door to a nice lady who introduced herself as Kelly and told us that she was staying next door with her family and wanted to invite us over for dinner. Mom accepted and we were told to go over there at 7pm. I was hoping they would have kids next door around my age so I would have some friends for the summer. We all had a relaxing afternoon and Alanna and I did a little exploring around the beach.
7pm came around quick and we all walked to the neighbour's house and knocked on the door. Kelly's husband answered the door and he seemed very friendly like his wife and invited us inside. His name was John and he showed us to their outdoor area where we were greeted by the rest of the family. Kelly and John had three sons, twin's named Ethan and Eric who were fourteen and Wes who was eighteen like me.
Seeing Wes for the first time really confused me. I shook his hand and I felt something I hadn't felt before. I mean I could always tell if a guy was good looking or not but there was something different about Wes. He was more than good looking, he was gorgeous. I felt instantly attracted to him and I got so shy I could barely get my words out. He was tall like me and had a surfer look about him. He had blonde hair and beautiful deep blue eyes. He must hit the gym a lot because he has great muscles and a nice tan.
We sat down and I was sitting opposite Wes at the end of the table. I had butterflies and sweaty palms like I was in a job interview. I was trying not to stare at him and just join in the conversation down the table between our parents. Alanna was so out-going unlike me, she seemed to be in deep conversation with the twins already. I found out they were from Fort Lauderdale which is only half an hour from us in Miami.
"So Luke, where are you going to college?" Wes asked me.
"I'm going to the University of Miami to study medicine," I replied as casually as I could.
Why do I feel this way
, I was so nervous!
"Wow small world, I'm going there too to study Environmental Engineering!"
I suddenly felt extremely excited. "Oh cool," I told him smiling.
"That's great you'll know someone at college now," mom shouted from the other end of the table.
"Yeah, I don't know anyone who is going there either," Wes told her.
Kelly cooked us a great dinner, and throughout the meal Wes and I got to know each other more. I found out that they had just arrived here 2 days before us and were staying for four weeks as well. After dinner Wes, Alanna, Eric, Ethan and I all went down to check out the beach at night. Alanna had walked ahead of us with the twins, so it was just Wes and I alone now. I still felt a bit awkward towards him so I just tried to keeping talking about anything and everything, like school and past girlfriends.
"I've hooked up with a few girls but I've never had a serious relationship," Wes told me.
It was getting late, Wes invited me to come back over to his place tomorrow to play PS4. We headed back to his beach house and mom, dad, Alanna and I went back to our place to go to bed. Mom and dad really got on well with Wes' parents. My parents didn't have many friends so I was happy to see them socializing for once.
When I went to bed that night I couldn't stop thinking about Wes, I wanted to kiss him, I wanted to see him naked. These thoughts really aroused me,
could I be gay?
I had never thought of myself as gay before, I had never even really given it much thought until now. I hadn't felt this way about someone before.
Maybe this was why I never really loved Lexi.
I couldn't sleep, Wes never left my mind. I was so confused, although thinking I might be gay didn't feel wrong. My family is open minded and accepting, I was sure they would understand, my dad's brother is gay after all.
I can't possibly know for sure until I try it.
But these feelings for Wes felt more right than anything had before.
I wonder if he felt them back.
If I felt such strong chemistry between us, he must have felt it too, right?
After over thinking and analysing every little detail of the time I spent with him I eventually drifted off to sleep.
I awoke the next morning really looking forward to spending time alone with Wes. I got up, had some breakfast and had a shower before heading next door to see him. Mom had made plans with Kelly to go shopping, Alanna was heading to the boardwalk with the twins and dad and John were going to watch the football. It probably seemed a bit strange to everyone that Wes and I were going to be spending the day inside playing PS4 instead of going out and enjoying the beach, but I was more than happy to be doing that. Wes and I would be alone in their house as Dad and John were watching the football at our place. I said goodbye to my family, and we planned to see each other at dinner.
I knocked on Wes' front door and he answered it quickly. He was full of energy and looked really happy to see me.
"Hey dude, ready to play some PS4?" Wes asked me.
"Yeah, let's go,"
He showed me to his bedroom, which I hadn't seen last night. He had a flat screen TV with two gaming chairs in front and a huge bed.
"My brothers and I are huge gamers so we brought all our gaming stuff with us here on the trailer, it took a lot of convincing mom and dad though," Wes said laughing.
"Wow, you're lucky, these chairs are great," I told him.